So Many Geniuses in Omni-Anime! What's Wrong with Adding Me?

"..."

"The memories I'd lost were awakened."

"..."

"Before I knew it, I'd started running."

"..."

"A new morning sun, beyond thousands of dawns,"

"Seemed to be waiting for me."

"..."

The final piano notes fell gently. Just to be safe, a gleam flashed through his bright red eyes, and the power of "Nine" quietly stirred as he said softly, "Remember!"

Tonight, and the Day After Tomorrow

The notes faded, and the performance ended.

When he finished his final line, the uproar once again swept through the campus, several times louder than before.

He switched off his portable speaker, put away his headset, and swung the keytar behind him again. Smiling, he said to her, "That about does it. Ready to get chewed out in the office and write an apology, Miss Sakurajima?"

Sakurajima Mai smiled and rolled her eyes at him, puffing her cheeks slightly. "You're not staying with me?"

"If I stay, an apology probably won't be enough to settle things."

"Fair enough. Well, if people can see me, I don't mind getting lectured."

"Friendly tip: you can pin all the blame on me and say you had no idea what was happening, because I'm about to make a run for it."

"Is this another way of taking some of the pressure off me?"

"Of course. How does this not count?"

"All right~ I'll take full advantage of that."

Soon, the teacher stranded outside the entrance saw that they had actually started chatting and waved them over, exasperated and angry. "Hey! You two over there! Come here!"

More teachers appeared on the sloping path that branched off between the school building and the field.

"I'd better go now. See you later..." After saying that to Sakurajima Mai, he whistled. "Whew—whit—"

At the whistle, the white horse stopped stubbornly