Vol 5 Chapter 6 (2/2)
”Oh yeah Ei-kun, why is your sto?”
”Huh?! No it's not, this is…”
I had placed two copies of JUMP under nant woman
”Eita, virgin pregnancy?”
”How shanant are you? Who's the father?”
Hime and Fuyuuin girl and I certainly wasn't about to give birth
”Of course not—I put the books I borrowed from Kaoru here because it'd be too heavy to put it in my backpack, hahaha”
Under the unfathoazines from below my shi+rt and placed them on the table
”Well, if Eita-kun likes it, there's nothing to say about it Today we'll be starting club activities”
Masuzu wrote large letters on the whiteboard
Take first place at Hane High's anniversary—!
”Take first place…?”
This wasn't an exam or a sports competition, so I didn't quite understand
”Does Ei-kun not get it? At the anniversary of our school's founding, there'll be a ranking of the performances that each club puts on”
”Who judges it?”
”People from outside the school will vote After all the acts finish, they'll count the ballots They say everyone gets really excited during that time”
I see It looked like our school really liked lively festivals like those
”But, can we put on a show? There's only five of us”
”That's e're starting to think now Let's think together”
Masuzu looked at all the club members and smiled sweetly
”Even if our club doesn't have ether as a team, on't lose to anyone We'll join forces and become the winners”
”J-join forces and work together?”
I couldn't help but repeat those words as a question
Where did this mayhem-filled club look to find vocabulary like tea forces? Even jokes had limits
”Yeah! For these kinds of activities, you got to have strong bonds to win!”
—Haa, that's weird?
”We're the bravest tea bonds are the key to victory!”
”As long as the five of us work together, we'll do really well, right?”
It wasn't just Chiwa For some reason, even Hime and Fuyuumi seemed really excited
””
What was going on with these girls?
Why were they saying stuff like tea forces?
”You guys seem kind of different today”
Chiwa tilted her head,
”Different, how so?”
”Maybe I shouldn't say this, but I didn't think the relationshi+p between you all was that good”
”That was so of the past”
As Masuzu said this, she took her 「乙」strap that hung from her cellphone
Al up on me, Chiwa and the rest of them also took out their cellphone straps and displayed them
”Did Ei-kun put his on?”
”Ah, yeah”
Since I was asked like that, I also took out the 「乙」strap that hung off my cellphone
”After the 『Society for Bringing Out Your Maiden Self』had that club trip, we've forged some steady bonds”
”We're going to gather all of our strengths The goal is to be cute and popular!”
”In order to beco maiden, we have to risk our lives in battle!”
”Hehe, if I become our coach, there won't be a problem at all!”
The four of them looked at each other with smiles on their faces, and then they turned their eyes on me
”Eita-kun, please lead our team cheer”
”C-Cheer?”
”Soet started—｣”
Since Masuzu asked, I didn't have a choice
”L-Let's fight, yeah—”
”Yeah——♪”
The four maidens raised their fists into the air
I felt like the circumstances have kind of derailed, but if they were on friendly ter
it's a good thing, right?
♦
And just like that, we started discussions, and Masuzu chased after me when I went to the bathroom
”Waaa! W-What are you doing?!”
Not caring for the consequences, Masuzu hugged me from behind and pushed me into an empty classroom
”You were talking to others girls again, weren't you?”
”Hoould you know!?”
”You even said one thousand thirty-eight words”
”How terrifying!”
What rong with the girl? She was saying s
”Are you saying I can't talk to Chiwa and the rest of theirlfriend｣ can have that kind of authority”
When I said that, Masuzu looked surprised and seemed to sober up
”I-I don't s to that extreirls…”
I gave a big sigh
”Why are you troubling yourself to that extent? You know that I'm a fake boyfriend”
”I don't understand myself anymore”
Masuzu looked away from me and her shoulders drooped very pitifully
”Recently, I've been less and less able to understand myself I know love is pointless, but whenever I'm around you I feel like I need to do lovestruck activities When I'm alone, my head clears and I hate myself… but as soon as I see your face, it just starts all over again
Her illness really was rather grave
Masuzu did sincerely likewas, that wasn't the case
More accurately, as Masuzu said herself, it wasto act like a lover｣
”Don't over think it If you take an act too seriously, you'll only get thrown into chaos, right? It's like getting tricked by the person you're trying to trick”
”Mm…”
I suddenly thought of so
”Hey, why don't you say ｢Kidou Eita is my fake boyfriend｣ ten times?”
”…If I do that, can I hug you once?”
O-Okay
”S-Sure! It's just a s”
Masuzu finally gave a small smile
”Kidou Eita is my fake boyfriend Kidou Eita is my fake boyfriend Kidou Eita is my fake boyfriend Kidou Eita is my fake boyfriend Kidou Eita is my fake boyfriend Kidou Eita is my fake boyfriend Kidou Eita is my fake boyfriend Kidou Eita is my fake boyfriend Kidou Eita is my fake boyfriend Kidou Eita is my—”
Just when she was about to finish saying it ten times, a noise came from the hallway outside
That was the sound of so the s vibrate
Someone was outside!
”Who's there!?”
I quickly opened the door and strode out into the hallway, but the person I found was—
”Fake boyfriend What does that mean?”
Akishi+no Himeka
Hime had covered her mouth with her hands, and her eyes ide open with her body propped against the wall to support herself
It seems like she hadn't realized she had already bu to back up despite ress Every time she took a step, she slid further down the wall… until finally she was sitting with her butt on the floor
”H-Hime! This, well—”
”Fake boyfriend What does that mean?”
I had nothing to say, and I stood there blankly
”What is it, Eita…!?”
Masuzu followed me out of the classroom, but she startled when she saw Hime and froze in her steps
Normally, she'd burst out with all sorts of excuses, but today her lips were glued shut like a sealed letter, completely frozen
I always knew this day would eventually come, but I never expected it would be today
—The truth about our act (as fakes), had finally been revealed
Translator notes and references
Jump up↑ A type of survival knife popularized in enwikipediaorg/wiki/Rambo_(film_series)
Ju the Shounen jump… and advice that he received earlier in the series