Communication 03: "He's not a Assassin."

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*After school*

Najimi put up her bag as she looks at Tadano.

Najimi: Well, Let's go, Tadano-kun.

Tadano knew what she meant.
Komi hid behind the nearby bushes as she's following them out of concern and them standing by the school gate doing a stiff movement

Komi: 'Th... this is awkward...'

The way home
–Najimi's point of view–

Najimi: Sorry for what I said before. About not becoming friends with you. I didn't mean it.

Tadano was looking at an opposite direction.

Najimi: Ah! That's right! You and me, do you remember when we first met a long time ago?

Tadano: Ngh–

Najimi: By the way, you and Komi-san know each other, right? She's pretty popular, you see! Do you know any secret to that?

Tadano's looking at her menacingly while they both tremble.

Komi seeing the situation and texted to Najimi.

"Are you okay?"

*Time rewinds*

The way home
–Komi's point of view–

Komi was standing by the post, hiding behind it as she observe Najimi and Tadano.

Najimi: Sorry for what I said before. About not becoming friends with you. I didn't mean it.

Tadano's too nervous to look Najimi in the eyes.

Najimi: Ah! That's right! You and me, do you remember when we first met a long time ago?

Tadano: Ngh–

Because he is not speaking properly, his "Yeah" comes out as "Ngh".

Najimi: By the way, you and Komi-san know each other, right? She's pretty popular, you see! Do you know any secret to that?

Tadano really wants to say "No" but ended up just staring at Najimi.
Komi check her phone to read Najimi's message.

"Giving up"

Komi: 'Not even Najimi can have a conversation with him...'

Komi suddenly heard someone running from the distance, calling for Najimi.

???: Najimiiii!

Two guys run passed Komi and she froze for a second.

Najimi: –Huh?

Tadano: –Ngh!

Makoto: Hehehe. I finally found you, Najimi. –Heh.

Najimi: –Huh? Oh, it's Maa-kun and Shii-chan! What makes you come here?

Makoto: It's just... You moved somewhere else without saying anything to us!

Shii-chan: Maa-kun was so lonely, Najimi!

Komi: 'Oh, they're Najimi's childhood friends! They surprised me...'

Komi slowly walked passed them.

Najimi: So, then?

Komi, a few feet behind them, hand gestures Tadano to come as Najimi and her childhood friends talk.

Najimi: Do you need anything?

Makoto: Oh, that's right. Myself, I, after you were gone, I noticed something... I noticed how important you were to me...

Shii-chan: Maa-kun, you can do it!

Makoto: Najimi,

He bowed as he put his right hand out and confessed.

Makoto: Please go out with me!

Najimi: –Impossible. I'm a boy.

Komi: 'That was fast!'

Komi and Tadano confused which one Najimi's gender is.
Makoto then fixed his posture and walked closer to Najimi.

Makoto: –Najimi.

Najimi: –Hm? Eh?

Makoto: I've... Gathered my strength.

Najimi: Hm?

Makoto: I've want to treasure this feeling in my heart!

Makoto threw off his gakuran jacket as some candy and his house key scattered.

Komi: 'Is he a girl?'

Tadano noticed Makoto's house key fall off beside him.
Makoto held Najimi's wrist a bit high up.

Najimi: –Ouch! Wait... Let me go!

Makoto: Najimi, I won't let you go anymore...

Tadano put a hand on Makoto's shoulder as he (menacingly) looks at him.

Makoto: 'What is this pressure?' –Uh.

He turned to see Tadano behind him.

Makoto: 'Oh, it's just some guy.' What's going on?

He saw his house key on Tadano's hand.

Makoto: Huh? The key to my home? Oh...

Komi behind Tadano, looking like a proud mom as he speaks.

Tadano: D... d... i... e...

Makoto got scared that he let go of Najimi.

Makoto: 'H- he said "Die" just now... didn't he! What... what's up with him... Could... could it be...'

Makoto imagined Tadano holding a house key while there's blood all over him.

Tadano (*Makoto's Imagination): I killed the last guy who did something like this to Najimi! With the key to his own home!

Makoto: 'This is how it is...' Ugh–

Tadano staring at Makoto, which it scares him that he ran off.
"You dropped this key" is what Tadano wanted to say.

Najimi: Eh- eh? Eeeh? Hm? Oh...

Tadano then turned, to only then get depressed that he scared someone away.

Komi: It's... it's okay, Tadano-kun! That was maybe, uh, some kind of misunderstanding...

Tadano got cured from his depressive state.

Najimi: Tadano-kun, I'll be friends with you.

Komi: Oh–

Komi and Tadano processed what Najimi said and they looked at her.

Komi: oh...

Najimi: Pff–

She laughed and wiped a small tear on her eye.

Najimi: Tadano-kun, you're pretty funny! I had the complete wrong idea about you!

She picks up her bag she dropped earlier.

Najimi: Then, let's go home!

She happily then walked home.

Komi: You've made your second friend!

Tadano jumped all of a sudden as Komi got surprised that he'll do that as he landed.
She's happy that Tadano made a second friend.

Komi then point at the house key that's still in Tadano's hand.

Komi: What do we do about this...

They handed it to the police.

*Small preview of Komi looking like a proud mom*
Komi: 'Speaking to someone you don't even know... Tadano-kun you've grown already!'

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