Chapter 73: Shirogane Kei Wants to Run Away
Tuesday afternoon after school.
A figure left the middle school division of Shuchiin Academy, holding a stack of documents in her arms. She was preparing to submit the junior high club activity budget report to the high school student council.
Shirogane Kei walked through the corridor of the high school classroom building. Since she was wearing the junior high sailor-style uniform — which was very different from the high school uniform — she immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Shirogane Kei stopped in front of the student council room door.
"You can't do that there, Saki-kun~"
( ∩´͈ ᐜ `͈∩)~~~
A strange voice came from inside.
The beautiful silver-haired girl froze in place, unsure whether she should open the door or not.
That voice — she had heard it last weekend.
It's Chika-nee!
What's going on with Chika-nee?
This year, Shirogane Kei is the treasurer of the junior high student council. She had a very good relationship with the vice president, Fujiwara Moeha, and had even been invited to spend the night at Moeha's house the previous week.
At their residence, Shirogane Kei met the second daughter of the Fujiwara family — Fujiwara Chika.
Super enthusiastic, super cute, and treated her really well!
After chatting for a while, the two quickly began calling each other sisters.
"Hold on a bit, it'll be over soon."
(≖⩊≖)
Kei: ( ˶°ㅁ°) !!
That voice rang out again from inside the student council room.
Shirogane Kei felt her legs go weak — she almost collapsed on the spot.
That voice was Saki-nii's!
One was the older sister she had just gotten close to, the other was the guy next door she had always treated like an older brother.
…What exactly are they doing in there?
Shirogane Kei clutched the stack of documents, leaning against the wall beside the door, not knowing what to do.
At the same time, a gloomy-looking boy came up the stairs into the hallway.
Ishigami Yuu glanced at the student council room door.
'Huh? Isn't that the President Shirogane's little sister?'
( ╹ -╹)?
He had never met Shirogane Kei in person, but the two had spoken over the phone before. There was one time when Shirogane Kei was troubled with her duties as treasurer, and Shirogane Miyuki had asked Ishigami Yuu to help — that was probably their only contact.
Silver hair, and a strong resemblance to Shirogane Miyuki — that was enough for Ishigami Yuu to recognize her at first glance.
She was still in her middle school uniform.
Ishigami Yuu walked to the student council room door, but didn't initiate conversation with Shirogane Kei.
Just as he was about to push the door open—
The next second—
"Saki-kun~ things like this are just wonderful, aren't they~"
(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)
Ishigami Yuu's head was instantly filled with pink-and-purple-colored fantasies.
Don't find it strange — any normal boy hearing something this weird would react the same way.
"Wanna keep going?" said Sakurai Saki's voice.
(˵ ¬ᴗ¬˵)
"Mm~ let's keep going~"
(*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ*.ﾟ
Outside the door, Ishigami Yuu and Shirogane Kei locked eyes.
In each other's eyes, they saw the same thought:
[Run! Run now! This is not something we should get involved in!]
This was no longer a situation the two of them could understand or handle.
They turned and took two steps away — but before they could get far—
Not far off, a figure approached.
Shinomiya Kaguya looked at Ishigami Yuu, then glanced at Shirogane Kei.
After carefully observing for a moment, combining it with what she had heard last week about the President's younger sister, a genius like Shinomiya Kaguya quickly pieced things together.
This must be the legendary little sister of Shirogane they had talked about?
"Ishigami-kun, what's wrong?" Shinomiya Kaguya asked curiously.
"And this person is… Shirogane-san?"
Since Shirogane Kei's surname was the same as Shirogane Miyuki's, calling the name made Shinomiya Kaguya feel slightly awkward.
"Hello, Shinomiya-senpai. I'm Shirogane Kei. Thank you for always looking after my brother,"
(✿ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)⁾⁾
Shirogane Kei slightly bowed her head. She also admired Shinomiya Kaguya — someone nearly everyone at Shuchiin knew about.
Shirogane Miyuki had also spoken to her about this person before.
'Compared to the image aniki described, she's a bit more... normal,' Shirogane Kei thought as she looked at Shinomiya Kaguya's face.
Truly beautiful — a flawless beauty.
