Friday morning after the pantyhose mess incident…
Should I tell Mio honestly why I’m leaving the morals committee.
I was standing in front of MIo’s house, vaguely thinking about what to say and how to say it.
But, that time ended up quickly. The entrance opens with a click.
「Sorry, Ryo-chan, my bed hair is just so bad today…」
Mio came out in a hurry.
Then, behind her is her father, Yuuji Segawa
「Good morning, Ryougo-kun」
A refreshed smile. Wearing an impeccable dark gray suit, holding his business bag and car keys on his hands. Even after a long while since we’ve met, he still excudes the aura of a capable man.
「Good morning, Yuuji-san」
「Thanks for picking her up again this morning. Also, sorry for being late. Mio’s been making a fuss since morning, saying “Ryo-chan’s coming, I can’t decide on my hairstyle!”」
「Papa! Don’t say embarrassing stuff like that!」
「Ahaha, my bad」
Mio turned bright red and pulled her arm, but Yuuji-san just smiled, looking like he’s about to laugh.
「Speaking of which, I heard from Mio. You’re the head of the morals committee?」
「Ah, yes. More or less…」
「That’s cool. I’ve always thought you were a sincere and straightforward guy You’re really trying your best at school, aren’t you?」
「T-Thanks」
「I know I can trust Mio to you. Take good care of her, Ryougo-kun」
Don’t decide that by yourself!!」
Yuuji-san laughed and headed for the car.
Mio, who was left with me, is turning bright red in bashfulness.
「Sorry about that, Ryo-chan, Papa was being weird」
「No, it’s fine…」
ーSincere. Straightforward. Trying your best.
Yuuji-san’s high praise turned into body blows and it pierced my belly.
When I look back at all that since getting involved with Fuyutsuki Nina, it all hurts.
「Hm? Ryo-chan, you look pale」
「Oh, no, don’t mind me. Shall we go?」
Letting the cold sweat seep out thinly, I start walking alongside Mio.
† † †
「Hey, Ryo-chan. Are you having trouble about something?」
Mio speaks out as we were on the way to school.
「Huh?」
「Somehow, I sense it. You don’t seem lively recently, your eyes feel unfocused, and even now, you were acting weird in front of Papa」
「Does it seem that way?」
Mio nodded and peered into my face, looking worried.
ーThere’s a devilish pervert in the morals committee so I was thinking about leaving.
As I was about to speak that out.
「You can tell me your problems, okay? We’re childhood friends after all」
Hearing those words just made the important part back off.
Mio’s eyes look serious. It’s a gaze that she genuinely cares.
「Right! If you have worried, let’s go to the prayer roomー」
「No, I’m not going」
「Quick response!」
I feel sorry for Mio, but this isn’t a problem that asking for God’s help cannot solve.
However, since I don’t want Mio to worry , I gave her a wry smile.
「I’m fine, Thanks」
「I see. I guess it’s fine」
Mio smiled softly, looking relieved.
「But, you can’t do that thing from yesterday again」
Hearing her say that made my heart leap.
「Huh, what do you mean?」
「The morning greeting campaign」
Oh, that one?
I feel relieved and patted my chest.
「I went to check on you after the morning practice, but Ryo-chan’s face looked somber, and your voice was quiet」
「Really?」
「Yes. You should greet them more cheerfully so the students feel better going to school. What’s important is a smile. ーDo it with me Ryo-chan, smile!」
She gives me a bright and energetic smile.
I have to cherish my childhood friend who cares about me like this.
「Wel, if I were t ocomplete the morning greetings for a week…」
「Hmm?」
Mio stopped and looked at me.
She tucks her hair on her cheek behind her ear. Her blushing cheeks peeks out.
「I was thinking about giving you something as a reward for all the hard work」
「Reward?」
I asked her back, Mio puts a bit of space between us.
「How about we go somewhere next Saturday? Something like a date?」
The spring breeze gently swayed her hair.
Above her faintly flushed cheeks, her moist eyes sway.
