Chapter 41

“My, my.”
“Huh?”

It was after school.
Today was the day Ryuichi was supposed to head to his part-time job, so unfortunately, he wouldn’t be able to hang out after school.
Even so, walking Shizuna home, or rather, walking part of the way together, always left her looking delighted, and wanting to see that smile, coupled with a sense of thanking her for her everyday support, made Ryuichi try to accommodate her wishes as much as possible.

“What is it?”

It should have been just another ordinary after-school moment like any other, but inside Shizuna’s shoe locker sat something that wasn’t normally there.
It...