Chapter 48: The day I participated in parent meeting once again (First half)
āHas anyone received any contact from Sato-san and the others yet?ā
Said TosakiĀ YuiĀ with a perfect smile, immediately after the scheduled time. For me who have prior interactions with her, that smile made me feel quite uncomfortable, but for the others who have never talk with her yet it might seems sincere to them.
āā¦ā¦Ummć¼, I donāt think weāve got any words from themā¦ā¦ Right?ā
āā¦ā¦Yes, nothing at all. How about you guys?ā
Prompted by earrings-wearing person, the adult-like person said with an easy-to-see-through bitter smile. Then Tec-chan who has the usual weak presenceā¦ā¦ Wait no, this time he nods with more spirit than usual. I guess something good happened to him.
āWhat about you Tendou-san?ā
Said Tec-chan. I think theyāre going to be late again anyway.
āI havenāt heard anything from them either.ā
I secretly turn my eyes to TosakiĀ Yui, sheās already frozen but still keeping her fake smile up. She must be pretty mad in her head for sure. I feel responsible since Iām the one who asked her to come here but, I canāt help it since this is how Sato and her friends usually do things after all.
āI understand.ā
TosakiĀ YuiĀ said quietly as she stands up. Then she walks straight toward the whiteboard, tapping lightly on the board with a black marker in her hand.
āLet us proceed with the meeting as scheduled. As for what weāre discussing here, itās about the fun festival thatās going to be held in October, that is correct yes?ā
ā¦ā¦Are you for real.
There are a lot on my mind but, I canāt just put them into words to say it out. I think others are feeling the same as me too, as theyāre trying to open their mouth.
āExcuse me Kazami-san, is there something wrong?ā (Yui)
āā¦ā¦No, itās nothing.ā
āThank you very much. By the way, where do you start discussing from usually?ā
Thereās no one who can answer that question. Itās because weāve never actually discussed anything at all in the first place.
āā¦ā¦You see, usually Sato-san and her friends are in charge of everything so.ā
TosakiĀ YuiĀ is looking straight right at the earrings-wearing personāā Kazami-san, as she answered with a bitter smile.
āAnd what did Sato-san and her friends usually start from?ā
However, TosakiĀ YuiĀ didnāt stop her questioning just there. Although sheās asking things that are supposed to be asked, but since all of her questions come rapidly without any pause, that made Kazami-san bewildered.
ā¦ā¦Her smile is really scary.
āUsually sheās like āOh my, so everyone is already here it seems~ā ā¦ā¦ā
And when I was about to interrupt in between, Sato and her elderly friends appeared after the door was opened. TosakiĀ YuiĀ instantly turns her sight from Kazami-san to Sato instead.
āGreetings. I wonāt ask you the reason why youāre late, so take a seat immediately please.ā
āOhh myyy, this is Tosaki-san isnāt it. Are you okay with your work?ā
āThe meeting has already started. Please refrain from any private talks, and take a seat promptly.ā
ā¦ā¦How can she say such harsh words so straightforwardly with that smile.
In contrast to the horrified me, Satoās usual irritating smile didnāt drop one bit.
āWhy are you so angry? My my this is no good, perhaps you havenāt received enough calcium may I assume?ā
ā¦ā¦What are you fanning the flames for, please give me a break I really donāt want you guys to fight here.
āā¦ā¦ā
TosakiĀ YuiĀ keeps her smile on, looking straight at Satoās face.
āGood lord, what are you staring at peopleās face for. Oh my, I really hate this you know~ā
Receiving Satoās scornful remark, TosakiĀ YuiĀ let out a sigh mixed with a smile.
āNo, itās just that, I think your skin care is very elegant. Iām very much fascinated.ā
āOh dear, you understand this too?ā
Youāre so easy Sato! Now youāre in a good mood!?
āYes. By the way, what are we going to do at the next fun festival? Please excuse my rudeness but no one here seems to know anything about itā¦ā¦ā
āItās your first time here so thereās no helping it. The next one isā¦ā¦ yes right, last year we did a puppet show.ā
āHave you decided on the place and time yet?ā
āWeāve only decided that itāll be held around October.ā
The moment Sato answered, TosakiĀ YuiĀ quickly moves her hand thatās holding the marker. And just like that, she asks the next question.
āRegarding the place, did you have any idea on that yet?ā
āYes, I thought about using the community centerās hall just like last year.ā
āHow much budget do we have here?ā
āWe have quite a plentiful budget you see. For the time being, we collect two thousand yen for each person here.ā
And the questioning continues. Meanwhile, TosakiĀ Yuiās hand thatās holding the marker never stops moving. She keeps looking at Satoās face with a smile all the time, while writing on the whiteboardćDate ; undecided Location ; undecidedć, and she keeps on writing beautiful letters one after another.
All of us were stunned to see that TosakiĀ YuiĀ perfectly keeps her pace up with Satoās, as normally we couldnāt keep up with Satoās pace at all. As if sheās chanting magic, she keeps inquiring Sato for necessary information.
āThank you very much. To summarize, currently you havenāt decided on anything yet.ā
āThatās right. But I think weāre going to do the same as last year you see.ā
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āWhat do you mean by, the same?ā
āItās a puppet show silly, puppet show. I just said it earlier didnāt I~ā
Ohhohoho, the elderlies laugh in unison.
And TosakiĀ YuiĀ without a pause,
āThen the place will be the community center, date is yet to be decided, there is eight of us here so the total budget is sixteen thousand yen.ā
āThatās right, let that be it then.ā
āI understand. Very well then, weāve to decide on the date and time first.ā
āIs that so? But you know, itās still a month away isnāt it? We can decide on that later.ā
āā¦ā¦ā
For us thatās what weād usually hear, but for her that is an unexpected statement. Even for TosakiĀ YuiĀ that really made her lost her words, however she opens her mouth immediately after.
āRegarding the date and time, we should decide on that as soon as possible. If the appointed day doesnāt match with our schedule thatād be a disaster.ā
āItās okay I said, Iām always free anyway~ā
ā¦ā¦Are you for real Sato, I unconsciously was about to stand up just now dammit.Ā Always freeĀ your ass.
Thatās right~. said her elderly friends while laughing in unison. And before I knew it TosakiĀ YuiĀ who has already lost her smile, cast a glance to her side, looking at the other three people except me. After that she turns her sight back to Sato and her friends, opening her mouth.
āThen, regarding the budget.ā
I got a chill ran down my spine. Even though her tone and voice hadnāt changed one bit, but the color of her voice is completely different from what it had been just before. Clearly, thereāre thorns in them now.
ā¦ā¦Sheās definitely angry. I understand her feelings but, what am I going to do if things get out of hand.
āDid you purchase anything last year?ā
āI havenāt bought anything though?ā
āThenā¦ā¦ What did you use the budget you collected on?ā
The thing she said isnāt weird. But, thereās a clear undercurrent in her voice. As if sheās implying that Sato and her friends embezzled the budget.
Hearing her said so, Sato speaks,
āYou know what youāve been a real annoyance for a while now! If that is so then you should just think of everything by yourself! Iām going home!!ā
And, she walks out through the door after throwing a tantrum.
āā¦ā¦ā
Are you for real, surely everyone in here have the same thought as me.
āā¦ā¦Funn.ā
āā¦ā¦Hmph.ā
After leaving two mysterious remarks behind, the other two elderlies also left the room.
For the five-remaining people, an indescribable air flows through us.
As for TosakiĀ Yui, she slowly walks to the door, and then closes it.
After that she turns around, making a perfect smile that Iām even more amazed at before speaking.