I thought the sender of the letter were those guys (?), so my assumption was pretty wrong.
Also, they have already introduced themselves. Apparently, they represent a particular group.
And to think itâs Sara-senpaiâs fan club!
In the worst case, Iâll just run awayâŠ
âTakanashi-kun, youâre friends with the princess, right? You also publicly declared it.â
âWe overlooked it on the rooftop, but there were too many things at the sports festival that were hard to ignore. So we just thought weâd check on a few things with you.â
âAh! Donât be on guard. Weâre just here to talk. We donât want to make the princess hate us, would we?â
What a pain⊠These guys love to talk theatrically.
Princess? Are they referring to Sara-senpai?
I didnât expect to be called out by these guys.
Maybe itâs because I stood out at the sports festival.
But well, if itâs just talking they want, I guess it wonât be a problem.
If something happens to me, Sara-senpai would not keep quiet⊠I think?
Plus, I also have something I wanted to say to them.
âHey⊠Lend me your ears. Thereâs something I want to talk about.â
âWhat⊠might that be?â
âAre you sure about this Leader?â
âHeâs not an enemy, right?â
Canât they just talk like a normal person?
Since theyâre talking like this, the possibility of them doing something forceful has decreased.
Then Iâll just say it to them.
Maybe they are people who are quick to understand.
âI know you guys are Sara-senpaiâs fan club. Youâre probably working behind the scenes for Sara-senpai, right?â
âThatâs correct. We shadows play the role of helping the princess behind the scenes. The incident on the rooftop was a tragic mistake.â
As I had guessed, these guys were involved with the students who transferred or left the school.
However, there are stories from Natsumi-senpaiâs fan club members that they have been causing trouble, and Sara-senpai doesnât like them in the first place.
What if they knew that and continued to do it? That means they are harassing other people.
âI understand what you guys are doing. I know you want to help Senpai, but doesnât she like it? If youâre shadows, at least donât come out like this.â
âWhat are you talking about? Sheâs just being shy. In truth, she is⊠about usâŠâ
âStop being ridiculous!â
I take it back.
These guys are a bunch of nuisances with a lot of self-assumptions.
âYou guys. You donât realize that Sara-senpai doesnât like you?â
âThe princess approves of us, you know? The proof lies in that she doesnât interfere with our activitiesâŠâ
Theyâre assuming things. They conveniently interpret Sara-senpaiâs intention of not getting involved and ignoring them. What a convenient interpretation.
âYou guys understand Sara-senpai? Even though you havenât even talked to her? What do you even like about Senpai?â
âThat, of course, is her lovely appearance. And her cold attitude and gaze, as if she looks down on men and shuns themâŠâ
These guysâŠ
They regard Senpai as an idol⊠but thatâs egocentric.
Only shallow playboys got close to Senpai. They would court her based on her appearance alone, so Senpai became opposed to men and developed a tough side.
But I donât think Senpai was ever cold.
It was a facade created by these idiots.
And the reality was they were forcing that on her.
And these people look at Senpai as an ideal.
Itâs really starting to piss me off.
âWhat do you think Sara-senpai is? Scrutinizing boys? Uncaring attitude? Dream on, you guys.â
I just had to say it.
For Sara-senpaiâs sake, I have to stop these misconceptions.
âThatâs not the real Sara-senpai. Itâs because of idiots like you who kept forcing your ideals on Sara-senpai. You idiots made Sara-senpai look like that!â
âWhatever do you mean? We are looking at the princess for what she really isâŠâ
âSenpai is a really kind person. She is very caring and polite and will lend you a hand whenever thereâs trouble. Sheâs very thoughtful of what you thinkâŠâ
I am convinced that the Senpai who interacted with me was the real one.
Thatâs why I canât forgive their existence, who made the gentle Senpai look like a twisted one.
They are just a bunch of self-absorbed, misunderstood b******s pushing their ideals on Senpai. They treat Senpai as an idol because of her physical appearance.
âYour imposition of ideals is a bother to Sara-senpai. Donât ever come out again if you want to continue playing the fan club game.â
âYou donât have the authority to say that! You are just a friend! Youâre not even her lover. Youâre justâŠâ
âSo what! If Sara-senpai just wanted to be friends for life, Iâm okay with that! I care for her more than anything or anyone else! Iâll say this repeatedly, donât force your self-made ideals on her!â
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Come to think of it, thereâs no way Saraâs fan club doesnât understand the danger of messing with Takanashi-kun.
Well, if they think about it calmly⊠there wonât be any problems.
More than thatâŠ
Yeah, this was more important.
Iâll need to apologize first. Sorry, Takanashi-kun.
You donât think anyoneâs listening, right?
To think that Takanashi-kun considers her as an important friend.
Iâm not surprised since I heard about it from Tachibana-kun. But hearing it directly from him like this made me realize how much he cares about Sara. You really made me happy.
But Sara herself doesnât know about itâŠ
Thatâs whyâŠ
âUmm⊠Sara?â
â⊠âŠâ
Right now, Sara is in front of me.
She looks happy and surprised.
Sheâs standing there with a âbright redâ face.
Well, thatâs no surprise.
Sara is a girl, too.
How can she not be happy when she hears something like that?
Sara⊠what did you think when you heard how Takanashi-kun felt?
âŠAhh! Saraâs so cute! I want to take a picture of her!