"Welcome, everybody~~!" Yumemite announces as the auditorium bursts into cries of joy.
"WE LOVE YOU, YUMEMI-CHAN!" Many of them scream back in their nasally voices. The obese and frail bodies of the fanboys of the audience often counteract one another when seating, with the fatter ones often taking up more than their fair share of a seat, and the gaunt ones taking up half of a seat or less.
As I look around, Mary, Sumeragi, Shinohara, Yumeko, and I are the only females at the birthday bash, if you don't count Yumemite and her manager. Ryota is here too, and he seems to be enjoying Yumemite's presence.
"Should I sing a song for you~~"
"YES, YUMEMI CHAN!"
"Okay! Here I go~~"
Yumemite goes on to sing some stereotypical Japanese idol song. Her dress is white with pink hemming, with plush candles on her shoulders. I guess she's trying to look like a birthday cake. I don't even know if its her birthday.
"Hey, Ryota," I whisper to Ryota, "is it her birthday?"
"I have no idea," Ryota responds, "she never says her birthday to anyone, but the birthday bash always falls on today each year."
After a few songs that she normally sings at every concert, she moves on to some idol versions of "Happy Birthday." After a few of those, she pauses to speak to her fans.
"Wow! That was a workout! How are you feeling today, gentlemen!"
"WE FEEL AMAZING, YUMEMI CHAN!"
"Unfortunately, that's all the songs I have for you all today, but I have one more birthday surprise for you all~~~." The crowd gasps in anticipation. Yumemite continues. "Today, I have a special birthday gamble!"
"WOAH! GOOD LUCK, YUMEMI CHAN!"
"It's with none other than the bookmaker who deals Hyakkaou, the serial killer of the student council, Kokoro Akari-chan!"
Serial killer, huh. I guess both figuratively and literally. I stand up and everyone stares at me. They all boo at me as I walk up to the stage.
"Be nice, gentlemen!" Yumemite addresses the crowd. It's going to be a nice, friendly gam-"
"HELLO EVERYBODY!" Yomozuki Runa runs up onto the stage. "As you all know, I am the chairman of the Officiating Committee of the Student Council, and, as a purveyor of absolute neutrality, I will officiate this gamble!"
Yumemite stares at me with intense anger, which I return with a shrug and a giggle. There's no way I was going to let Yumemite cheat this time. I have no idea if or how she cheated last time, or if she really was a student of Juraku, but I'm not going to take any chances.
"Let's get dow~~~~n to gambling!" Yomozuki shouts as the crowd erupts in cheers.
