BHSAF 184 School trip 12

　It was just about time for free time to begin.

　Yuu takes the bare minimum of luggage to meet up with Yui. They are leaving for Nara the next morning, and will be staying at the hotel for another night, so he leaves his extra luggage, such as a change of clothes, in his room.

　It's a trip just the two of them, a school trip to be exact, and they have to be careful not to let Yui discover her true identity, so they can't just enjoy themselves, but it's still a big event for Yu and the others.

　Hoping that Takuya would act differently as Yu wished, he opened the door to the room...and then closed it.

　When Yuu opened the door, he saw a group of classmates.

"They look like people from a TV station looking to get a scoop, or fans waiting for a celebrity to come out..."

　I had expected something to happen when I saw Yui being questioned at breakfast, but when it actually happened, the shock was greater than I had expected.

　If he waited a little longer, the teachers would notice and warn him, but that would take time, and he didn't want to keep Yui waiting that long.

"Besides, if I run away now, it will only postpone it."

　While you can eat lunch wherever you like during your free time, you will have to eat dinner and breakfast the next day at the hotel, which means you will inevitably run into your classmates.

"...It's a pain, but let's go."

　Yuu started dating actress Shimotsuki Yui.

　However, only Yu and his friends feel this way. Yu is a fan of Shimotsuki Yui and supports her, but it is Hazuki Yui who he has fallen in love with. Even if Yui were not an actress, his feelings for her would not change.

　Although he honestly just wants to be left alone as a normal high school couple, he also feels a great sense of superiority at the fact that he can date such a popular girl like Yui.

　However, I wish they would have just looked at me from afar with envy.

"Okay."

　I open the door again and step out into the hallway.

"...Huh?"

"Um... Good morning, Yu-kun."

　The person there looked a little troubled, but had a happy smile on his face .

"I wanted to see them before the free time... so when I came to pick them up, everyone was there."

　Yui's words reminded me of this fact, and when I looked around to see where my classmates had gone, I saw them standing a short distance away, grinning as they watched over Yu and the others.

"When I told everyone I came to see Yu-kun, they all moved out of the way..."

　As Yui spoke with a shy look on her face, her classmates, who had been watching from a distance, came over and added their own words.

"When I first heard that Yui-chan and Someya-kun had started dating, I honestly thought that Yui-chan might have been deceived, but somehow they both seem really happy and they seem like a good match, so I guess it's fine."

"That's right. To be honest, I've been thinking that Someya-kun is pretty good recently, but when I see him looking so good with you, I guess I'll just have to give up."

　The female students, who are sensitive when it comes to love talk, spoke out one after the other, and the male students nodded in agreement.

"Even so, Yui-chan, you have that kind of expression."

"picture?"

"She has the face of a girl in love. Yui-chan played a role like that in a drama, but I guess acting and real love are different."

"C-Come on..."

　Yui replies blushing to her classmate who says it jokingly.

　Yuu thought he wouldn't be welcomed at all, since it had only been a short time since Yui and Takuya had broken up. However, perhaps because he realized that Yui was genuinely in love with him, he was surprisingly well received.

"Well then, let's all go. We don't want to get in the way of Yui-chan and her husband's flirting."

　One of the classmates said this jokingly and left, and the others followed suit and left the place.

"Y-your husband..."

"Yui-chan?"

"Huh?!"

"Are you okay?"

　Yui, who had been pondering the joking words of her classmate for a long time, replied with a smile, trying to cover up the situation, "It's okay."

"Well then Yu-kun... let's go pick up Takuya-kun."

"Okay. Let's go, Yui-chan."

　Together with Yui, Yuu heads to the room where Takuya is staying and knocks on the door.

　A few seconds later, the door was opened by another student who shared the room with me.

"Um...Could you please call Takuya-kun?"

"Eh, Takuya? He said he was going on free time and left with the people who came to pick him up..."

"Eh...?"

"That was about ten minutes ago."

"……thank you"

　Yui thanked him sadly and left the door with Yu.

"…………"

"Are you okay, Yui-chan?"

"Uh, yeah..."

　This is the outcome that Yuu wanted, but Yui seems to be worried, thinking that it is her fault that Takuya acted on his own.

"It's not Yui-chan's fault."

"Thanks... but what should I do..."

"I don't know where he went, and he probably won't reply even if I contact him... so I guess there's no choice, let's just go together."

"......Hmm, that's true..."

　I'm worried about Takuya. However, if he went on a free trip with the other groups, it will be difficult to track him down. And as Yu said, even if I try to contact him, there's a good chance that Takuya won't respond.

　Yui wanted to enjoy the school trip together with the other three like they used to, but it seems she'll have to give up on that idea.

"Come on, Yui-chan. It's a school trip, so you have to enjoy it. It'll be a memory that will last a lifetime."

"Hehe... that's right, isn't it? Got it, have fun, Yu-kun."

　As expected of an actress, Yui quickly changed her mood and smiled brightly.