Chapter 3: sales boy unknown to a girl...
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'Give me some advice on what to do to rehabilitate a foul-mouthed woman, sister.
'Why don't you send her to a girl's school?'
'I assure you. That school will fall apart.
My sister is classified as an active girl. So I asked her if she could give me some good advice from a different point of view.
I said that conversation and communication are important, but I was the only one who could demonstrate both of them after school. If you talk to just me all the time, you'll probably see some improvement, but you'll get used to it and things will get rougher again. I don't want that.
What kind of person is he? I hear you have a bad mouth, but is it really that bad?''
'Oh, yeah. There's a lot of legends. A boy who spoke to me in a friendly manner said to me, 'You're disgusting. Get away from me. I'll throw you in the trash. Maybe you'd be better off in an incinerator. The student who had taken a liking to him was torn to pieces and turned into a slime mold.
'Extreme rejection, that one. Are you okay with that, brother?'
'I'm the kind of person who can't be hurt by words, so I'm fine. I'm the kind of guy who only tells jokes on a regular basis. I've been called trash before, but that's just the beginning. I see my sister's face every time I come home and I recover completely, so theoretically I'm invincible.
'I'll try not to see you too much from now on. I'm afraid it's going to suck all the energy out of me.
My sister sat down on the sofa. As the siblings watched TV together, sending images to their brains in a daze, the younger sister mumbled something in a whisper.
You're not in any club, are you?
That's why I always say 'Welcome home. I've never heard my sister say 'welcome home' ......F**K!'
'Don't mosaic your voice. Why don't you join in on the club activities? You and me. It's a good chance to communicate with people from all walks of life, and it's a great conversation starter. It's a great way to network.'
'That's fine, but I'm not going to join a club. I'm sure I'll be a ghost in three seconds. And even if I start now, I'll have to study for the entrance exam next year. Everything is too late.
I see," he muttered ruefully. It's a good idea, but I can't join the club. The club's activities are too serious. If I were to be exposed to that atmosphere, I'd evaporate instantly. Thanks to my height of 180 centimeters, I have had several invitations to join the sports club, but I have turned them all down. Do not invade my after-school activities. Stop meddling in my affairs. That's all I ask.
I'm sure Alina would howl like a tiger and skewer her opponents if the mood was too serious, but unfortunately I don't have the stomach for that. Let's keep it loose. Peace is best.
Well then, how about helping out with club activities? I often think to myself, "If only I had one more person in my club, it would be more efficient. How about helping with that?
I see. That's a good idea. It would be a good opportunity to make human contact with Alina and not join the club. It would be a benefit to the club by providing labor.
I'll take that. Will there be a copyright fee?
'It's free content, so it's fine.
Let's do this. I'll talk to Dr. Akakusa right away.
Free time during lunch break. After the dinner with Makoto (just eating lunch), I went to the staff room.
'Akakusa-sensei, is this a good time?
'Oh, Comet. What's wrong?
I told Mr. Akakusa in detail about the plan my sister had devised. I sold it to him like a salesman, saying that this would have a positive effect on Alina.
There are a lot of things you don't understand unless you actually do them, but you will definitely learn more by taking action. Reading is important, but I encourage Alina to experience things that cannot be expressed in words.
I think it's a good idea.
'Really?
'Yes. I'm sorry, I know it's hard, but hang in there!
Yes!
I left the staff room satisfied that I had a chance to win.
Now it was just a matter of which clubs needed backup. Without demand, we, the providers, are useless. So we take advantage of the few remaining lunch breaks to do some canvassing.
Back in the classroom, I asked Makoto.
Is there ever a time when there are not enough people in the badminton club?
'Hmmm~. Not really.
'Really?'
''Why?''
'Actually, ......'
I stopped short of spelling out the rest of the words. Watch out, watch out, watch out. Come to think of it, Makoto was one of the girls who confessed her feelings to Alina and got crushed. Makoto confessed to her in the middle of her freshman year of high school. I didn't see it happen, but she missed club activities that day. He was quite disheartened. So I won't mention it. I'm not interested in digging up wounds.
