The school building was filled with sunshine that was too strong to be called warm, summer was finally in full swing.

The students’ spirits were rising right along with it.

This was proof of the importance of summer to the students.

However, on the other hand, the teachers seemed to be less motivated.

Even though it’s a long vacation for students, for teachers, it doesn’t matter because they are working adults.

Even if students don’t come, they’ll still have work to do.

I can’t help but admire the spirit of a corporate slave that continues to repeat the same thing everyday.

If I could, I would like to stay at home all my life and live in peace.

However, reality will not allow that.

Next year would be my last, and the entrance examinations would be right around the corner.

Naturally, I will have less time to relax and I am not sure if I will be able to enjoy my summer vacation due to its burden.　

The sophomores who have established relationships with the people around them, are probably the ones who can enjoy the summer vacation the most.　

However, many students may push aside the temptation to play and work hard on their studies a year before.

This way, they’ll be able to relax themselves a bit during the next term.

In fact, there were some students around me who were talking about the same thing.

“You know there’s a summer course coming up.”

“I’ll be staying for three days.”

What kind of punishment is that, staying over for a summer course?

Do you think it’s OK to do everything overnights?

It is better to study for a short time efficiently according to the Shinra family, as concentration and motivation decrease with time.

However, I’ll be spending my summer vacation in an air-conditioned room watching TV.

I will not leave the house.

If I do have to, it’ll only be for shopping, I’ve made up my mind.

But lately, nothing has been going according to my plans even if I make up my mind. SO I decided to make a plan to go outside.

If I do that, it might turn around and I might just be able to laze at home.

The reason my mind was moving to such a trivial thought since there were no people around my seat.

Apparently, there are no students in this class who are desperate enough to invite a mere classmate who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.

I don’t have a problem with this kind of thing, since I would never go even if I were to be invited.

This is the perfect scenario.

On the other hand, unlike me, Yuuto and Shizuku were busy dealing with invitations in the middle of the classroom.

They were being invited to movies, amusement parks, summer resorts and whatnot.

“…How can y’all go out in this heat?”

My mumbled voice dissipated in the chatter of the classroom and the noise of the cicadas from the outside.

Really, what kind of energy drink do you guys drink?

In a classroom with no air conditioning, the students were excited about the holidays coming up which was a few days away, and the time continued to pass.

In the midst of all this, Kirasaka was still staring at the paperback she had brought with her.

In the hot classroom, she read the book in a cool manner.

I’m not sure if she noticed or knew it all along, but when I was looking towards her, she muttered.

“It’s hot already… If you stare at me like that, I’m going to get a heat stroke.”

“You can’t get heat stroke from a human gaze.”

Is there laser coming out of my eyes?

The expression on her face is not as convincing as her words.

I tried to avert my gaze from her, but she continued the conversation.

“I just want to make sure …you’ll be at the clock tower at seventeen o’clock on the weekend, right?”

“Don’t go on deciding my schedule without my consent! …I didn’t promise you anything for the weekend.”

There are no plans according to my brain calendar.

In other words, I’ll spend my time peacefully at home.

I quickly denied Kirasaka’s remarks as if I had some other work to do.

I guess she already expected this response and didn’t even move her line of sight.

However, her next words were not directed at me, but at someone else.

“That’s right, Kanazaki-san.”

“Minato-kun! You are free this weekend, right!?”

…That’s strange.

Shizuku, who was supposed to be surrounded by the students in the center of the classroom, is now leaning forward with her hands on my desk.

Moreover, she said something to me that sounded like “You are free this weekend”, didn’t she?

Before I could answer, Shizuku said what would be the name for this arc.

“Let’s go to the fireworks festival!”

Fireworks festival…

So, summer has finally arrived in this rural town.

 Summer is coming for Minato and his friends.