Villian Days

Chapter 25

  High School – Seventh Part

It’s a few minutes before homeroom starts when I’m just chatting up nonsense with Teruki and Mizuki.

Then, Suzaku walks over to us.

Suzaku: “…Good morning.”

Teruki: “Morning. Where’d you been this morning?”

Suzaku answers Teruki a bit reservedly.

Suzaku: “No…I have something to say to Amano. I would like to have a bit of your time after school, please.”

He stares at me as he says this, and I look down in reflex.

Teruki: “Hey, Yuu. You should probably go by yourself.”

Teruki pats my shoulder and I share his gaze, nodding.

Flash forward to after school

(…Ehh. I wonder what he wants.)

I’m just waiting in the classroom, feeling a bit worried and sad, when Suzaku finally shows up.

Suzaku: “I have kept you waiting. Well, let’s go.”

Yuu: “Y-yes…”

I catch a glimpse of Teruki waving his hands at me. Since Mizuki has club activities, he’s already left for the kendo department.

(Uuuu…)

We walk in silence for a while. Eventually, we end up in a park near the school grounds.

Suzaku: “Is it alright for me to talk to you here?”

Yuu: “Oh, yes…”

We sit on a nearby bench.

(…Ah…I’m so nervous…)

Suzaku: “Amano-kun.”

Yuu: “Huh?…Oh…yes?”

Suzaku: “I am sorry for taking a rude manner with you during the Training Camp.”

Yuu: “Ehh? Uh…what?”

Well, that’s a surprise. I thought he blamed me for some reason, so I didn’t expect an apology.

Suzaku: “…I heard rumors that you were stalking Houou-senpai. I believed them without doing any research…Byakko-kun said I must see the real you before forming any conclusions. But, I don’t know you as a person. So, please teach me…Starting from tomorrow, may I join you in your activities?”

Yuu: “…what about the Student Council members?”

Aren’t they watching over you?

Suzaku: “…I was very grateful for their help, but as of yesterday I have asked to be relinquished from their care. It has been quite a while since I’ve entered high school, and such days won’t last forever. I have also declined the Student Council assistant position. It consists of too many responsibilities for me.”

Yuu: “…I-Is that so…”

Suzaku: “So, how will it be tomorrow? Do you accept?”

Yuu: “I don’t really mind…though do Teruki and Mizuki know about this?”

Suzaku: “Yes, of course.”

This interaction floods my body with a lot of emotions, and I turn to Suzaku and smile.

Yuu: “Ehehe.  I’ve thought about what you said. Suzaku-kun, thank you!”

Suzaku: “…No, thank you for tomorrow.”