Book Fair - Chapter 7

[bakemonoremy]

Location: On the way to school

- On the day of the Art and Book Fair -

Izumi: Yuu-ku~n?

(Ah geez, he got away again…)

(Even though I went through the trouble of calculating the time Yuu-kun would be heading through here on his way to the book fair and waited to ambush him and all…)

(Because I was impatient and jumped out at him, my plans went up in smoke.)

(Yuu-kun has become really fast at running away… Now that it’s come to this, maybe I should attack right at his house from now on…?)

Tsumugi: ...Oh?

Ah, so it’s really you, Sena-kun. Good morning~. I’m looking forward to working together today ♪

Izumi: ….Haah.

Tsumugi: Eh, why did you let out a sigh!?

Aah, did something bad happen to you?

I get you. I am a bit unluckier than most people~. Because of that, I always carry lucky charms with me.

Would you like one as well, Sena-kun? My mother recently bought a lot of road safety charms, and they’ve been piling up at home~

Ah, or maybe something like a charm that protects against evil spirits would be better?

Izumi: I don’t know if you remember, but I don’t like relying on the help of gods.

Luck is something you grasp with your own hands, it’s not something that’s bestowed upon by a god.

Tsumugi: Ahaha, yeah you were like that. I wish I could say cool things like Sena-kun, but I can’t help relying on things like fortune-telling and charms after all.

Fufu. We haven’t had a chance to talk since our classes were split up, so I was worried about whether or not you had changed.

But Sena-kun, you haven’t changed one bit.

Izumi: We weren’t as close as you say we were, though?

I don’t really remember ever talking to you while we were in the same class. Most of the time it was Aoba who came to talk to me even though I was obviously annoyed by it.

Tsumugi: Eh, I was being a bother? I’m sorry, I didn’t notice!

Errr. Then, am I bothering you right now as well? Could it be that I’m the reason you were sighing earlier!?

Izumi: Nah, I was just disappointed because I thought you were Yuu-kun but turned out to be Aoba.

Hey Aoba, did you see Yuu-kun around?

Tsumugi: Hm~m, I didn’t see him. But we’re about to meet on-site, so you’ll be able to see him without searching for him ♪

That aside, Sena-kun. Since it was fate that brought us together here, why don’t we walk to the location together?

Izumi: Eh~... I don’t want people to think I we’re close or anything, though.

Tsumugi: I do think we’re close, though~

- Location: Book Fair Event Site -

Makoto: Haa, haa….

Tenkousei-chan, good morning~ ♪

Eh, “You didn’t have to hurry so much on your way here,” you say?

Yeah, there’s still time until our meet-up, but I ran into someone I’m not good with on my way here so I hurried here as fast as I could.

Ahaha, so you understand after all. Yeah, I was talking about Izumi-san. That person was lying in ambush for me for some reason…

Hm, so it’s just you right now, Tenkousei-chan? Fufu, you are always so early to things like that. It’s admirable, really.

Hm? Tenkousei-chan, that’s a pretty huge bag you’re carrying today. Aah, the outfits for me and Aoba-senpai are in there?

Uwah, I’m excited~ ♪ Hm? “Put it on and show me at once~”, you say?

In that case, I’ll go get changed behind the cover over there.

Sorry for the wait~ W-What do you think? Ahaha, you’re praising me saying “It suits you well”. Thank you~, hearing that makes me happy~ ♪

Izumi: Yuu-ku~n...☆

Makoto: Ugeh, Izumi-san.

Tsumugi: Anzu-chan, Yuuki-kun, good morning~ ♪

Makoto: Ah, Aoba-senpai. Good mornin~ng ♪

Izumi: Yuu-kun, look over here! You look sooo good in that outfit! Like an angel that’s descended onto our green, lush earth~!

Makoto: Uhii, why are you creeping towards me whilst wiggling your fingers like that~*!?  I feel like my body is in danger!

Izumi: Your body is in danger? It’s okay, Yuu-kun! I’ll protect you from any and all threats in every conceivable way….☆

Makoto: Nono, Izumi-san, you’re the reason I feel like my body is in danger in the first place, you know!?

Tsumugi: That’s no good, Sena-kun. Look, you’ve gotten Yuuki-kun all scared. Let’s treat our kouhais gently, okay?

Izumi: Haa? I am treating him extremely gently, though?

And Yuu-kun, how come you greeted Aoba but not me...?

Hey, between me and Aoba, which one do you like? Answer within 30 seconds!

Makoto: Ehh…? In that case, it’d be Aoba-senpai?

Izumi: Why! What’s so good about an unappealing guy like him, Yuu-kun! You adulterer~!

Makoto: Wh-, please don’t yell out things that invite misunderstandings in such a loud voice!?

Tsumugi: Alright, let’s leave it at that. Everyone else has just arrived, so let’s get changed as well, Sena-kun ♪

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* The motion Izumi makes here is this: