Chapter 227
"Huh? What did you say?"
"Nothing!!"
"Haha... Popipa really has a lot of energy," said Okusawa Misaki, who looked down and gave a weak, bitter smile.
A moment later, a loud, cheerful voice pierced through the room door and came from the hallway. "Happy! Lucky! Smile~"
The voice was sometimes high and sometimes low, making it hard to imagine what posture the person outside was in while shouting.
Accompanying this were gasps of amazement from the other students in the hallway. As she finished saying "Smile," a group of people responded in unison, "Yeah!"
"Ah, here they come!" Toyama Kasumi slammed her hand on the table and stood up, looking quite excited.
The next second, the door to the Student Council Room was pushed open without any mercy, just like when Toyama Kasumi had entered. This scene left the two Student Council members feeling overwhelmed.
"I'm here! Misaki!" A beautiful girl with blonde hair, golden eyes, and bangs that looked like they'd been chewed by a dog, embodying the word "youthful and vibrant," strode in.
"Ah, Kasumi! You're here too!"
"Hi!" Toyama Kasumi raised her right hand at a 45-degree angle in greeting.
"Yeah!" the same Tsurumaki Kokoro wires returned the greeting.
Okusawa Misaki suppressed her barely suppressed anger. "Kokoro! Didn't I tell you not to do gymnastic rolls in the hallway? It's dangerous!"
"Misaki didn't see it, why do you say that?" Tsurumaki Kokoro, puzzled.
"I know without even looking!"
"Hehehe... Hello, Happy World! (HHW) You're really energetic," Ichigaya Arisa sighed helplessly as she watched from the sidelines.
"Alright! Everyone's here! Let's eat together!" Toyama Kasumi raised her hand and suggested first.
"Oh!" Tsurumaki Kokoro echoed.
"Etc!"
Just as the group was taking out their lunchboxes, another voice broke in.
"Hmm?" The four looked towards the doorway. A familiar yet unfamiliar figure was standing in the Student Council Room door that Tsurumaki Kokoro had opened earlier.
"Excuse me, may I eat with you?" The woman's stunningly beautiful face blossomed with a warm smile as lovely as a flower in a snowy country.
The person who suddenly interrupted was naturally Ogura Asahi.
His purpose in coming to school today was to infiltrate the Student Council and have dinner with Toyama Kasumi and the others!
Fortunately, this isn't the Tsukinomori, but rather "her" own school, so she can come here freely!
Unfortunately, since he had never been to the Student Council Room before, he couldn't find it after searching for a long time.
Finally, after spotting a striking blonde woman with a prominent bag running and doing somersaults in the hallway, I followed her and finally found the right place.
Looking at the rather shabby room, he sighed helplessly. It was so small; no wonder it was so hard to find.
In the room, apart from a row of tables against the left wall covered with various items and documents, there was a simple conference table made of two long tables pushed together in the middle, and a few simple folding chairs surrounding it.
To the right was a row of bookshelves, with a small gap between it and the innermost window. Ogura Asahi knew that behind the bookshelves, there was enough space to put a Computer Desk —that was the exclusive, Social Anxiety Disorder seat of the former Student Council President, Roselia's Keyboardist, Shirabe Rinko, used for her meditation to recover her mental energy.
Even so, this was one of the smallest Student Council Room he had ever seen. It was smaller than most club rooms, no wonder it was so hard to find!
Speaking of which, the blonde lady next to me is really not picky at all. Even in such a "miserable" place, sitting in such a shabby chair, she still has a beaming smile on her face—truly befitting of her.
Perhaps she harbors a nuclear-powered "Smile" energy pump within her body?
"Ah! It's Little Asahi!" Toyama Kasumi was the first to react, rushing forward happily. "Little Asahi, you came to school today!"
"Well, since Kasumi-senpai said last time that I could have dinner with you, I'm taking the liberty of paying a visit today..."
"Sure, sure! Let's eat together!" She readily nodded in agreement.
"As expected of CDD," he thought to himself with a knowing chuckle, then glanced at Tsurumaki Kokoro, who was still happily enjoying herself.
It's truly a miracle in the history of human civilization that you two world-class CDDs could be found in such a small, shabby room!
No, wait, if we include himself, who's also indiscriminately attracted to girls... surely not?
Huh? Could it be that he himself is a CDD?
Ogura Asahi looked somewhat bewildered for a moment.
[Note: I mentioned this before, but just in case... CDD: CDD; "DD" means "DD" (daredemo daisuki). In short, it refers to a scumbag boyfriend or girlfriend DD.]
