TEASER
Volume 4 Chapter 1.4
A Fresh Start Part 4
The girl from the
Cat-tailed Tribe and a classmate, rolled her eyes when she saw Karanti sitting
at the same table as Shina. Although they had reconciled, they had been on bad
terms until recently. Surely she would be surprised.
"Mimuru? There's
no way you would ever come to the library by yourself, so Tom must be with you.
Where is he?"
"You're saying an
awful thing, Shina. Even I would read at least a book!"
Shina started to look
around for her other companion when Mimuru appeared. Mimuru's cheeks puffed out
in dissatisfaction at her best friend's behavior, and she held up the books in
her hand as if to refute her friend. The titles of the books were about
attribute interference theory, fluctuations in reaction rates due to magical
qualities, and other seemingly complicated topics. No matter how one looked at
it, it was not the kind of book Mimuru would read.
As Shina gazed at the
books with suspicion, a small boy with glasses appeared from behind the bookshelf.
He was carrying a stack of books in his arms, and once he noticed Shina and the
others, he put the books on a nearby desk and approached them.
"Shina, we meet
again. Oh, Mimuru, I see you brought me the materials I was looking for. Thank
you."
Hearing Tom's words,
Mimuru froze while Shina let out a small sigh.
"...... I knew it
was Tom who had business in the library."
"Hmm? What is
it?"
Shina glared at Mimuru
for lying. Mimuru's little lie was exposed in a flash, and she looked downward
with a red face and trembled her shoulders from embarrassment.
Tom, on the other
hand, who couldn't grasp the situation, just tilted his head.
"T-Tom, you
idiot―!"
"E-Eh!?
Why~!?"
Mimuru, who could no
longer stand the embarrassment she felt, came up to Tom and grabbed him.
"Why won't you
cooperate with me!? You should be on my side!"
"I don't know
what you're talking about!"
Mimuru was screaming
and Tom, who couldn't understand what was going on, was being jostled by his
girlfriend. Meanwhile, Shina and Karanti were sighing deeply.
In the midst of all
this, Tima tapped Mimuru on the shoulder, calling out to her in a panicked
manner.
"M-Mimuru-san, if
you make so much nosiness, you'll cause trouble for the others......"
"What do you
want, Tima-san!? I'm in the middle of something important here-...... ah~"
Mimuru, turning around
in agitation, looked in the direction to which Tima pointed and let out an
involuntary yelp.
A cluster of gazes
directed at her from the surroundings. All of them were clearly expressing
their dissatisfaction with Mimuru, as though saying [Be quiet!]. Originally,
this was a place where many students came to study by themselves. If one were
to raise one's voice here, one would naturally be reprimanded.
"A-Ahahaha ......
S-Sorry."
Mimuru let go of her
grip with a twitching smile on her face and quickly hid behind her lover to
escape the stares of those around her.
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