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It was the first lunchtime since winter break had concluded and classes
returned. Kei had already formed a group with the girls, Satō included, and was
headed to the cafeteria. It was important not only to focus on your partner but to
also cherish your friends. I watched Kei’s retreating figure from the corridor. The
girls were neatly lined up in a row.
“Why do girls always walk side by side, regardless of whether there are four
or five of them?”
“I don’t know why you’re asking me. Walking side by side is just a
nuisance.”
I threw a question to Horikita, who stood behind me, but she seemed to have
no idea.
“Besides, do you have eyes on the back of your head? It’s a mystery how
you notice things.”
“Isn’t it better to leave the mystery as it is?”
“So, you don’t intend to tell me?”
“If you tell me why girls always walk side by side, I might consider it.”
“That’s a harsh question to ask Horikita-san. She doesn’t have enough
friends to form a line.”
Following Horikita, Kushida showed up.
“There’s a hierarchy. Even if you block the corridor and become a nuisance,
there are times when you need to maintain the group’s formation.”
“I see. So they naturally avoid forming a configuration where they have to
follow one person in front.”
“Probably. They don’t all say it, but I think it’s something they can
intuitively understand.”
So it might be a mechanism derived from the group psychology that is
common in women.
“What a trivial reason. We should be considerate of others when we walk.”
“Yeah, yeah. It’s easy for people without friends to say that.”
“Are you picking a fight with me?”
“Were you thinking I wasn’t? That’s amusing.”
The two glared at each other, and sparks flew.
“Please don’t fight. Do you need something from me?”
“I do have something. Ayanokōji-kun, can I treat you to lunch today?”
Horikita was offering to pay for my meal? I had almost no good memories
of this.
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