She’s serious, but she can’t hide her embarrassment.
「Eh? You mean?」
「Wait no! I didn’t mean anything strange with it! Just two of us going out together like the old days! But you do call it like that when a man and a woman hangs out together, right?」
「Ah, no, it’s fine, I get it! I get it!」
The world keep spinning in circles as we make excuses for each other.
StillーMy face must be unbelievably relaxed by now.
「T-That’s great, I’m excited」
Despite my voice nearly breaking, I managed to get my point across.
Mio’s still feeling shy, but she smiled happily, carried away by the spring breeze, then said;
「Fufu, I’m glad. Look forward to it, Ryo-chan」
Those words lit up my motivation.
Okay! I’ll do my greeting exercise with all my might for the rest of the week!
My motivation meter skyrockets as there’s a carrot named “Date” is dangling in front of me. It’s so simple that it’s laughable.
Since I only have such a primitive driving force, it can’t be helped if they laugh at me like an idiot.
ーBut that’s fine.
If it’s for a date with the girl I like, I feel like i can do my best at anything!
No matter what tricks Fuyutsuki Nina tries to pull, I won’t lose!
I’ll go think whether or not I quit the morals committee after the date.
† † †
SInce then, I approached the greeting exercise as if I were a different person.
「Good morning!ーーGood Morning!!」
I look at the faces of each student passing by, making eye contact, and greeting them cheerfully.
At first, their reactions were like 「Who’s that?」 「Weird Guy」 but as I continued for two, three days, they naturally started replying back.
That made me strangely happy and a little proud.
Of course, there are times where I get ignored too.
But, knowing that Mio’s watching my effortsー they’re not a concern for me.
Before I knew it, I started wanting to become someone who can stand tall as the head of the morals committee, not just for a reward date.
ーFuyutsuki Nina silently observes the changes.
As usual, I can’t read what she’s thinking, but even during the shameless games she initiated she calls “Secret Special Training,” I played it perfectly for the past few days.
There were some thoughts, but I can’t be careless.
ーAnd that’s one week.
The final day of the greeting campaign arrived and ended without incident.
「Phew. It’s good that it didn’t rain」
I looked up at the cloudy sky and muttered my thoughts aloud to nobody.
The sky looks like it’s about to clear up, but perhaps it was because the heavens were on my side, the one who tried his best, and we didn’t get wet until the end.
That’s one week of the greeting campaign done. I feel a sense of accomplishment.
「Sawa-kun」
「Hmm」
Someone called my name and I turned around, Fuyutsuki’s standing there with her usual look.
Even her eyes hid emotions, which were difficult for me before, but now I see it clearly. It’s probably because I gained some confidence in myself.
「Gather in the morals committee room this afternoon. We’re summarizing the greeting campaign」
「Oh, okay. Sure」
「I’ll let the other committee members know, you just need to come, Sawa-kun」
A businesslike tone, and somewhat unconcerned mood.
But those eyes, they feel slightly off-colored than usual.
「I have my duties today so I will be late」
「Okay. See you after schoolー」
Fuyutsuki turned around and walked to the exit.
Watching her back as she leaves, I shrugged my shoulders.
What was that?
I wasn’t expecting anything.
But, the fact that nothing happened in the past few days left some dissatisfaction, or perhaps some anticlimaxーUnease that something remains, and that was true.
Well, it’s got to be that. Lately, I was making the grade of a head of the morals committee, I guess?
Convinced that it was like that, I headed to the stairs.
† † †
After school.
After finishing my day shift, I stopped by the staff room and headed to the morals committee meeting room.
「Still…」
There’s an energy drink in my hand the homeroom teacher gave in the staff room. 「The morals committee sure is working hard Here, have oneー」 and handed me this thing
「『Poison Mamba Part 2, Torment yourself, Dragon!』What’s this」
The name sure is intense. It looks like some parody porn title.
