「Hmm? Isn’t that Sasaki-san over there?」
「Eh? Y-Yeah, that’s right.」
So as I silently gazed at the grounds, Natsue seemed to have just spotted Sasaki-san too and muttered that.
And then, Natsue, with a joyful smile, started talking to me about Sasaki-san.
「Ahaha, I mean, looking at it again, Sasaki-san’s breasts are amazing, right! She has a figure like a gravure idol!」
「…What do you think? Should I tell Sakurai-san exactly what you just said??」
「Eh… Ehh? N-No, please don’t do that!!」
When I said that, Natsue shook his head vigorously from side to side, begging me to stop.
「Haha, just kidding. I won’t snitch to Sakurai-san, so don’t worry.」
「G-Geez… don’t scare me like that…」
I laughed and patted Natsue on the back. He then sighed in relief.
Well, it’s natural for healthy boys to be interested in breasts at this age. I was thinking the same thing as Natsue just a moment ago.
So, reassured by my words, Natsue continued to stare intently at the scene on the grounds.
「Hmm, but you know… aren’t there a lot of cute girls in our year? Sasaki-san too, but in the next class, there’s Saegusa-san and Kitakami-san, they’re really cute too!」
「Hee, planning to cheat already even though you have a girlfriend? Ahh, I guess I should snitch to Sakurai-san after all…」
「Eh… Eh!? N-No, that’s not it! I’m just speaking generally! Besides, the cutest girl for me is undoubtedly Sakurai-san!! I’m devoted to Sakurai-san alone!」
「Haha, got it. So you don’t need to brag about it.」
Natsue defended himself with a loud voice.
From his earnestness, I could tell that Natsue really loves Sakurai-san, so I decided to congratulate him honestly.
「Well, it might be late, but congratulations on getting a girlfriend. I mean, you could have told me you got a girlfriend, you know.」
「Haha, thanks! Yeah, I wanted to tell Kazuki too, but you’ve been going somewhere during lunch break recently, right? So I couldn’t find the right time to tell you.」
「Eh? A-Ahh, I see… N-Now that you mention it, that’s true… W-Well, but I’m so jealous that Natsue has a girlfriend─!」
「Haha, then Kazuki should try to get a girlfriend too! It’s really fun to have a girlfriend, you know?」
「Well, even if you say to try… Hmm, by the way, how did Natsue start dating Sakurai-san?」
I became curious about that, so I asked Natsue. Now that I think about it, how did they start dating?
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「Ahh, well, I had been talking to Sakurai-san occasionally since our first year, and we were on pretty good terms. So at the beginning of this month, I mustered up the courage to confess to Sakurai-san. And when I got the okay, we started dating.」
「Hee, I see! So Natsue confessed… Haha, that’s bold of you!」
Now that he mentions it, I think I did see Natsue and Sakurai-san talking from time to time since our first year.
「So if you started dating at the beginning of this month… it’s been about a week since you started dating?」
「Ahh, yeah, about that. We’ve just started dating, but every day is super fun! Look, like this!」
── Flutter, flutter
As Natsue said that, he suddenly started waving his hand towards the ground.
「Eh? …Ahh.」
With a puzzled expression, I looked in the direction Natsue was waving… and on the grounds, Sakurai-san was waving back at Natsue.
It seems the running practice on the grounds had ended, and the female members were starting to take a break.
── Flutter, flutter
So, Sakurai-san, who had entered a break, was waving back at Natsue with a cute smile.
And watching this heartwarming interaction between the two… yeah, I feel like these two make a good couple after all.
「Ahaha, you two seem really close, I’m so jealous. So, make sure to take good care of Sakurai-san from now on, okay?」
「Ahh, of course. I’ll keep making her happy forever.」
Natsue’s face looked very happy as he said that. Yeah, may you two continue to explode with happiness for a long time.
And so, that afternoon became a day of watching a lovey-dovey couple up close. However, at that moment…
(…Ah)
As I was gazing at the grounds, by chance, I made eye contact with Sasaki-san outside.
It seems Sasaki-san had also finished running on the grounds and entered a break. So, since I had the chance…
── Flutter, flutter
So, since I made eye contact with Sasaki-san, I decided to wave at her like Natsue did. Then…
── Shoo, shoo…
Sasaki-san, with a deadpan look as if to say “What are you looking at?”, made a shooing gesture towards me with her hand.
(Haha, that’s so like Sasaki-san.)
I thought that gesture was somehow typical of Sasaki-san and couldn’t help but smile a little inside.