15. Girl Talk

It's been about 10 days since I started high school, but honestly, there hasn't been a big change. I think my studies are going well, and I've already taken the classes once, so I don't feel it's that difficult. I was able to do my homework and review my homework properly, which was a routine I had done in my old high school, so I didn't feel any hardship about it.

In class, I haven't made any new friends, but I'm not being ignored either.

That's because I usually spend my time with Sasai-san and Yamamoto-san, so I don't try to expand my circle of friends. Even though I think about working hard in this world, I'm satisfied with the fact that I can have lunch with two beautiful girls and they talk to me.

Sasai-san seems to have a lot of female friends, and during breaks between classes, she seems to be having fun talking to someone. But she always comes over to me during lunch break, and then Yamamoto-san comes over and starts opening her lunch box.

Naturally, I'm happy, but other girls might find it hard to approach me. I don't think the other girls particularly dislike me, but there are some who seem to glance at me from time to time, and that bothers me a little.

On the other hand, I hardly talk to the other boys in my class. One reason is that there are no boys sitting nearby, but it seems like the other boys give off an aura of wanting to be alone. It also seems like they don't try to talk much to the girls and keep conversations to a minimum.

As for club activities, I tried to go and visit other cultural clubs like the astronomy club and the newspaper club. I often went alone, but the seniors were always welcoming, and many girls asked me about me, and to be honest, I almost got the wrong idea.

However, the seniors are kind to me because there are so few boys. I'm sure it's not because I'm attractive, but because of the characteristics of this world.

It's probably also because I don't dislike talking to girls like the other boys. But I must never get too cocky. If I did, I'd quickly become a target for bullying or a lackey.

That's why I've been to a lot of different clubs, but I've been showing up to the Literature Club quite a bit and the seniors have been talking to me.

Shiina-senpai is always in the club room, often at her laptop. Shiina-senpai is the only one who's always there, and the other seniors are sometimes there and sometimes not. That said, apart from the two I met the other day, Ishikawa-senpai and Asai-senpai, I've only ever said hello to them.

I'm thinking of joining the Literature Club. I don't have the courage to join any other club, but this club is comfortable and has an atmosphere where I feel like I can relax. Of course, that's because I like writing, and to be honest, I'm attracted to the seniors in the club.I often go to the Literature Club with Yamamoto-san. 

However, it seems that Yamamoto-san is also a member of other clubs, and has made some friends there as well. I couldn't help but feel the disparity between her and me, who still doesn't have many friends in my class.

Today, after school, I was thinking about whether to go to the literature club by myself, or go home. Yuki's school started today, and I heard that she had plans after school, so I couldn't pick her up.Just as I was sitting at my seat thinking that it might be okay to go home early by myself sometimes, someone called out to me. The cheerful voice belonged to Sasai-san, a cheerful and beautiful girl.

"Hey Sato-kun! Are you going to watch any club activities today?"

The girl who spoke to me seemed to have decided to join the basketball club, and seemed to participate almost every day. So I feel like we didn't talk much after school.

I answered nervously at the sudden conversation. I had to be careful not to say something strange and give off the impression that she was weird.

"I was thinking of going home today, but... you're in the basketball club, right, Sasai-san...?"

I couldn't be wrong, so I finished speaking. Sasai-san smiled and told me that today was a holiday for provisional club members. But even if I knew that, there was no way I would know what to say.

"I don't have any other club activities to go to, so I was wondering what to do today..."

Then she looked away for a moment, then caught my gaze again. Her big, round eyes were so beautiful that I didn't even think it was appropriate for someone like me to look at them.

Sasai-san seemed to be hesitating about something, but perhaps she had made up her mind, and continued speaking to me. I still don't know why she was looking at me like that."... If you don't go home with your sister today, how about we go home together... is that okay?"

(T/N: We've reached 15 powerstones! Huge thanks to everyone who supported. I will post the new chapter later today.)