Vol 3 Chapter 8 (1/2)

8: The Disciplinary Committee Member's Secret is Mayhem

And with that feeling, the holidays were over I returned to ain

Ever since the failure at the movies, Masuzu had not been very active I was afraid that she was planning out the next battle; but for the ti, there was peace

Chias the sa about Fuyuuh it still looked like she wouldn't get along with her

Hi me to 'let me see Master', 'I want to practice' and 'I want to beco an opportunity to see her in August, but probably Fuyuumi’s boyfriend (Michel) would be back by then

And then, Fuyuumi—— as ale spoke occasionally at crah the words she said at the hts, on the surface I still acted the saether every date, and we frequently ith Kaoru to the restaurant or the coffee shop on the way home The best parts e talked about studies, and I learned a few tricks about how to read modern literature I really benefited from it

But e studied, Fuyuumi sometimes stared at me

Just as if she aiting for

Because her expression was so obvious, I asked heryou?' But she always answered, 'Nothing?', 'There is nothing wrong!' And then she would blush and hurriedly avert her eyes Extrerasp her good points

—If it were myself from middle school, I probably would have misunderstood her

'Could she possibly be in love withlike that

But after having lived through that painful experience described in the 'Eighth Grade Notebook', I would never be ain

And that being said, she had a boyfriend — Murata - Michel - Daigoro Sometimes I asked her, 'Have you been in contact with your boyfriend lately?', and Fuyuu, 'O-O-Of course?' Maybe it was eh each time, it probably meant he cared a lot

Soht that if we explained the situation to Fuyuumi and asked her for 'evidence of her boyfriend' to show to Masuzu, ress faster

It was too bad that 'Jien-Otsu' was bound to be shut down, but there were always other alternatives Like Masuzu once said, even if we didn’t have activities as a club, it was fine if we just hung out together

And on one leisurely day just like this—

”Eh? What is that?”

After the end of classes, I was still studying in a self-study room when I noticed there was a notebook in the drawer of the table next to otten it

It was the same kind of notebook which I had used

It was a B5-sized and every stationary store sold it, so it was pretty ordinary However, even the worn condition of the cover seemed very similar, and there was neither a name nor a title written on it If this was placed side by side with my own notebook, it would probably be able difficult to tell mine apart from this one

I reached out, intending to bring the lost notebook to the administration office, but I accidentally tipped over my table As a result, my pencil case and notebook both fell onto the floor

The studying students around me all stared at me, and in my anxiety, I accidentally knocked down the tables around me

While I bowed ized, and propped up the tables, I hurriedly cleaned up the things scattered on the floor

Then I noticed it

———I messed up

I put the lost iteether with my own notebook

So troublesome…

Now I've got no choice but to look at the contents to confirm which is which

But it should be okay It was impossible to leave a notebook unrelated to schoolwork in the study hall, so this isn’t some kind of privacy invasion

I picked up the notebook, and casually flipped it open

Just one look at the handwriting, and I immediately kneasn’t mine after all—

I totally lub Kidou Eita-kun————!

”Aaaahhhhhhhhh?!”

I couldn’t help but crying out loud

This time, the eyes of everyone aroundintent I quickly closed the notebook

—W-What ith this?

Why would they write my name?

And the 'totally lub'!

I put the notebook into by bag, and hurriedly left the study hall

In the corner of the lobby, I sat down on a sofa I took a deep breath to cal heart, and re-opened the notebook

It was clearly the large round handwriting of a girl, written like this:

Today I with Ta-kun, spoke about a ton~ton of stuff ♪

Unya Unya Unyaaan ♪

Ehehehehe… What should I do, what should I do~ w

Did I speak in a good way?

Did et red?

He didn't think that I was a strange girl, right? (Sob)

This summer, I need to make use of that chance!

Because that promised day is almost here ♪

When I saw this, I couldn't bear it and closed the notebook

W-What is this?

Last time it was my name This time it is 'Ta-kun'

Then it looks like this diary's owner has an unrequited love for this so called 'Ta-kun'

Then that bit fro me, as that about?

