Daily Lie of Megumi [JJK Fanfic]

Lie 6: Rivalry is NOT a Relationship

Megumi's Point of View

The period ends with both teachers still dismissing us earlier, after all. But some students still linger around Mrs. Tsukumo just because either they really like her company, or they still have something to discuss regarding the play. Nobara is one of those that choose to stay to lobby Mrs. Tsukumo to make him the leader of the costume designer team. Yuuji has already run off to the girls' track and field clubroom for a meeting. I had enough of listening to people bicker for today, so I choose to step out of the auditorium and look for Mrs. Geto in her office instead.

I was really lost in my thought when I knock into her office door and step inside. I didn't put much attention to the fact that I could hear her talking to someone even from behind the door, yet I still stormed in unknowingly. I realized that it's already too late when I notice her leaning against her desk, facing someone who sit on a chair before her. Someone with pink-short hair, a loose ivory shirt, and an evil grin that immediately blooms the second he turns around to see me.

Sukuna.

My legs freeze right at the door. In my head, I'm calculating how fast I can turn back, close the door, and pretend like nothing ever happened. But Mrs. Geto has already smiled at me and pointed to the empty seat beside Sukuna. She says, "Hi, welcome. Please take a seat, Megumi. Do you want to discuss about the scriptwriter position, too?" with the sweetest corporate smile I have ever seen.

It takes me a moment to process. I noticed that she said 'too', and I immediately understand what they were talking about before I suddenly barged in. I try to swallow my saliva and only take one step forward. "I'm sorry. I can come another time. Please excuse me...." And really turn around.

Before I could reach the doorknob, though, a husky masculine voice mocks me from across the room. "What? You're that scared of rivalry, little Megumi?" he scoffs, showing how much he underestimates me. I am too pissed to even realize that he calls me by my name for the first time ever. "My bratty little sis said you're a good writer. But I guess she was just bluffing, huh? You probably know nothing about high literature."

And something inside me immediately snaps. I turn around, and stare dagger at him before turning my attention to Mrs. Geto. "Yes, Sensei, I'm here to discuss the script writer position, and I already have an idea for the story in mind."

Mrs. Geto raises one of her brows. "Oh, really? Let's hear it, then."

I take a deep breath and prepare myself. The blood inside me boils and my heart races when I blurt out, "I'm proposing a play based on Shakespeare's Macbeth but from a different and more modern perspective, that is Lady Macbeth's. I want to bring her complexity as Shakespeare's one and only ruthless villainess. Along with that, I'd also like to tackle issues regarding what it takes to be a woman in a patriarchal society. I choose Macbeth because, not only it is one of the greatest plays that has ever been written, but also it has been adapted to a movie by an iconic Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa, as Throne of Blood in 1957. With that record in mind, we can construct a different story about Lady Macbeth and maybe also turn the setting into somewhat medieval Japan. Therefore, we can clearly combine the English and Japanese culture in this play."

My heart beats from inside my ears once I'm done. Sweat dripping all over my body and my breathing is wild. But I immediately retain my composure to hold my head high, staring at Sukuna like I have won a national debate competition against him. And what a victory! That blank look on his face clearly shows how thrown off he is!

But the joy I feel only lingers for a second before he pulls back his devilish grin and raises his eyebrows. "Well then, come here, rival! Take a seat!" He points to the velvet chair beside him. "Let's pit our ideas against each other in a more civilized manner."