Chapter 74: A Dangerous Ability Is About to Strike
"Ehh!!! It's Kei-chan~~"
ヾ(｡✪ω✪｡)ｼ
Fujiwara Chika took a closer look and realized it was Shirogane Kei!
She immediately ran over to her.
"Yahallo poco~ Kei-chan~ what~ brings~ you~ here~ today~"
٩(˵˃̶ω˂̶˵)◞*
She said with oddly spaced words.
As she spoke, Fujiwara Chika stretched out both hands.
Kei matched her energy right away: "Yahallo poco desu~ Chika-nee! Today~ I came~ to submit a report~"
ヾ( ˃ᴗ˂ )◞ • *✰
Shirogane Kei also stretched out her hands.
"Yeah!"
(❁˃́ᴗ˂̀)(≧ᴗ≦✿)
After their high five, the two of them continued with a series of bizarre JoJo-style poses.
Shinomiya Kaguya watched as the two naturally exchanged signals, like they were sending Morse code in a secret mission. For a brief moment, she couldn't understand what was happening.
She distinctly remembered that as recently as last week, Fujiwara Chika hadn't even met Shirogane Miyuki's little sister!
"Saki-nii~ Long time no see!" Kei, after greeting Fujiwara Chika, called out toward Sakurai Saki.
Sakurai Saki smiled at her.
"Didn't we just meet last week?"
"Eh, it's been a while, obviously." Shirogane Kei muttered under her breath: "Saki-nii, when are you coming over to our house again?"
Shirogane Miyuki cut in: "Sakurai's usually pretty busy with work."
"Oh, really? I'm sorry then, Saki-nii~"
"It's fine," Sakurai Saki replied.
"Ishigami-senpai, thank you for your help last time." Shirogane Kei turned to Ishigami Yuu.
Ishigami Yuu replied coolly, "It was nothing, just a small favor."
After the round of greetings, Shinomiya Kaguya glanced around.
What the hell is going on?
∘ ∘ ∘ (っ º - º ς)?
Why do I feel like I'm the only outsider here?!
Why is everyone already so close to the president's little sister?!
And wait a minute! Ishigami-kun, how do you even know her?
Aren't you supposed to be human garbage so toxic you can't even be dumped in the trash? How do you know her?!
Doubting everything, Shinomiya Kaguya gave Ishigami Yuu a gentle, saintly smile.
Kaguya: (ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ)♡
Ishigami: ( ˶°ㅁ°) !!
Ishigami Yuu was so freaked out, he immediately ducked behind the sofa.
"So… everyone already knew each other?" Except for me.
The light in Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes slowly dimmed.
(ㅎ.ㅎ)
Then, as if she finally remembered her purpose, Shirogane Kei stepped up to Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Shinomiya-senpai~ This budget report, could you take a look at it for me?" Shirogane Kei held out the stack of documents she had been carrying.
Shirogane Miyuki opened his mouth: "That..."
He was about to say that reviewing those documents was supposed to be his job when he saw Shinomiya Kaguya eagerly take the report from Kei with a bright expression.
"What?" Shirogane Kei glanced at her brother.
Under his sister's glare, Shirogane Miyuki gave up on speaking.
His little sister was going through a rebellious phase—she didn't even want to let him handle paperwork.
At that moment, siscon Shirogane Miyuki was feeling very emotionally wounded.
Turning her attention back, Shirogane Kei sat down on the sofa with Shinomiya Kaguya, and the two began going over the report together.
Shirogane Miyuki looked over at Sakurai Saki and noticed he had already packed away the ear-cleaning tools.
Weren't you supposed to let me try next?! Both of you are traitors!!
Shirogane Miyuki: (╥‸╥)♡
"Shinomiya-san, would you like some coffee?" Sakurai Saki asked as he stood up.
He was heading off to brew some.
Shirogane Kei and Shirogane Miyuki were both coffee addicts—he didn't even need to ask. As for Fujiwara Chika, she preferred sweets; compared to coffee, the hyperactive girl liked black tea more.
Still, Sakurai Saki didn't plan to brew separate drinks, even though he knew how to make black tea.
The student council room had juice—he'd get that for her later.
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded.
She often drank coffee at home, usually made by Hayasaka Ai.
Sakurai Saki began operating the coffee equipment.
Just earlier, the ear-cleaning session had only been a trial run for today's new ability.
[Today's Superpower: Hyper Sensitivity]
Effect: Physical sensations increased tenfold; can be turned on/off at will.
Side Effects: None.
This ability was quite similar to yesterday's, and this marked the third time he had received it.
