Chapter 10: Neither Hachiman nor Zamasu prefer human-related works.
"Huh? It's Hikigaya-kun."
The owner of the voice that calling me wore a refreshing Yukata sporting a design with lilies and autumn foliage, sit in the area literally drawn by the rope.
Yukinoshita Yukino's older sister.
Yukinoshita Haruno.
Any mere male humans would took this encounter as a fortune event of their lives.
But to me, this encounter is nothing more than a misfortune event.
How is this happened in the first place?
Well, I guess it really was a mistake to accept the invitation from a certain girl.
Yes, that girl dumped her dog at my house for some reason and invite me to this fireworks festival as thanks.
Seriously, can't I just choose my reward then? But it's not like I want anything from her to begin with. Neither humans nor gods would have that kind of desire for dogs, do they?
Knowing my sly little sister who care about my love life on my behalf she would take advantage of that and force me to accept her invitation seeing that this would be the opportunity for her to make my life more like that of others hopeful high school boys according to her point of view.
This is all Yuigahama's fault.
But even though Yuigahama wouldn't invite me I believe Komachi would try to set me up with her in some other ways anyway.
Well, this also mean I could have much more time for searching for that mysterious ki owner from the outside of my house than any ordinary summer days without worrying Komachi due to my absence even though I have to endure the ill-omen called Yuigahama until the end of the festival in exchange.
I wish no more misfortunes today but it's looked like my wish is not only being ignored but also granted me the misfortune to encounter with elder Yukinoshita of all things.
"Geez Hikigaya-kun. It's rude to space out in front of the beautiful Onee-san, y'know? Come here, you two." Elder Yukinoshita waved at me and Yuigahama and her guidance allowed us entry.
"I'm here as a proxy for my father and I was getting bored with all the reception I had to do. I'm so glad you showed up, Hikigaya-kun." Elder Yukinoshita said.
I don't want to know.
"I guess you could call these VIP seats. You wouldn't be able to get in normally." Elder Yukinoshita continued.
I didn't ask.
"Whoa, a celebrity…" said Yuigahama being impressed and dumbfounded.
"You know what my father does, right? He's rather influential when it comes to these kinds of municipal events." Elder Yukinoshita continued.
Like I said, I didn't ask you anything.
"I'm sorry to break this to you, but I'm not in the slightest bit knew. Or to be more precisely, I'm not in the slightest bit interested in it." I replied.
"You really are something, Hikigaya-kun. This might be the first time I received such a reply. But it is to be expected from the person who saw through my mask during his first encounter with me." Elder Yukinoshita praised.
Flattery won't get you anywhere.
But now I want to get myself anywhere that the owner of that mysterious ki I sensed back then is there.
I couldn't help but sighed at my stress.
Suddenly, elder Yukinoshita whispered close to my ears.
"By the way, having an affair isn't very admirable, y'know?"
And invading other's personal space considered admirable?
She shifted her gaze from me to Yuigahama as soon as she finished the sentence.
"What are you talking about? I have no such thing y'know?" I replied.
"So you're serious? Then I can't forgive you even more." Elder Yukinoshita continued and reached for my ears.
"I'm not in the slightest bit serious either." I said as I stopped her reaching hand using my two fingers.
Elder Yukinoshita amazed for a moment but retreated her hand anyway.
"U-Um!"
After being ignored the entire time, Yuigahama spoke to elder Yukinoshita.
"Umm. You're Something-gahama-chan?" said elder Yukinoshita.
"I-It's Yuigahama." Yuigahama corrected her.
"Ah, that's right. Sorry, sorry." Elder Yukinoshita apologized.
Thanks to Yuigahama hook elder Yukinoshita in her conversation so I gained even more time to analyze my doubt.
There's no guarantee that the person who own that ki would staying around here for this long so I can't possibly rely on ki sense.
Even though I searched for it on GodTube I still couldn't find anything. Not to mention that it is hard to keep this searching from Komachi.
The ki that familiar with Cus-san could be none other but angel. But I don't see the reason why the angels (Aside from Cus-san for one) would do that for.
