CHAPTER 3 - GUESSING GAME

Kise thought he saw the girl smirked a little.

"What is with this girl anyway? She just said "just as I planned", what does that even mean?" he thought.

Coach Takeuchi was still reading the sheet of paper. "Oi, manager, you seem to have planned all of this thoroughly. Did you really know all of this would happen?" he asked the glasses girl.

"Hai, coach." was the girl's reply. "But that sheet is just a mere summary." She gave the coach a thick stack of papers that are stapled together. "These are the other information and back-up plans if anything went wrong."

The fact that she had that much information shocked them. But what shocked them more was, "WHERE THE HELL DID SHE GET THAT?! DOES SHE HAVE A SECRET POCKET OR SOMETHING?!"

"It seems she's really thought this through." the coach thought. "From the time, place, persons involved, back-up plans, and the overall situation. Even the simplest things are written."

"Oi, coach. I thought you said before that we don't need any manager." Kasamatsu asked coach Takeuchi in a whispery voice.

"Kasamatsu, You'd understand sooner or later why she's here. In fact, you should be glad that such a person is here." The coach said.

"Well, if you are praising her, then she must be that good." Kasamatsu said.

"I'm not praising her, Kasamatsu. I'm just stating facts that I've seen. And I think she has lots more she hasn't shown yet." The coach said.

"Arigatou, coach." The glasses girl said. Even if she's far away from them, the girl seemed to have heard everything they said [which shocked both of them].

She faced Kasamatsu and said, "Captain, don't worry. I would do my best to help this team." She said that in the same plain voice she usually uses.

"Hold on a sec." Kise interrupted. "What is going on? Since when was she our manager? And what do you mean just as planned?!"

"You are way too noisy Kise." The coach said with his face showing irritation. "Here, read this." He then gave Kise the sheet of paper he's been holding.

This is what was written. :

Plan A

8:00 am - The teacher arrives at the classroom.

He assigns another student that will help the student librarian.

[Murata Hayato won't be picked. Kise Ryouta is assigned]

[the usual day goes on]

4:00 pm – Time for dismissal

The match between Seishun and Kaijo soccer team starts. [student crowd expected to arrive.]

4:05 pm – Arrive at the library.

4:10 pm – The class representative of class 1-C [Saito] arrives.

The crowd at the soccer field is predicted to have grown in number.

4:30 pm – Estimated time that the paperwork is finished.

The basketball team of Kaijo starts practice.

Crowd gathers at the soccer field.

The main librarian [Amane-sensei] arrives.

Kise-san goes to the gym.

He takes the expected common route to the gym.

4: 32 pm – My estimated arrival time at the gym.

4:33 pm – Kise Ryouta arrives at the gym. Late for basketball practice by 3 minutes.

The list goes on until the end at 5:30 pm. Planned to the very end.

"What is this?" Kise asked.

"It's what will happen today." The girl replied.

"I know that! But how did you… Wait, are you psychic or something?! How did you know Murata will be picked? How did you know which route I'd take? How did you know I will be late?!" he asked, looking confused again.

"Although I'd love to have psychic powers, sadly, it's not that." She said. "Look at that stapled papers. It has the supporting details on how I knew this will happen." Kise started reading the thick stack of papers. He saw lots of information group by person, time and place.

Even if he was reading the paper, Kise's face says it all: He doesn't understand a thing written in the paper.

Dots appear on the background and an awkward silence happened, he definitely has no idea what the papers even mean.

The girl sighed and said; "Let me break it down. Murata was already picked last week. Therefore you, Kise-san, are expected to replace him since we ask tall guys for helpers. It's that simple."

"What if I refused to help?" Kise asked.

"You can't." she said. "Our sensei isn't one who accepts just any excuse. And I know you don't have any excuse to not accept."

"About the route I'd take? How did you know that? And also about me getting late?!" he asked.

"The route that you took is the usual route I know you always take. And besides, the other paths are blocked. And the time was an estimation based on the current situation and your abilities." She explained.

"H-how, did you know?" Kise asked.

…

"I've been observing you." was just her answer.

Everyone gathered around seemed really shocked by that statement. "WAS THAT A CONFESSION JUST NOW?!" was what they were thinking.

"SHE'S OBSERVING ME?! THAT'S LIKE STALKING. IF SO, THEN SHE MUST LIKE ME! " Kise thought. "Oh my, it seems my charm got to her. Fufufu~" he said.

Kasamatsu then kicks him and shouts "DON'T GET ALL EXCITED YOU BASTARD!".

Kise is getting beaten up by Kasamatsu in the background

"Oi, manager. Don't tell me you just joined this team because of stalking him." The coach asked the girl who kept her straight face.

"If that's just your reason then I have no choice but to kick you out." he said with a face that shows more irritation than usual.

"Are you kidding, coach?" she interrupted. "If you can call my observation of Kise-san as stalking, then that must mean I'm stalking all of you. I am an observer, it's what I do." And she smiled a little again. "And besides, that constipated Ikemen is not even my type." [Ikemen-very handsome man]

Kise is still getting beaten up

"Oi! What do you mean, manager?! And I'm not constipated!" Kise asked.

Even as he shouted, the girl didn't even bother to look at him.

"I can see everything. I gather information by observing and use them to make plans. I know all of you…and what you may or may not do. And I have info about your abilities and potentials. I also know about the information on the soccer teams, from their members, their popularity, the fans they have and the estimated crowd they could gather. Every single detail."

Kasamatsu stops beating Kise up

Kise stands up and says, "so that's why you knew I'd get late. Ouch my back hurts Kasamatsu-senpai." D: Kise steals a glance at the girl and thought, "So she's not my stalker… But even so, her wide range of information is scary Her being not my stalker is probably a good thing."