The first time, there was a side effect — once activated, it couldn't be turned off for an hour, and only one sense could be enhanced at a time (e.g., hearing, smell, vision, taste, etc.).
The second time had similar drawbacks, but it removed the "only one sense" limitation.
This time, all side effects had completely disappeared.
Two Days in a Row Without Side Effects — Something Terrible Must Be Coming
Having drawn two abilities in a row without side effects, Sakurai Saki began to think maybe he was just lucky lately.
But more likely: something truly terrifying was on the way.
Sakurai Saki had developed a certain level of awareness about his powers. Typically, before a particularly strong ability showed up, his body would go through a sort of "buffer period" — this downtime allowed him to adjust physically.
The longer the calm before the storm, the stronger the side effects of the next ability — which made perfect sense.
After brewing the coffee, he carried the tray back to the sofa.
At that moment, Fujiwara Chika was playing with a deck of cards — the same set she brought last time.
Sakurai Saki handed out the coffee, but his eyes remained fixed on the deck of cards.
"Hmm? The numbers don't add up here." Ishigami Yuu, hearing the girls talking, got curious and stood up for a look.
He spotted a mistake in the calculations.
"Where?" Shirogane Kei quickly asked.
This guy was a senior and also a treasurer — his opinion was worth taking seriously.
"Right here," Ishigami Yuu pointed out from behind the sofa.
He had been sitting on the floor ever since Shinomiya Kaguya scared him earlier.
"Looks like you're right."
"The layout could use a little cleanup too. Some of the figures are too cramped and hard to read." Ishigami Yuu continued. "You could move the final budget total to a more prominent spot..."
Just as he was about to elaborate, he caught Shinomiya Kaguya's gaze — one that looked like it could kill.
Kaguya: (╬ `益 ')
Instantly, Ishigami Yuu changed tone: "U-Umu, overall it's... fine."
Then he shrunk back down behind the sofa like a mushroom sprouting in the shadows.
Ishigami: (っ- ‸ - ς)
Seeing this, Shinomiya Kaguya gave a satisfied nod, then returned to reviewing the document with Shirogane Kei.
At this rate, the day the president's little sister calls her "Onee-chan" probably wasn't far off.
"Ishigami." Sakurai Saki suddenly called out, recalling the idea he had last night.
It was the plan to drag Ishigami Yuu into group study sessions at the library. Earlier today, he had already told the Nakano sisters that they would move their study sessions to the school library.
School ended at 3:40 p.m., and since the school didn't enforce a curfew, studying until after six wasn't a problem.
The library had abundant resources that could be borrowed at any time — study efficiency would be way better than at home.
"Hmm? What's up, Sakurai-senpai?" Ishigami Yuu poked his head out from behind the sofa.
(ᵕ—ᴗ—)?
He had a bad feeling about this.
"Come with me to the library later," Sakurai Saki said bluntly.
"The library?"
Sakurai didn't bother beating around the bush: "I'm going to start tutoring you."
"..." For a moment, Ishigami Yuu felt the game in his hand lose all meaning.
"Uh, Sakurai-senpai, I'll just self-study."
As soon as he said that, no one — aside from Shirogane Kei — believed it.
"Eh, but as far as I know, lately Ishigami-kun's just been playing games whenever he's in the student council room, right?" Fujiwara Chika unexpectedly chimed in.
"Or maybe… Ishigami-kun's the type to actually study on his own at home? Eh? Even you don't believe that, do you?"
Ishigami Yuu felt like things were heading south fast.
He started thinking about using the Joestar family's secret technique!
三三ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
'I shouldn't have come today...'
Just as he was about to stand up, Shirogane Miyuki said, "Ishigami, Sakurai's doing this out of goodwill. If you're not interested, I could tutor you instead."
Shinomiya Kaguya added: "If you choose me, Ishigami-kun, I'll prepare the finest dried fish snacks for you — and practice questions tailored just for your level…"
Fujiwara Chika didn't say anything — she had no intention of tutoring anyone. She'd rather spend her time eating ramen and figuring out how to win over Sakurai Saki.
As for Ishigami Yuu constantly mocking her, Chika-chan still remembered that very clearly.
"That's so nice~"
ദ്ദി(˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ ˚ )
Shirogane Kei listened to the conversation and thought how warm and kind all the student council members were.
Totally not like her. Ishigami Yuu now saw them all as demons in human disguise.
Everyone's stares bore into him. Ishigami Yuu sighed in defeat.
"...I'll go."
(つ╥﹏╥)つ