CH 10

Arc-1 Chapter-10: Isn't This Supposed to be a Declaration of War...?

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The chairman stared down at Naoya's blank expression. From the back of her hood, the chairman's gaze was cold, as if she was judging him.

"...are you Shirogane Koyuki's boyfriend?" (President)

"Umm, I'm.... running for it, or something like that..." (Naoya)

"Fuunn" (President)

The President responded with an absent-minded murmur, then sat down on a handy pipe chair, and crossed her legs. With just that, she exuded the aura of a Queen. The room was filled with a tense atmosphere, as if the other members of the group were affected by it.

It's like a group of pagans all at once.

Naoya couldn't help but be on edge.

(Wow... this girl is hard to read. There's no emotion in her voice...)

Most people give Naoya a lot of information just by speaking.

But this one is different. Her voice is as flat as a machine. There are very few people like this, but the longer you stay with them, the more you learn to read them. 

However, it is impossible to guess the purpose or anything with only one or two words of information.

(Dang, this is a much more colder personality than Shirogane-San...!)

Naoya grits his teeth. The purpose of the other party is completely unknown, and I'm tied up, in a desperate situation. I can't say anything bad in this.

In the midst of all this, the President spoke quietly.

"There is something I want to ask you." (President)

"What is....it?" (Naoya)

The President stared into Naoya's eyes and asked, "Do you really like Shirogane Koyuki?"

"Ha?(What?)" (Naoya)

"We, the Shirogane Club, are those who watch over Shirogane Koyuki from the shadows." (President)

Looking around at the group, she spoke in a cheerful and intimidating voice.

"If you approach her with half-hearted determination, you will be punished accordingly. But if you give up--" (President)

"I like her." (Naoya)

Interrupting her words, Naoya said straightforwardly.

That made the air around me buzz with excitement, but I couldn't care less.

Even though my rational mind knew that it would be unwise to provoke the enemy.... but, I have to say something here.

"I like everything about her, from the fact that she can't be honest, to the fact that she's troubled by it, and even the fact that she's a little....out of it." (Naoya)

The more I said, the more my feelings grew.

I like Koyuki.

No matter what, nothing can change that. He scowled at them all and said firmly.

"So I'm not giving up on Shirogane-San no matter how much you guys get in my way. Do whatever you want with me, whether it's boiling or burning." (Naoya)

Then Naoya proudly sat back down, still tied up.

But then he realized something was missing and started to add to it.

"However, if you are a senior member of the baseball team, you may not be able to take a hit... If anything, you may be able to take a hit from Yoshino of Manken... Huh?" (Naoya)

That's when I noticed something strange.

The President and all the members of the Shirogane Club were standing there in silence. I thought they were angry at my comments, but... it seems they are not. Eventually, they opened their mouths in unison, as if they were saying something to each other.

They then said--

"What a precious thing..!" (All 20)

"......Ha?!" (Naoya)