38 - Sometimes they sell something so sweet that you don't know who will drink it (Patreon)

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The next Sunday. Me, Tadashi, and Hiuri. Furthermore, Hayashi-san and Kannazuki-san, all of us come to the spacious rental space.

At first, we thought that a regular library would be fine, but Hiuri wouldn't be able to concentrate that way, so Tadashi and I decided to split the cost and rent a space. Hiuri attracts attention after all...
Since all we needed was desks and chairs, we rented an ordinary room that could accommodate five people. But, because we split the bill between the two of us, the expense wasn't that painful.

“Tadashi, study properly, okay?”
“Of course. I won’t show my languid side in front of the princess... in front of Sakura-san.”

If you always show that energy and spirit, we wouldn't have to come all the way here.

It seems Tadashi was beaten up by the boys at school after he invited Hiuri to a study meeting. Especially his mind.
Since Tadashi had always demonstrated leadership and built friendships, no one seems to have ever been violent towards him. This means that many people know his secrets, so almost all of Tadashi's secrets have been revealed.
On the way home, Tadashi made a face as if his heart was already in pieces.

“It's been a while since we gathered like this, isn’t it.”
“True”
“Please don’t forget that we came here to study. Rinrin.”

And then, Hayashi-san and Kannadzuki-san decided to come along on the spot. To be precise, what happened was that Hayashi-san said she wanted to come, and then Hayashi-san invited Kannazuki-san.
Because of that, even if they weren't Hiuri’s fans, people who were fans of Hayashi-san and Kannazuki-san joined the Won’t Tolerate Tadashi Squad and committed acts of mental destruction on Tadashi.

“Then, shall we begin?”
“Yes. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask. Rinrin and the others too.”
“Understood.”

Since this isn’t karaoke or anything like that, we don’t order anything, so we smoothly start studying.

Tadashi, who is always slacking and rarely studies on his own, is studying very seriously because he is in front of Hiuri and the others. But Tadashi, that's not within the scope of this test.

“Hiu, this is—?”
“Umm this is...”
“Then, this one is—?”
“This is...”

And while Tadashi is studying seriously (I told him the scope), Hayashi-san is asking Hiuri a lot of questions.
Could it be that Hayashi-san doesn't have very good grades?

Kannazuki-san noticed that I was paying attention to Hayashi-san and told me.

“I'm sorry that Rinrin is a little noisy. However, Nakano-san may think Rinrin is not very smart, but she does get good grades. She is slow to understand in class, so she keeps asking Hiu every time.”
“I see...”

Certainly, Hiuri's way of teaching is good. Even in the dream, Hiuri has helped me many times.
Perhaps the class format is not suitable for Hayashi-san. There are many types of people who learn better when they are taught one-on-one by someone like Hiuri.

“Uh, um, Sakura-san, would you mind teaching me as well...?”
“Okay. Show me.”

Seeing Hayashi-san like that, Tadashi also asked Hiuri a question. Hayashi-san asking so many questions may have made it easier for Tadashi to ask questions as well.
In that sense, Hayashi-san's actions were not a nuisance.

“Does Nakano-kun have any questions?”
“Eh? Hmm, I guess I'm fine right now. Thank you.”
“I, I see...”

...

Forty-five minutes. That was the time Tadashi was able to concentrate in this situation.
He said his limit was about 30 minutes, so I think he did his best.

“I'll go buy a drink.” (Hiuri)
“Ah wait. Kazuki, let's go.”
“Eeh?”
“There’s no way I can let you three go.”

Tadashi said that the moment Hiuri stood up.
Tadashi seems to want to take this opportunity to give a good image to the three of them. Well, Tadashi takes the initiative to do things like this even with boys, so it might be natural for him.

“Kazuki and I are buying, so what would you like?”
“...Then I'll have... coffee.”
“Hiu? Ah, um, I’ll have cola!”
“I’m fine with tea.”

Hiuri is having coffee...? Hayashi-san also seemed to feel discomfort at that...

“Yosh, let’s go.”
“Ah, yeah.”

Tadashi quickly left after hearing their requests. If I don't go, they will say a lot of things to me, so I have no choice but to follow him.

“Coffee, cola, and tea.”
“Yeah... I wonder if coffee is fine.”
“What are you talking about? There’s nothing else other than coffee. There's no one who suits coffee that much, right?”

Perhaps Hiuri chose coffee to match Tadashi's impression?
In the dream, Hiuri said that she shows her desires as they are, but in real life she suppresses them. We ate a lot of different things during the cultural festival, but Tadashi was working as the leader so he didn't see it.

“Well, as a thank you, I'll buy Kazuki’s part as well. What would you like?”
“Then... I want this strawberry milk.”
“Eh, you are going to drink something this sweet? Well, it's fine.”

Tadashi bought some cider and returned to the three of them.

“Here's your order.”
“...Thank you.”
“Thank you—”
“Thank you very much.”

Hiuri looks at the coffee and is intimidated. She can at least drink coffee, but she still prefers sweet drinks.
Hayashi-san, who seems to have come to the same conclusion as me, smiles wryly when she sees Hiuri like that. And Kannazuki-san is sighing.

“I'm not very thirsty, so you can have my share.”
“Ah! I don't need it, I'll give it to Hiu.”

Hayashi-san instantly understands my intentions, takes the strawberry milk from me, and hands it to Hiuri.
Hiuri looks at me as if I were her benefactor. I don't think it's possible for her to not drink the coffee, but she can just drink it with a palate cleanser.

“Kazuki, to think you’d give Sakura-san something sweet like this...”
“Now now.”

The general image of Hiuri is that of a dignified, strong-willed, and cool person. It's true that you can't imagine her eating or drinking anything sweet..

“Now that the drinks are here, let's get back to studying.”

With a word from Kannazuki-san, we resumed our studies.
Hiuri looks at the drink I handed her and thinks it was hot.

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