Kaburagi’s female fans have been creating a fuss in class, but never go as far as actually causing trouble for others. They just get really loud during breaks is all. It was just like last year with Enjou.159Please respect copyright.PENANAYQM0KQogQr
Except, since Kaburagi’s temper has a lower boiling point than Enjou’s, they’ve been probing for his limit as they enjoy being around him.159Please respect copyright.PENANAMlSB3PPShU
At a glance, it seems like there’s no problem as long as you deal with the noise, but since there are more people in the classroom, sometimes there are kids whose seats get stolen by these girls. So a few timid kids have been having trouble with not being able to sit at their own desks.159Please respect copyright.PENANA1iSO9eqoie
What should I do. If I keep warning them every time, they’re going to think of me as a nag, and as a class rep, it’s not like I can turn a blind eye either.159Please respect copyright.PENANAuKxDr7uaku
I wonder what Enjou did last year. I wasn’t a class rep, so to be honest I didn’t really pay attention to the others.159Please respect copyright.PENANALNdOc4M9op
And I recall Enjou gently chiding them not to invade other people’s classrooms.159Please respect copyright.PENANAV3HgxeXO8i
In Term 1 they really were noisy, but after a while things worked out pretty fine, I think. Well, maybe we just got used to it though.159Please respect copyright.PENANAMvR4h4JUwJ
Still, I’m definitely not going to start managing Kaburagi’s fans.159Please respect copyright.PENANAvJQY7iTQS3
And Monk Boy keeps looking at me with pleading eyes. It’s impossible, I tell you.159Please respect copyright.PENANAJd6ZQGonAT
Tsuruhana-san is in that fan group. I’ll create even more conflict if I say something to her.159Please respect copyright.PENANABjaruaNmhe
Aahh, the silent complaints from all those victims are…159Please respect copyright.PENANAd4BKA0jvPP
Hah, can’t be helped.
“Tsuruhana-san, I am sorry to disturb you during your conversation, but it seems that this girl needs her seat back, so could you move?”
“…Hmmm~ Whose seat was this again?”
She looked around the room with a challenging gaze.159Please respect copyright.PENANA5CwXzqINck
The eyes of the seat owner began to swim.
“Hey, could I borrow your seat for a little?”
“Ah… yes, please do. I don’t need it yet…”
Geh-! I’ve been abandoned!159Please respect copyright.PENANAuEr0Q7SBNH
Hey, you can’t do that, okay? It’s because you complained that I came here to say this to her.
“So she says. That fine? Kisshouin-san?”
Tsuruhana-san chuckled.159Please respect copyright.PENANAMA3ilDyA3J
She’s a real piss-off. But since there’s no victim, I can’t say anything back.
“I see. If the girl herself is fine with that, then I have nothing to say. My apologies for bothering you.”
“It must be roughh huhh~ Being class rep.”
I walked away with a smile of composure, somehow managing to hide the stiffness.159Please respect copyright.PENANASdMfFZWdAd
Damnniiitt! I lost!159Please respect copyright.PENANA1vtvZpDQqh
Serika-chan welcomed me back with a disgruntled expression. I’m sorry for being a coward!159Please respect copyright.PENANAxaJk0279oF
This won’t do. That this rate, far from a showdown with between our two groups, I might be overthrown in my own one.159Please respect copyright.PENANAe9SvO1kDl2
All of this is Kaburagi’s fault! It’s because he’s so irresponsible! Well, I’m aware this is just an excuse though!159Please respect copyright.PENANAmCjeRq9WJ6
Kaburagi was paying no attention to the girls at all, instead talking happily to the boys about sports.159Please respect copyright.PENANA9UD2mgvrPg
He has no idea how much other people are suffering… Heavens above, please let a bird poop on that guy’s head.159Please respect copyright.PENANAUQGWKDymt2
Maybe I should just bring some folding chairs into the classroom and set up a Kaburagi Viewing Corner or something.159Please respect copyright.PENANArBu5q8yxpL
Lately I’ve been trying to avoid buying sweets when I go snack shopping at the convenience store.159Please respect copyright.PENANAaHRzn7sZnk
I’m afraid of getting fat and pimples, you see.159Please respect copyright.PENANAkiJWSTFamO
In exchange, I’ve started eating more onigiri and sandwiches. It’s healthier and more nutritious than sweets, you see. It’s a shame that it doesn’t keep well, though.159Please respect copyright.PENANAjQNDJvCEoK
I get chauffeured on weekdays, so I secretly do my snack-buying on weekends and during the breaks in cram school.159Please respect copyright.PENANAmWfrsUPmwA
Lately there have been a lot of new onigiri flavours. But in the end, yakishake grilled salmon is my favourite.159Please respect copyright.PENANA3tpQ1hVZAX
And recently I’ve been immersing myself in some stupid hobbies to forget about my troublesome school life when I’m at home. Yes, I realise that it’s just escapism…159Please respect copyright.PENANARluanVet5j
Anyway, for today I’ve got my ‘Convenience Store Onigiri Rankings’.159Please respect copyright.PENANAEus1gx41xU
Right now, I’ve got yakishake at number 1,159Please respect copyright.PENANAGqChSwheMY
mixed chicken rice at number 2,159Please respect copyright.PENANA2AKeGcBfsR
Gomoku Five Ingredients mixed rice typically come with some of the following: matsutake, shiitake, bamboo shoots, burdock root, fresh soybeans, chestnuts, chicken, fish, or oysters.
and maybe mentaiko roe at number 3?159Please respect copyright.PENANAM81zWMsNJU
Ah, but the omurice one from the other day was yummy as well.159Please respect copyright.PENANAd2mTbQNUHM
Omurice in portable form
As I gobbled down my onigiri, I suddenly got a call from Sakura-chan.
