The flower bed is located in a sunny spot, right behind the school building. Not many people walk by, so it would be the best place to grow plants in the school.
From a distance, I could see some Zucchini Flowers blooming.
In front of it, I can see a girl with a quirky hair style that resembles the sheep of my grandfatherās sheep.
[Good morning, what happened?]
[Hya.! Ah, the boy from yesterday]
[The flowers are blooming, have you pollinated them]
[Uh, well.. You knowā¦]
[Itād be easier if you had a cotton bud]
[I donāt have any]
The girl from the gardening club blushes and turns over in embarrassment
Apparently. She forgot to or didnāt do enough research. But if we do nothing, the zucchini would never grow. Fortunately, Iām not that heartless to only tell her the problem without giving her a solution.
[Oh, the green ones are the female flower, and the one that is not green is the male one. Can I pick it?]
[Eh? Yes, sure]
[Since the petals are in the way, peel them off. Next, rub the exposed stamens against the pistils. Do you understand?]
[I- I want to try it! I thinkā¦ Am I doing this correctly?]
[One stamen can be used for 2-3 pistils]
[Oh, Ok!]
Taking Hayatoās advice, she started pollinating the flowers
Speaking of which, this flower bed is pretty big. But of course, itās smaller compared to the fields
There was not much time left before homeroom starts in the morning
Iām in a bit hurry, but Iām pretty happy since itās been quite a while since I pollinated flowers
[You know, I thought vegetables were supposed to grow on their ownā¦]
[Hm?]
[The stamens and pistils stick together, and with that kind of activity, the fruits are born]
[Yes, thatās right]
Working in the fields was an everyday thing for me.
There were many farmers in Tsukinose and this kind of work was common. I also thought this was a mere chore.
Thatās why the beliefs from the girl in the gardening club were so new to me, and I couldnāt help but look at her face.
When she noticed my gaze, she seemed to blush, then suddenly stood up, flapped her hands and started to panic
[The way you phrase itā¦ isnāt it so weird?! A stamen and a pistilā¦ how naughtyā¦]
[Whoa, Wait!]
[I mean, the pistils and the stamensā¦]
[Oi, calm down!]
I didnāt know what to do at her sudden outburst.
Thatās because I lacked the ability to cope with girls of my generation.
[Mitake-san with a red face talking about stamenā¦ what on earth are you doing, Kirishima-kun?]
[Ni- Nikaido-san!]
[Haru- I mean, Nikaido!]
As if to find ground zero of the situation between the both of us, Haruki appeared.
Her eyes had a condemning glint in them. She is a beautiful girl, so she has a strange power that makes both of us back down.
[Uhm, Uhh, Iā¦ G-Good morning, Excuse me!]
[ā¦ Ah]
Perhaps she couldnāt stand the atmosphere, combined with the fact that sheās really embarrassed, she decided to run away.
I was left alone with Haruki, who seemed to be in a daze.
[This is, well you knowā¦]
[Haha, she looks like one of those guys when Gen-san gets mad at them, Hayato]
[Haruki?]
I was pondering how to excuse myself, but contrary to my expectations, Harukiās cheerful voice came back. His face was that of a naughty girl, as if her prank had succeeded
[Since when did you look?]
[It started about halfway about pollination? I was watching her, wondering what she was doing. Then she suddenly turned red and started to panic, and I knew I had to help her]
[So youāve been here for quite a while. If you had seen her, you shouldāve called out to her. She said something weird to me afterwardsā¦]
[I have a position and character at school]
[But not in front of me?]
[Hayato is fine]
Haruki twirls her skirt and said that with a happy smile
[Weāre best friends, right?]
[Itāsā¦ you knowā¦]
It was an absurd answer
Both of us had a sneer on our faces
(Welp, I shouldnāt think too much about it)
Iām not sure why I interpreted it that way
TL = Hyou
Iām sorry for the super late upload. As you can see, Iām uploading it on another website. Soā¦ I hope you enjoy reading this new chapter.
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