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
“Yes, so the Mongol Empire has thus dominated a fairly large area of the world…… As you all know, Mongolia isn’t as big as it is now. So, next time, we will start with the fall of the Mongol Empire. We’re done.”
“Stand up, bow, thank you very much.”
[ [ [Thank you very much.] ] ]
Each bowing at different times.
There were no reckless people in my class who would go out of their way to talk to each other after such a declaration, so the lesson proceeded in a very orderly manner.
Sensei seemed to be displeased at the beginning of the class, but her expression was satisfied, and I was relieved too. Thank God, I was released for now……
I bowed deeply to the teacher as if this was the end of it.
“Oh, and Kageyama, please come to my place after this.”
“Eh.”
The teacher called out to me at exactly 90 degrees angle, and a muffled voice escaped from my throat.
I slowly look up and see my classmate glancing at me for a moment. But immediately, as soon as she looks at me, she quickly looks away.
…..I won’t let you treat me like such a tumor.
Although I lamented in my heart, no one heard me.
There was nothing I could do since I had been called. With heavy steps, I followed the teacher who had quickly packed her things and left.
The teacher was standing against the wall at a little distance from the classroom, at the landing of an unpopular staircase. As I ran up to her, she glanced over at me.
“You’re here.”
“……Anyway, I don’t think there’s anything to be talked about privately.”
“You haven’t said anything yet.”
I see, there is no line of false accusation……
I was relieved to see that there would be no unintentional point deductions. But it’s still too early to let my guard down, and my mind starts spinning at high speed, trying to think of the next possibility.
In a deserted hallway, Mashiro sensei, July…….
“Sensei.”
“What’s wrong, Kageyama?”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have any good looking relatives who are older than me.”
“……If you want me to deduct points from your exam so badly, I’ll do it as much as you want, okay?”
Mashiro sensei had her arms crossed and her mouth twitched.
I thought you wanted such a handsome man to drown your summer loneliness……
Seeing me alone in shock, the teacher sighed.
“I’m sad that you seem to have their DNA firmly imprinted on you……”
By “their” she was probably referring to the seniors of the broadcasting club who graduated last year. The seniors who had deceived the new teacher, elevated themselves to the position of advisor for the broadcasting club, and then caused a lot of trouble for me, who knew nothing about it…
“That’s disappointing, because I’m taking radio very seriously.”
“I’m saying you’re just like them in that way.”
Mashiro sensei looked amazed, but also a little happy.
“If it wasn’t to relieve your summer loneliness, why did you call me?”
“Who do you think I am……”
The teacher sighed, glanced around, and scratched her head.
“There’s that thing. The end of the semester, the club activity survey.”
The word “survey” makes my body stiff reflexively. The teachers would be conducting the survey at this time of year, just as the first-year students were getting accustomed to their club activities.
“I think we had something like that last year, too…..”
I remember my seniors, who didn’t know anything about it until the day itself, rushing me to go buy some tea.
“Don’t be nervous, it’s not a big deal after all. You’re the only one in the broadcasting club, but you’re pretty popular at school now, right?”
“Yes, but…..”
While I felt reassured by the teacher’s kind words, I didn’t understand why I was called.
When I looked puzzled, the teacher sure enough looked a bit puzzled.
“I just have one problem with that club survey……”
“W-what is it……”
Suddenly, tension rises between the two of us.
The teacher looked around again to see if anyone was listening. I felt a sudden throbbing in my stomach, wondering what on earth she was going to say.
The teacher puts her face close to my ear and whispers.
“Actually, I heard that the student council is going to do a survey of the broadcasting club……”
“Eh !”
For the second time today, a muffled voice came out of my throat.
I looked up at her with a clinging feeling that she must be joking, but she kept her eyes downcast and shook her head from side to side.
“I’m afraid it’s true, our broadcasting club has a special format, so it’s better to investigate it from the students’ point of view, according to the president’s direct order.”
“Directly from the president of the student council……”
“The upper management fully approves of the student council’s policy, so there is no reason for me to refuse.”
The confident face of President Saionji comes to my mind.
Is the broadcasting club going to be investigated by that person?
“…..I don’t want to meet her.”
It seems my words reached the teacher, as she looked at me with pity.
“You must be in a difficult position to have been chosen by that person of all people.”
“If you feel sorry for me, please help me……”
Knowing the student council president, there must be a reason why she would go to the trouble of investigating the broadcasting club. But I have no idea what that reason could be. Evil thoughts fill my head.
“I’m sure Saionji doesn’t dislike you either, right?”
“You really think so……?
“By the way, do you have any idea why she would be interested in you?”
“Ah, no, well……”
She’s not the type of person who would retaliate against me for refusing to join the student council.
If that’s the case, then that narrows down the possibilities considerably.
“Maybe it’s solicitation……”
“Solicitation?”
“Yes, she seems to think too highly of me. Every time I see her, she asks me to join the student council. I’ve turned her down every time, but she’s persistent…….”
“Oh, she’s pretty childish that way…….”
Mashiro sensei speaks as if she knows something.
“Sensei, are you acquainted with the prez?”
“Something like that. I’m a good friend of her sister.”
“Heh, the prez’s sister……. What’s she like?”
“……It’s hard to put it in one word, but she’s more amazing than that Saionji.”
“Oh, I’m full already…..”
A scaled-up version of that president? It’s frightening to even think about it.
The teacher looked off into the distance, then turned her gaze towards me.
“Well, maybe this is a good opportunity?”
“A good opportunity?”
I asked, and she nodded softly.
“Well, why don’t you just tell Saionji honestly how you feel?”
“Being honest with her is…”
“If you don’t tell her that you don’t like it,s he’ll just stay like this forever.”
“That’s…a problem for both of us.”
It is obvious that continuing this barren conflict will result in nothing. It might be better for both of us if I clearly told the president how I feel at this point.
However, what comes to my mind is the president’s declaration “I will always get what I want”…….
“…Even if I told her I don’t want to, would she listen?”
“That’s just the trick to get what she wants. You have to at least say something.”
“Well, that’s true, but…”
But it is also true that nothing will change even if I don’t say anything. The teacher was right, this might be a good opportunity.
“I understand. I’m going to go and meet the president head on.”
“That’s the spirit !”
The teacher smiled at me. I felt as if something had been lifted from my chest.
“Oh, just to be safe, let’s keep this a secret from the others, okay? It’d be troublesome if they thought we were getting special treatment.”
“Of course, it’s off the record between us.”
We both hold up our index fingers and shush each other.
“Well then, I can’t stay with you, but good luck.”
“Yes, thank you very much.”
I bow to the teacher as she walks away, waving her hand in a flutter. After taking a look at the teacher’s back as she goes, I also turn around.
The steps to the classroom were much lighter than on the way there.
“……I’m counting on you, Kageyama.”
Maitoshi