Operation: [Smile]
Another Few Hours Later
Hoshinoumi Academy
"The day didn't end yet?!" Yu couldn't help but shout as he was organizing some documents before getting smacked by Tomori in the head.
[Play: Ihyou (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
"Be quiet!" Tomori said with a glare as she retrieved her hand before returning to her own work while Yu just rubbed his head that was struck.
School hours were done early for the day, since the students had been notified by the school that some teachers are holding some kind of meeting. So students took that chance to either go home early or spend their remaining hours in respective school clubs and just hang out until it was late.
For the student council however...
"S-sorry" Yu apologized while scratching the back of his head from his totally unintentional screa- shout! earlier, while Tomori just stopped whatever she's doing to look at him with a disbelieving expression.
...they were instructed to go to the student council by Tomori since there were really many leftover works that were left earlier, even though they started very early. So after they left their classroom they immediately occupied the clubroom to do those said tasks.
Well, not that they can do anything to it whatsoever. As students that assemble the student council nominated originally because of their active positions as {Ability Wielders} with exceptional grades, they are assigned to do the most tedious, most dreary, most tiresome and more importantly, definitely the most boring type of work that was expected to do for almost all aspiring students that had finished their studies and have picked their courses or career and stayed in that point, whether they like it or not...
...the so called Paperwork.
"You can scream all you want when we're done here and outside the campus" Tomori stated and when Yu was about to deny that notion she swiftly continued. "Don't even dare to deny it" she added making whatever Yu was about to say stop as he just sighed then returned to his work.
Tomori seeing him work nodded before glancing around and taking note of no one was currently inside the clubroom knowing that she had ordered the two to get something from the teacher's faculty.
She may or may not planned to order the duo to specifically get something so that they can talk alone because Tomori saw that her friend Nishimori had been really distracted this day when they had their argument.
[Play: Asa (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
She then smiled remembering that specific topic, knowing that was the very first time that she and the idol had an argument and it almost escalated to straining their friendship... or maybe she was over thinking it. Nonetheless, she can say that she was hard to surprise by ordinary and even unusual events since she always tries to look through it and carefully analyze it for her brain to comprehend thus making the feeling of surprise, if at all, less conceivable.
But that specific event however, really did managed to shock her greatly even though she didn't show surprised in her features. Maybe it was because that she never expected for Nishimori to show a side that was really similar to her deceased older sister when the idol still had her ability.
And she somehow hated that, not her friend Nishimori and her unusual reaction earlier no, but more of how she was surprised from something unexpected that can possibly happen around her that she was not aware of, also knowing that again, she always tries to uncover and understand unexpected things that goes on her way.
For example, how Yu manages to surprise her almost every day ever since they started their relationship either to make her blush or unable to reply to his unexpected words and praises about her.
Tomori then pouted remembering that particular bit, she had to adapt more!
"You're pouting" Yu stated seeing how she looked towards him with that said expression across the table.
The white haired girl was in her thoughts as she decided something before taking into consideration the fact of their situation in the clubroom and how she recently just ordered for the idol and turn-off to go to the teacher's faculty knowing that they shouldn't arrive still arrive yet until much later. She then prepared herself to get started from her own self-proclaimed training to 'adapt' and a thing that she really wanted to do for some time.
"What's that determined expression on your face?" Yu pointed out indeed seeing Tomori with the same expression he stated as said girl suddenly stood up from her own seat before making her way around her table to get to Yu. "What is it?" he asked seeing Tomori stopped just in front of him with a still determined expression.
Tomori didn't say anything as she just looked at Yu from above while the latter was really confused to why she was suddenly acting like this.
Yu was about to say something about returning to your own work when the words got stuck on his throat when Tomori suddenly spoke.
"Yu-chan!" Tomori exclaimed Yu's name with a specific honorific, as she changed her expression and tone of voice into a cheerful one before pouncing towards Yu. She landed on his lap as her thighs tightened around his own balancing her in place as her head immediately darted against his chest.
Yu, who was currently at loss of what to say since of everything that he expected of Tomori to do alongside of what she didn't want/intend to do this was not one of those things, just looked blankly as he felt Tomori started to nuzzle against his chest with a distinguishable satisfied purr that came out of her lips every now and then that Yu managed to hear, indicating that she was currently enjoying whatever she was doing to him.
