I don’t know about that guy who got caught. Most likely, he chose an easy route and got caught by the patrolling Camp Managers or he’s just trying his luck after sneaking out of their camp.
In any case, if he ended up successful at his attempt to sneak in, who’s to say the girls would stay silent and not beat him up? That’s like entering a girl’s locker room. It’s a social suicide.
And no matter how favored I am in the girls’ eyes, it can also be applied to . That’s why I’ve been cautious not to wake up any other girls unrelated to last night.
Well, there’s Wakaba but it’s up to her whether to report or not. If she kept it to herself then I’ll consider owing her one...
Maybe I’ll grant her a favor if she asks for one and I won’t tease her even if a chance presents itself. Sounds good, no?
Yeah. As if it is that easy. It’s not even a day that she stopped being uncomfortable around and that happened. I better expect her to act uncomfortable around again.
Anyway, Sawano’s mood seemingly showed a sharp rise right after that. He’s pleased that he’s not going to have the sa headache as the Camp leader from the other hill.
Once he finished his roll call, he allowed everyone to use our cabins to answer calls of nature or just refresh themselves before we could officially start the second day of the camp.
Soti later, with the lead of the Camp Managers, we did so morning exercises; the notorious radio calisthenics. Soone brought a speaker they used last night and played it for us to follow.
It’s a 3-minute exercise that covers mostly the basics. You can’t even sweat with it but it’s enough to unwind your joints and muscles that have been sleeping for the night.
Then after that, they let us exercise on our own, giving us thirty minutes of free ti to do so.
It was optional so... more than half decided to not do anything and laze around the camp area. The calisthenics were enough for the. As for the rest, they scattered to whatever kind of exercise they wanted to do.
So followed a Camp Manager for a run down the hill to repeat what we did yesterday.
So started stretching and exercising in pairs.
As for , soone who had a strict morning routine, I naturally joined the run.
I don’t know what they’ve eaten but Sakuma and every guy that I can consider soone who doesn’t have any conflict with followed after to join as well.
But among them, Sakuma walked close to . I could feel his intense gaze as though he was drawing so kind of rivalry against .
Is this because of last night? He’s now stepping up to prevent from stealing Setsuna-nee from him?
“Hmm? Do you have sothing to say?” I glanced at him which made the guy flinch.
Nevertheless, he held his ground and straightened his back. He looked up at , his eyes firm and steady.
The events of last night seed to fuel his courage to stand up and fight. In the end, it turned out better for him. He should’ve acted like this right away.
Or so I thought. The words that ca out of his mouth sounded stiff and awkward contrary to what he was displaying.
“Onoda. I...”
“You what? Man, stop hesitating.”
Yep. He suddenly looked like he couldn’t bring himself to be straightforward in confronting . He looked like he was conflicted about whether to go through with this or not.
Yeah. I can kinda guess what he’s thinking. Despite everything that happened, this guy truly wants to see as his friend. Unfortunately, I can’t bring myself to accept that. There’s just no way.
“If you can’t even voice out your thoughts, there’s no point acting up like this, no?” I continued. If that’s not enough to push him over the edge, then he’s really hopeless.
Even if I hold myself back in approaching Setsuna-nee, she’ll just continue to get drawn toward if he’s the only other option.
And presently, he hasn’t stepped out from being seen as a little brother. Their past was already inconsequential at this point.
He could be her first love or first kiss but years passed and those could only be fleeting mories by now.
I’m certainly not generous enough to continue helping him. If all the advice I’ve given him isn't enough, then the problem lies with him and his inaction.
“I know... You’re right. I can’t just continue like this if I don’t want to see her get stolen by you.” Sakuma eventually responded.
Those around us had confused looks but possibly rembering what they witnessed last night, most had looks of understanding.
Of course, I’m like the villain in this story. I’m that guy who shalessly flaunted how I can invite anyone and not face any negative consequences.
For sure, so of them started seeing in a negative light because of that. But as always, I couldn’t care less about their opinions.
I may not want to create unnecessary enemies for myself but that doesn’t an I can just take everything lying down. So they can curse at all they want but once they escalate it from that, they better be prepared to face the consequences.
Uh... Anyway, how should I respond to this guy?
On my left, Hino looked like he’s also interested in this and that’s the sa even for Kobayashi and Shirai. And that’s normal, I guess? I put myself further into the spotlight last night, after all. Now, anything that might be related to could gather this much attention.
“Look. No one’s stealing anything, alright? But this is good for you. You’re finally stepping up and taking my advice seriously.”
Upon hearing that, Sakuma got a bit flustered. He possibly realized it. All this ti, I’m telling him to step up and stop being passive when it cos to Setsuna-nee. Besides, I can swear that I’m not even trying to make a move on that girl... she’s the one getting drawn to ...
But who will believe if I say that on this occasion? That’s not only a bad idea but also sothing that I wanted to avoid. She’s still Satsuki’s older sister so I don’t want to start sothing that can tarnish her reputation.
Anyway, it took Sakuma close to a minute before responding. This ti, his eyes beca a little bit clearer. While he still looked like he found his resolve not to lose against , his hostility already lessened.
“Your advice... I see. I understand now. But Onoda. I won’t lose.”
“Sure... Not that I’m competing against you. You can interpret things any way you want. Just rember not to stray from your objective. Who knows? You might succeed this ti.”
“Yes... And I won’t ask you for advice anymore.”
“Great. I already ran out of things to say anyway.”
I shrugged and acted nonchalant, deflecting whatever hostility left that he was sending my way. There’s no point arguing with him. In the end, won’t this be one less annoyance for ?
A while later, with our conversation ending there, our morning jog started.
Nothing much happened during. The sa as yesterday, most were exhausted on running back uphill. Following that, we continued with a standard exercise routine – nothing too excessive since it was already late.
Before long, we once again returned to the gathering area to have our breakfast.
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