Operation: [Curiosity]
A Few Hours Later
Hoshimoumi Academy
[Play: Danran (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
Hoshinoumi Academy was now bustling with students as they passed the front gates entering the campus to start a new day in school.
Two students were now currently standing by the gates as students were checked by them of their worn uniforms, correcting whatever was wrong on their outfit and other miscellaneous things that they held.
"This is the third time Sato" Tomori said as she gazed towards the sweating student right in front of her. She was also showing a magazine in her hands dangling it towards the said nervous boy.
She was currently correcting a student who by now had violated the newly implemented requirement of the school for the third time. Said requirement were bringing of unnecessary items while in school campus.
"S-sorry senpai!" the student named Sato replied albeit with a nervous smile. "I won't do it again I promise!" he said as Tomori just shook her head.
"We can't keep doing this you know" Tomori said with a sigh. "I'm afraid I have to confiscate this for the meantime" she stated.
"Senpai!" Sato whined.
"Sorry, just my job" Tomori said with a smile while the boy just accepted as he nodded before going on his way to school with a gloomy expression.
The other students who had been notified about the requirement may had been a bit hard to correct and ended up doing all of those in secret, in which Tomori who had caught students like those and mat have gave them a chance but if they failed to correct themselves then they face the consequences whether they like it or not.
Yu who was across her then made his way towards the girl before speaking up.
"You didn't have to do that you know" Yu said while Tomori just faced him.
"What's wrong with doing your job?" Tomori said with a raised eyebrow confused by his claim.
"Well, I mean..." Yu started as he scratched the back of his head. "... you could have been more a bit lenient" he sighed before placing a hand on his waist. "It's only a magazine after all" he stated before Tomori smiled then showed him the magazine that she confiscated.
Yu raised an eyebrow before shrugging as he picked up the magazine. It was covered with paper in the front making the whole magazine looked like a regular book on the outside view, making him unable to see the title so Yu had to open the page to see the content. And upon doing that he froze before slamming the book immediately when he saw what was in it.
"I think I've been a bit lenient myself" Tomori said satisfied as she saw Yu's expression as the latter faced him.
"You should have been stricter!" Yu retorted showing the first page of the disguised magazine he was holding in front of Tomori's face.
Yu remembered what Tomori said about taking it easy earlier; he can take all that back and he can also disregard what she would say later because he knew he was mistaken.
Why?
The so called magazine was a porn mag in disguise.
"You said I should be more lenient earlier then you're telling me to be stricter seconds later?" Tomori said with a sarcastic tone as she shook her head. "You're not making sense" she stated.
"You know what I mean..." Yu shouted said with a blank face denying what she said.
"Then tell me what you mean!" Tomori said as she got into Yu's face.
The couple head butted each other as they argued while the students stopped their walking before all of them sweatdropped seeing the two go into it again.
It was a sight that might not (quite) happen all the time but was still a spectacle to see.
"Guys!" a voice was heard making the couple stop their argument as they glance towards the one who shouted.
Nishimori alongside with Takajo was going towards them with their respective arm bands on their elbows which indicated that they were ready for the morning routine.
"Good thing you arrived" Tomori announced while they just nodded before the former gestured something. "Now go into your respective posts please" she said while they just nodded again before following her words as they got into their respective positions.
Earlier this morning when the student council was somewhat done with their work. Nishimori had mentioned that she forgot her own armband in her dorm which Tomori stated that she should retrieve seeing that as the Student Council they should properly be a model to the other students for keeping up their own figures.
She also stated that the arm band was also important for the Student Council, even though she teased Takajo for making it himself, as they not only show proper things for their group to have alongside their outfit but also as a way to show students that they also indeed follow the new rules of the school.
Takajo took his position by the gates before observing the students like he always had before noticing some students that were violating the uniform requirements as he made his way towards them.
Yu who wasn't that far from him was currently standing as well as he observed some students but he suppressed a groan that was about to come out of his mouth when he saw some students or more specifically the females that was eyeing him.
He was also feeling slightly unnerved since what happened this morning which also made him a bit guarded from the attention he's getting.
