My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected

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Qin Ye clicked his tongue and muttered to himself, but I couldn't hear the second half. Use your diaphragm to speak, you hear me?!

"Sagami-kun, to put it simply, is the kind of guy your sister would like."

"I don't want to think about it..."

Sagami, probably hearing a name he didn't want to hear, immediately lowered his head in despair. Hmm, I'm slowly learning to distinguish them. Qin Ye is the one with the sharp tongue and terrible attitude, while Sagami is the one with the terrible older sister.

So what remains is… I looked at the timber pedestal, and he assumed the Gendo posture, solemnly whispering:

"Role-playing... is feasible."

"Ah, like Halloween? That sounds good!"

"Oh."

Yui responded cheerfully, while Zaimokuza gave a bitter laugh brimming with sorrow. Hmm—Zaimokuza and Yui probably have different impressions of role-playing. Anyway, this opinion isn't bad. I'll write it down.

However, looking at the records on the whiteboard, I felt like I hadn't hit the mark.

"...None of them are particularly appealing."

Yuihama offered several suggestions, and combined with the "singing," "performance," and "speech" notes from before, none of them were decisive, raising the question, "Would that really count as a dance party?"

As I tilted my head to think, I heard Qin Ye and Sagami talking behind me, their voices laced with cold laughter.

"What's the point of just focusing on retaliating against the previous prom plan?"

"We should think about why no one is doing the things that nobody else is doing."

"Your opinions are far too apt..."

Yes, I remember now. These two guys are talkative, glib, and somewhat nerdy. I'm vaguely aware of this myself, and can only stammer "uh-huh..." unable to refute it.

I flipped the whiteboard over to the other side, returning it to a completely white state, changed my mood, and crossed my arms, ready to rethink things.

"That—"

I turned around and saw Yui Hama nervously raising her hand.

"Please speak, Yuihama-san."

"To be honest, I don't think we know much about the ball, so we can't come up with a better idea than Yukino and the others."

“…Yeah, indeed.”

"So, how about we organize an even bigger event? Not just our school, but everyone can come and have a 'wow!' and have a blast!"

Yuihama spread her arms wide and swayed them up and down in time with the cheers of "Wow!"

"……I see."

Yui and I both knew the limits of what the school could mobilize—its capacity. It was extremely difficult to come up with a dance that high school students could actually manage under those circumstances. Knowledge and common sense are troublesome things; once understood, the scope of thinking becomes limited. So, the ideas we came up with were nothing more than extensions of school festivals, Christmas, Halloween, and summer vacation memories. Besides, Yukinoshita's old project already contained a ton of elements. To try and make it more extravagant than theirs would likely be a completely absurd idea.

"...Let's think about it from a different perspective."

When feeling troubled, confused, or troubled, it's time to return to the starting point.

In this case, we need to return to the perspective of "why this plan was originally devised." Opposition to Yukinoshita was one of the reasons, but it was not the goal.

The goal is to hold a dance and remove obstacles.

In other words, the enemy is the parent.

I wrote "Resist Parents" on the whiteboard and tapped it lightly with the back of my finger.

"That's it. Our challenge is how to subtly let some parents discover our plan, and how to subtly prevent them from doing so."

In that case, we can change the goal to easily expand the scale, without making too many changes to the original dance plan. The simplest way, of course, is to rely on the number of participants. As Yuihama said, bringing in other schools would be a good idea.

After thinking for a moment, I wrote "Chiba Seaside Area Elementary, Middle, and High School Joint Dance Party" on the whiteboard. Zai Muza pondered and tilted his head.

"Is this even possible?"

"impossible."

“Eh…”

I answered in a second, and the lumber base made a confused sound. I wagged my finger and chuckled.

Whether it can be done or not is not the issue. The key is to make the other party believe that we are capable of doing such a thing.

This project can't be too absurd or nonsensical. The key is to find the parts that feel real.

