Vol 1 Chapter 21 (2/2)

“Heh. When it comes to this, commoners know their stuff.”

“And commoners get c.o.c.ky right away.”

“Anyway, that’s how it is. The problem now is what to do for that event… we probably need something with a certain impact. It has to s.h.i.+ft their mindset and it’s gotta be something that Arisugawa-san can summon up the courage for to see it through… maybe something ‘commoner’ related? Something that they still don’t know of, that we can handle, and that can get them to reconcile…”

“Don’t we have that already?”

“Eh?”

“This might be just the right thing.”

At the end of Aika’s gaze was—— the box with the utensils for the ‘Commoner Party’.

——Now I get it. That’d really be ideal.

But…

“What now? Got any complaints?”

“Not really, but… you see…”

Isn’t that the thing you’ve given your everything to prepare recently?

“Maybe we should think of something e——”

“It’s fine already!”

Aika said and folded her arms self-importantly.

“I can’t come up with anything else!”

Figures.

“Whatever you say, I’m the one who came up with it!”

The trump card you’ve thought up to give yourself a way to escape your loner life, to become popular in cla.s.s, and the one thing you have the courage for to see through, huh…?

“…You sure it’s fine?”

“I just said so, didn’t I?!”

I see.

If you’re putting it that clearly, then you’ve gotta be dead sure.

“I get it. Then let’s go with this.”

Aika with her arms still folded faced away.

Thereupon the evening sun was illuminating her through the half opened curtains.

“You’re a good person.”

Aika squinted her eyes while facing the dazzling evening sun.

The dust sparkled in the sun rays between the curtains. The air was clean and the place elevated, so the rays were really clear.

While her uniform was basking in this pure golden coloration, Aika’s face was red like an apple.

“…Truth is… IT’S NOT FINE!”

She screamed, closing her eyes shut.

“I don’t want to hand it over! Got any complaints?! I’ve came up with this after all! I’m the one who wants to become in cla.s.s! I wanna be able to spend a fun school life with everyone! It’s mine!”

But…

“I don’t like this tension in the air, and I can’t even leave Arisugawa Reiko alone… so there’s nothing I can do, right?! I hate handing it over, but I hate having this depressing atmosphere continue even more…! Don’t you think so too?! Don’t you?!”

She pressed me for an answer, she stared directly at me.

“…You really are a good person.”

I thought so from the depths of my heart. Pure-hearted and tsun, Tsunpure-san.

Aika’s expression changed into some kind of bewildered surprise, she let her eyes wander aimlessly.

I thought that this bashful gesture was really kinda—— cute.

“Shall we prepare something?”

*WHONK*—! Out of the blue, she had dealt me a headb.u.t.t.

“OUCH—?!”

While Aika held her head, seemingly in pain too, she stood up.

Then she opened the door, and turned around…

“STUUUPID!”

She declared loudly and left.

“…………”

NOT CUTE AFTER ALL!

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