"...take..." he heard someone mutter from somewhere as he looked at the source to only see some female group that was looking directly towards him as he shivered knowing what happened earlier still affected him.
Yu shook his head as he ignored the giggling females and mentally wished that one mystery is enough for the day...
...he just jinxed himself didn't he? Crap.
He's thoughts was interrupted when he heard someone.
"Hi Takajo-senpai!" a female voice was heard before Yu glanced at the source to only see a girl that was greeting Takajo wearing the girl's uniform of Hoshinoumi Academy indicating that she was a student of the school.
He raised an eyebrow hearing her tone as if she was familiar friend to his own friend as he decided to listen in their conversation... it beats hearing females giggling towards you after all.
"Shinra-san?" Takajo asked seeing the long black haired kouhai greet him. "What's the matter?" he inquired making the now named Shinra pout.
"I just wanted to greet you senpai" she stated while Takajo just nodded before said girl approached him closer. "So how are you?" she asked.
"I'm good? I guess..." Takajo said with a wry smile while Shinra just nodded.
"You're a bit cute when you're nervous" she stated making him nervously laugh. "Muu~ React appropriately senpai!" she demanded playfully punching his arm.
"Um... I don't know how to respond to that" Takajo said rubbing the back of his head.
"Just take it as a compliment senpai" Shinra said cutely before remembering something. "I'll go on ahead now" she added while Takajo just nodded. "Goodbye" she stated before going inside the campus.
Takajo just shook his head before he continued to survey the students as another student and specifically a female approached him again, unaware that two sets of eyes were gazing towards him.
Yu who was listening was intrigued by Takajo's first interaction with that particular female earlier and it only added when another one suddenly approached him again.
From that particular conversation, Yu can say that Takao, from their last interview, was indeed serious when she mentioned that Takajo was gaining some attention from the female students of this school, though he didn't quite get the last part she muttered.
Anyways... since he returned from his mission, he honestly couldn't find anything that changed from Takajo's overall character. Not that it was bad or anything, he knew as a friend of that specific person, he can tell that he was a guy that can get along with almost everyone albeit with his slightly eccentric behavior and somewhat extreme approach to certain situations, hmm... did he still had that?
Getting back to the topic, he was still surprised that Takajo still hadn't got a girlfriend yet despite his desirable overall character and a very capable guy with his housewife skills... which was probably as of right now was currently unknown for the others yet.
Yu then cleared his thoughts as another group of students suddenly appeared from the gate as he continued his work.
A Few Minutes Later
Students who were now appearing from the gates lessened and lessened each time before Tomori then decided to close the main gate.
"It's time to go guys" Tomori called out gaining the group's attention as they sighed in relief knowing that their task was done in the morning. "Let's just close the gates first, then we can leave" she said while the others just nodded before helping her close the entrance.
They were all a bit tired from earlier knowing that they had woken up early in the morning and done some work as well and mostly Takajo who had been chased earlier feeling a bit tired both physically and mentally while Yu, with his abilities that were cheats, only experienced tiredness in his mental condition for obvious reasons.
"And... there were done" Tomori said as she swiped sweat on her forehead.
"Good work" Yu said as he passed a bottled water to the girl who just took it before drinking the liquid as she sighed in relief after the drink.
Yu then faced the other two before gave them each a bottle which they gratefully took before drinking as well.
"Is our pile of work going to end I wonder?" Yu said wondering if they were going to continue this kind of things every day, not that he was tired or anything but he could see that the others could get tired as well.
"Don't worry" Tomori said as she leaned towards Yu's side. "About a month or so, I think our work will lessen for quite a lot" she stated while Yu just nodded in understanding.
True, their work will lessen in due time. For example the creation of new clubs since the students in that time will be able to establish new ones and others would want to join them as well, leading to them unable to come up with new clubs because by that time their ideas would undoubtedly get created by the others.
Another situation that was needed attention was the new rules and regulations in the school. Even if others ignored the requirements, others would get used to following the rules if given enough time to adapt and let them be more comfortable in abiding to it.
"Class is starting soon" Tomori announced as she called out to her group getting their attention. "Let's go" she then got ahead while the others just nodded going also.
