The For Number One
7: Before

1

Today, after the school bell rang Aprilia immediately told me to go home first. He said there was a meeting to attend. Although still in her first year, she has been very active in many school activities including student representative boards.

The reason he gave me to tell me to go home sounded natural to my ears, but I still felt that there was something strange.

In these few days, I feel that he is moving away from me. Of course he still came to pick me up in the morning, only when he walked to school it felt like he was kind of keeping his distance from me. At school, he no longer even gave me the lazy warnings he used to voice every hour of a new lesson.

Even more so when I tried to approach her, she would have so many reasons to leave me. Exactly as now.

No doubt he was trying to get away from me. For the reason, the only thing I could think of was because he was angry with me. And the source of her anger was most likely the act I did to her a few days ago.

In other words. It seemed like he was still angry about my embrace back then.

“Ah. . .”

Normally, when I realize that I've made a big mistake that even made someone stay away from me. I'll feel sorry. But this time, like people don't know themselves I don't feel at all sorry for hugging her.

I mean, her warm and soft little body really feels good to be hugged as if she was created for me to embrace. In addition, the smell of body and hair is smooth like aromatherapy which makes me relax. That's why I don't regret, instead you could say I want to hug her again and again.

I'm sure if he's my pillow roll will always sleep soundly.

It's just. .

“I think I should apologize.”

Putting aside my guilt which is worth zero, the fact that I have made a mistake is undeniable. With an apology, I hope our relationship can return to what it was before.

That's why now I'm still in class even though he told me to go home first. I want to apologize to him today. Because I feel like if I just go home now, he'll have more reason to avoid me.

Until a few days ago I always thought that his absence was a blessing, but after realizing my own feelings his absence made me feel uneasy. There is something lacking if he does not exist.

I don't care if anyone thinks I'm a crybaby, but I'm starting to not bear to be treated coldly by him. If it keeps moving away from me, I won't get my daily Aprilia intake.

Looks like I'm really addicted to that little girl.

“Ugh. . said it yourself is really embarrassing, besides why is he so long?”

The meeting he was talking about himself had already lasted over three hours. And for the size of the meeting that only fifteen High School children attended, the duration was too long. What are they talking about? a war? starving out? world peace?

“Agh. . At least I'm sure that what Aprilia is doing is more useful than what I'm doing now”

For three hours waiting for him, of course, I wasn't just looking at the classroom ceiling. And unlike my other friends, I also don't spend my time playing with my phone. Considering my phone is an antique of my father's legacy whose advantages only have a battery that can last for days.

That's why I used that empty time to read books. Not an ordinary book, but a ledger written by Aprilia. The same book we had taken when we were both secretly going to school.

“And obviously I also need to apologize for this one”

The book I'm referring to is Aprilia's diary. It seems that in this era there are still people who write diaries, and it seems that Aprilia has been writing diaries since she entered Junior High School. Then, until a few minutes ago I spent my time reading her diary.

Unlicensed.

Aprilia came like a storm, she suddenly appeared and rummaged through my supposedly static and solid life. He said he wanted to challenge me in the fight for one in school and he wanted to make me a little more motivated to make our match fair. All that he did for the sake of being able to challenge my two older sisters later once he had defeated me.

That's how that girl came into my life now.

It's just that what he did from anywhere seemed strange. The reason he was wearing didn't sound reasonable either. That's why I want to know a little more about him. And the method I use is to read the diary.

I wonder how he looks around.

The early part was filled with many of his impressions of his new school when he was just entering Junior High. There are a lot of childish sentences that feel like they want to make me smile for myself. I can even vividly imagine the smaller version of Aprilia walking here and there with eyes full of enthusiasm.

After that he wrote about how he found friends and increased the number one by one every week, he also wrote many complaints about the lessons of Junior High which were much more difficult than he thought, and of course he wrote down how he always ended up asking his older brother to teach him so many things.

While imagining how cute Aprilia was then, I continued reading her diary until she was second grade. It was at this time that his older brother went abroad, and at that time he decided to reform and began to pursue academic achievements seriously.

From what I've read Aprilia isn't the girl I thought she was. I always thought he had a gift called talent from birth in academic matters. But it turns out he wasn't that smart from the start. Reports about the value of the repetition and also the report card on it shows that the girl can be said to be quite left behind.

I may have only been able to squeak one moment in fourth grade, but at least my grade is not bad, besides my report card value is also stable and always smaller than the number ten. I can say firmly, that the old me seems to be smarter than Aprilia.

It was just that, after her brother left she started studying seriously. He studied until midnight, went to distant tutoring places alone, and he almost every day went to the teacher to ask a lot of questions.

Of course the path to being like her brother was not smooth. In fact, you could say the road he took was full of pebbles. In his diary there is even a sexy explaining how he cried after he could not work on a problem in front of one of his tutors who was quite hard.

After that Aprilia's grades and rattles began to rise. Image Aprilia who until then imagined like a cute plain little girl began to turn into a serious girl who happened to look cute. Then, as soon as I opened the next page I immediately closed the diary.

Not because Aprilia came, but I found something that I didn't think would show up there.

It happened a few minutes ago.

“In addition I also need confirmation”

Because after reading it a few minutes ago, now I have many questions I want to ask him.

“Har-sa?. . Why are you still here?”

I didn't hear her footsteps, probably because I was too busy thinking. But as soon as I realized, suddenly the classroom door was already open and Aprilia emerged from it.

Ok, I do hope to see Aprilia soon. But that doesn't mean I want him to come when I haven't prepared the sentence I'm going to use to ask him. Fortunately, I returned the diary to its original place.

“I'm waiting for you.”

“I told you there was a meeting, right?”

“Um, but I want to go home with you”

After that Aprilia looked at me with a look of wonder.

“What's Harsa? you sound weird”

I understand what he means. Meksi never said it, I'm sure that Aprilia herself understands that what she does to me is not something to wear. That's why it's my habit to avoid him that he considers normal.

But. .

“If you want to talk about strange problems, I think you're just as weird. .”

“I?”

“Do not pretend. . If you are not aware yes already”

From his face I could see no sign that he was pretending to be stupid, if he said he didn't know it meant he didn't know what I was talking about. Maybe that kind of thing can only be seen by others. Or is there really nothing strange and only me being too sensitive?

“Ha?”

“Nothing, hey Aprilia, can I ask you something?”

“Ask what?”

Aprilia was still looking at me with confused eyes, but I could not immediately answer her question. I need mental preparation. Maybe for him the thing I wanted to ask wasn't very important, but for me what I wanted to know about him was something big.

“Huf. . .”

After taking a deep breath, I looked back at Aprilia. This time more seriously.

