CH 13

Then I arrived in front of the staff room. Even if you are an elementary school student, a junior high school, or a high school student, the only thing that remains the same is the tension you feel when you come to the staff room. The proof of this is, me, standing in front of the staff room, dumbfounded.

「Alright!」

I made up my mind and knocked on the door. And then…

「Yes, ah, Saioji-kun, come on! Come in!」

「Eh? Wa, wait!?」

I was pulled by my homeroom teacher to what I thought was her seat.

「I’ll start by introducing myself, okay? I’m Nanami Sakiba, a freshly graduated and freshly appointed teacher! Nice to meet you!」

「Ah, yes, it’s nice to meet you.」

What’s with this person? I don’t think she’s the same person who yesterday said, “Next, I’d like to introduce a new student who will be transferring to this school from this second year” or “Then you can take a seat over there”…

「U, um…」

「Hm? What’s wrong?」

「I, isn’t your character and tone different from yesterday?」

「Aah, I only did that because it made me look cool as a teacher, but the real me is this way.」

「I, I see…」

Yesterday, I secretly thought that you were mature even though you looked young, but I was completely wrong… Women are scary…

「So, the reason I asked you to come here is because you’re a new student, right? I’m new here too, so I don’t know.」

「Ah, yes, that’s right.」

I mean, what is wrong with this school that they let a new graduate be a homeroom teacher? Or maybe she’s just brilliant…? No, I don’t think so… If ‘this’ is so good, then the whole human race is good…

「I’m sorry.」

「Eh, what’s going on?」

I can’t believe I called my teacher ‘this’, even if it was in my head. I’m sorry.

「Well, okay, so? Are you going to join a club or something?」

「Ah, hm…」

Clubs…. Clubs, huh, what should I do? When I was in the first year of high school, I wasn’t in a club. Because when I tried to join one, Hatsune came up to me and said, “It’s okay to join a club, but if you talk to a single girl, you’ll be locked up”.

…Ah, by the way.

「Hatsune–What club is Shirayuki in?」

「Shirayuki-san? Ah, you’re aiming for her, huh? Well, you’re pretty cool, but I think she’s too far of your reach.」

「Haha, I’m glad to hear that.」

What a response, and Nanami-sensei started flipping through some kind of documents. And then…

「Ah, Shirayuki-san isn’t in a club.」

「Ah, she isn’t?」

It’s kind of surprising, for someone who was talking about increasing her influence, not being in a club–

「Yes, she is in the student council however.」

That’s it! It’s true that the student council has a lot more influence than the clubs.

「B, by the way, what’s her position?」

「Vice president.」

「……」

It’s over, the vice president of the student council, why would Hatsune, of all people, but in such a high position… I can already see a future where Hatsune will abuse her authority.

「Are you going to join the student council?」

「No, no! I’m not joining!」

「Really? Okay, then? What about a club?」

「Hmm…」

I think it’s better not to join one. I don’t want to cause unnecessary trouble, and clubs aren’t really my thing.

「I’m not joining one.」

「Really? Okay, then, you can go home.」

So easy going! Well, I guess it’s better than being formal.

Then I left the staff room and headed for the school gate. And there was Hatsune.

「Sorry to keep you waiting.」

「No, I’m waiting for you because I want to!」

I don’t think Hatsune and the devil from yesterday are the same person…

「So? What happened?」

「Ah, I decided not to join any club.」

「I see ♥」

Hatsune answered happily. She didn’t want me to join a club after all, and I didn’t want to join one either, so it was perfect.

「Then, let’s go home?」

「Yes.」

Then we decided to go back to ‘our’ home.