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by cailin_K

by cailin_K

"You don't give off the impression of having much interest in newspapers, though,"
Tanizaki said while peeking at the paper. "What are the interesting articles?"

"Well, the most interesting one is the obituary," Yosano said, grinning. "Of everything in
this world, it judges those people the most fairly."

"It sure does," Dazai said with a smile, standing in front of the entrance.

After that exchange, Tanizaki and the others entered the conference room. They sat, in
order: Tanizaki, Kunikida, and then Dazai.

The ticking of the conference room's clock echoed through the room.

"Well, then, what did you come to the conference room for?" Yosano asked, lifting her
gaze from the newspaper.

"Ufufu, we're having a meeting to decide on the entrance exam," Dazai answered,
smiling. "Yosano-sensei is also aware of the tiger boy from yesterday, since you were there,
right? As we're deciding on his entrance exam, we're inviting everyone's opinions. We'll be
deciding this democratically."

"Democratically, huh?" Yosano raised an eyebrow. "Why don't we just do it the same
way we did Tanizaki's? Is there anything wrong with that?" Yosano turned to face Tanizaki.
Tanizaki's face went pale and he shook his head from side to side.

"I-I would really prefer not to remember that time."

Tanizaki was also a newcomer, and what he meant by the time of his entrance was that he
had passed a very harsh entrance exam. However, due to its excessive severity, Tanizaki had
firmly sealed away the memories of that time into his subconscious. This is because
remembering it revives the psychological trauma.

"I'm fine," Tanizaki said, leaning forward. "But how about we make this next exam more
reasonable?"

"Wow, look at this article," Yosano said, still looking at the newspaper. "It says 'Fire At
Unauthorized Shanghai Crab Breeder, Countless Dead Or Wounded.' I bet there's a delicious
smell at the scene of the accident. Maybe I'll stop by on the way home."