It looks like it’ll work well though. The sheer power emanating from this small bottle is enough to go without sleep for three days and three nights. Although, having a part 1 concerns me…Anyway, I’m hesitant to drink it for now so I slipped it to my uniform pocket.
ーStill.
On the way to the morals committee room, I suddenly remembered Aprilー
ーThat was the first morals committee meeting.
While the committee head and vice head selection was hard, a senior from the same junior high, who was in their third year, approached me in secret.
『Huh? Me, as the committee head?』
『Yes. You’re not in any clubs, are you? Why don’t you give it a try? The third years aer busy with the final tournaments and exams, so it’s a custom to have the second-year students to be the committee head』
I was told casually, but I shook my head.
『I’m not cut for things like that…』
『Don’t worry about it』 You may be the committee head, but there’s hardly anything to do. The morals committee has no job unless the student council calls them in」
Then, he gently pats my shoulder. I can’t really refuse then.
『Besides, you can also set up a representative for our high-school’s committee』
『Representative?』
『Look, there are people who can’t participate in the committee meeting due to club activities or other things, so you don’t have to try that hard. Nobody’s motivated here, just take it easy』
At that time, I accepted it without thinking too much.
Without any passion, thinking that I’ll be there only in paper.
But recently, I came to understand. The one who accepted this 『Just whatever』 phrase was none other than myself. The way the system becomes hollow, and the way nothing changes unless someone acts, ultimately results from their own sense of 『Just whatever』
It was one word from Mio that made me realize that.
『What’s important is what Ryo-chan does and what you gain from it』
She’s absolutely right. If I don’t try to change anything, then nothing changes. In the end, it all depends on you.
Mio’s always right.
While thinking that, the next thing that crossed my mind is Fuyutsuki Nina’s back.
The morals committee room after school.
The small back, who would do the clean-up requested by the teacher by herself, or calmly file the documents. Her earnestness was visible in silence.
ーThe morals committee meeting was also like that on the first day.
Fuyutsuki ran herself to being the vice chair without anyone telling her because nobody 『Nobody’s volunteering』
Of course, I know her devilish nature now.
Therefore, it’s not that I find her particularly amazing or respect her.
However, but a person can work steadily in a place where nobody’s watching is probably truly strong.
I don’t want to admit it but that’s one thingー
「No, no, no, that was different, so many things happened too」
Even when I shook my head as I say that, part of me is re-evaluating Fuyutsuki just a little bit and it can’t be hidden somewhere ni my chest.
I felt like I just lost and I let out a sigh.
「Hmm?」
My phone vibrated in my pocket.
I took it out and lookd at the display, and it was a message from Mio.
Mio: want to go home together today?
A cute dog character stamp is included at the end of that short message.,
The casual message felt surprisingly kind.
Ryougo: Sure. Text me on LIME after practice.
Mio: Yay! Good luck with the committee meeting!
I suddenly got motivated.
I thought about making a plan, picking up Mio after her club activity finishes, and then stop at a shop on the way back. With that plan in my head, I looked out the window.
「Rain?」
Raindrops cling to the window, drop by drop. A circle of water spreads out silently in the thinly clouded sky. It’s small, but it looks like it’ll pour soon.
However, I don’t feel that bad.
It must be fun to walk side-by-side with Mio on a shared umbrella under the rainーThat’s what I thought.
† † †
「Sorry for being late-」
Wait, huh?
Opening the door to the morals committee room, Fuyutsuki was alone, working on her laptop. She said that she’d do the summary, so why is it just her?
「Sawa-kun? Good job」
「Hey」
Could it be that it’s already over and she dismissed them? No, I have a bad feeling about this
「Where’s everyone else?」
「I called them. In the group LIME. But, everyone seems busy」
「Wait, Group LIME?」
「Yes. The mroals committee members」
Fuyutsuki points at the phone in her desk.
「And so, it’s just me here. We decided to have the people who participated in the greeting campaign to send in a survey later」
「Oh, okay, that’s fine and all, but…」
「What?」
I speak with a little loneliness in me.
