Vol 2 Chapter 2 (2/2)
…… She was totally manipulated. By demanding her own reflection points from herself, she was totally duped into focusing on the topic and bringing it up. Chizuru-san…… As usual, your handling of the president is above top-cla.s.s.
Chizuru-san smiled and the president trembled in fear.
“Now then, Aka-chan. Since you were so intent on that topic, I take it you are seriously prepared to accept what we have to say?”
“Oooohh……”
“Are you?”
“I am……”
The president answered while absolutely terrified. Hearing that, Chizuru-san looked satisfied and instantly started listing the president’s reflection points.
“First off, Aka-chan.”
“Yes……”
“I want you to have a little more variation in your body.”
“Like I thought, it would be unreasonableeeeeeeeee!”
The president burst into tears. But now that Chizuru-san was in her s.a.d.i.s.t mode, she wouldn’t stop…… The president’s suffering figure might be addictive even to people who weren’t s.a.d.i.s.ts……
“Although within my preferences, I also love that childish figure. But if you want to talk about how student council president-like it is, then you really do lack a bit of force.”
“What would you have me do……?”
“Drink milk, Aka-chan. And then accidentally spill it all over your face and we’ll make it into a colored ill.u.s.tration.” (10)
“Why are you taking advantage of all this confusion and trying to draw such an erotic scene?!”
“See, Key-kun even instantly had milk prepared and is looking over here with intensely sparkling eyes.”
“When it comes to things like this Sugisaki works fast!”
I already had milk on standby, but the president s.n.a.t.c.hed it away and normally gulped it all down…… Ooh, the fanservice scene… the very immoral image of a loli girl covered in a cloudy liquid that the readers could get…
“Oh my, Aka-chan. If you do something like that…… Look, Key-kun looks like he’s about to cry.”
“The tears of men come cheap!”
“Well, I suppose it can’t be helped. I’ll give up on changing up your body.”
“Hoooo……”
“Now then, Aka-chan. How about we make your uniform more provocative? Something like a certain pair of celebrity sisters would wear……”
“What kind of school would have a student council president strutting around in something like that?!”
“Exciting.” (11)
“Don’t finish off with just one word!”
“Look, Key-kun is ecstatic! For the sake of improving your uniform, he’s quickly contacting his amateur cosplayer acquaintance!”
“Stop that over there, you perverted vice president!”
The president confiscated my cell phone…… AH! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
“Oh my. Key-kun is crying.”
“There must be a huge bargain sale on men’s tears!”
“Hmm. It can’t be helped. I couldn’t get fanservice for Key-kun, even though I picked out Aka-chan’s points to reflect on…… at this rate Aka-chan will reject everything no matter what.”
“Of course I am!”
“Well, how about we go with the emotional approach this time?”
“Yes! That’s the normal way –”
“Aka-chan. You have the heart of a child. You need to grow up more.”
“Suddenly going for the core! It’s been a joke up till now, but that one hit hard!”
The president was greatly upset. Chizuru-san looked warmly at her as she spoke.
“Aka-chan, you’re the type who can do anything if you try.”
“It’s like I’ve started some sort of full-blown training! I’m being looked at by a cla.s.smate with motherly eyes!”
“That’s exactly the reason, Aka-chan. First off, you need to feel what society is like for yourself.”
“So, society? Ah, you mean like working a part time job? I see, that does sound reasonable –”
“Really? Then right now, go to the front of the station in a short skirt and stand around looking free. Sooner or later, call out to some sleazy old man and ask “How does 30,000 yen sound?” After that, as long as you accompany him, you’ll climb the stairs of adulthood in one shot –”
“You’re my friend aren’t you Chizuru?! My best friend right?! Sometimes I really wonder about our friends.h.i.+p Chizuru!”
“Of course I am, Aka-chan. We’re best friends. You know, You know, you’re really strange, taking jokes like that seriously……”
“Chizuru……”
“That was a joke just now. Don’t worry Aka-chan. There’s no way I would let any harm come to your body, Aka-chan. Yes…… the only one that can lay their hands on you is me and me alone.”
“That’s crossing the bounds! What you said crosses the bounds of being best friends!”
“It’s alright. Maria-sama is watching over some other light novel right now.” (12)
“What does that even mean?!”
“Well, that was also a joke……”
“Chizuru, I don’t even know when you started joking in the slightest……”
“Oh my, Aka-chan. That much is simple.”
“Eh?”
“Whenever I’m with you almost everything I say is a joke, Aka-chan.”
The president hung her head in dejection. Upon seeing that, Chizuru-san shouted “Yes!”
