My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected

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The vice president sat there happily, a peaceful smile on his face. There was also a beautiful girl with long black hair tied up in a bun, hanging down her chest. Oh no, I hadn't noticed them at all.

"That cafe was pretty good, but how about we check out other places next time? I found a super bathhouse in Shin-Narashino, and their rock bath looks really nice..."

"Ugh, Shepherd, you keep bringing this up. I told you I'd get shy."

They were chatting and laughing. Oh, what? A sauna? You guys are talking about a sauna? It's that one, right? "Yu Neru" in Shin-Narashino. That one's pretty good, they have three kinds of rock baths. My heart started racing, and I wanted to join them in talking about saunas, but Ichishiki's annoyed clearing of his throat pulled me back to reality.

"The vice president and the secretary's sister are also working, but their efficiency is extremely low..."

"I see……"

It seems that because that space was too dazzling and blissful, I subconsciously avoided looking over there. But they seemed equally engrossed in their own world, completely ignoring us. Don't underestimate work, get to work, I'm serious. Sigh, this is supposed to be the sacred student council office, and the president is here too. These days, young people really don't know the meaning of morality; they've lost all sense of ethics. I quit, I quit, let's disband! I said, really, don't underestimate work, okay? Go get to work, alright? That's what I thought, glaring at the vice president, when I realized something was off.

"Huh? The Party Secretary's sister? Is that person the Party Secretary's sister?"

Ise nodded in response to my question.

Really?... I took a closer look at the pretty girl next to the vice president. She wasn't wearing braids or glasses, but now that she mentioned it, she does look similar. Time for some misheard lyrics (Note 22). Looks like the vice president has a rather unremarkable girlfriend. Wow~ that's amazing.

Ignoring my admiration, he muttered to himself:

"It's not that dating is impossible, but they become useless when they start swooning... and they make people not want to stay in the student council office..."

"I think so."

"Yeah, it's really useless when you're just being a fangirl."

"Yes. Why did you say it twice?"

Is this important? I feel like there's an underlying meaning to your words, and I'll take it very seriously, so please don't say that.

However, I felt that deliberately pursuing the matter would only cause trouble, so I spread out the documents and shifted my focus.

Okay, back to work! Even though I won't get paid because of the friend/family discount, I've already agreed, so I have to bite the bullet and get on with it. Friendship doesn't ask for anything in return. Although I'm not sure if I'm friends with Isshiki, at least I'm her senior.

I first compared the year's activity schedule with individual cases to identify the problematic areas.

After a cursory review of the materials, it appears that the student council's work is hampered by insufficient time and budget. There are also several pointless activities and problematic cases. If even one of these troublesome cases goes wrong, it will have a ripple effect on the others.

"...Let's find out about the landmine case first."

"Oh...wait, it's just finding it? Is that even meaningful?"

"Yes, just marking them out will make things much easier."

Even so, Komachi and Isshiki both looked puzzled. Heh heh heh, you guys don't have enough experience as corporate slaves. Although my experience as a corporate slave is zero too. It should be zero, right...? Never mind, let me explain it to them briefly first.

"Knowing that the case is outrageous will make you more prepared or allow you to give up completely, which will make you feel much lighter."

"No problem has been solved..."

"Yeah... mental state is definitely important too..."

Isshiki slumped his shoulders in exasperation, while Komachi gave a smile tinged with confusion. "No, categorizing cases like this can actually save time and energy in actual work," he thought. "I was just going to say something random, but it probably won't be very convincing. Because I'm always working under extreme conditions..."

However, thanks to my previous lightning-fast handling of several tight deadlines, I've developed an intuition for spotting landmines. Hurry up and find them—I'm going to become the landmine-spotting king! (Note 23)

I mustered my energy and immediately found one.

"There's a ball skills competition next month..."

"It's held every year, so we need to decide which events we want to compete in beforehand."

I stared at the document with a troubled expression when Isshiki peeked out from the side. The sudden closeness of her flaxen hair, emanating a floral scent, caused me to reflexively lean back. Isshiki then leaned forward, closing the distance and pointing to some text in the corner of the document.

"Here are the options, and each one requires adjustments in various aspects—it's incredibly troublesome."

Ishiki launched into a long rant, but honestly, I couldn't hear a word she said because she kept brushing her hair aside and putting her hand on my shoulder. "Please don't touch my upper arm!" "Stop! The friction of our uniforms is giving me goosebumps!" "It's even more bothersome when there's no direct contact!"

I leaned my upper body further back, shifting my weight towards Komachi. Ah, Komachi's scent calmed me down... so no matter if Komachi leaned in or touched me, I wouldn't feel anything. Komachi also pushed me away with an attitude of "this girl is in the way."