"What..."
I assure you, this is not random.
Teacher's Faculty
[Play: Danran (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
The faculty that the teachers stayed in was currently occupied by only two teachers since almost all of them were called into a meeting.
The remaining teachers were currently doing their own jobs as they organized documents and typed something on their respective laptops to finish their work for the day.
"Good afternoon" a voice was heard getting their attention as the door of the room opened revealing two students.
Nishimori opened the door with an unusually quiet appearance while Takajo just followed her inside before they took note of the usually crowded room.
"There are a few teachers left" Takajo exclaimed seeing the remaining teachers inside before noticing Nishimori's quiet demeanor. "Are you alright Yusa-san?" he asked getting Nishimori's attention.
"Y-Yes, Of course" Nishimori snapped out of her thoughts as she answered Takajo.
"You're unusually quiet for some reason" Takajo informed. "And in class as well" he added.
The truth was that even though she had confirmed that there was something bothering Takajo just recently, that thought had been bugging her mind since then. And it only added when she confirmed it by asking Tomori making the information she had acquired mostly fact.
Not just Takajo and the other Student Council Members had noticed her more quiet behavior but probably almost all her classmates not used to seeing her with an expression displayed like that quite often.
"Y-Yusa is just fine!" Nishimori managed to say as she reassured him before Takajo reluctantly nodded as he made his way towards a table that had the documents that they needed, the idol seeing him walk ahead just sighed as she tried to arrange her thoughts.
She, herself, also noticed her own demeanor that she was unintentionally showing in class and had thought of measures to fix it. One thing that really only came in to her mind as a solution was to confront the person himself, Takajo, with her own questions, a simple and direct approach to lessen her worries.
She had originally planned to confront him when they were allowed to leave the classroom early and when they eventually reached the student council room she had decided to question him then and there.
But that proved to be quite difficult seeing that earlier she had been unable to ask him what his own problem was, either thinking that it would probably barging on Takajo's own business unwelcome or she had remembered what Tomori had said to her when their argument had finished.
Or maybe even she was just taking this too fast since, what she had thought earlier, she had just recently found this out about a few hours before after all.
But nonetheless she was unable to reply to him making it a bit awkward before Tomori who picked up the awkward setting abruptly requested them to get something from the teacher's faculty, though in her own perspective, she didn't know if Tomori did it intentionally.
"Here are the papers Yusa-san" Takajo called out waving documents towards her making her look at him as she just nodded.
She couldn't quite figure out as to why she can't just outright say anything to him regarding that topic. Knowing that it would be simple and probably seeing that he wouldn't mind that much of it actually, since from her time that she had spent with him, he showed irritation yes but, had had hardly shown any kind of anger towards other people.
So why was she really reluctant in acquiring that kind of information about him?
Nishimori then sighed as she just made her way outside the faculty confirming that Takajo had gotten the documents they needed while the former just looked at her back with a worried gaze.
Hallways
The hallways had few students currently occupying it since they either went home early or some had gone in their own clubs making the corridors quiet despite with the few students seen.
The two after they acquired the documents that they need, then proceeded to walk back in the student council room to return to their own work.
Takajo and Nishimori hadn't yet brought up any kind of conversation along the way as the latter just walked quietly that made the former really worried seeing her not in her own usual excited mood.
He had known her to be a very cheerful and outgoing person which also relates to her career as an idol. A trait that he had observed from her ever since he started liking her career as an idol in the past and even now.
So seeing her quiet and knowing that she may had something bothering her mind just recently knowing that she had tried to ask him something earlier was making him worried, also knowing that she failed to expressed it to him before Tomori then decided to leave them with a task, making him unable to catch what she was intending to say.
He had seen her in this kind of state in the past-
Takajo then realized and concluded something that may be related or even close to whatever was bothering her as he decided something that can probably help her, if not, just simply calm her.
"Yusa-san" Takajo called out gaining Nishimori's attention.
"Hmm?" Nishimori hummed in response as she looked at him.
"Let's take a detour to the clubroom" Takajo suggested making Nishimori confused.
