Chapter 215: Public Play (2/2)

Despite the fact that they were slurping heartily, the two of them strangely seemed to stay graceful.

「That’s gotta be heresy……」

Taiyou couldn’t help but think that.

At length, when they had for the most part settled the noodles in their stomachs, Taiyou nonchalantly talked to the two of them.

「But wow, I totally thought you’dve come as transfer students. You are of that age, and it would make sense as an archetype」

「No way」

「It definitely won’t happen」

Youran and Leticia quickly said, looking at each other.

「Impossible？」

「Yeah, I mean that no matter what we try we can’t possibly become transfers」

「What do you mean？」

「After all, me and this gal have never commuted to school」

「Strictly speaking, I have. I do take classes only for me by myself in a classroom」

「That is amazing! You are like a prodigy」

「Is there really such a thing……」

「Indeed there is」

「Which is why neither I nor her know about regular school」

「Then wouldn’t that have been all the more reason to transfer schools? You’re here and all, so I’m sure it would’ve been good experience」

「Possibly」

「Indeed」

Not giving any particular objection, both of them easily nodded.

If things worked out somewhere, perhaps in the future……He would be taking classes together with them, Taiyou thought.

Planning for when everyone had finished eating, Taiyou spoke to Youran.

「By the way, what’s going to happen with the whole student council thing we discussed？」

「Ah, that’s no good anymore. I already directly took over as chairwoman, so we don’t need it」

「As I thought」

Taiyou nodded, as he had expected as much.

「Then I’ll just go ahead and do things as I please. It’s unnecessary, but not a bad thing to have」

「Welp, that’s true」

「Not just in terms of administration. Even as a student, it would be beneficial to preserve your methods」

「Me？」

「After all, you’ll probably frequently show up as a student, so it’d be good to keep tabs on the student side of things」

「I indeed see! It would be a great thing to do that for Youran’s sakeー」

「My……sake？」

Youran widened her eyes.

「That be right. Ye can after all call people upfront if ye have a student council president room. Ye can make up some sort o’ club and get a room to yeself, though all ye can do be ta bring people in」

「This academy used to have people who made the『Room Club』, but that sort of thing isn’t feasible」

「What, there were already others who tried that? Well, it’s not the most uncommon thing to have that kind of idea」

「It isn’t, but there you have it」

Taiyou said, returning his gaze straight at her.

「So I myself will be aiming to be the next student council president」

「D-Do as you please」

「It’s not like I’m going against you. I just don’t want any hindrances. Of course I couldn’t win against you if I tried」

「H-Hmph. If you say so, then I’ll look the other way just for you」

「Thanks」

「……」

He suddenly felt someone’s gaze.

Cleaning up her ramen, Leticia had stopped moving, staring at him.

Straight into his eyes.

「Leticia？」

He peeked at her face, wondering what was up.

The moment their eyes met…

「Watch out！」

After she had staggered dizzily, she fell prostrate on the table.

Taiyou had sensed it without delay, moving the ramen container before she fell. If he had been any later, she would doubtless have plunged her face into it.

Their surroundings grew noisy.

「Could it be……that she ran out of battery？」

「What else could it be？」

「No but why now？　She was completely fine just earlier」

「Rather than be surprised, why don’t you wake her up?」

「Wake her up…here？」

「Duh」

Youran said as if it were the most natural thing to do.

He would wake up Leticia; replenish her.

Kiss…her.

That usually was no big deal…

――Noise.

There were currently too many people watching.