"Oh, there are such activities?"

"The event is held at the beginning of the school year and after class assignments, partly to foster friendships among classmates, right?"

"Ooh ooh~"

Isshiki gave Komachi, who was praising him aloud with admiration, a slightly condescending smile. "In that case," he thought, "I'll have to act even more like an upperclassman."

"It might not necessarily strengthen our friendship. It might even be the last activity I participate in during my high school years."

They gave me looks that said, "What nonsense is this guy spouting?" Strange, I was expecting respect from my seniors...

I cleared my throat and decided to continue my long-winded discussion.

"During that period, I hadn't yet established stable interpersonal relationships, so if I made a mistake, my subsequent school life would be very painful. I would have to disappear from the public eye and wait for summer vacation to arrive."

The new semester is a time of excitement and novelty for everyone, so it's hard not to want to stand out. During self-introductions, some try to exaggerate or be funny, only to end up making the atmosphere awkward. Making mistakes like this due to the novelty is worse than opening the door to summer; it's like digging a tunnel into summer. It might even lead to finding a way to say goodbye.

I rambled on and on, and the two of them nodded solemnly.

"indeed……"

"The way experienced people speak is just different..."

Heh, it's alright. I was relentlessly ostracized in elementary and junior high, which has made me a celebrity of being ostracized. No, I won't stop at being a celebrity; I'm determined to win all seven crowns, starting with the Dragon King's job (Note 24). I was smug; this time, I was finally treated as a senior, but their gazes held no respect whatsoever, even a hint of pity. Strange… "Senior in life" doesn't only have a positive meaning after all! Life is so hard! I faced the documents, trying to escape their gazes.

The current options include soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, rugby, and more. Most of these are clubs offered by our school. Considering the equipment and supplies, choosing from these should be the most suitable option.

"...If you haven't decided yet, let's play tennis. Tennis, tennis. I want to play tennis with Totsuka, and I also want to do other things with him."

"Isn't that blurring the lines between public and private matters..."

"You have no right to say that..."

You've abused your power to organize events before, haven't you...? It was meant as a well-intentioned reminder, but Isshiki didn't listen to a word, probably because Neruri cut off her ears (Note 25). Not only that, she continued to complain.

"But there really are some. Every time they hold an event, they try to use it as an opportunity to get closer to the girls. Even though they've never spoken to each other before, or rather, they're waiting for others to talk to them, it's kind of pathetic, but they only go out of their way to invite people to the after-party. Do they think that everyone's relationship will improve after having a meal together?"

"...Don't mention Isshiki, that phrase works on me."

I haven't actually experienced this, but I definitely belong to that type of person, so I was greatly affected mentally.

"Um, Iroha-senpai, that's enough..."

Komachi chuckled wryly and patted my back. Perhaps because I was so pathetic, Isshiki quickly pressed her fingers to her lips as well. She maintained that pose, tilting her head cutely, as if apologizing to me. Komachi and I both smiled at this. Thanks to her, Komachi's tone softened as well.

"It's okay, it's good that you know. My brother knows he's a complete loser who mistakenly thinks he can take advantage of the situation and tries to make a name for himself, so please don't provoke him too much in the future."

"Um? Why did you stab me again? Can you stop? My brother isn't a dying enemy, you know?"

The blow of being called trash by Komachi was so great that a suspenseful piano melody started playing in my head, accompanied by a "clang!" sound of shock.

"Brother, if you want to play tennis, Komachi will play with you. Taishi asked Komachi to play tennis before, and Komachi told him she wanted to invite everyone to come!"

"...He only wants to ask you out, right?"

Yise's tone carried a hint of sympathy, but I had no interest in paying attention to that.

That bastard! Joining a tennis club with Totsuka wasn't enough; he actually used tennis as an excuse to attack my sister! What audacity! Living a life of trash and angel in the tennis club (Note 26) is unforgivable. Watch out, or I'll break your fingers, and even your neck!

"Okay, I understand. Tennis won't work... Besides, there aren't enough people, so we can't predict the match times. There's also the issue of venues; we can't hold multiple matches at the same time."

"Yeah... since you already know, don't suggest it."

I received a disdainful look from everyone. Not bad. Thanks to her, I got into the zone.

"Just choose a more popular ball sport. Everyone's familiar with sports like soccer, basketball, volleyball, and table tennis; I don't think anyone'll object. The problem is..."Match规then. '

"Ah... this part..."

Isshiki sighed impatiently.

Komachi nodded and muttered, "Regulation, huh? I see. What's that...?" She looked at me and gave me a look that urged me to explain quickly. No problem, my Lil Sister, leave it to me.

