OreShura: Volume 3 Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Master of Love laughing out loud Mayhem

At the end of the third day of summer cram school.

After the fifth 90-minute lecture, I was exhausted. Since Chiwa was eating out with her parents today, it would be cumbersome to prepare food for just one person. As a result, I was thinking about going to some place to eat out.

As I sat in my seat wondering where to eat, surrounded by files of people leaving the classroom, Kaoru and Fuyuumi approached me to say something.

"Eita, do you have time to wait a minute?"

"I do. I was thinking about eating somewhere and then go home."

"Really! That’s perfect A-chan."

Kaoru elbowed Fuyuumi, who stood next to him.

Fuyuumi was in a daze, as she said:

"What’s perfect?"

"Hey, didn’t we just agree that we were going to eat and then go home?"

"That’s the first time I heard that?"

Kaoru’s smile was frozen.

Then he suddenly lowered his voice, leaned his face so close to Fuyuumi, their foreheads almost stuck together, and then said:

"Eita said it!? We should go along with him. You don’t think this is a good opportunity?"

"Ah! R-Right!"

Fuyuumi nodded, flustered.

He then straightened, faced me and said:

"A-anyways! We’ll come with you!"

"......Wow, sounds like fun-"

Well that was fine, since the more there is the merrier.

And yesterday, Masuzu told me to confirm ｢whether Fuyuumi had a boyfriend｣. So I had to take care of that, too.

The three of us left the classroom side by side.

As we walked through the corridors, I could immediately feel the eyes of other lecture students on us. The girls looked at Kaoru, while the boys looked at Fuyuumi, as they were both cool and beautiful. I even heard someone say, ｢They’re so well matched—｣. Incidentally, I also heard some other voice say, ｢Who’s that failure on the side?｣ ｢He’s ruining the picture. I wish he got out of the way｣. They were such noisy idiots!

We walked into a family restaurant near the cram school. Maybe because it was still rather early, the restaurant was not very crowded. We ordered our own meals + large fries that everyone could share. Then we went to the soda fountain to get our drinks. These were typical actions high school students made in family restaurants.

"I’ve always wanted to ask you this."

I asked Fuyuumi, who sat across from me. We were sitting in a four-seat box table.

"Why do you always wear your uniform?"

"Isn’t it written in the school rules that ｢a student must wear their uniform when they go out｣?"

"Not even half of the students follow that rule."

Of course, Kaoru and I were wearing regular clothes.

"Does the disciplinary committee even regulate these kinds of things?"

"Of course not, since we’re outside of the school."

"So you don’t have to follow the school rules so strictly. Why don’t you wear regular clothes?"

When Fuyuumi heard this, she whispered, her body slightly shaking:

"Y-you won’t look down on me, and think I’m a bad student?"

"No, you’re only not wearing your uniform."

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

"......Really? I guess so."

Fuyuumi seemed to have a happy smile.

But to mention it, I remembered that she doesn’t bring her cellphone to school. While it’s definitely a violation of school rules, isn’t it OK to just turn off your phone during class?

"So when you go on dates, do you wear your uniform?"

"Date?"

Fuyuumi blankly repeated what I said.

"Ah, you know, your college boyfriend named Michel? Do you wear your uniform when you go on dates with him?"

"..................Ah! T-that! That kind of date!"

What do you mean by that kind of date? Are there other kinds of dates?

"Eita, to be honest about this matter."

Kaoru, who sat next me, interrupted seriously:

"There’s a little misunderstanding about this. It’s better to clarify this, right? A-chan."

"......I know."

Fuyuumi swallowed her saliva, and stared at my face.

"In fact, about that, Michel thing......"

What was it? If she wanted to talk about her boyfriend, it was a big help for me.

"M-Michel, in fact, that...... Honestly—"

—Honestly, what?

I turned around to the voice behind me, and found Chiwa standing there with her arms folded. She looked rather dressed up, like she was going out.

"Chiwa, why are you here? Aren’t you eating with your parents today?"

"Ah, we’ll be going to a steakhouse in a bit. But I just happened to see Ei-kun and you all here."

I looked out the window, and saw Chiwa’s parents smiling and waving at me. I hurriedly waved hello.

Chiwa’s eyes were filled with suspicion as she stared at Fuyuumi, and said:

"So, honestly what? Michel is actually a lie, right?"

"T-This......"

Fuyuumi bowed full of embarrassment.

I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her:

"Hey, Chiwa, don’t do that. If you’re that overbearing, you won’t let her say anything."

"Is Ei-kun siding with the disciplinary committee? We, the Society of Young Maidens, are her victim."

"This is totally different than that. And more importantly, look at her."

I said, pointing at Fuyuumi’s clothes.

"Even in the summer, she still follows the school rules and wears her uniform? There’s no one as honest and straightforward as she is, so she honestly wouldn’t lie like that."

I said again what I told Masuzu last night, and Fuyuumi immediately began to quiver with her head lowered.

"Really~? Are you sure she didn’t try to lie and flaunt herself because Natsukawa and I were interrogating her?"

"People who try to lie and flaunt themselves don’t have any other qualities to be proud of. Fuyuumi’s grades are at the top, and is an admirable disciplinary committee member, so there’s not reason for her to lie—right? Fuyuumi."

When Fuyuumi heard this, her body suddenly stopped trembling.

Under Chiwa and my eyes, Fuyuumi slowly raised her head and said:

"T-That’s it! As number three in the school and a disciplinary committee member, I am honest. It’s impossible for me to get carried with lying a flaunting myself like an pleased empty-headed stupid woman? Women who spray those kinds of lies are the worse! I-I-I-I-I-It be better to die—!"