“Sakura-chan? What’s the matter?”
“There’s a little something I’d like to ask. Hm? Are you eating something, Reika?”
“I just had fondant chocolate.”
“You’re going to get fat eating that at night, you know.”
“…I’ll be careful. Anyway, what was it you wanted?”
“Oh right! There was this girl who gave Takumi a Valentine’s Chocolate!”
Valentine’s? It’s been a pretty long time since.
“Why are you talking about it now? And who?”
“Becausee! I only just found out today. I heard it from Takumi’s oneesan. The girl is his track and field club kouhai. Do you know her?”
Uh, you didn’t even tell me her name, but no, I don’t know her.
“Isn’t it just obligatory chocolates?”
“Reika. You’re making light of Takumi.”
Ridiculous. It’s true that in primary school he had a cute face like a squirrel, but maybe because of the daily training, since entering middle school I think he’s gotten pretty sharp-looking, okay?
“Find out what kind of girl she is.”
“Mm~mm, if it’s just having a look, I don’t mind. But I’ve got a lot on my hands right now.”
“Exactly what problems do you have?”
I started grumbling to Sakura-chan about my troubles as a class rep.
“Reika, isn’t it because you’re so meek that they’re looking down on you? Go let them have it. And then maybe talk to Emperor too.”
“Eehhh~ I can’t do eiitherr of thosee~”
“Then give up.”
“Uu…”
They’re not causing too much harm right now, so I want to avoid directly confronting them.
“Reika, you have a bad habit of running away and binge eating as stress relief, so you really need to be careful. What about doing yoga? I’m doing yoga at home right now.”
“Yoga, huhh.”
I know the word yoga, but all that comes to mind is Indians in acrobatic poses.
“Yoga calms the heart, you know.”
Eh-, but your heart isn’t calm at all. But you’re scary, so I’m not going to say that.
Since Sakura-chan gave me some recommendations on yoga DVDs, I guess I’ll check them out later. I’ve gotten pretty sick of hula hooping, so it’s good timing I guess.
And maybe I’ll even open my third eye?159Please respect copyright.PENANAqQfiA6U56d
The next day, I went to have a look at that kouhai as per Sakura-chan’s orders.159Please respect copyright.PENANAqhYhyCnNpn
From what I could see as I peered into her classroom from the hallway, and observed the surroundings, she was a tanned, energetic-looking girl. The complete opposite type to Sakura-chan, the archetype Japanese beauty. Now then, coming here was fine and all, but what do I do after this?
“What are you doing here, Reika-san?”
I jumped at the sudden voice from behind. When I turned around, I found Ririna standing there.
“What are you doing here, Ririna?”
“What, you ask? This is my classroom. Could it be that you needed me for something?”
This was Ririna’s classroom? Then does that mean she’s in the same class as that girl?
“Say, that Toriumi girl. What is she like?”
“Why do you want to know that, Reika-san?”
“There are some circumstances.”
“Well apparently, she’s a sports committee member, and her energy is her good point. I’m not all that close to her yet, so I don’t know much more. Do you guys know?”
Ririna started asking her subordinates instead.159Please respect copyright.PENANArEmgwjsm1X
Her meek-looking subordinates gave answers like, “I think she’s in the track and field club.” and “She’s cheerful, and has a lot of friends.”
“I see. Thank you. Also, thank you for getting along with Ririna. I hope you will continue to look after her.”
“Why are you saying that! It’s none of your business, okay!”
Ririna turned a little red. Hey, if you fall, it gets me wrapped up as well, okay?
“More importantly, umm…”
Ririna suddenly grabbed my arm, and brought me further into the hallway away from the others.
“Lately that Tsuruhana-senpai and her friends have been getting bolder towards your group but, are you okay?”
Even Ririna sees it that way?
“I am fine. They have nothing to do with us.”
“Take care, alright? If you fall, it gets me wrapped up as well, okay?”
She was thinking the same thing?159Please respect copyright.PENANALaSMU6gl2n
This whole thing has turned into something pretty annoying.
Anyway, I messaged Sakura-chan with exactly what I heard from Ririna and her group.159Please respect copyright.PENANAdsgGudZSyu
She replied, “I need you to continue your observations.”159Please respect copyright.PENANAt9BgGtv1lP
Geez, I don’t think you need to worry so much. I’m sure they were obligatory, okay?