The idol was confused as to why Takajo would suggest something like that, she also realized that was the perfect time to confront him but she was feeling a bit unsure knowing that she would mess it up like earlier and even failed to address it to him. Her own thinking about the matter and reluctant advances were really making her unsure if she should just say it now or say it in a much later time.
"Um...do you think that would be alright?" Nishimori asked indicating that Tomori would be probably waiting for them in the clubroom expecting to arrive early with the documents in hand.
"She won't be angry at all... I think" Takajo said as he rubbed the back of his head considering the many experiences he had with that specific person in the past with regards to what he was suggesting now. And almost all of them weren't favorable to him however.
"That doesn't assure anything Takajo-san" Nishimori pointed out.
"It's fine" Takajo said with a nod. "If she asks why we're late I'll be the one who will explain it to her" he added for confirmation while Nishimori just nodded in acceptance.
"Okay then..." Nishimori agreed to his suggestion, not that she was opposed to his proposition from the start knowing that it might let her think up of an idea to her problem, Takajo seeing her accept gave out a nod before they turned around as they walk the long way around to reach the clubroom.
As they were walking Nishimori was thinking of how she would ask him now that they were in a more favorable place but failed to think up any approach.
Takajo seeing the idol was currently lost in her thoughts then spoke up, to what he was intending to discuss earlier.
[Play: Kizuna (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
"You know..." Takajo started gaining Nishimori's attention. "...you're making that face again like what you showed before" he pointed out confusing the idol.
"What do you mean?" Nishimori asked with a tilt of her head while Takajo just looked at her before sighing as he brought it up.
"When you were informed that your older sister was alongside us since you met us" Takajo said making Nishimori wide-eyed from what he was implying as she finally understood it.
When Yu was about to leave for his mission, she had been informed that her deceased older sister had been alongside with her friends as she attended school in the Hoshinoumi Academy and as they, with her own unawareness, had been interacting with her older sister named Misa Kurobane even in their missions.
"..." Nishimori didn't say anything as she looked away from him before Takajo took her silence as confirmation.
That may not be her current problem that was occupying her mind right now but she can't really think of any kind of response to his claim.
"You don't have to try and hide it" Takajo said as he scratched his cheek. "Tomori and I have noticed it when Otosaka-san left, you have been getting more and more silent since then just like now" he added before continuing. "And, um..." he tried to say but couldn't as Nishimori finish it for him still not making eye contact with him.
"You're the one who consoled me first right?" Nishimori asked with a smile taking peeks towards Takajo while the latter just looked away with a blush on his face making her giggle from his obvious embarrassment. "You don't have to be modest" she added.
"R-Right" Takajo said with a stutter while Nishimori took this chance to look at him also knowing that he could be quite self-effacing when it comes to talks like these, even though he didn't admit it.
Not that she hated this kind of trait when it comes to Takajo whatsoever.
She remembered something about how they indeed had gotten closer compare to one year ago. The reason why her interactions, friendship and closeness, which she had stated numerous times specifically with Takajo have improved by a significant amount, was...
...simply him for being there for her.
It all goes back where Yu had left for his mission, and on that specific subject.
Because no matter how small it is she had been affected by Yu's absence as well, seeing that as a friend that made her deceased older sister who willingly requested for Yu to loot her former ability called {Channeling} and at the same time sending her sister to the afterlife with no more worries with his original ability, which was a bit sad since she never knew that with her own ability they had been interacting with her assumed deceased older sister, but she was happy at the same time because she knew they had treated her own older sister well.
But it did not mean that she had never undergone an unnoticeable but mild case of depression knowing that particular fact that really affected her knowing that despite her older sister's behavior they were indeed really close with each other.
"And when you were under that realization you started to become more quiet like now unlike your original self" Takajo stated still not facing her while Nishimori just nodded accepting his claim.
She in that time had been under the impression that she had wasted moments in confirming what other things that she had, things that she never knew within her, like how she wielded technically two abilities that Yu will be stating one day which was really rare when it was also the whole world he was talking about.
It can also be compared in her career; she had been focused on what she can do to make her career gain improvement and often disregards her personal life. Not that she hated being an idol whatsoever, she loved her career but with that kind of job she knew that there were times where she had to leave her family to work in showbiz, once a fact that her older sister when she was still alive have pointed out thoroughly into her.
