At the start of the week, Nishino went to school from his house as usual. The absence of other people in the house made him feel a little sentimental, as he was eager to be around other people. This did not change after the crowded train ride to school. His daily morning greeting routine reflects this.
"The wind is cold today. But if we look forward to the following spring with such sadness, then we can look forward to the winter ahead."
His speech was also a bit longer than usual. This made the classmates more irritated than usual. This included Shimizu, who was sitting in her seat getting ready for her first period class. Her hand went to the dictionary in her desk in anger. On the other hand, Nishino, having finished his greetings, went straight to his seat. No sooner had he taken his seat than a student from another class came into the classroom.
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As Rose, she entered through the rear doorway and came to his seat.
"Nishino, may I have a word?"
" ...... What is it?"
If it had been him last week, he would have annoyed his classmates again by saying that it was not good. However, having owed Rose a debt of gratitude for the incident with the kurogal and Yukki, he could not let it go unpunished.
"Do you think you could join me after school today?"
"What's with the sudden request?"
"Oh, you've got other things to do?"
"...... No, I get it."
Rose understood that he felt guilty and did not expect him to say no at this moment. She looked at Nishino, who nodded reluctantly, and smiled with satisfaction. It was just as she had planned.
"You're helping me move."
"...... You're moving?"
Nishino thought he was just helping out at work.
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Rose kept her smile on her face as she continued.
"I think we have talked about this before, but the house is unnecessarily large. I don't want to have to go through the trouble of making it secure, so I think I'll move elsewhere. I'd like to live in a normal Japanese house for a bit"
"Well, there you have it, another rich story"
It's hard to say what to think when you find out that the woman you thought was a slut is actually a virgin. He was naturally reminded of the micro-bikini he had witnessed on his trip. Hearing the conversation between the two, the students of Class 2A also reacted. When Rose mentioned the word help with moving, people started whispering about why Nishino was helping her. Suzuki-kun was the one who showed the most remarkable reaction. He was the one who had been upset with Nishino lately. He was frustrated by the fact that his exam had not gone as well as he had hoped. He walked over to his seat and spoke to Rose.
"Rose, would you like me to help you with that? "
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"Eh?"
" I'm more useful than Nishino, don't you think? I can do a hundred bench repeats"
Suzuki is proud to show off his strength. He has been going to the gym since last year and only last week. In front of a pretty girl, he was telling a little story. Unfortunately for him, the person he was showing off to was a monster who could easily lift 500 kg with one hand.
" ...... "
Rose's gaze turns to Takeuchi-kun. That gaze is cold and indifferent to any extent. Realising her intentions, the handsome man got up from his seat in a panic. He then pretended to be casual and went to Suzuki-kun's place.
"Suzuki, do you have a minute? I'd like to have a word with you before class."
"What? What's the problem?"
"Just come here. It's for your own good."
" ...... My own good? "
Suzuki-kun was lured in by Takeuchi's meaningful complaint, and he obeyed without hesitation. After all, he is a handsome man who is trusted not only by girls but also by boys.
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It is rare that a student is willing to go through with this if he is told that it is for his own good. They left the classroom with their classmates looking after them.
" ......"
Watching them interacting, the chairwoman felt a sense of insecurity. She wondered if Takeuchi was being threatened by the blonde Lolita. Such is his fear. Shimizu has come to this conclusion because she is in the same position. And she was right in her imagination.
"Nishino-kun, then I'll pick you up after school."
"Ah..."
The conversation he had had with Francisca last night came to mind. However, there was no concrete link between the two, and he went on as usual to prepare for class.
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At lunch time on the same day, the results of the mid-term exams were displayed in the corridors of the school. Answer sheets are returned individually in class for each subject. However, it was common practice for examination results to be posted in the week immediately after the exams.
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The results were printed out on a large sheet of paper, with the names of all the students. As soon as the results were posted, the place was flooded with students. Naturally, Nishino was very interested in this area. The mid-term exams were an important test for the students, as they are preparing to enter university. Depending on the results of the exam, he is determined to decide on his future course of study. As he does not attend a cram school, he decided to use the exams as a guide to the level of university he would be aiming for.
" ...... "
As soon as he walked in, he attracted the attention of all the students present. As soon as they caught sight of him, they all stared at him in surprise. In the past, most of the stares he would have received would have been of disgust. He looks at the students, who are whispering to each other, and he tilts his head. Was there a problem?, he wondered. The reason for this became clear when he saw the results of the exam. The overall score and the rankings for each subject were displayed in the corridor. Nishino's name was at the top of the list for both English and Maths, where he was five points ahead of second place. He scored a perfect score in English, as did Rose and Gabriella.