“What we have met before?”

At first Aprilia still had a confused expression, only that the look on her face immediately turned into a disappointed and relieved expression at the same time. After that, he sighed and finally returned my serious gaze with an equally serious gaze.

“Finally you remember also”

2

One's personality is shaped by the environment, and when you say the environment, of course, one of the biggest factors is the presence and opinions of others about you.

For example, if there is a child who is constantly considered stupid he could be really stupid even though he is actually no different from others. If a person is said to be naughty by everyone around him, he could be really naughty even though at first he was just playing games.

The beliefs of others, the impressions of others, and the expectations of others have a great influence on one's image. And when the person concerned wants to change the image that has long been labeled to him, then inevitably others will give a reaction.

Whether it's bad or good.

This is what happened in Aprilia.

The image of a foolish child whose only advantage is his faith has been firmly attached to him. And when he wants to change and try to be more serious, there are some people who feel they can't just let it go.

Maybe people. .or rather the children just lack work, maybe they are envious of the progress of Aprilia that they already consider inferior, he said, or maybe it's an old disease called ‘I want to bully the girl I like’ but there are three male students who don't seem to want Aprilia to leave her old status.

At first they just tried to disturb him learning such as pecking him while trying to review the lesson, grab a pencil and eraser while working on a practice problem or hiding one or two books.

Sometimes Aprilia cries because she can't do anything, sometimes she gets angry when she can't help herself anymore, and sometimes they fight hard until they throw each other a physical attack. But even though the opponent had received warnings, scolding, or punishment from teachers and their parents, the three still did not give up.

Again, I don't know why they can be so stubborn. But what they're trying to get is easy to imagine. They want Aprilia to surrender and return to her former self.

A year passed and finally Aprilia could no longer hold back. He thought that maybe they would give up bothering him if he could hold on long enough. It's just that his mind misses, instead of decreasing the interference it gets becomes more intense.

Most of his friends begin to accept Aprilia's changes and get used to her new self, but the other three classmates still can't get ahead. They even dare to risk being antagonized by their other classmates just to complicate their goals.

Then .hari came.

Every year there is a sports festival held in the city. And the participants of the festival were Junior High students from all over the city. It's just that even though the event sounds big, actually the participants are only about seven schools considering the city where we live is arguably quite small.

So rather than a sports festival, maybe an inter-school meeting is better suited to call it. Even the location of the event every year is only one of the schools that participate in it because there is no cost to rent a large place.

And of course my school and Aprilia school also participated in it. That year, the coincidence that hosted the sports festival was the school.

The time where I saw it for the first time was at the opening of the festival. He was the leader of the squad that his school brought to the festival. Or in this case, the leader of his school's defense forces.

Although he was the smallest among the squad captains of the other schools, but his voice was not inferior to the other disciples. And even though she only looked like a cute little girl, she exuded the aura of a leader. I, who was participating as a basketball team reserve player, could not take my eyes off him.

Not because of his cuteness of course, but because of his ability that could make him even captain of the squad even though he looked younger than me. I, who had not given up on pursuing my two brothers, saw him as the ideal student I wanted to reach his level.

I want to be like him.

As soon as the opening was over, Hanny, then captain of our school squad, shook hands with all the captains of the other school squads. The sports festival has finally started.

The matches at the sports festival are divided into two, team and individual. And although the name is a sports festival, but of course the matches held are not just physical activity. Brain activities such as chess puzzle games are also contested.

Practicing in school will annoy others, besides we need to save energy for the game. The basketball game I was going to follow started after the second break, around eleven o'clock in the afternoon because the area needed to be used interchangeably. That's why I and the rest of the team decided to spread out and see the other matches first and meet later half an hour before the game starts.

The first games that will start are long distance running and marathon. Which brother Hanny follows. The match was done early so that participants did not have to feel the hot sun during the run.

Since a running match is just about seeing people. .. running, the first game is not very popular and not many want to see it. Many squad members prefer to gather with their team to make strategies, relax in a quieter place or interact with other school students.

When I thought I was lucky not to have to jostle with so many people to get out the gate, I suddenly saw a pile of cardboard drinking water drifting in the same direction as me.

“I thought you were the captain of this school's squad”

Or rather, what I found was a short girl carrying too much cardboard until her body was covered in those things.

“Indeed why if the squad captain brought a cardboard drink?”

“Isn't it usually this kind of task of the men?”

“Here there are no men or bos”

“Ahaha you were right also”

Captain or not, he is still just an ordinary student. Despite having the right to organize his squad, the students within were not his men. But his team-mates. In other words, his comrades in arms.

“Then I will help you”

As soon as I approached her to pick up some of the cardboard she was carrying she backed away from me. After that I immediately saw him with a confused face.

“Perhaps here there are no bosses and men, but here there are still guests and hosts you can just relax”

Aprilia who at that time looked very serious, even in her work to be a good host. But I'm not someone who pretends not to know anyone needs help when I can see it in front of my own eyes. I mean, the old me.

“Then I won't help you.”

But without his permission I still took a stack of cardboard containing mineral water and said.

“I don't want to help you, it's just that if you're late with this drink it could be that my school team will lose”

In other words, helping Aprilia was just a side effect and all I really wanted to do was help my teammates. Of course Aprilia didn't believe my words just like that, she even gave me a look that seemed to say ‘this person is talking what’

Utilizing a few seconds when she was confused, I took some cardboard from her and started walking away leaving her. Aprilia who could not take back what I had brought decided to immediately chase after me and do her duty with me.

All day.

“Ugh. . It feels really tired”

“You can complain, but don't you dare blame me!”

“Do not worry! I get it!”

Like Aprilia said, I can complain but I can't blame her. Because my fatigue is the result of my own decision, a decision that even Aprilia tried to make. So, simple. Everything is my fault.

“Because you came here, you are also a contestant right? is it okay you helped me?”

Not all matches held in the festival require physical ability, but even so fatigue can make one's concentration down. Moreover, he couldn't see Harsa as the smart type of person, so it was likely that the help provided by the boy would make him unable to compete in a top state.

If that happens, even if it's not her fault, Aprilia will still feel guilty.

“Calm down, I did go to the game but I was just a backup”

If it didn't matter, it was likely that he wouldn't even need to play at all.

“Thank God then, I don't need to feel guilty even if your team loses later”

“Oi!!”

“Ehehehe. .”

It seems like this interaction between us over these few hours has already made it quite open in front of me. His laughter seemed off as if what he was talking to was his old friend. I felt that my hard work had really paid off just by looking at her sweet smile.

Criuuttt.. . .