I just asked him if he needed any help. If you don't have anything in particular, it's all right.
'What's the matter, comet? Are you tempted to join a club?''
'No, no. It's just a whim.
I next decided to ask Shirana Namiki, with whom I went to junior high school. Hakuna was in the next class. In other words, she was in the same classroom as Alina.
Every time I think about it, it's strangely frustrating to be in another class. It's hard to get in, or something. With so many students in the school, if you're in a different class, you don't know anyone. So it feels like another world.
You summon up the courage to walk through the door. The unknown opens up instantly. The air is different.
I move my head around in circles looking for Shirana, and I see three girls chatting in a group. I found her, too.
She said, "Shirana, can I talk to you for a minute?
'Ah, comet. What is it?
''What? Shirana's boyfriend? Boyfriend by any chance?''
The girls at my side made a fuss. Shirana denies it desperately, saying 'No, no, no.
What's wrong? It's been a long time since we talked.
'Indeed. I've been having a hard time getting used to my new classmates since we've changed classes.
'Wow, you and Shirana seem to have a pretty good relationship, don't you?
This woman talks a lot.
'I don't have anything to do with Shirana. We went to middle school together. Right?
Ummm...
Why do you stutter there?
'I'm Yuri. Yuri Hiiragi. Nice to meet you.
Next, another cheerful-looking girl next to me speaks up.
'I'm Ran Miyanaka. Nice to meet you.
What's with this self-introduction parade? I'm here for Shirana.
But I'll just have to ride the wave.
I'm Comet Sakakiki. I'm in the class next door.
'So what are you doing here, comet?'
Shirana asks.
'You belong to the women's soft tennis club, don't you? Aren't they shorthanded or something?'
'Hmmm.'
Shirana is worried. I glanced around the classroom. Apparently, Alina was not there.
'If I had to guess,' she said.
'Oh, anything you say.
'Our club is short on staff. We have to collect the balls during practice, but we use a lot of balls for the number of players, so it takes a long time to collect them and it's not very efficient.
I see. So you want a ball collector.
'Yeah. That's about it.
'May I help you? We offer our labor for free.'
'Oh, you don't mind? It's hard work. I mean, it's not just comets.
We also have one more female employee. She is competent and athletic and I'm sure you'll be pleased with her.
'What's with that tone ......'
'As far as I'm concerned, it would be nice to have a collection person.
Yuri interrupts. You're in the women's soft tennis club, too?
''Oh. So, Ms. Hakuna, do you have a contract?
'Hmmm. It's good, isn't it, Yuri?
'Totally OK. I'd rather welcome you.
'Thanks!
I was elated that I had made a deal. So this is the daily life of a salesman. It's a war of deceit.
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
'Give me some advice on what to do to rehabilitate a foul-mouthed woman, sister.
'Why don't you send her to a girl's school?'
'I assure you. That school will fall apart.
My sister is classified as an active girl. So I asked her if she could give me some good advice from a different point of view.
I said that conversation and communication are important, but I was the only one who could demonstrate both of them after school. If you talk to just me all the time, you'll probably see some improvement, but you'll get used to it and things will get rougher again. I don't want that.
What kind of person is he? I hear you have a bad mouth, but is it really that bad?''
'Oh, yeah. There's a lot of legends. A boy who spoke to me in a friendly manner said to me, 'You're disgusting. Get away from me. I'll throw you in the trash. Maybe you'd be better off in an incinerator. The student who had taken a liking to him was torn to pieces and turned into a slime mold.
'Extreme rejection, that one. Are you okay with that, brother?'
'I'm the kind of person who can't be hurt by words, so I'm fine. I'm the kind of guy who only tells jokes on a regular basis. I've been called trash before, but that's just the beginning. I see my sister's face every time I come home and I recover completely, so theoretically I'm invincible.
'I'll try not to see you too much from now on. I'm afraid it's going to suck all the energy out of me.
