The following day, after school, when the various events had passed and things were beginning to settle down on campus. In addition to this Nishino, Rose and Gabriella, the chairwoman, Risa-chan, Takeuchi-kun and Suzuki-kun gathered in the classroom after school.
Their classmates had either left for club activities or had already left school, so there was no one else in the room. So they gathered in the middle of the classroom and met each other.
They were looking at a small plastic box on the chairwomman's desk. There is a cheap padlock on the top of the box, and the key to unlock it is also on the table next to the box.
Some time ago, a study session was held at the share house where Nishino lives. It was decided that the results of the mid-term exam score will decide a recreational activity that would be announced here today.
"Okay, I'll open it then!"
Risa shouts happily and takes the padlock key in her hand.
In contrast to her, the chairwoman is visibly nervous.
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The rest of the group look at the box in Risa's hand.
The only exception is Suzuki, who looks rather bored.
With a click, the padlock opens. Risa carefully removes it and pulls out a piece of paper from inside.
"Good, everyone is in it!"
"Then I'll put it in a notebook."
The chairwoman moved in response to Risa's words. She pulled out a chair and sat down, unfolding a notebook in her hand. In her hand she takes a mechanical pencil from her pencil case. Everyone's attention naturally turns to her hand. Only Suzuki-kun takes advantage of the fact that she is looking down to stare at her boobs.
The chairwoman has the second biggest boobs in Class 2A after Matsuura-san.
"By the way, where was all this stuff kept?"
"The key is in the chairwoman's house and the box is in my house."
It was Risa who answered Rose's casual question.
It seems that she and the chairwoman were working together to manage the situation. As she asked the question, she could not help wondering whether the situation was really under control. But she swallowed it down and held on.
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She had considered taking and checking, and even rewriting if possible. However, at the workshop where this meeting took place, the control of the keys and the box was not mentioned, so she was not able to take any action.
"I see. So you've taken at least some precautions."
"I'm sorry but I'd be happy if you could believe me and the chairwoman."
"If Risa and the chairwoman were in control, no one would complain."
Risa-chan tried to answer the questions that were given to her in rapid succession.
This was followed up by Takeuchi-kun.
Even Rose and Gabriella, who are not interested in events on campus, are paying attention this time because Nishino is participating. After school, the classroom was naturally filled with excitement, and everyone, except Suzuki, was excited to see what would happen.
"Okay, I'll open it right away.
"Yes, please."
"Gabriella, you're good at Maths and bad at English."
"Well, Gabriella-san's specialty is math ... "
The names and subjects are read out and written in the notebook.
Everyone spends the rest of the day looking at this in silence.
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The names and subjects are read out and written in the notebook.
|Weakest Subject | Best Subject |Name |
|English | Mathematics |Gabriella |
|Maths | English |Takeuchi-kun|
|English | Japanese | Suzuki-kun| |
|Japanese | English |Nishino |
|History | Chemistry | Risa |
|English | Mathematics | Rose |
|Mathematics |Physics | Shimizu |
Nishino saw this and immediately spoke up.
"The chairwoman has beautiful handwriting."
"...... No, that's not the point now!"
The face of the chairwoman becomes tense as she receives an unexpected compliment. Shimizu never dreamed that she would be praised for her handwriting by a man.
It was Suzuki who was not amused by this.
He raised his voice to interrupt the conversation between the two.
"By the way, leaving aside the score, who can give orders to who?"
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"Oh, I'm sorry. It might have been a bit confusing...... "
"What? No, no, no, no, I don't think the chairwoman needs to apologize!"
Suzuki was so frustrated that he dug his own grave.
It was a typical mistake.
If it had been Takeuchi, he would never have said that.
"Shimizu, can I borrow that notebook for a minute? I've taken a photo of the exam scores posted in the corridor, so I think it would be useful to put that in the table so we can see who can give orders to whom."
Risa, who was well prepared, approached the chairwoman. At the same time, her hand, which had been extended to the notebook, touched the chairwoman hand.
"Do you want to borrow my notebook?"
"...... Uh, yeah."
It was in front of her classmates, so it was not that explicit.