As they were walking, they suddenly heard something when they were about to enter the main building...
[Play: Impact (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
"*WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!*" a loud cry was heard amidst the corridor making the group snap their attention to the noise before they saw a male that was currently running the hallways as he turned to only crash towards the lockers.
Tomori who was the first one to act, abruptly walked closer to the student who was rubbing his arm that received the impact from his crash.
She then crossed her arms waiting for the student to recover to only flinch when she saw the stern look the president was giving him.
"Any excuses so I might NOT report this to the staffs" Tomori said not losing her firm voice before Yu and the others followed her from behind as they watched the student made excuses.
"S-sorry Kaichou!" the male apologized. "I-I was just..." he trailed off as he couldn't look the president in the eye.
"Well?" Tomori waited for his response while the student recomposed himself to answer her.
"I couldn't confess properly to the girl I loved!" the student admitted as he slump his shoulders in defeat whilst tears cascaded down his face while the group just looked at him.
[Play: Kokuhaku (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
The scene was actually a bit sad as the group saw a man that couldn't confess to his loved one, whatever the reason was they could feel that his emotions were truly genuine as he suffered from heartbreak.
Tomori didn't say anything as she just held an arm over the male's shoulder that was crying making the latter look at her while tears still were in her eyes. The group behind her just stayed silent waiting for what she was about to say.
They knew that Tomori, even though she was a bit hard to approach, was a great person that you can rely on in different situations and they were really interested in what she would say as an advice to the downtrodden teen.
"Maybe this could help you" Tomori said as she took something from the bag that she was carrying before presenting it to the sad male in front of her.
The disguised porn mag that she confiscated earlier.
"Take this seriously!" Yu retorted feeling that whatever admiration he had earlier for Tomori simply vanished into thin air.
[Play: Danran (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
The male ignoring what Yu said took the magazine that she was giving him before opening the content as tears once again fell from his eyes which was filled with joy... yeah.
He then hugged the book tightly towards his chest as if it was the only thing that was keeping his sanity from the way he had experienced his so called depression earlier.
"I'll treasure it Kaichou!" the male said as he shouted with vigor really thankful for what the reliable president gave him while Tomori just nodded. "I'll become a strong man with this gift you have given to me!" he added with admiration present in his eyes.
"You're just a pervert!" came Yu's retort.
"Now that that's done..." Tomori said as her expression turned to a stern one. "I'm afraid I still can't excuse you for your behavior of violating the no running in the hallways rule and also for disrupting the classes" she stated. "So please go to the principal's office and apologize" she ordered while the male just nodded admitting his mistakes as he said no more excuses.
The teen who now recovered swept the tears on his eyes as he stood up before he bid goodbye to the group going to the principal's office.
"What a wimp" Tomori stated seeing the male leave while Yu and the other's just sweatdrop from her blunt response. "Though this is pretty familiar..." she said as it got the other's attention.
"Familiar?" Yu deadpanned while Tomori just nodded before he looked towards the others who nodded as well while they were deep in thought. "How?"
"I can't remember..." Tomori said trailing off before facing the group. "Maybe I'll recall it later" she said with a shrug. "Well, anyway let's just go in the classroom, we're going to be late" she stated as she gestured for the group to follow her.
Yu who was just stayed in the same spot was currently feeling a foreshadowing that something WILL happen this day that was really similar from what happened just earlier, and he didn't even use his ability of {Premonition} for goodness sake!
"You coming or what?" Tomori said while the others looked at him also wondering why he stopped.
He shook his head immediately to clear his thoughts as he just smiled knowing that whatever he was feeling was just a coincidence and eventually the rest of the day would be just normal...
Yu hearing them just sighed as he followed the group to their classroom.
...well a student or you could say the {One-Eyed Grim Reaper} can also feel hope right?
Classroom (An Hour Later)
[Play: Asa (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
An hour passed in Hoshinoumi Academy since the start of the first period, the students were currently seen in their respective seats in each classroom while the teachers were currently teaching them.
In one particular classroom, the student council members were also listening to their teacher's lesson. Even though they were a bit tired, seeing that they got to school very early today and have also done their early morning duties right after, they also were students who needed to go to the classroom for their attendance that was really important because they were in the Student Council which they needed to show a good record for the other students... at least that's what Tomori said.
