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どうにか、こうにか。
ひっきりなしに注がれる疑問と驚愕の目をかいくぐり、俺たちは教室まで辿り着く事ができた。
ここまでの道中、何度話しかけられたかわからない。
『その子は誰?』『朝比奈くんの友達?』『どうして小学生が?』『外人さんなの?』などなど、その度に
それでも予想以上に時間をくってしまった。
前途のように直接聞いてくる生徒たちもいれば、遠巻きに珍しいモノを観察するように様子を
どう見積もっても今の俺は小学生中学年から高学年あたりの姿をしてるわけで、そんなのが高校の敷地を歩いていたら珍獣同然だろう。
わかってはいたけど、この容貌で高校の制服を着てるのは、それだけ珍しいって事なんだと実感した。
今着ている物だって、わざわざサイズを俺に合わせて裁縫された特注品らしいし。
、教室に入るぞ?」
「大丈夫?」
「おう、少しだけ慣れてきたし」
「その調子だ」
「ボクたちも何だか、人をさばく手際が良くなってきたよ」
軽く笑って、先に教室へと入ろうとする二人。
「あ、二人ともちょっと待って」
ここまで、親友たちが作ってくれる双璧には感謝している。
だけど、ここは、この教室だけは二人の影に隠れるのではなく、俺から入らなくてはと思った。
ここが俺の居場所で、ここにいるのが俺の日常なのだから、今日は無理でも今後は何も気負う必要なんてないはず。俺から入る事で、その在り方の表明になると、自分自身の心を納得させる上で必要な行動だと感じられた。
「俺から、この教室には入る」
二人は振り向いて、一瞬だけ俺の顔をジッと見つめてきた。
「あぁ......わかった」
「じゃあ、いこうか」
何かを察してくれたように、親友たちは道を
まるで俺を姫か何かのように扱う仕草で前を譲ってくれる二人に、なんだよその芝居がかった動作はと内心でツッコミつつも、照れくさい気持ちになった。
「よっと」
不安を打ち消すように軽口をたたき、いつもの教室へと入る。
そうして一歩、足を踏み入れると――――
ザワリと空気が波打った。
そして、すぐに静寂が辺りを包む。
それはまるで異質な俺を
しかし、そんなんじゃダメだと自分に言い聞かせ、この静まり返った空間を打破しようと、俺は極力平然な表情を保って歩み出す。
ここからは俺の戦い。
......俺の席、俺の席。
あ、あった。
未だに視線は集中しているけど、自分の席に腰を着けると少しだけホッとした。
そんな折、首を傾げている男子生徒が目に入った。
というか、あれだ。あそこの連中は水泳部のクラスメイトたちだ。
そういえば、あの時は必死すぎて何も言えてなかったと思い出す。シャワー室を借りた件のお礼でもしておこう、それを皮切りにクラスメイト達とのコミュニケーションを図ろう。
そう思い至り、俺はちょっと早歩きで山田くんたちの方へと歩を進める。
「閣下、ご登校御苦労さまであります」
忍者かとツッコミたくなるほど、いつの間にか真横で
おかしいな、この四面楚歌じみた状況だと普通に話しかけてくれたユウジの挨拶ですら、ほんの少しだけ嬉しいと感じてしまう。
「おい、なんかこっちにくるぞ!?」
やっぱり、動揺しきっている山田くんたち。
しかし、こっちも気持ちはいっぱいいっぱいだ。
さてさて、どうにか彼らの対面へと到着し、水泳部員の前で立ち止まる。
なんて言おうか。
お互いの視線が交錯し、しばらく無言の時間が続いた。
なんというか、クラス全員が俺の一挙手一投足に意識を集中している感じがして、なかなか言葉を紡ぎ出す事ができなかった。
だからだろうか。
俺は自分の説明を抜きに、用件から口走ってしまった。
「終業式の日、シャワー室を貸してくれてありがとう。あれは本当に助かった」
「......シャワー室?」
山田くんや佐川くんが、首を傾げる。
そこで俺は自分の事を伝えてないと気付き、改めて彼らに説明をする。
「あぁ......えっと、俺だよ、俺」
俺俺詐欺みたいな台詞を吐いた俺に、水泳部員の彼らは首の角度をついに90度曲げてしまっている。
これじゃあ、いけない。
どうにかこうにか要点をまとめて、もっとわかりやすくだな......。
冗談はよせよ、と聞き返してくる山田くん。
「俺さ、性転化病にかかっちゃったみたいで......」
「え?」
サラッと事情を伝えると、水泳部員の目が点になってしまった。
何度も何度も、俺を凝視する彼ら。
教室内もザワザワと騒ぎ出す。
それはパタリと、何かが落ちる音。
気になって音源の方へと振り返り、顔を向ける。
茜ちゃんがいて......ノートを床に落としていた。
驚愕の眼差しで俺を見つめ、『タロちゃんが、
俺も俺で、『あの、宮ノ内さん、これは、その......』と、本人を目の前にすると用意していた言葉は上手く出て来てくれなかった。
「おーい、お前ら廊下に並べ~。そろそろ全校朝礼だぞ。
147 145 Words, Princess, Your Admission.
