During the break after third period, Shimizu Akira's phone suddenly vibrated.
He took it out and saw two messages from Kamuro Masumi on the screen:
Kamuro Masumi: Are my shoes with you?!
Kamuro Masumi: You haven't done anything weird with them, have you?!
Shimizu Akira stared at the screen, the corner of his mouth twitching involuntarily. Of course he knew what she meant by "anything weird."
What does she take me for...? he grumbled to himself.
His fingers flew across the screen as he typed a reply:
Shimizu Akira: I didn't do anything! Anyway, your shoes aren't with me anymore.
The moment he sent the message, she replied:
Kamuro Masumi: You didn't throw them away, did you?!
Shimizu Akira sighed and kept typing:
Shimizu Akira: No, I gave them to the female staff member at the dorm front desk! Just give them your name when you go to pick them up!
After Kamuro Masumi left, he had carefully put the handmade shoes in their shoebox and handed them over to the dorm front desk, just as they were.
A moment later, his phone vibrated again:
Kamuro Masumi: At least you have some sense... I'll go check after school.
Kamuro Masumi's messages kept popping up one after another:
Kamuro Masumi: Your actions last time completely threw off my plans, so I didn't get to finish what I was saying! Listen carefully this time.
Kamuro Masumi: Anyway, your top priority right now is to work hard and save up 20 million Private Points.
Shimizu Akira raised an eyebrow, tapping lightly on the screen.
As it happened, that really was his most important goal right now.
In a way, they were thinking along the same lines.
Shimizu Akira: Got it.
She quickly sent another long message:
Kamuro Masumi: Of course, there's no way