beep beep beep
I hear the sound of my alarm waking up and I immediately turn it off and start stretching, today classes start for good because yesterday was just an introduction to how things work here and how students lived for the next three years.
I get up soon and do all the basic action brush my teeth, shower, eat breakfast, brush my teeth again and change clothes. And now, finishing changing, I look in the mirror to see if the tie is right, finishing getting ready, I open the door and end up bumping into someone who seemed to be waiting for me.
Ryusei: Nee-san! What are you doing here? or rather how did you find my room?
She smiles and says
Maki: Good morning to you too! And answering your first question I'm here to go to school together and for your second question, I just had to ask the receptionist where Nogami Ryusei's room was, saying that I'm his sister.
Ryusei: I see, let's go then.
I say going towards the elevator and with my sister right behind and entering the elevator he asks.
Maki: So are you excited for your first day of school?
Ryusei: You know me maki I don't get excited about school stuff unless there's something fun or interesting in my eyes! I just hope these next three years aren't boring.
In response she gives me a smile.
Maki: Fufufu, I can guarantee you that you'll feel a lot of things being at this school but boredom isn't one of them!
I look at her intrigued by the answer she gave me when the elevator doors opened and we passed through reception and left the building.
Ryusei: So Nee-san what class are you in?
Maki: I'm in 3rd Year Class A! And what class are you in?
Ryusei: I'm in class D
She was smiling until now but suddenly she starts looking at me thoughtfully but out of nowhere...
Maki: Hahahahaha
She laughs out loud
Maki: Ah my dear brother, tell me something when you heard that you passed the tests, you knew that you would have to work harder in your studies than you did in your last school.
she said that putting her arm on my shoulder pulling me close to her.
Ryusei: I know I'll have to focus more on my studies and not be lazy like before, I guarantee I'll try harder now.
she gives me a smirk
Maki: ok, so my class is in that direction so we better split up.
Ryusei: Alright then, bye, have a good class!
I say waving at her as she walks to her class.
I keep walking towards my class but when I get there I see that there is still no one but I ignore it and go to my seat but I end up noticing something..
Now looking closely I see that at the back of the classroom in the corner there is a camera, this is strange because in the schools I studied they never had this but I think it was to be expected from a high performance school it must be just to keep an eye on the students so they don't do anything bad.
Ryusei: So I'm the first to arrive...that's a little weird. I'm used to arriving in class and having at least 5 students.
just as I finished saying it, someone ended up entering the class...it was horikita, she seems like someone who takes studying seriously and is probably one of the people who should arrive earlier.
Ryusei: Good morning horikita!
I say giving a small smile.
Then she looks at me responds to my length
Horikita: Good morning nogami-kun.
However she said that without even looking at me, but she's not the only one right after the ayanokouji arrives.
ryusei: Good morning ayanokouji.
Ayanokouji: Good morning nogami, good morning horikita.
Horikita: Good morning ayanokouji-kun.
after that the three of us were silent waiting for the class to start.
As time went by more students arrived in the class and after everyone arrived the bell rang and the teacher entered the class and class went on normally...Almost normally because I see sudo sleeping like a log during class.
And worse, the teachers noticed him sleeping but did nothing!!! In my old school, if the teacher saw one of the students sleeping, he would either call his attention to pay attention in class or simply kick him out of class, the latter rarely happened because the teachers were very patient.
Soon it was lunch time and everyone was leaving for lunch but I was still lost in my thoughts with everything going on.
"Unfortunate"
I hear someone talking, when I look to the side I see horikita talking to ayanokouji.
Ayanokouji: what, what is pitiful?
Horikita: 'I want someone to invite me. I want to have lunch with someone'. His thoughts are like an open book.
I wouldn't say that, but he keeps watching people with their groups of friends, so that means at the very least he'd like to be in one of their shoes having interactions with other people.
Ayanokouji: You're lonely too. You don't feel the same way either or do you plan on being alone for the next three years?
Horikita: Yes, I like being alone.
she responded quickly.
I know that there are people who like to be alone, I myself like to be alone sometimes, but damn, she really intends to be alone in these three years. This is something I'm not sure I could do even if I wanted to.
Hirata: I was thinking about going to eat, does anyone want to come with me?
