By the time we met Ryuji and Yaguchi again, everything was already over.
“What the hell happened?”
I asked with a puzzled expression.
That’s probably because when Yaguchi ran away earlier, two people who seemed completely out of line suddenly appeared with their arms crossed.
As our attention was focused, Ryuji scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed expression.
“We decided to date.”
“What?!”
At the good news that the two had finally become a couple, Satoru was the most surprised among the party.
“Ryuji, what kind of magic did you use?!”
Then, with a shy expression on his face, Yaguchi, who was arm in arm with Ryuji, answered instead.
“Ryuji, who followed me, confessed first. I hope you will date me.”
In general, that is not possible.
It’s like a cartoon where you catch and confess to a girl who ran away because you were so disappointed with yourself.
But it actually happened.
‘Is this the main character’s correction?’
Perhaps he was thinking the same thing as me, Satoru, who was next to him, clasped his head and shouted.
“Ahhh! In this dirty world, handsome guys can get lovers no matter what they do!”
After leaving behind Satoru’s scream of injustice, the members of Group D of Forest School, who finally joined in, gave congratulations and applauded the couple in a circle around them.
Clap clap clap!
“congratulation.”
“congratulation.”
“congratulation.”
“congratulation.”
For some reason, I was swept away by the atmosphere that I shouldn’t have played, and I applauded without realizing it.
Then, Ryuji, who was the party, nodded her head with an embarrassed expression and said:
“Thank you. Everyone.”
‘Where do you think you saw this scene?’
It was definitely the first time I was in this situation, but I felt a strange déjà vu.
The applause baptism, which continued for a while, came to an end when people passing by looked at us and chatted.
“It’s already 1:50. Let’s go back to the parking lot soon.”
“”yes~””
After that, we followed the guidance of Satsuki, a trustworthy class leader, and escaped from the movie town we were fond of.
***
Today was a day with a lot of talk and a lot of wear and tear.
The original purpose was to make Satoru a girlfriend, but it turned out that it was Ryuji, not Satoru, who had a girlfriend.
Well, to be honest, it was only a matter of time before the two of them started dating.
On the contrary, if someone who was completely unaware of the relationship between the two saw it, Hattori’s surprised reaction that she had not been dating before would be more normal.
The only problem was that the timing was too early.
‘The original, Scramble Love, was a feature-length manga that was serialized in more than 20 volumes. But Ryuji, the main character, only has a girlfriend on a school trip in the second semester?’
In terms of the Three Kingdoms, he has only managed to get Dong Zhuo, but it feels like Cao Cao suddenly gained the Imperial Seal and became emperor.
It was usually one of the two when a boy’s manga, which had just been serialized, suddenly ended suddenly.
Either the writer’s health problems, or he was slapped by a magazine because of poor rankings on the questionnaire.
But, as far as I know, there were no such issues with scrambled love.
Although the trend of romantic comedy has changed a lot these days, the basic framework has hardly changed.
A cruel world of winner-take-all, in which several attractive heroines compete with one main character as the center, and the last surviving person at the end of a fierce battle royale takes over everything.
And in most romantic comedies, the moment the true heroine is confirmed at the end, a big flame occurs in the core fan base.
Writers are not delaying the selection of a true heroine until the very end for nothing.
‘Is it some sort of butterfly effect?’
By intervening in the case of ‘Kim Yoo-seong’, a character who was not in the original, it was clear that the original development had already been disturbed.
The fact that the true heroine, which is usually decided in the last volume, was decided during a school trip, which is about the middle of the whole story, is of great significance.
‘Now I really don’t know.’
I didn’t even know the contents of scramble love, but now I’ve even deviated from the basic composition of a love comedy.
I couldn’t even imagine how the future, which had been so turbulent, would have changed now.
aah
I poured cold water over my head to clear the clutter.
As I suddenly poured cold water on it, I felt a little bit cooler in my complicated head.
“Satoru, I’m leaving first.”
“Huh? Already? Aren’t you soaking in the hot springs?”
“It’s okay now. I’ll check the situation in a little while and go in.”
After saying that, I waved my hand moderately, opened the door connected to the locker room, and went inside.
