Want a Razor?

Ding-dong, ding-dong...

After entering the convenience store, Kamigami Haruo casually glanced around.

He immediately spotted the two people who had happened to run into each other and gone shopping together.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Kamigami Haruo played ostrich, lowering his head and quickly sweeping up daily necessities.

He grabbed several cups of instant noodles to fill his stomach, a bottle of sunscreen, a bath towel, a set of towels, and a bag of laundry detergent.

For the free daily necessities, he took a toothpaste set, body wash, and a razor.

If not for the rule limiting him to three items per month, he would have tossed everything into his basket.

The total came to around 3,000 PR.

Kamigami Haruo had just raised his head in satisfaction when his eyes met those of the two people opposite him.

"What? Uh... want a razor?"

Kamigami Haruo randomly picked up an item, saw what it was, and tried to sell it to them.

"Looks like you're just like Ayanokōji too. I really envy how unreserved you two are."

After glancing at Kamigami Haruo, Horikita Suzune also shot Ayanokōji a look.

Before Horikita Suzune could speak again, Kamigami Haruo gave an awkward laugh, left the embarrassed Ayanokōji behind, and headed for the register.

A long line had formed at the register because of some mishap. The first person in line was irritably searching himself.

There was no mistaking it. It was Ken Sudo.

As the wait dragged on, the people in line grew increasingly impatient and began complaining.

Those few remarks set off Ken Sudo's already explosive temper. He slapped the counter and started cursing without regard for the troubled cashier.

In the end, Ayanokōji paid out of his own pocket to settle it for him.

The dumbfounded Horikita Suzune walked over to Kamigami Haruo's side. She sighed speechlessly before saying,

"Unbelievable. You're being ordered around so casually the first time you meet. If that's what it takes to make friends, I'd rather be alone."

"Uh... maybe he wants to fit into the class."

"Sacrificing your own interests for others is truly foolish. Besides, associating with someone like that will bring endless trouble. Someone as intent on avoiding trouble as him shouldn't have helped."

"Who knows? But wouldn't talking to someone like me bring you trouble too?"

"What trouble? Trouble caused by your appearance? More than that, I want to know where you've hidden the truth you mentioned."

Hearing that, Kamigami Haruo, who had been drawing in a breath, looked as though he had suddenly choked on food.

"Next customer."

It happened to be his turn to pay. Otherwise, he might not have been able to hold it in.

Since Horikita Suzune had gotten in line early while talking with Kamigami Haruo, Ayanokōji could only line up behind her.

After paying, Kamigami Haruo ignored the two of them and walked out of the store.

He headed straight toward Ken Sudo, who was squatting outside the store.

After all, his shopping bags were sitting beside Ken Sudo.

However, when he picked them up, there were too many bags, making it difficult for him to walk.

With no choice, he squatted down on the spot, opened the bags, and stuffed some of the dry goods into his backpack.

As he ignored Ken Sudo's gaze and organized his backpack on his own,

Horikita Suzune's voice came again after she finished paying.

"You still haven't answered me."

"Give me your contact information. We'll talk when I have time."

Having organized his things, Kamigami Haruo only wanted to return to the dorm and rest, so he directly asked Horikita Suzune for her contact information.

At the same time, Ayanokōji carefully walked out of the store holding the instant noodles.

After handing them to Sudo, he looked at Kamigami Haruo and introduced himself.

"My name is Ayanokōji Kiyotaka. Nice to meet you, Kamigami."

"Hello, Tyrannosaurus. Nice to meet you."

As he greeted him, Kamigami Haruo finished organizing his things as well.

After standing, he glanced at Ayanokōji's crotch, slung his bag over his shoulder, and walked away without looking back.

Leaving behind an utterly confused Ayanokōji.

"Huh? Tyrannosaurus?"

"I'm going back. I don't want to lower my standards by staying here."

Seeing Ken Sudo eating noodles right there without the slightest concern for appearances,

Horikita Suzune said that, turned around, and left the store as well.