Merely, her sweet smile did not seem to be enough to meet my physical needs. The activities that we both did from the morning were quite draining, and now I feel quite hungry to the point that my stomach was tight asking for something to eat.

“Ah, sorry I forgot that it's noon” now

“No problem, is there still something I need to do again?”

“What do you mean by, is there still something I need to do again?”

From the beginning, what I did with him was not my job. In other words, there was basically nothing I needed to do. I'm just a person who's willingly meddling in his affairs.

“Unfortunately someone will replace me so there is no problem, besides now is also the time for it. . .”

Suddenly, the sound of an electronic bell echoed to the entire end of the school.

“Rest”

“Then I will return to. .”

“Wait a minute!”

When I tried to wave my hand at her while walking away, she quickly grabbed my hand and then pulled my body and looked at me with a serious face.

“I didn't ask for it, but you helped me it's a reality so I have a debt to you”

“You don't need repo. .”

“I force!”

And the force forcing her seemed so high that I didn't know what to say to reject her. The best defense is a strong attack. And it seemed that his initial attack had already managed to tear down my defense so that eventually, I let him pull me into his class.

It seems he brought his own food because the canteen was closed, which is why he wanted to share his provisions with me as a form of gratitude for helping him all day.

On the way, I briefly tried to persuade Aprilia to cancel her plan. Even though we didn't want to do anything weird, I guess being alone in a class that seemed quiet sounded like something that would invite misunderstanding. In addition, even though I have two beautiful sisters who make me have a strong enough defense against attractive-looking women, but actually my interaction with female students my age is arguably very minimal.

So, to be honest I kind of felt groggy with her when there was no one else around.

But unfortunately, or, fortunately. When we got into his class inside there were already people. And that guy, it seems like he was waiting for our arrival. Or rather, the arrival of Aprilia.

“I'm tired of waiting for you Aprilia, where have you been?”

“Capek? tired what? sleep?”

The one greeting Aprilia was a boy who seemed to have clearly just woken up. She looked a little taller than me and had a face, which otherwise would have made my female classmate blustery.

“So, who is he?”

While pointing at me, the boy had a curious face.

“Ah, this is Harsa, one of the festival participants from another school.”

After that Aprilia faced me and pointed her palm at the boy in front of us.

“Then, he is Faiz Zaidan, the holder of the rengking one, the record of the highest national test score and also the rival number oneuku”

It seems that not only does Faiz have a striking outer spec, but the inside is equally sharp. From Aprilia's description of him, it can be guaranteed that Faiz is the same type of person as my two older sisters.

Faced with someone of my age who had achievements far above me was enough to make me feel small. But seeing Aprilia smiling brightly and declaring that she was a rival of someone as great as myself made my confidence a little bigger.

“What is a rival? this boy did not give any resistance at all which means”

“What are you ifaangg! the kid? it's the same age!”

“Grow first five inches more!”

If asked to choose between appropriate, or inappropriate Aprilia already Junior High. I'd say that he doesn't look like a Junior High student at all. If I hadn't seen her in the morning, I might have considered Aprilia a fourth or fifth grader.

It's just, I can't say that her mini size is bad. She looks so cute and cute, if I don't hold back I'm sure I might have pinched her cheek.

“So, why don't you consider him a rival to Faiz?”

When declaring myself a rival of the boy in front of me, it was clear that Aprilia was taking it seriously. But on the other hand, Faiz did not look enthusiastic and instead put on a tired face as if he had just been faced with a problem that he could not solve on his own.

“Of course not, our skill is adrift too far! that's why I don't consider him a rival! rather than a peerless rival he is more suitable called zombie”

“Zombie?”

“How many times have I defeated him, he just kept going, besides by not knowing his shame he also asked for my help to raise his value”

Ah, now I understand what he means. I can even imagine how Aprilia was chasing after Faiz like a zombie. Although, I can't imagine it as a scene from a horror movie given Aprilia's cute appearance.

“You alone, too, are the victims, right? you've been told to do anything by him?”

If you say the victim, I think I am the victim of the rood work program that Aprilia made. I have a shadow that Aprilia is just a weak little girl who needs a little help. Only, he ended up exploiting my energy and telling me to do far more things than I thought.

But, because I asked myself to do so I could not protest and could only turn my face to answer that question.

Simply by looking at my reaction, Faiz already understood what I was trying to tell him. Then, after breathing out. He extended his hand to me and once again introduced himself.

“My name is Faiz, greetings”

“Harsa, greetings know also”

As Faiz and I deepen our sense of brotherhood that arises from our fate as victims of Aprilia's exploitation. The girl busied herself by unpacking her bag and preparing the provisions she was carrying. Of course while looking at me and Faiz with a gaze that seemed to say ‘why are they suddenly so familiar?’.

After removing a pair of plastic spoons, a fork that was also plastic, and a bottle of drink. He went back to where I was and Faiz was and took a chair and sat between me at the end of the table, and Faiz at the other end.

“You've had lunch or haven't Faiz?”

Since it was not good to get food myself, I casually asked Faiz.

“Of course not yet, you think why am I waiting for this boy?”

“Same is not shameless”

“At least, my embarrassment is greater than the girl who came to my house carrying all her PR. .”

“Please accept the offering from your shameless servant this”

Aprilia took out another box of food supplies and held it out to Faiz in an exaggerated pose. Then, Faiz himself accepted it in a style that was no less exaggerated while putting on an arrogant face. Judging by how natural they were, I guess both of them had been doing that for quite some time.

Aprilia said that they were rivals, but other than rivals it seems they are also a close pair of friends. Although always complaining, but Faiz in the end still helped Aprilia seriously. And despite the force, but Aprilia did not forget to show her gratitude for Faiz's help.

Seeing the interaction between them, I somehow felt like an outsider! from the beginning, I was just an outsider. Outsiders who happen to enter their world.

One time, I also wanted someone like Aprilia to be by my side.

“Then, let's start eating”

“Wait a minute, isn't the supply lacking?”

He did not appear to have any other supplies except from the two food boxes he had taken out earlier. That's why I interrupted his instructions. I would feel really bad if my presence forced her to not eat.

“Quietly, I just need to do this”

Aprilia took the lid of her stockbox and flipped it over then placed it in front of her.

“And this”

After that he took a small portion of the rice and side dishes from the food box he gave me and Faiz.

“The problem is finished, right? happy eating”

Without waiting for me and Faiz, Aprilia directly devoured her lunch. From the way he ate, I was sure that he was just as hungry as me. Or even more considering he has worked first than me who just joined in the middle of the road.

Seeing that, I looked towards Faiz and made sure that he had the same thoughts as me. After nodding at each other, we both took the initiative to add a few more pieces of food to Aprilia's makeshift plate.

