I Was Supposed to Be Giving Love Advice on the School Radio, but Before I Knew It, the Beautiful Girls at School Were Hitting on Me
After school before summer vacation. At Akihito High School, which does not put much effort into club activities, a little more than half of the students in the school year embark on club activities, 20% have part-time jobs, and the remaining 30% go straight home.
I’m a member of the broadcasting club, but I’m in a somewhat irregular position, and I usually go home as soon as school is over.
That should have been the case, but today, unusually, I found myself standing alone in the broadcasting room after school.
“After school broadcasting room sounds like something that rhymes…”
I was spending an empty after-school day, to the extent that I muttered something like this reflexively. But I’m not doing this for no reason.
In fact, I was summoned by Kitahara today. By the way, here’s how it went down.
—-Kageyama kun, are you free after school today?
—-Yeah, well, I don’t have a part-time job, so I’m going straight home.
—-I see……
—-What’s up? You have something to do with Bianca or something?
—- No, not really…… Anyway, you can stay in the broadcast room after class.
—- Broadcast room? Why?
—- Don’t ask me why. Anyway, I asked you, okay?
That was the word. Kitahara went away as soon as the class was over. And I kept waiting for Kitahara, but no matter how long I waited, she never came.
It’s cramped to just stay in the broadcasting room doing nothing, and he feels the urge to go outside, but I’m worried that I might miss someone, so I end up not going outside.
I wish I could switch my mind and do something to pass the time in the broadcast room, but to be honest, there is nothing much to do there since the radio program for this semester has ended. I spin around in a daze on the only decent chair in the room.
But, an after-school broadcast room is a good idea…..
I don’t think that’s what Kitahara intended, but the mere fact that I was here at this time made my heart ache. With nothing else to do, I couldn’t help but remember that time.
“I didn’t get a chance to thank her after all……”
It was obvious that the president had been protecting me. However, after our parting in such a way, it was too late to apologize now, and I hadn’t even seen the president, who I had been passing by frequently up until then, for the past few days.
“Even if you answer in a cool way like that, in the end it’s only this much…”
I recall the Kombu Wakame letter I received the other day. Even though I gave a reasonable reply over the microphone, the person in question was in such a state that it was really pathetic.
“Nnnghh”
I lose my temper and shout out loud to the window. This room is soundproof anyway, so I’ll just shout whatever I want.
“Gah !”
I screamed from my chair, and spun around as if to take advantage of the situation. I feel a certain elation at the cost of my semicircular canals.
“I see, this is the golden rotation energy…….”
At that moment, my eyes met someone’s. It wasn’t some psychic thing, but even in my constantly rotating field of vision, my eyes were definitely fixed on the person.
“Ahaha…….”
The visitor, who had entered the broadcast room before I knew it and was laughing at me as I froze, waved a small hand without blaming me for my rude posture.
“……Y-you came?”
Standing there was President Saionji. The moment I heard her voice, which sounded unbelievably feeble from her usual voice, my brain started spinning all at once.
My brain, which had been in a daze, seemed to start up unexpectedly quickly, and I quickly jumped out of my chair.
“A-anywayl, do you want to sit down?”
“Oh, no, I’m fine. I’ll just sit here……”
Without losing her usual ladylike language, but in a weak tone, Senpai declined and pulled a pipe chair that met her hand.
I sat in the desk chair and Senpai sat in the metal chair.
“……”
“……”
For a while, there was an awkward silence.
“Erm…..how can I help you today?”
“Oh, r-right I know, it’s an errand ! An errand…….”
And then silence again. A peculiar awkwardness flowed between us, as if we were two amateurs facing each other and not knowing where to begin.
“Hey, don’t rush me.”
Immediately after that, Senpai crouched down.
“……Senpai?”
“Oh, no, it’s nothing……don’t worry about it…….”
Just then, Senpai immediately waved at me in a panic. For some reason, she was holding her hand lightly over his ear.
