The Fourth Period Is Modern Chinese (Continued)

Zaimokuza brooded worriedly, then raised his eyes to look at me. Though it was completely irrelevant, he was really good at looking up at people from below. I wanted Hachiman to see this. He seemed like the type who would like it.

"...Could it be that you heard my conversation with that man earlier?"

"I didn't hear a single word. I'm not interested in eavesdropping on people."

I lowered my brows and smiled shyly.

After graduating high school, I had deliberately stopped smiling like that. I hated this childish part of myself. But now, in order to put him at ease, I intentionally gave him that smile.

"Is that so...?"

However, Zaimokuza clearly didn't believe me at all.

It was probably because I had suddenly refused to go to his company, and he thought the reason lay in his conversation with that man.

"It can't be helped. Since it has come to this, I must reveal the truth to you."

Zaimokuza swallowed several times, made up his mind, and widened his eyes.

"I-I-I actually! My true identity is...!"

"...You're not a game developer, are you?"

"You did hear it after all!"

Zaimokuza flailed his limbs. Though it was completely irrelevant, the way he threw a tantrum was really cute. I wanted Hachiman to see it; he seemed like he'd have no resistance to this sort of thing.

"No, I didn't. Did that person say something to you earlier?"

I really hadn't heard anything.

That person named Sagamori had talked with Zaimokuza for a long time. I figured they might be discussing work, so I covered my ears.

However.

"I didn't manage to cover my ears in time, so I accidentally heard the first few sentences."

That person had been surprised that Zaimokuza was still at the office at this hour.