Chapter 2: ? Route, Flag 1

After everyone had sat down, Kizune served tea.

"Haqua du lot Herminium." The purple-haired devil introduced herself.
"Sorry, but I heard Deathflags." blurted Keiichi.

"Eh?" said Haqua.
"Nothing…" said Keiichi.

"Anyway, how many loose souls have you gathered?" asked Haru.
The devil did a spit-take with her tea.
"Seven! Yes, I already captured seven!" said Haqua.
"Uh-huh…" said Keiichi.

"Anyway, all of you in this room know about loose souls and New Hell?" asked the chief.
"Yes," Sylvia explained. "If not for the strategies created by Keiichi-san and Kizune-san, the support of Haru-san and Nii-chan, we couldn't have caught two spirits!"

"Two….." Haqua muttered. "Well, I'll be on my way then."
She's leaving already?

"Excuse me for intruding." She said and left the room.

Peace and quiet, just like always.
I started up a PFP and started playing Tokimeki Memorial.
Haru was reading Baka to Test Light Novel, Sylvia was watching Haganai, Kizune was reading Shingeki no Kyojin, and Keiichi was using the internet to buy some doujinshi and some manga.
Ahh, back to nor…

WHAM!

Spoke too soon.

"Otaku Research Society!" said a loud voice that was unmistakably that of…
"Fujibayashi Aoi, the Student Council President graces us with her prescence." Said Keiichi.

I looked up from the PFP and saw the face of a red-haired girl with front-facing pigtails.

"What are you doing?" she asked. "You still haven't submitted the paperwork for your School Festival activities!"

What a demanding person.

"Sitting around all day playing games and watching anime, what kind of club is this? Don't forget that you only got permission to become a club because your grades were #1, and that the Head of the Cultural Club Department isn't strict with clubs. Just because the North Aibi Academy promotes freedom doesn't mean you guys can just sit here and-!?"

DORODORODORODORODORODORODORODORODORO!

Oh great, not the sensor again…

"What was that? Chisaragi, please explain that sound." Aoi had started to go closer to Sylvia.
"That was just and alarm…" said Sylvia,
"Uh-huh." Said Aoi.

"Nishumura, get the paperwork finished one week before the festival." She told Keiichi.
"Yeah yeah." Keiichi replied with a smile.
Fujibayashi Aoi-kaicho had exited the room.

"Loose Soul?" I asked Sylvia.
"Yes…" she said.

"Fujibayashi Aoi, 17, North Aibi Private High School Student Council President." Read Sylvia.

"That is one tough nut to crack." Said Haru.
"Nope, the problem lies in getting closer to her." I told her.
Yes, the president really is someone who doesn't let scum like us get near her,

"I'll find a way to get through!" I shouted

"Before that, shouldn't we celebrate the mentioning of the school's name?" said Kizune.
"Nah…"


A/N: Deathflags... if anyone knows that reference on Haqua's name, feel free to acknowledge it.

Their school's full title is North Aibi Private High School and Middle School, more info in the upcoming Bonus Pages.