”[]”

That being said, whose notebook is this?

I'm very concerned!

Since I got to this point, how can I not confirive it back!

I putbreaths, I opened the notebook again

'This can’t be… shi+T[1]?'

Lyricist / AI ❤ FUYUUMI

Recently I’ve felt he’s very cold

Perhaps, when he realized that I was talking with the other boys; then he turned cold

Could this be… shi+T?

Could he be doing this for my sake… shi+T?

TONIGHT[2]! If I ask him

MIDNIGHT[3]! He will answer like this

'Because you are just too cute!'

Yan ♪ Yan ♪ Yan ♪

Those guys, perhaps in reality, shi+T ❤

Maybe, it's my fault after all

It's because I'm way too PRETTY[4], so it's my fault ❤ '

Tonight, together we'll RUN AWAY ♪

Tonight, together we'll RUN AWAY♪

”IS THIS A POEM?!”

I tsukkoth

It was the sa with that poes

No matter how I look at it, it is definitely a poem It is the sahth Grade Notebook It is hard to iine there was someone in this world who could seriously say, 'Because… you are just too cute!' If this were to be 'reality', then I ht as well become an inhabitant of the 'delusional world'

Having said that, this poem is terrible

The word choice was extraordinarily sappy, the usage of English is just too strange Even though 'shi+T' ritten there, perhaps it was meant to be 'shi+tto', after all if we do assume that it is 'shi+t', then the literal translation is 'unchi', wouldn't that sound pretty bad[5]?

No

Most important was a piece of information one couldn't have missed

The author of this column had the name of 'AI ◆ FUYUUMI'

In other words, 冬海愛衣Fuyuumi Ai

To put in yet another way, it was her

”This has to be a lie, right?”

I got goosebumps all over and started to sweat terribly

H-How can that stiff, reserved, and serious Fuyuumi, write a notebook like this?

No— No—, ait

This et

In simple terms, it is the same as my Chuuni notes It’s a notebook that seals a dark history of her middle school era

Then I found the date on the top right corner of the page

July, Xth 201X ❤

”WASN'T THAT YESTERDAY?!”

Ultra recent! What should I do?!

My i! The Disciplinary Corade!

”F-First, I should calm down”

For the tihts

Basically, Fuyuumi is the same type of delusional person that I was in middle school A poet, and additionally— she likes me?

No, she likes 'Ta-kun'?

Anyhere did that Michel go?!

”What should I do?”

How should I deal with this reality?

The best ould be to act as if nothing happened

Just forget about all the contents of the notebook, and then put it back in the study rooh I don’t kno I’ll act when I see Fuyuumi tomorrow, but if all I can do is smile and face her

Right! That should be fine!

I don’t know about this notebook, and I’ve never seen it I don’t know anything, I’ve never seen it Don’t know Never saw—

”———— D i d • y o u • s e e?”

I was sitting on the sofa I juh

This was the first tih fro position

This was also the first ti so scared that they weren’t even able to scream

It was Fuyuumi Ai

She had been standing in the entrance of the main hall

I saw her shoulders rising up and down, as if she were breathless Sheall the way here It was as if she re in the classroo that if someone else saw it, it would be fatal, so she ran back at full speed

Right away I shouted:

”It wasn’t me——!”

I didn’t even knohat it was, but 'it wasn’t , this was an excuse similar to the usual line a criht red-handed while peeking, even so I couldn’t help but to shout it out!

”Did you look? Did you see it?”

”It wasn’t me!”

”The notebook is wide open! Weren’t you looking?!”

”Itwasn’tmeitwasn’tme, IT WASN'T ME!”

In thefruitless debate, Fuyuumi rushed forward I reflexively held the notebook away! I jumped up and ran madly, and it seemed like the floor of the lobby was about to crack open I ran from the side opposite of the entrance into the hallway

”That’s er brotheeeeeeeeer’s!”

Fuyuuently cried from behind me!