But Risa's fingertips were definitely caressing Shimizu's hand. She pulls out her notebook and quickly fills in the numbers in the table. She is checking the screen of the phone beside her. It's a list of marks from the mid-term exams that were posted in the corridor not far from the classroom just the other day.
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"Is this something like this ?"
Risa showed the notes that she had added to the book.
It showed the scores of each student's strongest and weakest subjects.
|Name | Good at |Not good at |Best Subject Points|Weakest Subject Points|
|Gabriella | Maths |English |85 |100 |
|Takeuchi-kun| English |Mathematics |99 |97 |
|Suzuki-kun | Japanese |English |67 |56 |
|Nishino | English |Japanese |100 |76 |
|Risa | Chemistry |History |90 |76 |
|Rose | Mathematics |English |85 |100 |
|Shimizu | Physics|Mathematics |89 |92 |
Taking one look at this, Takeuchi-kun murmured.
"Rose and Gabriella, what's wrong with your maths scores?"
He is a handsome man who in the past has been gathering information from the students of Class 2B in order to conquer them. This includes academic matters. He knew that maths was the second best subject after English for the girls.
Nonetheless, they both scored 85 points, which is about the same.
Takeuchi was happy about this, but he had his doubts.
Everyone in the room seemed to be the same way, and all eyes turned to the two of them.
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It was Rose who answered his question.
"I understand that if a student is unable to attend an exam on the day, they are awarded 70% of the original expected mark for the exam. I wonder if these marks were given because both od us were absent on that day.”
On that day and at that time, the girls were at the shared house where Nishino lived.
They were there at the request of Francisca.
They were protecting hamsters and other things in the house of their loved one, which had been ransacked.
Even so, she was awarded the equivalent of a full mark, which is an unusual consideration at the school. The fact that Gabriella's presence contributed to this is something that Rose is aware of.
"If you get 85 points in maths of two subjects combined, you missed the test of the last day"
During the break on the day of the exam, Nishino muttered to himself as he remembered that he had not seen the girls he had seen every day before. On the same day, the Futsumen quickly found out about the missed exam, including how they had met in an abandoned building after school.
"I was in class, I had work, and I missed one day of school."
"Isn't the school strict about foreigners?"
"I've heard that they've been relaxed recently."
"Well, when did that happen?"
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The chairwoman is annoyed by the words and actions of the futsumen who pretends to be a foreigner.
Moreover, the whole conversation is based on the assumption that Rose and Gabriella have achieved a perfect score in the remaining B subjects. As a person who puts a great deal of effort into her studies, Shimizu found this to be a very uninteresting conversation.
"Well, I'll put it together according to the rules then!"
The chairwoman interrupts their conversation and turns to her notebook.
If a student scored higher in a subject that he or she had identified as a not good in a subject that someone else had identified as a strength, he or she would be allowed to say one thing to that person. That was the simple rule that was agreed upon by everyone.
A new table was added to the notebook.
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|People who can give orders: | Persons receiving orders: |
|Takeuchi-kun | Rose-san, Gabriella-san |
|Gabriella-san | Takeuchi-kun |
|Rose-san | Takeuchi-kun |
|Nishino-kun | Suzuki-kun |
|Shimizu | Rose-san, Gabriella-san |
The chairwoman held out a notebook.
Everyone's attention turned to it.
This is the only time that Suzuki's attention is focused on the paper.
"You're more reliable than I thought!"
Risa was the only one who didn't get affected by anyone else.
She felt a sense of achievement that she had been able to enjoy the event with no harm done, as she had thought at the time. But at the same time, she felt a little regret that she should have chosen a subject that would have allowed her to make contact with the chairwoman.
It was only after the exams that his affection for Shimizu began to grow.
"Sister, isn't your choice of subjects too bold?"
"Why should you be any different?"
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Rose and Gabriella, on the other hand, were completely off the mark.
Everyone knew that Nishino was going to be honest about his strengths and weaknesses. They were hoping for one careless mistake, but the Futsumen managed to avoid this with a perfect score.
In addition, the Lolitas, who had chosen maths as their subject of choice, were at a disadvantage because of the urgency of the job. The order came to Takeuchi, who had designated mathematics as his weakest subject, so that he would be able to make contact with the two students either way.
"Rose-chan and Gabriella-chan, are you both good at maths?"
"Well, what do you think?"
