Chapter 104 Yotsuba’s Changes
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
As he remembered, this was the place where he had met her
”Chihiro-kun?”
”Oh, no. I just wanted to fix that”
He knows that he is not an upright person like Yotsuba
Still, Chihiro noticed it, and he couldn’t leave it there now that he remembered it, so he walked up to the bulletin board
The reason why the posters were peeling off was because of the large number of posters put up in relation to the school festival
Perhaps a poster was bumped into by a poster user when he/she was putting up another poster, or a poster was pinned in place when he/she tried to move it to make more space…something like that
Thinking of this, he moves the poster and reinserts the pin
”Chihiro-kun is surprisingly meticulous, isn’t he?”
”Is it surprising? I mean, you know… It would look bad if a member of the student council ignored this kind of thing, wouldn’t it?”
He checked the balance from a distance and nodded
Then he suddenly realizes
He wonders if Yotsuba did not pass through this corridor
But if she did, she would have noticed
Of course, it is possible that the poster was removed just a while ago, or she happened to go through another corridor for some business
However, Chihiro felt a certain uneasiness and urged Suzu to go
”Suzu-san, sorry to keep you waiting. Let’s go”
”Yes”
They walk down the corridor to the student council room
Fortunately, no one was in front of the entrance today. He took a deep breath, knocked, and entered the room
”Thank you for your hard work”
After arrived, he smelled the usual coffee aroma
The room also filled with members of the student council. They are working today as usual, but they look up and see Chihiro
[Thank you for your hard work]
”Hello, Izumi-kun”
”Ah, servant. Are you feeling better already?”
”Yes, I’m sorry for the trouble I’ve caused you”
Bowing his head in apology, Chihiro looked up and noticed something strange
He thought that everyone had reacted. However, only Yotsuba, the president of the student council, who was sitting across the entrance, did not react, keeping her face down on her papers
”Is she ignoring me?”, that’s what he thought at first
[…Yotsuba?]
”Eh?”
Yotsuba looks up at Marika’s call
Surprise appears on her slightly hot face, and she hurriedly smiles at Chihiro
”Oh, Izumi-kun. Welcome back”
What appear is a gentle smile
At first glance, the response seems to be the same as usual, but before that, there is a clear difference
It is different from her dislike for Chihiro because of yesterday’s incident; it is as if she is forcibly moving her heavy body
”Kurohane-senpai, are you all right?”
He asks without thinking
Yotsuba’s eyes blinked as if she had been caught off guard
She then turned her face away from his casual gaze and whispered quietly
”Whose fault is it?”
”Hmm?”
It was a very small voice, but even Chihiro could hear it
Lucille, who was standing next to Chihiro, couldn’t have missed it, and she looked at Chihiro with a raised eyebrow
”What? Is Yotsuba in bad shape because of something Chihiro did?”
”No, it’s just that…”
He wonders if that’s so
If this is the effect of yesterday’s [Desire Exposure], it is obviously his fault, but if it is just a physical condition, it is irrelevant
No, of course stress and lack of sleep are factors..
”No, it’s just a cold. It’s nothing serious, I’ll be fine”
Yotsuba answered before Chihiro could think of anything else to say
Not only Lucille but also Ayase and Marika let out a sigh of relief
”Oh, I see. Yotsuba’s voice sounded unusually angry, so I thought something was wrong”
”Fufu. But I think I may have caught a cold from Izumi kun”
[Take your medicine tonight and go to bed]
”Yes, I will do that”
And so the atmosphere of the group returned to that of usual
…Thank goodness. I was saved. Chihiro thought so
Yotsuba kept the promise she made yesterday. So, he could breathe a sigh of relief and takes his seat, taking care of all the easy jobs he can help with
There is not so much paperwork for the student council now that it is just before the school festival
Most of the consultations and coordination with the various organizations have been done, but at this stage, it would be a disaster if there were a lot of budget applications and confirmation documents that would need the Student Council’s approval
And now, the documents that are brought in at this point are mostly those that do not have a tight time limit, which means that the number of the selected few is very limited and it is not good. Although it is tempting to suggest that they should be told earlier, mistakes are bound to occur with a large number of people, and problems are bound to occur in the work process
――And it is the student council’s job to clean up the mess
Ayase separates the degree of urgency of each case and how to deal with it, and Marika plays the calculator with great vigor. Lucille is making final arrangements for the Student Council points race event, while quickly and accurately processing the complicated documents in order of priority
While Yotsuba is busy with the visitors, Chihiro takes care of the relatively quiet matters
In the end, they are busy
With no time to complain, each of them proceeded with their work with coffee and snacks as a source of energy. Thanks to the efforts of the members, the number of tasks is steadily decreasing, and the prospect of a successful completion of the project begins to appear
It was then that a small commotion occurred in the student council room
”I can’t. Please leave”
It all started with Yotsuba’s voice
The members look up at the “unusual declaration” from Yotsuba, and check the situation
The person on the other end of the conversation was a certain second-year class committee member
The subject of the conversation was that they wanted to change the event from a haunted house to a “haunted house maze stamp rally”, and that they wanted to change the venue from the audio-visual room to the gymnasium
Indeed, it sounds like an impossible task
”Isn’t this a bit harsh, which is unusual for Yotsuba?
”Ah…”
Yotsuba raised a small voice at Lucille’s point
Lucille smiled at her and looked back at the bewildered class members
”I’m sorry. Well, let me add something. First of all, you can’t change the place now. This is not a good idea”
The gymnasium will be used for other events, as well as for the opening and closing ceremonies. Even if all the other events were moved somewhere else, it cannot be rented for the haunted house, which requires a large scale set up
”But, if you say the audiovisual room is OK, then we can make it work. First of all, go talk to the executive committee and see if you can change the program. If you can come back within an hour, we can rewrite the original application”
After receiving the explanation, which was quite polite for Lucille, the class committee member bowed and left the student council room
Lucille, Ayase, and Marika saw her off and cheered Yotsuba up
[Yotsuba, are you still tired? You can go home now?]
”Yes. It’s worse if Kurohane-senpai isn’t here tomorrow”
”Yeah, I guess so. Well, that wasn’t a mistake. But it’s just that anyone would be annoyed if someone said that at this time”
”…Thank you, everyone”
Although the disturbance itself was thus resolved, everyone was probably aware of the fact that this event was symbolic of Kurohane Yotsuba’s discomfort and change
”…Well, Izumi-kun, if you don’t mind, could you send me home?”
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