The girl calling herself Stacy quickly stepped closer and asked threateningly:
"So, Kira-kun, you're not going to tell the teacher, are you?"
Kira Yoshikage looked puzzled:
"Tell her what?"
"Good."
The corners of the girl's lips lifted slightly as she pulled her phone from her pocket. "Kira-kun, add me on LINE."
"I refuse."
"Why refuse?"
"Why can't I refuse?"
The girl answered seriously:
"To make sure we don't look at the scenery together next time."
To make sure they would not sneak over the wall at the same place again.
After a pause, the girl saw that Kira Yoshikage was still less than enthusiastic, so she added:
"Kira-kun, you don't want the school to find out about this and expel you, do you?"
"That's a sufficient reason."
Kira Yoshikage nodded in agreement and pulled his phone from his pocket without hesitation.
Although he could have refused, a flashy girl like this was obviously trouble.
To keep things from becoming complicated, adding her on LINE and getting her out of his hair was the wisest choice.
Neither side had any intention of continuing the conversation. They tacitly walked away in opposite directions.
But the girl dressed like a flashy delinquent did not really leave. Instead, she turned into an empty corner, covered her ear, and muttered:
"Milady, I found him."
K-ON
Class 1-C.
Kira Yoshikage's arrival made the noisy classroom fall silent for a moment, but once he returned to his seat, the students gathered together and began whispering again.
"Bzzzt~"
He had barely sat down and had not even had time to open his bag when Kira Yoshikage's phone vibrated.
Miura Yumiko: "Kira-kun, Teacher Hiratsuka wants you to go to her office now."
Kira Yoshikage glanced at his phone, then looked at Miura Yumiko, who was chatting casually with the other girls. For a moment, he could not figure out how she could chat with them while secretly sending him a message at the same time.
After hesitating for two seconds, Kira Yoshikage still got up and headed for Hiratsuka Shizuka's office.
Because Kira Yoshikage knew that if he did not go, things would become troublesome.
Kira Yoshikage entered the staff room, glanced at Hiratsuka Shizuka sorting documents at her desk, and walked straight over.
"Teacher Hiratsuka, you wanted to see me?"
When Hiratsuka Shizuka saw Kira Yoshikage, she stopped what she was doing and asked:
"It's been two weeks since the start of term. Have you decided which club you want to join?"
"Teacher Hiratsuka, I enrolled at this school to get into university."
"So?"
"I have no worldly desires." Kira Yoshikage's tone was exceptionally serious.
"Worldly desires? You really have the nerve to say that."
Hiratsuka Shizuka clicked her tongue and said bluntly:
"I'm giving you one week. No matter what, you have to join a club within that week, even if you just pick one at random. Otherwise, I'll personally assign a club for you to join. Understood?"
"Okay."
Kira Yoshikage seemed to have expected her to say that and nodded calmly.
Hiratsuka Shizuka had originally wanted to persuade him a little more, but Kira Yoshikage agreed immediately, leaving her somewhat caught off guard. The speech she had prepared was forced back down.
"Now that you understand, hurry back to class. I have to teach too."
As if to cover up her embarrassment, Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hand, picked up the prepared textbooks from her desk, and left the office.
Kira Yoshikage did not leave at once. Instead, he watched Hiratsuka Shizuka's back until she disappeared.
Hiratsuka Shizuka was undoubtedly a good teacher, but she could occasionally be overly responsible.
This time, for example, she had probably felt that Kira Yoshikage was too isolated in class and did not have a single friend. That was why she wanted him to join a club—to keep his high school life from seeming so miserable, and at least let him make a few friends.
For Kira Yoshikage, however, this unnecessary concern was a burden.
But if he was simply going to join some club, it would be best to find one with few members and hardly any activities. The Light Music Club, for example. There probably was no such club, but the school was large, and there were bound to be some clubs with hardly anyone in them. If he searched carefully, he would find one.
As he was thinking, Kira Yoshikage heard a girl's astonished voice.
"Huh? It's being disbanded?"
"To be precise, it's about to be disbanded."
Yamanaka Sawako, a gentle-looking female teacher with long brown hair and glasses, explained softly, "All the members from the year before last graduated. If at least six people don't join this month, it will be disbanded."
The girl with short light-brown hair and a yellow headband complained:
"Huh? Don't the students at Shuchiin Academy like music?"
"It's not that."
Yamanaka Sawako shook her head. "There are simply other clubs whose focus overlaps with the Light Music Club, such as the Wind Instrument Club, the Chorus Club, and the regular Music Club. Compared to those clubs, the Light Music Club has no advantages, so its membership naturally keeps shrinking..."