Hirata said as he got up, it's a perfect opportunity for ayanokouji to start interacting starting an easy person to talk to which is hirata's case, he also seems like a nice guy.
Ayanokouji was about to raise his hand when.
"I'm going too!"
"Me too me too!"
some girls immediately went close to the hirata and at that ayanokouji gave up raising his hand, which honestly not to blame him for someone who seems to have difficulty interacting it would be difficult for him to be in a large group of people.
Hirata: Anyone else want to come?
he says as he looks at the rest of the room, and his gaze falls on ayanokouji who was hopeful of being called.
Hirata: Hmm, Ayano-
"Let's go quickly hirata-kun".
the girls end up dragging him and he doesn't even get a chance to talk to ayanokouji. so I decided to get up for lunch, as I would like to go alone, I'll ask him to go with me.
As soon as I get up from my seat I ask him.
Ryusei: Hey ayanokouji do you want to go with me over there to have lunch with me?
He then looks at me with twinkles in his eyes...at least that's what I think unless I'm going blind.
Ayanokouji: Oh, I would.
he says as he stands up and I end up looking at horikita and I'm undecided whether to ask her to come or not even though I'm 99% sure she'll refuse but I don't think it's going to ask a bad question.
Ryusei: You want to come have lunch with us too horikita.
She then looks at me with an expressionless face.
Horikita: Nogami-kun, I don't know if you heard what I said to ayanokouji-kun but I prefer to be alone.
I heard yes but I pretended ignorance and decided to ask anyway.
Ryusei: Okay so whatever you're welcome to join us.
I say while leaving with ayanokouji.
We were on our way to the cafeteria when we heard a voice.
???: Ayanokouji-kun...right?
I recognized it, and as I was a little ahead I looked back...it was my classmate kushida.
Kushida: I'm kushida, we're in the same class. do you remember me?
Ayanokouji: Yes, does a little need something?
a little ayanokouji! She got a lot of attention with her performance yesterday and also when she helped that lady on the bus and you say you remember her a little bit.
Kushida: Actually...I'd like to ask you something if you don't mind. Ayanokouji-kun are you on good terms with horikita-san?
Hmm horikita? what does kushida want by asking ayanokouji about her?
Ayanokouji: We're not particularly close, we're just neighbors.
Kushida: I see I saw you guys talking so I thought you guys got along. I was asking everyone one by one about their contact information but horikita refused to give it to me.
I'm not surprised by this action by horikita, as it's shown that she doesn't seem to want to make any friends.
Ryusei: She doesn't seem like the type of person who's looking for friendship, otherwise she would have already gotten it.
when i say that, kushida notices me.
Kushida: ah nogami-kun I hadn't noticed you there! But you also interacted vom horikita-san.
Ryusei: A little bit but this little interaction I had with her showed that she has no interest in interacting with others, so I don't think ayanokouji can help you.
Kushida: I see, sorry for taking up your time ayanokouji-kun.
Ayanokouji: No problem. By the way how do you know my name?
Kushida: How? You performed yesterday, didn't you? I made sure to memorize everyone's name.
after she said that, he seemed to be happy that someone remembered her name.
Kushida: Well, nice to meet you ayanokouji-kun!
she said with a cheerful expression as she held out her hand.
Then ayanokouji shook her hand and said
Ayanokouji: Nice to meet you too
Kushida: see you later too nogami-kun!
Ryusei: See you later.
after a while when ayanokouji and I went to eat we also talked about some things and in that time I noticed that he is not very good at communicating with other people, because I asked him what his hobbies were and he said he didn't have any and also if i didn't try to strike up a conversation with him, he didn't try to talk much.
I suppose he maybe was very quiet before he came to this school so it must be bad to communicate with others but I think if he talks to people other than me and horikita he can improve in this matter.
when we got back i noticed that horikita was still in the room apparently he must not have even left the room and must have eaten right here.
"Today at 5pm in gym number 1 there will be a club fair for those who are interested in the club. Please come to gym number 1."
Clubs isn't it? I wasn't planning to join any clubs but I'll go see the fair, maybe there's a club that makes me interested even though I'm too lazy to commit to a club after school.
