Hey, Best Friend. How About A Kiss Today Too? - Chapter 16: "Hmm, everything?"

“Hmm, everything?”

To sum it up, my worries, or rather expectations, turned out to be groundless. This is because, instead of kisses, the bustling and forgotten everyday life has returned.

“Hahaha! I’m baaack!”

“Yuzuru! Yuzuru! Yuzuru! Yuzuru! Yuzuru! Yuzuru-chan!”

“Tell me, Sagiri, where should I start making fun of this?”

“Hmm, everything?”

Yeah, that’s right… and, getting tired, I couldn’t say anything. It was still 7:30 in the morning, and besides the sports clubs devoted to morning practice, there probably weren’t many students at school. Sagiri and I entered our classroom, which was 2-B.

Then, it was a festival.

“Oh, Akahori and Yakumo-chan! Finally here! Look! Yuzuru-chan is back!!”

The cause of this festival was just two people.

First, the conspicuous… well, both were conspicuous, but the large man, Hasegawa, was unmistakably visible due to his size. He stood in front of the teacher’s desk, dancing with enthusiasm as if a god had descended.

I’ll say it again, this is a classroom. And the cause was on the teacher’s desk, or rather… she was there.

“Hey hey hey hey! It’s Sagirin and Renji! Long time no see!”

For some reason, she took off her indoor shoes and stood on the teacher’s desk. She was a high-tension female student who, despite having taken a week off from school due to a summer cold, seemed anything but lethargic.

“All right all right all right! Now that everyone is here, let’s do a club check after a long time!”

“Woohoo!”

“Oh!”

“Uh, yeah…”

As if swept away by her high tension, the enthusiastic big guy, the energetic school’s most beautiful girl, and me in confusion followed suit.

By the way, it felt like this… I’m experiencing it firsthand as the members of “Jibuken” gathered after a long time. The reason for this uproar is probably because the president-sama has been bedridden with a summer cold, and her child-like energy and power have accumulated and are now exploding.

Now, let me reintroduce her, feeling nostalgic after a long time.

“Member number one! The guy who looks strong but is actually soft-hearted! Hasegawa Gou, a.k.a. Gou!”

“Woohoo! Yuzurun! That nickname is so nostalgic!”

Short hair that’s as prickly as a hedgehog.

“Member number two! A beautiful girl who looks like a goddess but is actually an airhead! Yakumo Sagiri a.k.a. Sagirin!”

“Wow! Yuzurun, it’s been a while! You’re cute today too!”

Her confident and overflowing eyes sparkled like a cat who sees its prey.

“Member number three! At first glance, he seems harmless, but he’s the most earnest and serious guy! Akahori Renji, a.k.a. Renji!”

“…Yuzuru. You seem to be in good health enough that I don’t have to worry anymore.”

The smile that appeared on his raised lips was like a puppy meeting its owner after a long time.

“And now, member number zero! The one with a small body and cute? No no! Dreams are big! Ambitions are big too! Yes, being true to oneself! The Selfhood Research Club President! I am… Kido Yuzuru!”

Her name, Kido Yuzuru, erased all the dignity of a powerful figure with her small body and animal-like features. She is the president of the “Selfhood Research Club,” also known as “Jibuken,” where I, Sagiri, and Hasegawa belong.

“Now, now, now! Anyone here is fine! Let me announce the first activity of Jibuken after a long time!”

“Oh! An activity right away… Yuzuru-chan is amazing after all!”

“You’re energetic from the morning, Yuzurun. Watching Yuzurun makes me feel energetic too.”

“…I don’t mind, but you’ll finish it before homeroom, right?”

The three of us, including me, wait for President-sama’s instructions. Especially, why am I obediently listening? Because she is more self-centered than Sagiri. I’ve learned over the past year that it’s better to obediently follow her, as she won’t listen no matter what you say.

And then…

“Oh, of course! Now, someone! … Uhm, help me down!?”

She gets down on all fours on the teacher’s desk, trembling like a newborn deer from that height.

In everything she does, with no consideration for the consequences, she is truly a total wreck.