" ... I see."
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Even so, his performance in physics was relatively good, ranking tenth from the top. This was followed by World History 23rd and Chemistry 27th. The worst performance was in Japanese, at 99th place, just shy of double figures. In the overall ranking, it was probably the lowest.
"After all, Japanese is the most difficult......."
He remembers how well he answered the questions on his answer sheet and starts to reflect on the spot. Until last year, he had been a mediocre student, neither on the top nor on the bottom. Then, in the autumn mid-term examinations, his marks suddenly shot up. This, combined with his bad reputation, made Nishino stand out from the crowd. Naturally, there are those who find this uninteresting.
"Hey, Nishino, you didn't cheat or anything, did you?"
It was Suzuki-kun who called out. In the morning before homeroom, he was taken away by Takeuchi-kun without saying a word.
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For him, the exam-related events were nothing but a minefield as he was aiming for a sports recommendation. The people who were active there were a bit annoying to Suzuki, who had always been a sportsman.
"Isn't the score so good compared to the previous exam?"
"I don't understand what Suzuki-kun is saying."
"Even if you cheat, a perfect score is a bit much, don't you think?"
"But I didn't cheat. Until the summer I was planning to get a job after graduation, but this autumn I changed my mind about going to university. But I haven't been going to cram school yet, so this exam is just a stepping stone to that."
" Hmm..."
This autumn, Nishino switched his career path from employment to further education. The information became deeply buried in the memories of everyone who was there. His fellow students, who were also aiming to go to university, were not happy. The fact that he had not attended any cram school and had come first in two subjects in his year of study was a source of great pride.
"No, no, no. It's too much to get a perfect score, just like Rose and Gabriella, the foreigners. Where was your name in the last exam? Isn't that a bit much?"
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Suzuki-kun is one of those students. His tone of voice was a little more accusatory. Then someone approached him.
" ...... I don't think you do, at least not in English. "
" ?!, chairwoman ? "
It is Shimizu, the chairwoman of the 2A class. Suzuki was flustered when he was unexpectedly approached by the woman of his dreams. However, it was only for a short while that his attitude fell apart. Not wanting to be seen in a bad light, he quickly regained his composure and asked her a question.
"Chairwoman, why do you know that?"
"Because Nishino-kun is fluent in English."
"Eh ... "
Shimizu's answer was also unexpected. The fact that Nishino, of all people, was fluent in English, a language that he was not good at, disturbed Suzuki. This fact disturbed Suzuki's mentality. Of the five main subjects, English is the only one he might need in the future. The fact that Nishino is good at it, for some reason, does not make the handsome man feel at ease. And the fact that the person who raised his voice is the chairwoman is also a big problem.
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"Why does the chairwoman know that ?"
"I saw him talking to the locals on the last trip ... "
" ...... "
When he was told this, Suzuki could not help but feel a little guilty. He had also heard from Takeuchi that Nishino had met up with the others there. The whispering among the students grew stronger as they witnessed the exchange between the two.
"Did you speak English, Nishino?"
"But your score was lower in the last exam, wasn't it?"
"I mean, wasn't the maths exam rather difficult this time?"
"The second one always got nearly a perfect score."
"Hey, Ogino-kun is fifth in maths."
"And he's seventh in physics."
"Isn't he also high in English?"
"Yeah."
Along with Nishino, there were also a few comments about him cheating. Like the futsumen, this one seemed to be doing quite well.
"....... "
This makes Suzuki even more uninteresting. A conversation he had with a comical person in the classroom during an exam period came back to his mind. The conversation took place in a classroom during an exam period, when Suzuki had teased Ogino, who was sitting in his seat studying for the exam.
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"We've got exams until tomorrow, so we can't be too noisy and disturb everyone, but it's time to start studying seriously. I'm sorry to ask you to join us, but not today. I'll get you a topic after the exam.”
Remembering the dialogue from that time, Suzuki's frustration grew in him. He felt as if he were being ridiculed by a funny man. In reality, this was never the case. However, after seeing the results of the examination, he felt that way.
"Even if English is different, math is suspicious !"
He muttered loudly and left the place.
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That day, the chairwoman was shocked. The reason was the results of the mid-term examinations, which she had checked at lunch time. She couldn't believe her eyes, especially when she saw the overall rankings. The name Nishino Gokyou was placed above her own name.
"........"
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At first, Shimizu thought it was a mistake. However, no matter how many times she looked at it, her name was always down the name of the futsumen. Thanks to this, the chairwoman cannot remain calm.