While I was thinking about whether or not to join a club, did you hear voices beside me talking and look to see what it was?
Horikita: Ayanokouji-kun. Do you have dementia? or are you an idiot? I didn't say from the beginning that I wasn't going to be part of a club.
Ayanokouji: Just because you're not interested doesn't mean you won't participate.
Ryusei: You shouldn't jump to conclusions before horikita time, you should go to the fair and see if there are any clubs that interest you because I've seen people saying the same thing as you saying they won't participate but after going to see which clubs had just become interested in joining a club.
they both start looking in my direction.
Ayanokouji: He's right horikita.
Horikita: Quiet ayanokouji-kun. Nogami-kun I don't know about these other people you've seen, but I'm pretty sure I don't want to join a club.
Ryusei: I see.
For the short time I've known my colleague, I can already see that Horikita is a very closed girl because he doesn't want to make friends and doesn't want to participate in clubs. she probably just came to this school because of the education and high employment rate.
Horikita: You don't have any friends do you?
horikita asked ayanokouji.
Ayanokouji: sorry but you know at least I can talk very well with you and nogami now.
Horikita; I can't speak for nogami-kun but don't count me as one of his friends.
Ayanokouji: C-Right, sure.
Ryusei: Just because he said he can talk to you horikita doesn't mean he considers you a friend, I think he meant it in the sense that at least he can talk to someone.
I was saying this thing and she took a look at me but didn't answer what I said and in that she looked back at ayanokouji.
Horikita: Since you plan to go to the club fair. It means you're going to join some club.
Ayanokouji: I'm still thinking about whether or not to join a club, but I probably won't.
so horikita asks
Horikita: And are you nogami-kun going to join a club too?
Ryusei: I'm debating whether to join or not. that's why I'll go to the fair to see if there's any interesting clubs.
Horikita: I understand but ayanokouji-kun if you're not going to join a club then why are you going to the club fair? Could it be that you are using clubs under the guise of making friends.
She is very smart! or ayanokouji is making his intentions very clear.
Ayanokouji: As much as nogami is the only one I can call a friend, I wanted to do a few more since the first day I failed, clubs are my only salvation.
Horikita: then why don't you invite nogami-kun? why invite me?
Ryusei: but you should also go horikita to at least get some air since you have nothing to do afterwards right?
Horikita: what makes you think that nogami-kun?
Ryusei: well you don't want to make any friends and you don't want to join any clubs either so you don't have anything important to do and since it's also only the second day of school the teachers won't teach you some important content to study.
Horikita: even if you're right I don't see what good it would do for me to go there too.
Ryusei: Well I'm just suggesting now whether you go or not is up to you.
Horikita: But back to the point, if you really wanted to make friends you should be more insistent ayanokouji-kun.
Ryusei: she's right if you want to make friends, you should take the first step and go try to start a conversation with someone, if you keep waiting for someone to come up to you and start talking to you it might not happen or it would take time.
Ayanokouji: I can't, despite that I've dedicated myself to a lonely path.
Ryusei: If you continue with that kind of thinking, it will take you even longer to make friends.
Ayanokouji: Have you ever been to club horikita?
Horikita: No, I've never been in one.
Ayanokouji: So you have experience outside of clubs? you know doing this or that.
Horikita: What do you mean by "that" I feel malice in your words.
I didn't quite understand what he meant but I don't think he meant it with any malice but before I could go to ayanokouji's aid, horikita quickly landed a karate chop on him making him cough.
Ayanokouji: *cough cough* why is that?
Horikita: Ayanokouji-kun. I already warned you but it seems you don't listen to what I say. remember I am capable of inflicting more pain than I just did.
Ryusei: Violence doesn't always resolve situations.
Although sometimes it's necessary.
Horikita: Really? Since the beginning of time, violence has existed because it is the most efficient way to solve problems. It is the fastest way to communicate with the other party or ignore the other party's wishes. After all, even countries employ police officers who use guns and violence to arrest people, right?
In short, she said she didn't do anything wrong.
Horikita: From now on, I'll use violence to fix your impure thoughts, Ayanokouji-kun, How about that? the same thing goes for you nogami-kun.
Ehhhhhh!!! But what did I do to be threatened!!!