'So cute~ what kind of creature is this? She's super cute!' Shinomiya Kaguya, in turn, found herself captivated by Shirogane Kei.
Kaguya: ♡〜٩( ˃▿˂ )۶〜♡
She suddenly had the thought — I want her to call me Onee-chan!
As the youngest in the Shinomiya family, she harbored a deep yearning for that creature called a "younger sister."
To Shinomiya Kaguya, Hayasaka Ai was someone she could cling to and act spoiled with, but she had never seen Ai-chan as a little sister.
"Why are the two of you about to leave before going into the student council room? Is something wrong?" Shinomiya Kaguya felt she needed to assert her presence as a senior.
Ishigami Yuu said nothing.
Shirogane Kei remained silent as well.
Shinomiya Kaguya felt something was off and moved toward the student council room door.
Ishigami and Kei followed behind her.
Just as Kaguya reached out to open the door, Ishigami Yuu stopped her.
Ishigami: ( ≖_≖)っ NO! Hell is ahead.
As she stood there confused, a sound once again came from inside.
"Mm~ a bit gentler~"
( ꈍ◡ꈍ)
And also—
A male voice——
"Secretary Fujiwara, can it be my turn now?"
Kaguya: ∘ ∘ ∘ ( °ヮ° ) ?
Having just recently received her "sexual education update" the previous week, no longer the Young Lady in the greenhouse, Shinomiya Kaguya's mind at that moment was also instantly filled with pink-and-purple fantasies.
"Let's go," she said aloud.
Shirogane Kei nodded vigorously.
Right now, she just wanted to run away.
Especially after hearing what her brother had just said!
So Saki-nii and aniki had that kind of relationship?! Unbelievable!
No wonder they're always so close!
Uuuu~ One was her beloved real older brother, the other a warm, cheerful neighborly onii-san — having both of them should've meant a dreamlike life for her…
"Hmm, it sounds like there's movement outside the door."
Shirogane Miyuki's voice suddenly cut off Shirogane Kei's spiraling thoughts.
The three about to flee: ( ˶°ㅁ°)!! (⊙_⊙)!! Σ(°ロ°)!!
What now?
What do we do?
We've been caught!
Ishigami Yuu, face full of despair, crouched down and turned himself into a mushroom.
(っ- ‸ - ς)
Shirogane Kei panicked and raised the stack of documents to cover her face — a desperate, fruitless attempt.
(っ- ‸ - ς)
Shinomiya Kaguya was the calmest of the three. She stood frozen, her mind completely blank.
( ◉.◉)
"Click~"
Shirogane Miyuki opened the door and took a glance.
Huh? A mushroom, a person made of documents, and a hollow-eyed Shinomiya Kaguya—what even is this?
"What are you three doing standing outside the door?"
He stared closely, not entirely certain, and said, "Kei?"
Shirogane Kei's body froze.
"Umm, ani..." She slowly lowered the documents and bowed her head.
"Ishigami, why are you crouched like that?"
Ishigami Yuu said nothing and silently stood up.
The three of them all breathed a collective sigh of relief.
"Yamete~ don't touch me there~ Saki-kyun~~~"
(∩˃ω˂∩)♡
A voice once again rang out from inside the student council room.
Shirogane Miyuki pushed the door open a bit more.
He explained: "You guys came just in time. Sakurai said he recently learned how to clean ears. Just now, Secretary Fujiwara was getting a turn."
The moment he finished, the three standing outside the room all blushed furiously.
They were ashamed — not because of what they heard, but because of their own imaginations!
The three: (˶˃ᆺ˂˶)
"Want to give it a try?" Shirogane Miyuki said while turning back into the room.
Seeing Fujiwara Chika's delighted expression earlier, he also wanted to try, but it still wasn't his turn yet.
The three walked into the student council room, just as the two people on the sofa were finishing up the ear-cleaning session.
"What's going on?" Sakurai Saki turned his head and asked curiously.
The three of them looked at his innocent, clueless face and for a moment couldn't say a word.
Can't you just clean ears like a normal person?!
"That was so kimochi~" Fujiwara Chika said as she slid off Sakurai Saki's lap.
(๑>◡<๑)
She blinked at the three of them, looking a bit confused.
(｡· v ·｡) ?
Did… something happen?