212 Chapter 213 - Lively (1/2)

Time passed by as Seiji waited and imagined various things.

Mayuzumi and Saki finished eating breakfast and cleaned up before they came to the living room.

”I heard from Mayuzumi that you guys agreed to continue touring the school festival today,” Saki said as she entered the room. ”I’d like to go together as well; is that alright?”

It was just as Seiji had expected.

He looked at Mayuzumi, and she simply smiled without saying anything.

”If Peach-sensei agrees, I have no objections.”

There was no reason for him to object.

He felt that Sensei would be able to relax a little more if Editor Yoshizawa accompanied them. As for how Sensei herself felt about it… she probably felt helpless that Editor Yoshizawa was such a worrywart about her, but she didn’t seem opposed to the idea.

”Okay then, let’s get going.” Saki wasted no time and cut to the chase.

And so, the three of them went out together.

While he was walking together with Editor Yoshizawa and Peach-sensei, Seiji suddenly felt as if Peach-sensei was a pampered young lady who was afraid of the world, while Editor Yoshizawa and himself were her bodyguards.

If only he was wearing an outfit like the editor’s, together with a pair of dark sunglasses. If he made a cool pose… yep, it really would seem like he was a bodyguard!

Seiji coughed and shook his head. 'I'm getting sidetracked.'

It was mainly because Peach-sensei seemed so weak as she walked next to the editor, who was exuding an imposing aura, which really gave him the impression of a lady and her female bodyguard.

'In reality, their relationship is quite similar to that,' Seiji thought to himself.

After they left the apartment, Saki immediately called for a taxi; it didn’t seem like she even considered taking the bus.

‘Did she find out about Sensei taking the bus yesterday?’

Seiji cast a furtive glance at Mayuzumi, who noticed what he was asking with his eyes, and she shook her head slightly.

‘So she didn’t tell her…’

Seiji felt like he could understand how Sensei felt about Editor Yoshizawa, and he didn’t intend to say anything about it.

The three of them successfully reached Genhana High School.

That was when Seiji discovered to his astonishment that today Genhana High School was at least twice as lively compared to yesterday!

It was a local holiday today. The students’ family members had free time, and the families living close to the school brought their kids here so they could enjoy the festival. Some students from other schools came visiting to see what the festival was all about, and even some white-collar workers came together with their coworkers to relax. Various types of people could be seen wandering about; from this, it was clear that the festival had attracted a greater amount of visitors today.

‘That’s such an understatement, don’t you think!? It’s so popular!’

He had never seen such a school festival in anime or manga before… er, not quite.

There were some fictional schools that had ridiculous settings such as Academy City or that school from Mahou Sensei Negima which had rather exaggerated school festivals that made Genhana High School’s seem like nothing…

‘Wait a moment—I’m setting too high of a standard for comparison!’

With this realization, Seiji managed to regain his senses.

It was nice that it was so lively today, but wouldn’t the overwhelming liveliness cause a mess?

A huge number of people meant trouble. He hoped that the Morals and Discipline Committee in charge of maintaining order as well as the other student leaders would be able to manage them.

By the way, both the student council president and vice president were still in the hospital… was this really going to be alright?

Seiji was somewhat concerned, but he figured now wasn’t the time for him to be worrying about others.

Seiji looked towards the person beside him at the same time as Saki.

They saw that Mayuzumi, who was in between them, was taut with anxiety, and her complexion blanched when she was faced with this massive crowd.

Seiji and Saki didn’t know what to say for a moment.

The editor ended up sighing. ”This place is much livelier than I thought,” she observed. ”Mayuzumi… I feel that you shouldn’t force yourself; how about giving up for today?”

The manga author was obviously considering this proposal.

But even though her expression flickered for a moment, her face hardened into a mask of steely resolve.

”No… I want to… try.”