"Oii. Isn't she a lot like that pink-haired manager from Too." Kasamatsu asks.

The other regulars stared at the plain glasses girl and says, "THEY DON'T RESEMBLE EACH OTHER AT ALL."

"That's not what I meant ya bastards!" Kasamatsu shouts.

"OI, everyone shut up!" the coach shouted. "Oi, manager, I have just one question. What if anything doesn't go as you predicted?"

"It's not just prediction, coach. It's a plan. And if my back up plans won't work… I would make it work." She said that in the same voice, but somehow, it is accompanied by an icier tone.

The way she said that caught the attention of the players. Kise just looked at her without saying anything. Even the coach seemed shocked by her answer. But he's also quite impressed.

…

"Ah, I almost forgot. Coach, you have 5 minutes left before the meeting of the teachers starts." The blue-haired girl said while looking at her watch.

"Heh… you're right." the coach said when he also checked his watch.

"Everyone do the usual training menu. The manager will facilitate."

"Coach, hope you won't mind, I knew this would happen so I also had a new training menu planned." she said. She hands a blue folder to the coach.

"WHERE THE HELL DID SHE HIDE THAT FOLDER?!" was most of the reaction.

The coach's eyes widened a little and he left out a smirk as he opened the folder. "Oyaa…This is interesting. You may use this." He then starts walking out of the gym but stops when he got to the door. He faced the members and said, "Listen, do everything she says. As for you, manager, DON'T KILL THEM."

"Don't worry coach. I won't." she replied.

The members all shuddered and the background seemed to have a lot of black and purple. "A-ano… manager… What did the coach mean?" Kise asked.

She turned to face him and smiled at him. "You would know later."

Instead of reassuring the members with a smile, the smile made them shudder a lot more. It's not a smile; it's more of a sign of your impending doom. All the member's faces looked pale.

"What's the matter? It looks like all of you need to take some constipation pills." She said plainly.

"NO WE DON'T!" the members screamed in unison.

"Seriously! Stop it with those constipation jokes!" Kise shouts.

"But, I don't have a sense of humor Kise-san." she replied.

….

"Eh.. wait.." Kise thought. "That sounds…. familiar."

"Oi, Kise. Can you use your charm on her?" Kasamatsu asked.

"Ehh… uhmm… I don't think my charm would work on HER." Kise said.

Kasamatsu then kicks him and shouts "DO AS I SAY!"

"AIYAA! YES! I WILL. GEEZ." Kise replied. He approached the manager and said, "Uhm—"

But was interrupted by her, "EVERYONE GATHER AROUND." She said, with the same tone, but now, her voice was amplified by a megaphone [making it sound louder].

"WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT?!" Kise asked. Kise then looks around to see if she's carrying a bag. "WHAT THE HELL?! THERE'S NO BAG EITHER?!"

She faced Kise and talks directly at his face with a megaphone. "MY VOICE IS NOT LOUD SO I NEED THIS."

"EIYAA… MY EARS! STAHP!" Kise shouted while covering his ears.

….

Everyone gathered around just as she commanded.

"MINNA. TODAY, WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL TRAINING MENU." She said using a megaphone. "DO YOU EVEN REALLY NEED THAT?!" the members thought.

"BUT FIRST, YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR REGULAR TRAINING MENU, THEN WE WOULD DO THE SPECIAL ONE RIGHT AFTER." She continued talking as if she can't see that the guys are all covering their ears. "EVERYONE LOOK AT THIS BOARD HERE." She pointed at a white board which had the training menu.

What shocked the members more than the menu was that they didn't know the board was even there. "WHERE THE HELL DID SHE HIDE THAT?!"

"Oi, manager, are you a part time magician or something?" A regular asked.

"You have special powers don't you. You do right?!" Kise asked.

"NOW, PROCEED TO YOUR REGULAR TRAINING MENU." She said [still using a megaphone].

"HEY DON'T IGNORE US!" they all shouted in unison.

Kasamatsu then interrupts them and asks, "Oi, manager. That menu. Isn't that a bit too much?" The members took a closer look at the training menu and saw… HELL.

Their faces dimmed again. Their reaction made the manager ask "DO YOU GUYS NEED CONSTIPATION PILLS? THERE'S NO NEED TO BE SHY YOU KNOW." [still using a megaphone, she doesn't seem to mind saying something like that out loud].

"FOR THE LAST TIME, WE ARE NOT CONSTIPATED!" they protested in unison once again.

The girl took a deep breath and said [with the megaphone]; "IF YOU GUYS THINK THIS IS TOO MUCH, THEN I WOULD LESSEN IT."

"EH? Really? Wow thanks manager!" Kise said.

The members' faces seemed to glow and their faces were filled with happiness.

"THAT IS ON ONE CONDITION." She continued [still with megaphone]. "LET'S PLAY A GUESSING GAME."

The girl smiled at them and said.

"WHAT IS MY NAME?"

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Guessing Game End

To Be Continued

Sundwitch's corner:

AIYAA~~~ This chapter is quite long... and somehow boring. I dunno. I don't think it had that much SPIZZAZ. [yes, spizzaz] XDDD. I just felt the need to explain what she can do. Even so, there's still a lot more to know about her.. D: [other than her special ability of hiding stuffs].

I hope you guys can understand what I'm writing. AHAHHA

I APPRECIATE ALL THE REVIEWS~~~ THANKS FOR READING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS~~~

Ahh well, next chapter, or maybe the chapter after that... HER NAME SHALL BE REVEALED.