"It can't be"
Shimizu had given up on languages. For some reason, she don't know why, but he can speak not only English but also other languages fluently. It was only a few weeks ago that she had managed to digest this fact and swallowed it as a fact of life.
However, she could not convince herself that she had passed in more than one subject, including mathematics and physics in addition to English. And most of them were in science subjects, which she was good at. It was a shock to her that she had been denied the very identity of Chikako Shimizu. She is so frustrated that she has tears in her eyes. The chairwoman was a girl who hated to lose. There was one student who called out to her.
"Chairwoman ?"
"........"
Shimizu wiped her eyes in a panic as she was called from behind. It was a girl from her class who had come to see her.
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"Ah ... "
She turned around as quickly as she could, but she couldn't find the right words to say. If it had been the Shimizu of last week, she would have responded with something like, Oh, Risa, what's wrong?
However, with the confession of the weekend in her mind, the chairwoman could not say the greeting she should have said as soon as she saw the other person's face. Risa, on the other hand, was as casual as ever.
"Maybe you didn't do so well in your exams?"
"Uh, yeah, yeah. ...... Sort of."
"It's a shame, isn't it, Chairwoman, because you were doing so well....... "
"........"
On a weekend in the back of a school building, a confession was made in a loud voice. It was a cheerful act that did not make her feel the fact.
"Oh, Ri, Risa ... "
"Well, my name is ...... Ah, there it is! It's about the same as the last exam!"
"......"
The chairwoman was at a complete loss as to how to deal with her. She began to wonder if what had happened had been a dream or a vision of her own, tired from studying for the exams. However, Risa's words immediately afterwards denied such delusional actions by the chairwoman.
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"I like the chairwoman more than anyone else."
" ... "
A whispered confession of love in her ear. The chairwoman felt goosebumps rise on her arms as she felt the sexual resonance. Shimizu likes boys, especially good-looking ones like Takeuchi. She has no homosexual feelings. On the night that Risa confessed her love to her, she had tried masturbation at a porno and had failed. On the other hand, the other party is pressing hard.
"Hey, Chairwoman. Do you want to have a study session at my place ?"
"No, I mean ...... I've got some things to do today......"
"Really? Let me know when you've got time. "
"Uh, yeah..."
Aggressive in her daily life, she was also aggressive in her love life. She has not yet raped her father in her brain. And now she's got her sights set on the chairwoman. As for Shimizu, she has to ask herself why she did it. If you think about it, she was the one who didn't know why Risa had confessed.
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Immediately after the confession in the back of the school building, the confused chairwoman told her that she needed more time and left Risa. So the relationship between the two is currently on hold.
"Why did Risa call me that ... "
"It was cool"
"Eh ? "
"Didn't you and Risa get kidnapped by some freak at the party for midterm exams? "
"Yeah."
"The chairwoman at that time was really cool."
"...."
The chairwoman at the time was under a lot of pressure from Rose, being beaten up by a stranger and being rescued by Nishino. It was this burst of stress, coupled with a great deal of activity, that seemed to strike a nerve with Risa. She was disillusioned with her father's infantile behaviour and had lost sight of her true love. The combination of her family situation and the unpredictability of the kidnapping had a profound effect on her.
"Then I'm going back to the classroom."
With a smile on her face, Risa leaves.
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The chairwoman was soaking her armpits with sweat.
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After school that day, Nishino was asked to help Rose move into her new house. He had a bad feeling about this. This feeling was confirmed when they were in the front of the taxi, with less than a kilometre to go to their destination. He was still silent when, uncharacteristically, the contractor's car pulled up in front of a house that was familiar to Nishino.
"...... I see."
"Oh, is there something wrong?"
It's a shared house, which is also his current residence. It was Rose who moved into the house on behalf of Kurogal and Yukki. As she looks at her belongings being brought in one by one by a contractor, she says
"I signed a contract with the landlord through the proper procedure, remember? If you are not sure, you can check the registration of the property. I'm sure nothing has changed since then. I've even brought a gift for you, haven't I?"
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" ........ "
Based on past conversations, Nishino doesn't think she's lying. Thanks to this, he is a futsuman with a sad feeling. What comes to his mind are the casual conversations he had with Kurogal and Yukki. It was a very important memory for him, as he had never been associated with words like "family" or "happy" in his life.
" ... What's wrong ? "
"It's nothing. Why don't you just let them take it in?"
"Yeah, I'll do that."
"I don't think you'll need any help. "
He knew that he would be ridiculed if he spoke frankly. Nishino replied curtly, and turned on his feet to his room. As he does so, Rose calls out to him from behind.
