#8
Yuri feels an instinctive rejection of men.
It was the effect of acquired learning. After losing her brother forever in wars that took place across the continent, the only man she could rely on—except for her father—had completely disappeared around Yuri.
no.
Perhaps Yuri would hardly feel closeness from the first meeting with another man, unless it was her dead brother.
Naturally, he avoids strangers and tries to avoid contact as much as possible. Fortunately, compared to when I was a child, when I was on the docile side, I had a rather rough personality.
Because it was glass.
‘Hey, this isn’t real… !’
Seira, who looked like the heavenly girl in front of her, had to be shocked to learn that she was actually a man.
“Uh, Yuri. it’s okay?”
“Ouch… … ”
Rubia hurriedly approached the glass, stroking the back of her head and looking at the glass curled up on the floor. I was so amazed that I stumbled to my feet. It was fortunate that the items on the table did not fall or fall.
“That’s me, really… … ?”
It felt like a surprise attack from an unexpected place. Yuri couldn’t come to her senses, nodded and rubbed the back of her head, then barely raised her head to look at Seira. He was just covering his mouth with his hand as if he was bewildered by the unexpected reaction.
Even small gestures were girly.
That’s why it’s only natural to take a stance that you can’t believe it in words. It must have been very unscrupulous, but I didn’t think I would believe anything he said until I looked at the clothes myself. Ezio, who looked at the glass with his head in the wall next to him and laughed a little, had the same idea.
“I don’t know exactly how I appeared to you… It’s true. What am I going to do by lying like this?”
“No, that’s absurd… … ”
Yuri almost felt like she wanted to deny reality.
From the first time I saw her, I thought that she is a very pretty unnie, I want to get to know her.
Something…
Something inside was about to collapse.
Is what I’m seeing right now real? Where are you? Who am I? Not your sister, but your brother? what? why… ?
“Hey, hey. Hey. Wake.”
“Uh-uh… … ”
Not recognizing that Ezio grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her, Yuri had to blow her consciousness away to clear her chaotic mind. Seira, who was looking down at Yuri, who was almost fainting from shock, with a worried look, muttered abruptly.
“… I didn’t know you would be so surprised. I’m a little sorry.”
“No, he’s weird.”
Even thinking of him as a man is not unacceptable at all. As a result, Rubia seemed a little startled, but eventually managed to accept reality, and Mew was looking at Seira with a curious face.
Even so, it was much closer to the fundamental inquiry into unidentified creatures, not the curiosity of reason.
“Hey, hey. glass. glass? Where did you sell your manners? Wake up, mama. uh? wake up hey.”
“… … ”
What are you doing in front of your seniors, and the Chairman of the Circle, who will continue to see you in the future? There is no such disrespect for greetings. Ezio, who tapped even the soft cheeks of the droopy glass,
“Aww—!”
“!”
He suddenly came to his senses and was thrown onto the floor by the glass that had thrown him away. Mew, who took Ezio’s back at the speed of light. “it’s okay?” ‘, Ezio nodded with a puzzled face.
“Okay, now I know. I know… … ”
Yuri staggered and stood up.
I can’t calm myself down at all, but I tried to calm down first. Whew, I gently pat it to the cheek. Concentrate your eyes and look straight ahead.
But the reality has not changed.
Long drooping eyelashes, cherry-pink lips, a small face, shiny silver hair… … . To that slender body line-
There is a girl right in front of you who can confidently win the first place in the Empire Miss Contest, and it is a man.
A passing dog will snort.
“Hey, hey-.”
Instead, Yuri snorted.
To Ezio, he looked half-realistic already. By then, Ezio was seriously contemplating whether or not to stun the blonde kid.
“If you can’t believe it that much, umm… … ”
Sayra muttered a little.
ugh-.
Soon, he grabbed the uniform shirt in his hand and lifted it slowly.
right then
“Wait. stop.”
Something feels weird.
Even though he knew he was a man, when his white belly was exposed, Ezio had no choice but to raise his hand very quickly to stop Seira’s actions.
“… uh? why? Am I okay?”
“No, I don’t believe it even if I don’t even do that. That’s Okay.”
Seira blinked innocently as if she didn’t care, but Ezio had to make a desperate effort not to expose Seira’s upper body… …
#9
Circle president Cera de Bayern was a man from birth and whatever he was, the first four new members had to fill out an application.
“Now, you just have to write down your personal information and motive for joining here.”
Each of us took a sheet and sat down on a chair around the table.
palak-.
Ezio, who wrote down personal information such as name and grade, in turn, pondered for a while in the column describing his motives for joining, then wrote it down without hesitation.
