That's when I started to be aware of my seniors because they helped me.

Aki tells him to squeal as he narrows his eyes to nostalgia.

The appearance seemed somewhere embarrassing.

Aki's words are still going on, so I listen to her in silence.

"And I was so glad my senior showed his face every time I took a break. Seniors would come to me back then because they were worried about me. You were wrong to take care of me."

The reason I was visiting Aki wasn't clear.

It seemed like that was making a mistake.

Nevertheless, it would be perfectly natural to come to a conclusion like Aki's, beyond knowing my thoughts.

There were thoughts around that made him illusory just like Aki, bad for Aki, but he was right on target.

It was probably when she realized she had made a mistake doing it in the gym warehouse with the bullying leaders.

From anyone's eyes, it would have been obvious that I was ready and waiting at that time.

With that sight in mind, you understood that Aki had been used by me.

"I was just being used to get conclusive evidence, and I was honestly shocked when I thought so"

Yeah, I guess so.

I thought you felt betrayed by someone you believed in.

"- But that didn't shock me about being used."

"... Really?

I was going to keep listening to Aki, but he said an unexpected word and I reacted.

I can't help what I've spoken of.

Let me ask you what Aki meant by that.

"Yes, the reason I was shocked was because you thought of me."

"... It's not a problem that I was used, but I was shocked that you weren't thinking of me. I mean, the use itself wasn't in perspective, and you were shocked that I wasn't worried about Aki?

It was a little hard to understand, so I sort it out in my head and check it out.

Then Aki nodded with a slight bitter laugh.

"It's just a little different, to be exact, but that's the place.... To be precise, I was hoping that my senior would be interested in me as a girl... but I was shocked that it was different."

"Seriously......"

They said embarrassing things to my face, and I accidentally held my eyes in my hand and looked up to heaven.

The point is, Aki thought I was trying to dictate Aki, just like my classmates did back then.

Of course, I understand from the conversation that I'm not trying to dictate directly.

But I seem to have interpreted that coming to see me every hour for myself is because I am liked for what it means to be in love.

And as I said in "Expectations", Aki already had a crush on me at that point.

"I didn't see you swinging like that..."

"... I think that's because seniors are blunt. I don't know what to say myself, but I was pretty floating from the side then. The chairman noticed."

…………

Oh, or was the chairman aware of Aki's feelings?

And yet I... No, but I think there are things I don't know because I'm a party.

- If I made that excuse, I'd likely get slapped from around me, so I'd never say it to you...

Really, I was blunt...

When I complained, I narrowed my eyes and stared at me. In front of Aki, I was awkward and I wanted to turn away.

I'm glad that Aki is returning as usual, but I feel a little complicated because I think he's coming back by blaming me.

"Well, the... I think it's bad. I don't know how I feel."

Trouble is, I'll put the problem into words from myself.

There was also a hand that pinched another story and cushioned it, but I felt it would be a barren discussion if we talked any more extra.

Besides, I wouldn't have had a choice but to apologize here.

I did not think carefully of the Chairman's advice and was too familiar with Aki.

To be honest, I still don't really change my perception, but I felt like my sister about Aki, who admires me.

I would have noticed her feelings sooner if I had seen Aki as one girl, not with the color glasses of being like my sister.

Besides, I made her without realizing Aki's feelings.

From around you, it might have looked like you were just playing around with Aki's feelings.

At least, Aki won't be rewarded either if you don't apologize properly.

"... why are you apologizing..."

But what I heard from Aki was a voice close to anger.

When I looked at Aki's face in surprise, he was distorting his face in a mushy way so that he wasn't convinced for some reason.

Apparently, I stepped on some subage mine.

"What's up...?

I don't know what Aki is angry about. I'll put it into words and ask.

Then, Aki glanced at my face and opened her mouth.

- I've never seen such an Aki before.

"Senior, you're not bad at anything! I just couldn't tell him how I felt, and he didn't do anything terrible! And yet how can you always act like an adult and complete yourself that you're bad! That's how it's always a bad habit for seniors where they take on other people's sins!