"......"

Uh, I didn’t say it to that extent.

Kaoru pulled on Fuyuumi’s arm and said:

"O-Okay A-Chan, that’s enough."

"It doesn’t matter! I’m the only guy who definitely won’t lose!"

Pressed by Fuyuumi’s excitement, Chiwa backed up and said:

"T-Then what were you about to say?"

"You’re still asking about that?! I was about to say Michel are I are ~ really ~ in ~ love! In August he’ll come home, so we already planned a load of dates for then!"

Fuyuumi took advantage of the moment and slowly approached Chiwa. At this moment, a new figure approached Fuyuumi from behind.

—Would appreciate more details.

Even on such a hot day, Hime’s poker face wasn’t any different. As she blankly stood there, she looked dressed like a real princess with a luxuriously ornamented blouse and a matching black skirt.

"Hime, why are you here?"

"I was exploring point YBK when I felt a ｢Dragon Aura｣ (DRAGONIC AURA), and then I noticed Eita. Hug me tight, okay?"

"Ah, next time."

"What a pity...... okay."

Hime’s attention tuned to the dazed Fuyuumi:

"I am very interested in hearing about Michel."

"Ah?"

"I still do not understand the things of this world, so I want to absorb all sorts of experiences from knowledgeable modern-day people like you."

Fuyuumi opened her mouth wide, stiff.

"Wait Hime, where did you hear that from?"

"Yesterday President sent me a text message. She said Fuyuumi Ai was very experienced in love, so she is the essence of best talent to learn how to become ｢popular｣ from."

So it was Masuzu who encouraged this?

I don’t know why Masuzu started to use clever language to deceive Hime recently. Originally she it was a plot to shake up Fuyuumi?

Hime pulled Fuyuumi’s hands, stared earnestly at her, and said:

"Please, Master."

"M-master?"

Fuyuumi cried out loud.

Then she looked at me wildly for help—Ahh, when you look at me, it’s also very troublesome—when Hime becomes like that, no one can stop her.

Caught in Hime’s longing eyes and freed from Chiwa’s suspicious glare, Fuyuumi crashed open with wild laughs.

"He! Hehehehehehe! Hehehehehehehe! Okay, let me teach you!"

"Hey! A-chan? Stop it!"

Fuyuumi ignored Kaoru’s warning and began to speak:

"L-Lets talk about the subject of dates. I often wear a white dress! He seems to like pure and cute clothes—boys really like girly clothes that feel ｢a little exagerated｣! That being said, wearing ribbons and such to dates, is on the other hand ｢too childish｣!

Hime tugged on Fuyuumi’s uniform:

"I learned a lot, can I ask you more?"

"Sure! What do you want to ask?"

"How long have you known ｢Michel｣?"

"Uh, uh...... t-two years? No, half a year? No, about a year or so."

"How did you meet that college student?"

"When he was my middle school tutor…… no, it was fate. When he confessed to me, I was very astonished, but at the time I was single."

"So you went out with someone even before that?"

"Looking back, Michelle is my third one. All of them confessed to me! Actaully, I’m even more popular than Natsukawa Masuzu—!"

Hime was fascinated by Fuyuumi’s big talk, and she kept whispering ｢Amazing, Master｣. So……. this is cool? As an anti-love, I cannot understand this.

Chiwa very unwilling bit her lower lip silent. Faced with such specific details, there was nothing to say. It was unreasonable to call it ｢provisional lies｣.

The final outcome of this matter seemed to be an error in judgment of Masuzu.

"Right, Kaoru, are you okay? Sleepy?

I looked to my side, and noticed Kaoru’s ｢head｣ down on the table.

"......Ah, nothing."

"Is it because cram school classes are tiring?"

"No, just re-learning that ｢girls are such troublesome creatures｣."

After Kaoru said such a profound but incomprehensive line, he sighed a long breath.

Then Hime firmly gripped Fuyuumi’s hand and said:

"From now on, let me call you ｢Love Master｣. "

"Ahhahahahahahahaha! Master is fine. Everything is fine! Call me whatever you like!"

Fuyuumi’s laughing sound was so extreme that it caused the neighboring guests to look back, but I still don’t know why her face looked as if she were crying.

♦

Chiwa left with her parents, and Hime left after saying, ｢A new ｢wind｣ is calling me｣. In the end, only Kaoru, Fuyuumi, and I were left.

Fuyuumi, who seemed exhausted and distracted witless, was silently munching on baked unions. Kaoru and I were unable to start a conversation, and we ended our dinner after there was no decent dialogue.

"Then, Fuyuumi, Kaoru, see you tomorrow."

"Ah...... goodbye."

"Goodbye Eita......"

Fuyuumi looked as if she were able to about to die, and didn’t say a thing. I didn’t know why even Kaoru seemed to have no energy.

"Rest up, you two. Tomorrow there are still some very difficult classes waiting for us."

When I said this and was about to leave, Fuyuumi stopped me.

"Hey, I want to ask you one thing."

I looked back and saw Fuyuumi’s intense look, and said:

"When Kidou-kun heard that I had a boyfriend, what did you think?"

"What did I think?"

I couldn’t understand meaning of her question, and tilted my head puzzled. Fuyuumi gave an aaah and sigh, and said:

"Sorry, nothing. You can forget about it."

"......?"

Accompanied by Kaoru, Fuyuumi hurried turned back.

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