143 – Miss Sakuraba’s Man – 2
That day was supposed to be an ordinary day with nothing special.
When I met Seo-ah in the morning, I heard that Yuuki was fine, and at lunch time, we all gathered together and opened our lunch boxes.
When I got up after finishing my meal, Shiraishi spoke to me.
“Mr. Minsu. “You dropped something.”
“Huh?”
She thoughtlessly unfolded the folded paper in her hand.
“What is this?”
It was something I didn’t remember either, so I was blankly watching Shiraishi looking at it.
“Huh? What?”
Haruna lifts her head.
In an instant, Yuuki’s face turned blue.
“Ballot paper. “It says Yuuki Yuuko.”
Shiraishi calmly unfolded it and showed it to everyone.
There was silence for a moment.
“Mumumumu, what voting are you talking about?! Shiraishi, would you like to give it to me?”
Yuki stretched out his hand with lightning speed.
“Oh my. Please don’t do this. “This is Minsu’s.”
Shiraishi dodged lightly and glanced at Yuuki.
“Here. Please take it.”
“Uh… huh. Thank you.”
Shiraishi picked it up, saying it fell from me, so it must be mine.
I didn’t remember writing my name on that ballot.
I guess I’ve forgotten about that since yesterday.
“But what kind of vote is this?”
Yuuki stood behind Shiraishi and shook her head.
However, I couldn’t pretend not to know because it was my vote.
Furthermore, Haruna already knows the existence of Miss Sakuraba.
In conclusion, I couldn’t say anything and just kept my mouth shut.
“There’s something strange about the atmosphere. “Do you all know about that vote?”
She looked around and asked as if Shiraishi was the only one who didn’t know.
However, no one answered.
I heard that the rule so far was for male students to vote secretly without the female students knowing, and for female students to pretend not to know and ignore it.
“No, I…” “
I never used Yuuko’s name in the first place.
While rolling her eyes, Elena’s eyes met hers.
Then, perhaps feeling that he was asking for her help, she, who had been quiet the whole time, opened her mouth.
“Lady. “It is a ballot from an election that was held secretly at Sakuraba Academy.”
“Now, wait a minute, Elena!”
Yuuki was embarrassed and raised her voice.
Elena began to explain one after another how she had misunderstood my look.
“The Miss Sakuraba election, which selects the most beautiful girl in the academy, is one of the traditional events for male classmates that has continued since the academy was founded until this year.”
“Aha, that was it.”
Shiraishi nodded her head.
“Oh, Elena! What are you talking about! I’ve never heard or seen anything like that… !”
“For your information, Yuuki is one of this year’s Miss Sakuraba election committee members.”
To her horror, Elena, who knows everything, recites the information she tried to hide.
“So, Minsu, did you vote for Yuuko as this year’s Miss Sakuraba?”
“I guess so.”
Thank you for the further explanation, Elena.
I touched my temple and closed my eyes.
“Aha… “That’s what happens.”
Shiraishi nodded his head and became quiet for a moment.
“Minsu, you chose Yuuko.”
“Now, wait a minute…” !”
Only then did I open my mouth.
“Yes. “Why, Minsu?”
Haruna asked with a smile.
There was something eerie about that smile.
Furthermore, Takase-senpai has been silently watching me since a while ago.
“This is definitely the ballot. But… !”
I unfolded it and showed it to everyone.
“I don’t remember writing Yuuko! Look, this is… !”
“Is it Minsu’s handwriting?”
Haruna said.
In vain, I stared at the paper.
That was clearly my handwriting.
Someone manipulated me through hypnosis and wrote down Yuuki Yuuko’s name.
Other than that, it made no sense.
“Ah, ah~ Calm down. “Calm down and listen to what I have to say first.”
Yuki clapped her hands and stood up.
It seemed like they were trying to calm this strange atmosphere somehow in the name of the election committee member.
It was quiet and quiet, but he opened his mouth to somehow quell this atmosphere that felt like a typhoon or waves would hit at any moment.
“To be honest, Elena is right. “This is the ballot for the election to elect Miss Sakuraba.”
That is a fact that has just been completely revealed.
Rather, I would like to ask what to do about this dangerous atmosphere whose cause is unknown.
“And Eri won Miss Sakuraba for the second time in a row, and Haru-chan became the 23rd winner.”
Did the two of you work together three times in a row?
It was great to hear that again.
“Then I’m the only one here who didn’t become Miss Sakuraba.”
“I am there too. Miss.”
Shiraishi muttered calmly.
Elena added later, but you are not a student at this academy.
“That… “She kept it a secret, but somehow the girl who won found out that she was the winner.”
Yuki said while scratching his head.
In other words, Senpai and Haruna already know.
Shiraishi’s eyes widened.
Ah, a premonition of blues.
“Well, I want Shiraishi and Elena to keep it a secret… That would be nice….”
Yuki said while looking at their eyes.
Elena already knew in the first place.
The only one who didn’t know was Shiraishi.
“Shi, Shiraishi?”
Yuuki looked at her with her anxious eyes.
“So, Minsu, you chose Yuuki Yuuko as the prettiest girl in this academy?”
Hmm, the senior touched her chin and lowered her head.
“Well, that will happen, right? Huh.”
“Wait a minute, Yuuki! I never wrote this… !”
“Now don’t deny it. “Even though she is my younger sister, Yuuki Yuuko is also one of the strong candidates.”
The smile disappeared from Haruna’s face.
“For your information, Shiraishi is also competing for ranking among second-year students… I hope you can ignore it with a big heart… “It would be nice.”