My sister sat down on the sofa. As the siblings watched TV together, sending images to their brains in a daze, the younger sister mumbled something in a whisper.
You're not in any club, are you?
That's why I always say 'Welcome home. I've never heard my sister say 'welcome home' ......F**K!'
'Don't mosaic your voice. Why don't you join in on the club activities? You and me. It's a good chance to communicate with people from all walks of life, and it's a great conversation starter. It's a great way to network.'
'That's fine, but I'm not going to join a club. I'm sure I'll be a ghost in three seconds. And even if I start now, I'll have to study for the entrance exam next year. Everything is too late.
I see," he muttered ruefully. It's a good idea, but I can't join the club. The club's activities are too serious. If I were to be exposed to that atmosphere, I'd evaporate instantly. Thanks to my height of 180 centimeters, I have had several invitations to join the sports club, but I have turned them all down. Do not invade my after-school activities. Stop meddling in my affairs. That's all I ask.
I'm sure Alina would howl like a tiger and skewer her opponents if the mood was too serious, but unfortunately I don't have the stomach for that. Let's keep it loose. Peace is best.
Well then, how about helping out with club activities? I often think to myself, "If only I had one more person in my club, it would be more efficient. How about helping with that?
I see. That's a good idea. It would be a good opportunity to make human contact with Alina and not join the club. It would be a benefit to the club by providing labor.
I'll take that. Will there be a copyright fee?
'It's free content, so it's fine.
Let's do this. I'll talk to Dr. Akakusa right away.
Free time during lunch break. After the dinner with Makoto (just eating lunch), I went to the staff room.
'Akakusa-sensei, is this a good time?
'Oh, Comet. What's wrong?
I told Mr. Akakusa in detail about the plan my sister had devised. I sold it to him like a salesman, saying that this would have a positive effect on Alina.
There are a lot of things you don't understand unless you actually do them, but you will definitely learn more by taking action. Reading is important, but I encourage Alina to experience things that cannot be expressed in words.
I think it's a good idea.
'Really?
'Yes. I'm sorry, I know it's hard, but hang in there!
Yes!
I left the staff room satisfied that I had a chance to win.
Now it was just a matter of which clubs needed backup. Without demand, we, the providers, are useless. So we take advantage of the few remaining lunch breaks to do some canvassing.
Back in the classroom, I asked Makoto.
Is there ever a time when there are not enough people in the badminton club?
'Hmmm~. Not really.
'Really?'
''Why?''
'Actually, ......'
I stopped short of spelling out the rest of the words. Watch out, watch out, watch out. Come to think of it, Makoto was one of the girls who confessed her feelings to Alina and got crushed. Makoto confessed to her in the middle of her freshman year of high school. I didn't see it happen, but she missed club activities that day. He was quite disheartened. So I won't mention it. I'm not interested in digging up wounds.
I just asked him if he needed any help. If you don't have anything in particular, it's all right.
'What's the matter, comet? Are you tempted to join a club?''
'No, no. It's just a whim.
I next decided to ask Shirana Namiki, with whom I went to junior high school. Hakuna was in the next class. In other words, she was in the same classroom as Alina.
Every time I think about it, it's strangely frustrating to be in another class. It's hard to get in, or something. With so many students in the school, if you're in a different class, you don't know anyone. So it feels like another world.
You summon up the courage to walk through the door. The unknown opens up instantly. The air is different.
I move my head around in circles looking for Shirana, and I see three girls chatting in a group. I found her, too.
She said, "Shirana, can I talk to you for a minute?
'Ah, comet. What is it?
''What? Shirana's boyfriend? Boyfriend by any chance?''
The girls at my side made a fuss. Shirana denies it desperately, saying 'No, no, no.
What's wrong? It's been a long time since we talked.
'Indeed. I've been having a hard time getting used to my new classmates since we've changed classes.
'Wow, you and Shirana seem to have a pretty good relationship, don't you?
This woman talks a lot.
'I don't have anything to do with Shirana. We went to middle school together. Right?
Ummm...