Ayanokouji: Okay then, what if I said the same thing to you, Horikita? What about this?
I'm curious about her answer because many girls would call the man a coward for saying he's going to use violence against a woman.
Horikita: I wouldn't mind because I don't think you would have the chance. And I didn't say anything wrong either.
and she didn't back down one bit!!
Ayanokouji: Got it got it, from now on I'll be very careful.
Then she looked at me waiting for my answer.
Ryusei: Okay I'll be careful even though I didn't say anything.
Horikita: Club activity...that I see...
horikita was muttering something to herself
Horikita: Just a little while after school is okay right? I'll go with you.
When she said that me and ayanokouji were surprised.
Ayanokouji: Are you serious?
Horikita: Yes, as long as it doesn't take too long.
Ayanokouji: Oh right. I never intended to stay long. After all I was just looking for a chance to go.
Ryusei: What made you change your mind?
I asked horikita curiously.
Horikita: Well let's say I'm following your advice and I'll see if there's anything interesting.
Well from the look on her face it didn't look like there were lies in her word.
Horikita: and it's also fun to watch ayanokouji-kun struggle as he tries to make friends.
Now I understand why she changed her mind, she just wants to see ayanokouji suffer.
After a long time of class when I started going out to go to the club fair which coincidentally comes out at the same time as ayanokouji and horikita.
Ayanokouji: There are more people here than I expected.
Ryusei: Well I kind of expected that, after all there were a lot of people excited to join the club.
Almost everyone was a freshman and there were probably around 100 people.
I was looking around when I noticed a familiar silhouette and soon realized it was my sister.
Ryusei: "W-why is nee-san here, of all places why exactly here."
I think nervously, but soon I see them coming in and I quickly follow them in hopes that maki doesn't notice me.
When we entered the gym there were several pamphlets detailing the activities of the clubs.
I looked closely there were several types of clubs football, basketball, tennis, arts, athletics and a few more, I spent a while debating whether to join some of them or not until I heard something
"Nogami-kun"
I look to the side to see that it was horikita calling me.
Ryusei: Yes.
Horikita: Have you decided whether you're going to join a club yet?
Ryusei: Not really, I'm still thinking about it but I'll wait for all the clubs to finish their presentations to see if I enter or not but I guarantee that no club has caught my attention like that.
Horikita: I see.
When I take a look around the gym I see that maki has already noticed me and started waving at me, she was standing next to the athletic club members and only now did I remember that she always liked the athletic clubs.
I pretended I didn't notice her and looked the other way but my bad luck ayanokouji seems to have noticed.
Ayanokouji: Nogami, it looks like there's a girl looking at you and waving
Ryusei: Ignore maybe she's waving at someone else.
I know it was cruel, but I don't want her to meet my classmates yet because I'm only on the second day and when maki starts talking about me to other people she sometimes blurts out something embarrassing about me, so for now I I want to avoid that.
Horikita: She looks like you.
Ryusei: Really? why?
I pretend to be confused to see what she will answer.
Horikita: well...
Before she could say anything, a voice ends up speaking, drawing the attention of everyone in the gym.
???: Thanks everyone for expecting first-year students. A representative from each club will explain club activities and how to participate. My name is Tachibana, the student council secretary and president in charge of the club fair, nice to meet you.
after she performed, representatives from each club lined up on stage, first came a person wearing a judo kimono
Ryusei: Hey ayanokouji why don't you join the judo club? That senpai seems kind and encouraging.
I start playing with ayanokouji.
Ayanokouji: What part of him seems kind and encouraging? That gorilla looks like he could kill someone at any moment.
I gave a small laugh at what he said right after another person from a club.
???: My name is hashigaki, and I'm captain of the archery club, I think there are a lot of students who think it's too old-fashioned and simple, but it's a simple and satisfying sport. We give new students a warm welcome, so if you are interested please come in.
Ayanokouji: Look, they seem to welcome beginners. How about you go in there? to increase their budget.
Ayanokouji said that as he looked at horikita.
Horikita: Joining the club for that reason is definitely a no! besides, a sports club is just a meeting place for people with nothing better to do without knowing anyone. It wouldn't be any fun and I'd be out in a heartbeat.
