After returning home, it was already afternoon.
Ethan looked around the living room and noticed that neither Kato Megumi nor Mai Sakurajima was there.
So he opened the unusually silent group chat and typed:
Ethan: “@Kato Megumi, @Mai Sakurajima, where’d you two go?”
Kato Megumi: “…”
Kato Megumi: “Um, sorry, Mr. Ethan. There wasn’t really anything left for me to help with, so I went home.”
Of course, Ethan knew there was a very high chance Megumi had fled after watching the stream.
📲
But he didn’t expose her.
Ethan: “Oh. See you tomorrow, then.”
Kato Megumi: “Mm.”
As for the one who hadn’t replied at all, Mai Sakurajima…
Her bedroom door was shut tight.
Knock knock.
Ethan walked over and rapped lightly on the door.
“You’re still home, right? I’m gonna take a shower. Need to use the bathroom first?”
“No!”
A muffled voice came from inside the room.
Ethan had expected that reaction.
What he’d done earlier had basically dropped a silent bomb into the group chat.
Still, for the sake of a brighter future, sacrifices had to be made.
So he went off to shower.
The moment she heard the water running, Mai Sakurajima bit down on her lip in frustration while clutching her blanket.
🫣
“Yeah, scrub harder. Wash that filthy thing clean already!”
She regretted it deeply.
She never should’ve watched the entire stream from beginning to end.
Now her head was full of those scenes.
And her body wouldn’t listen to her anymore.
She’d already gone through one pair of brand-new underwear because of it.
💥
How was she supposed to face Ethan now?
She grumbled inwardly about her lack of self-control, and about Ethan’s shameless flirting.
But when she thought of Kato Megumi, she suddenly fell silent.
“…Does she like Mr. Ethan too?” ❓
The next day.
Third period in the morning was PE for Ethan’s class, and today happened to be fitness testing day.
After warming up, Kato Megumi walked over beside him.
“Mr. Ethan, aren’t you going to warm up?”
“You saw yesterday too, didn’t you, Megumi? I’m not exactly a normal person. I don’t need it.”
He sounded casual, but the implication was deliberate.
“…”
Megumi fell silent.
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Still, she simply nodded as if it didn’t bother her at all.
Ethan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Megumi wasn’t avoiding him.
She just refused to mention what happened yesterday.
Even he couldn’t read what she was thinking from that calm, expressionless face.
😐
“It’s the boys’ turn for testing now.”
“Oh.”
The PE test included things like high jump, grip strength, and sprinting.
Originally, Ethan had planned to hold back and casually breeze through it.
But…
His body was simply too strong.
Even half-hearted effort was enough to smash records.
“Woooah!”
Class 3 erupted again and again as Ethan casually shattered one school fitness record after another.
🏃♂️💨
The commotion even drew the attention of Class 4, who happened to be doing PE testing at the same time.
A girl with pink dango-style hair, Yui Yuigahama, looked over in confusion.
“What’s going on over there with Class 3?”
Beside her, Hina Ebina pushed up her glasses, eyes sparkling.
“It’s that insanely handsome, stylish, super-charismatic Ethan from the next class. He’s already broken a bunch of fitness records.”
“Hehe… now I really wanna see him sweating side-by-side with Hayama.”
She practically drooled like she’d just spotted gourmet food.
“…Uh.”
Yui quietly edged farther away from her.
“Ethan…”
As she rolled the name around in her mind, she instinctively glanced at the girl beside her.
Miura Yumiko stood there with her arms crossed like an aloof rich girl.
“…”
Yumiko’s expression didn’t change at all.
She didn’t even bother looking in Ethan’s direction.
Yui sighed inwardly.
She still remembered how, back in their second year, Yumiko had written Ethan a love letter.
✉️
And never got a reply.
Ever since then, Yumiko had treated boys coldly.
“Waaaah!!!”
Another wave of shocked screams came from Class 3.
It made Yumiko’s curiosity itch even more.
How could she not care?
Ethan had been the very first person she’d ever secretly fallen for.
She’d thought about confronting him before, asking why he never answered her confession.
But because of her pride in front of Yui and the others, she kept putting it off.
And lately…
His presence had become even more attractive than before.
I really wanna go look!!!
But Yui’s pitiful, pleading gaze forced her to stay composed.
With a cold snort, she said:
“Stop staring. It’s our turn for sprint testing.”
The track wasn’t very large to begin with.
So the sprint tests for Classes 3 and 4 were held together.
“…”
Yumiko stared blankly at Ethan’s profile from the lane beside him.
The whistle for the girls’ race blew first.
The girls from Class 4 all dashed forward together.
Yumiko reacted a beat slower because she’d been distracted by Ethan, but quickly caught up to the front group.
Then the whistle for the boys from Class 3 sounded too.
Whoosh!
Ethan shot forward like a gust of wind.
“S-So fast!”
Everyone around them was stunned.
That speed was terrifying.
“Ugh…”
While running, Yui Yuigahama suddenly felt dizzy.
Ethan’s figure swept past her.
A rush of wind brushed against her body.
Yui completely lost her balance and pitched forward.
⚠️
Luckily, Ethan noticed immediately.
In a movement no normal human should’ve been capable of, he instantly reversed direction mid-sprint and caught her before she hit the ground.
🫴
“Yui!”
The moment she saw that, Miura Yumiko was the first to rush over.
Ethan immediately explained,
“I didn’t bump into her. She looks sick.”
“Dizzy…”
Yui’s whole body had gone limp.
“Ethan, please help me take her to the infirmary.”
Though Yumiko usually acted prideful and haughty, she genuinely cared about her friends.
“This’ll be faster.”
Ethan effortlessly scooped Yui into his arms and headed toward the infirmary.
🏥
After tossing a quick explanation to Hina Ebina, Yumiko hurried after them.
“…”
Kato Megumi silently watched Ethan’s departing figure, unreadable thoughts flickering behind her calm eyes.
🧍♀️🎬👀🚶♂️🍃
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