“When you’re done, give it to me.”
After some time passed, Yuri and the other four, who had finally regained their sanity, handed the completed application form to Seira.
“Well… ”
Sera immediately reviewed the application.
It took me less than five minutes to turn to the last page. Next to Ezio, who stared blankly at Seira’s blue eyes as she flipped through the paper, Mew had to feel a slightly strange feeling. Seira is an object that doesn’t need jealousy, so why does she keep feeling weird? …
Soon Seira clapped her hands.
“Okay, I think this is enough. It seems that the motives for joining are all faithful to the purpose of the circle. There is an interview after the first documentary interview, but I don’t think you need to do that.”
At the president’s discretion, the admission process is skipped, and four new names are added to the roster of six members, including Seira.
like that-.
“From today on, you are members of the exodus circle, exodus. Please take good care of me in the future, my precious juniors.”
Saira smiled brightly and said.
#10
“If you want to ask a question, feel free to ask. I can only listen to you for the next two hours.”
When Seira sat down on the chair and put her chin on her clasped hands and spoke, the four new members of Exodus began to ponder for a moment.
“I, senior… No, Chairman.”
“Yes, tell me.”
The first to raise her hand carefully was Rubia.
“When do you use this room?”
“You mean the circle room?”
“yes… ”
Rubia nodded.
Saira looked around her eyes and said.
“It is up to you to decide when and how to use it. From now on, you will also be given one card key per person, but since this is a member-only space, you can come in whenever you want.”
“Are you saying it doesn’t matter… ?”
“of course.”
Saira smiled softly.
“As you can see from the atmosphere in the circle room, our motto is ‘freedom’. So, there are members who come in and play the piano when they are bored, and there are members who think they will learn the guitar a month ago and bring them and decorate them with a wall-mounted interior. When there is nothing to do, there are other members who spread the mat over there and sleep on the floor. There are other members who fill the cabinet with snacks and forget one by one while watching a movie late at night.”
It was a really free space.
If you want to rest, come in and rest.
If you want to sleep, come in and sleep.
As long as it wasn’t too cluttered, it was a place where almost all personal activities were allowed.
In such an open atmosphere, there would have been no difficulty in forming friendships among the members.
Upon hearing Seira’s story, Yuri’s eyes shone brightly with interest. In fact, I still can’t see Seira’s eyes well, though.
Rubia asked questions one after another.
“What do you usually do here… ?”
Seira raised her fine eyebrows.
“me? I… Do your job as president. Sometimes I am in charge of internal operation planning, budget activities, management inside and outside the circle, and public relations. … Then, when I finish my assigned work, I take a break like other members of the team. It’s not much different.”
“Hey, you look very busy… … ”
“Ahaha, no. It’s just a lot of talk, but there’s really not much to do in reality. And since the position of president is not for nothing, I have to work harder when I can. It’s not hard or hard because our good members are there to help out. Is it more enjoyable when you work?”
Seira seemed very straight and sincere.
Everyone in this room thought that he was as flawless in character as in his pure appearance.
Indeed, he was a senior who suited the position of the circle president more than anyone else. Should I say that Seira’s words are worthy of trust and follow without a single doubt? Perhaps the reason why the atmosphere of the circle looks harmonious was that Seira was obviously a huge factor… …
“there.”
“Ah, yes. tell me music.”
This time, Mu raised his hand.
“Are there days when you must participate on a regular basis?”
“Is it like a regular meeting?”
“yes.”
In response to the question that seemed to have a clear intention, Ezio looked at Me for a moment. Mew made eye contact with Ezio, then slowly turned to the side. It’s because I thought I’d be embarrassed if I continued watching.
“Well… ”
Seira pondered and answered briefly.
“To put it bluntly, no.”
“is that so… ”
“You are free to participate in the trip or not. Instead, when there are important announcements related to the season or circle activities, most of them are written on the whiteboard here. Usually the members check it on their own, but if it seems like someone didn’t check it, I’ll go and tell you. Because it’s something that’s important. You just need to know that.”
After hearing Seira’s words, Mew nodded slightly.
“Why don’t you want to participate in the activity?”
“… That’s not it.”
Seira, who was staring at Mew who was stealing,
“It’s up to you whether or not to hang out with the members.”
said, continued.
“However, there will come a moment when you will definitely feel happy when you talk to our members and spend time together. They’re really nice and good kids. I see you as well.”
“… … ”
“That hard expression on your face will be resolved soon. Most of all, I want you to laugh as much as possible. You look much prettier when you smile.”
“… … !”
A bird in which the startled Mew was silent for a moment.