「I’m not in the group LIME, I just found out it exists…」
Fuyutsuki’s expression was calm as she speaks.
「Well, when I asked for Sawa-kun’s LIME, you refused immediately」
「Oh.」
I remember now. A few days ago, Fuyutsuki asked me to exchange LIME address. At that time, I thought that there must be something behind it so I refused without asking for her reason.
「I guess I’ll exchange now」
「Are you sure?」
「I’m the committee chair…」
I make sure that I stress that out instead of the feeling that I’m being left out. This is for the morals committee.
However, when I took out the phone out of my pocket, I still feel a bit hesitant.
Contrary to the complicated emotions, Fuyutsuki displays the QR code on the screen. I reluctantly point my camera and bring up the add friend feature.
This is something I think about every time, wouldn’t “add acquaintance” be better? It doesn’t need to be friend.
「Then, I’ll try sending something.」
「You don’t have to」
Ping, a notification arrived right away. Opening the chat…
「Hmm? Hmm? Wait, what?」
There’s a single image. It’s the sight of a woman sitting on the bed, hiding her eyes with her left hand, and covered with only a single bath towel. Furthermore, her right hand isn’t covering her eyes but pulling the front of the bath towel to emphasize her cleavage.
No, even if you hide your eyes, I know it’s you, Fuyutsuki.
「Oh, wrong send」
「Unsend it! Now!」
「Well, it’s just between us and deleting it would be a hassle」
「That was on purpose」
「Aren’t you glad I didn’t send that to the group chat?」
She’s purposely delivering a monotone line
Or rather, why are you taking photos that look like they’re uploaded to secret accounts? This makes me curious, are you actually running one?
「Geez, this is a moral violation, isn’t it?」
「Don’t worry about it. It’s safe because it’s only for Sawa-kun」
「No, not safe. What do you mean “it’s for Sawa-kun”」
Seeing me lose energy to retort, Fuyutsuki covered her mouth and chuckled. I saw her smiling after a long while, but I can’t laugh at all.
「Putting that aside, Sawa-kun, could you help me make this questionnaire?」
「Sure…」
「Then, sit next to me」
Fuyutsuki taps the chair next to her with her fingers as if it was obvious.
「Sitting next to each other feels wrong」
「You’re not a kid, stop the tantrums. You’re the committee chair, be bold」
I was forced to sit next to her without any chance to retort.
Looking at the same PC screen, the questionnaire from the template is open.
Too close. The usual sweet scent drifts faintly from her, and my heart begins to assert itself unnecessarily. I can’t concentrate like this
「And so, about these questions…」
Fuyutsuki moves the mouse while leaning in.
Our shoulders touched lightly. Even though it was just a moment, my brain abandoned thought from that.
「As for this oneーSawa-kun?」
「W-What?」
I tried to act calm but my voice is strained.
「Could it be…are you nervous?」
「Well, normally I would be」
「I’m not doing anything, why?」
「No, I mean…of all the things you did in the past few days」
Fuyutsuki tilts her head.
「Talking about sex?」
「I’m not talking about sex. Also, I haven’t」
What kind of lies does she keep shoving in.
「I’m joking, joking. Your face is so red」
「Look, you’re in the morals committee, and yet you’re the one who messes up the morals the most」
「Morals are something to be managed, not protected. Mostly Sawa-kun’s」
「Having me as the focus don’t make sense」
Still, what’s this sense of unfairness?
Fuyutsuki’s dictating the pace the entire time and I’m the only one whose fighting with a racing heart.
「But, you can’t blush from something like this. You’re the head of the morals committee, Sawa-kun, you need to temper your mind to not get flustered from a girl’s lewd behavior」
「I don’t need that mentality. I want to react normally to a girl’s lewd behavior」
I mean, what responsibility do I have to take if I don’t get an erection in the important situation.
「Then, if you pass, we can stop here. Lie down」
Fuyutsuki points on the floor she’s been steppign on.