The teacher who was currently teaching them was scribbling something in the board before facing the whole class.
"Okay class, can anyone explain thi-" the teacher was about to ask when something or someone made some noise that seemed to come from the corridor.
"*WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!*" a cry was heard in the hallways presumably a male as the class looked in the windows to only catch the blur of the student meaning that the particular person may had run very fast.
"What was that about?" Yu asked as he glanced at the other side of the room hearing the shout as students from the nearby classroom were piling up while the teacher was ordering them to return to their seats. "Wait... it's just like earlier" he added with a blank tone.
"Isn't that..." Yu heard Tomori's voice beside him making him face her to only see the said girl looking towards the commotion as well.
"What?" Yu asked.
"I remember now!" Tomori said excitedly as she stood up. "What happened earlier may have some relations to Number 4!"
"Number 4?" Yu said confused before realizing what she meant. "You mean another mystery?!" he added while Tomori just nodded.
"{Seven Mysteries Number 4: The Male's Cries of Unfairness in the Hallways!}" Tomori said with the same tone she had used earlier.
"Is that even a considered a mystery?" Yu said with a confused tone while Tomori just shook her head. "Wait... now that you said it I am feeling some sort of familiarity" he said as he pondered something that was another subject apart from what happened earlier. "Maybe something I read" he stated with a shrug though he was really close with that one.
"It would be easier to explain if you hear the whole story" she declared while Yu just sighed before noticing the other students where listening curiously to her as well including the teacher.
"Sensei? You allow this?" Yu asked the teacher who just shrugged.
"I got nothing to do" the teacher answered.
"Please do your job" Yu retorted blankly.
""Quiet!"" the whole students in the classroom said while Yu just held his head down while Tomori started to tell the story.
{Seven Mysteries Number Four: The Male's Cries of Unfairness in the Hallways}
[Play: Heion (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
School was over for the day as students exited the premises of the campus. The sun was about to set and night time was approaching. A male student with a happy expression walked in the hallways while holding a letter in his hands before he stared at the object with determination present within his eyes.
"This is it!" the male said with resolve as he clutched the letter tightly before shaking his head. "Oops, don't want it to get crumpled" he stated before continuing his walk.
He had confessed to his secret crush with all his might yesterday and he was really happy to find out that his crush immediately contacted him today to meet in the rooftop—a very ideal place to confessed to her. He had been in loved with her since the time he set his gaze towards the girl of his dreams, a very beautiful, kind yet somewhat shy girl that made other's heart tingle.
The male failed to realize that he had reached the rooftops already from the daydreaming he had and was just a meter distance towards the door that was between him and his loved one.
He took a deep breath before opening the door of the rooftop allowing him to see the place of their meeting.
There he saw the girl that was of his dreams; she was as beautiful as he had met her. With a kind smile on her face and twinkle in her eyes that made her more appealing. She was currently over-looking the school in the balcony which means that he didn't yet notice the male's presence.
The boy gulped feeling anxiety before taking a step forward until he was just a step or two away from the girl who had by now noticed him as he faced him.
He was about to say something when the girl was the first to talk.
[Play: Miminari (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
His expression was jovial at first as he was listening to the girl's fairy-like voice before eventually turning into uncertainty until he was left with wide eyes as tears fell from his face.
The girl continued talking unaware of his state but her words for the male was slowly stabbing his heart before he couldn't take it anymore.
So he turned around as he run towards the door of the rooftop unable to hear the girls shout behind him.
He proceeded to open the door before descending down the hallways as other students hear his running and cries that reverberated around the school.
"*WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!*"
{Story End}
[Play: Asa (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
Tomori then ended the story there with the whole class silent right after.
"Thank you for listening" she said with a clap while Yu was the first one to recover.
"That was just a straight up love rejection story!" Yu retorted whilst slamming a hand in his desk.
Sure he heard the first mystery earlier and he can understand that was somewhat scary and even a somewhat great mystery despite them figuring it out moments later, sure he understood that.