“Do you guys want to invite me to a fight?”

The reaction he showed was not positive at all. But we expected that considering what we put on his makeshift plate was two pieces of broccoli from Faiz, and two pieces of tomatoes from me. The problem is of course not the type of food, but the intent behind it.

Even though it seemed like we wanted to help, the three of us understood that all Faiz and I were trying to do was throw away the food we didn't like. That's why Aprilia put on a face whose expression was like saying ‘you were given but bid? aren't you shameless?’

That way, while continuing to put on a sullen face that even looks funny. He ate our food until it was finished. Making me and Faiz can only turn our faces away while continuing to eat.

A few minutes passed and we finished lunch to help our food digest properly. We decided to relax for a while before the festival resumed.

“By the way, why are you at school? I thought you would only leave after the break because you are neither a committee member nor a participant?”

Just like my school, Aprilia school is also closed so that no students interfere with festival preparation. It's just that even though officially the school is on holiday, students who do not participate in the festival are still allowed to go and watch their friends compete. And it seemed, Faiz had the intention to depart after the break.

“I'm bored at home”

“But here you are also not doing anything”

“Indeed, but at least here is someone I can see”

“If you don't have any special plans, how about seeing a basketball game? coincidentally my team will play”

“Are you going to play?”

“No idea, I'm just backup”

“Eh, I thought you were important”

“Where can you have such a guess?”

“Insting?”

“Why is there a tag?”

If he really guessed using his instincts, it meant that from today on he should not rely on him because his instincts missed so far. On the team I am nobody. Skillfully, my abilities are just mediocre, in other words. If others play well, I will play well too. And if others play badly, I'll play even worse.

“Skill is not the most important thing to be a leader”

“Leader ya”

My sister also said that the most important thing to be a leader is not one's ability but charisma. Because with strong charisma, you can move someone more easily. It's just, I have another opinion. To be a leader I think you have to have adequate skills and experience, because even if you can move someone. If you don't know what you're doing, won't the results of your efforts be satisfactory?

Starting with that topic, the three of us began to spend time chatting about various topics that increasingly made us get to know each other more deeply. Aprilia's desire to be number one and her reason, Faiz's achievements and her hard work are only always labeled as a result of ‘akat’nya, a, then my envy and desire to be able to pursue my two brothers and be considered a little more important by my mother.

The chatter between the three of us stopped when the break sign bell was done ringing.

I have to go back to where my team is and prepare myself for the game we are going to play.

As soon as the game started, I could see that Aprilia and Faiz accepted my invitation and went to watch the game between my school basketball team and the other schools. It's just that, even though I have a very big desire to show them how cool I and my friends are, the skills we have are not enough to be able to stem the attacks of our opponents.

Made our team lose by a pretty far score with me only playing for a few minutes.

Maybe the game has absolutely no prestige, and winning it will not give us any meaningful names or endowments. But even so I really want to win. It's just, it seems like this world still wants me to feel what's called failure.

In this way, the failures that I had stacked back increased in number.

3

“Harsa, sorry brother late”

“It's okay, I know that sister Hanny must be busy”

He was the leader of the squad that our school brought to compete, so it was no wonder that he was busy taking care of things. In addition, he also participated in the running competition, in fact it could be said that he did not have time to see my match. The fact that he's here is proof that he took the time to come here.

“How was the result?”

“I think their faces can explain it”

Brother Hanny looked around me, or rather towards the faces of my team mates who looked full of shadows. And of course such a face will not be shown by a person who succeeds in his efforts.

“I'm sorry I”

“Why is sister Hanny sorry again?”

“Perhaps if I come sooner you can win”

“How can it?”

“I don't know, but all the matches I saw before ended in our team's victory”

I know that someone's support can lift someone's spirits, and I also understand that the one who supports is a beautiful girl. A person's motivation to win would be higher, but I didn't expect that the effect was big enough to make a team win a game.

If Hanny's spirit-enhancing power was that big, I should have told her to look at my match even more insistent.

“Kak Hanny”

“What?”

“Please skip and see our matches next year”

My team's journey in this festival may have to end quickly this year, but since most of the team members are second class and the first class most of them are still in the next year. In other words, we still have a chance for revenge.

“Send me!”

“Eh?”

You just agree? next year, Hanny is in high school so her old school business should have nothing to do with her.

“You're serious?”

“Of course! even leave it to Onee-san!”

He clenched his hands, bent his arms like a bodybuilder and smiled at me brightly. Makes me not dare to say that I made that request half-jokingly.

After that, Hanny went to check on the other game. While my team agreed to disband and do their respective activities because they already have nothing to do. At first I wanted to go with one of them, but before I could get out of the field I saw Aprilia who was with Faiz waving her hands at me.

So I decided to approach them both. It's just, as soon as it gets. The welcome I got. .

“Your games are really bad”

The sharp words that felt really pierced me.

“Can you add a little sugar to your words? it feels too salty”

“I just said reality”

“Geh. . “

The talk was painful, but unfortunately I couldn't defend myself. What he said was basically reality.

In individual skills our team can be said to have a fairly high average ability, at least compared to our opponents. It's just that, until mid-match most of us were more focused on scoring ourselves, and that was taken advantage of by our opponents.

Once we started to work better together, our opponents grew. Not only the team members but the time is also involved to beat us. If we had five more minutes, I'm sure our team could turn things around.

“Change topics! change topic!”

The first step in solving a problem is admitting that you have a problem. And we all understand that our cooperation still needs to be polished, besides that the sense of groggy that we experience when competing in front of a lot of people also needs to be overcome. Next year, I'm sure we can play a lot better.

“What are your plans now? do I have to help you again Aprilia?”

“There are still some things I need to do, but you don't have to bother helping anymore”

Since there are already a lot of games completed, there are more hands available to help with his work. Moreover, since her squad knew that Aprilia was already busy from the morning there were many people offering to replace her in doing her duty. Which Aprilia happily accepted.

You could say, he just stayed relaxed.

“Then I say goodbye first”

“Eh. . . why?”

“Unlike you the host, we need preparation before go home”

There are many participants who need to bring their own equipment, which is why after the game is over they cannot immediately relax. They still had to clean up their equipment and transport it to take home.

“I'll help them first, when it's done I'll be here again”

Aprilia and Faiz looked at each other and looked and saw me, after which Faiz said. .

“We will see our school basketball team game later, me and Aprilia will be here in about one more hour”

“Ok, then I go first”

Once I get permission from both of them, which I really don't need to ask for. I went straight to the squad camp from my school and started helping them to work.

