Wonder Game - outbreak 7

[bakemonoremy]

Location: Student Council Room

- 30 Minutes Later -

Tsumugi: Sorry for intruding~.

(Fufu. We got here a bit later than planned.)

(But Natsume-kun forgave us for crashing into him and causing him trouble, and I’m happy that we got to talk a lot.)

(I’m worried about how strangely tense he was, though…)

(Maybe choosing him as a first-year to be one of the “Five Oddballs” was too much of a burden after all?)

(In that case, we did something terrible. But Eichi-kun told me to recommend someone among the first-years…)

(And I couldn’t think of anyone else but Natsume-kun.)

(You know, Natsume-kun… Ever since we were young, to me, you’ve been--)

Hiyori: Aah geez! How many times do I have to tell you to “be quiet”, until you get it? Have your ears gotten worse, too? 

Eichi: What a childish insult. To denounce someone else’s physical attributes is discriminatory and vulgar. It makes me wonder what kind of education the children of the Tomoe family receive.

Aah, but you don’t have to tell me about everyone else’s upbringing.

Regardless of your treasured older brother, the inheritor, I suppose the Tomoe family lacks the means necessary to give the mere spare that you are, as the second son, an appropriate education.

The Tomoe Foundation has really gone to the dogs.

Hiyori: If the alternative is exposing the ugliness of your own age to the whole world like a certain conglomerate, I would find it much more elegant to disappear into the cold, hard ground instead.

…..And if that was supposed to be a counterblow, you chose the wrong words to put into your mouth.

I wouldn’t even forgive God himself if he scorned my house like that.

Eichi: My oh my, I had no idea. To think that you still had the influence necessary to introduce whatever you have as a “house”.

Tsumugi: (Uwah… I anticipated this, but the atmosphere between them is even colder than I feared. Actually, is it just me or do these two get along worse by the day?)

(Eichi-kun and Hiyori-kun treat everyone else amicably...)

(So how come it's only when they face one another that they can't help but get into a fight, every single time?)

(While, to an onlooker, they may seem like night and day to a degree, they're still so alike in many ways~...)

Hiyori: ….Hm? Ah, I’ve been waiting, you two! Especially for you, Nagisa-kun! I’ve been so lonely because we rarely find the time to see each other since we were sorted into different classes in high school!

Nagisa: …...Mhm. I’ve been lonely, too. Maybe that’s why, I’ve been feeling a chill lately?

 …...Hiyori-kun, you are my sun.

Hiyori: Hearing that makes me so happy! Come come, come here and sit next to me ♪

Eichi: How very passionate. ….You’re pretty late, Tsumugi. Did it take you a while to find Nagisa-kun? 

Tsumugi: Ahaha. I'm sorry for coming so late... For once, I actually found Nagisa-kun right away, but there was some trouble on the way here.

Eichi: Eh, trouble? Is there a problem?

Tsumugi: No, we resolved it already, don’t worry. More importantly, we’re running out of time, so we should start the briefing session.

Eichi: Yeah yeah, roger. Let’s obey the leader ♪

Tsumugi: Uuu. I wonder why I have to be the leader, even though I have the least ability out of everyone here…

Well, I guess there’s no need for the leader to be the strongest of all, like some kind of splendid king.

An idol unit’s leader is more like a class representative at a regular school, anyway.

They may come with a title and responsibilities, but they have no real authority, so it’s more like being middle management.

Eichi: …..Well, ordinarily, yes.

Hiyori: Hey now, quit chatting happily amongst each other over there.

Eichi: I don’t want to hear that from you two. Why are you holding hands as if it’s the most natural thing in the world?

Hiyori: ? Because we love each other, why else? How pitiful, you don’t know anything but insignificant, superficial relationships where no one will hold your hand!

Guess I win this round, Eichi-kun ♪

Eichi: Hm~m, why are you turning this into a contest…? Maybe it’s as they say; the weaker the dog, the louder their bark. Should I throw you a bone, or something?

Tsumugi: Now, now, let’s stop it with the quarrels!

There’s no need to force yourself to pretend like you get along, but please at least behave well enough that you won’t be an impediment to our work!

Hiyori: Wow, how unusual of you to raise your voice.

But you can’t fault me for having a sour look on my face. Whenever that money-obsessed guy over there opens his mouth, he sucks all the happiness particles out of his surroundings.

Eichi: Oh my, how pitiful. I knew a dog with its tail between its legs could have a twisted heart, but to think that even their sensory organs could be affected by their madness…

What’s a happiness particle? What color does it have, how does it smell, can you explain that to me?

If you can’t do that, it’s nothing but an hallucination. And do you know what they call people who use their hallucinations and delusions as a foundation for disparaging statements towards others? Sick.

Hiyori: Who’s the sick one here? What, are you trying to say that you and I are the same, or something?

I’ll have to refuse that. Because, no matter how often I’m reborn, the one thing I never want to turn into is Tenshouin Eichi!

Eichi: Is that so? I wouldn’t want to be reborn as anyone but myself, though. We don’t see eye-to-eye at all, do we now, Hiyori-kun?

Tsumugi: (Aah geez… They just won’t quit fighting, I feel like it’s a waste of effort to even try to stop them. Are we really going to be okay like this, as fine?)