Chapter 42
"Mom, I'm going to school now."
"Eh...? You haven't had enough yet, have you? You still need to get some rest."
"I'm feeling better now, so it's okay. I guess I can't help but worry about school."
"I see... The doctor also told me that you can leave the hospital anytime. Well, I'll drop you off, so get ready."
"Ah, no, I'll walk by myself. The school is right there, isn't it?"
"Yeah, that's right...I'll just tell the doctor."
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When his mother left the hospital room, Ryosaku immediately took off his pajamas and began changing into the clothes that were folded on the table.
Ryosaku then carefully looked at the two "flower decorations" on another long table and looked at his classmates and first-year students who had come to this hospital room just for him. He was thinking about it.
(Maybe I just hated everyone one-sidedly until now...)
When Ryosaku collapsed in the schoolyard, in his fading consciousness, he heard a voice saying, "Takada-kun, are you okay?''
At first glance, the first-year students were "indifferent" during their regular recess, as if they had forgotten about Ryosaku's existence, but in their hearts, they may have been secretly worried about him. ... Ryosaku was also thinking about such things.
(Anyway, if I go to the school... everything will become clear. Mieko-chan might also be in the gymnasium for the Tanabata Festival...)
Ryosaku couldn't wait for his mother to come back to the hospital room, so he quickly changed his clothes, quietly left the hospital room, slipped through the hospital entrance, and hurried to the K Elementary School gymnasium.
