The atmosphere on campus was beginning to change, bit by bit.
There were fewer and fewer third-year students on campus, and the second-year students were effectively becoming the highest grade.
Perhaps that's why there was a bit of an air of buoyancy in the second grade wing.
But that was only for a little while.
Getting used to it comes with everything.
Everyone senses the buoyant atmosphere around them and feels uplifted as well, but when you see someone who is calm, you can instantly sort out the situation in your mind.
Whether or not you reflect that in your actions is a matter of character.
Yuto, Shizuku, and Kirazaka are just as normal as you can see.
Seeing them, the class is starting to calm down a bit today.
It was when I went to the vending machine set up on the first floor to buy drinks for lunch, that I spotted a familiar figure behind the window of the staff room in the distance.
Today was not a day of school for third graders.
Some students are studying at home, while others are taking it easy after being recommended for admission.
As far as I know, it was rumored that next week was the interview for the recommendation and that he would be admitted without any problems.
I wondered what I wanted to do in the staff room after all this time, but I didn't know what to do and turned my attention to it.
When I arrived in front of the staff room, the person I wanted to see had just finished his or her business and was bowing in the doorway.
'Chairman ......,'
'Mara! I was just about to go see you.
When I called out to her and walked up to her, the former student council president, Akane Hiiragi, who was visiting the school, smiled as her expression blossomed and came over to me at a fast pace.
Stopping in front of me, she checks my surroundings.
She was probably checking to see if Shizuku and Kirasaka were there.
Unfortunately, they're in the classroom having lunch.
I'm also going to return and finish up the remaining lunch when I'm done talking with the chairman.
What do you want to go to school for? I tried to ask him a question, but the chairman held my arm and pulled back and walked away.
...... You're quite skinny, aren't you?
What? We had an arranged marriage, and I don't have to worry about my juniors today.
Hmmmmm, humming, the president leads me onward to somewhere else.
After a short while, I realize that the direction of the chairperson is directed towards his familiar student council room.
I guess that's where we'll talk.
I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about.
...... Come to think of it, I don't know if I've ever seen the chairman's face this close before.
In this school, there are two beautiful girls, Shizuku and Kirasaka, who are of the same kind.
In terms of appearance, they are certainly outstanding, but they are also unmistakably beautiful, even for the chairman.
Once again, when I looked at their appearance and became aware of it, I felt a little embarrassed.
It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to find a way to get your hands on any of them.
In the first place, it becomes a who's who of the students next to the president of the school.
I'm aware of the fact that I have little human appeal to begin with, although the student council elections and, if I'm in the same grade, the school trip may get me some attention for a time, but I'm aware of the fact that I have little human appeal to begin with.
I'm not going to get depressed now that I've been forgotten.
I just think it would be scary if ...... Shizuku and Kirazaka were watching me.
I'm sure you'll find that the root of the guilt for the girls that has only slightly budded in you is the awareness that somewhere in your heart you know why you are looking away.
It's easy enough to admit it.
That these women are becoming different from others in their own minds.
If you're sitting next to the chairman and thinking about something unnecessary, you'll be sensitive to the slightest change.
As soon as I dusted off the thoughts that had come in from the side of my head, I got back to the point.
'Have you eaten lunch yet?'
'Yeah, because if I'd planned to, I would have stopped by the staff room to change it.
The sight of the chairman convinced me.
There should be no classes today, so he wouldn't be stopping by the classroom.
But since he didn't have any kind of luggage with him, he must have come empty-handed, dressed in his uniform.
Maybe they want me to keep up with the small talk.
They visit the student council room side by side and sit on the sofa.
It's not the president's seat, but on the visitor's couch.
The president has graduated from the student council, and the new president is already working with Koizumi for the first time as a new organization.
In order to support Koizumi, I'm going to participate in the student council elections and make the same effort as before as an assistant to the student council president.
But even so, the figure floating in the seat in front of my gaze is that of Akane Hiiragi.
That's why it seemed a little sad that she was sitting on her hip in the visitor's seat instead of in that seat.
It was a sentiment he wouldn't have even considered before.
The chairman raises his gaze as he is acutely aware of the certainty of the passage of time and the unseen fact that memories are overwriting the existence of Mara Minato.
''Next week, there's a recommended entrance exam for the university I'm applying to, and it's in the afternoon: ......
It's .......
Halfway through, I asked the chairman, who stopped talking.
What an exquisite place to stop the conversation: .......
It's not like him to use crisp language. It's a good idea to always communicate your intentions crisply, isn't it?
It's not just a good idea to be able to have a good time, but it's also a good idea to have a good time.
He waited for the next words and then, with intent, continued.
'That ...... day is the weekend, and I'd love to share my energy with you.
......
Who in the world is this person who mutters, shyly and unusually, with a blush on his or her cheeks?
She looks exactly like the Hiiragi Akane I know, maybe they are twins?
You sound like a damsel, come to think of it, you were a damsel.
If I say this, I'm going to have to dig my fist into my face, so I hold back and stifle it in my mind.
There are some things that shouldn't be put into words, because I'm reminded of that these days.
Well, we all get nervous before exams.
Even regular tests have a bad feeling for me.
People think I'm a perfect superhero, and because she herself hasn't changed her behavior to be aware of what people around her perceive her to be, I tend to forget about it.
She is a high school girl who is only one year older than me.
Naturally, her experience of taking exams is no different than mine.
I suppose I should take it as a positive that people think I'm someone who doesn't need to pay attention to the way I look around.
...... But what's up with that?
If he asked me to share my energy with him, I would only be able to respond as I normally would, and I'm sorry to say no.
The best option that came to my mind was to take Shizuku and Kirasaka, inevitably, and in this kind of case, Yuto as well, to support the examinations together with everyone else.
So, when I was about to open my mouth to tell the chairman, the chairman spun the words in a bad pause.
'If possible, I'd prefer you alone ......
...... Are you sure you want to be alone?
Yeah, I'll be alone.
'Really? If you want, I'll call all the members of the cheering squad, feel free to go to .......
No, no, no. You're all right. You're all right.
There was only one choice left for the chairman, who said it with emphasis on the oddly only part.
He closed his eyelids and thought quietly before giving a small nod.
No, ...... it's the only one anymore.
There was one path presented to him from the beginning.
I guess getting out of the way hadn't been in the chairman's mind all along.
I nodded, and a small breath of relief spilled out of the front of the room to my ears.
I don't feel like I can come up with a reason why someone would ask me about my plans for the weekend that I can fool them.