#One
Before the last day of March passed, there was one thing I had to do.
‘Should I say this or not… … ‘
Late evening at the Student Union.
He was walking down the hallway, saying hello to the seniors he met while walking through the hallway.
‘Did I say 3rd floor?’
While waiting for the elevator, I ponder for a moment.
What you touch in your pocket is a thin, angled card key. This is the card key for the fashion circle room that Laylin-senpai gave me the other day.
It was a long thought, and the decision was not easy.
Because in the end, I made a decision.
What is compulsory membership? I ended up living in a circle that I didn’t want.
Maybe Raylin-senpai will be inside. It seemed like you were always in the circle room unless there was anything special. sleep there too. It seems that there are quite a few days where you work all night until late.
He is a senior who always works hard for his dream. I don’t think there is anything to be respected as a human being.
You said you’d be really happy if I joined your circle. It looked genuine. Because it was such an emotional appeal, there were times when I almost passed it. I know for sure that you want to recruit me somehow.
‘… … You’re going to be a little disappointed.’
Although I was looking for Ley-Lin with my card key, what I said to Lay-Lin didn’t say that I was going to join.
Seeing you give me something like this… As well as the kindness that he usually treated me with. I’m just saying that I’ve joined another circle, and I feel some sort of guilt. I have to say that as soon as I speak, the confused expression I will make comes to mind naturally. Then you won’t even see tears.
‘no way.’
thinking too far Laylin is a person who is two years older than me in terms of age, um. He is a person who makes people realize that he is a senior sometimes even though he seems like it due to his personality. It probably won’t.
Although I cried at my compliments at the restaurant.
Anyway.
I thought so.
“I decided to go somewhere else… … ?”
Why are you really crying?
Whether he was really in the circle room, when he knocked on the door of the room in the middle hallway on the third floor, he rubbed his eyes and saw Raylin.
First of all, I brought the card key that Raylin gave me, but I couldn’t pick it up and enter because I didn’t know what was going on inside.
As a result of quietly knocking and waiting, I delivered the unfortunate news to senior Leilin, who was about to take my arm and lead me into the circle room.
“I, senpai… … ?”
“My, I’ll do better… … If I did something wrong with you, I’ll fix it… Can’t you just think about it one more time… ? yes… … ?”
Then it is now
Not crying out loud, but more sinful tears falling like beads. She raised her lower lip up to her chin, softened her eyebrows and sniffled quietly. In the aftermath of the work all night long, a few strands of thin hair were sticking out, so it was somehow a more defeated atmosphere.
“that is… I’m sorry… … ”
“Why, why… Why darling… … Why isn’t it our circle? I’ve been very nice to you… If you come in, I can do better, but why… … ”
No, that… …
I never thought I would be shocked to this extent. If you leave it like this, you will be able to hang on to me in the middle of the hallway and make a wish.
“Hey, let’s go in and talk.”
“Hey hey… … ”
Anyone who sees it would be misunderstood.
He hurriedly led Laylin-senpai, who had already half-caught my arm and started to droop, into the circle room.
It was difficult for a while.
It was my first time entering a circle room, and if all the circle rooms had this level of level, I was really amazed.
There are no gaps in spite of having a large space.
I don’t know if it’s okay to touch the interior like this, but the interior view of the circle room of 「Masterpiece」 was luxuriously decorated with sensuous furniture that must have been someone’s idea.
Large and small black-and-white sketches showing signs of careful design of clothes are hanging here and there like wallpaper.
In the cabinet, the threads made of fibers of various colors and the fabrics in which the threads are formed are arranged according to classification.
Clothes of the same shape as the picture drawn in the sketch were put on the mannequin, and the work lay under the sewing machine as if to prove that it had just been worked on.
Even though it was spacious enough, it was whether there was a separate space inside the room, or the space was divided with a wide cloth.
Colorful fabrics that make your eyes dizzy, hangers that look like finished products are hanging, messy extra beds and tables for entertaining guests… …
When I saw the circle room that had the shape of an atelier, I stood still for a moment and admired it purely.
“Uh, how… Are you willing to join? Just soaring?”
Seeing my reaction, as if thinking that a possibility has arisen, Leilin, who was shivering, gains momentum and asks me.
“It sure looks great. It feels professional.”
“That, huh?! then… … ”
“If you work hard like this, I will always support you.”
Leilin hesitates and asks the next question.