"Hey, aren't you the top student in the first year at the opening ceremony?" With her exceptional memory, Ichigaya Arisa remembered his identity.
Chapter 281 Three Unparalleled Geniuses Who Are Dominating
"Yes, nice to meet you, Arisa- senpai."
"You call me by my name the moment we meet? Are you Kasumi's second, no, third?!" Ichigaya Arisa exclaimed in Tsurumaki Kokoro beside her.
Is this already unstable and chaotic school about to be plunged into yet another uncertainty?!
Let her off the hook; she's still the vice president!
"Hehe, Saaya said the same thing," Toyama Kasumi added from the side.
"Of course!" Ichigaya Arisa rubbed her forehead. "Oh right, you guys told me last week that you ran into her at your part-time job, right?"
"Um!"
"I'm sorry, Arisa- senpai, I have to decline your invitation."
"It's okay, it's all up to the individual. If you don't want to, then forget it." Ichigaya Arisa didn't dwell on the matter.
"Thank you for your understanding," Ogura Asahi turned her gaze to the remaining two. "You two are HHW's Shin-senpai and the Student Council President, Misaki- senpai, right?"
"I'm Ogura Asahi, nice to meet you!"
"You know me?" Okusawa Misaki and Ichigaya Arisa, who had been observing for a while, felt the same way about his behavior of calling him by his first name.
"After all, Misaki- senpai is the Student Council President."
"That's true, but I don't feel like I have any presence in this school." Her eyes were lifeless as she stared at the floor to the side, her smile dry and lifeless, her whole being gradually turning ashen.
"Hahaha..." As a comrade-in-arms who fought side by side, Ichigaya Arisa completely understood her feelings.
"You are Asahi?" Tsurumaki Kokoro stepped forward, her smile and eyes unchanged from before.
But perhaps it was the psychological effect of knowing her abilities in advance, he always felt that beneath her cheerful exterior, there seemed to be some deeper, other thoughts, as if she had already seen through something.
Unlike the seemingly silly social butterfly Toyama Kasumi, the other person may appear naive, but their underlying reasons are completely different.
Toyama Kasumi is naturally like this, but in reality, it's because she does everything very quickly, sees things very clearly, and nothing can stump her. In addition, her family background is at the top of the world, so she is completely unaware of what troubles are.
In fact, among the three schools in the vicinity with which they are closely connected, although all the band members are extraordinary and each possesses unique skills, there is an even more outrageous aspect upon closer examination.
That is, in every school, besides those single-subject geniuses and imperfect geniuses, there are also 3 over-the-top all-around monsters.
On Haneoka's side is Hina Hikawa, the former Student Council President who has already graduated, the guitarist of Pastel*Palettes, the former Club President of the Astronomy Club where Takamatsu Akari is, the younger sister of Roselia guitarist Hikawa Sayo, and Haneoka's number one Sister complex Hikawa Hina.
He easily surpassed his older sister, who had worked hard to reach a professional level, with just a little practice, making Hikawa Sayo extremely resentful—to be fair, it was him too.
On the other side of Tsukinomori is Morfonica's Bass in the second year. She is an exceptionally talented person who wants to hide herself and live like an ordinary person. She can learn anything very well just by looking at the tutorial. She can improve rapidly by just practicing Bass casually. Her artistic level Hiromachi Nanami the norm.
It is said that in some place, there is even a religious organization named after her...
Meanwhile, in front of Hanasakigawa stood the same person, who also learned everything very quickly, disregarded all reason, cultivated both physical and magical abilities, was a humanoid superhuman, and was talented and wealthy, and dreamed of bringing Smile to the world—the golden-haired CDD- Tsurumaki Kokoro.
In terms of intelligence, if she were to put in even a little effort, Ichigaya Arisa's position as the top student in her grade might be in jeopardy;
In terms of comprehension, she figured out the best posture on her own, even though it was only her first time playing the taiko drum, and then used her extraordinary body coordination to perform highly difficult moves;
In terms of physical skills, even with a false start, she couldn't even catch up with her teammate who could run alongside the crow; a backflip in place was just basic stuff for her.
In terms of insight, beneath her cheerful exterior, she seems to possess an instinctive talent for seeing through people's hearts;
As for financial resources... well, there's not much to say about that.
There are even more outrageous things, but he really doesn't want to talk about them. They probably couldn't possibly happen in this world anyway, it's not some kind of comedy...
In short, she is not only the human-shaped Astronomy Club disaster of Hanasakigawa who stargazed on the school rooftop at night and got discovered by the teacher, but also the mastermind behind the manipulation of the Student Council President!