"You're coming with me to the living room."
"...... Why?"
"We live in the same house, so there must be rules, right?"
" ...... "
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A blonde Lolita walks gallantly towards him. Nishino watched her back and followed her with a reluctant look. Then they walked into the living room and saw a familiar figure.
"Why are you here? Francisca."
"I'm the one responsible for helping Rose to move into her new house, isn't it strange that I should be here"
"....... "
Rose looks frustrated as Francisca talks about the situation. They didn't seem to have made any plans to meet up. In contrast to the latter's sour face, the previous one is sitting on the sofa, in a good mood, drinking from a beer can.
"I never gave you a key to my house."
"The landlord gave me the spare as a guardian."
" ...... Is that so?"
When she said that, she couldn't think of anything else to say. They were a pseudo-blonde father and son who, for once, were operating legally.
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"He is a good landlord. The rent here was reasonable too, wasn't it?"
" ... I guess."
It seems that Rose's room is on the third floor. As he watches the movers hurrying up and down the stairs, Nishino checks to see where she is. She is sitting on the sofa facing Francisca, relaxing. It's the first day of the move, but it's just like home.
"The only thing that bothered us was that the Japanese room on the ground floor was already occupied when we checked. We wondered who had taken it? This has thrown a wrench in our plans. Have you been told anything about it?"
"What did the landlord say? "
This is another surprising for the futsumen. Not only the ex-Yukky room but also the ex-Kurogal room is occupied. However, the ground floor was quiet. There was no sign of any movers coming in or out, the door was left open and the room was empty.
"I was asked to meet him and confirm the details."
"Well, that's okay."
Remembering the landlord's character, the futsumen makes a gesture. As if to interrupt the conversation between him and Francisca, Rose spoke up.
"Hey, Nishino-kun"
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" ... What ? "
"I'm going to make a list of chores."
In her hand she had a few sheets of blank copy paper. It was Rose who, since receiving the news of the fire, had been imagining what it would be like to live together in closer quarters. She had planned to say these words to Nishino the day after he left her house. The blonde-haired Lolita's crotch was throbbing at the thought of telling him.
" ... I understand."
At this, the old lady's eyebrows twitched. Her eyes flickered to the man next to her and then back again. It's the kind of reaction that would make Rose squeal if she saw it. However, the disturbance was avoided as she went through her bag to get her pens and pencils. Shortly afterwards, Francisca shouted, as if remembering something.
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"Wait a minute, Rose-chan."
"What is it? I'd prefer not to be disturbed."
"I was told that your year group is having a parent-teacher conference tomorrow. "
"...... Who told you that? "
"A nice student in your class told me."
" ...... "
It was easy for Nishino to guess that she was referring to Gabriella. He was also contacted by his class teacher on the same day. However, he had been told from the beginning of the school year that he had family problems, and this kind of situation had never materialised.
"What kind of clothes should I wear ? "
" ... Are you going to come ? "
"I'm joking. I've always wanted to say that line. "
"Your jokes are as boring as ever."
"Recently, I've been getting a lot of calls from friends and acquaintances from school who are getting married or having babies. Don't you think it's important to be prepared for that in the near future?"
"I'm not interested in your personal life."
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"Are you jealous? I'm afraid that's not your cup of tea, is it?"
"..........."
The relationship between Rose and Francisca is friendly as ever. They must have overheard the lively conversation. The workers in the corridor by the living room glanced at them every time they passed by. It was the common opinion of all the workers present that there was no reason for such futsumen. A boy with a dull face talking to a beautiful woman and a beautiful girl was nothing more than a harem from the other side. To a third party, it was also annoying to see him looking so serious and bored throughout the conversation.
"By the way, what about [normal] ? "
" ... What ? "
"I wonder if he's been to any of the meetings in Roppongi?"
"Don't be ridiculous. I've already told him what happened. "
"Well, that's boring. "
"What do you want? If you want to talk, just get it done."
"I'm not here for anything. I'm just here to see where Rose is moving to. I've heard that the level of security is going to be much lower than before, so I thought I'd check it out for myself."
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"That's very good of you. But then, you've already done your job, haven't you?"
"Oh, you want to be alone with Rose so badly?"
"........"
Nishino and Rose sat opposite each other on the sofa set. Francisca looks at them and smiles wickedly at them. She is a talented woman who has become more and more used to dealing with the futsumen these days.
"Leave the old lady alone."
...... He was a futsumen who missed the tea that the kurogal made for him.
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Thx men
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