Classroom of the elite one shots

Someone who is always late

The narrator is Hasebe Haruka.

The timeline is during summer vacation.

Only read if you want to get your mood ruined.

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   Kiyopon was a little cold before.

   What can I say, it's like he draws an equal line to everyone?

   To put it simply, he treats his best friend and girlfriend the same way he treats other girls.

   But for some reason, there were many people who were attracted to Kiyopon, and before I knew it, there was always someone around kiyopon.

   Of course, there were probably some girls who liked Kiyopon. The only ones I knew of were Airi and Sato-san, but I wondered how many of them liked Kiyopon now.

"Huh..."

   I don't know why I have to worry so much about him, but there is one reason. It's about Airi.

   She seemed to like Kiyopon even before this group was formed. She told me once, when she was alone, that she had been saved from a stalker by kiyopon.

Airi was probably the first girl who liked Kiyopon.

"Oh, it's Kiyopon."

   I saw Kiyopon on my way home from shopping at the Keyaki Mall by myself.

   I thought about calling out to him, but for some reason I didn't and followed him.

"A cafe...? Is he meeting someone?"

   Kiyopon was headed to a cafe near the Keyaki Mall.
   There was no one inside, and Kiyopon seemed to be sitting at the counter waiting for someone.

   I hid behind a tree across the alley and watched him.

"Why am I hiding?"

   I was struck by an unfamiliar feeling and was thinking to myself.

   I could see through the window of the café that Kiyopon was ordering something from the waitress, and after a while he was drinking something from a white cup.

"I'm pretty sure Kiyopon likes his coffee black with a little brown sugar, right?"

   When I said that, I looked over and saw that he had received an additional brown sugar from the clerk.

"See, I knew it."

   I know what Kiyopon likes and I know everything about him.

   It's been less than a year since the Ayanokoji group was formed, but I feel more at home in this group of five than in any of my previous friendships.

   Yukimura is inflexible but dependable.
   Miyake is cheerful, lively and friendly.
   Airi is cute but timid, and I want to take care of her in any way I can.

  And for some reason, Kiyopon has a strange charm that attracts many people.

   The "friendship" between us five is good.
   It is well-balanced, and even after graduation, if I want to get together or hang out, these five are the ones I would go to ────.

'From now on, Airi will go through a bit of a psychological shock. At that time, Haruka, you, more than anyone else, will be there to encourage her and cheer her up.'

   For some reason, Kiyopon's cold words came to mind now.

   I felt a strange stirring in my heart.