From after school that day, Nelson and Norish normally resumed their practice.
On the surface, as it had been until yesterday, we were still talking a little bit, but from those who knew the circumstances, we seemed unsure how far we could step into each other.
Nelson's knighthood was a little subdued, and Norrish could barely look at Nelson's every move.
Almark, having finished his remedial studies and appearing in the classroom, asks Wendy how the two of them are and nods.
"Right. Those two will be fine."
"Yeah."
Wendy smiles calmly.
"I think so too"
Now, after that, we need to firmly consolidate our exchanges.
That's what I thought, Almark, but something unexpected happened from the next day.
I don't know why, but Wendy somehow started avoiding Almark.
It's not about showing disgust with Almark, or anything like that.
If Almark talks, he'll be gentle with me, as usual.
But the response was somewhat different from it was until yesterday.
I was always talking to Wendy and I felt, "I think you understand" and "I feel like my heart is making sense," and there was something about me talking over a thin cloth.
From Almark, Wendy looked as if she wanted to distance herself from him.
In fact, the number of times she spoke to Almark from her side diminished.
At first it was Almark, who thought it would be his fault, but for the second day in a row from that day, he was refused practice of the play on the grounds of making costumes, which suddenly made his mind softly restless.
Did Wendy hate me? [M]
Think back to your recent words and actions.
A concert after an adventure in a fountain cave.
Promise on its way home.
Fighting the Darkness in the Night Herbal Hunt.
Interaction with Wendy from then to practice the play.
Almark had the pride of strengthening his relationship of trust with Wendy more than ever in such a series of incidents.
But looking at Wendy's current attitude, on the contrary, it also seemed to me that all of that was the cause of Wendy's hatred.
I couldn't even ask what her change was about, and of course I didn't know why myself, and Almark was scolded by Morgen for making many small mistakes in making tools.
Wendy's attitude was back to normal the day after that, and Almark's pale expectation that he could lightly ask what the hell was going on until yesterday, surprised him, was still crushed the next morning, even brittle.
Wendy, greeted by Almark in the classroom in the morning, immediately turned a blind eye after saying "good morning".
Even if Almark talks about something, the conversation ends in two or three words.
Angry, I don't think that means.
Almark figured that out.
However, Wendy wants to stay away from Almark.
I felt that way.
But it's too sudden.
This change in Wendy was completely incomprehensible to Almark, who has a weird confidence that he doesn't know how a girl feels.
Seeing Wendy treat the boys besides herself, Wallis and Reido, as usual, that just bothered my chest and made me feel kind of sad.
Even after school that day, Almark, who was somehow refused to practice the play, consulted Morgen about it on his way home.
"I think Wendy hated me."
Morgen looks strange at the words.
"You told Wendy?
"Yeah."
When Almark snorts, Morgen snaps his neck.
"What makes you think that?"
Almark told Morgen about Wendy's attitude from yesterday.
Morgen stays unapologetic in the face, and, yeah, hammers.
"It didn't look like that to me. Sure, I felt like we were having less conversation than you guys usually do."
"For me, I already feel the difference between heaven and earth."
Morgen looked at Almark, who said so and dropped his shoulder, with a face that sees something rare.
"I don't even think I care that much. There's no way Wendy's gonna hate Almark."
After Morgen says so, as I recall, oh, but, say.
"Before, Leido said that someone would take it easy because love is a quick winner, or something. I don't know, but I wonder if that happens."
"To someone"
Almark sees Morgen's face.
"Even if you look at me with such a sad face. Only for Wendy, I don't think so."
Morgen answers like he's in trouble.
"'Cause it's only been three days or so, right? Maybe Wendy hasn't been eating much good lately either."
……
Morgen looked at Almark's expression and
"Oh, you think you weren't supposed to talk to me. Well, I certainly don't know how a girl feels."
I laugh bitterly when I say.
"Why don't you ask Wendy directly?
"I thought about that, too."
Almark gets annoyed.
"Scared."
"You're really gonna be about Wendy."
That's what Morgen says and laughs.
"It's not funny."
"Sorry. Sorry."
Morgen can pull in a laugh.
"If you want to know how a girl feels, why don't you ask the girl? With Norish or Lilty? I can write a script like that, so Curimet might be nice."
"Girl."
Almark looks frightened.
"Almark, you're always"
Morgen said with a frightened face.
"Even Leila will talk to Torque. The demons of darkness and the mercenaries of the north will be slaughtered by themselves. Can't you hear that?"
"I feel the scare category is different"
Almark says in a small voice.
"I feel sorry for myself."
"How about a boy? I guess it's around Leido and Wallis who's going to know what it's like to be a girl in our class."
"Reido."
Just a little cheer back on Almark's face.
"Let's ask Leido"
"Yeah. Don't do that."
Morgen nods.
"You can't ask torque or anything if you're wrong. Because I would never say a thing."
"Right. I don't think Torque understands how girls feel."
Almark nods too.
"When I get back to the dorm, I'll ask Leido. Thank you, Morgen."
"You're welcome."
Morgen slapped Almark's shoulder gently so that Almark would always do so.
"Talk to me whenever you want something delicious. Eat properly and you'll figure out most of the things."
Almark, who broke up with Morgen just up the dorm stairs and tried to return to his room, was inadvertently stopped from behind.
"You're worried about something."
"... you know what I mean?"
I accidentally admitted it.
"I knew it."
Torque laughed.
"Talk to me."