Why do you stutter there?
'I'm Yuri. Yuri Hiiragi. Nice to meet you.
Next, another cheerful-looking girl next to me speaks up.
'I'm Ran Miyanaka. Nice to meet you.
What's with this self-introduction parade? I'm here for Shirana.
But I'll just have to ride the wave.
I'm Comet Sakakiki. I'm in the class next door.
'So what are you doing here, comet?'
Shirana asks.
'You belong to the women's soft tennis club, don't you? Aren't they shorthanded or something?'
'Hmmm.'
Shirana is worried. I glanced around the classroom. Apparently, Alina was not there.
'If I had to guess,' she said.
'Oh, anything you say.
'Our club is short on staff. We have to collect the balls during practice, but we use a lot of balls for the number of players, so it takes a long time to collect them and it's not very efficient.
I see. So you want a ball collector.
'Yeah. That's about it.
'May I help you? We offer our labor for free.'
'Oh, you don't mind? It's hard work. I mean, it's not just comets.
We also have one more female employee. She is competent and athletic and I'm sure you'll be pleased with her.
'What's with that tone ......'
'As far as I'm concerned, it would be nice to have a collection person.
Yuri interrupts. You're in the women's soft tennis club, too?
''Oh. So, Ms. Hakuna, do you have a contract?
'Hmmm. It's good, isn't it, Yuri?
'Totally OK. I'd rather welcome you.
'Thanks!
I was elated that I had made a deal. So this is the daily life of a salesman. It's a war of deceit.
'Give me some advice on what to do to rehabilitate a foul-mouthed woman, sister.'Why don't you send her to a girl's school?''I assure you. That school will fall apart.My sister is classified as an active girl. So I asked her if she could give me some good advice from a different point of view.I said that conversation and communication are important, but I was the only one who could demonstrate both of them after school. If you talk to just me all the time, you'll probably see some improvement, but you'll get used to it and things will get rougher again. I don't want that.What kind of person is he? I hear you have a bad mouth, but is it really that bad?'''Oh, yeah. There's a lot of legends. A boy who spoke to me in a friendly manner said to me, 'You're disgusting. Get away from me. I'll throw you in the trash. Maybe you'd be better off in an incinerator. The student who had taken a liking to him was torn to pieces and turned into a slime mold.'Extreme rejection, that one. Are you okay with that, brother?''I'm the kind of person who can't be hurt by words, so I'm fine. I'm the kind of guy who only tells jokes on a regular basis. I've been called trash before, but that's just the beginning. I see my sister's face every time I come home and I recover completely, so theoretically I'm invincible.'I'll try not to see you too much from now on. I'm afraid it's going to suck all the energy out of me.My sister sat down on the sofa. As the siblings watched TV together, sending images to their brains in a daze, the younger sister mumbled something in a whisper.You're not in any club, are you?That's why I always say 'Welcome home. I've never heard my sister say 'welcome home' ......F**K!''Don't mosaic your voice. Why don't you join in on the club activities? You and me. It's a good chance to communicate with people from all walks of life, and it's a great conversation starter. It's a great way to network.''That's fine, but I'm not going to join a club. I'm sure I'll be a ghost in three seconds. And even if I start now, I'll have to study for the entrance exam next year. Everything is too late.I see," he muttered ruefully. It's a good idea, but I can't join the club. The club's activities are too serious. If I were to be exposed to that atmosphere, I'd evaporate instantly. Thanks to my height of 180 centimeters, I have had several invitations to join the sports club, but I have turned them all down. Do not invade my after-school activities. Stop meddling in my affairs. That's all I ask.I'm sure Alina would howl like a tiger and skewer her opponents if the mood was too serious, but unfortunately I don't have the stomach for that. Let's keep it loose. Peace is best.Well then, how about helping out with club activities? I often think to myself, "If only I had one more person in my club, it would be more efficient. How about helping with that?I see. That's a good idea. It would be a good opportunity to make human contact with Alina and not join the