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Class Presentation
“Ugh… Kuu-chan hasn’t been coming to school lately…”
Yuzuki lay sprawled face-down on her desk.
Apparently, she was feeling sensitive about her close friend not showing up at school.
True enough, it had been a week since that date… Kirishima hadn’t been to school. Maybe work was just that busy.
(But she’s still a student, after all.)
Still, she can’t just abandon a job she’s already taken on.
Since the contract was made on the premise that she’s a student, they might be somewhat flexible, but the fact she hasn’t shown up probably means she can’t.
“Do you think Ku-chan will actually participate in the cultural festival?”
“I dunno. Why don’t you try asking her casually?”
“I will… Tomorrow after school, I’m going shopping with Shi-chan-senpai and Ku-chan anyway.”
Even so, her naivety doesn’t seem to be subsiding; she’s still face-down on the desk, continuing.
I’m not saying I don’t understand how she feels, but this is my seat, so I wish he’d move.
“Speaking of which, I heard they’re deciding today.”
This time, it’s from the front.
Ikuto, who’s sitting facing me, suddenly said that.
“Decide what? The cultural festival performance?”
“Yeah, when I had business with the teacher yesterday, she said, ‘We really should decide soon, huh?’”
“Hmm… Looks like we’ll finally have to get moving on this.”
“Get moving?”
Yuzuki tilted her head cutely.
Then—
‘Hey, did you hear that?’
‘Yeah, seems like they’re deciding on the cultural festival act today.’
‘So, finally, the swimsuit cafe is getting started…’
‘Luckily, we’ve got the organized votes from the guys who bonded at the dirty talk session. We won’t get a majority, but we should get a lot of votes.’
───From somewhere, the unashamedly lecherous voices of the boys drifted over.
“…Tsukkun, even I have my limits, you know.”
“Hold up, I object to this being directed solely at me.”
Even though I haven’t said anything yet.
“The girls will never approve of this, right? We might get the votes, but this comes with contempt too.”
“It’ll be fine. I’ve thought of a way to avoid being looked down on.”
“…I don’t think we can redeem ourselves with such blatant ulterior motives.”
A piercing stare fixed itself on me.
To that, I replied with utmost sincerity───
“The guys will take their clothes off too.”
“It’s not like standing on the same stage makes it acceptable!?”
It’s not just us, everyone’s doing it.
If they think about it that way, the girls will surely accept the outcome.
“…Wait, so that means—”
When I said that, as if realizing something… Yuzuki began pondering with an intensely serious expression.
And then—
“…If I wear a swimsuit, I can legally see Tsu-kun naked.”
Why am I getting made to take off my swim trunks too?
“Just so you know, I probably won’t be taking mine off…?”
“You cowardly bastard, trying to get out of it yourself!”
“When you’re the one trying to make me take off my swim trunks!?”
Honestly, anyone would refuse going from a swimsuit to completely naked.
“Well, I have scars even in just swim trunks… We’re running a cafe, right? I’d hate to show people something unsightly.”
“Ah… Come to think of it, Tsukkun wore a hoodie even when we went to the beach.”
Oh yeah, that’s right.
Yuzuki backed down quietly.
It’s not like it’s unhygienic or anything, but it’s not good if everyone feels uncomfortable or has to be considerate.
If we’re doing a swimsuit cafe, I’ll explain the situation and stick to working behind the scenes.
“Then, for the swimsuit cafe, I’m going to start gathering votes from the girls right now and reject it with all my might.”
“…Hmm.”
That would be a huge problem.
Unusually, our class has a high ratio of girls.
If someone as influential as Yuzuki gathers votes, the male votes would be wiped out.
…Well, I figured it was “probably not gonna happen” from the start anyway.
Just because it came up at the dirty talk session doesn’t mean anyone actually thought it could happen—
‘Wh-what the hell…!’
‘What if we bribe the girls now!?’
‘But how!? If we say we just want to see girls in swimsuits, they’ll just look at us like we’re filth!?’
‘Dammit, our long-cherished dream…!’
───Seems they were dreaming big.
Somehow, I think I finally understand why our class has such strong unity.
“Realistically, what will our class’s performance be, I wonder?”
Yukito murmurs, grinning as he watches the boys in the class collapse in defeat.
“Our class has a lot of sports club members, so something elaborate is probably out of the question. Plus, food and drink items rarely get approved.”
“I want to showcase Tsukkun’s cooking skills, so I recommend food and drink, Sasaki-kun.”
“Ikuto, I’d rather do something easy than show off my skills at a cultural festival where fancy cooking seems impossible.”
“Ah, yeah, yeah, I’ll wrap this up… Wait, why are you telling me?”
“‘Eh, just because you seem like the type to be on the executive committee.’”
“Eh? Stop saying that with such a straight face! I’m not doing it!”
Alright, when it comes time to decide the executive committee members, I’ll use the organizational vote to recommend Ikuto.
Watching Ikuto reluctantly take notes, I made that decision in my heart.
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