“Only cheering… … ?”
“yes.”
“… … ”
Then yes.
Reilin, visibly disappointed, pursed her lips.
“I was expecting… … However, to give you a present, there was also something I was making… … ”
“… … A gift?”
“yes… over there that… … ”
On the table Raylin pointed to, the unfinished work I had just seen lay there.
“It’s a cardigan I’m making so I can wear it all year round. I used the finest fabrics made of materials that I barely airlifted with the remaining half of my budget, and it won’t be too hot to wear in summer and will be much warmer than a normal coat in winter. Of course, it will be hot if you wear it in summer, but… … Still, I think it would be nice to wear it all the time… … ”
Saying that, I grabbed my arm and looked back at Raylin, who was drooping, I said with a small sigh.
“Why am I even doing this?”
“What if I like you so much that even a gift like this isn’t worth it to you?”
“… … ”
I couldn’t help but be smitten at the direct expression of liking.
… … No matter how much you spend half of your circle’s budget. Maybe it’s too much It is questionable whether the members’ consent was obtained in the first place. Based on a very reasonable judgment, I cast a cautious vote, thinking that consent would not have been obtained.
‘Thank you very much, but… … ‘
How many seniors can prepare a gift like this for juniors who don’t know if they will join their own circle?
As far as I know, there is only one Raylin.
“The overall design of the clothes was made to resemble what I was wearing. Actually, the material is the same.”
Raylin was wearing her usual pink cardigan. Was it also made of high-quality materials? It doesn’t look cheap at all, and it definitely feels nicer and softer than any other clothes. It was to make something like that for me.
What that means——.
“I’m saying this because you don’t know, but don’t misunderstand it as a couple look. This was the best finished product I made myself, so I just wanted to give you the best gift I can give you right now.”
“I slept with a misunderstanding, and I think anyone would think so. They look exactly the same, just different colors.”
“Isn’t it? We are not actually a couple, so why is it a couple look?”
For some reason, it feels like it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings if you wear it.
I’ve never seen him take his cardigan off anywhere so far, so that cardigan was already the trademark of Raylin.
If I wear the same clothes as that, people who know Raylin will have no choice but to think of her face naturally.
Then it is clear that there will be another strange misunderstanding… …
It’s nice to receive a gift, but if you have to follow up with annoying things, it’s a little bit, isn’t it? uh.
“If you give it to me, I’ll try it on, but-.”
“If you are really worried.”
“?”
Raylin pulls my arm and asks me secretly while holding it close to me.
“If you and I become a real couple, there will be no misunderstandings, right?”
“Don’t be silly.”
“Huh.”
what did you say
When he pretended to hit the forehead of someone who was older than him, Raylin shrugged her shoulders and wrapped her hands around her forehead.
I said, having removed Leilin’s arm like that.
“Thank you very much, but I’m sorry. I support and respect my seniors’ dreams, but circle activities have to be chosen carefully. To be honest, whether I want to do it or not is the most important thing, isn’t it? So, we will continue to be good seniors and juniors.”
“Sa, I feel like I’m being teased even though I haven’t even dated you… … ”
“What is the analogy?”
Speaking of which, I think the nuance was a bit like that.
“Are you really not interested in fashion? If you fall in love with the story of clothes, you won’t be able to get out like me… … As I said before, you are a model with the overwhelming conditions to become a revolution in the imperial fashion world. This is what my intuition tells me clearly. If it’s your hanger, you and I can dominate the imperial fashion world.”
“No, in my opinion, senior alone is enough. If you are a young talented person who is passionate and full of talent like your senior, it would be strange for you not to show up. I completely believe in the abilities of my seniors. If it’s Laylin-senpai, you can do it on your own. You can make your dreams come true. I will guarantee it for sure.”
I grabbed Raylin’s shoulder and made eye contact as I said that, and Leilin took a deep breath and then scratched her cheek while avoiding my gaze.
“That, yes… ? I feel like my self-confidence is suddenly soaring when you say it like that… … ”
“It is possible. Without me, definitely.”
“… … I understand the feeling that you don’t want to join, so can you please stop emphasizing it? Do I know the order?”
Unfortunately, my sincerity seemed unreachable.
Raylin wiped the tears from her eyes with her fingers and said in a low voice.
