Editing Tasogare-iro no Uta Tsukai:Volume3 1st Play (section)

=== Part 2 ===


200 meters in straight in front of Tremia Academy's main gate was a huge lawn that spread out.  There was a small white fountain in front of the benches for resting that looked pretty against the green.  Whether during lunch break or holiday, regardless of season, it was a popular place with the students.

Sitting down sluggishly on the green carpet, Mio's hair fluttered in the gentle breeze.

Kluele looked at her and multiple students surrounding her who were exchanging were going back.
She absentmindedly watched the back and forth exchange between Mio and the student's surrounding her.  

"Yes, this is 『Language Analysis』right?  It starts on page 20 of the Serafeno Musical Language publication.  And, umm this is 『Catalyst Epistemology』isn't it?  The deductive inquiry is closer to the end."

Mio pulled one massive notebook after another from her bag and placed them on the lawn.

『Oooh!  You saved us!  Thank you Mio!』

The ones reaching out their hands as if jumping at the notes were the tall black haired girl and the suntanned boyish girl.

"Oh my! Benevolent Mio-sama!  If Mio wasn't here we'd be at the point our school credits would be destroyed.  But, looking at these notebooks there's about half of it that I don't understand."

Staring at the notes with a tortured expression, the suntanned girl ーー Ada in a serious sort of way stuck out her chest.

"Noーthat was dangerous.  I'll treat you to something in the cafeteria as thanks."

While Ada murmured and nodded, the tall black haired girl lively struck Mio's  shoulder.  This person was Serges.  Ada was a {{Furigana|Arzus|White}} major and Serges was a {{Furigana|Surisuz|Yellow}} major.  They were school friends in the same class as Kluele who studied together.


"Really?  I think a parfait would be nice!"

Her grinning face brightened.

"Ah, err Mio-san"

The young boy, who had been watching intently the whole time, spoke in a subdued voice.  A boy with night colored hair and night colored eyesーーNeight Yehlemihas.  
He transferred into this high school at the age of 13 instead of the usual 16.  A boy studying the heretical night colored recitations.

His overall impression was very young, with regards to recitations his attitude was straightforward to the degree it could be called pure white.  Kluele thought at times that it was dazzling.

"Will you please look at this?"

Hugging his notebook tightly. he stared at the girl in front of him in a petitioning way.

"Aah, Neight-kun has a history report don't you.  Sure I'll take a look, so lend me your notebook for a moment."

"Ye-, yes.  Thank you very much.  This is my first report after all."

"It's fine it's fine.  Leaving that aside, Neight-kun eat some candy～, I bought way too much."

While she was saying so, Mio was stuffing her face with the candy spread widely atop the plaza.

......Mio, you are such a kid.

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Having taken a look at the situation, Kluele stealthily wiped the sweat from shock.

Mio, what a terrifying child you are.

Without neglecting her own major's lectures, in her spare time she would complete the other major's homework.   She received perfect scores in all of the general recitation fields which of course including her own major 『{{Furigana|Beorc|Green}}』.  Being that studying and reading were hobbies she didn't shy away from, her knowledge of  theory was by no means half-assed.

Even with regards to Neight's report it was so.  Without giving her candy eating hand a rest, her eyes moved with incredible vigor pursuing line after line of words.  Furthermore her expression was consistently smiling in admiration.

"Neight-kun, it would probably be best if you fixed this expression a bit～."

"Eh...  Ah, that's true!  You're right, I'll go fix it.

ーーGeez, she's an oddball who's gone beyond amazing. 

Kluele watched the exchange with tepid eyes.

"By the way, Kluele?"

Ada poked her shoulder with her fingertip.

"Hmm, what's up?"

"No, I was just wondering during summer vacation what did you do after we all returned home?"

……She was startled..

Similar to her, before her eyes Neight's movements stopped. 

"Me?  I went home as well."

While giving a sidelong look at his movements, Kluele tried to keep her facial expression as calm as possible.

"But why do you ask?"

Thereupon Ada's carefree voice rose in laughter.

