I am walking towards Eli-chan who's chatting with two of our female classmates.

“Let's eat lunch at the rooftop, Eli-chan.”

They all look at me.

“You sure are lucky Reverren. To be able to be this intimate with Hecate.”

“Fufufu. I know right. Eli-chan is such a beautiful, reliable, and trustworthy woman after all. I'm really fortunate to be able to have her.”

I thought she'll be happy again by that but Eli-chan glared at me instead.

“You have such a sweet tongue. But I don't think it's enough to move Hecate.”

Really? She's simpler than you think. It's just that she's kind of angry at me at the moment.

“Are you and Hecate a childhood friends or something?”

The other girl asked after drinking on her water bottle.

“Oh. I don't think so.”

Eli-chan looks subtly surprise by that but immediately went back to her usual expression.

Hmm.. What was she surprised about?

“You charmed her then? Hahahaha.”

“Oh perhaps I did. But how about you? Aren't you ‘charmed’ by me?”

“Haha. Nice, but you can't charm me, mister~”

“Fufu. Very well then. Anyway, I'd like to borrow your goddess for a while.”

“I haven't brought a lunch with me.”

She finally spoke.

“Then let's buy at the canteen first.”

“Enjoy.”

“We'll be leaving as well Hecate.”

Eli-chan smiled softly and nodded at them.

We stood up and prepared to left.

“Where are you going Mark-kun?”

Mae-chan called me out.

“Oh hello there Mae-chan.”

She didn't respond. She look at Eli-chan and stares at her seemingly disturbed.

This intrigued me so I turned my eyes to Eli-chan and saw that she's looking at Mae-chan with eyes brimming with hostility.

“Mae-chan.”

“Oh. Sorry.”

“What is it?”

“Are you going to eat at the canteen?”

“No. We will go there to buy Eli-chan a lunch first then eat at the rooftop.”

“Can I come with you?”

“No.”

Eli-chan steps forward and blocks Mae-chan from me.

“Ohh. Sorry Ms. Hecate. I just got something to say to Mark-kun.”

“Then say it now.”

She sounds territorial fufufufu.

“What do you want to talk about Mae-chan?”

“Uhh.. Did you convinced Al?”

So she wanted to asks about that.

“We'll hang out tomorrow and I'll convince him by then.”

“Oh I see. Thank you Mark-kun.”

“You're done now right? Let's leave.”

“Why do you seem so hostile to her, Eli-chan?”

“I'm not.”

Oh really?

“I'll leave now.”

Mae-chan smiled softly then glances at Eli-chan once again.

“Oh alright. Don't worry Mae-chan. I'll convince Al for you.”

Eli-chan and I turned and left the room.

“What do you want to eat?”

“Anything.”

“Come on. If I give you my flesh, will you eat it?”

“!!”

She looked unusually.. uh... Well, anyway, I got shivers.

“Don't take it seriously okay?”

“.......”

She lowered her eyes.

“Don't look disappointed!”

“......”

“Tell me what do you want to eat.”

“Curry.”

“Alright.”

I went to one of the stalls and bought a curry and rice packed in a styrofoam lunch box.

“Well then, let's go now.”

Carrying our lunch with me, I lead the way walking side-by-side with Eli-chan towards the rooftop we almost copulated at.

Multiple eyes are watching the two of us walk and I'm sure Eli-chan notices that as well.

Whatever. We ignored it.

The rooftop has an unlocked roof door that serves as an egress so how to get at there without climbing up like we did last time is no problem.

*Plop!*

The roof structure that covers the staircase is enough to give us a shade so under it's protection, I removed the lid of my lunch box and the aroma of a fried chicken wafts in the air.

“Let's share each other's lunch.”

“En.”

She opens her styrofoam lunch box. Inside, there's a white rice and a curry in their respective compartment.

“Here take this.”

I gave her one chicken legs.

“.......”

And she scoops me a spoonful of curry.

“Let's eat.”

I fed myself.

“You just didn't invite me here to eat right?”

And Eli-chan asked a question after minutes of silence.

“Perhaps. But let's continue eating for now. How's my sister's cooking by the way?”

“It's good as usual.”

“I know right. She wakes up at 3 AM and prepares for our breakfast and lunch. She's such a hardworking little sister— Wait. Why do you look so disgusted? I am only praising her okay? Don't think too much about it.”

“I said nothing.”

But you're face says it.

“Yes you did. Communication isn't only verbal you know.”

“.......”

“We also talk through gestures, actions, writing, and perhaps more.”

“I see.”

“I think what caused us to this situation got something to do communication.”

“Yes. You lied!”

“I didn't though.”

“But you just admitted that you did lied last time.”

“Last time?”

“Yes. The last time we almost d-d-did....it..”

“Fufufufufu.”

She glares at me.

“I do remember that. It's so hard talking sense to you after all.”

“So you lied that ‘you lied’?!”

That sounds confusing fufufu.

“I did.”

She turned around looking really angry. Eli-chan look quite adorable with this angle though.

She sits beside me and because I have my back straightened while she sit slightly curved, I am seeing her profile view from a high angle.

“I have something I wanted you to listen.”

“No. I don't want to. You'll lie again!”

“Uh-huh, but still listen to it.”

I pulled out my phone. Then plays the trimmed recording at full volume.

『“Ah ma'am!”

“What is it Mr. Reverren.”』

Eli-chan look at me perhaps she thought something of her own.

『“Didn't you told me and the boys to pick up the new locker last Tuesday?”

“What of it?”

“I'm just wondering if it will put me into trouble.”

“Why would it be?”

“We left before the ceremony ends after all.”

“Don't worry Mr. Reverren. It won't put you into trouble. If it would anyway, it will be my responsibility. I'm the one who asked you to help.”』

The recording ended. And I hope this will solve the misunderstanding between the two of us.

“........”

“Can you believe me now? That I didn't lied to you that time?”

“........”

“Hey.”

“...ou rope her in...”

“What?”

“You made her speak of that...”

“Hell no.”

“You did!”

“Why would I do that?”

“To trick me what else?!”

“But I am not!”

“No! That's not true! There's no way it will be true!”

“Why are you so stubborn about this?”

“Because I'm fed up with you lying to me everytime!”

“But I did not! It's just your— ”

“Here we go again!”

She stood up.

“We've gone through this already. You're going to mention how bad is it to be how I am again won't you?!”

Kinda.

“I didn't say that your bad being who you are though.”

“But that's what you wanted to say!

“No it's not!”

“I already said this last time— but if you cannot accept me for who I am, then don't!”

“When did I say that—”

“NO SHUT UP! I told you I won't listen to you anymore!”

Oh bloody hell... Let me finish. Stop cutting me off Eli-chan.

“HEY!”

The shade is at the side of the entrance and we're under it, so I've long known somebody with a familiar presence has been eavesdropping at us.

He was literally separated from us with only one wall.

“What are you doing to miss Hecate?!”

That person is B-mac who's looking rather heroic and righteous under the heat of the sun.