Classroom of Elite 2nd Year Volume 5 ( Completed)

Chapter-2 Part-2

Part 2

By Kei's bold action, our relationship, which few people knew about until now, became known to the whole class. It will probably spread to the entire school year by the end of the day.
Well, I'm skeptical about how many students would be interested in the relationship between me and kei.
The pair of Ike and Shinohara, who became a couple during the summer vacation, didn't make as much noise as I expected in terms of buzz. Rather, it was a combination that had been expected.
Although some of the boys were defensive and honestly jealous of some of their friends, the fact that they were blessed by so many made no difference, and they are slowly but surely developing a relationship as lovers.
The frequency of seeing them together, going home together, going on dates together, etc., was rapidly increasing.
And the scenes that were fresh at first will someday become commonplace.
I'm sure it's the same for me and kei, but we'll probably be making more noise than the Ike Shinohara pair for a long time. I'm not sure how many of the students could have predicted our relationship.
Anyway, the first day after school lunch arrives and the whole class knows about the relationship.
As They've known since the afternoon class, one girl has been around since noon but She never turned her eyes to me once since lunch.
"Hey, Kiyopon, you wanna come home with me?"
Haruka, a good friend and mentor of Airi, comes up to me and calls out.
I was expecting kei to suggest that we go home together after school, but when I looked at her, I saw that she was still surrounded by girls asking her questions.
"Are you sure?"
With Haruka, I was sure she would do something to help or watch over Airi.
Airi silently and quietly prepares to leave.
"I know, but there's nothing I can say to her now. Well? If there is a reason why Kiyopon can't go home alone with me, that's a different story."
As she said this, Haruka's expression hardened for a moment.
"All right."
Now that our relationship has become more open, the opportunities to get together with the Ayanokoji group will inevitably decrease.
Then the two of us grabbed our bags and headed for the rear exit to the front door.
On the way, Haruka walked along without saying a word.
I stole glimpses of her from time to time, and she looked angry, sad, or something like that.
As I put on my shoes and leave the school, she finally looks at me.
"It's no use asking in a roundabout way, so I'm going to ask you straight out, is it true that you and Karuizawa-san started dating? I still can't believe it."
"As you saw, it's true."
When I told her that, Haruka's lips twitched and then she quickly nodded.
"... I'm sorry. But I was so shocked. It's not that I don't care who Kiyopon goes out with, it's just that I didn't expect it to be Karuizawa-san, of all people. You don't think?"
Kei Karuizawa's reputation from the other side is not very high. Most of them probably have the impression that she was a selfish woman who got together with the popular Yosuke too early and dumped him for her own reasons.
"So this is what you were talking about in the pool before, getting a little mental shock. You know, it's not a little shock at all, right? She was trying her best to hold it together in the classroom, but she was crying all through lunch break."
"Is that so?"
"It's not "okay." ... And you guys started dating over spring break, for real?"
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you. It's just that I have a lot going on. I had circumstances" "Circumstances, huh? Well, there are a lot of rumors about Karuizawa-san, so I guess I can understand that, but ・・・・・・" She had been dating Yosuke for the time being since she entered the school, and she herself had fabricated her past.
It is inevitable that they would have such a perception.
"This is real, isn't it? It's not like it's a joke or anything."
"It is."
"Ha... I see. That's right. I'm so confused too... No, no, I had it in my imagination that Kiyopon was seeing someone, or that he was in love with someone who wasn't Airi. ・・・・・・ No, no, I couldn't guess it would be Karuizawa-san."
She lamented as she held her head in her hands that all her predictions were wrong.
"I talked to Yukimu and Miyachi for a bit, and they felt the same way I did. I haven't heard directly from them, but I think Airi's shock was more than ours."
I guess so. I can easily imagine that.
"I mean, what's the story? You didn't seem like you had a lot of connections at all."
It's no wonder.
"I was in the same group as Megumi in last year's zodiac exam. From there, we gradually had more and more opportunities to talk, and when Yosuke and Kei decided to split up, our relationship started to take off."
In February of this year, the fact that their relationship had ended reached the ears of some students.
"So you've known each other for a long time? You didn't seem to talk to her much."
"We were mostly communicating on our phones."
"I'm going to ask you a lot of questions, but which one of you confessed?"
As Airi's guardian and spokesperson, She wanted to know more about it.
"It's me."
"... So. If it was at least from Karuizawa, I thought I might still be right, but I didn't expect it to be from Kiyopon. ------ I'm overwhelmed."
She slaps her forehead and raises her hands in surrender.
"It's time. There's so much information, I'm going to lose track of what's going on. I'm sorry, but can I stop by the convenience store?"
Just as we were approaching the convenience store, Haruka suggested that.
"Yeah, I'll wait outside."
Apologizing lightly, Haruka rushed off into the convenience store.
● In the meantime, I took out my phone, which had been shaking in my pocket several times.
[I'll meet you at the mall after this. I had a hard time telling the answers.] There was a message left behind from kei inviting me to join her.
[All right. I'll call you before we get there.] I replied and put my phone back in my pocket after confirming that it had been read.
After a brief minute or so, Haruka came back with a croquette in her hand.