Chuunibyou - Chapter 5

Location: Animal Pens

Nazuna: Anzu, what’s wrong? Umm, you want to know what we’re gonna do next?

Let’s see~. I guess that depends on Shinobun. Shinobun, what are we gonna do next?

Shinobu: Hrm~m. Let me see~. I’ve tried the “Jutsu of Summoning” already, so I want to attempt a different jutsu next…

Midori: Speaking of which, is there like an ultimate jutsu you want to do, Sengoku-kun? In that case you should aim for that one.

Shinobu: Ultimately, I want to try the “Clone Jutsu” that’s written at the very end of this scroll!

“Clone Jutsu” are representative of ninjas! It’s the one jutsu I definitely want to master.

Nazuna: You’re right, in ninja movies and the like, that jutsu is often the specialty of the protagonist.

Shinobu: Yep yep ♪ When you think of ninjas, you think “Clone Jutsu”!

Midori: When you master the “Clone Jutsu”, can you teach it to me as well? I want to be able to use that one.

Shinobu: M-Midori-kun has finally awakened to the appeal of ninjas!?

Midori: By using the “Clone Jutsu”, I can make a clone who attends unit practice, one who attends club practice, one who tends to the store, and the real me can laze around at home...♪

Shinobu: I think you’d just end up in a fight with your clones over which one gets to take it easy…

Midori: Huh? Actually, wouldn’t the “Clone Jutsu” solve the problem Sengoku-kun has with his Ninja Association...?

Nazuna: With the “Clone Jutsu”? How so?

Midori: If he increases the numbers of Sengoku-kuns with the jutsu, it might get acknowledged as a club~, is what I’m thinking.

Shinobu: Midori-kun, are you a genius!?

Nazuna: Nono, Shinobun. Think about it~. Getting your club promotion in such a self-sufficient way would be detestable…

Besides, Keito-chin isn’t that naive. No matter how many Shinobuns there are, he’ll just count them as one.

Shinobu: Hrm~m. And here I thought it was such a good idea, what a shame.

Nazuna: ...Er, unya!? A mail on my phone…? What’s it about?

Ah! Darn it… There’s a class representative meeting right now.

Shinobu: Nito-dono, you had plans?

Nazuna: Yeah. I’m sorry, Shinobun. I couldn’t keep you company until the end.

Shinobu: Please don’t worry about it! It’s thanks to Nito-dono showing up that I was able to see a glimmer of hope ♪

Midori-kun and Anzu-dono are helping me out, too, so please head to the representative’s meeting without worry, I’ll be fine!

Nazuna: Thanks, Shinobun! I look forward to the video on the day of the Club Activity Presentations! Sorry I couldn’t do anything even though I was summoned as a helper…

Ah, that’s right! Tell me if you need help with the sound mixing or editing for the video! Nii~chan’s eager to help ♪ Well then, bye-by~e!

Shinobu: Bye~by~e degozaru!

Midori: Sound mixing and editing, huh…

Shinobu: Midori-kun, what’s wrong?

Midori: Ah, it’s nothing. I was just thinking that with Nito-senpai and Anzu-san you really summoned people who can help you with the video~.

Shinobu: Mufun ♪ Of course I did! This scroll is amazing, after all!

Midori: Yeah. It is.

(“Those who believe shall be saved”, I guess that’s true… Maybe God let a little bit of a miracle happen…?)

(But I guess I understand that feeling. Sengoku-kun is trying his utmost, and it makes me want to support him.)

Shinobu: Anzu-dono? What’s the matter? What’s up next…? Let’s see here~, I’m thinking of doing one jutsu after the other, as they’re written in the scroll.

It seems that after the “Jutsu of Summoning” there’s a bunch of ninja escape arts using living creatures in here. Next up is the “Jutsu of Critter Escape”.

Midori: Eh….? Critters…? What kind of jutsu is that?

Shinobu: Errr. It uses snakes, frogs, lizards, spiders… Centipedes, too…

It’s a jutsu where you release a bunch of insects and reptiles that are generally disliked by people into your enemy’s house and scare them.

Midori: Yeah. Sengoku-kun, let’s not do that one.

Shinobu: Eh!? Why not!? Anzu-dono is nodding her head for some reason as well?

Just why? The “Jutsu of Critter Escape” might not be a major jutsu, but it’s a very effective one?

It’s sad that frogs are counted in as well. Even though my Peachy and Thunder are so cute… But frogs are disliked by the general public…

Midori: In any case, the goal of this video is to attract new club members, right?

