THE CRIMSON EYED WITCH

Volume 2 Chapter 6

I let out a sigh and sipped my coke. The conversation with president Horikita went smoothly and all was good. Still, I was a bit annoyed by the fact that he called me second to Ayanokouji. I looked up at the sky from the bench and begun to think a bit, when

"Oh... Tatsumaki-san."

A familiar voice called out. I craned my neck to see the source and my stomach turned upset.

"Ayanokouji-kun... what a coincidence."

"Indeed. You mind if I sit here?"

He asked.

"Not at all. Feel free."

I shifted and allowed him to sit next to me.

"Where are you coming from?"

"I just met up with somebody."

"Oh? A date?"

I tried for a tease, but he was no fun and blocked it without a second thought.

"No. Somebody from Class 1 B."

"Hmm, I didn't take you for the social type."

"Oh? Why is that?"

"Well, Ayanokouji-kun is always by himself in the class, no? Wait, you do talk to Horikita-san and those three."

"Sudou, Ike and Yamauchi?"

"Yes. Those three."

"I could say the same of you."

"What do you mean?"

"Although you talk to several people in our class and are really popular amongst the first years, you barely smile. And even when you do, it feels fake. It's almost like talking to all of them is stressful for you."

'What? How did he... His observational skills are better than I thought.'

"Oh, really."

I looked away, the feeling of discomfort finally overflowing. I took out my phone and looked at my messages. Ayanokouji was probably also overwhelmed, so he took out his phone as well. I stole a glance and he was looking at the number of points he had left. Barely 10,000 points in his possession. He must have lost most of it paying for Sudou's points. That thing really did cost a lot.

I heard crying coming from a distance, so I cocked my head to see the source, when I saw a girl running away in tears. Although I was curious, I wasn't going to run after her to find out why.

Then there were footsteps from behind. I turned my neck and took a glance at the figure. I recognized her as Ichinose. I had been seeing her around, but hadn't really inquired about her.

"Oh Ayanokouji-kun."

"I guess you talked it out, huh?"

"Yeah."

'Hmm? Since when were these two close? Ayanokouji-kun must have friends in the other classes. So while I was busy conquering class D, he had already set his sights on other classes? In that case should I copy him?'

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"Hey. Open up, it's me. Shiro."

I said as I pressed on the door bell repetitively. I stopped as soon as I heard footsteps and shuffling coming from inside the room. I stood back when the sounds of clicks flew off the door, probably her unlocking it. She opened it a bit and brought her eye through, which was weird if she wanted to get a peek at me which she could have done though the eyehole.