The following day, Miyu was so distracted that she couldn't concentrate on the Trigonometry test on her desk. When they were handed back their papers, she grimaced at her grade.
"G?" chorused Aya and Nanami.
"G," Miyu confirmed.
"What kind of a grade is a 'G'?"
"I asked the teacher… and he said it's for people with grades so bad that they don't deserve an F." She hung her head. "This Mystery DJ business is distracting me all the time! I can't stop thinking about him!"
Nanami chuckled. "Could it be that you're in love?"
She threw a carrot stick at her friend. "Oh, shut up…"
"You know," Miyu said thoughtfully to Kanata during Home Economics, "maybe Mystery DJ is the principal."
He burst out laughing. "What the hell gave you that idea?"
She giggled, too. "Well… It must be hard to get into the principal's office and use the PA system for about ten minutes, without getting caught, so it must be someone with access, you know?"
"It's easy to get in there. You just give Monkichi a couple of bananas and he and the principal will get out of the way."
She cocked her head curiously to the side. "Now how could you possibly know about that?"
He paused for a minute. "Santa told me. Hey, your cake's getting burned!"
Miyu pulled the cake out of the oven just in time. "The burnt parts can be covered up with chocolate frosting. Thanks a lot, Kanata… Kanata?" She looked to her right, but he was nowhere to be found.
She shrugged. Kanata was so weird.
At 2:49 PM, everyone was staring expectantly at the speaker. Girls were eagerly awaiting Mystery DJ's voice.
"Miyu," the PA system announced, "I'm sorry about your bad grade in the test earlier. I know how much you hate that subject. I wish I could've helped you out."
Miyu was puzzled. Nanami and Aya were the only ones she had told about her grade. So what was Mystery DJ talking about?
"My heart belongs to you," Mystery DJ continued, "I love how you can tell all the pieces of me."
Her eyes grew to saucers as the music started. Mystery DJ was playing her number one favorite song!
On a Monday, I am waiting
Tuesday, I am fading
And by Wednesday, I can't sleep
Then the phone rings, I hear you
And the darkness is a clear view
'cause you've come to rescue me…
"Miyu-chan," Aya whispered, "isn't that your favorite--"
Miyu nodded. "'Pieces of Me'."
Oh, it seems like I can finally rest my head on something real
I like the way that feels
Oh, it seems you know me better than I every knew myself
I love how you can tell
All the pieces, pieces
Pieces of me…
"That's all for today; thank you for listening. Tomorrow will be the final broadcast." Mystery DJ signed off.
"How does he know about me?" Miyu demanded of her friends. "My favorite song, my Trigonometry test? Is he stalking me or something? Hey…" Her eyes narrowed. "You guys aren't helping him out, are you?"
"Kouzouki-san!" Miss Mizuno interjected. "Did you say that he knew things you mostly kept to yourself?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"As an ex-detective and mystery writer, I have experience in these things. Apparently, Mystery DJ knows a lot about Kouzouki-chan," she said, turning to the class. "So he must be someone who is close to her, who has what we call 'insider information'."
Chris suddenly stood up. "Saionji-kun lives with Miyu-chan. He shares a rice cooker with her. He shares the radio with her. He shares a classroom with her." Her pink hair seemed to crackle with electricity. "Saionji-kun is Mystery DJ! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!" She hoisted Miyu into the air.
"Settle down, Hanakomachi!" Miss Mizuno said. "We are trying to solve a mystery here!"
Chris reverted to her usual shy self and said, "Oh my, I'm sorry Miyu-chan." She began dusting off Miyu's uniform.
"You really think Kanata is the Mystery DJ?" Miyu said, laughing.
Aya and Nanami started giggling, too. "Come to think of it, Saionji-kun is really not the type to be all-out romantic."
Miss Mizuno waggled her finger at them. "If there's one thing I learned from doing detective work, the criminal is usually the one you least suspect."
I love this song, it's like Miyu and Kanata's theme song 'cause they're so close to each other. I love it!