Therefore, it is necessary to mix in the real—or rather, the suspected real—facts.

"In short, go and 'discuss' with the nearby schools. Create a fait accompli, release information, and raise parents' awareness."

Whether it can be achieved is irrelevant. The priority is to "discuss" and "confirm" first, avoiding making formal commitments while creating the impression that you're genuinely going to get started. It's the same with animation projects. Just because someone proposes something doesn't mean it will actually happen. There are also animations that announce plans but then drag on without any progress! The animation industry is truly a hellish place.

"I'll ask Komachi later, and also..."

At this point, I suddenly realized there were no other options... I crossed my arms and pondered, when Yuihama waved her hand and suggested:

"What about the seaside resort? We've organized events together before, so it might be easier to discuss that."

"Communicating with them is quite difficult...but tangible results can increase credibility."

Having a constructive conversation with Tamaki, the student council president of the seaside complex, would be extremely difficult, but this wasn't actually about holding a dance. As long as the fact that "we've talked several times" existed, it was enough to just go through the motions. Considering this, Tamaki was, in a sense, the best choice. After all, he excelled at meetings that were empty of substance, only appearing serious on the surface.

"...What else should we do? Should we each go and talk to our own junior high schools?"

"Wow...no way..."

Sagami was clearly unwilling, and Qin Ye made no attempt to hide his disgust. As for Zaimokuza, he decided to play dead. Hmm—I understand everyone's feelings! So, I've decided not to go.

"We don't actually need to go there. It's enough to discuss it with the seaside comprehensive school. We can just use the names of the other schools."

"Borrowing a name, and you're doing this again..."

Yuihama's gaze turned serious. Seeing her look at me like that, I forced a wry smile and changed my tune.

"I misspoke... Other schools are on our list of potential targets for negotiation. If we let the parents misunderstand and continue to ignore it, we might actually have to negotiate with them."

The goal of the fake dance is to make the parents see it as a problem, giving them an opportunity to re-examine the legitimacy of the dance. Once we, the abandoned children's class, create the impression of being out of control, the other side will naturally have no choice but to passively support the controllable Yukinoshita and her group's plan.

As he spoke, Sagami's younger brother's expression unconsciously turned serious.

"The method used to release information... was it really the internet?"

"Probably, the internet has the best cost-performance ratio."

In fact, the criticism of the dance stemmed from social media. Conversely, this also proves that those people are aware of online information. A fake dance doesn't need widespread advertising to other students; it only needs to be subtly discovered by a few nagging parents. Therefore, the promotional effort required is actually less than that of a real dance. However, other ways to deliberately leak information to parents should be considered depending on the situation… In any case, we can think about it later.

We need to get the basics sorted out first.

"Let's create a social media account and website first... and a group name."

I wrote "Fundraising Name in Progress♡" on the whiteboard.

Why add a heart...? Yuihama and the game club were both in an uproar. Uh, they just wanted to add it... Only Zaimokuza didn't care at all, scratching his chin in bewilderment.

"Hmm, something like 'a certain production committee'?"

"Yeah, that's the feeling. After all, we can't just act in the name of the student council. We're thinking of coming up with a really impressive name, or maybe we should just borrow the name of a similar student council organization and become parasitic on it..."

The quickest way to make this fake dance more authentic is to get a guarantee from a credible organization. Since I can't act as the student council, I want to find an organization that can rival it and facilitate my bluffing to serve as its leader or sponsor.

"Besides the student council... ah, club presidents' meetings and the like."

Yuihama clapped her hands, and Qin Ye looked at her in surprise.

"Um, what kind of authority does the president have?"

"Huh? Uh, I don't know... but it sounds amazing."

"……yes."

Yui Hama froze on the spot, then innocently gave a casual reply. Qin Ye's lips twitched, but he didn't refute her and silently left the scene. Watching this scene, I thought to myself, "As expected of Yui Hama—" while I sorted out my thoughts.