Maybe Cus-san only act and say like that just to confuse me for fun.
But Gowasu-sama and Rumsshi-sama seemed not pretend to look dubious either.
If Cus-san really planned to confuse me then she succeed.
Then someone interrupted my analyzing.
"Hikigaya-kun. It's okay to ignore women other than Yukino-chan for her sake but you don't have to doze off y'know?" Elder Yukinoshita pouted at me while Yuigahama laughed wryly at me.
This is annoying.
"Nope. I wasn't doze off for the sake of that cold girl who want to dominate others by fears." I replied.
"Even though straightforward is wonderful thing but you're still so rude, Hikigaya-kun. Is that what you think of a girl that cute?" Elder Yukinoshita asked.
"If that girl could be considered cute then I highly doubted that uncute things could possibly exist in this world." I retorted.
"Following that logic, my mother who is way scarier than me could be considered uncute, right?" Elder Yukinoshita retorted.
"If a creature like that actually exist then you might be right." I retorted.
"My mother's the type of person who decides on everything and forces people to follow her, so we end up having to make compromises. And Yukino-chan is poor at following that. That's why it was a big shock to all of us when she said she wanted to live on her own after she entered high school." Elder Yukinoshita explained.
"So Yukinon started living alone after getting into high school?" Yuigahama asked.
"She wasn't the type of child to say selfish things like that so our father was so happy that he supported that decision of hers. Our mother opposed it to the end and I'm sure she still doesn't acknowledge it even now." Elder Yukinoshita answered.
"Nothing strange. Assuming what you've said are all true then." I said.
Elder Yukinoshita then changed the topic to lighten up the atmosphere.
"So, were you two on a date? If so, I'm sorry for distrubing you."
"O-Oh no, it's not like that." said Yuigahama.
"A little suspicious if you're getting that embarrassed. But if it really is a date then Yukino-chan wasn't chosen again, huh?" said elder Yukinoshita with teasing tone slowly changed into dejected one.
Just like my sly little sister Komachi, she also care for her sibling's pathetic lonely life too (except that Komachi is too desperate when compared to elder Yukinoshita).
But that doesn't mean you should hook your sibling with some random opposite sex humans.
"How nice of you to care about your little sister who only thinking of you as a problem this much, Yukinoshita-san." I knew it's rude for a compliment but blurted it out anyway.
"You can just called me 'Haruno' or 'Onee-san' instead y'know?" Elder Yukinoshita said.
You care that one, huh?
"You can let Yuigahama have that offering instead. I'm fine with addressing you this way more."
"You're so stubborn. How cute."
You're the one that being stubborn here! Just how long do I have to be your playmate here?
"Judging from the fact that you and Hiratsuka-sensei addressing each other by first names, you're probably once a student from our school, right?" I asked.
"That's right. But now I go to a nearby national university for sciences and technology although I really wanted to go somewhere better, but my parents told me otherwise."
Yuigahama then blurted out her thought.
"Both of you sisters are doing the sciences, huh?"
As soon as that sentence reached elder Yukinoshita's ears, three of us went silent.
"So Yukino-chan's aiming to go to a national or public university for the sciences, huh? She's no different from back then, huh? Always trying to match with me, always trying to take after me." elder Yukinoshita murmured, frowning.
Both of Yukinoshitas didn't resemble to each other at first glance so if there's an unspoken sentence in her murmuring then 'and always messed up' would be the correct one, I thought.
"Haruno-san, do you hate Yukinon?" Yuigahama asked
"Oh, what are you saying? Of course not. I love Yukino-chan very much. How could I not find my little sister cute when she's always chasing after me?" Elder Yukinoshita answered.
Chase after, huh? That prove my thought being true even further.
Suddenly, elder Yukinoshita wished to hear something that concerned about her sister.
"How about you, Yuigahama-chan? Do you like Yukino-chan?"
"I-I really like her! She's so cool, so honest, and so reliable. Oh, but she can be so weird and cute sometimes and like, when she gets sleepy, I get this funny feeling. Also, she's kind of hard to understand, but she's really kind. I'm saying some weird stuff, aren't I?"
