For those who don't know, Beautiful Days is a published anthology of fanmade stories/comics/illustrations, similar to the comic anthologies except centered around short stories. It is strictly non-canon, but it can be fun too!
Translation by Kamase...
"Y'knooow, can you really even believe this?" The one who suddenly came out with this in the cafeteria was Enoshima Junko.
"What's wrong, Enoshima-san?" Maizono asked in return, tilting her head slightly as she sat across from her."I've been thinking, aren't there kind of a lot of people wearing this look?"
"Wearing what?" Maizono looked around the table at Enoshima's words. Excepting Enoshima and Maizono, there were five other people sitting there: Kirigiri Kyouko, Asahina Aoi, Fukawa Touko, Celestia Ludenberg, and Fujisaki Chihiro.
"Can't you tell by looking? It's the hairstyle, the hairstyle! How come out of seven people, three of them are wearing pigtails! I'm gonna be totally real here and say that it's seriously annoying."
Celeste snapped back, "Oh my, how very regrettable. Though it is an annoyance for me as well. Pigtails are the trademark of a Gothic-style character such as myself. A bitch-style gyaru like you can just volumize it, or curl it, or do whatever you want to it, can't you?"
"Huhh?! What was that–?! Who are you calling a bitch, you sow!"
"Now now, no fighting. It suits you both, so it's fine!" Asahina stepped in between the dangerous pair.
Fukawa, watching the back-and-forth with a sidelong glance, let slip a complaint. "Uuugh...! Are you calling this hairstyle pigtails? Aren't mine braids? And even if you have a problem with them..."
"Huh, buuut... if it's done up in two parts, isn't that what makes pigtails?" Fujisaki interjected in a timid tone of voice.
"You be quiet! Byakuya-sama is the only one who can talk back to me! I'll kill you!"
"Eek...! I-I'm sorry...!" Fujisaki trembled violently at Fukawa's abrupt change in demeanor. In her fright, she clung tightly onto Kirigiri's arm next to her.
"...Don't worry, you won't be killed. Why don't you calm down a little? More importantly, it's pointless to get so invested in your hairstyle. If you hate wearing it so much, why don't you try shaving it all off?"
Enoshima's eyes filled with anger at Kirigiri's flat proposal. "Huhh?! No way, riiiight? I don't need you butting in here!"
It was Asahina's voice that shattered the dangerous atmosphere at the table. "Oh, well then, let's decide who's the Queen Pigtailer! And then, whoever wins earns the right to wear pigtails!"
–And that's how everyone ended up in pigtails.\
"Of course they suit me. I'm the Super High School Level Gyaru, after all."
As Enoshima jerked her chin up, Celeste protested, "If that's what you say, then they suit me even more naturally. I am an orthodox pigtail character."
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"Ahhhh, okay okay! They suit you both just great. I think my usual ponytail might fit me better after all."
"Ufufu. That's not true. They suit you very well too, Asahina-san. I don't have much volume to my hair, so they don't really suit me."
"Is that so? I think they're something only a professional idol could pull off."
"Thank you, Kirigiri-san. They suit you a lot too."
"H-Hmph! What! You're getting pretty close there, complimenting each other on your appearances! N-Not like you'd do it to someone like me!" Fukawa flared up, having put her braids up higher than usual.
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"Uhhh, um... That's not true. They suit you, too," Fujisaki said, still frightened, and Fukawa averted her eyes.
"H-Hmph! I don't want pity from a girl like you who barely has long enough hair to put in pigtails!"
"N-No waaay..."Just as the mood was getting dangerous again, someone new pushed her way through.
"What has happened to all of you...?" It was Oogami Sakura. Seven sets of eyes pinned her down.
"S-Sakura-chan, what's with that hairstyle...?!"Oogami's long and usually unkempt hair had been pulled into two beautiful pigtails.
"...Aahh, this? The wind is strong today. I simply tied it up so it would not pose a hindrance to my training.
"Asahina went over to Oogami briskly, taking her left hand and hoisting it over her head. "You're the winner!"
"What? What do you mean?" While Oogami was still dubious, the other six people gave a sparse round of applause.