"The club presidents won't be satisfied with the current dances. So, they want to organize graduation farewell parties for each club on their own... If it gets too big, it'll become just like a dance."

"Oh—so that's what they're thinking about."

Yuihama reached for the tea and snacks, sighing. I replied casually:

No, I don't know.

"what?"

Yuihama gaped, looking like she was saying, "What are you talking about?" On the other hand, it seemed that some people understood my intention.

"Ah—is this what you call truth? You're such a good liar..."

"It's fine to consider it a motive, since it makes sense."

Qin Ye and Sagami, still terrified, didn't know how to comment, whispering among themselves, "Is this guy an idiot?" and "Does he have a problem with his morals?" Zai Mokuza nodded in agreement, "Exactly..."

"The key is how to improve our credibility. I will use other reasons to talk to the president; it's not a problem."

The purpose of the Presidents' Meeting is to help and manage various clubs... I'm not sure, but that's the impression the name gives. If having the Presidents' Meeting as the main body increases the credibility of our dance party, then that's enough.

I wrote all sorts of nonsense on the whiteboard to encourage myself, "I need to work hard to get these things done!"

"Okay, that looks feasible. Who's the head of the club president's council?"

I turned to ask, and Yuihama immediately replied:

"Hayato-kun."

"Really... I'll talk to him about it tomorrow."

I had a hunch... or rather, I think I'd heard about it before. But having to negotiate with Hayama has really dampened my enthusiasm. Hayama... couldn't you stage a coup and make Totsuka the chairman...?

"Um, I understand the main idea of ​​the project, but the content is too vague. Won't it be impossible to come up with a proposal in the end?"

Just when I was feeling heavy-hearted, Qin Ye added insult to injury. How heartbreaking. However, what needed to be done still had to be done.

"...As for the content, I'll try to put together something coherent. Anyway, could you please help me create an official website and apply for social media accounts? Something trendy is fine."

"Hmm, leave the social media to me! Watch me copy a bunch of meaningless stuff onto Twitter and Instagram!"

The wood support immediately responded, muttering "copy and paste, copy and paste." Qin Ye glanced at him impatiently.

"Tsk, this guy immediately snatched the easy job."

"Okay, I can make a website... but could you give me some time to do some research?"

Sagami opened his tablet and began discussing with Qin Ye.

"...You mean you want to make a webpage, HTML?"

"Just select a pattern using Builder, right?"

"Let's find some free software to use."

"Instead of that, what about the domain and server?"

"I don't know. Let me Google it first."

Oh no, these two seem more capable than I thought… When faced with a problem, they know to research it themselves first, which is quite admirable. No wonder they're otaku, they know a lot. Qin Ye's focus is good, and Sagami's younger brother is different from his sister; he's very serious. Is this what they call a negative example? It's truly remarkable. Uh, I'm not saying Zaimokuza is useless. He seems very hardworking, and I only feel gratitude towards him, but… looking at Zaimokuza, I suddenly thought of something.

"By the way, do you have a digital SLR camera, Timber Base?"

"Hmm. I thought a single-lens reflex camera looked cool, so I bought it."

I understand. I thought people who enjoy photography were cool, so I bought a camera out of admiration, but I never use it and just take pictures with my phone!

"Bring it over tomorrow. It's best to have a decent camera ready when creating website materials."

"Sure. I can also borrow the introductory book you bought back then. It's practically brand new."

I understand that too. I buy those introductory books, but I never actually open them...

Well, since we're taking pictures anyway, let's just use this as a reference. I patted the wood base on the shoulder.

All three of us were assigned tasks, and as I was thinking about what I should do, Yui nudged my shoulder.

"What about me?"

"You are...the art director."

"That sounds so cool!"

Seeing how happy she was, I couldn't help but smile too.

"Hmm, use your excellent sensibility to help supervise and make the website have a shiny, light, soft, and low-energy style."

How could you say such a thing about someone!