"I think the test is too easy for us to argue about our strengths and weaknesses."
The handsome man talks to her, trying hard to hide his joy.
It was a victory for Takeuchi, who had acted on the assumption that Rose and Gabriella would set the subjects based on Nishino's choices. The result was just as he had planned. He seemed to be the biggest winner of the event.
On the other hand, it was Suzuki who seemed to lose the most.
"Oh come on, are you serious......"
It's the end of the world, he mutters.
His weakest subject is English, as he recklessly challenges the chairwoman. The subject he was good at was Japanese. As a result, he had no contact with the chairwoman and lost to Nishino in the subject with the highest score.
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He turned his attention to Nishino.
As usual, he was greeted with a cynical response.
"Don't be so aggressive. It's just a game."
" ...... Oh, come on!"
By the way, the chairwoman, who Suzuki is very conscious of, has chosen mathematics, which Takeuchi is good at, as her weak subject. In addition, her best subject is English. In addition, her strongest subject is English, but this is a subject that Nishino is familiar with, so she chose physics to avoid risk.
As a result, both Rose and Gabriella got the right to order.
As it turned out, the majority of the participants were working on the basis of Nishino's choice.
"Why don't we take this opportunity to discuss our plans? I don't want to carry it over and have problems later on, so I think it's better for everyone to have fun in the same place. What do you think?"
Risa said, looking around at everyone.
It was Takeuchi who immediately raised his voice in agreement.
"I think I agree with Risa."
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"I think that's a good idea."
This was repeated by the chairwoman.
Rose and Gabriella did not have any negative comments.
Suzuki was not too happy with the way things were going. The idea of bringing it up again later, to keep it quiet, was the immediate response to Nishino that came to mind. However, he was not high enough in the caste hierarchy to deny it on this occasion.
"Well then, let's start with Takeuchi-kun!"
Risa's cheerful voice echoed through the classroom.
As there was a very difficult pair to deal with, the request from Nishino to Suzuki-kun, she, as the chairwoman, had to be very careful. The choice was made to seek a proper model in Takeuchi-kun and the other students who could read the atmosphere.
"Well, what should I do ... "
Rose and Gabriella look at each other and Takeuchi pretends to be distressed.
His behaviour is as calm usual. There was not the slightest hint of the toxicity of his own bodily fluids at home. This is a man who is always ready for a good time.
And he had already made his wish.
"Didn't you two always eat homemade lunch at lunchtime? I was wondering if I could join you for lunch? Oh, of course, I don't want to impose, just once in the near future would be fine."
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It was a strategy to increase the chances of meeting people on campus while having a home-cooked meal.
In response to this, Rose asks Risa-chan.
"Hey, Kondo-san. I have the right to order him around, don't I?"
"Huh? Ah, yes. Yes, you do."
"Then I guess my request to him is to dismiss the current request."
"Oh, that's not fair, sister. I'd like that, too."
With a pretty smile on her face, Rose spoke.
Gabu-chan quickly added her voice to the conversation.
When the person he wanted looked at him, Takeuchi's heart fluttered for a moment, and he was disappointed to receive a rejection that he had somehow predicted, but still managed to keep his tone light and smug.
"Ah, I knew that would happen."
They had just had a dispute a few days ago.
As a handsome man, he couldn't have asked for more.
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"Well, then, it feels like three people are done now ?"
After Takeuchi's defeat, Risa raised her voice in confirmation.
Three of the five people listed in the table are finished. The remaining requests are from Nishino to Suzuki, and from the chairwoman to Rose and Gabriella. Risa, who is in charge of the scene, is not so sure about the situation, which is a warning to Nishino.
"Well then, next up is the request to Rose from the chairwoman!"
Everyone's attention is now focused on Shimizu.
It is a unique opportunity for her to make a unilateral demand in front of her classmates, a situation that is relatively unfavorable to Rose.
"Shimizu-san, you can tell me anything you want, okay?"
Rose was the first to speak.
A smile appeared on her face.
It's the same kind of smile that was directed at Takeuchi-kun.
In contrast to the handsome man who took a fond interest in this, the chairwoman, who understood the true meaning of the matter, shivered her spine. Shimizu feels intimidated by the look in her eyes, as if to say, If you say anything bad, I will not agree.