What’s wrong, Prez…? I wonder, but I don’t have the time to point it out right now. I nod vaguely and wait for Senpai to speak.
“H-hold on, what do you mean matchmaking……!”
Senpai?”
“Ah, no, that’s not it, Kageyama kun. It’s not that I’m embarrassed because I’m being shy about being stared at or anything like that, you know?”
“I-I see……”
This time the president’s face was bright red. This is bad, I need to do something to lighten the mood…
“But, when we’re doing this, it really does feel like we’re on a blind date.”
“Eh !?”
The president’s face turns even redder as if he’s been caught off guard.
This is bad, I was trying to make a joke to ease the tension, but now he’s completely put off. This is having the opposite effect…!
“Oh, that’s not what I meant…….!”
Trying to say something to back it up……I eventually stopped looking for words.
Seeing that I had stopped speaking……the president looked down a little, and then gave a small sigh.
“That’s right, I should be apologizing……”
She stood up from her chair with a small pout.
“I’m sorry, Kageyama kun.”
And just like that, she bowed. It was a deeper and more profound bow than I’ve ever seen at a school assembly.
“……”
I couldn’t answer her as quickly as I could. She continued speaking in the same posture.
“I said something very rude, not knowing how much passion you put into this club. It disqualifies me as a student body president, let alone as a person.”
“……”
“I was so arrogant back then when I said the Student Council would back you up, and that I’d give you a budget. It wasn’t until you got angry with me that I realized just how arrogant I was.”
“……”
“I don’t know how disappointed you were in me over that one incident. I just wanted to support your radio show……”
“Prez.”
“Well, there’s no excuse for saying that…….”
“Prez !”
I called out to her strongly, and she shook herself.
“Prez, please raise your head……”
She slowly raised her body. Her eyes no longer had the usual dignity, they were like those of a little girl who was afraid of being scolded by her parents.
Seeing her like that, I smiled as kindly as I could.
“It’s all right, Prez.”
“Eh……?”
“I’m not angry anymore about the other day.”
“You’re not……?”
“Yes.”
Now it was my turn to stand up.
“I was being stubborn as well, and ended up being too harsh on Senpai. It was a bit like what happened last year, so I ended up being overly defensive…”
“Oh, that’s…..no, I’m also responsible for not being able to stop myself.”
The president turned over, looking apologetic again.
“Oh, no ! I don’t want you to apologize…….”
However, perhaps as a trigger, something inside me suddenly clicked. Just as I had told Kombu Wakame at that time, I realized that I had to face the president sincerely, who had come all the way to apologize.
In short, I had come to my senses.
“So, Prez, I have my own fault in this matter. I’m truly sorry.”
“Wait, wait, wait ! Why are you apologizing, Kageyama kun !”
I could only see the floor, but I could tell the president had suddenly become flustered. Her voice sounded more anxious and lively than before.
So I couldn’t just stop here either.
“And also, Prez…”
“Y-yes !”
“Thank you very much for saving the broadcasting club.”
“M-me……?”
I slowly looked up. Senpai was clearly confused and her eyes were shaky. But she didn’t look as if she had no idea what was going on.
“If things had gone as planned with this club activity survey, it’s obvious that our club would be singled out for closure. That’s why Senpai were asked to do something unreasonable and investigate the club activities, right?”
“No, it’s……um…….”
The president looks away as if she’s embarrassed. Normally she would have nodded confidently, but today she was not very stubborn.
Seeing her like that, I make a new resolve.
“So, Senpai, can I ask you a favor?”
“F-favor…?”
Seeing that Senpai didn’t seem to get it at all, I took a deep breath. Then, with a completely nonchalant look on my face, I told her what I’d been thinking ever since that day in the staff room.
“Senpai, can we let bygones be bygones and start over again?”
My words had the most surprised look on Senpai’s face that day. Still looking shaken, she looked right at me and took a step back.
“I said such terrible things, you know? I panicked and got angry…I’m the kind of woman who tried to buy Kageyama kun with money.”
