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Chapter 3 – First Year High School\nVolume 2\n<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\n\n\n
Being on the library committee once a week didn’t bother me at all.\n
Fujisaki is cute. I have no desire to go out with her, but she is fun to talk to. She seems mature, but she sometimes has funny reactions and never does anything that makes me uncomfortable.\n
In fact, Fujisaki seemed to be very popular.\n
Fujisaki’s name was often mentioned when the boys would get together and talk about girls.\n
Even the guys who seemed to be “Riajuus” all said they wanted to go out with her. She is not rough around the edges and is kind and polite to everyone. I’ve never seen her say a bad word about anyone. Her grades were excellent, and she got near-perfect scores on every quiz.\n
Even Saito and Shindo, who had been so reluctant to join the library committee, began to envy me.\n
“I never would have guessed that there was a cute girl in another class and that there would be an option to hang out with her once a week.”\n
Saito told me this while we were playing a game in the club room.\n
“So, You had an interest in three-dimensional girls.”\n
“Well, if you’re asking me if I’m interested or not, I’m not saying I’m not.”\n
“That’s not exactly an answer…”\n
To be precise, it was a combination of being on the library committee and a coincidence that the days of the week happened to coincide. And that’s just for the first half of the year – until about September. If we were in the same class, we would probably have more opportunities to get involved.\n
However, saying such things did not convince Saito and Shindo. Before I knew it, they thought I was like a reserve riajuu.\n\n
“What kind of place is the science club in which Ookusu-kun is in?”\n\n
Fujisaki asked me one day while I was doing my job as a member of the library committee. I was a bit at a loss for words.\n\n
“What kind of place huh… well, it’s an unusual kind of club.”\n
“I see. Who and all are in it?”\n
“Saito and Shindo from my class. From Fujisaki’s class, there’s Yamaguchi and Sakakibara.”\n
“Hmm, to be honest, I don’t know much about them.”\n\n
That’s probably true. They are all inconspicuous people. There is a weirdo named Senoo who is one year older than me, but he is generally quiet.\n\n
“We don’t do anything serious. We’re usually just playing around. There aren’t too many restrictions, so it’s easy.”\n
“Ah, You did say at the beginning that any day of the week would be fine, right”\n\n
There is no fixed day off in the science club. If you are in an athletic club, you have at least one day off per week. That’s because that’s the way the school rules are. Our high school is not that enthusiastic about club activities, and we are required to leave school around 6 pm.\n\n
“Fujisaki, are you in the badminton club?”\n\n
When I asked, Fujisaki replied, “Yes,” and swept her bangs to the side.\n\n
“I’ve been playing since elementary school, though I’m not very strong.”\n
“So it’s like you’ve been taking lessons or something?”\n
“Yes, that’s right. I asked my mom and dad to let me learn.”\n\n
I don’t think many people start a lesson when they are young and continue it in high school. That’s why I felt that she was so serious about it.\n\n
“Oh, but you know. Since I started playing badminton, I’ve never been injured. I’m not athletic, but my body seems to be strong.”\n
“You seem like an Ojou-sama though.” (TN: Ojou-sama -Young lady from a wealthy house)\n\n
Fujisaki blinked at my words.\n\n
“Eh?　Is that what you think of me?”\n
“Well. I feel like you were raised with a lot of care.”\n
“Yeah, I guess so. Hmmm. I don’t know myself.”\n
“You don’t happen to have any servants at home, do you?”\n
“No, we don’t. I’m not an Ojou-sama, to begin with.”\n\n
Fujisaki looked embarrassed. But I continued.\n\n
“By the way, how many floors is the house?”\n
“Eh? The house? Uh, well, it’s a three-story house, I guess.”\n
“Hmm? Not an apartment?”\n
“Yeah… Independent house…”\n\n
My suspicion of her being an Ojou-sama was growing.\n\n
“Of course, an elevator doesn’t come with the house, does it?”\n
“Yes, it does… But we’re not wealthy. Just ordinary.”\n\n
Yes, Ojou-sama indeed. Even though she may not be at the level you see in comic books or something, she is definitely quite wealthy. When I was in junior high school, there was another guy who lived in a house with an elevator, but he was equally adamant that he was not rich. Normally, independent houses don’t have elevators.\n\n
“Oh, by the way, how many cars do you have in your house?”\n
“……3 cars. My dad collects cars as a hobby. …… Some of them are old!”\n
“You don’t have any foreign cars in there, do you?”\n
“…There are. Well, my dad spends too much money on cars, and my mom complains about it a lot.”\n
“You didn’t go to private elementary school or kindergarten, did you?”\n
“M, mo~!　You don’t have to ask so many questions!… That’s correct though.”\n\n
That makes sense. She has been raised with great care, which is why she is so pure. Our high school is also a very advanced school, so it’s not surprising that there are students like that in the mix.\n\n
” I’ve always had the image that people, who took entrance exams when they entered kindergarten, take the escalator to the end.”\n\n
I only know it from the drama world. The mothers who go like, “Oh ho ho,” in real life would say, “Nowadays, you have to get into a good school from kindergarten,” and send you to a cram school and even have you practice for an interview to get accepted.\n\n
“Of course, there are schools like that, but ours ended at elementary school. And since the entrance exam for junior high school didn’t go so well, I took the entrance exam for high school as well.”\n
“I see, at your age, you’ve taken the entrance exam three times.”\n
“…4 times, though.” (TN: 4 times: Kindergarten, Elementary, Junior high school, High school)\n
“Oh, even in elementary school. That’s amazing.”\n\n
The more I talked to her, the more I realized that she was rich. I guess my intuition was right.\n\n
“Oh, don’t look at me like that. We’re not really rich, okay?”\n
“Uh-huh.”\n
“You don’t believe me at all.”\n
“By the way, until recently, have you been calling your parents Papa and Mama?”\n\n
Fujisaki curled her hands in her lap and turned her head away. Her face was red and she was trembling.\n\n
“Oh, sorry. That’s not true, is it, Fujisaki Ojou-sama?”\n
“Ookusu-kun!!”\n\n
It was cute to see Fujisaki screaming in distress. It may be a privilege of the member of the library committee to be able to see her like this.\n\n
…… Needless to say, Noguchi-san scolded us for making too much noise after this.\n\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\nTN: So, I’m done with 14th volume.. but now I’m depressed.. Well, i should come around soon enough.\n\n