TSIINGAC Chapter 6

When the girl I bumped into turned around, it was Haruno Hinata.

And the girl who intervened was Haruno’s closest female friend, Takagi Chinatsu.

Takagi’s brow wrinkled and she glared at me.

“Hey, Akizuki! What if you hurt Hinata’s precious body?”

“I’m really sorry. I was just looking away.”

“Don’t look away for a second! Hinata is going to debut as an idol from now on, and it’s her precious body!”

“Hey, Chinatsu!”

“You’re a really insensitive person, trying to touch Hinata’s body at the drop of a hat.”

“I’m not in the least bit interested in touching Haruno’s body…”

Just as I was about to tell Takagi the truth, Masahiko interrupted me from the side.

“Hey, Takagi! What do you mean by debut?”

“Hehehe. Hinata was scouted out in the city this past Saturday!”

Takagi puffed out her chest and bragged about it as if it were her own.

I almost went through with it earlier because I was in a hurry, but seriously?

“Hey, Chinatsu! It’s not a done deal yet, so don’t talk like that!”

“But at the time, the scout assured you that he would make your debut…”

“That’s enough! Come on, Chinatsu, let’s go!”

“Ehh, wait, Hinata!”

Haruno grabbed Chinatsu Takagi by the wrist and dragged her down the hallway.

Saturday was the day she came to our cooking class.

And before that, I saw Haruno on the bridge with a melancholy expression on her face.

So Haruno had already been scouted that day.

But still…

Haruno didn’t make eye contact with me earlier.

So much so that she wanted to pretend that her visit to the cooking class had never happened.

“Hey, Yuya.”

“What?”

“I’m sorry.”

“What?”

“Haruno’s out of your reach now.”

“What are you talking about?”

“If Haruno becomes a real idol, Yuya’s love will never come true.”

“What are you talking about? I’m not in love with Haruno.”

“Even if Haruno hadn’t been scouted, you never had a chance in the first place, so don’t worry about it. Haha”

Masahiko’s point is off the mark, but I know he is concerned about me in his own way.

But it’s a gross misunderstanding to think that I’m in love with Haruno.

“I’m not in love with her and I don’t care about her.”

“What are you talking about? You were just staring at Haruno.”

“I wasn’t looking at her!”

I was certainly watching Haruno’s back as she walked away.

But I was just thinking about the fact that Haruno would no longer be coming to my cooking class.

“I’ll find you another good girl.”

“Don’t make me say it again, Masahiko. I don’t even want a girlfriend.”

“Don’t make me say it again, Yuya. It’s nice to have a girlfriend.”

“Let’s go home.”

“Wait a minute.”

If I continue to talk further, Masahiko’s ramblings will surely start.

So, I put on a plain face and ignored Masahiko’s talk.

Haruno… Hinata huh…

But still, I’m in the same class as a super beautiful girl.

I can’t believe she was scouted on the street with the promise of a debut.

I probably won’t have much to do with her in the future, but even so, being in the same class as Haruno is something I’ll be proud of in the future.

With this thought in mind, I headed home while having a silly conversation with Masahiko.

 

The next day.

When I arrived at school, the classroom was abuzz with talk of Haruno being scouted.

That’s because Takagi had talked so loudly in the middle of the hallway where people were coming and going yesterday.

It was no wonder that people could hear her.

And there was no way that such a big story would not be passed on through word of mouth.

Girls, in particular, love stories like this.

Today, Haruno was surrounded by an even larger crowd of girls than usual.

“Hey, hey, Hinata! When are you making your debut?”

“What kind of group are you going to be in?”

“Are you quitting school?”

Some of them are so selfish as to say, “I want to get acquainted with a male idol named XX and introduce him to me.”

Haruno, with a wry smile on her face, repeats to everyone, “It’s not a done deal yet.”

The boys, on the other hand, are all looking on from a distance and talking about Haruno.

Even now, many of the boys are too intimidated to talk to her because of Takamine’s flower feeling max.

But now that she was going to make her debut as an idol, there would be too many boys who would be too afraid to even look at her face.

Even after class started that day, there was a somewhat restless atmosphere in the classroom.

At every recess, a crowd would gather around Haruno.

This made it impossible for me to apologize to him for holding her hand in the cooking class the other day.

I gave up trying to talk to Haruno.