Chapter 636: Unequal (2/2)

[……Kaito…… Alyssa…… Good morning.]

[Good morning, Iris-san.]

(T/N: The ”I” on Alice's best friend Iris' name is pronounced like the letter E, while this Iris is pronounced as ”Ai”-ris.)

She is Iris Leavitt-san, and as can be clearly seen from her name, she is an exchange student. She is an incredibly beautiful woman with snow-white hair and ruby red eyes.

(T/N: アイリス・リアフィード / Airisu Reafiido)

However, she has a record of not fitting in well with her surroundings due to her reserved personality.

Alyssa and I got to know her because we were seated right next to each other in our first lecture at the university, and since then, we've become good friends and are currently belonging in the same laboratory.

[Ahh, that's right. Here, Iris-san, I also brought you a souvenir.]

[…….Thank you…… What's this?]

[It's a carved wooden statue that can be found in most tourist spots.]

[……Really? ……Errr…… I'll take good care of it.]

After Alyssa handed over a wooden statue that was probably modeled after some kind of animal, Iris-san thanked her and nodded her head, accepting it.

As I looked at this scene filled with smiles, I felt my head ache again.

[Kuhh……]

[……Kaito? A- Are you alright?]

[Y- Yes, I'm sorry. My head's aching a bit……]

[W- We need to call an ambulance……]

[Ah, no, it's already abating, so it's alright!]

[……Really? ……Don't push…… yourself too hard, okay?]

Not only is Iris-san a really kind person, she is also quite the worrier. When I cut my finger on my notebook once before, I remember how she became flustered and tried calling an ambulance.

Well, I'm happy that she worries about me that much but……

[But, Kaito-san. Seriously, are you alright? How about you go absent for the day and take some rest? If you worry about your attendance, I can manage it with one of my Journalist Secret Techniques, ”Perfect Vocal Cords Mimicry”.]

[No, I'm really alright. Rather than that, I want to ask what kind of superhuman you think journalists are.]

I'm sure she's worried about me, but it's just like Alyssa to always include her jokes at least once…… Well, in her case, what was scary is that the things she's saying were something she could really do……

As I was wondering what these sudden headaches I've been having, I headed to the university with Alyssa and Iris.

<Afterword>

③ Iris Leavitt

Appearance : Isis Remnant

Age : 21 years old

Outfit : One-piece type clothes with many frills + a stylish shoulder bag

Attributes : Exchange Student, Reserved Personality, Worrier, Airhead, Has a crush on Kaito, but is restraining herself because she's aware of Alyssa's feelings

Serious-senpai : [Oiiiiiiii! You could have just kept going with before! Just because there's not enough sugar, that doesn't mean you could just skip to the school romantic comedy, okay!? It's still seriousness' turn!!! Why did you have to give up on seriousness at this moment!!!?]

T/N: 54/183