"Excuse me for interrupting, I remember you are Horikita-san, right?"
Shiina recognized the girl she had met once at Palette, but since they hadn't introduced themselves then,
Shiina wasn't entirely sure of her name.
However, Shiina remembered that Amane seemed to have called her Suzune just now.
With this, she only needed to search for all students with the name "Suzune" in the phone's backend system, then narrow the scope to First Year Class D.
This would leave only one result.
Horikita Suzune.
I'm so smart.
"I didn't expect Shiina-san to still remember me, it makes me happy."
That statement must be a lie, right?
Shiina looked at the expressionless Horikita, her throat unconsciously bobbing.
She was least adept at dealing with people of this personality, especially girls. Horikita, who clearly appeared to be a dominant type at first glance, was even more difficult for Shiina.
As for how she could tell?
Horikita-san was holding Amane by the waist with one hand and pinching her ear with the other.
If that wasn't dominant,
then Shiina really couldn't find a girl more dominant than Horikita.
"Eh? Horikita-san remembers me too?"
Shiina showed a surprised expression, accompanied by a gentle smile.
Such a smile was very deceptive.
"Every girl who has spoken to this idiot, I remember her name and appearance."
Horikita's words made Shiina a little uneasy.
Would a normal girl do something so terrifying?
And remembering names and appearances... "Hahaha, Horikita-san is joking, right? It sounds like Horikita-san might pull out a notebook at any moment with my name written in it."
Horikita's words made Shiina Hiyori, who loved mystery novels,
immediately think of all sorts of strange things.
Like Death Note.
Like various murder cases.
But the next second,
Shiina's small face turned pale.
"Shiina-san, how did you know?"
Horikita surprisingly pulled out a small notebook from her top pocket.
After flipping through many pages, she showed one of them to Shiina.
There really was one!!!
Sweat began to seep from Shiina's forehead.
Especially when she saw the page with her photo on it, marked with a large red cross,
she felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles.
"Horikita-san... why is there a cross on my page?"
Shiina asked cautiously.
At the same time, she switched her phone to emergency call mode.
Horikita-san was too dangerous!
"You mean that..."
Horikita originally wanted to answer Shiina's question.
But when she saw Amane still secretly flirting with Shiina,
she deliberately left her in suspense.
"Who knows? Shiina-san, do you have anything else? If not, I'm taking Amane away."
Facing Horikita's question,
Shiina looked at Amane with some hesitation.
Amane also looked at Shiina with hopeful eyes.
As if she was saying she wanted to stay.
Shiina's mind at this moment seemed to be filled with the sound of "Save me, save me."
Finally, after an intense internal struggle,
"I have nothing else."
"Then we're leaving."
"Goodbye~"
Shiina smiled as she watched the still struggling Amane being dragged away.
She hadn't expected Horikita-san, who looked like a refined young lady, to have such a personality.
Shiina patted her chest with lingering fear.
Luckily, she hadn't stood up for Miyako-san just now, otherwise... Shiina had already imagined the terrifying scene of Horikita carrying one person in each hand and throwing both of them out of the library.
But why did Horikita-san draw a cross on the page with Shiina Hiyori's name?
Shiina felt a little uneasy about this.
Suddenly,
she saw the biscuits Amane had left behind.
Logically, in such a situation, the items should be returned to their owner.
But given the current circumstances,
it seemed a bit difficult to return them.
Just judging from Amane's expression just now,
after they returned, Horikita-san might even give her a small punishment.
How pitiful.
Thinking this, Shiina looked through the window at the two people leaving. Amane seemed to be still trying to explain something.
Then, Horikita, as if finding it troublesome,
gave Amane a chop to the back of her neck.
Amane, who had been struggling, immediately lowered her head and became obedient.
Gulp.
Shiina swallowed the saliva in her mouth.
With this, the small biscuits in front of her seemed to be something she could just eat directly.
It seems Amane probably won't remember anything about today.
Shiina opened the bag.
She took out a small cookie and put it in her mouth.
She chewed gently.
The sweet richness of cream mixed with honey, and the slightly bitter taste of cocoa, two unique flavors, balanced each other perfectly.
Only then did Shiina realize she had eaten a chocolate-flavored cookie.
If she were to rate this dessert, it would get at least eight out of ten points.
And it was clearly made the same way as last time.
Yet, the texture was even more delicate.
She could tell that Amane had put a lot of thought into making it.
The little cookies were also quite addictive.
Before long, the small bag was already empty.
Huh?
I should have eaten it more slowly.
Next time I see Miyako-san, I'll ask her for more.
Shiina gently stroked the picture book of Momotaro with her fingers.
Even though she had been tricked into coming.
But a happy smile remained on Shiina's face.
She hadn't met anyone as interesting as Amane in a long time.
She hoped that next time they met, they would have time for a good, private chat.
Not long after.
Horikita opened her door.
Having carried Amane all the way, sweat beaded on her forehead.
She hadn't expected Amane to be quite heavy; it was just that before, she would pick her up whenever she wanted, which led Horikita to have no concept of Amane's weight.
"She's so heavy!"
Horikita complained casually.
Unexpectedly, Amane, who had been unconscious a moment ago, immediately revived on the spot.
"Suzune, that's so mean!!! My weight is perfectly normal for a girl!"
As soon as she heard Horikita call her heavy, Amane immediately broke free from Horikita's arms, then put her hands on her hips, pouted, and looked at the slightly surprised Horikita with a displeased expression.
"Weren't you unconscious?"
"...Oh, oh dear, my head feels so dizzy."
Amane's eyes darted around.
She covered her forehead, spun around three or four times, then elegantly collapsed onto Horikita's shoulder.
She even reached out and wrapped her arms around Horikita's neck.
"Can you be any more fake?"
This time, Horikita didn't go easy; she directly pinched Amane's cheek to wake her up.
Why was she treating her like this?
This little scoundrel, after being caught trying to meet another girl, had actually used the excuse of taking a nap together to brush her off.
And that wasn't even the most infuriating part.
The most infuriating part was that Amane had actually snuck off to meet Shiina while Horikita was napping with her.
It wasn't until Horikita woke up thirsty for water that she realized she had been hugging that brown bear pillow all afternoon.
If she didn't show her who was boss, Amane would really think she could get away with anything.
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