Volume 1
Chapter 2 Part 2
“Hey there, Jirou. What’s that? Why do you have such a depressed face at the start of the morning?”
When I entered the classroom and moved towards my seat, my classmate Kurose called out to me.
“Shut up, Kurose. What kind of face do I have to make for you to say that it’s a ‘happy face’? Did it not occur to you that it may be ‘out of stock’, huh?”
“Iya~n, Jirou-kun is so cranky today~.”
There was a well-built boy standing there, laughing in a disgustingly retarded manner.
Kurose Yamato. Since the first year of middle school, he has been in the same class as me, an undesirable but inseparable relationship. He was tall and had broad shoulders. Even though he went to the National Judo Tournament, he joined the light music club as a drummer when he began high school. That was a big change.
“Did something bad happen? Don’t tell me that you are being bullied by your little sister again?”
“…Something like that.”
I was feeling a throbbing pain in my head. Shit, that damn violent butler. No matter what, she hit me too much. My body was not for use in whack-a-mole.
“Ahem. My condolences. By the way, Jirou.”
Kurose came closer like he was going to whisper something to me.
“This morning, did you really come to school together with Subaru-sama?”
Fuha! I felt like I was blowing up. How did he come to know about that?
“Uwa, this is serious! Why? Why is a commoner like you coming to school together with the school prince? Are you in a special relationship?”
Correct. That guy’s instincts are sometimes so spot on that they made me fear them. From what I had heard, he had also predicted the great tsunami of Sumatra. What kind of prophet are you?
“We only happened to meet on the way to school. It’s not like he came to meet me at my house.”
“That’s right. There’s no way that the honored student would go to meet you.”
With that said, Kurose turned his face to the back of the classroom.
Looking closely, that was the figure of Konoe Subaru-sama. Sitting here, looking at her sour expression, I thought that she usually shone much more.
Muh—, she was still mad due to what had happened that morning. Or maybe the kimchi she ate for breakfast did not suit her tastes. She must have thought, “So this is the meal of common people…” while receiving a shock.
“I don’t know why, but Konoe looks so dark. He doesn’t even relate much with his classmates. It doesn’t matter how good his face and results are, none of the boys will get close to him. The girls at least try to draw close, but he’s cold even towards them.”
“But there’s no other way.”
Konoe was so isolated that even I could tell that in one glance.
For Suzutsuki who was in the same class as us (in her perfect student mode, of course), it looked like a waste of time. When she was not alone with Suzutsuki, she was always staring out the window.
The Lonely Prince.
That was the feeling that Konoe radiated when she was in school.
“By the way, how did you know that I came to school together with Konoe?”
“Huh? Don’t ask such a foolish thing. Don’t you know that nowadays we have the cell phone, the best information tool of all time? The news that Subaru-sama came to school with a person that wasn’t Suzutsuki Kanade passed through the whole school like influenza. The rumors say that the [S4] has already begun to move.”
“S4?”
“Hey, hey, don’t tell me that you haven’t heard about it. [Shooting Star Subaru-Sama]. See, it has 4 ‘S’s. It is the most powerful hidden fan club of Konoe Subaru in Rouran Academy. There is a rumor that at least 60% of the academy girls are in that club.”
“…Then, what did you mean by ‘they have already begun to move’?”
“What? That matter has already been decided. They will try to find out the truth behind you and Subaru-sama coming to school together. I think that in a short time, assassins will start coming after you.”
Assassins? I wonder what kind of assassins. Maybe ninjas descending from the ceiling?
“And even before that, there are some strange rumors about you being passed around the school.”
“Strange rumors?”
“Some rumors say that you are gay.”
This time, I was really blown up. What’s up with this silly information? I was really so surprised that I thought my heart would be struck out.
“Aah, was it wrong?”
“Of course!”
“Maybe you are…bisexual?”
“Don’t make fun of me to my face! Why would you think so!? And why are such unfounded rumors about me being circulated in the academy?”
“Err. That’s because you never talk to girls. You never, not even once, tried to approach a girl. This isn’t normal for a high schooler in the bloom of his youth. That’s why this turned into the rumor, ‘Sakamachi Kinjirou is a homosexual guy who doesn’t have the slightest interest in girls.’”
“………….”
My head hurt. But this issue was indeed because of my gynophobia. Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t get close to a girl. What a pain. I couldn’t believe that such rumor was circulating…
“Don’t worry. Half of it was a joke, and there are not many people who would believe in such a thing so easily. Besides, I know that you like girls because we have already exchanged erotic magazines in our time together as friends.”
“Kyahahaha,” Kurose laughed.
A dry guy as always. However, I was really thankful that someone was here to tell me about that. It was said that having one person who understood you was enough in school life. Someone who made you feel like family.
“But you really have to be cautious, since inside S4 there are already some fanatics who have misinterpreted your relationship with Konoe. Be cautious when walking at night. That also applies to Subaru-sama. If you two are too close to each other, then things will turn for the worse.”
Saying that, Kurose turned towards the blackboard. At this time, the teacher for first period entered the classroom. Looks like today, our school life will start without problems once again.
I lay across the table while pondering that. There were arrangements to meet with Suzutsuki after school. I would have to reserve some body strength for that. While the teacher started his Buddhist prayer-like lesson(1), my consciousness started to fade away.
The decisive battle would be after school, then.
♀♂
TRANSLATOR NOTES
(1) By Buddhist prayer-like lesson, he means that the lesson was droning and boring, just like a Buddhist mantra that extends for hours on end.