Then it applied to her unawareness about the fact that her friends had interacted with her sister and she didn't even knew it until said sister decided to live a note for a farewell, where she mostly been oblivious and disregarded the idea that she had been a lot closer to her deceased older sister than what she thinks.
"Yes, I really hated myself for that" Nishimori said and Takajo took note of how she addressed herself but kept quiet knowing that she had her times like these. "I was so selfish huh?" she added.
Takajo was about to say something in response to that but Nishimori beat him to it.
"But..." Nishimori then looked towards him. "...you were the one who made that idea in my head popped completely" she added making Takajo look away again.
In the state that as she was deluding herself with that kind of thoughts, it eventually resulted to the point of hiding her problems that she had from the others, considering the fact that she as a direct blood-related and more importantly, Misa as her own older sibling, she had thought that she should only fix her own problems without guidance from others which she had trouble with.
"I don't think I helped that much though" Takajo muttered while Nishimori just amusely shook her head from his blatant denial but didn't comment to it.
Yep, she didn't hate this side of him. In reality it makes him a bit cute in her eyes.
Until one day, Takajo who apparently had enough of her musings finally confronted her towards her own problem.
"I still remember every word you said to me that day you know..." Nishimori said with a smile making Takajo face her. "Do you?" she asked.
"Not all of it but some of it I guess" Takajo said as he scratched the back of his head making the idol pout.
"Muu! You have to remember that!" Nishimori protested as she crossed her arms before smiling seeing Takajo face away from her again not being able to come up with any reply.
Takajo that day had been very lively as he expressed what he thought about her changed demeanor. But with enough effort on his side, it was finally able to make her crumble on the spot before crying as she let out the emotions that she never wanted to show.
In her crying session she had felt to arms afterwards that embraced her, before she felt her own chest overlapping another that made her really felt comfort, knowing that this was the same guy that confronted her about her problems, though she didn't expect what happened next or you could say what Takajo said as his voice alongside his words reverberated in her ear.
'Before you become an idol make sure you can face the crowd with a smile' Takajo stated with a simple comforting smile without his usual optimism in getting his idol to praise him or even get her attention. His tone of voice alongside with his simple gesture that day really sparked something within her that eventually made her calm down from the sheer unexpectedness of his behavior.
Then when she finally decided to face her comforter, she was greeted by the very same smile from the person that she always regarded only as a fan, nothing more.
And that was it for the shorter version... it continued to where Takajo began to talk to her a bit more, sensing her own uncomfortable state, not as a fan of her career or even to get close to her while she was feeling down, but as a friend that was really worried for her, which she was really really thankful for by the way.
She also noticed along in that time that Takajo was much something more than a simple fan for her, though even she didn't know what that completely was even until now.
"'Before you become an idol make sure you can face the crowd with a smile', huh?" Takajo muttered which was heard by Nishimori who once again pouted.
"You do remember!" Nishimori said hearing his mumble making Takajo gave out a wry chuckle before the idol just sighed. "Face this way Takajo-san" she stated making the fanboy slowly face her.
Takajo saw Nishimori was adopting a smile that was really well placed on her lips it only added when a noticeable slight blush was on her cheeks making her expression more defined as he couldn't help but stare at her with a surprised expression.
Takajo then eventually snapped out of his musings before blinking as he saw Nishimori still smiling that was directed towards him that really made a blush appear on his cheeks as he struggled to look away or observe it for who knows how many times.
This was also one of the things, not that he could admit it, a trait that he observed from her that he absolutely loved. A simple yet really beautiful gesture that is usually shown in her career as an idol but he was actually referring to something else slightly different.
"What? Judging from your own expression, you saw something that you like right?" Nishimori teased for once making Takajo more embarrassed from how his idol was teasing him and even that was really rare for her to do so. "Can you tell Yusa what Takajo likes?" she added to tease him further, though she was quite curious what was the reason as to why his expression suddenly shifted that quickly.
She didn't know where she picked up the motivation to tease him just now, but she didn't thought of that. She only focused on what kind of reaction Takajo will have and show.
In the male's mind however, not that he hadn't seen that expression on her face before in the past. As her career as an idol he could see that every time in the television or in her music videos but he couldn't help but think that this was really different to what she always displayed in a screen.