I thought “No way she’s serious,” but her eyes were earnest, and she’s not smiling
「Seriously?」
「Seriously」
「No, but, my uniform will get dirty」
「Then, take off your uniform」
「I see, so the uniform won’t get dirty. As if!」
The haed of morals committee getting naked in the meeting room while a girl mounts on himーThat’s out.
「I’m just joking」
「No, you say things with such a straight face that I can’t tell if you’re joking or if you’re serious」
「Go ahead, just spread something out and lie down. ーIf I recall, there’s a picnic sheet on the shelf」
There really was a picnic sheet on the shelf. As expected of the former storage room, they have everything
「Are you serious about the lying down part?」
「This is your special training. If you pass this, I won’t do this anymore」
Hearing those words, I gasped softly.
「No, actually, I’ll ignore that. I won’t do it」
「Why?」
「Why? You know that I like Mio, don’t you? I don’t want to do things that will make her sad…」
「Is that so? Then, take a look at this」
Ping, Fuyutsuki sends another LIME message.
「What? A video? wait, this thumbnail…」
What’s this? “morals committee chariman’s secret training?” There’s a lot of effort on the thumbnail.
Pressing play in exasperation, I see a scene in the morals committee room in the evening. The angle looks like it’s taken from the middle of the shelf…Hmm? Hmmm?!
「Wait, this is」
I immediately realized it.
The footage shows the day where Fuyutsuki was on top of me. Furthermore, there was no lag between the moment Fuyutsuki went on top of me and the moment I pressed her shoulder. No, it was edited to look that way.
「Somehow, I feel like I might accidentally send this to the group line for the morals committee members」
「Hey, are you insane? If this spreads, it won’t be just me, we’d be on the same boat!」
「Sawa-kun, do you want it to become a rumor?」
I was flustered, but Fuyutsuki didn’t move at all. Far from that.
「I’m fine with that, but would you still refuse?」
She wears on a devilish smile.
† † †
Finally, I reluctantly spread out the sheet and lay down. The usual sensation of the cold floor reached my back, feeling that my sense of touch has become more sensitive.
「I’m telling you, this is the same as before. Even if you try to trick me, it won’t work. Also, delete that video when this is over, promise me」
「I’m fine with that. Here, close your eyes」
「Huh? Why?」
「Just close your eyes」
I don’t understand why, but I closed my eyes, just as she told me to.
No matter what she does, I will remain unmovedーor I should’ve been.
「Well then, let’s begin」
I hear Fuyutsuki’s footsteps approaching The sound changed from walking on the floor to walking on a sheet, a rustling noise. Surely, she’ll just straddle over me like before.
Or so I thoughtー
「Huh?」
「No. You can’t look」
I opened my eyes and I find Fuyutsuki standing.
She’s above my face. Her two legs were next to my ears.
「Hey! What are you doing?」
「I’ll explain the rules of this special training. I will sit on Sawa-kun’s face. From now on, I’ll have Sawa-kun guess the color of my panties without seeing them.
Huh?
「Hey, wait, seriously, what the hell is going on?!」
The color of your panties? What the hell?
「In other words, Sawa-kun has to imagine my panties, and this is a test whether you can remain calm in that situation. You can’t possibly be excited by panties from a girl you don’t like, can you?」
「What cheap panties…No, cheap provocation!」
「Fufu. You got three chances to ask, three chances to answerーif they’re all wrong, was it a miscommunication?」
「Is this a death game? This is impossible to guess it without looking in three times」
「Don’t worry. Don’t think, feel」
「Don’t use the dragon’s famous line for this」
While we were exchanging words, my ears have become sensitive and I can hear sounds outside.
The rain has turned to a heavy rain. The sound of water hitting the window spread throughout the quiet room.
「Damn…」
I was supposed to head home with Mio after this, I need to end this game quickly.
In short, I don’t have to imagine anything I just have to go for it. Firstー
「Question! Solid color or pattern?」
「Single color. Maybe Sawa-kun had seen this before」
A memory came back in an instant.