Because the goods we carry are quite a lot, and the truck that transports it is parked quite far from the school location because it can not enter. Our work took quite a long time.

Long enough to keep me from realizing that almost an hour and a half had passed since I and some of my friends started.

As soon as I realized that I was too late to meet with Aprilia and Faiz, I immediately looked for the rest of my team and pulled them to replace me to clear up the rest of my work. After that, I hurriedly ran towards the indoor court where my match had taken place earlier.

It's just that, until I'm not greeted with cheers from sports matches but strange cheers like demonstrations that become riots. And the center of the chaotic atmosphere was Faiz who was fighting with three people wearing basketball uniforms and also Aprilia who was beside him.

Seeing that the situation was clearly abnormal, I immediately went to my new friends and asked for an explanation of what was going on.

As long as Faiz invited the three male disciples who were in front of him to argue. Aprilia began to explain how the situation became as it is now.

It all started when a match between his school and another school ended in defeat. Just like my team, Aprilia's school team also had problems with her cooperation. It's just, not like me losing because basically we all lack experience. Aprilia's team lost because they were outnumbered.

How could?

The answer is because the game takes place as if the school team is playing with only three people. Three players were fighting with Faiz.

All three are the aces of the Aprilia school team, and all three are also the players with the most experience as they often attend games outside of school. That's why once they play with a teammate who has skills below them, the three decide that there is no point in working with them.

Only, what they faced was not a small-scale team. Seeing that their enemies have internal problems, they make good use of those weaknesses and always try to press two other players who do not enter the exclusive triangle of their opponent and easily get the numbers.

It made the three increasingly see the other two team members as a useless burden. Both were substituted in the second half, but it did not have much influence because their strategy did not change at all. They rarely help the defense and are more focused on the attack even though they know that their team members are months in the hope that they can do a quick counter attack to be able to score.

It's just that, as good as all three of them they don't have enough stamina to keep running and the opposing team that confronted them with a solid defense. That ultimately led to their team losing at the end of the game.

I've seen someone like them in online games. People who have counted hours a lot in the game and know the ins and outs of the game, people who are usually labeled pros. And so many of those people have a habit of demeaning others and calling everyone who plays worse than them a noob. People who have a hobby of doing kick vote, and people who also have a hobby blame others when ‘the plan’ does not run smoothly.

Of course, in the real world you can't block them and click the report button. The only way to get them to stop is to talk directly to them and hope that all three will understand. Unfortunately, it has obviously failed to see how things are now.

Their other teammates tried to explain their problems, but all three did not accept it as feeling the need to level up their levels with low-class players like them. And the almost-ending exchange of mouth they played each other rough happened.

It was successfully prevented by the arrival of Aprilia who tried to divorce their quarrel. Hanbi tried to cheer up his squad members and motivate them to train harder to get better next year. But even though it calmed most of the members of his school basketball team, it became the trigger that ignited the anger of the three troubled players.

They took Aprilia's words as a sentence of degrading their abilities. They called Aprilia a useless talentless person, a fool who keeps doing useless things, and a shameless person who doesn't know when to give up.

At that time, Faiz entered the frying pan and added to the murky atmosphere. This time he who did not accept Aprilia was insulted carelessly, so that the situation became what it is now.

“What did you say?”

“I said that incompetent people like you don't deserve to say that others are incompetent!”

“Incompetent people you said?”

“If you don't like to be called incompetent what do you want to be called? idiot?”

“You!”

One of the trio of idiots who was fighting with Faiz tried to hit his head, but Faiz did not try to dodge and just said. . . .

“You want to be expelled huh?”

Hearing that, the interlocutor backed off and canceled his intention then loudly shouted the word. . .

“Losers!”

On Faiz, who was only replied with a smile and a sentence. .

“A loser just said I'm a loser, funny once”

Which no less hurt.

This time, I knew that just insults and threats did not work to intimidate Faiz. One of them decided to settle their debate in a simpler way. A way that could make their opponents shut up once everything was done.

A duel.

Considered incompetent in a field that you are proud of its ability is certainly not wearing. Especially if the one who said is an outsider who does not even know the conditions on the field. That's why with a duel and a win from the person who insulted you you can show that someone has no right to criticize.

Prove that the man can only talk.

On the other hand, if the challenger. What in this case is Faiz winning, then he can prove that the three people he challenged were just losers looking for scapegoats from the defeat they suffered. It shows that they also have a share of the bad results they get.

If they lose, they must accept the stamp that their opponent gives.

I myself do not really like the idea of using pressure from the public eye, aka public shaming as a form of punishment for a mistake. Merely, at that time I was in no position to control the conversation in any other direction, other than that I was not sure that the three idiots in front of Faiz would be willing to listen to what I said. Remembering I'm even just an outsider.

That way, Faizpun accepted the dueling challenge from the three idiots by using three on three basketball as his medium.

I want to shout that the type of duel chosen really does not make sense because it is the enemy's area of expertise. But Faiz only replied that if they could they lose to amateur players they would send more mental demages to their opponents. And if they lose, they can easily swallow by saying

“You are really great to beat an amateur team like us”

Which will make the victory of their opponents so meaningless because from the beginning they have had a duel that is clearly unfair.

At that moment, I realized that my new friend was really sneaky.

While thinking who the real bad guy is, Faiz or the three idiots. Aprilia approaches Faiz and joins him to join the duel due to her sense of responsibility as the squad leader of her school.

At first I did not want to participate, but after hearing that for some reason in the duel there would also be a bet I was forced to join. Or rather, I feel the need to come along. Because the material of the bet is the fate of Aprilia.

If Faiz and Aprilia win, Aprilia asks the three idiots to change their attitude and instead if the three idiots who won the three ask that Aprilia stop depending on Faiz.

Which means it's the same as they want Aprilia to stop chasing one.

At the time I didn't know why they would place such a bet in a duel, but now I understand. The three idiots were the same people who had been constantly harassing Aprilia in pursuit of her target, and it seemed like they were thinking of making a big barrier by taking advantage of the situation of the day.

With the agreement of both sides finished the discussion. The game, or in this case. Duelpun.

As I expected, our ten-minute game started with most of the possession in the hands of the opponent. It made us miss the numbers. Which is not surprising considering they are the aces of the Aprilia school team.

But as soon as it enters the middle of time, things begin to change. I started to see the pattern of their attacks and took advantage of the fact that they were underestimating us as weapons, and then Faiz, who seemed to be getting hot, suddenly started to play well. Aprilia? let's just say he's really useful as a bully.

The task that Aprilia needed to do was very simple. He just needs to press, in other words running around and sticking to someone. Normally such a thing would drain a person quickly, but Faiz convinced me that the girl had adequate stamina. His running speed can match all of us, with his small body he slipped between the other players, then the last one.