Ryusei: That way of thinking is quite distorted to think after all even people who after all even people who put a lot of effort into studying join clubs either to improve their skills at something they are already good at or to learn something new or just because they like it to do such a thing.
Ryusei: You need to be more open minded horikita.
she looked like she was about to answer but all of a sudden she started to tense up.
Ryusei: What was it horikita?
Not only me but also ayanokouji noticed a change in her.
Ryusei: Horikita, are you okay?
I nudge her to see if she gives me an answer but none come right away so I start looking in the same direction as her.
Then I see that she was looking at a certain person who appears to be 170 cm tall and has straight black hair and wears glasses, in a way he looks like horikita.
???: My name is Horikita Manabu and I am the student council president.
Horikita? Is he Horikita's brother or at least some blood relative? that's why they look alike and that would also explain her sudden behavior.
Manabu: The board is also looking for the first years to replace the third year of graduation. There are no strict requirements to apply for the position but those who are interested must not be affiliated with any other club. We generally do not accept any candidate involved in clubs.
the gym keeps staying quiet
Manabu: Also, we, the student council, are not looking for someone who has a naive way of thinking. Not only will this type of person not be elected, but he will inevitably become a stain on this school. The student council is responsible for regulating students, but the school expects much more. Those who understand can become potential candidates.
After his speech he left the stage and the building, even after he finished his speech there was still an uneasy silence in the gymnasium.
Tachibana: Everyone, thank you for coming, with that we are done with the club fair, we are now going to open a reception area for everyone who is interested in joining. The area will be open until the end of April, so anyone interested can bring applications directly to the club.
after she said that, the silent atmosphere slowly disappeared and the representatives started to open the reception areas.
Ayanokouji: hoi, what's wrong?
And ayanokouji is trying to get horikita's attention who doesn't move at all.
So I decide to flick your forehead
Horikita: Kyaa
he took a little fright since she didn't expect any of that.
Horikita: What do you think you're doing?!!!
she asks looking a little annoyed
Ryusei: You tell me why you are...
Before I could say anything a voice cuts me off.
???: Oh Ayanokouji, Nogami you came too.
When I look to see who it was, it was my classmates sudou ike and yamauchi
Ayanokouji: What is it, the three of them together? Looks like you guys are getting along well.
I think ayanokouji is jealous that sudou has made friends while he is still trying to make friends.
Sudou: Did you join any clubs too?
Ryusei: I didn't, and I don't think I ever intend to, but it wasn't a waste of time to come here.
Ayanokouji: And I just came here to look at something but did you join any sudou clubs?
Sudou: Yes, I've been playing basketball since junior high, so I thought about joining the team here.
Well judging by his physique he clearly played some sport.
Ryusei: And you two also came to join a club?
I ask ike and yamauchi
Ike: We came because we thought it would be fun, you know? Furthermore I expected some kind of fateful encounter to take place.
He's kidding, isn't he? The way he said it I think he was serious about it.
Ayanokouji: What do you mean by "fateful encounter"?
Ike: I want to find my first girlfriend in class D. That's my goal. That's why I have my eyes open for a date.
Well, I can't say that it's a stupid goal after all, there are many boys who would like to have a girlfriend and that also works for girls
Ike: Also the student council president has a strong aura. As if he ruled this place.
Ayanokouji: Yes, he was able to silence everyone.
Ike: yeah yeah plus i did a male chat group yesterday.
ike took out his phone.
Ike: You want to join the ayanokouji group?
Ayanokouji: Eh? Me? I can?
ayanokouji was surprised by this question, he probably didn't expect this one.
Ike: Sure, we're all in class D.
As ayanokouji took out his cell phone, ike looked at me
Ike: Do you want to join nogami too?
Ryusei: Sure, why not.
I don't see any problem joining their chat group.
While I take my cell phone I look to the corner to see that horikita had already left, well she didn't intend to stay here for a long time but I can't help but wonder why she acted like that? well tomorrow I'll ask her though she probably won't answer.
End
Sorry for not posting for so long, new chapter. In fact, after I released the first chapter, I was already producing the second one, but then my cell phone had problems and I ended up not writing a new chapter for a long time and I'm already making the new chapter of Vali Lucifer The hakuryuukou.