But when Tomori suddenly revealed the next one he couldn't help but show his reaction because he didn't quite understand the sudden leap in logic.
How did a mysterious horror-inspired genre story suddenly jumped to a love rejection setting?
And judging from the expression of others, Yu saw that he was the only one confused, which made him honestly irritated somehow.
"No" Takajo who was listening beside him voice out his thoughts. "There is a mystery here" he stated much to Yu's apparent irritation and confusion.
"And pray tell what it is?" Yu said with a defeated sigh as his hand covered his face while Takajo just explained.
"The reports said that every male who was caught running in the corridors always give out loud cries that was filled with sadness" Takajo explained. "And they were also apparently related to the story"
"Well... I can see that, but what's the mystery?" Yu asked again.
"There's more" Takajo said unaware that Yu's eyebrow twitch hearing that phrase. "When the Newspaper Club and the others interview them afterwards, they didn't voice out any information about whom they confessed to" he stated. "And that is when we uncover something else"
"What?" Yu said somewhat interested now unlike earlier.
"With enough information and a bit of deeper investigation, it appears that the one they confessed to was always the same female student before they run and scream" Takajo explained while Yu just looked intrigued.
"Well, I guess that can be called a mystery..." Yu agreed reluctantly before asking. "Did they find out who the girl was?" he asked now really interested though he could feel that he knew this person like what he felt earlier, though he didn't quite remember it and that word 'Unfairness' does ring a bell.
"Idiot, it is a mystery after all" Tomori said with annoyance as Yu looked at her. "And one that I would like to discover!" she added with an excited tone.
"We have class moron" Yu said as Tomori faced him before they argued for calling each other names while everyone just sighed seeing them quarrel.
The teacher who had his eyes closed then nodded before clasping his hand as if deciding something.
"I'll allow it!" the teacher said in approval interrupting the couple's dispute as Yu just gawked at him.
"What..." Yu said in disbelief.
"I said I'll allow it" the teacher stated again. "Of course the Student Council only" making the entire class apart from that specific group to groan.
"No, no, no" Yu shook his head. "I heard what you said sensei but why is it fine?" he asked but couldn't get an answer when Tomori suddenly dragged him towards the classroom door.
"No need to explain!" Tomori said as pulled Yu's arm. "We need to uncover this!" she stated before looking at the other two members calling them. "Kurobane! Takajo! To arms!"
"You just want to skip class" Yu stated with a deadpan while Tomori just averted her gaze. "I knew it!"
"Well... anyway" Tomori shrugged as they were now outside the classroom while the other two just followed. "It's probably better if we split up in groups" she instructed.
"Yusa likes the idea!" Nishimori nodded happily.
"Then if we found something we can just contact you" Takajo stated while Tomori just nodded.
"Also that way we can cover more grounds" the girl said before latching onto Yu's arm. "So with that out of the way, let's go!" she added while Yu who couldn't reply just sighed defeatedly as he let her drag him.
Takajo and Nishimori can only looked at them with a wry expression before the former was the first one to act.
"Let's go first to the rooftops to investigate" Takajo suggested while Nishimori just nodded before they walk the corridors that had a small amount of students unlike earlier.
As the duo were walking Nishimori took glances towards him as she remembered what happened earlier during their morning duty or more specifically where Takajo was being hounded by some of those girls which made her feel for some reason a bit... displeased.
It became more defined when she heard them about "taking" him, though she never quite heard what came next after that phrase, but when she observed them a bit more longer and eventually where they decided to flirt with him, that feeling of displeasure turned into something more of an... irritation, and a bit, just a tiny bit, of urge to rip them to shre-
"Yusa-san?" Takajo said snapping Nishimori out of her own thoughts as she faced him. "Um... are you okay?" he added seeing a seemingly well placed pout on her lips that he had been seeing for a fairly long amount of time. "Something on your mind?"
Nishimori hearing him just hurriedly displayed a smile that changed that particular expression as she answered him.
"Y-yes, Yusa-san is just okay!" she said enthusiastically as Takajo just nodded before facing forward while she just sighed in relief.
