At this, not only Amane but all the surrounding girls felt disappointed.
Well, what can you say? It’s Izumi, after all. He’s the kind of guy who only finally understood after the Student Council President went that far last week. In an atmosphere of resignation, Izumi knitted his brows at Amane’s reaction.
“Huh? Was I wrong?”
“T-That’s, well, um…!?”
It was a perfect chance to convey her feelings if she played it right, but since she left the ball in Izumi’s court, this was the result.
Amane, having completely lost the mood, was panicking with an “Awawawa…!”, when Meina suddenly popped her head out from between them. Covering her mouth with her hand, she looked back and forth between the two of them with a smirk.
“My, my∼. You two are quite the show-offs∼ ♡”
“Gyah!”
Izumi jumped back at the appearance of someone who showed absolutely no presence.
“Are you a ninja?”
“How rude∼. I’m a member of this class too, you know∼?”
Now that he mentioned it, she was…
Izumi thought to himself that she didn’t really feel like someone his own age, but he kept it to himself. Meina, who had apparently been watching the situation for a while, looked toward the hallway.
“By the way, Izumi-sama, aren’t you curious about Satou-kun and the others∼?”
“Ah, right.”
Something big enough to interrupt the purge council.
Given the way they acted, it was almost certainly related to a girl. Honestly, he had nothing but a bad feeling about it and didn’t want to check… but he figured he should at least keep it in mind and left the classroom.
He hadn’t been told the destination, but he figured it out instinctively.
This was because students in the surrounding classes were also heading toward something. The boys in particular were getting worked up. “Seriously!?” and “I heard a cute girl is coming!” were the excited shouts being exchanged.
He had felt it when Satou and the others were making a fuss, but Izumi felt that bad premonition again.
“Is it… another transfer student…?”
“Kufufu. Izumi-sama, you’ve become quite the skeptic, haven’t you∼?”
“You’re one of the reasons for that…”
Just as he thought he heard a particularly lively commotion, he saw a crowd gathered at the windows. It was mostly boys, but girls were visible here and there too.
“Ah.”
Nanao was in that crowd.
Before Izumi could call out, she noticed him and turned around. Upon finding Izumi’s face, she waved with a radiant smile.
After saying a word to her friends from the Kyudo club, she ran over.
“Izumi-kun. Good morning.”
“Nanao, morning. You came here too?”
“Yeah. It was a bit noisy so I was wondering what was going on.”
“In our class, Satou and the others suddenly started acting up.”
“Ah, I see.”
While saying that, she looked in the same direction as the crowd.
The school gate was visible.
Five black-painted luxury cars were parked there.
Standing before them were Hakua and the other members of the Student Council. Hakua, the President, looked perfectly composed, but the others appeared somewhat nervous.
Finally, a car door opened.
From inside stepped girls dressed in chic uniforms, looking exceptionally beautiful.
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Seirin Girls’ Academy.
They were students from a prestigious girls’ high school located not too far from this academy.
Even in this era, it was said that only daughters of good bloodlines attended there. Though there were rumors of some students hanging out with “Samba”… the goofball types like Satou, for the most part, they were students who had received a high-level education.
The female students who stepped out of the cars radiated elegance even in their stance. It was clear that despite being the same age, they were on a different level compared to the students watching from the academy.
Then, those four girls.
They lined up in a row in front of the rear door of the lead car. It looked as though they were waiting for someone inside. In that case, the person about to emerge was likely the main event.
“Man, their coordination is amazing. Is this some kind of performance?”
“It’s kind of cool∼. It feels like a school in the city.”
“No, there aren’t many places that do things this theatrical…”
As they spoke, the final person stepped out of the car.
Seeing her, Izumi and the others widened their eyes.
It was Kasumi.
With elegant movements, she walked past the girls from her academy.
Then, she spoke to Hakua, who was there to receive her.
“I appreciate the welcome.”
“Fufu. Let us make this a meaningful discussion for both of us.”
They exchanged polite greetings as if they had forgotten the bickering at home that had been going on recently.
At that exchange of artificial smiles, Izumi and the others watching from the second floor also raised their voices.
“Woah, it’s Kasumi-chan.”
“Yeah. What’s going on?”
“Didn’t you hear anything, Izumi-kun?”
“She didn’t say anything in particular… well, we don’t talk much at home anyway.”
A sudden, grandiose visit from Kasumi.
Naturally, Izumi had been told nothing about this at home.
(…Well, it’s Kasumi, so she probably has some kind of intention.)
Apparently having eavesdropped on their conversation, Satou and the others returned.
“Hey, you! Izumi!”
“Eh? What?”
Their eyes were strangely bloodshot, and Izumi was completely put off.
And then Satou said…
“You bastard! Do you have a connection with [The Black Rose]!?”
“Eh? Black Rose? What now?”
Izumi tilted his head at the unfamiliar term.
Then, as if explaining common world knowledge, Satou spoke with full confidence.
“You don’t know!? She’s the super ojou-sama who became the first-ever first-year Student Council President at the traditional Seirin Girls’ Academy! Over at that academy, they say even the teachers fear and revere her as a being above the clouds!”
“Heh, I see. Is that so? That’s amazing…”
As usual, Izumi was honestly put off by Satou’s “Main Heroine Database” level of romance knowledge.
Why couldn’t he use that brain for his studies? No, even if he just used it for his daily interactions with girls, maybe he wouldn’t have ended up as a demon of jealousy like this.
Anyway, [The Black Rose].
While feeling slightly embarrassed by his relative’s nickname, Izumi answered the relationship honestly.
“Uhh… well, she’s my younger sister.”
” ” ” …!? ” ” “
Satou and the surrounding onlookers all turned around at once.
“Wait, the surname of [The Black Rose] is…”
“Wait, seriously?”
“I heard her family owns a huge company…”
They hastily huddled together, whispering something. Catching fragments of the conversation leaking out, he heard things like “No way, step-sister…?” “That’s like a manga…” “But big companies have those kinds of things…” “Even for Izumi-chi, a step-sister is…” and other ominous phrases. Incidentally, that last one belonged to Amane.
Then, Satou’s hands firmly gripped Izumi’s shoulders. With bloodshot eyes, he glared as if he were about to devour him.
“Are you related by blood!?”
“Huh? Uh…”
Izumi wondered why that was such a concern, but answered honestly.
“We’re related by blood, but…”
” ” ” …!! ” ” “
Satou and the others let out a victory cry.
” ” ” YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! ” ” “
“Do you guys realize you’re being seriously rude right now???”
Even the usually mild-mannered Izumi was genuinely irritated by this attitude.
But the people around him didn’t think so. In April, the transfer student Nanao; in May, the returnee Meina; at the sports festival, Hakua… the current situation was that the heroine race was heating up at a pace of one a month. If a peerlessly beautiful sister appeared now, it was only natural to panic thinking a new contestant had joined the race.
And the one who feared that development the most was, of course, this woman—.
“Yay∼! Of course you can’t lay a hand on your real sister! That’s what you call a normal moral compass! Amane believes in Izumi-chi!”
“Amasaki-san? Why do you sound so incredibly happy saying that…?”
And while others were getting excited (in a weird way), the greetings between the beautiful Student Council Presidents below had come to an end.
It looked like they were heading into the school building for a meeting. That meant the onlookers here should also be dispersing, but…
“By the way, Satou. Hasn’t your behavior been a bit weird lately?”
“No way! It’s just that everything around you is too specialized for a rom-com, it’s terrifying!”
He chatted while returning to the classroom with Satou and the others.
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