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"I can learn ''so much'' by watching a certain person.  For example, there's nothing as sickening as obstinacy grounded upon selfishness," Daiya says without flinching as he looks straight into Asami's eyes.

"...Are you picking a fight with me?"

"Oh? So you were aware of your self-centered behavior?  Looks like you're beyond hope!"

"Hey...! Watch your mouth...!"<!--EEE: I’m assuming this is supposed to sound casual, and not formal? That is, old version wasn’t erroneous - just stiff…-grrarr-->

I wonder why Daiya has to treat every single person like that...

"Hahaha!  He’s just trying to warn you that hovering over Maria-chan might annoy her!"<!--EEE: were you thinking of transposing “off-putting” here? Alternatively, “annoy her” if “piss her off” seems too vulgar-grrarr--><!-- well, just meant to say that she might be, well, put off, annoyed, disgusted, when someone keeps following her. Piss off works well, but yeah, might be a tad bit too vulgar. -EEE --> Haruaki says, trying to smooth over the conflict. Let’s set aside how successful he is...<!--libedit-grrarr-->

"Shut up!  And stop calling her 'chan,' you dope!" Asami-san roars as Haruaki starts patting her head with an oddly soft smile. "Don't think you can treat me like a child just because I'm short!  And stop touching me!"

However, Haruaki ignores her protests and continues to pat her head.

"Hah... this guy just won't listen..."

"Hell yeah! I won't listen no matter what you say!"

"That's nothing to brag about..."


Suddenly, I notice that someone is staring at those three people. Miyazaki-kun, our class president, is watching them with a sour look.

He shifts his gaze toward me and blankly says: "Always enjoying yourselves, aren't you? Good for you guys."



'''Ryuu Miyazaki''':<br />
The president of Kazuki's class. He is considered to be a reliable and exemplary student.<!--mild improvement, w/ unavoidable meaning drift from implied “person” to explicit “student”- can tweak more if meaning drift is excessive-grrarr-->


'''Daiya Oomine''':<br />
An unrestrained and volatile friend of Kazuki's who has silver-dyed hair and several piercings. He is shrewd and can be depended on in a pinch. He and Kokone Kirino are childhood friends.<!--libedit-grrarr-->


'''Haruaki Usui''':<br />
A cheerful but frivolous baseball ace. In spite of his playful nature, he can get very worked up when it comes to his friends.


'''Riko Asami''':<br />
One of Maria Otonashi's numerous fans that have emerged after the entrance ceremony. She is stubborn but cheerful.<!-- I don't have her in mind as very cheerful, though... --><!--yeah, no kidding- captioning fail on part of original JP magazine staff? It’s like those back cover blurbs for books that are totally off/demonstrate that someone at the publisher’s totally dropped the ball. Or…irony? :P-grrarr--><!-- That's why I never read the outlines on the back! HAHA...haha... Anyway, who knows, maybe she's a happy girl between the lines, when she's alone with Maria? -EEE  --><!--Hah...you have a ... charitable interpretation there, I think :P -grrarr-->