Aki yelled at him with the angry look he showed for the first time.

I never imagined Aki would be so emotional.

Besides, I'm angry about my behavior, not that I was hurt or anything.

I was just confused by the way it looked.

"... I was going to apologize today. But if a senior apologizes, I won't be able to apologize."

Staring at Akichi, whose head was confused, Akichi spoke in a small voice after taking a big, deep breath.

Maybe what I showed angrily for a moment was that I didn't bother to put up with it to tell you how I felt.

"Why would Aki apologize?"

"Why are you questioning me there, seniors..."

I get seen with a very frightened face.

Just Aki, who usually turns a nostalgic smile, kind of got this done.

I have a few things to say, but I'll listen to Aki for now.

"Senior, you must have been very happy right now. It was so cute and beautiful from the woman's point of view, and most importantly, she became a very sweet person. And yet, because of my crying, seniors are no longer there. I watered the seniors who were supposed to be happy. So sorry......"

Aki exposed himself in his heart when he put his hand on his chest and looked like he was about to cry.

And bow your head deeply and politely.

I guess I've always cared just for her.

I knew Aki was a sweet, good boy who cared about others while he was wounded.

That's why I want Aki to laugh.

"You don't have to worry. Because I did something insensitive without realizing Aki's feelings. Aki is nothing wrong."

I stroke Aki's head carefully, conscious of her gentle voice.

I know you shouldn't really stroke your head like this, but there's a girl in front of you who's going to cry driven by guilt, and you couldn't ignore it.

Aki leaked a slightly happy voice, "Hmm..." but hurriedly escapes from my hand like I noticed something.

"Oh, it's dangerous, I could almost put you on the senior's pace again, as usual..."

"No, my pace..."

A bitter laugh came to Aki, who looked at my face like something was in a hurry.

Nothing, I didn't try to create an atmosphere that was easy for me...

"It's my fault from the others! So don't apologize seniors!

Wasn't it a good idea to stroke his head, Aki denies that I apologize while he gets emotional again.

However, I didn't think Aki was bad in this case, so I had resistance to swallow Aki's claims.

"But..."

"That's how seniors are a really bad habit where I think everything is their fault! Because you blame yourself that much, or because other people are bad but seniors are guilty, you're going to be badly told by people around you who don't know anything!

... Apparently, I've touched Aki's scales again.

I don't see why Aki would be so angry about this.

Besides, I think it's starting to slip away from what I came here for - that's not an atmosphere to say...

"No, nothing about that and this..."

"It has something to do with it! I know!?"

"Hey, what...?

I get stuffed, and I listen back.

Now Aki, I'm scared of something......

"How could there have been so many bad rumors about seniors before I met them! The chairman told me when I was in the club!

Chairman, I knew you were blowing in extra things two years ago...

Daita, I know Hanasawa taught you not to be frightened of me... but I resent this matter, Chairman...

Because Aki seems to know a lot about me, I want to resent the chairman who isn't here right now.

That's enough to make me want to make a call later and even say one of my novels.

"Senior! Don't turn away!

"Ooh..."

I get a little barometric pressure from Aki, who is always strong.

I haven't even shown one scale before, but I still think Aki is Miyuki's sister.

Well, isn't it true that Miyu Sensei doesn't like Aki because there are these parts...?

With Aki in the atmosphere like a mother scolding a child in front of her, I somehow felt like I knew what Dr. Miyu was feeling.

"Ah, Aki, just calm down. Don't be so emotional because I don't want to run away from you."

I was just trying to calm Aki down.

Aki was still just a good listener, and he nodded cocklessly and honestly.

He seems to have managed to put his anger away and I'm horrified.

"... senior-- you've been helping students in need of a lot of things for a long time now, haven't you? And because I didn't condone the way I did it, I bought the objection from the side that was troubling the students, and they spreading disgusting rumors. But I hear the senior was instructed by the chairman and the students who helped him to stop and stay out of the rumors. In fact, I was stopped by a senior when you helped me, so I was able to confirm later that it was true."