Nishimori then continued to gaze towards him stealthily, now being more careful so he wouldn't notice. Though now that she noticed... she isn't quite sure why she's doing this particular act herself, is it to satisfy her own curiosity? Yep that's it.
Ignoring that part, she also noticed that in those particular conversations when they talked to him or when they flirte- god she hated that phrase this particular day, he was actually acting a bit tense and you can even safely say that he was being nervous, which was really unlike him from what she had noticed... apart from Tomori chewing him that is.
She knew Takajo can be the outgoing and cheerful type and only feel nervousness when he was being brought down. With his way of showing how he loved her albums and career as an idol, it made her believe that he was that kind of person... which he wasn't apparently in terms of-
Now that she thought about it...
Nishimori then glanced at Takajo wanting to voice out what she was thinking.
"Taka-" as she was going to open her mouth it was swiftly interrupted when she saw a particular female that was just across the corridor made her way towards them or more accurately towards Takajo.
"Senpai!" a familiar female voice was heard making the two look at the approaching female.
They saw the President of the Newspaper Club Takao Tachibana walking towards them as she approached the duo stopping just in front of them.
"What are the two of you doing here?" Takao said as she saw Takajo and Nishimori in the hallways during class hours.
"We were just solving mystery number 4" Takajo, who was the first one to reply, said as he faced the junior.
"Eh?" Takao hummed as she nodded understanding what he meant. "That is a very interesting concept senpai" she noted. "As a proud reporter such as myself, I find that mystery very intriguing as well" she added.
"Oh..." Takajo started realizing something. "The Newspaper Club did investigate this before right?" he asked while Takao nodded indicating for a yes. "Then did you find the mysterious female?" Takao hearing that gave a proud grin.
"Of course we did!" Takao exclaimed with a proud tone. "No mysteries are unsolved in the Newspaper Club after all!" she stated.
"Then..." Takajo was about to ask who it was and what was the other mysteries but was stopped when Takao interrupted.
"No senpai" Takao she said with a shook of her head. "It's quite fun if you figure it out yourselves" she stated making Takajo sigh knowing that he would never get an answer. "And it would ruin the whole plan" she muttered with a low tone.
"Did you say something?" Takajo said as he could have sworn Takao mumble something under his breath.
"Nothing senpai!" Takao said before her expression change into a pout. "And you lied to me!" she accused Takajo who could only look in confusion.
"Me?" Takajo pointed to himself unsurely.
"Yes you!" Takao said again. "I investigated you and I thought you don't have a girlfriend at that time!" she stated much to Takajo confusion again.
She was referring to the recent interview she had with the student council. Where Takajo had answered that he had no one in particular when it comes to a romantic relationship and he was not currently finding anyone as well.
The two were confused to what she said indeed knowing that Takajo had no one in particular, as one of them suddenly voice out their confusion.
"I really don't have one" Takajo admitted before realizing the first part she said. "Wait... investigated!?" he questioned while Takao showed a nervous grin.
"I was following you senpai kinda... for some time" Takao admitted while Takajo was definitely shocked the revelation. "Anyways!" she shook her head. "It doesn't change the fact that you lied to me!" she accused again.
"I do not have one!" Takajo retorted.
"Then can you explain why you and Yusa-senpai always go to school together and leave school at the same time!" Takao stated while Takajo and Nishimori was in shock. "Seeing your expression I was definitely right on that one!"
Indeed, the truth was Takajo and Nishimori were always seen together when they go and leave for school, though the explanation for that needed a more unnecessary setting to be revealed.
"We just meet up at the same place since our dorms are close together" Takajo denied whilst shaking his head before looking at Nishimori. "Right Yusa-san?"
"R-right!" Nishimori answered hearing Takajo. "It was just a coincidence!" she added, though in her mind, for her it wasn't just a coincidence...
"Suspicious..." Takao said with narrowed eyes before exclaiming. "Then we go to war senpai!" she stated much to Takajo's shock.
"W-why?!" asked Takajo as he couldn't understand her.
"For lying to me! And for giving some specific people that I know of lose hope!" Takao declared while the Takajo was confused with the last one.
"Wha-" Takajo was about to ask what she meant by the last one but was interrupted again.