"That's what everyone says at first. But they all end up doing the same thing. They get jealous of Yukino-chan, hate her, reject her, and then start ostracizing her. I hope that you'll be different from them."
Hope, huh? It is something that both of me still doubt that it is the right thing to do to clinging on them up until now.
Should I trust humans?
Do they worth my trust?
Not only Zamasu, but also Hikigaya Hachiman that doubt about it for their entire lives.
"I won't do something like that." said Yuigahama with serious tone.
"Hikigaya-kun, you understand what I'm trying to say, right?" elder Yukinoshita asked.
"I'll leave it to your imagination." I answered.
"Now it's your turn, Hikigaya-kun. Do you like Yukino-chan?" Elder Yukinoshita asked.
Did I look like a member of your sister's harem?
"I'm sorry to break this to you, but I have absolutely no idea about it myself." I replied.
Elder Yukinoshita made an amiable laugh and then shifted her attention back to the festival.
After the festival ended, elder Yukinoshita offered both Yuigahama and I a ride if we want.
And that was the time elder Yukinoshita realized that her sister never told us (or only me) any details about the car incident. So she asked me to not think over it on her sister's behalf which I accepted it (but rejected her offer to give us a ride) just to shoo her away.
Out of courtesy, I walked Yuigahama home.
In the middle of walking, I sensed something weird come from Yuigahama.
This feeling. The same ki as I felt back then.
I've never thought it would reveal itself like this.
"Ah. You two finally alone. I thought I might've to stay on this planet on tomorrow too." Yuigahama (being possessed, I assume) said.
Didn't even try to pretend to be normal, huh?
I adjusted myself in a battle form and said.
"Who are you? And what is your business with me?"
"The thing is I want to apologize you about the mind message you've received during your trip." Yuigahama said.
Eh? What the hell is this?
"At that time Champa-sama sneaked out his place without me knowing to the earth so I intended to give him that message. But I mistake your ki as his at that time too so sorry that it trouble you up until now." Yuigahama said and bowed at me.
"Champa-sama? And possess-like technique which is the same as Cus-san? So you're Universe 6's angel, Vados-san. Correct?" I asked.
"Correct. And then again, I'm sorry for trouble you."
"*Sigh* It might be very cocky of me but please send this girl to her home before you leave, okay? I would be labelled as rapist or kidnapper if I carried her sleeping body to her home."
"Very well. But please refrain from raising your ki until today was over okay? It would be hard to find Champa-sama's ki if you do. He even took my staff with him and sneaked out of his planet to the earth to dine and dash again. See you later."
With that, Yuigahama (Vados) left.
…
*Sigh* I felt so stupid for worrying about it for this long.
Summer vacation finally over. Which mean I have to go to school and spending that 'jail' activities again.
It is normal for me for having low drive for human-related works and activities, but this time I felt like having zero drive for that 'jail' activities for some unknown (or probably unacceptable) reasons.
As I walked down the hallway, I felt someone gazing at me.
To check whether it is my imagination or not, I observed my surroundings and found that she is probably the one that gazing at me earlier as she still not averted her face away yet. Not to mention that other people besides her didn't seem to notice my existence.
Yukinoshita Yukino.
I knew that her existence is nearby, but I'm never expected her to be the one that gazing at me.
When I took a step on the stairs which Yukinoshita stood on top of, she noticed it and spoke up.
"It's been a long time, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is." I replied nonchalantly.
Yukinoshita climbed the stairs with the same pace as me as if she was adjusting hers to mine.
For some reasons, I felt uncomfortable with it.
"Hikigaya-kun. I heard you met Nee-san."
"It is an unpleasant coincidence to say the least."
Even I myself felt that my words aren't just for answering her question as my tone wasn't like how it used to be.
At the splitting point where our distances shrunk, Yukinoshita stopped and tried to say something but I interrupted her without making any eye contact with her.
"See you later in the club if you're planning on start it today."
With that, I left her and went to the classroom.
I expected her to throw something like annoying retorts at me from the back but all she threw at me is none other than a moment of staring before getting herself to her respective classroom instead.
After I took my seat, my head is thinking of a certain fact.