“You guys are really sneaky!”

The fact that Aprilia is a girl makes it difficult for our enemies to escape from her attacks. Whoever he presses will have difficulty moving, certainly not because of physical problems but because of mental problems. They could not play too rough, and they could not carelessly touch Aprilia's body either. That's why one idiot called our tactics cunning.

Which I absolutely cannot dispute.

Faiz who did not care at all was considered cunning continued to focus on scoring. As for me, I don't have time to care about them because I'm also busy connecting the ball from back to front.

The attack strategy we used was not complicated. When the opponent has the field, we will send Aprilia to block the person who holds the ball, then when the opponent he faces passes I will try to cut it off and give it to Faiz who is ready to finish moving.

under normal circumstances, the tri idiot would be able to overcome the team so-genesis like us. It's just, like I said before. They underestimated us and it made them less alert to our movements. Then, unlike Faiz and Aprilia who are fit, all three have just finished the game and should still be exhausted. Makes their movements a little dull.

The return match went on with a win while we were thin.

A few more minutes passed and it seemed like the way we played really made all three angry.

They counter-attacked and focused the pressing on Aprilia. Not one or two, but three players. In other words, when they strike back the three will deliberately come to Aprilia then make a tight formation and rely on short-range passes that are difficult to intercept.

Because Aprilia had no technique, she easily became the opponent's months.

And that brute force strategy was very effective in preventing my team from getting the ball. Even though we tried to help Aprilia, all that happened was that the pitch was very narrow and everyone couldn't move. And in a duel where skill was decisive, we had no hope of winning.

Remember that the three of them are the aces of the Aprilia school basketball team.

That way, in the last three minutes the game becomes more intense and even more violent. It was rude enough to make Aprilia repeatedly call a foul, but unfortunately no one cared about it. Because in a real match, such a game is still in its normal level.

Seeing that the situation was clearly not good, Faiz and I decided to press while trying to keep the opposing players away from each other. With Faiz and I busy sticking to the three idiots, only Aprilia still has the ability to move freely on the field and attack.

If anyone can reverse our situation, he is the one.

“Aghh. .”

It's just that, even though he has a lot of energy and stamina that is not at all inferior to all of us and feet that are faster than anyone on the pitch. His shooting ability is really bad.

Physically, Aprilia is qualified to shoot. But the girl had absolutely no idea of the posture she should use, the timing, and the position she needed to take before trying to score.

The missed shots of Aprilia invited a lot of laughter from the students watching, making the somber atmosphere that enveloped the place a little brighter.

We who are on the field of course cannot enjoy the bright atmosphere. None of us can rilex. If the shot nobody comes in until time runs out, we will lose.

The opposing team itself has started to be alert with our movements and is always ready to receive a rebound. Even though they are in a winning position but one lucky shot only our position will be reversed.

That state of affairs continued until suddenly I managed to get a rebound.

“Fai. . “

I looked towards Faiz and tried to pass towards him, but he shook his head and shouted ‘shoot’ at me.

“. .  .”

I looked around and found that I was in a pretty good position. One of the three idiots was running towards me to grab the ball, but I still had time to just shoot. And Faiz and Apriliapun are trying hard to slow down other players.

But. .

“. . .”

Can I do it?

I had a better chance of getting on the ball than Aprilia, but it was just an opportunity. No one can give certainty. There is no guarantee that I will not fail.

“Harsaaaa!!”

Faiz's screams brought me back to the real world. And it also made me realize that as long as I was confused and thought about unnecessary things, the situation around me had changed drastically.

“Ugh. . “

The opponent who was far away from me was already in front of my face, and his hand managed to slap the ball in my hand.

“Sial”

If the ball gets out of the field we will lose a lot of time, and that stretched out time will only benefit our opponents.

“Aaaaa!!”

And I can't let it.

“Apriliaaaa!!!!”

Forcibly, I tried to jump and point my body back.

Although it was only a little, I tried to change the direction of Aprilia who was still.

“Put you!!”

My efforts didn't make much of a difference, but at least the direction of the ball changed slightly and made Aprilia easier to get even if she had to run with all her might.

After that he ran with a dribble that almost became a violation while running quickly past me who fell backwards.

“Send to me!!”

Normally he would shoot immediately after entering the innermost area of the opponent's field, only this time he went deeper and only stopped right under the ring.

“Masuuukk!!”

His screams sounded dramatic, and it was possible that he wanted to do an equally dramatic layout. It was just that due to his not-high jumps and slow shots because he tried carefully, his shots were not at all cool. It's just.

“Ma-suk”

The shot really came in.

“Stand by!”

This time it was Faiz who shouted.

The match was not finished yet, and the opponent could still turn things around.

“Aprilia!”

I stood up and returned to my position, while Aprilia and Faiz also ran to guard their respective opponents. The idiot trio also did not waste any time and immediately started the game again.

For a few seconds, the game begins. But not long after that the duel between us finally ended as well.

With our victory.

As soon as the match ended, Faiz went straight to the three idiots and made sure that they would keep their word. Of course while provoking the attention of everyone so that the three can not say ‘not’.

Then when the three interlocutors left with bitter faces, he returned to our place and approached me with a defeated face not wearing it.

“Why don't you shoot straight away?”

“Ahaha. .”

“Don't ahahaha. . .why don't you shoot straight away?”

“I'm sorry. . “

I can't say that I hesitated when I was given the responsibility to finish the game. Because I feel like he'll get angry when I say it.

“Enough!”

Before I was further cornered by Faiz's interrogation, Aprilia came and hit the young man's head.

“You should thank Harsa for helping!”

“But. . “

“Say thank you!”

“Geh. .”

Faiz turned his eyes away from me, but not long after he looked at me again and said.

“Thank you”

With a embarrassed face.

I wanted to laugh when Aprilia acted like her mother and forced her to apologize like a bad boy. But I held back.

“Pfftt. .”

Or rather, I tried to hold back.

But failed.

When Faiz was going to be angry again, Aprilia immediately broke up the stupid quarrel between us and thanked the two of us for helping him solve his squad problems.

Then, with a smile he extended his palms to us.

Me and Faiz saw each other.

“Sama-sama”

“Sama-sama”

Then at the same time, we patted the two palms of the girl.

That way, my memory of the two broke up and ended.

4

From the first time I came into contact with her, I always felt that her face was familiar. And as soon as I read her diary, one by one my memories of her began to return. Normally such an impactful meeting would not be easy to forget. It's just that, after deciding to give up I also tried hard to forget about my efforts which I considered all in vain.