“ha… okay. I’m sorry, but I can’t help it. I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, sincerely, I loved and cared for and rejected the recommendation of a junior, but that was not enough, and I was pushed down by a circle other than myself, but I will try to overcome it by myself. Every time I think of this moment, it feels like my heart is clogged up, and I am in tears, but I will try to overcome it somehow. Because like you said, I’m a good person on my own. Because I am a person who can do it without you… … ”
“No, really, sir… … ”
“okay okay. Because I know too.”
However, the fact that his eyes were really red and a little bloodshot was making him feel an indescribable sense of guilt.
“Then may I ask where you are going?”
“What is that… … ”
It’s not difficult.
The moment I was about to get the prepared words out of my mouth.
—Beep. Bump.
“Chairman. I’m here… … ”
The door to the circle room opens.
“… … all?”
A boy in a uniform with two stars on his chest came in through the door and stiffened when he saw us in front of him.
To be precise, his eyes were fixed on me.
“What is it, boy?”
Looking at the uniform, you would have known that I was a junior, but it was half-talking at the beginning. I thought it was rude, but seeing the unfavorable eyes, I wondered if it was that kind of personality.
“Oh, Jackie. This is… … ”
Is your name Jackie? To a boy named Jackie, Laylin introduces herself briefly.
“Have you got that freshman junior I talked about before? it’s him Ezio. Ezio Cranil.”
“… … ah-.”
The male student who sighed mechanically,
“… There isn’t a big guy in our circle, so I was wondering what makes clothes that big, was he the owner?”
Immediately afterward, he says in a tone that he is not very happy.
Jackie was a little short and had to look up at me. He spoke like that with his hands in his pants pockets, and his tone of voice gave him a strong impression that he was a bit rude. Raylin didn’t seem to care much about whether it was familiar or not.
“Why are you so sharp to juniors, you?”
There was a response from Leilin.
Jackie grunted crookedly.
“Isn’t that okay?”
“Is nothing okay? Talk more nicely.”
“It’s done. I’m not that kind of person.”
“this person… … you’re not like me Will you keep doing that to the juniors I cherish?”
To that, Jackie said with a somewhat puzzled face.
“Who are you saving? I am also a senior and junior. Am I the sword that I don’t like? Is a freshman less than a month in school more precious than a Buwon who has been working with me for over a year?”
“It doesn’t sound like that-.”
A bird that Raylin is trying to refute.
Jackie opens her mouth with a short click of her tongue.
“… … Alright, so why is it here?”
Instead of asking me, I ask Raylin.
Raylin made an uh-huh look on her face and finally sighed and muttered to Jackie with a gloomy face.
“I tried to join, but I failed… … Go somewhere else.”
It’s not a sin, but I feel guilty.
Jackie throws the word out.
“… I knew it would.”
Then,
“Isn’t that why you gave up so early? He says he doesn’t even want to join here, and he just talks about this guy every day. I’m getting tired of listening to it, Chairman. If you like him like that, why don’t you join the circle he wants to join? … … And I don’t think I’ve ever even received a gift of clothes from the president. After all, is it a good sword if you’re handsome?”
“Jae, Jackie… … !”
If the Buwon gets annoyed like this, what the hell are you talking about in the circle, Raylin-senpai… …
As Leilin with a frowning expression was about to say something, Jackie glanced at me and continued speaking with a somewhat cold tone.
“And you too.”
Jackie looked up at me and wrinkled her eyebrows.
“If you don’t like it, just say you don’t like it from the beginning. Don’t be procrastinating.”
No, I kept saying… …
without hearing my answer.
“… I’m going back, so I’d like you to tell me the rest of the story.”
thud-.
Jackie opened the door to the circle room and stepped out.
“… … ”
“… … ”
We were silent for a moment.
It was Leilin who spoke first.
“Mi, sorry. I’m not really that kind of kid… … ”
“… … No, it could be.”
He stopped Raylin from apologizing for him,
“Then I will go. It can’t be too late.”
“Uh, uh. okay. I’ll definitely bring it to you when it’s done!”
“Yes, Thanks. senior.”
“No, what. I am always grateful.”
What do you have to be thankful for?
“Go be careful. I have to work again now.”
“Ah yes. do your best. See you later.”
“Yes.”
So, leaving behind Raylin’s brief farewell.
I open the door to the circle room and go out.
“… … uh?”
“… … Ezio?”
At the same time, Yuri and Rubia, who were in the hallway in front of them, looked at me at the same time and their eyes were wide open.