club. It would be a benefit to the club by providing labor.I'll take that. Will there be a copyright fee?'It's free content, so it's fine.Let's do this. I'll talk to Dr. Akakusa right away.Free time during lunch break. After the dinner with Makoto just eating lunch, I went to the staff room.'Akakusa-sensei, is this a good time?'Oh, Comet. What's wrong?I told Mr. Akakusa in detail about the plan my sister had devised. I sold it to him like a salesman, saying that this would have a positive effect on Alina.There are a lot of things you don't understand unless you actually do them, but you will definitely learn more by taking action. Reading is important, but I encourage Alina to experience things that cannot be expressed in words.I think it's a good idea.'Really?'Yes. I'm sorry, I know it's hard, but hang in there!Yes!I left the staff room satisfied that I had a chance to win.Now it was just a matter of which clubs needed backup. Without demand, we, the providers, are useless. So we take advantage of the few remaining lunch breaks to do some canvassing.Back in the classroom, I asked Makoto.Is there ever a time when there are not enough people in the badminton club?'Hmmm~. Not really.'Really?'''Why?'''Actually, ......'I stopped short of spelling out the rest of the words. Watch out, watch out, watch out. Come to think of it, Makoto was one of the girls who confessed her feelings to Alina and got crushed. Makoto confessed to her in the middle of her freshman year of high school. I didn't see it happen, but she missed club activities that day. He was quite disheartened. So I won't mention it. I'm not interested in digging up wounds.I just asked him if he needed any help. If you don't have anything in particular, it's all right.'What's the matter, comet? Are you tempted to join a club?'''No, no. It's just a whim.I next decided to ask Shirana Namiki, with whom I went to junior high school. Hakuna was in the next class. In other words, she was in the same classroom as Alina.Every time I think about it, it's strangely frustrating to be in another class. It's hard to get in, or something. With so many students in the school, if you're in a different class, you don't know anyone. So it feels like another world.You summon up the courage to walk through the door. The unknown opens up instantly. The air is different.I move my head around in circles looking for Shirana, and I see three girls chatting in a group. I found her, too.She said, "Shirana, can I talk to you for a minute?'Ah, comet. What is it?''What? Shirana's boyfriend? Boyfriend by any chance?''The girls at my side made a fuss. Shirana denies it desperately, saying 'No, no, no.What's wrong? It's been a long time since we talked.'Indeed. I've been having a hard time getting used to my new classmates since we've changed classes.'Wow, you and Shirana seem to have a pretty good relationship, don't you?This woman talks a lot.'I don't have anything to do with Shirana. We went to middle school together. Right?Ummm...Why do you stutter there?'I'm Yuri. Yuri Hiiragi. Nice to meet you.Next, another cheerful-looking girl next to me speaks up.'I'm Ran Miyanaka. Nice to meet you.What's with this self-introduction parade? I'm here for Shirana.But I'll just have to ride the wave.I'm Comet Sakakiki. I'm in the class next door.'So what are you doing here, comet?'Shirana asks.'You belong to the women's soft tennis club, don't you? Aren't they shorthanded or something?''Hmmm.'Shirana is worried. I glanced around the classroom. Apparently, Alina was not there.'If I had to guess,' she said.'Oh, anything you say.'Our club is short on staff. We have to collect the balls during practice, but we use a lot of balls for the number of players, so it takes a long time to collect them and it's not very efficient.I see. So you want a ball collector.'Yeah. That's about it.'May I help you? We offer our labor for free.''Oh, you don't mind? It's hard work. I mean, it's not just comets.We also have one more female employee. She is competent and athletic and I'm sure you'll be pleased with her.'What's with that tone ......''As far as I'm concerned, it would be nice to have a collection person.Yuri interrupts. You're in the women's soft tennis club, too?''Oh. So, Ms. Hakuna, do you have a contract?'Hmmm. It's good, isn't it, Yuri?'Totally OK. I'd rather welcome you.'Thanks!I was elated that I had made a deal. So this is the daily life of a salesman. It's a war of deceit.