And among all that, my memories with Aprilia that lasted for a few hours were also considered something in vain. Something I want to forget forever. That's why when I met him again I couldn't recognize him right away.

“What all this time, you. .”

“Of course, if I don't know you where might I approach you just like that”

I've guessed.

Seen from anywhere, someone came and challenged others whom he had never even spoken to was a bit too strange. Besides, it's common that people you don't know are just as much of an affair as yours. So, if he's willing to bother coming to me, challenging me, and even threatening me he cares about me. Either it's because of good or bad.

“Then, your challenge was then. . does it have anything to do with our past?”

Calling it as our past ‘’ might be a bit overwhelming considering the relationship between us only lasted for a few hours. But if that wasn't the case, I don't know where I should connect the wires between us that never even had the chance to interact with each other.

“For two years. .”

For two years?

“For these two years I always try to meet you again”

Wh why?

“For these two years, I want to thank you”

Wh-wh-what for?

“For two years now, I want to know you more in”

Again, why?

It's true that I've given him a little help during the festival, but I don't think that kind of thing is enough to make him want to thank me. From the way he spoke and my memory, during those two years he never managed to do what he wanted. But from the way he spoke as well, it seemed that during those two years he had never stopped trying.

For the umpteenth time, why?

“Aprilia. . “

All those questions would be pointless if I just kept them. All this time I deliberately did not think too much about it because I assumed that all these things were not very important. I knew nothing would change between us. We are both strangers to each other.

But this time it was another situation. Now I understand that we're not just strangers. That's why I want to know more. He wants to know what he thinks and wants.

In return for helping me rise again, I want to help him as much as possible. Nah! although the revenge part is not a lie but the main reason I want to help him is something simpler. I want to see this girl I like put on a happy face.

“Same as you want to know more about me, I also want to know more about you”

“Harsa. . “

He retreated from me for a few steps, but after that he stopped his movements and closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then, he looked back at me with a determined look.

“Aprilia, did I wrong you?”

“Ha?”

“Your challenge back then, wasn't just about the screeching problem was it? have I done you wrong”

As I explained earlier, the reasons given and the actions he took were completely inconsistent. If he wanted to be number one, he should just have to run faster. If he wants to defeat my two brothers, he just needs to try harder. But he came to me and asked me to do something that made life more difficult.

Pick me up every day, accompany me to school, then make sure that I study and not just be lazy. All the things that I have considered as his efforts to interfere with my life are actually equally disturbing his life. In other words, he set aside time that he could use for anything else for me.

For the sake of me who can only complain to him even though he has been helped every day.

“Yes, you did something wrong!”

Ahh. . So it is.

At that time, even though the one with the idea was not Aprilia herself. But he also participated in the duel. In other words, he had no problem with the idea of giving punishment to someone he considered to be wrong. Even in a slightly rough way. As long as he could get results, he didn't care if he was someone's moonshine.

Of course, the main purpose of participating in the match at that time was not to humiliate his opponent, but to stop the actions that could damage their own lives. He wanted them to no longer make the mistakes they made.

If what he did this time was the same thing. That means I made a mistake with him. And because until now he's still attached to me, it means he hasn't managed to fix the wrong thing that's been on me.

That's why I want to know what the mistake was.

As Faiz said, to be able to correct a mistake you first have to admit that something is wrong.

I want to help her. I no longer want to be a burden to this little girl.

“Two years ago, you weren't like this! you used to be full of spirit and confidence!”

I don't feel like I've ever been the person Aprilia describes, but if you'd talked about two of me two years ago. Maybe I have given an impression to others that I am that kind of person.

Because I was trying to do it. Trying to pretend that I believe in self-confidence even though I have no talent, can do something even though I am not sure myself, and everyone can count on me even though I myself want to rely on others.

“Maybe you don't know, but that time! when we met that day actually I almost gave up and despair”

The word surrender and despair is not at all suitable to be combined with a girl named Aprilia. Until a few minutes ago I always thought that way. I mean, from her everyday behavior you can't imagine how stressful she looks.

But after I read her diary, I understood that she was not someone who could always be positive. There was a time when he felt frustrated, sad, and wanted to give up and run away. Nothing in the world is perfect. And of course, it also applied to both my sister and Aprilia.

They are just ordinary teenage girls. Aprilia, is just an ordinary teenage girl.

Although his body was a little smaller.

“That time, when you showed me that you believed in me! it really saved me! you made my confidence back!”

I didn't know what made him so depressed that he thought of giving up. The bullian of the three idiots, the pressure of his friends, the number of failures or the other. As someone who has also experienced a lot of failures I can mention a lot of things that can make someone feel depressed. Starting from the trivial to the not too trivial.

But about what he just said. I recall.

Maybe what I meant was when I gave him the last ball. It was then to hand the fate of our team over to him because I was doubtful of my own abilities. But it seems, what I did back then had already managed to give her a little mental boost.

Of course I never had that kind of intention when I shouted ‘ I leave you’ to him. But if I can help, I feel more than happy.

“At that time I realized that you two, you still believe that I can score even though my game is very bad”

His success in scoring certainly had an effect on his confidence. But if there is anything more important than the final result of our duel, it is confirmation that there are still people who believe in him.

In the manga that I often read, there is always someone who says that even though the whole world is an enemy of someone as long as there is one person on his side. He can do anything. And although that sentence may be exaggerated, I will not deny how important it is for the presence of someone who openly supports you.

Maybe, if at that time there was someone who said that he believed me. I'm not giving up.

“That's why I want to thank you, want to meet you, want to know you more . .”

It's just that, after that even though he went to my school so many times we could never meet. And until he temporarily moved to another city because of his parents' work, he couldn't even make contact with me though.

Then, after he returned and decided to enter this High School and successfully accepted. He managed to find me.

“After two years, I can finally meet you again, even one class, but why?”

“Why do you stare at everyone with blank eyes, why do everything with half-and-half, why do you choose to be alone, why did you stop trying, why. . why don't you remember me?”

He said all the complaints with a high tone, a red face, and even wet-looking eyes. If we had a special relationship, maybe I'd consider him angry because I abandoned him. But since there was no such connection between us, I could only translate it as an expression of his frustration towards me.

“Aprilia, i. .”

I don't know what to say.

For him I was the one who gave him mental support when he was at his lowest point of the day. So maybe he thinks that I'm a great person, a reliable person, and a person he can consider his comrade-in-arms.

Of course, none of that is true. I am a fool, easily collapsing under pressure, and of course unreliable. Not a person to be considered a hero.

“I'm sorry I let you down”

“Do not apologize!”

“Aprilia. .me. .”.

“Because the one who should apologize is me!”

