[Master, what does this mean? Also, Master, this girl is clearly sitting beside you, but her feet have been moving nonstop.]
"This is standard procedure. If you take it seriously, you lose." Su Yang had already become remarkably calm in the face of harassment from Classmate Suou.
"What does that mean?"
Su Yang continued, "I didn't participate in the forest school last year."
"Ah... right."
Suou Amane immediately understood. Su Yang had been famous for skipping class before this.
Some of the students in the class also looked over.
"Actually—"
Young Lady Ryotsuki, the headmaster's granddaughter, walked over, her long straight black hair tied into twin tails with two white butterfly ribbons. "There's a very famous legend about this."
"If a couple holds hands during the final second after the forest school's bonfire party ends, they'll receive the blessing of the Sacred Tree at the venue. They'll be able to become husband and wife in the future."
"It's very accurate, you know."
"Why do you say that?"
Suou Amane looked over. She had originally wanted to tell Su Yang about this, but Ryotsuki Kanade had beaten her to it, which left her a little dissatisfied.
"Because I'm proof of it." Ryotsuki Kanade smiled, revealing a cute dimple.
"Young Lady's parents were students in one of the previous classes," An, the maid dressed in a male school uniform, said as she stood beside Ryotsuki Kanade.
She had been chosen as Ryotsuki Kanade's maid, but she often had to clean up Ryotsuki Kanade's messes as well.
"I see." Su Yang nodded.
Then he took out his book.
"Then you can go back now," he said to Suou Amane.
"Eh? Why? Are you going to spend the final second with Young Lady Ryotsuki?" Suou Amane could not accept this.
"Ehehe? So