After spending some time bothering Damian, they finally exchanged contact information. After that, he went to another classroom. In the afternoon class, Damian and he would not be in the same class.
"Uh, nutrition class? It doesn't look very interesting..."
Damian sat in the room near the window and complained inwardly.
He didn't want to go to the first row because he couldn't use his cell phone. He didn't want to go to the last row either because there was a high likelihood of being caught by the teacher.
So he chose a middle seat, just put his head on his arm, and looked at his phone.
"Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?"
Damian was stunned for a moment. The voice was a little familiar. Damian was stunned again when he saw who spoke to him—it was a girl wearing a mask, and she too was stunned when she saw Damian. This was Kinokuni Nene.
Since Damian was leaning his head on his arm, she couldn't see his face. But when Damian looked at her, Nene froze.
Damian shook his head and said, "No one. Do you want to sit down?"
"Well... there's no vague seat in the front row..."
After sitting down, she opened her book and took out her notebook, waiting for class to begin.
Meanwhile, Damian continued looking at his phone. At this point, Nene said softly, "Erm... thanks for yesterday..."
Damian shook his head and replied in a warm voice, "It's okay, it was just a small effort. Besides, I should thank you for showing me the way."
Nene looked at Damian, then turned her head, adjusted her glasses, and said softly, "You took another note today."
"Weren't you the same?"
Nene said softly, "I want to become an Elite Ten... so I must be the best."
"You got the order wrong."
"Um?"
"You're not good because you want to be an Elite Ten, you'll become an Elite Ten because you're good."
Nene was stunned for a moment, looking at Damian.
(*What does that mean?*) She frowned as she looked at him, confused.
Nene didn't know what Damian was looking at on his phone, but suddenly he laughed softly. Seeing this, she was also stunned for a moment. He looked very beautiful when he smiled...
"What was it?"
Nene's face turned red. She turned her head silently and said, "It's nothing. I just feel you're different from others."
"If everyone is the same, what's the point of living?"
Nene nodded and was about to speak when Damian added warmly, "After all, I'm more beautiful."
"Pfff..."
Nene also laughed softly. Talking to Damian was strangely relaxing for her.
Damian said softly, "Did your cold get better?"
Nene was stunned for a moment. There was a hint of loss in her eyes, but she still replied softly, "I'm much better. My eyes aren't as dry. I don't have much energy yet, but I'm not coughing or sneezing as much as before."
"Good thing you didn't have a fever."
"Yes. I took the afternoon off yesterday. After taking medicine and drinking some water, I went to sleep. I ended up sleeping until this morning."
Damian nodded and said, "During this time, have a lighter diet. Try to eat some vegetarian food—it'll help your recovery."
"Hmm..."
Nene was about to say something when she saw the teacher come in. Being a good student, she immediately turned her head, picked up a pen, opened her notebook, and listened carefully.
But Damian wasn't interested in listening. He kept using his phone while wearing a Bluetooth headset.
Rindō: "Damian, what did you think of the bento I prepared!?"
Momo: "It's not as delicious as the food made by Damia-chan."
Rindō: "Hey! You don't have to be so straightforward! Answer me, Damian! What do you think!?"
Damian: "Of course it was delicious, as expected of you (≧▽≦)"
**Momo: "Damia-chan, if you're being threatened, type 1."
Rindō: "Hey!"
Damian: "1"
Rindo: "???"
In another classroom, Rindō looked expressionlessly at Momo, who was sitting in the row in front of her. Momo also turned her head to look at Rindō and smiled.
Rindō gritted her teeth, then lowered her head to send a message, but saw Damian had already messaged her.
Rindo: "Damian, what do you mean?"
Damian: "I caught two Senpais using their phones in the middle of class."
Momo: "!!!"
Rindo: "!!!"
Rindō: "You're also using your phone during class!"
Damian: "But I didn't get caught."
Both raised their heads abruptly and realized the teacher had ignored them. When they lowered their heads again, Damian had sent another message.
Damian: "Momo-senpai, Rindō-senpai, your reaction must have been quite cute just now ಡ͜ʖಡ."
They both blocked him and sent messages on their phones.
Momo: "Stop it, Damian-chan! Σ(ಠ_ಠ)"
Rindō: "Don't do that again! (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻"
Damian: "The user you contacted is out of the service area. Please try again tomorrow."
"Pfft..." ×2
Rindō: "Speaking of which, it seems that Momo calls you Damia-chan, right?"
Damian:"Yes, why?"
Rindō: "Because Momo only calls people like that when she's familiar with them—and only if they're really skilled."
Momo: "You're very skilled, so..."
Damian: "Eh? You know I don't need honorifics, right? Even Rindō stopped using them before I realized... (٥↼_↼)"
Damian: "Besides, in my country, we don't have the habit of using honorifics when talking to people—especially friends."
Momo: "!!!"
Momo: "So I can call you just Damian?"
Damian: "Yes."
Momo: "(≧▽≦) Damian!"
Damian: "I'm not a Pokémon or a ghost. If you call me like that, I won't appear..."
"Pfft..." ×2
Momo hugged Bucchi with a flushed face and buried her head against Bucchi. The corners of her mouth lifted slightly.
"Hehehe... Damian..." she laughed softly.
Rindō looked at her, then smiled and whispered in Momo's ear, "Hey, Momo, Damian is really bad!"
"Mmh... Rindō, do you think Damian will do well in class?"
"Impossible. He's just on his phone."
"So tell me... is Damian talking to other girls?"
"Eh? I don't know. But it's possible... after all, he's very beautiful."
"Ah... ah..."
Rindō looked at Momo strangely. From her point of view, Momo was gripping Bucchi's hand a little tighter than usual.
Rindō shook her head and said nothing.
She kept her head down and continued using her phone.
She sent messages to Damian from time to time.
The three of them went through class with this tacit understanding—but truthfully, they'd just skipped it mentally.
Well, the corners of their mouths lifting from time to time were proof that the conversation had been a happy one.
(End of Chapter)
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