family

​A while later, Kojo reaches home. As he takes out his phone, he sees a message from Hanako.

​Hanako's message: "Did Hinata come to your cafe for the interview? And is she the same girl you were talking about earlier?"

​Kojo's reply: "Yes, Hinata is the one."

​Hanako: "Then why have I never seen her at school?"

​Kojo: "Do you know Tanaka Itsuki?"

​Hanako: "No, who is that?"

​Kojo: "He's our class president. If you don't even know him, how would you know Hinata?"

​Hanako: "What is Hinata's section?"

​Kojo: "Section A. But why do you ask?"

​Hanako: "Just wondering. Okay, bye. See you at school tomorrow."

​The next scene shows Hinata arriving at her home.

​Hinata: "Mom, I'm home! I brought the things you asked for from the supermarket."

​Hinata's Mom: "Okay, Hina. Go freshen up; I'm setting the table for dinner."

​Hinata: "Okay."

​A little later, Hinata comes out for dinner. (The house is shown clearly, and it does not look like they are facing any financial problems at all.)

​Hinata's Mom: "How was your day today?"

​Hinata: "It was quite good. The owner of the place where I started my new part-time job also studies at my school."

​Hinata's Mom: "That's good. But why do you want to work a part-time job?"

​Hinata: "I get bored at home alone, and Fuji isn't living at home anymore either."

​Hinata's Mom: "Have you spoken to Fuji?"

​Hinata: "No, I spoke to one of his friends. He said Fuji has gone out of town for some work."

​Hinata's Mom: "I see."

​Hinata: "I've finished my dinner; I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight."

​Hinata's Mom: "Love you, goodnight."

​The morning scene:

​Hinata: "I've had my breakfast, I'm heading to school now. Bye!"

​Hinata's Mom: "Bye!"

By starry_starry

school

The scene shifts to Grade 3, Section A. Hanako enters the classroom and sits next to Kojo.

​Kojo: "What have you decided about the school camping program?"

​Hanako: "I'm not going. What about you?"

​Kojo: "Me neither."

​Itsuki: "Hi, Kojo. Yumi's friends mentioned that you insulted her."

​Kojo: "Insulted her? I don't recall doing anything like that."

​Itsuki: "Her friends said she went to your cafe yesterday, and you told her to get out."

​Kojo: "Oh, you're talking about what happened yesterday."

​Itsuki: "So, you admit that you insulted her?"

​Kojo: "No. I simply stated the facts. Whether she took it as an insult or something else is up to her."

​Hanako: "What are you guys talking about?"

​Kojo: "Yumi came to my cafe yesterday evening and was surprised to see Hinata there because Hinata had hit her brother a year ago. She was upset that I hired Hinata".

​Itsuki: "Are you talking about Hito Hinata from the junior grade?"

​Kojo: "Yes."

​Itsuki: "What was she doing at your cafe?"

​Kojo: "She is my staff member. We work together".

​Hanako: "Hinata hit Yumi's brother? Why don't I know anything about this if everyone else does?"

​Itsuki: "You were on a one-week leave at that time, if I'm not wrong. Yumi's brother was suspended for 20 days because of Hinata. It wasn't talked about much back then, so that's probably why you didn't find out."

​Hanako: "Why did Hinata hit him, and why was he suspended? I don't understand any of this."

​Kojo: "It's a long story. I'll tell you over the phone tonight."

​The teacher enters the classroom.

​Itsuki (in a low voice): "I'm going back to my seat. Bye."

​Hanako (to Kojo): "By the way, who was that?"

​Kojo: "Tanaka Itsuki, the class president."

​Hanako: "Oh."

​The scene shifts to Grade 2, Section A. A boy named Kaito is sitting in a seat next to the wall. The seat next to him is empty. Four boys arrive to harass him. The leader of the group is Rico, who sits in the empty seat.

​Rico: "What are you reading, you bookworm?"

​Kaito: "That seat is reserved."

​Rico: "What did you say?"

​Kaito: "Someone is going to sit there. The seat is already reserved, so get up."

​Rico: "You don't know how to respect your seniors?"

​Kaito: "You've been in the same grade for two years, and now I'm in this grade too. How exactly are you my senior?"

​Rico glares at him with rage. One of Rico's friends tries to persuade him to leave. "Let's go back to our seats. That crazy, eccentric girl could show up any second." Rico then says to Kaito, "Hey bookworm, since you love reading so much..." and throws Kaito's book out of the window.

​Kaito: "Move out of my way. I need to go down and get my book."

​Rico (laughing): "What are you so arrogant about?"

​Kaito: "Are you in your right mind? Do you even realize what you're doing right now?"

​Rico: "You think I'm crazy?"

​Suddenly, someone taps Rico on the shoulder to ask him to move. Rico turns around and snarls, "Who doesn't value their life enough to disturb me?" He turns to see Hinata standing right behind him.

By starry_starry

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