The fact that Yukinoshita Yukino obediently retreated without any retorts at my sentence.
Even though that fact isn't an everyday event but I felt neither impressed nor honored for witnessed it at all.
If you asked me why, then the reason is that was also what I expected from her reaction too.
Normally, she would neither keep staring at me of all people nor forget to insult me for creeping her out by staring back.
Her strange behavior is being explained by her question regarding her sister.
She might realize that I caught her lying about not knowing me even before our officially meet.
For someone who declared that she won't lie, she couldn't stand it if she would be treated as a liar by anyone she lied to.
In the end of the day, Yukinoshita Yukino is still a mere human that tell lies.
To think that we have yet again disappointed by humans who we arbitrarily pinned our hope on them really made us feel disgusting.
From now on, I should learn not to overestimate humans even more.
It is an unpleasant coincidence to say the least.
That cold tone single answer is not only referring to my encounter with the older Yukinoshita but also to that of Yukinoshita herself too.
With a single sigh, I came back from my own thoughts to the reality just to notice something.
Even I couldn't believe what was happening.
No, I'm not talking about Yukinoshita this time.
I'm talking about how fast the homeroom is. It was over right after I'm back to the reality.
On top of that, why is my name is nominated to be a male representative for the planning committee?
Curiously, I walked the whiteboard where my early question is stated on it.
"Oh Hikigaya, you finally came back to reality. Well, as you can see, we made you the committee chairman. Do you need an explanation?" said Hiratsuka-sensei as if she read my early thought.
Isn't that obvious?
"Yes. I. Do. Need. Your. Explanation." I replied mechanically.
"No one volunteered themselves and it's almost time for the next class, so doesn't it obvious that you who is the top student tied with Yukinoshita is the most appropriate candidate in this situation?" Hiratsuka-sensei replied.
I could feel my presence being stared for a moment which most of them are stared at me out of their disbeliefs.
It's not like I expecting convinced reactions from garbage classmates of mine.
"Fine. But don't you blame me if anything bad happen after this." I said.
"If it does happen then you can have your other uncooperative classmates take the blame instead. By the way, I surprised that you accept it with such explanation." She said.
"Not really, it just easier than make you change your decision since you might require a man who want to be your husband as a condition which is exceed my ability to find one." I said.
"Shocking Bullet Punch." She exclaimed as she pointed her fist at me.
I reflected her fist to the whiteboard caused her to groan in pain. Seriously, she has never learned that violence won't work on me.
Grudgingly, Hiratsuka-sensei left the room caused the class to be delayed.
But something bugged me.
What about our class's female representative for the planning committee?
Why is it undecided while the male representative is dictated to be me?
Woman. Come back here. We need to talk.
But maybe we didn't need to as I already accept it.
Damn it.
During class after school, the class officer came to ask for our class's female representative for the planning committee.
Any garbage girls would make no difference I guess.
As soon as the class ended, I proceed to conference room where I have to do my new 'work' assigned by that dictator teacher.
When I entered the room, some idiots with red-haired gang leader already filled the room with annoying speeches.
How unlucky I could be today?
Soon enough, the meeting started.
"Okay, let's start the Cultural Festival planning committee meeting. I'm the student council president, Shiromeguri Meguri. I'll be extremely happy if we can manage another Cultural Festival this year without issue by cooperating with each other. So let's do our best, everyone! Yeah! In any case, let's electing the planning committee chairman." said by a 3rd year high school girl.
If she didn't announce her name I might mistake her for Yuigahama's older sister.
Good thing that she's straightforward, otherwise I'd ended up fall asleep.
"Okay, is there anyone who wants to try for the position?" Student council president asked.
I suggested you picked one of them instead of asking for a volunteer, student council president.
I glanced around the room to check if someone is about to volunteer themselves but as I thought; no one show any signal about want to try.
My gaze then fell at someone I familiar with.
Isn't that Yukinoshita? Well, it has to be expected that someone like her would be chosen as her class representative planning committee.
But it's look like the Yukinoshita who intended to stand above others didn't seem to want that position.