Takajo, who had eventually gathered his courage to form words then decided to speak as Nishimori was waiting for his response before...
[Play: Ryakudatsu (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
*Step*
A step was heard in the now empty corridor making Takajo looked over Nishimori's shoulder to only see a familiar set of figures that were currently heading their way towards them.
Takajo, who was the only one who noticed them, then glanced towards Nishimori, who was still waiting for his response, before he decided to act.
He abruptly took hold of Nishimori's hands that was beside her before pulling it making the idol surprise as she was not given any warning to suddenly start running.
"T-Takajo-san?!" Nishimori said in a surprised tone as she blushed from Takajo holding her hand as they sprinted across the corridor.
"No time to waste!" Takajo said as he was thinking of ways to outrun them. "It's those black hooded figures again!" he stated making Nishimori looked across her shoulder to only see just what he described them as.
Nishimori saw the three black figures from earlier were currently chasing them in the hallways as she and Takajo turned to a corner as the figures quickly followed them.
"W-What do we do Takajo-san?!" Nishimori said from behind him noticing that they were gaining distance little by little really making her scared.
Earlier this morning, she had saw Yu and Takajo who were both really tired from what they experienced before they got into the clubroom which made her a bit confused. And now that it was currently happening she could somewhat understand what they had to go through.
"We have to do something" Takajo informed as he suddenly turned to a corner still grasping Nishimori's hand as he barely felt her grip tighten for some reason.
Nishimori who was really scared by now subconsciously tightened her hand that Takajo was currently grasping before Takajo stopped making her bump on his back.
"*Ow~* Nishimori groaned as she rubbed her nose from the unexpected stop as she saw that they turned to was a wall that had no possible routes to get out of, in simple words a dead end.
"We really have to do something" Takajo informed again before turning around to see the figures still running towards them.
Nishimori who was saw them got closer before hid behind Takajo's back as she embraced him with two arms, without any kind of embarrassment in her mind because of their current situation.
Takajo noticed how Nishimori embraced his back tightly, upon feeling this he should be in fanboy mode right about now, but he was currently focused at the task at hand before suddenly deciding with a determined expression.
"Yusa-san sorry in advance" Takajo stated much to the confusion of the idol before thinking if she would leave him to fend for herself.
Nishimori waited for Takajo to sprint or run away to leave her but she did not expect him to...
[Play: Control (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
"Eh?" Nishimori managed to utter out as she found herself being carried by two arms, one securing her shoulders and the other one carrying the back of her thighs as she didn't feel the ground that she stepped on just earlier.
Then realization picked up as she started to blush furiously knowing that...
"I'll get us out of here Yusa-san" Takajo said as he princess-carried the idol before sprinting towards the still sprinting figures.
The hooded figures seemed to be confused that Takajo was running towards them, as they suddenly stopped their advance before they shook their heads to continue running as they quickly formed a formation of a linear one making one leading them while the other two we're just lining up from behind.
Nishimori then closed her eyes awaiting the collision that could probably happen if either one of both parties didn't stop their advance, as their distance between was getting more narrowed.
Takajo still carrying the idol in her arms was only a few meters away and as they were about to collide, he suddenly spun on the left to dodge the first figure before correcting his position albeit difficultly as he almost went out of balance with him carrying someone, and as he was about to be caught by the second one, he suddenly raised his leg before pushing it against a wall to gain the necessary force to go backwards while the figure collided with the wall making said figure bump on the hard concrete from the maneuver he did.
And when the third figure was just right behind him he abruptly stomped his foot and used that as leverage and balance to stand up before running forward as he passed by the third one, leaving them in the far end of the corridor while the two made their escape.
Then when the duo was nowhere to be seen, they were unaware of a conversation that was being held by the three figures.
"I told you we shouldn't advance to Phase 5 while Phase 2 is currently ongoing!" the figure said with a seemingly female tone of voice with a slight rage in her tone. "And we haven't done Phase 3A, 3B and Phase 4 yet!"
"I just wanted to see if we can catch him!" the other figure said with a same female voice. "And it's a perfect time since teachers finally let us out in classes!" she defended.
"And it failed in the end" the female said as she rubbed her face in frustration.
"Well excuse me, I didn't know Takajo-senpai can be so quick and agile!" the figure reasoned before they got into an argument.
