Chapter 108: The Promised Self Introduction
When I opened the sliding door of the classroom with a rattle, all the students who were already there looked at us at once. One of them was my best friend and his girlfriend, who noticed us and waved at us.
“Good morning, Yuya. We’re in the same class again, aren’t we?”
“Good morning, Shinji. Good to see you again this year.”
We greeted each other as usual and I took a seat behind Shinji. While it was the same lineup as last year, it was quite a relief.
“Good morning, Yoshi! Did your meotoppuru niveau power up after the break? I thought I was going to get diabetes just looking at you!”
Otsuki-san, who was sitting next to Shinji, spoke to me with a goofy smile and tapped me on the shoulder with a bash. I’m not sure if it was because I’m weak or because I didn’t know how to take it easy, but it hurt.
“Good morning, Akiho-chan. Yuya-kun looks like he’s in a lot of pain, so please try to treat him in moderation, okay?”
Kaede smiled at Otsuki-san as she placed her luggage on the seat to the left of me, as if this was normal.
“Good morning, Kaede-chan! I didn’t think it was possible for all five of us to be in the same class, isn’t this a miracle!”
“—I would have preferred another class if I could, but I guess that’s just the way it is. I look forward to working with you for the next year, Yoshizumi.”
It was Nikaido who came up to us, saying. She must have gone to the restroom or something and was just coming back. She took a seat right next to me as if it was natural.
“I really wanted to sit far away from you, but Otsuki-san called me. I’ll just sit here. But since the one to your left is a special seat for Hitotsuba-san, I’ll just stick with this one.”
“? How come the one to the left of me is a special seat?”
“Eh, you don’t know that? Because if you sit on the left—”
“STOOOOPP!! No more of that, Nikaido-san! Yuya-kun, don’t worry about it! It’s all fine!”
I’m rather curious about it because I have already been told halfway through. I really would like to know, because I was sure there was a good reason for Kaede’s blushing and panicked attempt at stopping me, but she wouldn’t tell me because she’s crossing her fingers in front of her mouth and making an X mark.
“It’s okay, Yoshizumi. I’m sure you’ll find out why soon enough. I can’t wait to see how you’ll react when you do.”
Nikaido had a grinning expression on her face, as if she could peer into the future. Kaede sat in her seat and plopped down on her desk. Shinji and Ootsuki-san shrugged their shoulders as if to say, ‘Good grief’. I feel like I’m the only one left behind. I mean, does Shinji even know?
“Me? Of course I know, but? I rather wonder why Yuya doesn’t know, you know?”
“No, Shin-kun. You can’t talk like that. Yoshi is quite insensitive in that regard. Have you already forgotten what happened on the bus at the extracurricular camp?”
I feel like Shinji made fun of me, but I’m more concerned about what Otsuki-san said! What the heck was going on in the bus during the extracurricular camp? What the h**l were you all doing?
“Oh… Yoshi. Sometimes it’s better to keep things a secret, you know. Yeah, I mean, you didn’t hear what I just said.”
Can I!? Hey, Shinji! Don’t try to cover it up by smiling bitterly and scrunching your cheeks! Look at me and tell me everything!
“Ahaha… I don’t think I can tell you, no matter how much Yuya asks. Ahahahaha…”
All right, then, it’s war. I’ll do whatever it takes to get him to talk, so be prepared. For starters, I’ll attack Shinji’s weak point, his armpit. I’ll enjoy the h**l out of it!
Just as I leaned forward to put my interrogation strategy into action, the classroom door opened and the homeroom teacher came in. He was small in stature, but muscular and strong. The teacher was also in charge of physical education, his name was Fujimoto Takashi. He must have been the advisor of the track and field team, the only athletic club at Meiwadai High School that regularly competes in national championships. He was a student-oriented teacher with a good reputation.
“I’m Fujimoto, and I’ll be your homeroom teacher for one year from today. It’s nice to meet you. I’m sorry to be so quick, but I’m going to have to ask you to do a brief introduction. I know we’ve met in class already, but I’d like to get to know you better.”
The students said, ‘Yes!’ This was the usual response to the homeroom teacher’s request for self-introduction. And the order was usually in the order of the list of names, but today it was not so easy because everyone was sitting where they wanted. So what was the criteria for selection?