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During exams, she was called to the roof of the school building, held by the neck. It sent chills down the chairwoman's spine to think that she might have been smashed at some point.
However, it would have been a shame if she had obeyed. The blonde Lolita in front of her was nothing more than a bitter enemy. The chairwoman is always convinced that Rose is partly to blame for the poor results of the mid-term exams.
Then it occurred to her
"I would like to ask Rose and Gabriella if they would be interested in helping me with my English. If you want, we can have a study session at the shared house where Nishino-kun lives, just like before."
If you can't push it, try pulling it.
If the study group is successful, it will be a good thing if their English grades improve. And even if it doesn't work, it will give Rose and Gabriella a chance to meet Nishino. This will be a good opportunity for them.
In either case, it is a win-win situation for the chairwoman. If the latter happens, she can just leave the shared house on her own. This is a great way to reduce the contact with Rose, rather than asking her to do something here.
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"..... Well, I don't mind."
"I don't mind if you do, either. "
For the two of them, who had already taken a room in the share house where Nishino was living, the impact was not as great as the chairwoman might have thought. However, they should have been happy to have the opportunity to bring out the futsumen who tends to stay in his room.
In addition, it is difficult for the chairwoman to ask for more than this, as she has to face her classmates. You can't help but feel bad for Takeuchi-kun in particular. Shimizu was well aware of the fact that the handsome man was interested in Rose.
"Okay, then, at the end, the request of Nishino-kun to Suzuki-kun ... "
After confirming that they had nodded, Risa's attention turned to Nishino.
It was the Futsumen who had finally been given the opportunity.
The faces of the people in the room are naturally tense.
It's not just Suzuki-kun, but also Takeuchi-kun, the chairwoman and even Risa-chan, who are all looking at Nishino with nervous expressions. They all look at Nishino with nervousness, as if to say, Please don't say anything strange. Rose and Gabriella were as interested in him as he was in them.
They were all looking at him, and he said.
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"Suzuki-kun, I have a request for you...... "
"What is it?"
"I overheard Suzuki-kun and Takeuchi-kun talking about it in the classroom. I've heard that they've been sharing meals with girls from other schools."
"......"
Another difficult request was given to Suzuki-kun.
Everyone wass peechless.
"Are you fucking kidding me? "
"Yeah, I'm serious"
Suzuki-kun could not believe the words of the person in front of him.
At this, Nishino nodded sternly.
It's been a difficult time for the members of Class 2A, who understand Suzuki's feelings towards his fellow classmate. The first one to speak up was Risa, who is in charge of moderating this event. If a fight were to break out, it would be a disaster.
"Excuse me, Nishino-kun, do you have a minute?"
"What is it?"
"I don't think it's right to ask you to involve other people."
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"Oh, really?"
"It's all part of the game, so why not make things a bit simpler?"
If it had been between Takeuchi-kun and Suzuki-kun, she would not have been so concerned. However, it was the futsumen. It was obvious that everyone at the event would be uncomfortable.
"Is that? So......"
After being scolded by Risa-chan, Nishino started to think about it.
And then, somehow, a voice came to him.
"No, I don't mind, do you? I'll arrange a date for you."
"Really?"
"Eh, hey, Suzuki-kun ?"
With a grin on his face, Suzuki-kun spoke.
Risa was surprised to see him agree. Her gaze, which had been focused on Nishino, swiftly shifted to Suzuki-kun. This was also the case with the others, who were all looking at him in the same way.
"But I can't do it right away, so you'll have to wait a bit, won't you?"
"Yes, of course."
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Nishino nodded deeply to the handsome guy who talked openly. Although he is pretending to be cool, it was the footwear that was apparent to others that his nose was a little suffocating from expectations . From a Rose and Gabriella, the flow of the story is not as interesting as this Re not.
"We'll get in touch with you when we've got the group together, is that okay?"
"I understand. I'm sorry to put you through all this."
"Well, it's the way the game is played, you know. It happens."
Suzuki said cheerfully, while the Futsumen said thank you without a hint of suspicion. On the other hand, Takeuchi, who somehow understood his friend's intentions, looked at the two cheerfully talking to each other and thought.
"......"
This is the kind of thing Suzuki struggles with.
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