Volume 1
Chapter 2 Part 2
“Hey there, Jirou. What’s that? Why do you have such a depressed face at the start of the morning?”
When I entered the classroom and moved towards my seat, my classmate Kurose called out to me.
“Shut up, Kurose. What kind of face do I have to make for you to say that it’s a ‘happy face’? Did it not occur to you that it may be ‘out of stock’, huh?”
“Iya~n, Jirou-kun is so cranky today~.”
There was a well-built boy standing there, laughing in a disgustingly retarded manner.
Kurose Yamato. Since the first year of middle school, he has been in the same class as me, an undesirable but inseparable relationship. He was tall and had broad shoulders. Even though he went to the National Judo Tournament, he joined the light music club as a drummer when he began high school. That was a big change.
“Did something bad happen? Don’t tell me that you are being bullied by your little sister again?”
“…Something like that.”
I was feeling a throbbing pain in my head. Shit, that damn violent butler. No matter what, she hit me too much. My body was not for use in whack-a-mole.
“Ahem. My condolences. By the way, Jirou.”
Kurose came closer like he was going to whisper something to me.
“This morning, did you really come to school together with Subaru-sama?”
Fuha! I felt like I was blowing up. How did he come to know about that?
“Uwa, this is serious! Why? Why is a commoner like you coming to school together with the school prince? Are you in a special relationship?”
Correct. That guy’s instincts are sometimes so spot on that they made me fear them. From what I had heard, he had also predicted the great tsunami of Sumatra. What kind of prophet are you?
“We only happened to meet on the way to school. It’s not like he came to meet me at my house.”
“That’s right. There’s no way that the honored student would go to meet you.”
With that said, Kurose turned his face to the back of the classroom.
Looking closely, that was the figure of Konoe Subaru-sama. Sitting here, looking at her sour expression, I thought that she usually shone much more.
Muh—, she was still mad due to what had happened that morning. Or maybe the kimchi she ate for breakfast did not suit her tastes. She must have thought, “So this is the meal of common people…” while receiving a shock.
“I don’t know why, but Konoe looks so dark. He doesn’t even relate much with his classmates. It doesn’t matter how good his face and results are, none of the boys will get close to him. The girls at least try to draw close, but he’s cold even towards them.”
“But there’s no other way.”
Konoe was so isolated that even I could tell that in one glance.
For Suzutsuki who was in the same class as us (in her perfect student mode, of course), it looked like a waste of time. When she was not alone with Suzutsuki, she was always staring out the window.
The Lonely Prince.
That was the feeling that Konoe radiated when she was in school.
“By the way, how did you know that I came to school together with Konoe?”
“Huh? Don’t ask such a foolish thing. Don’t you know that nowadays we have the cell phone, the best information tool of all time? The news that Subaru-sama came to school with a person that wasn’t Suzutsuki Kanade passed through the whole school like influenza. The rumors say that the [S4] has already begun to move.”
“S4?”
“Hey, hey, don’t tell me that you haven’t heard about it. [Shooting Star Subaru-Sama]. See, it has 4 ‘S’s. It is the most powerful hidden fan club of Konoe Subaru in Rouran Academy. There is a rumor that at least 60% of the academy girls are in that club.”
“…Then, what did you mean by ‘they have already begun to move’?”
“What? That matter has already been decided. They will try to find out the truth behind you and Subaru-sama coming to school together. I think that in a short time, assassins will start coming after you.”
Assassins? I wonder what kind of assassins. Maybe ninjas descending from the ceiling?
“And even before that, there are some strange rumors about you being passed around the school.”
“Strange rumors?”
“Some rumors say that you are gay.”
This time, I was really blown up. What’s up with this silly information? I was really so surprised that I thought my heart would be struck out.
“Aah, was it wrong?”
“Of course!”
“Maybe you are…bisexual?”
“Don’t make fun of me to my face! Why would you think so!? And why are such unfounded rumors about me being circulated in the academy?”
“Err. That’s because you never talk to girls. You never, not even once, tried to approach a girl. This isn’t normal for a high schooler in the bloom of his youth. That’s why this turned into the rumor, ‘Sakamachi Kinjirou is a homosexual guy who doesn’t have the slightest interest in girls.’”
“………….”
My head hurt. But this issue was indeed because of my gynophobia. Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t get close to a girl. What a pain. I couldn’t believe that such rumor was circulating…
“Don’t worry. Half of it was a joke, and there are not many people who would believe in such a thing so easily. Besides, I know that you like girls because we have already exchanged erotic magazines in our time together as friends.”
“Kyahahaha,” Kurose laughed.
A dry guy as always. However, I was really thankful that someone was here to tell me about that. It was said that having one person who understood you was enough in school life. Someone who made you feel like family.
“But you really have to be cautious, since inside S4 there are already some fanatics who have misinterpreted your relationship with Konoe. Be cautious when walking at night. That also applies to Subaru-sama. If you two are too close to each other, then things will turn for the worse.”
Saying that, Kurose turned towards the blackboard. At this time, the teacher for first period entered the classroom. Looks like today, our school life will start without problems once again.
I lay across the table while pondering that. There were arrangements to meet with Suzutsuki after school. I would have to reserve some body strength for that. While the teacher started his Buddhist prayer-like lesson(1), my consciousness started to fade away.
The decisive battle would be after school, then.
♀♂
TRANSLATOR NOTES
(1) By Buddhist prayer-like lesson, he means that the lesson was droning and boring, just like a Buddhist mantra that extends for hours on end.
