CH 133

‘Summer Vacation’

It is the longest vacation for students, and at the same time, it is a battle with yourself.

The seemingly endless number of hours and days spurred students on, and there was no end to the number of people who played all day, until the sun went down until they were finally overwhelmed with the assignments.

This is a bonus period, so to speak, it comes once a year and yet this endgame is repeated every fuckin’ time.

If you say they are incapable of learning, then that’s it.

But we all think

“I’ll just start tomorrow.”

As a result, the end of the summer vacation will be excruciating.

This has been the rule in my life so far, and I knew this year would be no exception.

I don’t think any student would want to do the assignments for fun.

My plan is to spend the earlier part of the summer vacation at home, the middle part at home, and the last part at home. Yeah that’s the way to go.

As long as the assignments are completed by the last day, there shouldn’t be any problems.

So, the summer vacation has started and I was supposed to be reading in my air-conditioned room.

Yeah, I was supposed to be reading……

“So, I guess it’s Shinra’s turn now.”

A voice called out to me as if to make me feel more focused.

I stood up from the chair I was sitting in and turned my attention to the manuscript in my hand as I gathered the attention of the people around me.

There was a full page of handwritten text, down to the last line.

From the beginning of the manuscript, I read it out loud without a trace of motivation.

“Independent Research Project: ‘For group psychology of students.'”

About the group psychology of students…

Shinra Minato, 2nd year Class – 3

The group psychology of students has a huge impact on modern society.

It does not matter if it is in real life or online.

Students tend to loosen their self-control and take actions that they would never take alone if they were in a group rather than individually.

This includes violating school rules, and behaving outside of school.

Whenever something causes a dramatic boom among students, there is always some group psychology involved.

The problem arises because we are a group, not an individual. In other words, if we were alone, there would be no problem.

If you are an individual, it is your own problem and will not cause as much damage or annoyance as if you were a group.

However, it is also true that today there is a tendency to think primarily in terms of group behavior and respect for group opinions.

This is both right and wrong when it comes to decision-making.

It’s not enough to just get along with everyone and think about everything, but it’s also important to establish a sense of self-identity while you’re still a student.

“That’s enough, that’s enough, Shinra… Don’t say anything anymore.”

“…But …we’re still in the early parts of the report.”

President put her hands on her temples and muttered, as if to suppress a headache.

Other than the president, the rest of the student council, including Shizuku and Kirasaka, all looked reluctant.

Oh! I guess I’ve found one of the worldly truths again…

I puffed out my chest a little and waited for the words from the president.

“You’ll do the report again.”

“Wh…at…?”

This is a serious matter.

This was my masterpiece of the Independent research, but I never expected to have to redo it just because of the first sentence…

What the hell have I been spending my time on?

The time spent to finish writing this was about… ten minutes.

“It’s… summer vacation, but it was a good idea to call everyone.”

“Haha …I’ll help too, let’s work on it.”

President leaned back on her chair and let out a sigh, and Koizumi instantly went to follow her.

Koizumi’s comforting gaze pierced my heart, which was as fragile as glass.

I don’t want your pity!

What I want is a break.

I put the manuscript on my desk, which was rejected as soon as it was read, and tried to remember why I’m in this situation.

We were summoned to the student council room at the beginning of the summer vacation and we worked together to finish our assignments.

It all started in the afternoon on the first day of the summer vacation.

While I was relaxing in the living room, I heard a rare electronic sound from my phone that hadn’t been changed from the default one.

The screen showed the president’s number, and unfortunately I picked it up.

Without any introduction, she just started speaking.

“Every year, the student council finishes their assignments quickly and starts preparing for the second semester.”

“Honored master, is that true…?”

Without even a single punctuation mark, she stated her business in a one-sided manner, forcefully and without question.

After that, she told me what time I was scheduled to arrive and what luggage I should prepare, and ordered me to wait at the entrance of my house for her to pick me up.

A few options flashed through my mind.

Ignore it as if nothing had happened, genuinely refuse, or do as she says.

The conference in my brain also took a few seconds to make the decision.

The conclusion was… even if I refused, I would be forced to go.

After reluctantly completing the preparations and standing in front of the front door for about five minutes, a pickup car pulled up in front of the Shinra household as informed by the president.

It was a long, black car with a well-established image of a celebrity’s car.

I didn’t need to say anything to know that this was definitely the Kirasaka family’s car.

I know it! It’s called a limousine, right?

The back seat’s window was smoked black, and although I couldn’t see Kirasaka herself, I knew immediately that she was also involved in this plan.　

At that moment, my body reacted faster than I could think.

I tried to run away from the entrance like a rabbit, but there was another familiar face behind me, restraining my body.

But the perfect ultimate beautiful girl, Kanzaki Shizuku, caught Minato.

She did it!

…What the heck am I even talking about?

It seems that this compulsory study session has caused a bit of brain damage.

To put it simply, the president called me and told me that there would be a study session to finish the assignment.

It will be for three days.

We were to teach each other what we didn’t understand and finish the assignments as soon as possible to prepare for the second semester.

For the student council, summer vacation is like working on a holiday.

We have to start preparing for many of the events coming up in the second semester.

Since I am also a member of the student council, I couldn’t help it.

I followed the president’s instructions, finished my preparations, and was waiting outside when a car that seemed to belong to the Kirasaka family stopped in front of my house.

I tried to run away, but Shizuku, who suddenly appeared, was actually a member of the president’s group caught me.

And so began the hellish days of staying overnight to finish assignments in an empty school building during summer vacation.

“How did this even happen……?”

I blurted out, but no answer came back.

There were sounds of pencils clicking, clock ticking, and the figures of Shizuku and Kirasaka humming happily behind me as they watched me from behind.

“Don’t you two have to do your assignment?”

“We’re done!”

“We can finish that in a day.”

…You extraordinary bunch.

Those sarcastic words were all that swirled in my mind.