“That’s it! That’s the severity of society, Aka-chan! This was a lesson about encountering painful experiences when you trust people too easily!”
“…! Th, this was……”
“You did it, Aka-chan! You took a step closer to adulthood!”
“T, to adulthood? Heh, hehehe…… although it honestly feels hard to be happy about it……”
“With this, Aka-chan only has 7951 points to reflect on left!”
“Just kill me already! If you really have such a problem with me being the president, then take my head already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
The president broke down in tears in the end…… she looks so pitiful…… although I didn’t question the number of points she needed to reflect on.
Only the president’s crying voice echoed throughout the student council room. Naturally unable to stand seeing this any longer, Mafuyu-chan stood with a Buddha-like kindness, stood behind the president and placed her hand on the president’s shoulder.
“It’s alright, Prez-san. You may have many points to reflect on, but as long as you don’t lose to them, there will be many places for you to belong.”
“Sniff……. Mafuyu-chan……”
The president lifted her head while sniffling. Mafuyu-chan showed her an angelic smile.
“It’s alright. Even though Mafuyu has thought of 5236 of Prez-san’s faults, Mafuyu has come to the conclusion after desperately thinking about it that Prez-san has at least two good points.”
“WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!”
The president wailed as she took the finis.h.i.+ng blow. Mafuyu-chan was puzzled, uttering “H, huh?” …… Mafuyu-chan. If you’re going to encourage her, at least consider setting the positives to a higher number than the negatives…… Well, I could say it’s expected of Mafuyu-chan’s pureness. That pureness was what made it all the more vicious.
Now the president was crying and seemed to be liable to cut her wrists, so even we started to feel unpleasant.
While wondering whether we should back up Mafuyu-chan or to give up on it, Minatsu moved to encourage the president.
“D, don’t worry about it Prez-san. Ken’s got 2000 points to reflect on after all!”
“That’s even less than meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”
“N, no, that’s, well………… it’s like that, ya know? His perversion is just so far above the rest that he’s a completely useless human being, but if you take that out he’s relatively perfect.”
“WAAAAAAAAAAH! I’m even worse than Sugisaki!”
“Ah, well…… Prez-san you’re, to put it simply, rather than extremely bad, er, um, well your comprehensive abilities, they’re below average or something……”
“WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!”
Minatsu scratched her head. She then said “Sorry, you tag in,” and pa.s.sed the whole ordeal onto me…… What am I supposed to do? What am I supposed to do now with the president who’s been severely battered by these sisters?
I groaned and quickly thought of good support…… I remember that just the other day I learned that my poor support can backfire, with Mafuyu-chan as proof of that, and so I’ll go with a straightforward approach.
I don’t care what happens after this! Even if the president just gets more depressed after what I’m about to say, don’t expect me to shoulder any of the blame!! After I shouted that in my head, I focused on the president.
I called out “Prez,” and made contact with her reddened eyes as she raised her head.
Then, I cleared my throat and told her.
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“Prez is cute.”
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“………… huh?”
“No matter how useless a person you may be, as long as you’re cute, you can be forgiven. At the very least to me, Sugisaki Ken, your cuteness makes up for 7951 flaws, and I mean it’s turns everything into a huge positive.”
“Wha, what does that mean? That’s just…… in the end all that matters is what I look like…… I’m just…… someone to be hated…… that’s all.”
Like I thought, the president didn’t recover much.
…… I understood. After all, my words were flimsy. However…… even so I’ll continue to the end.
“What’s so unsatisfying about that?”
“Eh?”
“If I say I like you despite all your faults, what’s so bad about that?”
“Sugisaki……”
“Although, I can only judge by your appearance. It’s the same with the other members. That’s why everyone comes up with thousands of flaws. But…… has anybody ever said the words “I hate you” to you?”
“Th, that’s……”
“Then let’s switch up the conversation. Prez…… Do you hate me?”
“Eh? There’s no –”
“Excuse me, but please answer seriously this time. I don’t want any misunderstandings.”
“…………”
At my serious expression, the president faltered…… Even so, as she started to turn away she stopped midway and looked back.
“I, I don’t hate you…… not particularly at least…”
Her cheeks turned red. This is where I’d usually shout “Moeeeee!!!” but this time I was controlling myself. I calmly kept cool and tenderly smiled.
“Thank you. But just look at me… well, I guess it’s a bit strange if I say that though. The point is this: if you just look at my faults, then even you would just hurl lots of insults at me.”
“O, of course! If we bring up your faults, your high school life would be over, Sugisaki!”