Think about it. If you’re gonna broadcast a video full of insects and reptiles that most people are bad with it’s just gonna turn into an incident…

Rather than attracting new members, you’ll just scare them off…?

Shinobu: Uu… Now that you say it… Then, how about we put a mosaic over them?

Midori: Then the video will just be full of mosaics, and it’ll turn into a broadcast incident of a different sort*... Also, the student council will definitely get angry at you when they examine it.

Shinobu: U, uguh…

I’ll give up on the “Jutsu of Critter Escape”...

Midori: I think that’s a good idea… Aside from critters, are there other jutsus that use cuter animals?

A video like that would have impact, and if it’s cute it’ll be popular. There’s a pet boom going on right now, I think?

Shinobu: Cute animals…

Hm? Anzu-dono, what’s the matter? “What about this jutsu from the scroll”? Let’s see…

Th-this is…!

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*Midori is probably referring to how in Japan, pornography is always mosaic’d so seeing the video full of mosaics like that will give people the wrong idea.

Chuunibyou - Chapter 6

Location: Animal Pens

Midori: A-Anzu-san. There’s a lot of them coming from the other side, too.

We assembled quite a bunch already. I guess if we get a little more, it’ll be fine...? What do you think, Sengoku-kun?

Shinobu: I-I think we gathered enough of them already…? If we get any more, I won’t be able to move anymore~!

Midori: But this “Jutsu of Bird Escape” is a jutsu where you call over a whole bunch of birds with whistling and the like, and then when you let them take flight all at once, conceal yourself in that moment, right?

If we don’t increase the number of birds a little more, I don’t think Sengoku-kun’s body will be concealed?

Well, none of us are able to call birds by whistling, so we’re just scattering bird food around Sengoku-kun, though…

Shinobu: But if you call any more than this it’ll be scary~! They’re gonna peck at me with their beaks and rip me to tatters~!

Midori: Hrm~m. Alright, guess we’ll leave it at that, then.

Now, while the birds are engrossed in eating the food, I’ll slo~wly take a step back… Get my phone camera ready…

Shinobu: Uhii! I’m completely surrounded by birds~...

Th-th-th-this is scary~... Save me~... Midori-kun, Anzu-dono…

Midori: Do your best for just a moment longer, you only need to endure it for a little while more.

...Eh? It’s rare for me to be encouraging Sengoku-kun?

Now that you say it… I guess it’s usually Sengoku-kun who’s cheering me on..?

Shinobu: Please don’t start chattering leisurely~, you two!

Can I please move already!? Can I escape already!?

Midori: They’re assembled quite nicely around you, so do your best for a moment longer~

Shinobu: That’s what you said earlier, too!

B-By the way, the two of you… I didn’t ask yet, but how are you planning to make all the birds take flight at once...?

Errr…? Anzu-dono…? Why are you holding a paper bag that’s blown up like a balloon…?

And what’s with that hand that looks like it’s about to strike it…?

Midori: Alright, Sengoku-kun, I’m filming now~. Anzu-san, I’ll leave it to you.

Shinobu: Eh!? Ho-, wait just a-...!?

Uwaaaah!? The birds got surprised from the sound and all flew up at once…!?

S-Scary~! Ah, ouch!? Who was it that pecked at me just now!?

Owowow! In the confusion of all them flying up, one after the other is pecking at me~! Uwaaahn!

Midori: Ah. Your voice aside, I think this is a good recording... I filmed it nicely, Sengoku-kun.

Shinobu: Uu… Really...?

Midori: Yeah. Because you were so scared of the birds, you were crouching down while trying to avoid them and running off, so it really looks like you disappeared into thin air on the video.

If we make Nito-senpai edit out your voice later, it’ll be perfect I think.

Shinobu: I’m glad to hear that… It was worth putting my body into peril for this… There’s no way I’m doing it again, though.

Midori: Now that we filmed the “Jutsu of Bird Escape”, what’s next, Sengoku-kun?

Shinobu: I’d like to do a more peaceful jutsu next time… Or a cool jutsu…

The “Jutsu of Fire Escape” is flashy, and I think it’s pretty cool, too.

Midori: But that one’s dangerous, right? If you do something that dangerous on the school grounds, if things go south, the Ninja Association might even be disbanded…

Shinobu: You’re right… I’ll give up on the “Jutsu of Fire Escape”, too…

Midori: A peaceful one… Hmm, then, how about this one?