“Right… okay! Let’s start with Yoshizumi-kun, whose eyes just met mine!”
“—Okay.”
I see. I hurriedly looked away, thinking that would happen, but it seems that he knew exactly what I was doing. I let out a sigh and slowly stood up. Then Kaede, who had recovered before I knew it, called out to me in a whisper.
“Good luck, Yuya-kun.”
I opened my mouth, encouraged by Kaede’s cheering, clenching her fists and saying, “Fight!
“Well… I’m Yoshizumi Yuya. I am a member of the soccer club. I’m addicted to cooking these days. I look forward to working with you for one year.”
When I finished, I bowed and received a round of applause. Phew. I think I did my job well as the first presenter even though I’ve just said the bare minimum. I was about to sit down, feeling relieved that I was able to finish without a hitch, but then an unexpected bomb went off. The source of the bomb was a female student. I didn’t know her name yet.
“Yes, yes! Here’s a question! To be frank, please tell me how you and Hitotsuba-san got to know each other!”
At that moment. The temperature in the classroom rose sharply. No, why do I have to talk about it here? If it was a wedding like reporters ask celebrities, it would have been fine, but this is just a self-introduction, right? See, everyone’s eyes are now drawn to me because you said something strange.
“Let’s not get into personal questions like that. There are things people don’t want to talk about, things they want to keep between them. Yoshizumi-kun, you can sit down. So, the next one in front of you… will it be Higure-kun? Nice to meet you!”
Fujimoto-sensei’s words dissipated the strange atmosphere, but the girl who asked the question seemed unhappy with her mouth wrinkled. I didn’t really want to be bothered by that kind of person. They were definitely troublesome.
After that, the self-introductions of the entire class were completed without any outstanding questions being asked. How was Kaede? She declared that her favorite thing to do was to be with Yuya-kun. I heard cheers from the girls and whispers of curses from the boys.
“Really, you’re flirting in the open. It’s… refreshing.”
Nikaido’s icy dismay in the seat next to me pierced my heart the most. It’s not my fault, right?
Chapter 108: The Promised Self Introduction
When I opened the sliding door of the classroom with a rattle, all the students who were already there looked at us at once. One of them was my best friend and his girlfriend, who noticed us and waved at us.
“Good morning, Yuya. We’re in the same class again, aren’t we?”
“Good morning, Shinji. Good to see you again this year.”
We greeted each other as usual and I took a seat behind Shinji. While it was the same lineup as last year, it was quite a relief.
“Good morning, Yoshi! Did your meotoppuru niveau power up after the break? I thought I was going to get diabetes just looking at you!”
Otsuki-san, who was sitting next to Shinji, spoke to me with a goofy smile and tapped me on the shoulder with a bash. I’m not sure if it was because I’m weak or because I didn’t know how to take it easy, but it hurt.
“Good morning, Akiho-chan. Yuya-kun looks like he’s in a lot of pain, so please try to treat him in moderation, okay?”
Kaede smiled at Otsuki-san as she placed her luggage on the seat to the left of me, as if this was normal.
“Good morning, Kaede-chan! I didn’t think it was possible for all five of us to be in the same class, isn’t this a miracle!”
“—I would have preferred another class if I could, but I guess that’s just the way it is. I look forward to working with you for the next year, Yoshizumi.”
It was Nikaido who came up to us, saying. She must have gone to the restroom or something and was just coming back. She took a seat right next to me as if it was natural.
“I really wanted to sit far away from you, but Otsuki-san called me. I’ll just sit here. But since the one to your left is a special seat for Hitotsuba-san, I’ll just stick with this one.”
“? How come the one to the left of me is a special seat?”
“Eh, you don’t know that? Because if you sit on the left—”
“STOOOOPP!! No more of that, Nikaido-san! Yuya-kun, don’t worry about it! It’s all fine!”
I’m rather curious about it because I have already been told halfway through. I really would like to know, because I was sure there was a good reason for Kaede’s blushing and panicked attempt at stopping me, but she wouldn’t tell me because she’s crossing her fingers in front of her mouth and making an X mark.
