NEW ARRANGEMENT -

Start from chapter 5-

Reikou put his hand on Ryuuto’s shoulder. From the other side, Kiyoshi put his hand on Reikou’s shoulder. The trio was formed.

Behind them, Yueko walked, smiling as she watched them.

The classroom.

Reikou took his seat by the window. His eyes scanned the room, searching.

Where is she?

Then, he found her.

There she was.

Meiyu sat quietly.

Once again, everything blurred. Everything around her faded.

A gentle breeze came through the window, lifting her hair. She raised a hand, tucking the strands back into place.

Reikou stared, completely lost in thought.

"GOOD MORNING, STUDENTS!"

Mr. Yinglan entered.

"Listen carefully. Next week, we have a test  Be prepared."

Reikou wasn’t listening.

TWACK!

A chalk piece hit his head.

"Huh!?"

"Where were you lost?" Mr. Yinglan asked.

"Uh nothing! I was just thinking about how to prepare!" Reikou blurted out.

"Hmm. Good. Sit down."

Phew!

"Okay, students,"

"We’re changing the seating arrangement today."

"Right now, you’re sitting in a single row."

"But now, we’re changing the format… Combine three desks together."

"From now on, three students will sit in one row."

"We’re doing this because exams and tests are coming up. Help each other out…"

"But don’t take advantage of it!"

"I’ll be back soon. Arrange your seats properly, and don’t make any noise."

With that, Mr. Yinglan explained the new seating arrangement and left the classroom for a while.

As soon as he was gone, the classroom filled with excitement students were happy they could now sit with their friends. Everyone started moving desks around.

"Hyy,Friends ! I have a plan!" Shiori called out.

"Hah? What is it?" Ryuuto asked.

"What if we all sit together?" Shiori suggested.

"But… we’re five people. How would that work?" Reikou pointed out logically.

"You fool!"

"First of all, we’re not five—we’re six. Don’t forget Meiyu!"

"Second, we’ll sit in two groups of three: Me, Yueko, and Meiyu together, and you, Kiyoshi, and Ryuuto together, right beside us."

"This way, we’re always together!"

"And Yueko and I can also figure out her rules!" Shiori explained excitedly.

"Yup! Nice idea!" Yueko agreed.

"Hmm… You usually look stupid, but sometimes you come up with brilliant ideas," Ryuuto muttered.

All of them crossed their arms and slowly turned to glare at Ryuuto with narrowed eyes.

"Are we… supposed to laugh at that joke, Ryuuto?" Shiori asked in a dangerous tone.

"Ah—Ahaha…" Ryuuto nervously rubbed the back of his head.

"O-Okay, fine! Sorry!"

"But, Shiori… Is Meiyu okay with this arrangement?" Reikou asked.

"Yeah, I already talked to her," Shiori replied confidently.

Back then-

"Hello meiyu, if you don't mind will you like to sit with me and yueko" shiori ask politely to Meiyu.

"Ya, but keep 0.5 meter distance with me" Meiyu replied with a no expression on her face.

"Oo-k" Shiori said awkwardly.

Back Now-

"So we have to maintain 0.5 meter distance" Yueko said 

"H-Hello… Nice to meet you all… I am… Meiyu Sazanomi," Meiyu whispered from behind.

She stood right beside Reikou, but at a 0.5 meter distance.

"Me too!" All of them bow head down a said.

But Reioku smiling again abnormal down there, Ryuuto notice reioku and thought with wide eyes"Why he smiling like a criminal"

Now, they all started arranging their seats.

Just as Reikou moved to shift a desk

Meiyu gently tugged at the back of his coat.

"Huh?" Reikou turned around, completely caught off guard.

His mind went blank. His face started heating up.

"Mm… W-What happened?" Reikou asked hesitantly, forcing a nervous smile.

Meiyu whispered, "Sorry… for hitting you with my bag earlier. That’s all."

"Now Move aside."

Before Reikou could say any sentence, Meiyu cut 

him off and casually started helping Shiori and Yueko with the desks.

After a while, the arrangement was complete.

End of Chapter 6-