After a pause, Yamanaka Sawako hesitated but still did not mention the other reason—
Whether it was the Wind Instrument Club, the Chorus Club, or the Music Club, all of them had been established by students from the Pure Academy. The Light Music Club alone was an ordinary club founded by students from the Mixed Academy. The fact that it had survived until now was already a miracle.
The former clubs could even receive private funding from Pure Academy students, and the students who joined them could get to know one another better.
The latter was truly just an ordinary club.
"Ehh~"
Tainaka Ritsu looked increasingly disappointed and asked quietly:
"Is there really no way?"
If she simply liked music, joining the Music Club would be just as good. But the only club where she could become president was the Light Music Club. Where was she supposed to find six people?
Tainaka Ritsu's thoughts were covered by a large shadow. She instinctively raised her head and saw a tall Blond Boy with a "fierce" expression standing before her, staring down at her coldly.
Before Tainaka Ritsu could scream, Kira Yoshikage spoke first:
"Can I join?"
"What?" Tainaka Ritsu trembled.
"The Light Music Club."
The long-haired, dark-haired girl beside her, Akiyama Mio, said timidly:
"But didn't you hear what Yamanaka-sensei said? The Light Music Club is about to be disbanded..."
"That doesn't matter. If anything, it's better this way."
"Huh?"
Tainaka Ritsu froze for a moment, then instinctively exchanged a glance with her friend. Both of their eyes were filled with confusion.
What did he mean, better?
Was he joining the club specifically because it was about to be disbanded?
Yamanaka Sawako's expression also became somewhat helpless.
"Come on, Kira-kun. If Shizuka finds out that you're just humoring her request, she'll get angry~!"
"This isn't humoring her."
Kira Yoshikage was utterly serious.
"I genuinely want to join the Light Music Club."
Yamanaka Sawako rolled her eyes, clearly unconvinced. You only want to join because you heard the Light Music Club is about to be disbanded, don't you?
Yamanaka Sawako glanced at the nervous Tainaka Ritsu and Akiyama Mio and explained:
"You two don't need to be so scared. Kira-kun may look like a delinquent, but he's actually a good student!"
Akiyama Mio also finally understood. He had probably been ordered by a teacher to join some club, but only wanted to casually pick one that was about to be disbanded. That was why he had made such a rash request.
But even if Yamanaka-sensei said he was a good student, he really looked dangerous!
Tainaka Ritsu, however, reacted first and said excitedly:
"If the teacher says so, then let's count Kira-kun in!"
Akiyama Mio said quietly:
"Even with him, there are only three of us..."
"It doesn't matter."
Tainaka Ritsu was brimming with confidence. "I'll find the remaining three all at once!"
"Fine."
Akiyama Mio sighed. It seemed she could only temporarily say goodbye to the Literature Club—assuming the Light Music Club did not get disbanded.
At that moment, Tainaka Ritsu was very satisfied, and Kira Yoshikage was very satisfied too.
Whether the Light Music Club continued to exist or not, it would not be a bad thing for him.
If the Light Music Club was disbanded, it could only be called bad luck. At least he would have an answer for Hiratsuka Shizuka.
If Tainaka Ritsu successfully found three more members and saved the Light Music Club, Kira Yoshikage would not have to participate in club activities at all.
In one word, it was a win-win!
Find an Excuse to Get Rid of Him...
Inside an unused clubroom at Shuchiin Academy.
Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai stared intently at the computer. Displayed on the screen was the student roster they had secretly downloaded from the principal's computer. As her gaze swept over the photographs, Hayasaka Ai spotted a familiar face and immediately poked Shinomiya Kaguya with her slender finger.
"Milady, is that him?"
Shinomiya Kaguya carefully examined the photograph of the Blond Boy and almost immediately confirmed that he was the boy who had saved her. The tension that had gripped her nerves for so long finally eased.
"That's right. It's him."
After Shinomiya Kaguya confirmed it, Hayasaka also looked at the name column of the roster.
"Kira Yoshikage?"
Hayasaka Ai murmured inwardly. The name he had introduced himself by was Kira Quinn.
Kira and Kira had the same pronunciation.
In other words, the name he had given her was actually an alias.
But since she had also given a false name, Hayasaka Ai did not tell Shinomiya Kaguya. She silently continued reading downward.
Age: sixteen. Class: first-year Class C. What about his family background?
The girl looked curiously at the next line—
"Orphan?"
Hayasaka Ai froze.
"Hayasaka!"
Shinomiya Kaguya raised her head and looked at Hayasaka Ai with a serious expression.