“Bird, I’ll think about it… ”
You can’t even spit on your smiling face. As he smiled so brightly with an innocent face, even Mu, who was cold to other people, had no choice but to respond with the least courtesy. Moreover, it was Mew who felt more confused by the fact that Seira’s kernel was a man.
“Ezio, do you have any questions?”
When Seira suddenly spoke to Ezio, who was just staring at somewhere in the circle room, Ezio turned his head for a moment and blinked.
And then-.
“What are those?”
He pointed his finger at the whiteboard.
No, exactly behind it.
“That’s it… … ? ah.”
Seira shook her head.
“right. It would be faster to show the introduction in person than to verbalize it. That was a good question, Ezio.”
Seira got up from her seat and walked towards the wall.
ugh-.
I took some printed photos from there, laid them out on a clean table, and showed them to Ezio and Yuri.
“This is the history of our Exodus.”
Saying that, Seira’s eyes were full of pride.
“This is a picture I took in the ‘Dragon Bone Snow Mountain’ in the northern continent where I went on summer vacation last year-.”
There is a landscape.
there is a person
In the center of the picture placed in the middle of the table, Seira was seen smiling brightly with her red cheeks, with her knees bent, from a place that could be seen halfway through a snowy mountain.
Five people were grouped around it. Are they circle members? Everyone had their own unique expression on their face.
“And this is a picture I took when I was in my freshman year and went on a separate trip with some of the current members. It was the first time I had seen the ancient ruins that were built hundreds of years ago, and it was very disappointing that I could not go inside. In fact, I made it all the way to the entrance, but I was caught and kicked out.”
Seira’s face turned into charcoal soot wearing a wide-brimmed hat near the vines of the ruins under the bright sunlight. The afterimage was a little blurry because it was taken just when I was looking back at the camera. It was a lively picture. The corners of Seira’s lips, who were touching the picture, slowly rose as if they were happy.
“Again, this is-.”
And then-.
Spring—sometimes cherry blossoms.
Summer—Rippling waves.
Autumn—the leaves are crumbling.
Winter—Snowflakes are falling.
A waterfall in a valley that spouts cool water, an expansive sea that sparkles and crashes on the scarlet sunset wave, a hot and damp rainforest, an underground ruin in the middle of a desert full of crumbly sand, a remote place where you don’t even know what you’ve been riding on. ), a remote island, a snowy garden, a dark cave where only the twinkling eyes of man can see, glaciers, meadows, fields, plains, mountains, canyons———
“This is the path our Exodus has walked.”
A step towards a wider world.
There were countless pictures of the seniors who had not already graduated, all recorded in one scene.
“He’s called Aru, and he’s a very talented and energetic friend. But do you mean that there are a lot of sudden moves sometimes? So, the day after this photo was taken, I secretly drank the canteen I brought with me, even the ones belonging to the other kids… … ”
The four of them, including Ezio, rushed to listen to Seira’s story, without even being able to stop the natural burst of laughter.
For the two hours that Seira allowed, they.
I sat around Seira, who happily recounted the stories contained in each photo, and just listened without saying a word.
Because Seira was a great storyteller, there was no time for boredom.
For those who only listen to other people’s stories, it made them feel as if they were at the scene in the photo.
It doesn’t end there.
“Now this is where you come in.”
If you participate in regular activities from this year onwards, you too will be able to become one of the characters in this picture, and if that happens, it will definitely be a more interesting trip, Seira said while looking around them.
Sure, it looked like fun.
Yuri was screaming with excitement in her chest, bulging with anticipation, and Ezio was no different. adventure and travel. Isn’t it evident that you are truly enjoying life? It was Ezio who sincerely thought it was a good choice for this circle.
However, on the other hand.
‘I want to go with Ezio separately… … ‘
It was true that a heart-fluttering and adventurous journey was unfolding before their eyes, but Rubia and Mew’s interests were focused on the word ‘Ezio and travel’, so even after hearing Seira’s words, they quietly pretended to empathize and nodded their heads. I had no choice but to nod.
#11
“… Ah, the time has come.”
How much has the story blossomed since then?
The clock was already pointing to 10 o’clock.
“I was going to introduce some of the members, but… … ”
The night was deep. Each new member will have a job to do. Sayra put the pictures on the table together and organized them.
“I’m going to clean this up. Do I have to do something from now on? You too can go back if you have work to do, or you can stay here. As I said before, whatever you do here is up to you. If you have one last question, I’ll answer at least one. Do you have any more questions?”
“Ah, then there… … ”
At Seira’s words like that.
The moment Ezio suddenly raised his hand.
beep-.
shudder.
“I’m back!!! … … Eh?”