Chapter 3 (1/2)

Today is the day we decide on our electives.

We can only select one from Art, Calligraphy, and Music. I wonder which one I should pick.

I’m not very interested in Art, and I’ve already done calligraphy. Maybe music, since I kinda want to learn something else besides the piano.

Afterwards is the school tour.

There are many unique cla.s.srooms, but perhaps since there are so many, the tour ends after we’re only shown the ones we’ll use for cla.s.s.

The dining hall is huge. In fact, an entire building serves as the dining hall. I thought the cla.s.srooms and club rooms were large, but then there’s this dining hall. It’s connected to the cla.s.srooms via a pa.s.sage on the roof, and the building itself is circular and made entirely out of gla.s.s, giving it a feeling of freedom. This, is the school’s cafeteria. By the way, a moat surrounds this building, and a bridge spanning the moat leads to the clubrooms. Next to the moat is a large lawn, where Sakura trees and various other trees are grown. Tables with benches were placed there, and overall, it feels like a grandiose park s.p.a.ce.

Ah, of course, the dining hall has a café terrace thing overlooking the park. Why this place is so grandiose, I have no idea.

I return to the cla.s.sroom and hand in my filled-out form for my choice of elective. With that, the day is over.

For my first choice, I selected music.

“Sora, what did you choose for your elective~?”

My neighbor Kiho comes to ask me.

As always, she’s brightly smiling. So cute, Kiho. So cute.

“I plan on doing music. What did you choose Kiho?”

“Nn~, I haven’t decided yet. Can I…choose the same thing as yo~u?”

And again with that head tilt!

I could just gobble you up yo.

“Sure. Let’s work hard together.”

There’s no way I have any reason to refuse!

However, I’m pretty sure Kiho already has some experience in music. No, it would be better if she wasn’t good at music, so I can see her figure when she’s trying her best. But maybe I’m just being stingy.

“Ueh~heheheー. Yes, we’re doing the same thing~. I can’t read sheet music, but I’m sure I’ll be fine!!”

What’s with that habit of creepy laughter?

I’ll be troubled if I start finding even that cute.

“If you’re ever troubled by anything, feel free to come to me.”

Kiho yells, “I don’t under~stand,” and comes to attach herself to me. I might be having a nosebleed.

“Yeah~! I’ll definitely come to you, so please take care of me!”

“Yeah. I’ll do my best.”

Allllllright. So that I can answer whatever she asks me, I’ll have to study hard.

I’ll be like a reliable Nee-chan. Fufufu, looks like I’ll be busy from tonight on yo!

“Kiho-chan, what happened?”

The kid in front of where I sit asks Kiho.

When I glance in her direction, there’s a prim and proper Ojou-sama, or so I feel, with long black hair.

“I chose music. The same as Sora!”

Says Kiho who’s, as always, brightly smiling.

Wait, it’s only the second day since school started. How many people have you made friends with?

What frightening Communication Power.

“Ah! Sora! This is Agatsuma Kaede-chan! She’s my friend from middle school~!”

Ahh, so that’s who she is. So she’s your cla.s.smate from Middle School huh?

“I am Agatsuma Kaede. Nice to meet you, Katagiri-san.”

First a girl with a smiling face like the sun, now a prim and proper Ojou-sama!

Oh what ecstasy!

“I am Katagiri Sora. Please call me Sora. Pleased to meet you.”

I say while smiling.

‘Katagiri-san’ is too formal, so I don’t like being called that by other people. Well, I have no interest in being called by my name familiarly by guys though! Girls are special after all!

“Then, I will go with Sora-san. Please call me Kaede in return.”

Says Kaede-chan while smiling.

How should I describe it. If Kiho’s smile is like the sun, then Kaede-chan’s is like the feeling of a healing breeze. Hmm, I hope I conveyed that well.

“Please take care of me, Kaede-chan.”

“I know! Have you decided on an elective yet, Kaede? If you can’t decide, let’s do music together!”

Kiho invites Kaede-chan after we finish our mutual self-introductions. Nice!

“Would that be okay? In that case, I may be troubling you, but I hope you’ll accept me into your midst.”