With a perfect personality and talent, a warrior who scores full marks in every aspect, this is Tsurumaki Kokoro! An existence even more outrageous than the other two!
Standing at the pinnacle of the band, a flawless and perfect person (but with one person they're not good at dealing with)!
So, with her as a cautionary tale, what's wrong with him being a little more talented, from a better family, and better looking? Huh? You just want to know what's wrong with that?!
Why are you only focusing on him?!
However, although these three people are exceptionally talented, they all share a common flaw: they don't like to work hard.
Because everything they do is easy, they get bored easily and don't put in their best effort. This is why none of them have an overwhelming advantage over others in their respective fields.
"Tsk, what a waste of talent!" he thought to himself.
Even he, a pacifist who advocates that humanity should live according to its own will, couldn't help but feel sorry for the three of them.
If Okura Rumin and the others knew that there were three more geniuses like him here, and that each of them was utterly useless—I wonder if they would faint from anger.
If these three could work as hard as him, they would eventually become formidable forces propelling human history forward.
Hmph~ That's why the three of you can't compare to me! That's the power of hard work!
Do you even understand the value of what I've gained through years of hard work and dedication despite being plagued by illness? You lazy lot are just like that!
But then again, if it weren't for the motivation from his illness, would he still have worked so hard?
Perhaps he's already enjoying the life of a pampered Young Master, indulging in decadence with beaches, yachts, beautiful women, and champagne every day? Maybe he's not even as good as them.
"..."
Wealth and power are indeed poisons that corrupt the mind, he couldn't help but sigh to himself.
After observing him for a while, Tsurumaki Kokoro's golden eyes seemed to shine even brighter, and her smile became even more radiant, "I don't understand! But it's very interesting! Welcome, Asahi!"
"Thank you so much, Shin-senpai." Ogura Asahi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if he had overcome a major hurdle.
Being able to avoid her hostility would make him much safer at the school. As long as his childhood friend, the second-year Miss Charlotte, doesn't target him, he'll be basically safe here.
"Speaking of Asahi, it's the same surname as Lock." Ichigaya Arisa rested her chin on her hand, tapping her fingers rhythmically, and thought of another person.
[Note: Lock, real name Asahi Rokka, is the guitarist of RAS. All five members of RAS have initial aliases. She is a blue-haired girl with a single braid and glasses, a huge fan of PPP. After watching PPP's closing performance at SPACE, she decided to leave her hometown of Saifu Prefecture to study in Tokyo (SPACE closed because Kanau go to school there, what a terrible thing she did!). She works at her aunt's bathhouse and Galaxy, and is a classmate of Toyama Kasumi's younger sister, Toyama Asuka.]
"Really!" Toyama Kasumi echoed in agreement.
"You're only realizing this now?" Ichigaya Arisa asked with a look of disdain.
"I'm used to calling him Lock, hehe." She scratched the back of her head sheepishly.
"Alright, stop talking and let's start eating. We don't have much time left for lunch break."
Hi~
The group sat around the conference table, each opening their own lunchbox.
Okusawa Misaki sat alone on the inside by the window, while Ichigaya Arisa and Toyama Kasumi sat side by side on her right. Tsurumaki Kokoro sat on her left, close to Okusawa Misaki. Ogura Asahi glanced around, feeling a bit pressured, but still sat next to Tsurumaki Kokoro.
This makes it more symmetrical and aesthetically pleasing.
"Wow~ Tsurumaki-san's bento is still so luxurious." Ichigaya Arisa exclaimed in amazement as she looked at Tsurumaki Kokoro's bento box.
Their luxurious bento boxes, so out of place in this small room, were placed in front of her.
"Mmm~ This was prepared by the family chef. Everyone, please enjoy it together if you like!" Tsurumaki Kokoro smiled.
"May I!"
"Kasumi..."
"Sure, it tastes best when everyone eats together!"
"Thank you! Kokoro-chan! Let me see~ I want this!" Toyama Kasumi unceremoniously picked up a slice of snowflake beef and quickly popped it into her mouth. "Oh my gosh!!! It melts on my tongue~"
"Well, it's made by a top chef after all, so I won't be polite!" Ichigaya Arisa also picked up her chopsticks. "Phew, it's so delicious~ How can I possibly eat my own bento now?"
"No, that's not true! Everyone's food is delicious!" Tsurumaki Kokoro unceremoniously took food from their boxes, popped it into her mouth, and exclaimed, "Mmm, delicious!"
"... Thank you so much for comforting us." Ichigaya Arisa, with a touch of emotion, wiped her tearless eyes and looked at Ogura Asahi. "Wow! Ogura-kun, your Ogura-kun is quite luxurious too!"