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âWelcome to the stoâ, ⊠I mean, welcome home, mâLady.â
The first Sunday of October. Itâs the opening day of Izumino Schoolâs cultural festival.
Iâm acting as a butler in the classroom of Year 2 Class A. I wanted to work in the back and wait on customers as little as possible but I was dragged out to be a waiter due to the lack of manpower. The face muscles I donât usually use are screaming. I forcibly raise the trembling corner of my mouth and make a smile to the best of my ability.
âI-isnât that butler refreshing and cool?â
âYouâre right. Heâs cool. But I prefer the blond butler over there.â
âUwah, I agree. There are a lot of cool people, arenât there~â
Even though Iâm guiding them around, the 2 ladies are only looking at Kaname and Soutarou. By the way, Princeâs taking a break and isnât here now. Letting Prince take a break first is so that he can be placed in again when our sales go down in the latter half. A so-called strategy of Hasumiâs.
Sorry that a normie like me is here! Although I no longer feel things like jealousy towards the 3 popular guys, I canât hide a slight vexation.
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With a âStudent Councilâ band on his arm, the student council president Narahashi Junya, accompanied by the vice-president Takayanagi Yasuchika whoâs holding some notebook, enters the room.
Above Junyaâs uniform thatâs worn in a way one canât tell whether heâs wearing it or not, he has the usual shocking pink jacket with rabbit ears. With his languid way of speaking and moving, he places an arm around my shoulder. My right hand that attempted to sweep that arm away gets caught and itâs being held ever so tightly.
âPlease leave, Master.â
The girls get excited at the appearance of Junya, whoâd fit in the group of popular guys.
As though heâs used to it, Junya waves at the squealing girls. Itâs kind of annoying, transcendently. Iâm convinced if Prince, Kaname or Soutarou get squealed at but I completely donât understand why Junyaâs popular.
âThereâs no way Iâm leaving~. We came here for work. Right, Chika-san?â
âAlthough the work part is just as you say, please stop causing Sakurai trouble.â
âWork?â
Itâs unthinkable that such a happy-go-lucky Student Council president would do work outside of teasing people.
I must have unconsciously appeared rather suspicious, for Takayanagi gives a throaty laugh.
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âTo ensure that there hasnât been any problematic behaviour, we, as the Student Council, have been making rounds.â
I see. Although I now understand why Junya and Takayanagi has come to over class, isnât our familyâs Student Council president the one most likely to cause problems?
Junya casually and pushily draws closer.
âThatâs why, Bunny-chan, letâs go round the Cultural Festival together~?â
âNah, you have work, right?â
âItâs fine because we came to Bunny-chanâs place last.â
Thereâs nothing more troublesome than going round the Cultural Festival with Junya. Unnecessarily entangling me with all his âBunny-chanâ, âBunny-chanâ, thereâs no doubt heâs aiming for things like kissing or sex. Thatâs the kind of guy he is.
Had I nonchalantly followed him, âIâm someone whoâs totally fine with gobbling up even heterosexuals, yâknow,â it will unmistakably turn into a situation like that.
I try to seek Takayanagiâs help but heâs right in the middle of chatting happily with Mitsuki. Heâs probably inviting her to go round the Cultural Festival together. Although Iâm happy that Mitsuki is popular, my current feelings of wanting to be saved from the crisis is stronger.
âNah, Iâm fine. Iâm busy.â
âEh~! Youâre going to take a break now, arenât you? Iâve been listening, alright~?â
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Although Iâve been treating Junya coldly, his heart is sturdy and did not break. In the first place, does he not know, did he not notice or is he pretending not to notice?
Junya grins while tilting his head. Itâs even more infuriating when he makes a sparrow face[1] that seems like heâs feigning ignorance somehow. Itâs extremely cool, beautiful and seductive. Itâs not a bad face. Rather, it probably falls under a considerably ikemen category. However, although I do understand the happiness felt when such a face and action is shown to someone, and itâs the same cunningness as Soutarou, itâs hard for me accept this.
âBunny-chan?! Donât ignore me?! I, got hurt, alright! Also, watch your expression! Your eyes are dead[2]!â
ââŠâ
âBunny-chan?! Hey! Iâll cry, yâknow~â
Perhaps noticing Junya entangling me, Soutarou steadily approaches. Although thereâs a smile on his face, he may be pissed because the aura around him is black. Itâs the descend of Pitch Black Soutarou.
âMako? Whatâs wrong?â
âAh, Soutarou.â
âOh, isnât this Soutarou-kun? You sure are cool today too~.â
Over-familiarly, Junya strokes Soutarouâs cheek. And with extremely natural movements, Junya draws closer to Soutarouâs face and tries to kiss it. This guy really doesnât discriminate!
With a smile glued on his face, Soutarou hits Junyaâs hand off.
A female customer drinking tea from behind makes a disappointed sound but letâs pretend not to hear that.
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âMako, what have you been talking about?â
With extremely natural movements, Soutarou moves to my back and places an arm around my waist. Then, putting his chin on my right shoulder, he sniffs the scent from the back of my ear.