"What do you mean, standards? Who do you think you are, some rich young lady? You and him, both of you are so damn arrogant."

Because Kamigami Haruo had acknowledged Ayanokōji but ignored Ken Sudo,

Ken Sudo assumed Kamigami Haruo looked down on him, so Kamigami Haruo was innocently caught in the crossfire.

Already holding in his anger because of Kamigami Haruo, Sudo was provoked even further.

His temper flared again, and he wanted to chase after Horikita Suzune to question her, but Ayanokōji stopped him.

As for what happened afterward, when upperclassmen mocked him and he smashed the instant noodles onto the ground, Ayanokōji was the one who cleaned up the trash in the end.

The long-suffering Ayanokōji helped settle disputes, helped with the instant noodles, and ultimately still had to clean up afterward.

Though if he hadn't noticed the surveillance cameras, it was uncertain whether he would have helped at all.

There were four dormitory buildings on the school grounds. Three were student dormitories, with each grade living in a different building.

The arrangement was somewhat unusual. The building first-years used this year was the one last year's third-years had used throughout their three years.

The remaining building housed teachers and employees working at places such as the shopping center.

Dormitory lobby, around 12:30 p.m.

Having arrived ahead of the others, Kamigami Haruo ran into Horikita Suzune again at the lobby counter.

She took a slip of paper from her pocket and handed it to Kamigami Haruo before handing her student ID to the dorm manager.

The two of them received their room cards and dormitory rulebooks from the dorm manager at the same time.

Then they entered the elevator together and reached out to press the floor button at the same time.

"Come to think of it, I heard the Student Council president is named Horikita Manabu. You share the same surname, Horikita. Are you related?"

When Kamigami Haruo said that, Horikita Suzune's body beside him visibly stiffened, but she showed no intention of replying.

The silence did not last long before the elevator reached the fourth floor.

Seeing that Horikita Suzune remained silent, he shrugged, left her with a sentence, and headed toward his room.

"Remember to register an account."

Following the number on his room card, Kamigami Haruo arrived outside room 404. After swiping the card, he cautiously turned the doorknob.

Once the door opened successfully, he entered the dorm room. Looking at the dim interior, he switched on the light beside him.

He first took off his shoes, then placed his things on the counter before finally lying down on the bed.

A few minutes later, Kamigami Haruo, who had intended to get some proper sleep, opened his eyes.

He could not sleep. He had slept too much today.

Unable to sleep, he filled the dorm's electric kettle with water and set it on the hot plate to heat.

Then he took the body wash from his shopping bag and entered the bathroom.

Being a guy was convenient. One bottle of body wash could serve two purposes.

By the time he finished showering, the water had boiled as well.

Wrapped in a bath towel, Kamigami Haruo took out two cups of instant noodles, opened them, and poured in the hot water.

While waiting, he took some clothes from his bag and got dressed before eating the noodles.

Once full, and with the energy to think things over, he remembered the slip of paper Horikita Suzune had handed him earlier.

He took the slip and his phone from the pocket of the pants he had taken off.

Horikita Suzune's phone number was clearly written on the paper.

Using the phone number provided by the school, Kamigami Haruo registered a new account and added Horikita Suzune as a friend.

In an instant, he received a notification that the request had been accepted.

He thought for a moment. Before she could reply, his two thumbs rapidly typed out a message and sent it.

"Forgive me, my foolish imouto."

After confirming that the message had been sent, he immediately set his phone to silent, turned off the screen, and put it away.

Kamigami Haruo took a small box from his bag and gently placed it beside the bed.

He put the few clothes in his bag into the wardrobe, then stored the groceries he had bought in the refrigerator.

After tidying up everything else, he took a towel, his phone, student ID, and room card.

Only after making sure the air conditioner was set to its lowest temperature did he open the door and leave.

This time, his destination was the athletic field. To rid himself of his frail body, he could only keep training.

However, as a complete fitness novice, he had no idea how to train.

After taking some sun protection measures, he decided to run thirty laps around the field first, then do one hundred push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups each.