Look like I've witnessed another non-everyday event today.
As soon as she notice Yukinoshita, student council president asked her.
"Oh. Aren't you Yukinoshita-san?"
"Yes, I am." Yukinoshita replied.
"Would you become a chairman? You know, the cultural festival where your sister took care of was a big succession. So I think you-"
"I'll stayed as a committee member." Yukinoshita cut student council president off caused her to make a frowning face.
Figured.
As soon as Yukinoshita's refusal has been declared, someone who was three seats away from me spoke up.
"If no one wants to do it, then, I don't mind doing it."
Although she's volunteer herself, both her tone and facial expression told a different story.
"Really? Yay! Okay, could you introduce yourself?" Student council president exclaimed happily.
Student council president. Did you really think that this is the wise choice? It's true that she's the only one who volunteer herself but that doesn't mean she's qualified to be.
But I better keep quiet if I don't want any more troubles being thrown at me more than I already have.
"I'm Sagami Minami from class 2-F. I'm a little interested in and I want to grow through this Cultural Festival or something. I'm not too good at putting myself out there, but you know, that's the thing I want to change about myself. How should I say it? It's sort of like a chance to skill up, so I want to try my best." said red-haired volunteer.
Can someone give me a plastic bag right now?
Upon listening to her half-hearted speech, I felt like I'd throw up at any moment.
Well, look like I had to hold my vomit back considered everyone still busy clapping their hands to her speech.
Student council president granted Sagami a permission to have a planning committee chairman position.
Are you serious about this, student council president?
As I thought, out of every planning committees here, the chairman was the worst of all.
She can barely able to do anything besides making command yet she wouldn't mind to learn how to do.
Look like even though I didn't cause any trouble by myself, the cultural festival would be collapsed anyway.
How chaotic this cultural festival can be, especially the certain part of it that written on the blackboard in front of me.
The Little Prince: Hayama
The Narrator: Hikigaya
"Do you need some explanations?" said the glasses girl with creepy smile.
"Absolutely not happening." I objected.
As soon as I reply, the glasses girl said loudly.
"Eh!? But Haya x Hachi fanzines are totally must-buy, no, must-gay you know!?"
"Like I give a damn about that shit. By the way, who the hell are you?" I said caused her body collapsed in shocked.
"Eh? For real? You don't know her, Hikitani-kun? She's our classmate named Ebina Hina." Hayama replied on that girl's behalf.
"Is that so? Anyway, I'm already become a festival committee so it's out of question for me to take that role to begin with." I replied and left.
I hate to admit it but for a moment I truly grateful at Hiratsuka-sensei's decision.
Not so long after I left the room, someone called out me using the nickname she granted it to me.
"Hikki, are you going to club?" Yuigahama called out me.
"Unfortunately, as long as I'm still a festival committee, I would be too busy to have times to go to the club." I replied.
"Eh? You're that busy? That's rare even for you." Yuigahama asked in disbelief.
This girl…
"Are you imply that I'm more the lazy type? Although it isn't totally wrong but did you really think someone whose rank is tied with Yukinoshita would take works easy?" I reasoned.
"Well, that make senses." said Yuigahama.
"Give her notice that I won't be able to attend club for a while if she wished to know the reason of my absence. See you later." I concluded.
With that red-haired as a festival committee president, I'm sure I wouldn't have any time for club.
And I'm also confident that this also apply to every other festival committees (Beside that red-hair) too.
Look like I couldn't keep the promise I made with Yukinoshita today thanks to Hiratsuka-sensei.
After being apart from Yuigahama, I went to the committee early just to ensure that I'm not late.
You might want know the reason why I'm getting eager for (human-related) works which really unlike me.
I don't plan to do my best. I'd just do my part until it is enough to call 'doing work' so Hiratsuka-sensei would have no right to judge me as slacking off on my duty (Although I already skip the club already but she has no right to judge me that way too since she is the one that forced me to take the committee role).
(A few days later)
According to Yuigahama (her blabbing to be exact), president of the planning committee requested Yukinoshita to help her with her volunteered duty during the day I'm not attending the club, leading Yukinoshita to become the vice president of the planning committee.