A little calm Aki enters the story of how my bad rumors kept spreading at school.

I'm sure you brought it up because you wanted to blame me for what happened to me, even though it's only in the past anymore, and it still hasn't changed much.

Normally, I would be appropriately off the record, but only this time, I can't do that because there are burdens that are making Aki cry.

... I have no choice, let's face it right.

"Because it's true that I used to crush them relentlessly, it's natural to buy grudges. You only deserve to get bad rumors out of it."

"Where is it! What the seniors were doing is helping people!? Why do they have to be treated like bad guys?!

Oops, does this still make you emotional......

Apparently, this story itself feels like a mine.

But then, it will only be in vain to calm Aki down any longer.

I decided to give up calming Aki and face her too.

"You don't think I used to assume that bad rumors would come out of what I was doing? I was doing it because I expected it to be, and I decided I didn't mind. And yet, it's actually weird to respond to bad rumors when they start spreading, right?

"Wouldn't you like to deny it! You should have that much right!

"What happens where you deny it? Surely there are some guys who will believe what we have to say. But humans are creatures who can only believe what they see with their own eyes. Especially when it comes to bad rumors, it goes in the direction of avoiding them in appearance unless you're sure that's a lie. The point is, it takes a lot of work to deny it."

"That's not supposed to happen! Everyone would have listened to the words of the students the seniors helped and the chairman who was extremely popular in the school!

"... you forgot what happened?

I'm quiet - but I stare at Aki with a slightly frightened voice.

I've never heard such a voice against Aki before.

Because of this, Aki shook her body like she was freaked out and looked at my face to see how it was going.

When I saw how Aki was doing, I realized that I made a smile and opened my mouth consciously with a kind voice.

"Surely Aki is right, the students will believe it if there is a word from the chairmen. But even then, I'm gonna need time. And most importantly, it's going to take effort, right? When Aki and the chairman sheltered me, I had broken up with two students who agreed with me and one who argued that I was only sheltering because of snoring inside me. In the end, the chairman put that away, too, but he took away a lot of that guy's time. That guy doesn't look like a facial expression or trick, but he's really having a lot of trouble holding it. Most importantly, he's the type of person who can't smile. That's why I didn't want to burden you any more. But if you leave him alone, he starts sheltering people on his own, right? That's why I needed to stab the nail from here."

I told Aki why I didn't try to do anything about the rumors.

The truth is, there's a lot more to it, but I wouldn't have to tell you now.

Besides, it's true that I didn't want to burden the chairman with my own business.

"Maybe... are seniors angry about that time...?

Aki asks roughly like a scolded toddler.

I guess what happened back then is that Aki and the chairman took refuge in me without listening to me, and I'm talking about when there was a new problem.

"I'm mad at you."

"-!"

"But I'm glad."

"Ah."

Aki changes her corny expression as she listens to my words.

When I said I was angry, I had frightened eyes, but when I said I was happy, I let my cheeks loosen with joy.

You must have understood what I was trying to say.

"I was honestly annoyed when they acted on their own and things went irrevocably wrong. But I'm glad you're on my side after all. So you didn't blame me then, did you?

Even though I understood I couldn't do it with my head, my heart was delighted.

It may be the first time the word has stained itself that it is not reason.

And that's when I started to change my ways.

Even if I'm patient on my own, I won't have patience around me.

Then I thought about stopping buying more grudges than I had to and trying to get things done in peace.

... Well, in the end, I'm starting to act like that somehow, but it would be a lot more than it used to be.

"Well, the seniors at that time were sighing and taking the chairman's place."

"... well understood..."

You weren't a student council officer at the time, so I'm doing the chairman's job. You couldn't have known, but I think I realized it really well.

"I've also been a student council officer since the fall of that year, haven't I? That's why I noticed when I worked on it. And on several occasions, I've seen seniors forced to take jobs from the chairman."