“It’s okay, Yoshizumi. I’m sure you’ll find out why soon enough. I can’t wait to see how you’ll react when you do.”
Nikaido had a grinning expression on her face, as if she could peer into the future. Kaede sat in her seat and plopped down on her desk. Shinji and Ootsuki-san shrugged their shoulders as if to say, ‘Good grief’. I feel like I’m the only one left behind. I mean, does Shinji even know?
“Me? Of course I know, but? I rather wonder why Yuya doesn’t know, you know?”
“No, Shin-kun. You can’t talk like that. Yoshi is quite insensitive in that regard. Have you already forgotten what happened on the bus at the extracurricular camp?”
I feel like Shinji made fun of me, but I’m more concerned about what Otsuki-san said! What the heck was going on in the bus during the extracurricular camp? What the h**l were you all doing?
“Oh… Yoshi. Sometimes it’s better to keep things a secret, you know. Yeah, I mean, you didn’t hear what I just said.”
Can I!? Hey, Shinji! Don’t try to cover it up by smiling bitterly and scrunching your cheeks! Look at me and tell me everything!
“Ahaha… I don’t think I can tell you, no matter how much Yuya asks. Ahahahaha…”
All right, then, it’s war. I’ll do whatever it takes to get him to talk, so be prepared. For starters, I’ll attack Shinji’s weak point, his armpit. I’ll enjoy the h**l out of it!
Just as I leaned forward to put my interrogation strategy into action, the classroom door opened and the homeroom teacher came in. He was small in stature, but muscular and strong. The teacher was also in charge of physical education, his name was Fujimoto Takashi. He must have been the advisor of the track and field team, the only athletic club at Meiwadai High School that regularly competes in national championships. He was a student-oriented teacher with a good reputation.
“I’m Fujimoto, and I’ll be your homeroom teacher for one year from today. It’s nice to meet you. I’m sorry to be so quick, but I’m going to have to ask you to do a brief introduction. I know we’ve met in class already, but I’d like to get to know you better.”
The students said, ‘Yes!’ This was the usual response to the homeroom teacher’s request for self-introduction. And the order was usually in the order of the list of names, but today it was not so easy because everyone was sitting where they wanted. So what was the criteria for selection?
“Right… okay! Let’s start with Yoshizumi-kun, whose eyes just met mine!”
“—Okay.”
I see. I hurriedly looked away, thinking that would happen, but it seems that he knew exactly what I was doing. I let out a sigh and slowly stood up. Then Kaede, who had recovered before I knew it, called out to me in a whisper.
“Good luck, Yuya-kun.”
I opened my mouth, encouraged by Kaede’s cheering, clenching her fists and saying, “Fight!
“Well… I’m Yoshizumi Yuya. I am a member of the soccer club. I’m addicted to cooking these days. I look forward to working with you for one year.”
When I finished, I bowed and received a round of applause. Phew. I think I did my job well as the first presenter even though I’ve just said the bare minimum. I was about to sit down, feeling relieved that I was able to finish without a hitch, but then an unexpected bomb went off. The source of the bomb was a female student. I didn’t know her name yet.
“Yes, yes! Here’s a question! To be frank, please tell me how you and Hitotsuba-san got to know each other!”
At that moment. The temperature in the classroom rose sharply. No, why do I have to talk about it here? If it was a wedding like reporters ask celebrities, it would have been fine, but this is just a self-introduction, right? See, everyone’s eyes are now drawn to me because you said something strange.
“Let’s not get into personal questions like that. There are things people don’t want to talk about, things they want to keep between them. Yoshizumi-kun, you can sit down. So, the next one in front of you… will it be Higure-kun? Nice to meet you!”
Fujimoto-sensei’s words dissipated the strange atmosphere, but the girl who asked the question seemed unhappy with her mouth wrinkled. I didn’t really want to be bothered by that kind of person. They were definitely troublesome.
After that, the self-introductions of the entire class were completed without any outstanding questions being asked. How was Kaede? She declared that her favorite thing to do was to be with Yuya-kun. I heard cheers from the girls and whispers of curses from the boys.
“Really, you’re flirting in the open. It’s… refreshing.”
Nikaido’s icy dismay in the seat next to me pierced my heart the most. It’s not my fault, right?