I hate to admit it but I think this idea is better than having that red-haired president handle the planning alone since without Yukinoshita, that president would lead the cultural festival to anything but success.
President took a fleeting look at the members gathered in the conference room and started with an opening.
"Now then, we'll begin the regular meeting."
It would be more interesting if what will begin right now is appointing new president instead.
"Okay, public advertising, you're up first." said red-haired president.
The head of the section stood up, ready to report their current state of progress.
"We've completed 70% of our posting schedule, and as for the posters, we're about halfway done."
"Really? Sounds like we're on track." President nodded in satisfaction.
'Sound like' huh? This person is really hopeless.
"No. It's a little late. The Cultural Festival is in three weeks. If we take into consideration that our visitors need time to adjust their schedules, there will be problems if we haven't already completed all of that. Have you finished negotiating for the locations of the posters as well as uploads to the homepage?" Yukinoshita said.
"Not yet."
"Please hurry. Putting aside the working individuals, middle school students looking to test here and their guardians tend to frequently check the homepage."
"Y-Yes."
The head of advertising sank into his seat as soon as he finished his reply.
"Sagami-san, please continue." Yukinoshita urged president.
Oh. So that was her name, huh? Thanks for reminding me that, Yukinoshita.
"Ah, okay. Then, volunteer management, please." Sagami asked.
"Yes. At the present, there are ten volunteer organizations." The head of the volunteers reported with reservation.
Sagami nodded and said.
"They increased, huh? I wonder if it's because of the local awards. Next is…"
"Are those only within the school? Have you confirmed with those locally? Please investigate the records from last year and try contacting them. As long we're adopting the position of connecting with the local community, we have to avoid seeing a decline in participating organizations. Also, have you finished allocating the stage timeslots? How about the coordination regarding the expectations on the number of visitors and the backstage staff? Please compile everything in a timetable and submit it." Yukinoshita interjected.
After that, Yukinoshita started handling the proceedings of the meeting on her own.
Instead of helping Sagami, Yukinoshita just wonderfully proved that the president is unneeded as vice president is all everyone needed.
Realizing that she had taken the role of advancing the meeting, Yukinoshita directed her gaze to Sagami.
"Chairwoman."
"U-Um, we'll be counting on you all tomorrow as well. Good work." Sagami declared.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to represent today's best joke: 'Good work'.
(The next day)
"Why did Nee-san come here?" asked younger Yukinoshita, using both a severe and questioning tone.
"Yukinoshita-san, I'm sure you don't know since you weren't enrolled yet, but Haru-san during her third year was in the volunteer band. She was really amazing! So I just thought I could invite her. How does that sound?" said student council president.
Student council president. It is not like this school banned others to come to school during cultural festival so I'm not sure that there's no chance for Yukinoshita to be able to know this.
Anyway, this might be a good idea after all.
Assuming that this person will help us out by then.
Not so long, elder Yukinoshita noticed me and gave me a greeting.
"Oh? It's Hikigaya-kun! Yahallo!"
"Good evening. Please feel free to finish your conversation as soon as possible." I replied.
Elder Yukinoshita made a long 'Hmm' sound before returned her gaze to her sister.
"Hey, Yukino-chan, I can come, right?"
"Just do whatever you want. I'm not the one with the right to decide anyway."
"Huh? Really? I thought for sure you were the chairwoman. You didn't get recommended by everyone?"
Did you forget that your sister still have an ability to refuse?
"So who's the chairman?" elder Yukinoshita asked.
Speaking of devils, the person in question showed up.
"Sorry, I kinda showed up to class and ended up late!"
"Haru-san, this girl's the chairman, Sagami Minami-san." said student council president.
Looking at Sagami, elder Yukinoshita said.
"The Cultural Festival planning committee chairman is late? On top of that, you showed up to class instead?"
You can have my praise, Yukinoshita Haruno.
Sagami is now desperately looking for an excuse.
Then, elder Yukinoshita smiled and said.
"Yeah, a chairman has got to be that way, right!? As someone who can enjoy the Cultural Festival to its fullest, that's absolutely perfect for a chairman!"