This guy too, before I knew it, has shortened his sense of distance. Sure enough, was it bad of me to say that Iâd given up and accepted various things previously? Well, itâs not unpleasant to have Soutarou attached to me like this, so Iâm not complaining.
âAh, Junya-senpai was talking about going round the Cultural Festival with him.â
âI see. However, Makoâs going with me so that wonât do, right? That is how it is, president, apologies.â
Did we make such an arrangement? No, we didnât.
When I glance at Soutarouâs face which should be on my right shoulder, thereâs a never-before-seen, or should I say, never-before-existed refreshing-ish smile. Itâs important so Iâll repeat but, itâs a refreshing-âishâ stiff smile. Soutarouâs eyes arenât smiling at all. Iâve never seen Soutarou make a face like this.
âEh~, Iâm going with you then~. Donât want to go round the Cultural Festival all alone after all.â
âYou can just go with Takayanagi-senpai.â
âChika-chanâs probs going with Mitsuki-chan. Looking at that state.â
When I look in the direction he points at, the two are talking about something extremely happily.
Certainly, looking at that state, Mitsuki will definitely go round the Cultural Festival with Takayanagi. Â Really, when did Mitsuki and Takayanagi become so close? Onii-chan is a little lonely.
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âThen you can just go with your female hanger-ons. Does president not have many admirers?â
âIn that case, Soutarou-kun can go with your female hanger-ons too. Doesnât Soutarou-kun have many admirers too?â
âI want to go with Mako. Makoâs fine.â
Squeeze, the arm around my waist strengthens its hold.
Then, while rubbing the nose he buried in my nape, âMako,â he calls my name with a miserable voice. Although itâs cute, although itâs so cunningly cute, Soutarou, please remember that weâre right in the middle of the classroom.
âOi, donât create a scene of carnage over there. Itâs disturbing our business.â
Seeing us cause trouble, Hasumi cuts in with an exasperated look.
âHasumi!â
Honestly, it really helps that Hasumi came. Because we wouldnât have reached a conclusion at the rate it was going.
I look at Hasumi gratefully. However, she continues by dropping a shocking, bomb-like statement.
âIf none of you wants to yield, the time for going around can just be arranged. 13:30 to 14:30 will be the president, 14:30 to 15:30 Kiritani and 15:30 to 16:30 Tsubaki. Youâll be helping me out from 16:30 to 17:30, alright. As for the post-festival celebration, Sakurai can slowly decide.â
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âUh, thereâs a lot to retort but, for the time being, why are Riku and Hasumi included in that schedule?â
What on earth is this elaborate time schedule like that of a famous celebrity? Moreover, why are Prince and Hasumi included there? Itâs getting out of control. Honestly, if itâs going to get so troublesome, I might as well go around by myself. However, I canât quite bring myself to say that in front of these 3. The Hasumi who heard my question averts her gaze while blushing slightly.
âKiritani will definitely want to go around with Sakurai so I can use that as collateral to make him work. Besides, you donât have club activities so youâre free, arenât you, Sakurai? Isnât it okay to help out with the tidying up later?â
âIâm okay with just helping to tidy up butâŠâ
It may not be very fitting for an ex-woman like me to say this but, Iâd have readily accepted had she asked in a slightly cuter manner. Well, of course Iâm perfectly okay with just helping out though. Iâll help out with no complaint.
âNow that itâs decided, go round the Cultural Festival with the president first! Iâll inform Kiritani. Come back to class once itâs 14:30, alright!â
âAh, yeah.â
âYay. Letâs go then, Bunny-channn.â
Junya seizes my wrist and tugs strongly. Iâm pulled away from Soutarou as he grabs my hand. Then, as though Iâm being kidnapped, Iâm brought out of the classroom.
âEhehe, Bunny-chan, where do you want to go? Shall we eat first?â
Honestly, we were busy throughout the morning so I didnât eat breakfast at all today.
Itâs now exactly 13:30. Iâm pretty starved.
âAh, I do kind of want to eat.â
âIn that case, let senpai treat you.â
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With a smug look, what Junya takes out of his jacket pocket are free meal tickets.
From takoyaki, crĂȘpe, ramen, to even set meals from the cafeteria. Held in that hand, are 2 tickets that render any food provided in the Cultural Festival, free. Those tickets are said to be distributed only to a part of the student body who contributed to the Cultural Festival, like the Student Council or the Student Self-Government Association. They are such illusory tickets.
âBunny-chan, whatever you want to eat, tell me!â
Although I sincerely find it troublesome to go round the Cultural Festival with Junya, Iâm not able to say a thing when he makes such a happy expression.
Moreover, rather than spending the Cultural Festival all alone without anyoneâs invitation, even I think that itâs much, much more enjoyable to be with someone else. Itâs boring if one doesnât fully enjoy oneself after all.
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Now that itâs decided, letâs first have a meal with Junya.
With a smile on my lips, I hold Junyaâs hand.
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[1]Â Sparrow face.
[2] Think of those eyes in anime where they donât draw the reflected light so it looks like thereâs no life in the eyes.