Classroom Of The Elite Year 2 Volume 9

Part 2

I continued experiencing the gym with Ichinose and Amikura for another hour after that.

Just before we were about to finish, Amikura intentionally said that she would remain here for a while and that Ichinose and I should meet her at the reception desk after changing our clothes.

In the meantime, I received a pamphlet from the gym to consider officially joining.

It's a pain to have to spend a few more thousand points each month, but it's not a bad idea to sweat it out once in a while.

Since I haven't done much voluntary exercise here for the past two years, I've confirmed again that my abilities have deteriorated to an extent that is incomparable to when I had just enrolled.

I've reached the conclusion that I need to improve them a certain amount.

Ichinose and I changed clothes and left the gym, and returned to the mall.

"You took a pamphlet?"

"I'm seriously considering joining the gym."

"I see... I guess we can see each other more often then."

"Yeah."

"I see..."

"What are we going to do now?"

Her routine shouldn't end with just the gym, so I asked about what was ahead of us.

"I visit the bookstore a lot. I also go to the general store. I want to rest a bit today though, as I'm more tired than usual. Should we sit for a moment on a bench?"

Even if it's the same training, you will expend more physical power when your environment changes.

It's important to take a rest when you need to instead of forcing yourself to stick to your routine.

"Are you sure you don't want to go to a cafe?"

"Mhm. I mean, I think we'd stand out too much, and———"

It looks like she was being considerate of me.

"Thank you for thinking about me, but I don't mind. We can go to a cafe if you want."

"Really? If it's okay with you, I'm fine with it too."

In fact, it would seem more suspicious to clumsily try and avoid being seen.

Two people having tea or something in a cafe is a regular everyday scene, even if they are the opposite genders.

It just makes it feel special when you put too much thought into things.

We went to the cafe, urging each other to be mindful as usual.

As a matter of consideration, we chose the cafe on the second floor, instead of the more crowded cafe on the first floor.

We each got a drink and sat around a table.

"Is it okay if I ask you something, Ayanokoji-kun?"

"Ask me something? Of course."

"Does the reason you invited me here today have anything to do with me resigning from the Student Council?"

She asked with some restraint, but it seems that Ichinose was almost sure about this.

I suppose it was easy to infer when I suddenly invited her here on a weekend.

"It would be a lie to say that has nothing to do with it."

"Yeah. Thanks for replying honestly."

She's averting her gaze as usual, but she smiled a little after saying so.