Location: Garden Space

Midori: …………..?

…………..

Shinobu: (from off-screen) Midori-kun, what’s the matter?

Midori: Amazing, Sengoku-kun…! I can’t tell where you are at all. Anzu-san, you can’t tell either, right?

Shinobu: The right answer is over here ♪ Ninja art, “Foliage Hideout Jutsu”!

It’s a jutsu where you hide behind foliage, or an overgrown branch of a tree! It’s easy to learn, and I’d even say it’s a specialty of mine~♪

Midori: Ah, so you were in that brushwood. Hmm~, you’re like a chameleon.

Shinobu: I have a lot of other ways to camouflage myself like this! I am a genius of camouflage after all.

I’m also pretty good at the “Raccoon Hideout Jutsu” that involves quickly climbing up a tree and hiding there.

It seems that my small body is well suited for hiding. I don’t know if I should be happy or frustrated by it.

Midori: I’m so jealous of Sengoku-kuns small stature… I hope I’ll have a small stature in the afterlife…

Chuunibyou - Chapter 7

Location: Garden Space

Midori: Now then. We got a lot of good footage, so should we call it quits...?

Shinobu: I still want to do the “Jutsu of Water Escape”!

Midori: Eeh~... We’re still filming more…? Isn’t it enough already…?

Shinobu: I can’t do the “Jutsu of Fire Escape” because it’s too dangerous, but the “Jutsu of Water Escape” is pretty well-known and not dangerous at all, so I think it’s good!

I want to include it in the video by all means!

So please, Midori-kun! Accompany me for a little while longer!

Midori: I think I already helped you out enough and kinda wanna go home already, though…

Haa… But I did say I’d help you out… If I went home now I’d just be worrying about it… Fine, I’ll stay with you until the end.

The “Jutsu of Water Escape”, if I remember correctly, is a jutsu where you use a bamboo cylinder or something like that as a snorkel and dive underwater, right?

Shinobu: Exactly!

Midori: But we have Shinkai-senpai at our school, so I don’t think a video of you hiding under water will have a lot of impact?

Shinobu: The “Jutsu of Water Escape” also includes a number of techniques to escape your enemies while you are underwater.

For example, throwing something like a stone into the water to divert their attention, and using water-walking shoes to escape into a different direction!

Midori: Hmm. I see…

Shinobu: Floating on the water like a pond skater might have more impact for the video ♪

Besides, it would be difficult to take a video underwater, right?

Midori: Now that you say it… We can’t do that without an underwater camera.

Shinobu: So I was thinking of making water-walking shoes! The materials and construction are explained in detail in this scroll!

- Thirty minutes later -

Location: In front of the fountain

Shinobu: They’re done~! They turned out great thanks to the both of you ♪

Midori: I think the one who worked the hardest on them was you, Sengoku-kun… But I’m glad I could be of help to you.

Shinobu: Now to float them in the fountain…

Midori: Then, I’ll be starting the recording now.

Shinobu: ………….

Midori: ? Sengoku-kun? What are you staring at the water-walking shoes for…? You have to get in.

Shinobu: ...How should I get in these?

Midori: Eh!? Why are you asking me..? Don’t you just put in one foot at a time…?

Shinobu: But if I put in only one foot, it’ll be submerged because the balance will be off..? Ummm, ummm~?

Midori: I wonder how they do it in ninja movies and anime..?

Shinobu: That is… They only show the scenes where they’re already wearing them, I’ve never seen a scene where they put them on~!

Midori: Well, that kind of scene wouldn’t be cool if you think about it normally. Maybe you should jump in and land on the water-walking shoes with both feet at once?

Shinobu: A-alright! Juu~ump! Landing...with both feet!

Uwaaaaaaah!? I fell in with a splash~!

Midori: Uwaah!? Sengoku-kun, are you okay!?

Shinobu: Uu… It’s not deep so it’s not like I’m drowning… But my pants got all soaked…

There’s water in my shoes and it feels disgusting~...

Ah, Anzu-dono. Thanks for the towel, but won’t it get wet?

“Feel free to use it”...? Uu… Anzu-san is really my helper, my savior. Thank you so much.

Kaoru: Huh~? Anzu-chan, what are you doing in a place like this?