Give me back my praise.
"T-Thank you very much." Sagami said.
As always, you're hopeless Sagami.
Did you really think a person who leaded the cultural festival to succession would let you off the hook that easily?
In other words, this is a trap.
"Anyway, I have something I want to ask you, chairwoman-chan. Like, I really want to participate in a volunteer organization. So. I talked it over with Yukino-chan, but she's a little bit reluctant about it." said elder Yukinoshita.
"I don't see why not. We're short on volunteer organizations anyway, and if an OG student participates, then we can appeal with the connecting with the local community? Or whatever." Sagami approved and elder Yukinoshita thanked her.
This bitch is getting cocky, isn't she?
Sagami clapped her hands together.
"Oh I see. Ah, how about you call those friends of yours to show up too?"
"Oh, good idea! Do you mind if I call them now?"
"Sure, sure."
After what happen earlier, Sagami, who has elder Yukinoshita as her back-up, keep worsen the situation continually without fails as many committees started slacking off caused the remainders gained more works than they already have.
Unfortunately for me that I also one of the remainders.
"Are you making sure to work?" asked elder Yukinoshita.
"Yes, only for the parts in my responsibility." I replied.
"I'm surprised. Hikigaya-kun, I totally thought you weren't the type of boy to do these kinds of things."
"I wasn't until a certain teacher virtually forced me into it."
"It was Shizuka-chan's doing, heh?"
"I wonder if she do the same to your sister too."
"I bet this is Yukino-chan's own will since her older sister, in other word, me, was the chairwoman back then. Those are enough as reasons for her to do it."
After that she left me doing my works alone.
Give me back my one minute, woman!
The conference room, now deserted, felt considerably wider than it had been before thanks to that garbage president's shitty campaign.
And here they came, the two regular sentences of the conference room.
"Is it just me, or are there less people here?"
"Yeah, it seems like everyone's busy with other things."
In order to cheer the remaining committees up, student council president said.
"B-But I'm sure more people will show up tomorrow!"
It would be more preferable if you're be able to at least bring one of those slacking garbage back here, right?
Soon enough, someone entered the room.
Unfortunately it was Hayama, not one of those slacking committees.
Uninterested, I continued my damn works.
"I don't have a total grasp on the entire situation. We grunts are already busy enough with our sections." asked Hayama.
Can't you tell that I'm busy?
"Your section?" asked Hayama again.
"I'm an assistant historian," I answered.
"Ah, that fits you." said Hayama.
You know? No one would call you a deaf-mute for not saying it, you damn insect.
Hayama turned around and said.
"Everyone here are in trouble I guess. But from what I can see, it looks like Yukinoshita-san's doing most of the work,"
"Yes, it's more efficient that way." Yukinoshita said.
"But it's going to all come down soon. That's why, I'll help out," Hayama said.
"But leaving it to an outsider is …"
"I'll act as their representative."
Hearing that, student council president approved immediately.
"In that case, okay. I'll be happy if we could leave that to you." said student council president.
"How about it?" asked Hayama.
"Yukinoshita-san, it's also important to rely on others." said student council president.
Before Yukinoshita could come up with a reply, I butted in.
"Relying is important. But what more important is what is your description for the word 'relying' compared to others'. E.g. those guys who keep giving me more works. They might make excuses about what they doing to me is some sort of 'relying' and take some rest. How unforgivable. For those who take it easy: Go rest for eternity."
"That's horrible." said student council president.
Not as horrible as your decision about entrust planning committee president to such a bitch, student council president-san.
"I'll help you out too," Hayama made a strained smile.
"Certainly, it looks like the workload is starting to affect even the historians, so I'll rethink over the assignments. Also, since Shiromeguri-senpai believes so as well, I'll gladly accept that proposal. I'm sorry." Yukinoshita said.
(The next day)
The number of people who show up at the conference room decreasing even more. But this time it was festival committee vice president, Yukinoshita Yukino herself that absent.
A/N: Chapter 10 for you readers. Sorry for keep you waiting for extremely long times.
Hope this story wasn't being forgotten yet.