"Wow!"
The rain kept falling, as if it was crying on behalf of someone, making the dark gray clouds covering the sky thicker and thicker, making the scenery on the ground dark.
In this pouring rain, pedestrians were either walking hurriedly in raincoats or running into the distance with umbrellas. Even vehicles were speeding as if they were shaking off the heavy rain behind them, rendering the world into a depressing and quiet space.
In such a scenery, her appearance was undoubtedly like an alien who had broken into a world that she should not have broken into.
Pedestrians were running around in a hurry, but she was the only one walking slowly in the rain.
Everyone was carrying something to protect them from the rain, but she was the only one who stood up to the rain, letting the rain wet her whole body and even wet her long, straight flaxen hair that was well maintained and looked smooth and shiny.
The translucent milky white skin is stuck close to her because of the moisture-absorbed clothes. The slightly raised face is beautiful and fair, but now it looks very pale because of the moisture, giving people a feeling of pity.
If someone from Sobu High School were here and saw this girl, they would definitely recognize her identity immediately, right?
Because she just entered school this year, but she became famous in less than one semester, and was called "Angel" Sobu High School Spring Flower--Mahiru Shiina.
She is very beautiful, with a small face, regular facial features, and a pair of big eyes with long eyelashes on the edges. Although her figure is slightly slender and petite, she is different from the types of Yukino Yukinoshita and Eriri who are difficult to rise and fall. She is a good-looking type who can bear fruit on thin branches.
Of course, as one of High Mountain Flower from Sobu High School, Mahiru Shiina is not only outstanding in appearance, but also has both civil and military skills.
She is number one in the first grade, and is the top among the freshmen Sobu High School enrolled this year. She also has a first-class active performance in physical education classes, but she has never been arrogant and complacent because of it. Instead, she is quite humble and calm, and her attitude towards people and things is quite gentle. Coupled with her beautiful and non-aggressive childish face, people can unknowingly let go of their guard.
Because he has a good personality, and his appearance and temperament make people feel close to each other, Mahiru Shiina is called Angel by the people of Sobu High School. This shows what his status is in people's minds.
But such a flawless angel in everyone's eyes was just walking aimlessly in the rain. In the past, his pair of extremely beautiful caramel-colored eyes had no energy at all, and they didn't even have focus. They stared blankly ahead.
He looked very much like a homeless orphan.
That performance was very much like that of a child who cannot see the future.
Not that no one around her noticed her, and some people with evil intentions even moved their eyes wildly. I don't know what they had in mind, but they came over with a look of concern.
Unfortunately, Mahiru Shiina is not completely unwary.
"Thank you for your concern, but I'm fine. Please don't pester me on the street."
When facing people who came over to express their concern, Mahiru Shiina uncharacteristically lost the gentleness and closeness of the past. Instead, he became quite indifferent and indifferent, with the rejection of others thousands of miles away almost written on his body.
Especially when faced with those people who were ready to cause trouble, Mahiru Shiina silently took out his mobile phone and hung the alarm number on the dialing interface, directly scaring those people away.
This way of coping is impeccable.
Just...
"As long as you continue to walk alone in the heavy rain with a helpless look on your face, those flies aiming at the cracked eggs will appear in an endless stream, pestering you and buzzing, right?"
When such a frivolous voice came into Mahiru Shiina's ears, Mahiru Shiina's eyes suddenly began to focus.
Because the sound was so close to her, Mahiru Shiina, who didn't notice anyone approaching her at all, was startled.
It was only then that Mahiru Shiina discovered that someone had appeared next to him.
Like himself, he was walking slowly in the rain while being soaked in the rain. The rain wet his clothes and hair, but it failed to wipe out the sparkle in his eyes and the faint smile on his face.
Under such circumstances, the other party was obviously as wet as himself, but unlike himself, he looked miserable. Instead, he seemed to have a wild and unruly feeling.
"You are..."
Mahiru Shiina saw the other party's face clearly and recognized the other party's identity.
"Third grade senior Eligos...?"
Obviously, Mahiru Shiina has heard of Leo, and even knows Leo.
"It's me." Leo was not surprised by this. He greeted with a smile and said, "Good afternoon, Shiina-san, you don't seem to be in a very good mood."
"... It's nothing." The surprise on Mahiru Shiina's face began to disappear, and he said in a gentle but indifferent voice that did not allow others to delve deeper, "Thank you for your concern, but please don't worry about my affairs."
Even though the target was a popular figure in the school, a handsome senior that most girls admired, Mahiru Shiina still did not change his attitude of rejecting others. Even when he saw Leo walking beside him and deliberately getting wet in the rain like himself, a little vigilance appeared in his eyes.