Just as I was about to change into the new yukata I brought from my room earlier, my cell phone in the basket vibrated.
woo-woong- woo-woong-
At this late hour, looking for someone to check on the called party, it was the vice president.
I looked around and immediately answered the phone.
“Yes. I got a call.”
Shortly thereafter, the vice president’s voice came from over the receiver.
[Kim Yoosung, your voice seems to be resonating, where are you now?]
“Oh, I’m in the bathroom changing room right now. I was just about to wash up and leave.”
[Then don’t hang up and go to your room. Others may overhear our conversation.]
“I know.”
After putting on the yukata jacket he had taken off, he came out with a cell phone in one hand and a towel in the other.
On the way to the room, I had a private conversation with the vice president.
“How’s the president these days? It seems like it’s been a while since I’ve seen your face.”
[…] If it’s a girl, you’ve lost some weight in the last few days. Perhaps he suffered a lot because of an unwanted engagement.]
“That’s… sad.”
[Once again, my sister and I, this is a secret between you and me. I didn’t even tell Minami. In case of an emergency, in order to take all responsibility on my own.]
“You’re really determined.”
[If it’s for the sake of the young lady, I can throw away my life like a dog.]
“…I am not in a position to say this, but I would have been sad if the president had just heard those words.”
[Lady?]
“Because the president really likes the two of them. Even if you don’t tell the truth, you can tell just by your usual actions.”
[…] … .]
The vice-president was silent after hearing my words.
He was probably thinking a lot.
“Then what is Minami doing?”
[If it’s Minami… ]
Tuk!
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
As I turned the corner on the phone, I realized that I bumped into someone and reflexively apologized.
“I’m so happy! I’m sorry! It’s not a big deal!”
A familiar voice, but an unfamiliar tone.
He said it was okay, but perhaps he was quite surprised, and Hattori, who suddenly came out of the Osaka dialect, slammed his buttocks and waved his hand in a hurry.
[What happened all of a sudden?]
“Oh, I bumped into a classmate in the hallway. Wait a minute.”
After asking the vice president over the receiver for his understanding, I held out one hand.
Then Hattori took my hand and stood up.
She said with a slight blush on her face, perhaps because she was aware that she was using a dialect because she was startled.
“Ugh, let’s pretend you didn’t hear the dialect you just spoke of.”
“Why are you trying to hide it? It’s nice to hear it because it’s friendly.”
As he said that and smiled mischievously, Hattori made an expression that wanted to go into the mouse hole at any moment.
“Everyone speaks standard language, but I’m embarrassed to use a dialect.”
It seems that he was feeling like a complex himself.
Well, it’s me, but I can’t argue with you.
“Sorry for bumping into you. I’m on the phone.”
“No, I’m really sorry. I didn’t really look straight ahead.”
After the incident ended smoothly by apologizing to each other, we decided to go our separate ways.
Tickle!
“I just arrived in my room.”
[great. Now then, open the door of the chest of drawers in your room.]
“A wardrobe?”
I opened the chest of drawers to see what it meant, and I was surprised.
What was inside was a suit, sunglasses, and a key.
[When you were away earlier, you sneaked in and left it. There is a dress code for tomorrow’s engagement, so a suit is essential.]
“How did you measure it? It probably won’t fit my body well.”
[There is nothing in this world that money cannot do.]
In fact, it is different from what the general public thinks.
I asked the vice president after stroking the surface of the suit, which appeared to be completely custom made.
“So what am I supposed to do tomorrow?”
[I make a mess of the engagement ceremony in a place where adults from both families gather like me. And if possible, he rescues the young lady nicely. It’s more than that.]
“It’s nice because it’s simple.”
Saying so, I grabbed my suit and put it in my bag.
[What is the schedule for tomorrow’s school trip?]
“The third day is a free trip from 9 am to 6 pm. I go to places I want to go with like-minded people, so I have enough time to spare.”
[great. Then come to this address by 10 o’clock tomorrow. Let’s join there and then move together.]
“All right.”
I checked the address the vice president sent me.
The meeting point was in front of a shrine in the middle of Kyoto.
Such a terribly thought plan. Two weeks and that’s all they can come up with?