What is the first hand you hold out?

The crisis of the three people was temporarily lifted, and there was nothing to say about the next.

Ogata was pulled back into the room by Sekijou, and Furuhashi rushed to the front desk, took the spare room card from the staff, and then rushed back to the room to get dressed and shower.

All the tasks have been completed, and the gathering time has passed.

"Sorry Kirisu-sensei." Furuhashi apologized, "I accidentally overslept."

Ogata said calmly, "Me too."

Sekijou touched his ponytail and coughed twice, "I was waiting for Ogata, so it's a bit late."

Mafuyu was silent.

The three of them were late together, and she always felt there was something hidden inside – Naoki didn't bother like a girl, he had to brush his hair and make-up before going out, and arrived at the lobby on time beforehand. The meeting was not suspected by Mafuyu.

The three of them refused to say, Mafuyu naturally won't get to the bottom, nodded lightly, and revealed his lateness: "Let's go have breakfast."

After breakfast, the group went to school, and it was boring competition time again.

...

The day passed in a hurry.

By late afternoon, the competition was successfully decided.

Unexpectedly, Furuhashi who wants to study science wins the literature prize, and Ogata who wants to take the psychology exam wins the math prize.

"Hah~ That's right."

Sitting below the podium, Sekijou looked at Ogata on the podium, and muttered.

From junior to high school, she had actually competed with Ogata many times on the same stage, but without exception, she had never won.

Facts prove that the gap between talents cannot be closed by hard work alone.

Sekijou slightly turned his head and looked at Naoki who was sitting next to her.

Even though she said she should keep his distance, the two of them were of the same rank. She had to go up to receive the award later, so they were arranged together.

"…What do you think about Ogata-san?"

Sekijou asked.

Naoki tilted his head, and said, "So cute."

"What?"

Sekijou was taken aback, and quickly recovered, staring disdainfully, "I don't see that you can still speak eloquently."

"I'm just expressing the true thoughts in my heart." Naoki's expression remained unchanged, and he wasn't embarrassed by Sekijou's distaste, "The so-called rhetoric should be…"

Naoki stopped, and stared straight at Sekijou without blinking.

"What do you see?"

Sekijou was a little nervous.

Naoki paused word for word, with sincere eyes, "Sekijou is the most adorable in the world."

"Bah!" Sekijou's heartbeat accelerated for a moment, only to feel that the temperature on his face was rapidly rising, and his earlobe slightly hot, she reached for Naoki's tie, and shouted angrily, "Don't talk about this, what a strange thing to say!"

"Look?" Naoki shrugged, "This kind of speech is a lie at first glance, it's just rhetoric."

Sekijou's face froze slightly, his teeth and she glared at him badly.

What does it mean?

Is that a lie?

Even if she wasn't the cutest in the world, she was still the cutest girl.

Don't I think that I'm not even cute in this person's eyes!

Naoki's eyes fell, and he saw Sekijou's right hand stretched out to his tie, "Why don't you take it off?"

"Sorry, it's a little itchy."

Sekijou withdrew his right hand as if nothing had happened, looked at the ceremony table, and continued:

"I didn't ask if Ogata-san was cute, but… don't you want to lose the competition?"

"Of course there is."

Naoki admits it.

"Eh?"

Sekijou turned his face to the side and looked at him in surprise. Obviously she didn't expect Naoki to be so straightforward. After all men should be more proud, would it be a little embarrassing to admit that she wasn't willing to lose?

"Cats and dogs are still competing. Saying that you don't care at all is a lie that will be broken." Naoki looked at Ogata on the ceremonial stage and calmly said, "After all being ready before the competition for so long, of course I don't want to lose. "

"You..."

Sekijou didn't know what to say for a moment, as she and Naoki thought the same. Even though it was a fair competition, she could only say that she was inferior to the others when she lost, but she was still a bit unwilling to be rational.

"There are always people in the world who are better than you, comparing your weaknesses with other people's strengths, and then feeling hatred in your heart. It was just mediocre." Naoki changed the subject, "So you can win it somewhere else."

Sekijou became interested, and couldn't help but ask:

"For example?"

"Ummm…" Naoki mused, "For example, you will definitely win in the eating competition."

Sekijou wanted to take a bite and she reached out to pinch: "Don't talk about women's appetite, you idiot!"

Naoki took precautions and grabbed it, only to feel that Sekijou's right hand was icy cold, extremely smooth and soft.

"Your hands are so cold."

"Who made the air conditioner temperature so low…" Sekijou replied subconsciously, then his face quickly turned red, and his heart pounded, "Quickly let me go, you're going to look stupid!"

Naoki of course said: "You were the one who held out your hand first."

"I don't want you to hug me when you reach out... let go!"

"I won't let go next time."

"Pah!"

Sekijou hid his hands behind his back, "Ogata really is a genius in science, and maybe she will become a great scientist in the future… Why are you supporting her to study liberal arts?"

Naoki turned his head to look at Sekijou, and suddenly asked:

"Do you think Ogata is an idiot?"

"Of course not."

Sekijou immediately retorted, if Ogata is an idiot, then what person is lesser than an idiot?

Jellyfish and brainless paramecia!

"Ogata is not an idiot, but very smart." Naoki whispered, "Why do you think Ogata studied liberal arts because I supported her?"

"Of course being carried away by love..."

Sekijou desperately wanted to say this, but unfortunately she knew very well that the truth was not like this.

Ogata is stupid, and now it is thought that even his own mind isn't completely clear, it's clearly impossible to give up everything for love, and according to his observations, Ogata has been interested in liberal arts since his junior year of junior school, even before meeting Naoki.

"So…" Sekijou said helplessly and angrily, "She's definitely not cut out for studying liberal arts, why does Ogata insist?"

"I won't tell you."

"Hah?" Sekijou suddenly reacted, his eyes sparkling, "Do you know the reason?"

Naoki nodded: "I know a little."

"Tell me now!"

"Sorry, I'm a secret keeper and can't say."

"Hatred..."

Sekijou knowing that his secret wasn't revealed, it's even more hateful than watching movie spoilers.

"Wait and see, one day, I will let you tell the secret!"

After the competition ended, the three-day trip also ended. After participating in the final award ceremony, the group returned to the hotel, packed their respective salutes, then boarded the CMB and resumed the journey.