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I was waiting for Shirono until the student council finished their work. The after-school library was completely different from normal hours, and no one was there except me, Matsukaze Taku.
It was quiet. I love this quiet space. How comfortable it is not to hear a single sound of the noisy laughter of the jolly people. I can concentrate on reading a book without any noise.
What book am I reading? I’m reading a book called “Easy-to-understand Psychology”. You can guess from the title of the book. It is a book for study.
I think I’m a pretty smart person. In the National Achievement Test, the National Unified Mock Exam, or some such test, I think I came in third place, right? That’s how good I was.
The content is so difficult that even I struggled with it. As I was reading the book, there were many times when I had to scratch my head.
Hmm. It’s just too difficult for me to understand. The title of the book says that it is easy to understand. Of course, papers written by scholars are difficult. I think it’s not a simple task.
However, I can’t let this go without saying that I don’t understand. I have to understand it perfectly, and I have to use this knowledge to accomplish something.
The thought that I’ve been holding on to for so long. And then I immediately stop.
I am still a child. I’m just a 16 year old high school sophomore, immature and incapable of making important decisions on my own. Soon I will be an adult. I will be a person who can make decisions and not be tied down.
By the time that time comes, I will have to figure out a way to change her.
Maybe you all know what I’m talking about. ……
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As I was reading a book with a grim look on my face, the library door suddenly rattled open.
“Ta-kun! Sorry to keep you waiting!”
“Hmm? Oh, are you finished?”
“I wouldn’t have come here otherwise!”
You’re absolutely right. And Shirono smiled, “Hehehe”
“Shirono has been a member of the student council since she was a freshman. I’ve always wondered, what does the student council do?”
“Hmmm? What’s going on all of a sudden?”
“Nothing, I was simply wondering what you do.”
“Do you want to join the student council, Takkun, by any chance?”
“Of course not.”
Shirono is saying something out of line. There is no way I want to be a part of the student council. It’s good to get the status of being a member of the student council. But it would be noticeable. That’s why I don’t want to join.
“Let’s see. Dress code inspections, right? having a student who is breaking school rules taken in by a student advisor, right? Then there’s …….”
“The student council has the right to force any student they find annoying to be taken away, right? No, that’s too scary, isn’t it?”
“What is? And, as of late, we’ve been discussing the officers of the athletic department, right?”
“Well, maybe they need to decide on the role of the library board and so on.”
“Yes, yes! I’ve asked the library board members to help me out! We can work together now!”
“…… Oh, I see. ……Haa!?”
I closed the book in my hand with a great effort.
Suddenly, or rather unknowingly, my workload has increased. What are you deciding on your own, Shirono? Why don’t you at least listen to my opinion?
Working together? That’s what she’s aiming for, isn’t it? I think it’s a bit aggressive. But Shirono didn’t seem to have any bad intentions.
I, too, voiced my opinion.
“Can you please not make all kinds of decisions on your own? I don’t know anything yet.”
“Don’t worry! If you need help, I’ll always be there to support you! Let’s make the gymnastics festival exciting together!”
“No, no, that’s not what I meant! In the first place, why do you want me to be the one to do it? At the committee meeting, I never talked about it!”
“That’s because it’s obvious. There is no need for me to do so. It’s already been decided!”
No matter what I say, this will all be misrepresented. Why didn’t she just come clean and say that she was the one who was mysteriously pressuring me to do what she wanted? I already know what’s going on, and I know a lot of things.
This time, I was asked a question.
“…… you don’t want to be with me?”
Ugh………. She looked up at me. Simply cute.
“It’s not that I don’t like it, but maybe you should …… tell me first?”
“Yes. You are suprised right? Sorry, I’ll tell you first next time.”
Is there going to be a next time? No, it seems like there shouldn’t be. Well, okay.
Haa. ……. It’s a bad habit of mine. When Shirono pushes me in a cute way, I can’t say no. I feel like I want to do something for her. Perhaps students who like Shirono can understand this feeling.
As for me, I am aware that I am being moved in accordance with Shirono’s wishes. First of all, I must break free from this.
Or rather, this is the last time I will be moved by Shirono’s selfish actions. Huh ……. I wonder how many times this has happened.
No, this is really the last time. I’m not doing a very good job of communicating my intentions to the other party.
I’m going to do my best to change this situation. That’s what I decided.
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