Somehow, like this.
We were able to get to the classroom with a hint of doubt and amazement.
I don't know how many times I've been talked to on the road so far.
"Who's that kid? '" Friends of Asahi Bina-kun?' "How come the elementary school kids? '" Are you an outsider? "and so on, every time Shaking Night (Koya) and Yuki (Yuki) say," I'll have an announcement from the school side later, so let me through there. "" Now would you please leave me alone? It's going to be late for time if we keep doing this,' he said, calmly on the surface and with unspeakable force, scolding the students.
Still, I took more time than I expected.
Some students ask directly as in the future, others peer at things that are rare in far-rolling, and the spirit still shrinks to get into school while being exposed to them.
I don't care how you quote it. I've been looking around junior high since elementary school, so that would be the same as a rare beast walking on high school grounds.
I knew it, but I realized that it was so rare to wear a high school uniform with this look.
Even what I'm wearing right now seems to be a special order that was deliberately tailored to my size.
"Shintaro, are you going into class?
"Are you okay?"
"Oh, I'm just getting used to it."
"That's how it goes."
"We're getting better at judging people."
The two of them laugh lightly and try to get into the classroom first.
"Oh, wait a minute, both of you"
So far, I appreciate the bi-perfection that my best friends make.
But here, I thought this classroom wasn't the only place to hide in the shadows of the two of us, you had to come in from me.
This is where I am, and it's my routine to be here, so I can't do it today, but I shouldn't have to feel anything in the future. By entering from me, I felt that it was a necessary action to convince my own mind.
"From me, into this classroom."
The two of them turned around and just stared at my face for a moment.
"Oh...... ok"
"Well, let's do it"
Like you guessed something, my best friends made way for me.
To the two of you who give way to me in a way that treats me as if I were a princess or something, I felt lighted up, even though the playful behavior was insidiously scratchy.
"Oops."
Tap lightly to dispel anxiety and enter the usual classroom.
That's one step, when you step in...
Zawali and the air waved.
And soon the silence wraps around.
It feels like rejecting me as a heterogeneous person, and I accidentally grab Yuki's white shirt nearby.
But I tell myself I can't do that, and in an attempt to break through this quiet space, I walk out with the most flat expression possible.
From here on out is my fight.
... my seat, my seat.
Oh, there it is.
I'm still concentrating on my gaze, but when I put my hips in my seat, I was just a little whacked.
Such a fold, a boy student leaning his neck into his eyes.
Or that one. Those guys over there are classmates from the swimming club.
Speaking of which, I recall I was too desperate to say anything then. Let's also thank you for renting the shower room, and communicate with our classmates on a derisive basis.
That's what I thought, and I'm going to walk a little early to Yamada.
"My lord, thank you for coming to school"
The more I want to scratch about being a ninja, the more I will respond appropriately to Yuji, who at some point is directly beside me and fu (not to blame), saying 'yes'.
Funny, even Yuji's greeting, who normally spoke to me about this quadruple song situation, makes me feel just a little happy.
"Hey, something's coming this way!?
After all, Yamada and the others are upset.
But this one's full of feelings, too.
Okay, well, somehow we get to their face and stop in front of the swimmer.
I don't know what to say.
Each other's gaze staggered and silent time lasted for a while.
Somehow, it felt like the whole class was concentrating on my every step of the way, and I couldn't really spin the word out.
Is that why?
I ran away from my job without explaining myself.
"Thank you for lending me the shower room on the closing day. That really helped."
"... shower room?
Yamada-kun and Sagawa-kun tilt their necks.
So I realize I haven't told them about myself, and I'll explain it to them again.
"Oh... uh, it's me, me"
Me, me, the swimmers, they're finally bending the neck angle 90 degrees.
This, then, shouldn't.
Somehow we can sum up the main points here and make it easier to understand...
Don't joke, Yamada-kun will hear back.
"I think I have a sexually transmitted disease..."
"Huh?"
Sarah told him the circumstances, and the swimmer's eyes dotted.
Over and over, they stare at me.
Noisy noise in the classroom too.
It's patchouli and the sound of something falling.
Looking back at the audio source with concern, he turns his face.
There was Sy... dropping her notebook on the floor.
He stared at me with a stunned look and said, "Taro, is that you? 'And he groans like a rumor.
Me too, 'Um, Mr. Miyano, this is, uh...' and the words I had prepared when I put myself in front of him didn't come out well.
"Hey, you guys line up in the hallway. It's time for the whole school morning. Buddha, come here for a second."
I Became a Beautiful Girl, but I’m still an MMO Junkie
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