Getting a bit of her energy back, the president stuck her chest out. That slightly irritated me, but well, I’ll ignore it for now.
“But, even so, you said you liked me, Prez.”
“I didn’t say I l, l, l, liked you! I only said I didn’t hate you!”
“Oh, then, well, that’s fine. Prez… you don’t… hate me…… even though you came up with a lot of insults…”
“Ah……”
“It’s the same thing, Prez. Although my feelings to you are more along the lines of ‘like’ rather than ‘don’t hate……’ and that feeling isn’t related at all to any faults you have. That goes for everyone else too. While the meaning is different from mine, there’s no mistaking that everyone loves you.”
“Sugisaki…… Everyone……”
The president turned and looked at us around her. Chizuru-san and the s.h.i.+na sisters all gazed warmly at the president.
“Well, there are still plenty of points that need to be reflected on. For Prez, for me, and for everyone else too. That’s why I’ll say this: the number of negatives or number of positives a person has doesn’t represent the person in entirety.
That’s why, Prez. Don’t you think it’s fine for you to be a bit more confident in yourself? The talent to have everyone like you despite all your faults is an uncommon talent you know. Be proud of that.”
At my words, the president wiped her tears with her sleeve.
Everyone warmly watched over the scene, the president raised her head and showed us a bright smile.
“Ehe, Ehehe! O, of course! I’m the genuine student council president! There’s no one else suited for the position more than me!”
She hopped up and stood on her chair. And then she laughed loudly.
She was revived. She was completely revived.
Hooo. Good, good. Now this matter is –
“Ahahahahahaha! That’s right! There’s no way I wasn’t appropriate as the president! Man, I must’ve been going crazy! I mean look at the popularity vote, look at it! I’m the number one most popular! That’s right! Chizuru and Sugisaki, you said you had thousands of flaws to tell me, but that’s all just jealousy! That’s right, that’s right!”
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…… so annoying. The president was so annoying. The president’s revival just now… was very annoying.
Once again an aura of rage began to fill the student council room. Chizuru-san, Mafuyu-chan, Minatsu, all of us had our fists clenched beneath our desks.
That’s right…… We forgot. Despite everything, this wasn’t an issue of love or hate.
This person had one more talent. The absolute talent of irritating other people.
That’s exactly why…… that’s exactly why she was supposed to be the one to reflect! Why the h.e.l.l am I comforting her?! There’s nothing good about this! It would’ve been better to leave her depressed!
No…… That’s not it. Is this also one of the president’s talents? The cuteness to have anyone help her when she’s in real trouble.
The result……
“Ahahaha. I see. So everyone loves me. Man, that’s troubling. It’s tough being so popular. When I think about it normally, there’s no way I have thousands of flaws, right? I realized that it’s just jealousy, just biased rash remarks! I’ve got the truth now. Yeah, that’s right. I’ve got absolutely nothing bad about me!”
“………… (SNAP)”
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She hit the breaking point.
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Every member aside from the president stood up in unison.
The president tilted her head and innocently asked “Hm? What’s wrong everyone?”
At the same time…… we all shouted at her!
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“SIT DOWN RIGHT THERE!”
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– That day’s reflection meeting continued well into the night, and in the end Sakurano Kurimu was eventually made to cry out “As the student council president, I was mistaken. From now on I will, with all sincerity, be considerate for the sake of the students.”
However…… the next day a surprising spectacle appeared before vice president Sugisaki Ken and the other student council members.
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“It’s wrong to only look back on your past! After all, time only moves forward!”
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When the student council members witnessed the president in the student council room, standing on a chair and shouting with all her might, they sighed…… and promptly gave up.
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(Aah, whatever, I’ve had enough.)
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In the style of the youths of today, they abandoned the child.
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And with that…
Sakurano Kurimu’s Points to Reflect on Today: 7953 (and steadily increasing)
TRANSLATOR’S NOTES
(2) From Buddhism, the 108 worldly desires are the emotions that result in wrongdoing.
(4)Sugisaki uses the phrase that was popularized by Miyazaki mayor Higas.h.i.+kokubaru Hideo in 2007.
(6) Getsuku, as it’s popularly known, is Fuji TV’s Monday 9 P.M. Drama Serials that airs weekly.
(8) Dragonball, if you couldn’t tell. Vegeta is always yelling “Kakarot!” Raditz is another character, and they are all Saiyans. Namekians are another species within the series. It was all written by Toriyama Akira. GT was the last part of the series and was… less than satisfactory to most.
(10) See colored ill.u.s.tration #2
(12) Chizuru is referencing Maria-sama ga Miteru, a yuri light novel series.
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