"And what then!" the female argued. "If we did catch him just now, how can we be sure that we will make sure to detain and control him without Phase 4's intervention!" she added.
"I just wanted us to be done with this already!" the female retorted back as they got into each other's faces.
"And you failed to realize that Yusa-chan is with him just now!" the female stated. "If we again, caught him earlier, and leave the Yusa-chan there, what makes you think that we can stop her from notifying the others!" she added. "And we can't just kidnap the idol along the way for goodness sakes!" she immediately added knowing what the figure was about to say.
"Shut up!"
The two continued to bicker while the one who haven't spoken yet was trying her beast to diffuse the tension between the two.
"It's okay!" the last figure said that was visibly shorter with a same tone in her voice like the others. "We tested to see if we can do it right?!" she tried to reason. "Isn't that enough?" she added and what she said managed to stop the two as they just accepted what she said.
"Fine!" the figure said as she raised her arms in surrender while the other one just nodded.
"Now we need to make sure that-" whatever the female, who was visibly shorter, was about to say was interrupted when they heard a new voice that really made them sweat.
"So here you three are" a certainly familiar voice said gaining their attention.
"M-Miss?!" one of them said while the other two just stared at her with wide eyes under their capes.
The newcomer that approached them just now seemed to be familiar to them and the leader of the group as stated by one of the figures.
The newcomer then crossed her arms under her impressive chest before light was reflected on the glasses that she wore making her more imposing to the three figures.
"So care to tell me what you were doing?"
With Takajo and Nishimori
Few Seconds Earlier
[Play: Asa (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
Takajo didn't waste time to look back or stop as he suddenly turned to a set of stairs before immediately jumping as he ignored the usage of the 'stairs' much to the horror of the girl that she was carrying.
"Kyaaahh!" Nishimori couldn't help but cry out from his unexpected action as she tightened her hold on his body, she placed her head and rested it on something broad and hard, though she didn't get to notice it as Takajo finally landed before he started running again.
As Takajo was running, Nishimori kept hitting the former's chest with her small hands.
"Takajo, you idiot!" Nishimori shouted as she kept punching Takajo's chest.
"*OW* Okay I'll put you down!" Takajo grunted from the punching he got before deciding to stop and finally let go of Nishimori making her stand upright.
Takajo sighed as he looked behind him and took note of the figures never did followed them as he was running before remembering a certain idol that he carried without her consent making him pale.
"S-Sorry Yusa-san!" Takajo turned before bowing in a perfect 45 degree arc waiting for his eventual punishment.
Nishimori was still blushing as she panted slightly from the horrific experience she had earlier, whilst seeing Takajo apologized before remembering how her head was placed in his muscular, broad and strong ches-
She shook her head to get rid of that thought as she mumbled something that Takajo didn't mangaed to hear.
"Um... Yusa-san?" Takajo said as he finally lifted his head to see Nishimori with her gaze on the ground.
"That was my firs- *Mumble*-ake responsib- *Mumble*" Nishimori muttered making Takajo confused.
"Wha-" Takajo tried to ask but stopped when Nishimori suddenly looked at him with a conflicting gaze.
The idol was currently at loss if she should be angry with the teen that carried her without permission or feel a little bit of delight that this was the same teen that she had taken a bit of a liking to and even let her feel how broad and- Nishimori immediately shook her head.
"L-Let's just go" Nishimori asked with a stutter as she walked ahead leaving Takajo who eventually followed her.
"I'm really sorry Yusa-san" Takajo apologized as he couldn't look at the face of his favorite idol thinking if she hated him now.
Takajo then blinked as he felt something bonked his head lightly before seeing that it was Nishimori who had her arm on his head before retrieving it.
"Yusa is still grateful" Nishimori said whilst still not looking towards him.
"B-But I-" Takajo tried to explain but Nishimori quickly placed a finger on his lips silencing him as she face him making Takajo see that there was a small gesture that adorned her lips.
"Yusa is grateful" Nishimori repeated what she said.
Takajo definitely did want to give his explanation no matter how doubtful it is as long as he can explain what he had done to his favorite idol but...
Nishimori nodded with a smile on her face implying that it was alright.
Seeing her smile like that, he finally relented giving a smile also.