"No!" the young reporter denied knowing what he was about to say. "Remember this senpai... this is not over yet!" she said turning around as she moved away from them before facing them again. "Oh, and say hi to the other's for me!" she exclaimed as if nothing ever happened earlier.
Takajo and Nishimori could only look at her disappearing figure before her said figure vanished from sight, while the former just sighed.
"I don't understand her" Takajo said with a gloomy expression before hearing something as he faced Nishimori who had an amused face.
"'Then we go to war senpai', she said *pfft*" Nishimori giggled as she repeated what Takao said earlier.
"N-not you too!" Takajo said as his expression paled seeing Nishimori giggle, though he couldn't help but think about her current expression before he proceeding to shake his head for thinking such thoughts knowing that...
"..."
He noticed that Nishimori suddenly stopped giggling as he faced towards her, to only see the idol immediately turn around.
"L-let's go!" Nishimori squeaked as she walked ahead leaving a confused Takajo.
"W-wait!" Takajo called out before catching up to her still confused by her sudden behavior.
Not that he voiced out his own thoughts right? Right?
Nishimori, who managed to dim her blush significantly from what she heard him mutter earlier, just looked towards the corridor while his words still permeated in her mind.
'Yusa's laughs are cute...huh' she had gotten many compliments in the past but that one stood out the most for her, though she didn't know particularly why.
A Few Minutes Later
[Play: Danran (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
Takajo and Nishimori then arrived in the rooftop as the former opened the door to only see the two familiar duo like them standing in the vacant place as well with someone familiar.
"Oh it's you guys" Tomori said a she saw both of them arrive before gesturing to their companion. "Hikari-san is here too" she introduced as the second year just waved at them.
"Kizune-san?" Takajo asked with a raised eyebrow. "What are you doing here?" he added looking towards the student that was the same year as them.
"You can just call me Hikari, Takajo-san" Hikari offered with a kind smile while said male just nodded. "I was just answering some questions for Kaichou and Yu-san here" she stated while the two just nodded until Yu spoke.
"Apparently..." Yu said with a sigh. "...she was the one who were looking for" he stated making them both reveal confusion in their which Yu saw which made him sigh again.
The girl who was confessed to was the same, which was stated by Takajo.
Males immediately cry before they even managed to confess to her.
The cries were recognized as "Unfairness" thus the title suggests.
Hadn't still figured out yet?
"The girl in the so called mystery was Hikari Kizune" Yu said with a blank tone. (If you didn't get it, please refer to Chapter 5: Assumptions)
The (not so) great mystery was currently solved by Yu Otosaka with a very blank tone. {Current mysteries left: 5}
"Really?!" Takajo exclaimed hearing the answer. "...yeah, now that you think of it" he trailed off indeed knowing that it could only be her.
"Yeah..." Nishimori trailed off as well while Hikari was just the one who was confused.
Yu seeing their reactions just gave out a sigh... he definitely knew this was familiar.
"This is so gonna be a series" Tomori uttered.
"What?" Yu asked.
"Nothing" Tomori said with a dismissal tone before facing the second year. "Thank you for answering our questions Hikari-san" she thank with a bow.
"No need for that Kaichou" Hikari said. "Though I still can't figure out what you all meant by that" she stated cluelessly.
"It's because of-" Yu was about to say when someone clamped his mouth shut.
"It is a mystery after all" Tomori said whilst covering Yu's mouth preventing him to explain, as Hikari just nodded in understanding before remembering something.
"Oh I forgot!" Hikari suddenly said getting everyone's attention. "You are all welcome to try our new product in the Cooking Club that will be prepared this week!" she announced while Tomori immediately asked for details.
"What new product!" Tomori questioned excitedly.
"No, no, kaichou" Hikari waved her finger. "You just have to wait, it's a surprise" she added with a wink that made Tomori pout. "Oh, and I am still needed in class by the way" she announced before walking towards the door. "Goodbye everyone!" she bid farewell as she exited the roof.
The only ones in the roof were four students and members of the student council as one of them suddenly exclaimed something.
"This has been a fruitful search!" Tomori declared with a happy expression on her face.
"Yes it is!" Nishimori followed.