Taking care of the Ryuseitai first-years? In that case I wish you’d take care of me, too~ ♪

Ju~st kidding! So don’t make that face. Being taken care of by Anzu-chan would be nice, but it’s more appropriate for boys to look after girls~

By the way, since the Ryuseitai kids are here, does that mean Kanata-kun is with them? I have some business with him so I was looking for him.

Shinobu: Shinkai-dono isn’t with us today. Today isn’t a practice day for our unit, so I don’t know where he went.

Midori: I haven’t seen him either…

Kaoru: Ah, so this isn’t unit practice…  I got the wrong idea because I saw you two gathered.

Then, what are you doing in this place? And you’re drenched, too. You shouldn’t be imitating Kanata-kun, y’know?

Shinobu: It was an act of God~. It’s not like I got drenched because I wanted to.

Kaoru: Eh? Anzu-chan, what did you say?

Hmhm. ...Hmmm. Aah, I see. So you were all taking a video for the “Club Activity Presentation”. To increase the club members and find the owner of the scroll~.

Shinobu: Mufun ♪ Exactly~!

Kaoru: At any rate, that ninja scroll? How nice~. Being able to use handy jutsus like that must be the best.

Shinobu: I know right!? If Hakaze-dono is interested in it, go ahead! It’s this scroll~!

Kaoru: Hmm~, guess I’ll take a peek at it ♪

Midori: Ah, there he goes showing it to yet another person… Oh, well.

(I thought it’d be best if we kept the mental scars of the owner shallow by not showing it to too many people…)

Kaoru: Swiftly… Hm~m…

Huh…? Hmm?

Shinobu: What’s wrong? Why are you holding the back of the scroll up to the light?

Kaoru: Errr, the three of you want to return this scroll to its original owner, right?

Midori: Yeah, but we don’t know who the owner is.

Shinobu: If the video becomes popular at the “Club Activity Presentation”, maybe the owner will come and meet me, is what I was thinking.

Kaoru: Well, that ownership problem is solved now.

Chuunibyou - Chapter 8

Location: In front of the fountain

Shinobu: Eeh!? How do you know such a thing!?

Ha! Could it be that the renowned ninja who wrote this scroll is actually Hakaze-dono...!?

Kaoru: N-No, that’s wrong! Geez~, give me a break. I don’t have weird hobbies like that.

I know it because the owners address and name are written here.

Midori: Eh? When I looked at it, there was no such thing written there… Where is it..?

Kaoru: Look, it’s right here. You can see a few drops of ink seeping through, right? It seems like he wrote something with magic marker and it shows through.

But even when you look at the backside, there’s nothing written on it. I thought that was strange, so I held it up to the light and could see some letters.

Midori: Ah, you’re right…

Shinobu: You’re right. The address and name is written right there!

Kaoru: It seems he pasted two papers of the scroll together so it can’t be read unless you hold it up to the light.

Shinobu: Does that mean I can meet the renowned ninja who wrote this scroll!?

Midori: Eh!? Sengoku-kun, you’re planning to meet him!?

Shinobu: ? I can’t return the scroll to him if I don’t meet him.

Midori: T-That’s true, but… E~rrr…

Kaoru: …………..

Look here, Shinobu-kun. I do think this scroll is well made, but this wasn’t made by a ninja. If you ask me, it’s just a forgery some kid put their all into making?

Shinobu: Eh…?

Midori: Hakaze-senpai!? W-wait…!

Kaoru: I admit there’s a possibility of the kid being a ninja, but.

Well. If you think about it normally, it’s probably just a forgery someone made.

The writing looks childish too, so I’d say it’s probably made by some kid who’s younger than us?

Shinobu: ….. A forgery… I see…

Midori: U- Um…! Please wait just a moment…!

Kaoru: Hm? What is it?

Midori: ...Umm, Hakaze-senpai, there’s no need to talk like that after showing up all of a sudden… I think…

For the time being, isn’t it fine to say it’s the real thing? Let those who want to believe in it, believe in it…

I think it’s fine… Not to splash water onto someone’s dreams like that…

Kaoru: That may be true, but I’m not saying these harsh things because I enjoy it?

Besides, Kanata-kun would get angry at me if I bullied the kids from Ryuseitai.

But even if you keep up appearances and try to hide it, he’s gonna find out sooner or later.

Instead of having Shinobu-kun experience a shock later, don’t you think it’s kinder to tell him the truth now?

At least I would be happier if people were honest with me rather than smoothing things over and deceiving me.

Midori: …….. That is… That may be true. But…

Shinobu: ...Mi- Midori-kun, Hakaze-dono! Stop, the both of you!