Speaking of which, Aki was immersed in the student council room when she had time.

Was it seen at that time?

"Even if that guy accumulates his own work because he's spent his time on other things, he's going to stay late and do it alone. Junior high, huh? Normally, I'm not allowed to stay that late, but my teachers trust the chairman, so I forgive them. That's why I had to force myself to take the job and make it less burdensome."

"Really, they were close, weren't they?"

I think I miss it somewhere - and then Aki narrows her eyes in loneliness.

Maybe he remembers the chairman.

And I let my eyes wander like I said something, but I guess I can't tell if it's okay to say it.

He repeatedly opens his mouth and closes it.

"What's up? If you have something to say, you can say it."

"... no, it's nothing. Senior, since it's already so late, shouldn't you be home?

After shaking his neck to the side to delude him, Aki has urged him to turn his gaze back to the clock provided in the room.

It is indeed completely dark even if I look outside.

But can I go home now?

Didn't we really have to talk about it more differently?

I turn my gaze to Aki like I'm confused because I'm about to end up telling a completely different story than I originally planned.

Then Aki smiled at Nikoli after hitting and changing from when I came to this room.

"What's wrong? Did you think I was gonna make a confession to a senior?

"Oh, no..."

They poke at me, and I say it out of the blue.

Aki laughed when she saw me like that.

"You know you're going to be shaken, but you can't do it. Then it's about your sister."

"Oh, my God."

Still tough on my sister, but I just can't follow up on what I'm saying.

Before I got here, I had made up my mind that Dr. Miyu was going to say something unexpected, but apparently I didn't have to do that.

But could Aki have already been cut...?

To see how I was when I got here, I don't think so...

"... I, the seniors, want you to be happy. So if you're able to hang out with someone who likes seniors, I really wanted to celebrate. So don't ask me anything anymore."

I guess the last word was everything.

Aki seems to intend to hide his feelings over this period.

If I change the way I say it, I'm working on it.

But staring to observe doesn't seem to force you that far.

I'm telling you from the bottom of my heart, I still have a few thoughts, and so on.

Then I guess this will do.

I have more trouble poking poorly and being in a drooling relationship.

Aki knows that too, so he's telling me not to ask any more.

Maybe when I ask, it leaks the part that Aki is putting up with right now.

If you do poorly, you may expose yourself to unpleasant emotions.

So Aki drew a line in self-defense.

Give me this far and time will fix it later, and let's not do anything extra.

"In the end, we just used to talk."

I stand up from my chair, stretching out my body, gazing at Aki, who stood up in the same way.

Aki also looks up at my face laughing "haha".

"But thanks to you, I got a good organization in me while I was talking. So I'm glad."

"Well, then I'm really glad."

"Yes.... hey seniors"

"Hmm?"

Has Aki changed her voice color a little and called about me?

Its eyes are a little wandering and its hands are moving restlessly with Mojimoji.

I decided to stare at Aki's face and wait to see what he was going to say.

"Can you still continue to be a tutor...?

- Oh, I see.

Did you want to talk about it?

"Of course, I'll let Aki go on as long as he wants."

I can't be more irresponsible than I originally undertook.

Unless rejected by Aki, I was going to continue to be Aki's tutor.

Of course, I talked to Charles about this.

You're really worried about your boyfriend being alone with another girl - and you know they're into it.

Still, Charles forgives me for not being irresponsible.

Instead, I still want you to spoil yourself a lot.

I thought my girlfriend was a really good woman.

"Oh, thank you! - Oh, and really take care of yourself a little more, huh? If the seniors are saying it badly, she'll hurt you, too. That's what I wanted to say."

"... yeah, I get it. Be careful."

Aki's anger at me seemed to think about me and Shall's future.

Then I had to honestly listen in.

"I'm glad you understand! Thank you for your continued support, seniors!

- I was leaving her house with Aki's smile dropping me off.