Koutarou starts his weekend simply. He wakes up, brushes his teeth, and eats breakfast with his family.
Then he goes out to his favorite maid café.
After a while, he leaves.
This is when his day starts to become different, various alternatives depending on what he decides to do.
Koutarou heads to a dango shop, just because he can.
There, he meets the Five Virtuosos.
Koutarou contemplates leaving just to avoid them, but they spot him before he can decide.
Asano looks resigned, but he also looks at Koutarou like he's a being sent from the heavens.
Despite that, Asano mostly just looks exhausted.
"Takebayashi!" Sakakibara lights up. "How nice to see you here."
"Yes," Koutarou nods hesitantly.
"Come sit with us!" Araki waves enthusiastically.
Koutarou slowly and hesitantly walks over and sits down.
"Hello, Takebayashi," Asano sighs. "What brings you here today?"
"I just felt like it," Koutarou murmurs.
"Well now you're with us!" Seo smirks.
Koyama cheers, stuffing the dango in his mouth.
Asano sighs. "It's quite nice to see you, Takebayashi," Asano starts. "I'm glad to have someone other than these four here to accompany me."
He glares pointedly at the other Virtuosos.
They pout.
Koutarou nods.
"Our class pities you," he mentions. "We prayed for you."
Asano looks like he doesn't know what to say to that.
"Thank you," he says slowly. "I'm... grateful to hear that, but I need not your pity."
Koutarou nods.
"Yeah, okay, I get that," he agrees.
"Look at them," Sakakibara coos. "They're getting along!"
The other Virtuosos coo along with him. Koutarou would have felt they were teasing and mocking him, if not for the Main Campus's recent actions lately that bewilder even Asano.
The mentioned boy glares at them with all the annoyance and anger of pent up frustrations building up since weeks earlier.
"What do you say we leave, Takebayashi?" Asano says icily. "Wouldn't desire to be stuck around fools, correct?"
"Hm, yeah," Koutarou nods.
"Wait, wait!" Koyama says frantically. "We're sorry, sit down!"
Koutarou and Asano sit back down.
"You know, Koutarou," Araki starts, and Koutarou raises an eyebrow. "We miss you. It's quite disappointing that you're back in 3-E, it was quite enjoyable when you were in Class A."
"Although," Sakakibara adds. "It might be better for you to stay in Class E. You'd be with the others, after all."
Koutarou and Asano stare blankly at them.
Asano takes his phone and seems to type something.
"What are you doing?" Koutarou asks curiously.
"Texting Akabane," Asano says plainly.
The Virtuosos perk up.
"Karma?" Seo asks excitedly.
"Karma?" Koutarou asks incredulously.
"Yes," Asano nods. "He's on his way. With wasabi."
Koutarou quickly stands up. "I'm leaving," he says hurriedly.
"I shall be taking my leave as well," Asano follows. "Wait for Akabane, will you? He should be arriving soon."
"Of course!" Koyama chirps.
Those poor idiots, Koutarou thinks.
(On Monday, Karma cackles merrily for a good, solid twenty seconds. Koutarou wonders how he can breathe like that.
"That was fun," Karma pants, looking maniacal.)
Koutarou plays around with a blueprint he designed himself. It's of an explosive. Itona is sat with him, inspecting the blueprint with a hint of manic admiration.
"I can build this," Itona nods. "But can I add more functions to it?"
"Go ahead," Koutarou nods back.
Itona takes the blueprint and holds it like it has the fragility of a newborn fetus.
"What are you doing?" A voice asks from behind.
Koutarou and Itona jump.
They turn around to see Tagawa Kokona from 3-B in the Main Campus.
"Something," Itona says blandly, hiding the blueprint.
Tagawa pouts.
"I wanna join in on the fun!" She whines.
Itona gives her a deadpan look, before falling backward on the grass and crossing his arms underneath his head.
"No," he says.
Tagawa sniffs, tears pooling in her eyes, as she stares at the ground.
Koutarou stares awkwardly as Itona ignores her.
"We were having some time together as guys," Itona says. "No girls allowed."
Tagawa wipes her tears.
"Oh, alright then!" She smiles. "I'll tell the other boys so they can join you!"
She runs off, and Koutarou and Itona are left in a long pause of silence.
"That did not work out the way I wanted it to," Itona speaks up.
Koutarou gives him a look that says ya think?
"Well, I tried," Itona shrugs his shoulders (well, as much as he could shrug them when his arms are crossed beneath his head).
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Okajima screams in frustration. "THIS IS SO CONFUSING!"
The male students of 3-E are hanging out together at the park, playing games and doing whatever they like.
Currently, they are playing SPOONS.
"How is it confusing?" Maehara asks, annoyed.
"I- I don't-" Okajima growls.
"Man, you're so stupid, Okajima," Karma snickers. "If even Terasaka can get it, but you can't, what does that mean for you?"
"Oi, what are you saying, you bastard?" Terasaka yells.
This is not going to go well, is it? Koutarou wonders idly.
"Whaaaaat? Are you so stupid you don't even understand?" Karma grins.
"Karma-kun, maybe you should stop," Nagisa says nervously.
"Aw, but it's true," Karma mocks.
"GUYS, I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS?" Okajima cries disbelievingly.
"What?" Muramatsu questions. "How can you still not get it?"
"It's pretty easy," Kimura says.
"We've explained the basics multiple times already!" Yoshida exclaims, with a tone as disbelieving as Okajima's.
"Wow, you're stupid, Okajima," Itona says bluntly.
"OI!" Okajima screams angrily.
"It's so easy to memorize," Sugaya sighs.
"IT'S NOT MY FAULT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND!" Okajima screams.
"I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU, KARMA!" Terasaka roars.
"Just try, Te- ra- sa- ka-kun~" Karma sniggers.
Mimura grimaces as Chiba tilts his head and Sugino frowns.
"Here, Okajima, I'll teach you," Isogai offers.
"Thanks, Isogai!" Okajima grins.
"COME BACK HERE!" Terasaka screams.
Karma cackles.
"Wait, Terasaka, Karma-kun!" Nagisa shouts. "Stop!"
Yeah, Koutarou thinks. This really is a mess.