"Ahaha, is that so.  Nah because it's Kluele, Serges thought maybe you spent the whole time with Chibi-kun.  So I made a bet with her.

"Eeh....  ah, errーー"

The night colored boy panicked but before he could say anything.

"No way.  As you'd expect even I have one or two things to do during summer vacation."

With a wry smile and a wave of her hands, Kluele shook her head.

Noticing Neight's gaze like he wanted to say something, she stealthily winked.

ーーMatter of fact it was precisely that 'no way'.

After the Fidellia summer supplementary classes were over , Ada and the other friends returned home.

Afterwards she who was left behind and Neight who couldn't return home spent the whole time practicing recitations together.

''"Ah, but what happened here during summer vacation is a secret.  That includes Mio and Ada you know."''

''"...Ye, yes"''

If their class friends found out, there would be needless rumors floating about.  If the teachers knew about it they'd probably be called to the staff room on the issue of public morals and the like.  Anticipating those sorts of things, ''"Kluele returned to her hometown"'' was the story the two had put together before hand.

"Ada as well, you are quite suntanned again.  Did you go to the ocean again ?

"Noo,  I practiced the spear with my dad all day long.  I didn't even have time to get a boyfriend."

Dejected, Ada flapped her hands.

"That old man, he hustled strangely in a way unsuitable for his age.  'The way I hold my spear is bad.  To begin with repairing the spear is bad.'  Saying these things he lectured me at every opportunity"

As if she was completely exhausted, she hung her head dejectedly.

At the same time a familiar voice flowed out from the school building's speakers.

'''"ーーWill the student called out please come urgently to the headmaster's room.ーー"'''

...Huh?  They are calling out a student during summer vacation?

Kluele tilted her head inside her heart at the sudden broadcast echoing out.

"Say this is our homeroom teacher Kate-sensei isn't it?

This was Mio with her usual absent minded expression.

'''"ーーFirst year, 『{{Furigana|Keinez|Red}}』Major, Kluele Sophi Netーー"'''

'''"ーーWould the student who's name was just called please urgently come to the headmaster's room.  I repeatーー"'''

......Eh?  Me?

Did I mishear?  For a moment I doubted my own ears.

"The one called out just now, that was Kluele-san right?"

Flabbergasted, Neight looked up at me.  In that case as expected, I didn't mishear it.

"First year student 『{{Furigana|Keinez|Red}}』major, on top of being called out by Kate-sensei....  Hmmm, that's just like Kululu."

Mio inclined her head nonchalantly.

"But I, I can't remember anything that would get me called to the headmaster's room."

"Kululu, did you something bad?"

……Mio.  That's disrespectful.

Being the number one late to class?  No that's ridiculous.  I've never heard of someone being called to the headmaster's room for that degree of offence.

"..... Give up Kluele"

A hand slapped onto her shoulder.

Turning her head, Serges was there and, seemingly on purpose, there were tears in her eyes.

"I don't know what kind evil deeds you've done but, be at peace.  No matter what kind of evil path your are steeped in, we are your friends.  Thereforeーー"

"……Therefore?"

"Therefore, right here obediently accept your fate of dropping out of school"

"Don't say such an ill-omened thing!"

"Ouch!"

Kluele clenched her fist and hit the girl's head with a thump.

Good grief.  To say I did something bad....  At the most it should be that I was the #1 being late to class.  Well, my final exam grades weren't that good either though.

But other than that I don't know.  I haven't done anything wrong after all.

"……Aa～ah, even though my mood hasn't improved I'll be back."

"Yes.  Gather your bones."

....Neight, I don't know who or where you picked that up from but, that's somewhat wrong you know.

Though if I remember there were two problem children smiling as he said those words.

"Serges, Ada. you've been indoctrinating Neight with weird sayings haven't you."

『Eh, uh, we haven't done anything you know?  Right?』

The two trembled excessively.  Just as I thought, it was those two huh.

ーーWhy again weren't these two called instead of me?

Accompanied by a sigh, Kluele walked towards the headmaster's room.