Volume 4 Chapter 5 (1/2)
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Saturday
After fourth period, the first-years and second-years used homeroom to cast their ballots
There were two electionthat every ballot was collected, and every absent student was taken account of, the ballots and the attendance sheet was placed in specific envelope and taken to the counting room
The counting rooe of the year, and was about half the size of a classroo in what it was used for and by whom, as at times it was the headquarters for the school festival executive co the headquarters for the athletics festival executive committee, and other times even used for the culture club's exhibit room Incidentally it was next to the lecturers' room
The ballots were counted that day, in the witness of teachers
The counting was done using a primitive method A person would read the vote out, and another person woulda 1040 system Still, they had plenty of workers, so even with a second run to confirm numbers, it was finished quickly After students finished cleaning and ate lunch, the votes would already be tallied
The election ave themselves a bit of a buffer for delays and said they would announce results at two in the afternoon So they'd agreed to eat lunch at the Rose Mansion and standby there until the results, but Yumi was so restless she could only eat half of her mother's lunch
Yoshi+no-san and Rei-sahed as they slowly ate lunch
Of course, when listing off other people, you get to Sachiko-sama as co duty and got to the Rose Mansion, Sachiko-sa tea ”Sorry, I ate already” The big shots are really different, Yuht, and as she admired her, the ti to say anything, everyone stood up, ready to leave
And despite these circumstances, shi+mako-san didn't co for the environmental consolidation committee She said she should be done by two, so Yuo directly to the announcement
She also didn't see the Roses anywhere Yoshi+no-san said Rosa Chinensis and Rosa Foetida stopped by before Yuood idea what the results will be”
But, even if you had a good idea, wouldn't you normally stay around to confir that applied to the Roses
And no one knehere Rosa Gigantea was Even on the day of the speech presentations, she'd skippedclasses, so no one knew if she was even at school today Plus, she didn't seem to care about the results anyways
Many people had already gathered around the bulletin board in front of the sanctuary Yuht the results would be posted in front of the counting room, but she understood why it would be presented here If this”don't push” wave of panic That's hoded it was The h school acceptance announcements were also posted here, but it was nowhere near as crowded for those
Everyone siement committee to arrive Did it need to be said that there was no obligation to look at the results? Nevertheless, all of these students had remained of their own volition
”Sachiko-sama, Rei-sama, please”
When they noticed the two candidates, the students parted like Moses and the Red Sea, leading the protagonists to the board
”Here, the sœur, too”
”Oh”
Yumi and Yoshi+no-san were also pushed forward
shi+mako-san was already there, and she forced a smile What a pity Yumi was sure shi+mako-san just wanted to take a secret peek at the results But because they were giving her a better view out of courtesy, she couldn't turn them down In the end, everyone other than the candidates themselves werethat would never change
Speaking of everyone else being excited-
”Where's Rosa Canina?”
Her supporters had already shown up, but shi+zuka-sama was nowhere to be found
”I wonder where she went, the results are about to be posted”
The library girl sighed, ”Sooes off soement committee chairman and vice-chairman arrived with a rolled-up poster
The results were about to be announced
The voices of the students felt far away
Could the Maria-sama statue hear thereen, she silently clasped her hands together
”Sorry to keep you waiting”
Rosa Gigantea said to the person in front of the Maria-sama statue
”No problem”
I wasn't waiting that long anyways, that person replied But no one kno long she actually waited
”I thought I would definitely get here earlier … So I'm actually more than a bit surprised?”
”I'm the one who requested this”
Rosa Canina smiled
”Regardless of whether you win or lose the election- You did say that on Wednesday, but I didn't think you meant it this much”
Rosa Gigantea looked at the election results and hurried here So if Rosa Canina had come here even earlier, it meant there was no way she'd seen the results
”I could always ask Rosa Gigantea about the results, if I wished”
”Wanna hear?”
No, Rosa Canina shook her head
”It's that important? The reason why you called me here”
”Yes Toelse”
Looked at with serious eyes, for just a antea's face
And then silence
Rosa Gigantea flipped her hair, exhaled, and then began speaking again
”Can I ask one thing? Was the election just a lead-in?”
”In the beginning But then I began thinking it wouldn't be such a bad thing to do Yamayurikai work, either”
”Why?”
”I don't know… Maybe it was because I became a bit close to Yumi-san, and it becarossed in soether with my classmates I'd actually never taken part in an uproar like this My life has always been about singing, and so I placed a great deal of effort intothe school festival, too So I'ular school life, co”
”I don't think the student president election is really 'regular school life,' though, don't you think?”
”Oh, my, that's true”
”Right?”
Rosa Canina giggled at Rosa Gigantea's reh
”… I think there are many paths toward the future So,a rounded path For a ht, maybe that could be nice”
”No matter how many paths there are, you can only walk one”
Rosa Gigantea pointed out Rosa Canina seeh, as she simply said, ”Yes,” smiled, and nodded
”Testing a the school festival, correct? I si anything”
After a breath, Rosa Canina said:
”I' to Italy”
”Italy?”
The topic suddenly went overseas Even Rosa Gigantea had to struggle to keep up But Rosa Canina's tone wasn't that of a ”quick overseas trip”
”To study music In truth, I was supposed to fly there the moment I finished middle school… but I delayed it by two years”
”Why?”
”Because you were here”
Rosa Gigantea's eyes opened at Rosa Canina's immediate response
With co at each other
”I'antea, just for a moment, I wanted to see my reflection in your eyes, like this”
”What…”
”Because you never did notice ”
Her hand, hovering near her shoulder, th She probably didn't cut her hair a year ago, at the saantea, out of obstinacy Because her hair was unrelated to shi+ori-san
”I'?”
Rosa Canina cruantea's blunt words
”I loved even that part of you”
She looked at the white sky, above the gingko trees