"...Sure"
Student Council Room
[Play: Danran (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
Takajo and Nishimori eventually managed to reach the clubroom without anyone chasing them and they were just outside the room, as the former sighed in relief while Nishimori just smiled.
"At least we made it" Takajo said as he reached for the handle of the door.
"Yep, we did" Nishimori chirped while noticing Takajo who haven't opened the door yet. "What's wrong?" she asked making Takajo notice her.
"N-Nothing" Takajo answered before sighing as he opened the door. "This day really is tiresome just as Otosaka-san once sai-" he opened the door but he didn't manage to finish what he said when...
"NO!" a voice was heard when Takajo opened the door making him and Nishimori confused as they entered the room to only see Yu was currently talking or you could say arguing with Tomori... again.
"The story goes something like this" Tomori was about to tell the obviously unwilling Yu when she noticed the two other members of the student council. "There you guys are!" she exclaimed seeing them. "What took you so lo- but more importantly..." she was about to ask what took them so long to arrive in the clubroom as she shook her head wanting to continue her story. "Come, both of you sit" she ordered making the two nod in response as they sat on the couch.
"What's up Tomori-san?" Nishimori asked while Yu was the one who answered her albeit with a noticeable tone in his voice.
"One just happened to decide to tell another story that is so illogical and stupid in so many levels" Yu said in a sardonic, cynical and sarcastic tone combined making the two flinch from how harsh he said it.
"You just have issues" came Tomori's reply making Yu irritated.
"No!" Yu shouted. "This whole day is full of that already!" he protested but it was just ignored by Tomori making him sigh.
"So the story is about why the student council has only few members as stated by the students!" Tomori said as she crossed her arms before continuing. "...or you could say the {Seven Mysteries Number 3: Sounds of Protests and Failed Recruitment in the Hallways!}" she stated the title of the supposed mystery that they were now going to solve much to Yu's frustration, wait...
"Why does it always happen in the hallways?" Yu grumbled as he rested his face on his hands, just now realizing that whatever mystery they get and no matter how stupid it was it always happens in the freaki'n pathways of this freaki'n school. "Just start!" he stated deciding to just get it over with.
{Seven Mysteries Number Three: Sounds of Protests and Failed Recruitment in the Hallways}
[Play: Deochi (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
School was done for the day as a female student was currently seated in a chair with a table just in front of the Student Council Room. The student was currently waiting for new recruits for the Student Council seeing that they were only three members in the club and it would help them immensely when people begin to join.
A male student suddenly approached the student which she took note of.
"Can I join the Student Council?" the male said as he gave papers that has his information as one of the members of the club read it.
"The answer is no" the female said immediately as she returned the papers making the student that she was talking to, gawked in surprise.
"W-Why?!" the student questioned knowing that he had sufficient grades enough to qualify for the position right?
"It stated that you have an ability that is called {Accretion} right?" the female stated making the student nod. "The ability to build up strength in a period of time and release it in a single burst" she added making the student nod again.
"So wh-" the male was about to ask why when the female swiftly interrupted.
"But you also need to build the foundation of that strength for a very long time" she pointed out the flaw. "And you mostly don't even use it that much" she added but the student didn't see anything wrong with it.
"Again, wh-" he was interrupted again.
"We need active {Ability Wielders} here sorry" the female said as she gave a form about the criteria of the recruits that they were searching for.
The male seeing the list then sighed dejectedly before going on his way while the female waited again.
Another student approached her again and was now a female one.
"I would like to make the student council my harem" the girl said as she placed her hands on the table.
"Sorry, but the members except one don't swing that way unfortunately" the female professionally stated making the female groan before leaving.
"Can I-" Another male said as he appeared after the female left.
"No you can't" the female swiftly said making the teen surprised.
"I meant-" the teen was interrupted again when the female spoke.
"All the toilets in the school are in maintenance right now" the female informed as if reading his mind. "Go to another toilet in another facility please" she added making the teen slumped his shoulders before shouting.
"DAAAAAAAANGGGGGGGG ITTTTTTTTTT!"
{Story End}
[Play: Danran (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
Tomori finished the story with a clap when suddenly...
"I knew it was going to be stupid again!" Yu shouted as he slammed his head on the table.