"For example, if members of the soccer club were to go on a rampage in a soccer skills competition, it would feel unfair. But if we add strange disadvantages to them, some people would object. So the organizers need to establish rules in this regard."

Komachi nodded, while Isshiki pondered with a troubled expression.

"Adding disadvantages might cause some protests—like, for example, Senior Hubu..."

"Let the club president figure out all the rules. They won't object to the rules they set themselves, right? In fact, not everything can be decided by the student council."

Unfortunately, with just the few of us, no matter how hard we try, we can't possibly handle all the small details. If someone starts arguing about trivial things like, "What about those who joined club youth teams but not other clubs?" it'll never end. To avoid complaints, we could change it to allow voluntary participation instead of class-based participation, but compiling a participant list would be a hassle. The key point is that this is a school activity aimed at fostering friendships, so making it voluntary would be difficult.

As they talked, Isse nodded.

"I'll go and discuss it with Senior Hayama."

"Hmm. Perhaps you should talk to Hayama before dumping the work on me, although I think even if you ask him, he'll just answer, 'That's your job. There's only so much I can do.'"

"It's so unlike him! Wait, are you imitating Hayama-senpai? Wait, it's so unlike him!"

I think this sounds exactly like something Hayama would say, but Isshiki's evaluation wasn't very good. Not only that, but it also had a sense of irritation and anger, like "Are you looking down on me?"

I was startled by her, and my hand instinctively reached for the back of my neck and grabbed my hair.

"Hey—hey—Iroha~ How could you do this~ Waaaaa—"

"Ah, this is so similar, so incredibly similar, it's hilarious."

The reaction was clearly tinged with mockery...

"...Really? I don't think so. You're probably just not interested in the Ministry of Revenue and don't remember that guy, right?"

"No way! It seems like it! Brother, have more confidence in yourself!"

The message came from Komachi that the escort was heading in the wrong direction.

I looked sadly at Komachi, who was giving me a thumbs-up, when I heard a weary sigh beside me. Turning my head, I saw Isshiki groaning with his arms crossed.

"What's wrong?"

"No, I'm just thinking that going to the soccer club is a bit of a hassle..."

"Oh... what happened?"

Normally, she would have rushed to find Ye Shan long ago... I was a little worried, so I asked her, and Isshiki sighed softly.

"...The new club members are so annoying. Both the first-year boys and the female manager keep bothering me. Aren't I the type the younger students don't like?!"

"Ah—Komachi, I understand. It seems like the juniors aren't very good at getting along with Iroha-senpai."

"You've got it backwards. It's that I'm not good at getting along with younger students."

Komachi giggled and laughed at her, while Isshiki made a face to scare her. Oh dear, the tragic battle between my junior and my sister (Note 27).

The two glared at each other for a while, then Isshiki suddenly scoffed.

"On the other hand, I don't think the younger students will like Xiaomi much either."

"Ugh, how rude!"

I nodded in agreement with the indignant Komachi.

That's right, that's right, Komachi is very caring. Kyoka, the younger sister of Kawa's classmate, was also taken care of by her; she has a reliable older sister side. Before I could even speak up for her, Komachi puffed out her chest and added.

"Komachi isn't interested in anyone else, so she's the type who puts on a good show!"

"Haha, this person is scary. Senior, this kid is a bit frightening."

Isshiki pointed at Komachi and said to me, "I know without you saying it. Komachi has a cold side. If she didn't care, she could just put on a show for others, but she shows her cold side to Isshiki, which is really scary. So scary that I can't think of any words to describe it."

I decided to appear to be working seriously so they wouldn't catch me secretly laughing to myself.

"That's about it for the ball skills competition. The rest is..."

As I was reviewing the documents, there was a soft knock on the door. I answered, and the door opened silently.

"Isshiki-kun, the rest of the dance materials have been compiled."

"This is for you to eat."

Yukinoshita, carrying a folder, and Yuihama, carrying a paper bag, walked into the student council office.

"I'm so sorry for making it sound like I'm rushing you when I'm not in a hurry. Thank you so much for bringing it over!"

Isshiki walked to the door, bowed, and accepted the folder and paper bag.

"No, I was planning to organize the data later, so this is a good opportunity to do it."

"Yes, yes, and we're also worried about Komachi."

Yuigahama waved vigorously to Komachi, and Komachi waved back. This girl completely forgot that she was the one who asked me for help…

"I'm sorry to have made things so complicated. Thank you both for your help."

Isshiki smiled and lowered his head, casually grasping the doorknob. Yukinoshita and Yuigahama both took a step back upon seeing this.