I hate the summer uniform change.

I'm off.

My skin gets tanned.

Due to my genes, when I get a tan, I turn red.

I really look like a boiled octopus.

I chose to become a health committee member again this year for that reason.

This summer, I'll once again head to school while looking for shade.

The Crimson Setting Sun's Blind Last Part

Ah

Sakiguchi-san, good morning.

G-Good morning...

These are the shoe boxes for the 2nd years.

Well, that's because I saw you.

F-From the 1st years area...?

Yeah.

I knew right away.

Ah

That's because of this...

My mask.

Ah...

The bell's about to ring, so...

U-Umm,

Saki...

You checkered pattern over there.

Did you get your cell phone?

A while ago.

It was found the same day I lost it.

Really? Then come and tell me that day.

I'm sorry.

You got rejected by that 2nd year girl just now, didn't you.

No, I just was greeting her.

...How did you know she was a 2nd year?

Because that girl stands out.

She's always wearing a mask, ever since she entered the school.

I notice her no matter where she is.

It seems like she blushes really easily.

It might be a trivial reason

But for her, it really bothers her.

Are you close to her?

No...

We will have meetings for the athletics festival.

Students affiliated with each committee should assemble.

Public morals committee, year 3, class 4.

It's hot.

Library and election committee members don't have anything.

How nice.

I hate the athletics festival...

I want to skip it.

And I hate mask sunburn. Situation in which the area of your face that is not covered by the mask gets sunburnt, so it's distinctly more red than the other part, similiar to sandal sunburn.

I'll have to get away on that day...

I made it.

All right, so this is regarding the athletics festival.

The printouts that were handed out are...

I told him

In the spring

That these are the 2nd years seats.

Today we will be checking and preparing the equipment.

For those with nothing to do, please help out with jobs around the athletics storage.

It's the same thing as last year...

I'll go.

If I stay in the classroom and work on the duties list,

I'm sure I'll always be with girls.

In that case, even though it's hot, working outside would be easier.

Huh? You're going outside?

Eh... Yeah.

I thought all the girls would be in the classroom.

That's because the classroom is cool.

Health committee members pretty much only do physical labor, huh.

It's only a problem during the summer.

In the winter, there's nothing so I guess it's easier compared to other committees.

You...

Don't have a cold. I'm glad.

...Did you hear that from someone?

Well, I didn't really hear it...

Ever since elementary school, I've always been slit-mouth.

So now,

It's not painful or anything I need to worry about.

It's just that now, I'm making this nice guy worry about me.

Huh?

You're not going?

No, like I thought

...I'll do the work inside the classroom.

From behind, you can't see your mask.

I was looking for you, Sakiguchi-san.

Not the mask.

How did you know?

I just do.

It's...

Because I look like an octopus.

Eh

Though I do like octopus. It's delicious.

...An apple?

Apples, octopus, tomatoes, the setting sun,

Sakiguchi-san,

I pretty much like all of them.

Ah

I... see.

We're carrying stuff, so you 1st year boy

Come over here.

I'm looking forward... To the athletics festival.

Even though you have

Such a disgusted look on your face.

I'm looking forward to it now.

Though I don't really want to show up at the athletics festival.

Eh, why...

Because when I get a tan, I turn red. Ever since I was little.

Elementary sports meets were the worst.

I was called a monkey for a while.

A monkey...

...Didn't you hate it?

That's... Kind of...

I did, but it couldn't be helped.

So every time I was called that, I acted like a monkey.

Eh

A-Acting like a monkey...

That's right. It's the reverse.

That's not the reverse.

Haha

How weird.

You 1st year, hurry up and get over here!

Yes!

Ah

I-I also pretty much like

Monkeys...

They're cute...

Then it's mutual.

Only 10 more days until the athletics festival!!

Whoa

There's dust everywhere.

What were we going to use?

Ummm, the tent.

Ah

Senpai, can we move this?

Uwaaa a bug!

Bug! Bug!

Eh, no way!

Huh... Where are the boys?

Who knows!

They're nowhere to be found!

I'll help out too.

Ah

It's ok.

It's crowded in here, so we'll take it outside.

Ah

Ichimatsu-ku...

Wah!

Sorry I dropped it.

I told you to hold it firmly.

Sorry, sorry.

Are you ok?

It looks like the boys are doing some other work.

So us girls will have to do it alone.

Phew

Huh, Senpai, isn't your face red? Are you already tanning?

No...

I guess it's the sunset.

Sakiguchi-san, hey.

Ah

It's true. When she's next to Ichimaru-Senpai, she looks like the setting sun.

What?

When I'm in the sun, my face turns red too.

Eh, that's fine.

I'm all black even after summer ends.

The Crimson Setting Sun's Blind The End

The Crimson Setting Sun's Blind

Thank you very much for reading to the end!! When I get a sandal tan, I think ahh, it's summer.