In her opinion, what Leo did should be the same as the people just now, they were all doing it to strike up a conversation or deliberately look cool, right?
Leo noticed this, but didn't care.
"Yeah, just pretend I didn't say anything."
With that said, Leo said nothing more, and just walked with Mahiru Shiina, continuing to walk in the rain.
This practice made Mahiru Shiina obviously feel a little uncomfortable. His beautiful brows were tightly knitted, but he didn't say anything.
She really wasn't in that mood, so she just turned around and walked towards another path.
However, what surprised Mahiru Shiina was that Leo seemed to have noticed her intention to change direction, and actually changed direction half a step faster than her, and the direction was exactly the same as hers.
Mahiru Shiina's brows suddenly furrowed even deeper, but he still didn't say anything and walked in silence until he reached the next intersection before changing direction again, intending to part ways with Leo.
But Leo seemed to have predicted something in advance, and changed direction half a step faster than her. Mahiru Shiina, who was half a step slower, realized in hindsight that the two were walking together again.
In that scene, it was not as if Mahiru Shiina wanted to get rid of Leo, but rather as if Leo wanted to part ways, but Mahiru Shiina himself wanted to follow.
Next, Leo can always change directions half a step faster than Mahiru Shiina, and the direction each time it changes is the direction Mahiru Shiina wants to change, making Mahiru Shiina look more and more like he wants to follow Leo.
If he takes a step faster, Mahiru Shiina will find out which direction he wants to go and change the route. If he takes a step slower, Mahiru Shiina will be the first to change lanes. If he follows up, it will look deliberate, giving Mahiru Shiina a reason to drive him away.
But Leo happened to only take half a step forward. When Mahiru Shiina changed course, it was already too late to change direction. If she deliberately changed direction at this time, it would be too deliberate.
If it were Yukino Yukinoshita or Utaha Kasumigaoka, they definitely wouldn't care if others thought they were being deliberate. They would leave if they wanted to and change lanes if they wanted to.
But Mahiru Shiina seemed unable to do this. He hesitated again and again, and finally could only accept the status quo and continue walking in silence with Leo.
During this walk, the two of them walked in the rain for a full hour.
At this time, Leo still looked relaxed as she went her own way. On the other hand, Mahiru Shiina began to feel cold, exhausted, and even her vision began to blur.
"Oops..."
Mahiru Shiina pursed her clammy lips.
She realized that she might have lost it.
She was indeed in a bad mood today, that's why she walked out to get wet in the rain, but she had no intention of continuing like this, as it would only ruin her body.
But because of Leo, she was unable to retreat in time, and ended up being soaked in the rain for more than an hour. It was obvious that something was wrong with her health.
"... I'm sorry, senior."
Mahiru Shiina did not continue to persist, stopped, and said with a little shortness of breath.
"I want to go back."
This is already a direct eviction order.
Leo immediately stopped, turned around, and met Mahiru Shiina's slightly misty eyes.
Immediately, he smiled and said something.
"You're already home."
As he spoke, Leo pointed to a building next to him.
Mahiru Shiina was startled at first, but when he saw the appearance of the building clearly, his expression immediately changed.
That building looked like the apartment building she currently lived in.
"This..."
Mahiru Shiina couldn't hide his surprise.
"Don't be surprised." Leo's smiling voice came into Mahiru Shiina's ears and said, "You were just walking around casually without knowing the way at all. Especially in the second half of the road, you gave up on changing lanes and actually followed me in a daze. Then of course I can take you to your home."
"You should feel lucky. I want to take you back to your home. If I wanted to take you back to mine, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave now."
"Although you have been vigilant along the way and not allowed suspicious people to approach you, your vigilance is still not enough, Shiina-senpai."
Under Leo's teasing words, Mahiru Shiina's breathing became even more rapid.
This was partly due to shock, and partly due to the fact that my body was getting weaker.
"You, how could you..."
Mahiru Shiina wants to say something, but feels extremely difficult.
"How do I know where your home is, right?" Leo looked at Mahiru Shiina like this, squinted his eyes and said, "That's not important. What's important is that if you don't go home, you might fall down?"
As soon as Leo finished speaking, Mahiru Shiina felt that he could no longer stand still, his body went limp and he fell down.
Just in time, I fell into the arms of Leo.
"I'll just say it."
Leo's voice reached Mahiru Shiina's ears again.
"Remember to learn from today's lesson and don't get caught in the rain next time, Shiina-san."
Mahiru Shiina can no longer hear these words.
She completely lost consciousness and fell into a coma.