He had listened to the story with his utmost patience but the sheer stupidity and randomness or you can even say how it was really simple to understand made him think that the students or whoever made that particular story and made it as so called 'mysterious' didn't have anything much to do in their life and just did it in a whim with their useless mind. (Yes that's absolutely correct... Hey!)
He can also safely say that he figured out the supposed 'mystery' in this case even with one clue that he discovered.
Students were unable to apply because of- no need!
Hadn't still figure it out yet?
"Except for the first one, the following applicants ask unnecessary questions and went to the wrong booth" Yu said but Tomori smirked.
"You're wro-" Tomori was interrupted when Yu interrupted.
"And you eventually got bored after the first three" Yu blankly said making Tomori flinch in surprise.
That was... fast.
The (not so) great mystery was currently solved by Yu Otosaka with a very blank tone. {Current mysteries left: 3}
Yu then observed Tomori's expression as he smirked victoriously.
"Idiot" Yu stated making Tomori glare. "This whole mystery should be named as Nao's stupid and-" he didn't get to finish when the white haired girl interrupted.
"Stupid you say?" Tomori shook her head in disbelief. "You're just a retard" she insulted much to Yu's irritation before realizing something about said mystery.
Tomori stated that only one character showed up as the recruiter which means that...
"So you did try" Yu said with a smile making Tomori confused, as he figured something else.
She also once stated that the reason why the Student Council has only three members apart from the reason that people misunderstood her was because the student council themselves didn't even try to recruit members themselves but now that he understood this mystery it just goes to show that Tomori did indeed try to recruit even though she went at it alon-
Yu had his mouth covered by Tomori when the latter finally realized what he was implying of.
The former was confused as to why Tomori suddenly covered his mouth but upon seeing Tomori's face that was blushing he now knows why.
His girlfriend can be a bit of a tsundere sometime-
"Stop thinking!" Tomori shouted as she punched Yu in the chest making him grunt in pain.
"I'll just list it to your many many behaviors that I am not aware of just like earlie- *Gah!*" Yu tried to tease but was stopped when Tomori performed a heel kick in his stomach making him unable to say what indeed happened earlier.
Told you it wasn't random! And there are more to come!
"I said stop embarrassing me further!" Tomori shouted again before Yu just smiled before embracing the former making her blush.
"You're embarrassed right now" Yu stated much to Tomori's unease on how she was easily caught off-guard again by Yu this day, not the way he embraced her however.
Sure he hates the coincidental mysteries that keep popping out of nowhere and he can also truthfully say that this was the most random and stupid one that he heard all day and most probably is the most outrageously simple of all the mysteries, but...
...he can also say that this one is the mystery he likes the most apparently.
The couple then continued to argue (Tomori) and tease (Yu) after that as Nishimori and Takajo saw it all with a smile before deciding to leave the clubroom to not interrupt the duo.
Once they were now outside and had closed the door, the idol was the first one who spoke.
[Play: Kizuna (ANANT-GARDE-EYES/Jun Maeda) Charlotte (O.S.T)]
"Being a couple seems fun" Nishimori stated, remembering how Yu and Tomori interacted earlier making Takajo nod.
"Seems so" Takajo nodded in confirmation.
The two then decided into a comfortable silence before the idol suddenly remembered something earlier.
"Takajo never did say what you like about Yusa right?" Nishimori mentioned making Takajo looked at her with wide eyes.
"D-Do I need to answer that?" Takajo asked scratching his cheek nervously trying to think of an excuse but the idol was determined to get an answer.
"You need to tell me" Nishimori said as she moved closer in front of him waiting for his response, though she also noticed that she had been rather courageous today after they had their discussion and it hadn't faded yet apparently and she was enjoying this as much as Tomori did.
Who knew being a tease could be so much fun? Well, that's what Nishimori thinks anyway.
She remembered the discussion and a brief trip to memory lane that they had earlier, and even though she didn't had the chance to confront him with her own questions, she realized that she had really enjoyed their alone time together... yes even the running and the time were he carried her earlier.
Only one word came to her mind that made their discussion earlier really worthwhile.
It was a simple, straightforward and plain gesture but the only word that she can truly say that really made her time with him earlier wonderful was that his-
"Your smile"
"Eh?"
Yep, a simple gesture that made the day so much better.