“Buying me with money, that’s such an exaggeration.”
“But……”
It’s all right.”
The president was about to say something when I laughed it off, but she quickly suppressed her mouth. I put on as kind a face as I could again…not as the usual stiff president, but as a friendly, and smiled.
“I quite like you, Prez.”
“～～～～～! ! ! !”
Instantly, the prsident looked as if she had been shot through with something. So far, the composition is the same as last time. But this time she is not sitting down. She staggered a couple of steps and almost collapsed.
I rushed to support her body. As a result, we end up looking like a scene from a ballroom dance.
“…….”
“Eh?”
The chairman muttered softly, still covering her face. Me too…
Immediately afterwards, the chairman regained his balance with an overwhelming strength. Inevitably, the distance between us closed, and a pleasant smell gently tickled my nostrils.
“Prez…..?”
I asked back, and she slowly raised the corners of her mouth. The look in her eyes was a whirlwind of emotions I’d never seen before.
“Could you repeat what you just said !?”
“……Eh !?”
With a swift movement, she quickly let go of my hand, took out her smartphone, and came closer, messing up her hair. Her eyes were shining brightly, and we were so close that I could almost see each of her eyelashes.
However, because I had the smartphone close to my face, I felt like I was being pressed directly against her ample breasts… This is not good for a high school boy…!
“S-senpai, isn’t it a little too close……?”
“More importantly, that line just now was really good ! Please say it again ! In a clear voice !”
But, not caring about such a contact, Senpai came closer and closer to me.
As I was frantically moving my gaze with a double punch of guilt and unspeakable fear, I saw something fall from her ear.
“Ah ! S-Senpai ! You dropped something !”
I immediately crouched down and picked up the dropped object. A small black machine, or rather, this is……
“An earphone…..?”
Just at that moment, the door to the broadcast room opened with a rattling sound.
“Hold on a sec !”
I heard a familiar voice. I looked in that direction and saw……
“Kinami? Kitahara?”
Standing in the backlight were Kinami with folded arms and Kitahara with a cold stare.
The two sudden visitors entered the broadcast room without hesitation, and without even looking at me, they walked roughly to the president. Then……
Then, silently and stiffly, they took her arm.
“I-I haven’t finished talking to him yet !”
The president looked anxious and looked left and right, but Kinami had a big grin on her face.
“Okay, stop being stupid and go home now”
“If I had just one more minute, no, 30 more seconds, please..!”
“You have a fetish for voices, there’s no way I’d tolerate that.”
Kitahara kicked out the flustered president with a cold voice. But the president, too, was not giving up, desperately fidgeting to shake off her hand.
“You guys, I could gave you my treasured confession voice !”
“Confession voice……?”
“Okay, let’s go home before she says anything else !”
“Aah !”
I was barely able to say anything as the president was dragged along by both her arms like she was being taken away by aliens.
“What was that……?”
I feel like it was the most intense 3 minutes I’ve heard in a while… I stand there in a daze, rolling the earphones around in my hands.
The door opened again with a bang. The President and Kinami are gone, and Kitahara is standing alone.
She comes straight toward me this time. Then, just as I thought she was standing directly in front of me, she put her hands in the air and pointed them at me.
“Can I have my earphones back?”
“O-oh…….”
Kitahara is even more emotionally unreadable than usual. I handed her the earphones as instructed. She also grabbed the earphones and turned around.
“That’s not what I meant !”
“What?”
When I called out to her, Kitahara turned her head to me.
“……Um, what was that?”
Kitahara narrowed her eyes sharply after hearing my vague question.
“I don’t have the obligation to answer to someone who so thoughtlessly says ‘I like you’ to anyone.”
The tone was chillingly cold, something I could not have imagined from Kitahara in recent years. Seeing me shrink involuntarily, Kitahara turned away and walked out quickly. The door, which was supposed to be heavy, was making a stronger sound than usual.
Maitoshi