"Yeah" Takajo said with a nod.
While Yu was...
"Yeah whatever..." he said with a bored tone before going towards the door as he faced the group. "We still have class guys" Yu stated as he heard them groan. "Don't complain!" he retorted.
"Yeah, yeah mister goody two shoes" Tomori mocked as she followed him while Takajo and Nishimori just nodded.
"Wha-" Yu was about to ask when Tomori suddenly kissed his lips for an instant making him blush.
"That was for being a spoilsport!" Tomori stated with a grin as she passed by him before she descended the stairs.
"Nao!" Yu called out as he was snapped out of his stunned state before following Tomori down the stairs leaving Takajo and Nishimori in the rooftop.
"We should go as well" Takajo informed the girl beside him before she nodded as they exited the rooftop also.
As they were now down the staircase Takajo failed to notice Nishimori who was staring towards him like earlier.
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She had something she wanted to say to Takajo, but with the help of the Newspaper's Clubs interruption she couldn't earlier and now she didn't quite feel that it was very necessary to bring it up since she realized that she currently didn't have much information to back up her assumptions.
About something that happened earlier in the school gates and with their recent interview with Takao last week, that she noticed or you could say Takajo's approach when it comes to relationships.
She also noted that he didn't really even try to flir- she still hated that phrase today by the way, show any kind of romantic interest in other females since she had met her, or even herself as his favorite idol that literally is beside him each day. Not that she noticed him being interested in males whatsoever, as she knew that in their classroom she only saw him talking with Yu and even before that he was quite reserved in class talking only with Tomori, her and some other students as part of the student council duties.
He was like Tomori in a way, which would undoubtedly make that certain girl laugh if she ever heard her current thoughts.
When he did get confessions or simple compliments from the females, she somewhat hated that, for example his appearance that really stands out (for her, even though she didn't admit it) unlike the others, he would show unease and would easily become loss of words judging from what she saw earlier this morning.
From her own assumptions, she concluded that Takajo was somewhat prone to show anxiety not entirely in social interactions but in engaging romantic advances from the other gender.
But why would he-
Nishimori who was in her thoughts then failed to see a stray ball that was rolling in front of her which proceeded to almost made her trip and fell down if it wasn't for the man in her mind to quickly correct her posture by holding both of her shoulders.
"Are you alright?" Takajo said with evident concern in his voice as she just offered a nod unable to currently reply.
Nishimori seeing how his gaze full of worry and seriousness in his voice, which was really rare from him to be seen or heard which also made him a bit more... attractive in her eyes now that she noticed it, could only know the fact that his tight hold on her shoulders and his serious gaze towards her was quite...
"Sorry about that!" a first year student presumably from the basketball club was waving towards them across the corridor interrupting her thoughts.
Takajo then removed his hands from her shoulders, which made her give a quiet disappointed groan, as he picked up the ball from the ground before holding it in his arms as he faced the person who threw it.
"Be careful next time!" Takajo said as he threw the ball across the corridor which the freshman caught.
"Thanks senpai!" the student said as he waved goodbye before he left for his group, now out of sight.
Takajo seeing the student go then face Nisnimori who had a bit of blush(?) on her face as he came closer towards her.
"You seem a little absentminded today" Takajo informed the teenage girl who just shook her head.
"Y-Yusa is not" Nishimori denied as she faced the other way while Takajo just scratched the back of his head not knowing what was bothering the girl in front of him.
"Well, if you're alright then let's go shall we?" Takajo said as he walked ahead not seeing the pout that formed on Nishimori's lips that was now looking towards directly on his back.
"Yusa wished you'd be a bit more worried fo-" Nishimori muttered with a sulk before shaking her head for thinking such thoughts before following Takajo, as she had questions in her mind right now.
What kind of experience did he have to react that way when he was getting attention from the females?
What was the reason that he hadn't shown any kind of interest in romantic relationships until now?
And... why did she feel something when he suddenly stared at her with that kind of gaze and hte unintended compliment earlier which he only muttered that quite... affected her, knowing that she was quite used to people doing that to her?
"Yusa is a bit curious"
"Eh?"
Yep, just a bit curious.