He tried to save the fallen girls, but they came after him instead.

My life has been like walking on thin ice. Do you think I can ever reach the other side?

Shirakawa opened his phone's system; the only thing in the storage was a gym VIP card.

That's a bit too difficult.

However, you should check out the gym after school.

To improve one's physical fitness and fighting skills, etc.

This is the most effort Shirakawa can make at this stage.

Diligence can make up for clumsiness.

Jingle bell bell~

The bell rang for class.

Is it already time for class?

Before leaving, she didn't get to eat the bento that Misaki Nikaido had made herself.

She must be quite disappointed.

Let's go, and apologize to her or something.

The moment Shirakawa placed his hand on the doorknob.

He heard the sounds of girls talking and laughing outside the door.

Holy crap! I'm in the women's changing room!

If this gets out, it'll be a total disaster!

There is no place for me at Sakura High School anymore!

Shirakawa started sweating profusely.

We need to find a place to hide quickly.

Shower room?

No, the shower room isn't designed with individual cubicles; it will definitely be seen from the outside.

In the swimming pool?

Putting aside whether the pool water is crystal clear, Shirakawa, who can hold his breath in the pool for an entire class period, could be considered for the Navy SEALs.

How to do!

Hidden in the closet!

But if it's a strange girl, and she yells and screams, it's not just a matter of social death; Miike Naeko will come to the school and arrest him as a pervert!

Fortunately, there was a name on the cabinet.

If she finds someone she knows, she might be able to help cover it up.

We can only hope that Nikaido and the Mido sisters will sign up for swimming lessons.

Following the principle of proximity, Shirakawa kept browsing the names of the cabinets.

Yua Mikami, Hatano, Hamasaki, Sora Sora, Saotome...

He had only seen these names on small websites.

The footsteps and laughter grew closer, and Shirakawa was extremely anxious, like an ant on a hot pan.

Some of the labels on the cabinet were so wet and blurry that Shirakawa couldn't see them at all.

Ok?

this is...

A label with the word "jackic" written on it in black marker.

Shirakawa was certain that only one person in the entire school could use this name.

Jackie.

There's no other way but to hide here!

Shirakawa squeezed into the cabinet, unable to move, his chest pressed against one side and his back against the other, completely filling the cabinet.

Reach out and gently close the cabinet door.

Squeak~~~~~~ Snap.

Whether it was due to years of disrepair or something else, the cabinet made a sound that had a sense of age and presence.

At that very moment, almost simultaneously, Mito Maki opened the door to the women's changing room.

"Did you hear anything?"

Mito Maki asked the female classmates behind her.

28. Women's Changing Room 2

"You must be imagining things," said a female classmate who was passing by.

A large group of female classmates, along with the Mito sisters, Misaki Nikaido, and Jackie, entered the girls' changing room to prepare for their swimming lesson.

Each person stood in front of their respective locker, opened it, took out their swimsuit, and began changing.

Midori looked at her flat chest and then at her sister and the other girls' breasts, which were starting to develop during puberty, and couldn't help but feel a little inferior.

Although she was an excellent student, there were certain aspects in which she just couldn't excel.

Especially when I saw Sakura and that delinquent Nikaido's surging waves.

I'm extremely annoyed.

The female students chatted about all sorts of love topics, complained about exams, and gave nicknames to their teachers and other male classmates.

The women's changing room is a sanctuary for girls to chat in.

There are exceptions to everything.

Shirakawa was squeezed sideways into the small cabinet, his body frozen in a contorted position.

Unable to move or roll over, any slightly larger movement will definitely make a sound.

The cabinet had no ventilation gaps, and the air didn't circulate much. In addition, there was the tension and excitement of "springtime beauty cannot be contained, and birdsong fills the garden" outside, and the possibility of being discovered at any moment.

Shirakawa's body began to gradually warm up, and he breathed rapidly.

Midori Maki sensed something was off about the smell and took a gentle sniff.

It was as if a small amount of Shirakawa River was permeating the air.

Is it an illusion?

This is the women's changing room!

"Hey, Nikaido, how's your relationship with Shirakawa going?" a female classmate asked jokingly.

Maki stopped sniffing and immediately pricked up her ears to listen carefully.

"Development? Haha, what development? There isn't any. I don't like Shirakawa." Nikaido gave a vague answer, laughing and dodging the question.

Little did she know that she had already exposed herself.

The tone and gestures were too obvious; anyone could understand it at a glance.

"Still lying? You've been going to class every day lately, and you even said you don't like Shirakawa. Have you suddenly had a change of heart and want to study hard?"

A female classmate casually patted Nikaido's plump buttocks as if in jest.

Nikaido let out a soft cry and leaned forward.

With that sound and that atmosphere, Shirakawa was almost ready to get going.

But in essence, this behavior is just a little joke between girls who know each other well.

"Don't do that~"

"Look, look, you used to start cursing a long time ago..."

A group of female classmates laughed in agreement.

After getting along well with Shirakawa, many female classmates' impression of Nikaido changed from "a ruthless delinquent" to "a girl in love who is a bit violent during puberty but has a cute and unexpected side."

My popularity has improved a lot.

Nikaido was surrounded by girls, and they were half-forced to talk about sweet things related to love, with several girls even offering advice.

Since the quiz was launched, Mito Maki has been unpopular. No one talks to her, and because of her figure, she was the first to change her clothes long ago.

This is nothing to be happy about.

Maki had already marked Nikaido as a key target in her mind, and she couldn't let her lead Shirakawa astray.

"Sakura, are you dressed? Do you need me to help you?" Maki asked.