Sabo Haru

When I skipped school,

Hey, you.
You a first year?

Huh?

Hey~
No need to be so cautious.
I got involved with a weirdo...

Skipped school, rode on the train and got approached by a strange senpai.

You're from Houbun High too, right?
I'm a second year.
Your senpai~
Hah...

I saw you getting on the train going in the opposite direction of school.
I got curious and decided to follow you!

Ugh...
Woah, that's a scary look.

Huh? You're getting off?
I'll just ignore her...
Wait up~

I said wait~
Wah!!
Geez!
I'm guessing this is your first time playing hooky too.

You'll get caught in your uniform.
Here... You can borrow this.

...
Thank you.
What's your name, by the way?
...
Hey~

What's your name~?
Hey!!
Kimi no namae wa?

Tch
No intention of giving me your name, huh...

That's fine.
I'll just call you Sabo-chan.
Sabo-chan the school skipper! [tn: skipping school = sabori]
What's wrong? If you don't like it then tell me your actual name~

My naming sense if pretty splendid, if I do say so myself♪
More like lousy...
Hey.

By the way, what made you wanna skip school?
Did something bad happen?
...
Tell me about it. It might help.

...The girls in class say I have a scary glare...
I wasn't glaring, though. My eyes have always been like this...

And then...
I just found myself not wanting to go...
Ah, so people got the wrong idea about you, huh?

Same here. People often think I don't take things seriously,
even though I'm quite the honors student.

Ah.
Honors student?
You don't believe me, do you?

I don't think... there's anyone who doesn't have the wrong idea.
That's why you should work hard
to make sure they understand you, Sabo-chan!

And if that doesn't work,
I'll tell them off for you!

I'll try, I guess...
If it doesn't go well,
will you skip school with me again?
Sure.
Of course!

Okay! Now that's settled,
let's make the most of this day of skipping school!

Yum! This new product's a winner.

It's sweet.

Man~ We sure played a lot today.
Yeah, I guess.

Well, we'd better head back now.
Eh...?

What's this? Did you wanna play some more?
Th-That's not what ...

W-Well... I did have fun.
Hm? That's...

Sabo-chan~

Over here~
Eh?
Eh?

Shh...

...

Close one. Those were girls from my class.
It'd be bad if they caught me skipping school.
For my status, I mean...
Um...

Your hand...

Ah.

Okay, let's go home.

It's no big deal...

I'm going this way.
Wai-...!

Um.
Senpai, what's your name...

Sabo-chan. If you wanna ask someone their name, you need to give them yours first.

I'm... Hanada Shiki...
Shiki... That's a cute name!

Okay, see you later.
Wait!!
What about your name!?
Don't worry. You'll know soon enough.
Don't go skipping school tomorrow, okay?
Okay~
Okay~
Okay~

Eh...?

That girl!
She seriously went home!!

She threw me for a loop to the very end...
Ah, the jacket...
Well, I can just return it at school.

The next day.
Following the results of the student council election,
Sakurai Haruno-san has been chosen as your new student council president.

Even though I'm quite the honors student.
Seriously...?

I told you, didn't I?

That I was an honors student.

A secret bond with the student council president.

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