“Aprilia?”

“I know that I hate everything I do to you, no! I wouldn't be surprised if you hated me because. .”

All the things he did base on were his own personal interests. In other words, his selfishness. That's why he felt that he was the one who needed to apologize to me. Because he understood that all the things he did to me were neither wearing nor reasonable.

“Just remember this is Harsa, even though I have to make you hate me! I won't let you fall like Faiz!”

“Hah? fall?”

Like Faiz?

What's he talking about?

Does he also have anything to do with why he challenged me to fight over the one ringlet?

“Wait a minute Aprilia!”

I wonder why he mentioned Faiz's name there, but I can ask him sometime. Because now there are other things that are more important for the chair.

“Who said that I hate you?”

“Nothing, but I know that what I did was nothing to make you happy! because itula. .”

“Do not hesitate to take your own decision”

“Ha?”

It's true that all the things he forced me to do were very troublesome, annoying, and exhausting. Every day he bullies me until I can never feel calm. Then, it seems like he always has a way to make my life more difficult.

But, putting aside the methods he used.

Isn't what he wanted to try to do not bad. He just wanted to help me, he wanted me to get up, and he wanted me to be a better person. He wants me to be the great guy who once made the motivation in his chest bounce back.

If you look at it from that point of view, how can I hate it?

“How to say yes. . .”

Almost every test ended he told me to do things that were not even my job like sweeping the school yard, fixing the leaky pipes, removing scribbles on the wall, and many other manual jobs. But that doesn't mean he's just looking and doing nothing.

He was always with me and helped me when I needed him, but he also prepared whatever I needed to do all his commands. I'm sure, if in a place I don't see him, he's also working hard.

Then the last one. Thanks to his presence, my boring life became colorful. My monotone days are full of surprises. I who do not have high social skills can be more familiar with many people. And don't forget that my relationship with my two brothers who became stronger was also basically a result of his intervention.

She is a girl who has given a lot of value to my life. There's no way I could hate him.

On the contrary.

L like it.

No. gabe.

L loved her.

“Thank you. . . Aprilia. .”

“Ha?. .receive. . . Thanks?”

“Yes, thank you for caring about me! thanks for believing in me! and thank you for helping me all this time”

If I had helped him from his lowest point, now the opposite is true. He pulled me from the abyss of despair and gave me a reason to once again get up and try.

“Aprilia. .”

I approached her and grabbed her two small palms and placed them on my chest. It's just that, because of her small posture I had to duck a little. I had to put my body closer together.

“I promise I will make you happy”

“Ha-ha-ha-ha . Harsa. . What did you just say?”

His face was right in front of me, and his big eyes looked a little bigger. Then, the embarrassed expression she put on her face really made her look even sweeter. If I hadn't held back, I might have been tempted to taste her tiny pink lips.

“I said I want to make you happy”

When you try just for yourself, there are so many factors that you lose motivation. Because whatever happens, the one who runs the risk of what you do is yourself. So, if you're not too self-centered then you'll stop trying.

But if you try for the sake of others, then you will always think ‘if I do not try hard how the fate will be?’. Because the bet is not something you own, you will try harder to keep it. A person may feel too lazy to work because he does not really care whether he can eat three times a day or not. But a father cannot take such a decision for granted, for if he cannot work he cannot eat not only him but his son and wife.

It was on that basis that I gave my promise to Aprilia.

“Harsa. . . What. are you serious?”

The thing that Aprilia wants most right now is that I can be a better person, a person who can compete with her, and a person who can walk with her. In other words, to make him happy I just need to be his rival and partner. Just like Faiz used to be.

“Of course! I'll be the man you deserve”

“. . . .”

For a moment, Aprilia had not said anything. He looked me in the eye for a while as if trying to see how serious I was. But not long after that he turned his face away and said. .

“Um. . “

While nodding his head.

After that Aprilia tried to let go of our grasp, only that I suddenly remembered something and pulled her back towards me.

“Ah. . Before I forget, I also want to apologize about other things Aprilia”

“Another thing? what?”

“You're still mad about that hug back then right? I'm sorry”

“Call?

“When we got home from the zoo, you remember right?”

“A. . ah. . . that one. . .”

“Ya, the it.. . . . Aprilia! why you?”

He instantly removed both of his hands from my grasp violently, after which he began to cover his own face while saying something with a volume that I could not hear.

“Aprilia?”

“Don't remind me about ituuuu!!!”

When I tried to reach out my hand to her, she suddenly aimed a fist right at my face. But since I was trained in dealing with his impromptu attacks, I could easily catch his hand. It's just that he didn't give up and used his body to attack me. He jumped up and pushed me with all his might, making us both fall to the floor.

“Awawa. . I think you should stop playing rough like that!”

“Shut! be quiet! diaaaammm”

I thought the original illness was cured because I rarely received it lately, but it seems he still needs therapy.

“So you want to forgive me or not?”

“I told you to shut up! ahhh. . . . “

She seemed to want to cover her face with her hands again, but since both of them were still tightly held to secure my own face she ended up using my chest as a substitute and hid her face there.

At that time. . .

“Aprilia. . . Let's go home together. .”

The classroom door opened and from behind it I could see my two brothers looking at me with a look of shock. And of course they I also saw them with a look of shock. For now I was lying on the floor with a girl on top of me with my hands held tight and a face that looked moist.

“Hanny, I think we've interfered. . how about we go home first”

Unlike Anna's sister who looked at me blankly, Hanny's sister clearly seemed to be about to explode.

“Basic stupid sister! perverted! kakhianaaattt!”

I don't know why there's such a traitor! but obviously I have to spend a lot of time explaining what happened.

That way, the four of us went home together.

It's just that, before leaving the school area I took the time to check the list of students accepted this year who happened to still be installed at the front of the main gate of the school.

There aren't many high schools you can choose from in this city. So there's a very high possibility that students who live around this city and just graduated will decide to go to this school like me and Aprilia.

That's why I tried to find his name. I carefully examined all the names attached to it.

In the top ten there is no. In the top hundred there is no. One hundred, two hundred, two hundred and fifty and so on and so on. I've searched the first and second boards many times without getting any results.

“Try around, where is the name?”

That person was smarter than Aprilia, so in theory the shrillness of her entry would not be too far away from the little girl. Even if the value falls, the name should not be paired in numbers more than twenty.

It's just that, I've searched many times all the way to the middle shrill where I am and still haven't managed to find it.

“Didn't he go to another school?”

I looked at the third board.

“She can't be there right?”

I didn't expect much, but I finally decided to check out the third board.

And there I found him.

Name Faiz Zaidan.

At the end of the list.