I think Midori-kun and Hakaze-dono, and of course Anzu-dono, are all very kind.

Midori-kun kept quiet for my sake, right? Because you didn’t want me to be disappointed…

And Hakaze-dono didn’t want to embarrass me, so he told me things as they are honestly…

Both are the results of you thinking about my feelings, right? So I’m happy about both of them. I don’t want to think of either of them as bad… I won’t think that!

Midori: Sengoku-kun…

Shinobu: I’m going to return this scroll to its owner now!

Even if it’s a forgery… I am sure the child who put their whole heart into making it is sad about losing it.

Location: Park (Dusk)

Shinobu: I’m glad we were able to return the scroll to its owner safely.

Midori: But the video we went through great pains to film was shelved… Is that really okay?

Shinobu: It’s a shame, yeah. But since the owner clung to my legs begging me not to let the video see the light of day, there’s no helping it.

Midori: Well, I get how that kid feels…

Shinobu: ? You do? I don’t have an inkling myself… And he didn’t seem too happy about getting his scroll back, either… I wonder why that is…?

Midori: (Hrm~m. Well, some person he never met in his life came to return the dark history notebook he dropped after all…)

(Moreover, Sengoku-kun passionately told him all his impressions of the scroll.)

If it was me, I would hold the scroll close and fling myself off a cliff into the ocean right about now.

Shinobu: Eeh!? Why would you do that!? I don’t get it~!

Midori: Yeah. I think it’s fine if Sengoku-kun doesn’t get it. In fact, stay the way you are.

Shinobu: Gununu… For some reason Midori-kun is reacting like an adult and it’s vexing… Did you climb the stairs to adulthood~?

In any case. Even though the instructions to so many jutsus were written in such detail in that scroll, it wasn’t written by a real ninja… It’s a shame…

...Maybe no such thing exists after all?

Midori: About that. Don’t you think we just think there is “no such thing” because we haven’t found the real thing yet...?

Shinobu: ? What do you mean…?

Midori: Look, people who have seen a ghost before believe in them, and people who haven’t don’t believe in ghosts, right?

It’s the same as that. We just think there’s “no such thing” because we haven’t found a real scroll yet.

I don’t think it would be strange for a real one to exist…?

Look, our sphere of life is just a tiny fracture of the world, right? And the world is so wide…

Shinobu: Midori-kun…

Midori: And Sengoku-kun, while you were doing your ninjutsus, you were sparkling in a way… It made me envious…

So even if you can’t show off amazing ninjutsus right away, I’m sure your feelings will reach the new students… If not, it’d just be unfair. Um…?

……….. I’m not sure what I’m saying here. I’m depressed...

Shinobu: Midori-kun!

Midori: Ehii!? W-what…?

Shinobu: It’s fine. It reached me.

Everything you wanted to say! Pro~perly! Reached me!

Midori: …….’That so?

I see ♪ That’s good. Let’s go home, Sengoku-kun.

Shinobu: Roger ♪ The frogs are croaking, so let’s go home~ ☆*

(I’ve trained so much, but a lot of the jutsus still ended in failure…)

(It’s kind of depressing, but… At least the “Jutsu of Summoning” I tried in the past was a success...)

(...”May I make friends”**, I said)

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*”Kaeru ga naku kara kaero”. I left it literal because I think it’s cute that Shinobu brought up a children’s rhyme involving frogs. It’s a pun involving the word “frog” (kaeru) and the verb “going home” (kaeru). It is thought that parents taught this to their children because they used to go home along rice fields, where frogs started croaking in the evenings.

**He uses “nakama” here which can be anything from a friend to a colleague to a comrade, the kids at Yumenosaki love throwing this word around but I felt it appropriate to put it as “friends” here.

Cats and the Camellia Train - Prologue

Location: Garden Space (Winter)

Souma: (Today is the day of the Marine Biology Club’s club activities, so I went to his classroom to pick Buchou-dono up…)

(But no matter how much I spoke to him, he wouldn’t move from the “stoobu” (stove), so I had no choice but to disperse.)

(Well, it is rather chilly today. Since it is Buchou-dono who’s weak to the cold we’re talking about, of course he doesn’t want to move away from the warm spot.)

(And just like that, my schedule opened up. I heard there’s no activities for Akatsuki today, so what should I do…)

....Mu?

(There’s something in the thicket. I’ve heard before that there’s a field around here. Maybe someone is doing field work?)