Yuuki didn’t seem to notice that and tried to comfort Shiraishi by focusing on him.
“But Minsu, you voted for Yuuki Yuuko.”
“Well, that will happen?”
Yuki immediately nodded and agreed.
At that moment I realized something was wrong.
“…… “I can’t stand it.”
“Huh? What?”
As Shiraishi muttered quietly, Yuuki cautiously approached her and asked.
“I can’t stand it!”
Shiraishi jumped up and shouted.
Yuki was startled and fell backwards.
“I cannot accept that I cannot become this year’s Miss Sakuraba!”
“I agree.”
For some reason, Elena nodded her head and agreed.
“Mr. Minsu….”
Next, Shiraishi turned to look at me.
“Huh, huh?”
“I understand how you feel….”
“Oh, no, I…” .”
I didn’t think making an excuse now would help anyone.
Yes, I was extremely unfair.
“But I won’t give up!”
Shiraishi approached the end of her fence.
“Now, wait a minute, Shiraishi, what are you trying to do?”
“Aki-chan!?”
And Shiraishi learned of the existence of this election. It was a kind of synergy.
Elena, standing next to me, hands me a loudspeaker of unknown origin.
“Everyone, please listen!!”
Shiraishi shouted loudly through the loudspeaker.
Audible to everyone walking around the school and playground.
“No matter what happens, I will definitely be selected as this year’s Miss Sakuraba!”
Yuki fell to the floor in despair.
“Ah, the tradition that our ancestors worked so hard to keep….”
I was about to collapse when I met Shiraishi.
The event that had been taking place secretly in the shadows was revealed to the outside world.
“Everyone, please vote for me!!”
Shiraishi shouted with all his might.
That reverberated throughout the school and the entire village.
“Whoa~”
Taking a deep breath, Shiraishi came down from the platform that Elena had brought him.
“Okay, let’s start.”
Looking back at us.
“Well, what…” ?”
Finally, make eye contact with me.
“It’s war.”
Shiraishi declared with a very refreshing expression.
***
Afterwards, Yuuki was taken away by the election committee members who were quietly conducting Miss Sakuraba together.
He would probably be severely harassed and lynched, but he still apologized in his heart.
Even so, it did not seem like this election would be stopped.
After this event, which had been quietly held in the shadows among male students, was exposed by Shiraishi.
“Everyone, please vote for me!”
The Miss Sakuraba election came out in the sun and made its existence known to everyone.
At the playground after school, I was in a way amazed when I saw Shiraishi standing on the podium and shouting hard.
Wearing a long, pretty red dress that you might wear at an awards ceremony.
There was a poster of Shiraishi in front of the first floor entrance of the school.
Of course, this was after receiving formal permission from the faculty and staff.
So, the Miss Sakuraba election was selected as an official event of the academy this year.
Only with the condition that it end this year.
As expected, such an event cannot be officially held every year.
The image of the academy is also the same, as is the difference in positions between male and female students.
So, this year’s only guerrilla event.
In addition, both men and women are eligible to vote, with one vote each.
We were discussing how many candidates from each grade would appear, but it was natural that Shiraishi would appear.
I was looking at her on her podium with her mood as she accidentally dropped her golden apple.
How did it happen like this?
“Who are you going to pick?”
“Of course it’s Mr. Yanase.”
As they watch the election campaign, the male students talk with excitement.
“It’s definitely Prince Eri!”
“We must make the prince win!”
The female students also enjoyed it in the same way.
Shiraishi, who was in the middle of campaigning on her podium, paused for a moment.
Elena comes up and whispers something into her ear.
“Yes. “I understand.”
Shiraishi was also a genius at attracting attention.
In other words, Gwanjong.
“Everyone, please listen!”
As she finds out, her event gets bigger and attracts everyone’s attention.
“We will be giving away prizes through a drawing among those who voted for Miss Sakuraba!”
From Noble mtl dot com
The students shouted.
“The Shiraishi family has decided to sponsor us! Everyone, please look forward to it!”
A product sponsored by a noble family that boasts global influence. This was something I could only hope for.
Would you believe that this big event started with a single dropped piece of paper?
“And the winner of this year’s Miss Sakuraba will be given a special privilege!”
The students’ shouts suddenly turn into a roar.
“I will give the winner a ticket that will allow them to nominate their opponent for the folk dance, which is the final step of this sports competition!”
What is that?
I felt confused for a moment, but the students around me were whispering as if they were surprised.
“As you all know, there is an eternal legend that at our academy’s sports festival, you can share a love that will never cool down for a thousand years or ten thousand years with someone who dances a folk dance with you!”
This was my first time hearing it.
However, the students were chatting with anticipation as if everyone knew this except me.
“And we at Shiraishi City will support their love! From dates to weddings!”
It’s burdensome.
They opened their mouths and screamed, but the people watching were having fun as if it was none of their business.
I felt eyes on me.
When I raised my head, I saw her smiling confidently.
“Everyone, please enjoy this event!”
Shiraishi made eye contact with me once and shouted to her audience.
I looked at her with her mouth open amidst her loud shouts.
At that moment, I remembered the promise I made with Haruna yesterday.
Is that what you meant when you said you wanted to dance folk dance together?
The nomination rights were suddenly announced as Miss Sakuraba’s winning prize.
Shiraishi slowly walked down the platform holding Elena’s hand and looked around her.
And then our eyes met.
– Please look forward to it –
Shiraishi said that by moving her mouth.
I don’t know who they are or what their intentions are, but I fell for the ruse.
I felt like I could be sure of that.