（What in the world was
happening...）
I mutter to myself.
The two of them suddenly appeared and
suddenly disappeared. I don't know what's going on.
（I doubt they could have
just hit it off and gone off to play somewhere, though...）
Looking down at the field, I see that
the women's 200m race is in progress on the track.
After the men's 400m, the women's
400m, in which Saori-chan is competing, is supposed to start.
I unwillingly drew a lot of attention
earlier, but no one was looking at me anymore.
（Oh man, I'm tired all of a
sudden...）
Almost at the same time I sit down
on the back of the plastic and sighed, I saw Saori-chan running towards me from
the stairs.
「Onii-chan!」
「What's wrong? Isn't the 400
meters about to start?」
I asked, to which Saori-chan replied
in a fidgety tone.
「W-well... O-onii-chan... you
seemed to be surrounded earlier」
「Oh, you saw it, huh? Actually,
when I tried to take a picture of Saori-chan running, I was mistaken for a
voyeur...」
「I see...」
「Yeah, that's why I couldn't
cheer for you, I'm sorry」
「Eh, no, don't worry about it!
Speaking of which... where's Fujiwara-senpai?」
「Hmm, Saori-chan, did you saw
Fujiwara-san was here before?」
「Eh? Ah, umm... well, you know,
she kind of eye-catching, and she looked like she was with Onii-chan earlier」
「Yeah, she stands out, doesn't
she? That blond hair of hers. Fujiwara-san said she was there to support her friend,
but she seemed to have gone away while I was surrounded. Maybe she's at her
friend's place,」
「Oh, I see...」
Saori-chan suddenly looked relieved.
「But, is Onii-chan okay?
Did they hurt you?」
「No, I'm fine. Thanks to an
acquaintance who happened to be passing by and proved to me that there was no
such thing as voyeurism, I was fine」
Then she looked at me with a subtle
expression on her face, like she was trying to figure out my expression.
「They were... women, right? The
two of them」
（I guess she saw them, too...）
「Yeah, one of them was a classmate
of mine, but they had left」
As soon as she heard
"they're left", her expression brightened up for some reason.
「I'm so glad... Onii-chan is
popular... But I wonder if Onii-chan could have a lunch with me」
She smiled softly and seemed to be
full of cuteness like a small animal.
（So cute, So cute...）
I can't help but think that anyone
who could betray this girl would be a real devil.
「Don't worry, I'll keep my
promise. I'm really looking forward to your lunch, too」
As soon as I said that and she
lowered her eyes with a happy expression, I heard a familiar voice behind me.
「Hey! You are Kijima, right? It's
been a while! It's me, it’s me, Shima Natsumi, remember me?」
That's Natsumi Shima, a.k.a.
"Why
not?".
（Hey hey, Shima-san! I told you
to pretend to be someone else, but why are you talking to me like that?）
「Eh, ah? Uh, yeah」
Saori-chan also looked a little
surprised and asked Shima-san.
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「Shima-senpai, are you acquainted
with Onii-chan?」
「Yes, we know each other. We were
in the same class in the first year. We sat next to each other, and we were
pretty close! Right, Kijima?」
「Eh, well, y-yeah...」
（W-what the hell is she thinking?）
Even though I stared at her, she
didn't seem to be intimidated, on the contrary, she distorted her mouth as if
it was a good thing.
「I see, I see, he is the beloved "Onii-chan" Moribe was
talking about... So you were talking about Kijima, huh...」
「S-Shima-senpai!」
Saori-chan shouted loudly, and
Shima-san shrugged her shoulders and waved her hand.
「No, no, just kidding, just
kidding, don't look so scary」
Then she shouted toward the stairs.
「Hey, Ui-chan, Kijima is here.
You remember him, right? We were in the same class with Kijima!」
And then...
「Hmm!? Ohhh!」
Tashiro-san came walking toward us
from the stairs, acting like a frightened little animal.
「Ah, oh, i-i-it has been a
w-while, Confine-... Ki-kijima-dono」
「...Dono?」
Saori-chan tilted her head
suspiciously, and Shima-san turned her face away, trying hard not to laugh.
Yes, Tashiro-san is the type of
person who cannot perform as an actor.
She looks like a goblin who suddenly
starts speaking human language, as often seen in fantasy.
I think because she thought this was
a bad idea. Shima-san said something like a follow-up with a wry smile.
「Well, it seems that this area have
been getting noisy, so we came to check」
「Oh, I see. It seems that
Onii-chan was mistaken for a voyeur when he tried to take a picture of me」
「Oh, I get it. Well, that's what
people think when they saw a guy like him holding a smartphone」
Shima-san points at me with her
finger and shrugs her shoulders.
（Okay, Natsumi will be punished
later!）
Almost at the same time I decided so
in my heart--
「H-hey, Shima, you're talking too
much!」
「That's right, Onii-chan is
popular guy!」
Tashiro-san and Saori-chan confronted
Shima-san, and she hurriedly changed the subject.
「Ahaha, well, well. Anyway,
shouldn't the participants of the 400m race must gather soon? Moribe」
「Ah, yes, t-that's right」
「Well, I know you're worried
about Kijima, but you need to concentrate on the game. Come on! We'll stay with
Kijima for a while. Then nobody will bother him!」
When I opened my eyes in surprise,
Shima-san gave me a wink.
「Are you sure?」
「I don't mind. Anyway, our turn is the last one in the morning, so
we've got a lot of time on our hands」
Then Saori-chan turned to me and
smiled.
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「That's good, Onii-chan, I feel a
little relieved now」
「Ah...yes」
「I'll do my best. Please support
me」
「Oh, Leave that to me」
「Okay, I'll be going」
Saori-chan ran off, looked back at me
before the stairs, and waved happily.
I watched her go down the stairs and
gave Shima-san a blank stare.
「...Hey」
「What's with the scary face?」
「I told you to pretend to be
someone else」
「I did. But I can't help it. Look
at her. Ui-chan's on the verge of exploding because you're flirting with one
girl after another」
When she said so, Tashiro-san was
sitting on the seat next to me, looking up at me with moist eyes.
「Oh, I've missed you Confinement
King... I couldn't stand the thought of you in the same stadium...」
Tashiro-san's cheeks flushed, and
Shima-san shrugged.
「Right? Ui-chan's mood is getting
worse and worse since you've been neglecting her since the summer vacation
started, and it really annoys me. Ui-chan misses you every day」
「Oh... I see. Is Tashiro the only
one who misses me?」
「O-ohh, of course!」
「I see, heh~...」
「What are you trying to say?」
「No, nothing...」
Then, Shima-san turns away.
「You meanie... If you say I want
to be with you... of course I do」
I could see that her neck was turning
red.
（She's not honest... but that's
what makes her cute）
「But I promise to support
Saori-chan」
I said with a wry smile, and
Tashiro-san nodded broadly.
「Of course. But after the 400m
run, Moribe will move to the second stadium to accompany Takasago」
「Hmm? What do you mean?」
When I tilted my head, Shima-san
stuck pointing her finger at my nose and spoke.
「From the time Moribe finishes her run until the 3,000 meters we're competing in, the time is reserved! That's
what I'm talking about」