….Mumu?

Oh, so it’s a cat. Maybe you’re a stray cat that’s gotten lost?

(Fufu. It won’t reply anything but “Me~ow”. Well, that’s a given since it’s a cat.)

(Speaking of which, there’s been a lot of dogs and cats sighted on campus lately…)

(I remember hearing from Hasumi-dono that if it goes on like this, they won’t have a choice but to call in the health department for extermination.)

(If I leave this cat as is, someone might find it and call the health department…)

(I’ve heard from Hasumi-dono that if the health department gets involved, there’s a chance it will be euthanized.)

(That would be just too pitiful, so I have to protect this cat…!)

(...Oh? Now that I look closely, it’s wearing a collar. That means it’s not a stray, but a pet cat.)

(It’d help if there was an address, or some hint to find its owner written on it.)

Mu, it seems there’s something in English written on the collar. Is this “roomaji”*?  

This is… I suppose it’s read as “Hana”?

(Hrm~m. It’s probably his name. But who would name a tomcat “Hana”? What a strange owner.)

(Oh, well. There’s nothing else written on the collar, but at least I can be sure it’s a pet cat.)

(If I use all possible methods to search for him, I might be able to find his owner.)

(That said, I don’t want to be inefficient. Maybe I should stick a notice about the cat on the bulletin board...)

(No, maybe there student council already received a missing pet notice from the owner.)

(In that regard, I should ask Hasumi-dono about it without delay.)

(Here I go, towards the student council room…!)

Location: Student Council Room

Keito: Haa….

Kuro: Haha, you must be tired, Danna. Your neck’s makin’ this crackin’ sound.

Keito: Hmpf, it’s the usual… By which I mean I’m at the point of total exhaustion.

Kuro: ‘S what I thought. Are you sleepin’ properly? Your eyebags are insane, if you keep overdoing it like that your work efficiency will just go south.

Takin’ an appropriate amount of breaks is necessary, y’know?

Keito: You’re going to preach to me? I’m usually the one doing that, so being on the other side for once is rather fresh.

Kuro: It’s ‘cause there’s no one else who can preach to you that I’m doing it.

I mean hell, it’s you we’re talkin’ about so you’re probably doing the student council president’s work again, right? I do know his health is always on the brink of collapse around this season.

And that’s why you’re overdoing it to the point of your utter collapse.

You should leave whatever you can in the hands of your underclassmen. Keeping those guys under close scrutiny is just right for the boss.

Keito: The boss of the student council isn’t me, it’s Eichi.

Well, there’s some truth to what you’re saying, Kiryuu.

However, the “StarFes” we’ll be holding soon qualifies as an “S1”, and after that is going to be the “SS”, and while that’s subcontracted, I can’t leave all the work to them.

Besides, it’s somehow faster for me to do everything myself. It’s okay, I can still go on.

Kuro: Your words imply that you’re not okay at all.

Actually, are we going to be participatin’ in that “StarFes”, too?

Keito: Yes. Well, due to these circumstances we can’t go all out. I’m sorry for having you hold back.

Kuro: Don’t apologize. Just like Hasumi, I’m just as… Nah, saying that would go too far. But I’ve also got my hands full with jobs related to “StarFes”.

Keito: Aah… In “StarFes”, most of the students of Yumenosaki will be participating, so it’s turning into an event of unprecedented scale.

There’s a need for a huge amount of outfits, so it’s no wonder that Kiryuu of all people would be busy.

Is it really okay for you to come to the student council room when you’ve got your hands full like this? Or rather, didn’t you come here on some business?

Kuro: Yeah. Actually, a classmate of mine got chased around by a stray dog and got himself all injured.

We chased the dog off for now, but I thought I’d better report it anyway.

Keito: Hrm~m… No one’s gotten injured up to this point, so I’ve been procrastinating on the matter of the stray dogs, but I guess I should contact the health department and have them deal with it.

Souma: …………!?

(T-This is bad! If I bring out “Hana” in a situation like this, they’ll surely confiscate him!)

(Luckily, Hasumi-dono and Kiryuu-dono haven’t yet noticed me. I’ll take my leave swiftly!)

Keito: Hm...? Is someone there?

Souma: (D-Darn it! Hasumi-dono noticed me!?)

(This is a serious affair for “Hana”! Now that it’s come to this, I’ve got no choice but to prepare myself for the worst...!)

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*Romaji is the latin alphabet.