「Okay, black laced string underwear!」
「Buzz, a miss. It’s not black」
「Wha?」
「By the way, laced string is an important information. You just have to guess the color」
Damn, dammit!
「But, if I’m seen wearing this, it would be embarrassing」
So she says, but Fuyutsuki sounds like she’s in a good mood. She must be grinning.
Howeverーthis screwed me over.
That video might have been filmed before I got flustered after seeing Fuyutsuki’s underwear. Then, saying maybe had steered my answer.
In short, Fuyutsuki already knew that I was looking at her panties from the start.
She’s just messing with me.
「Now, you have two more chances to ask and answer」
「damn, then, is it colored or colorless?」
「Colorless」
Huh? O-Okay, this game is mine now!
I was convinced that I would win.
I’ll explain my reasoning.
Colorless would divide it in three colors, black, gray, and white.
The first answer, I mentioned that it’s a black laced string panties.
In short, the remaining choices are just gray or white.
I have two more chances to answer. My victory is confirmed in two of two chances.
「Then, white!」
「Buzz」
In short, the remaining answer isー
「Ah, err, wait a minute…」
Suddenly, Fuyutsuki sounds agitated. Did she panic because the next answer would be correct.
「Huh? Tell me!」
“Tell me the color of the underwear you’re wearing”—that might seem like a pretty inappropriate thing to say to an outsider, but that doesn’t matter anymore. Throwing all shame and reputation, this is where I have to be the head of the morals committee, no, I have to make the right answer as a man.
After all, Mio’s waiting for me.
I’m going to figure out Fuyutsuki’s panty color ere and then go see Mio proud!
「Err, can we change the rules?」
「After going this far? That’s cowardly」
「Call it cowardly if you want, but…」
「But what?」
Fuyutsuki’s voice vanishes as she speaks.
「I might not have them on]」
……。
…………。
What did you say?
「I mean, in the end, it’s just whether I have them on or not」
Fuyutsuki’s voice is seriously trembling.
Is this a bluff? Or is she serious? is it reasonable that she didn’t wear one? If she didn’t, how come she only noticed that now.
It would be fast if I just opened my eyes to confirm, but I feel like many things will end if I do that.
「Put it on, ugh…」
I can’t, I have to answer, wait.
If she’s not wearing it now, does it mean she was wearing it to some point.
If she’s setting up a game like this, Fuyutsuki should remember the color of her underwear today. If so, I get it now!
「Fuyutsuki, let’s stick to the rules before you change the. I can guess the color, is that alright?」
「?? Y-Yes, then what’s your answer?」
I took a deep breath and shouted, as if to let it out
「Your panties today were gray!」
Whether the answer was correct or not didn’t matter, as the door to the morals committee room opened up.
「Excuse me,. Ryo-chaーhuh?」
Startled by the voice, I turned towards the door and opened my eyes.
Mio’s standing at the entrance. She’s frozen, as if she’s lost her words by the sight in front of her.
「Ryo-chan? What are you doing?」
「Mio! Wait, you got this wrong!」
At that moment, something spilled out of my pocket. It’s a small energy drink bottle. It rolled and stopped at Mio’s feet. She stared at it silently.
「Poison Mamba 2…Agonize, dragon…」
After quietly reading the label without a smile, she turned her neck to me.
「I see, you drank this and played dragon with Fuyutsuki-san…」
「Wait…why do you look like you understand it」
「Recently, the reason you were awkward with me was because of this…」
「Mio! Listen to me! This is a misunderstanding」
As if she can’t hear my voice denying it, Mio’s eyes narrowed.
Pishaaaaa!!
The windows were dyed stark white and a roar shook the whole building. As if the heaven synchronized the timing, the air freezes in an instant.
No, this is different.
I thought that Mio would cry if she’s hurt, and yet…
The next moment, Mio’s eyes opened wide and her eyes shot directly through Fuyutsuki!
「I liked him first..」
I’ve never heard this low and cold voice from Mio before.
I’m scared. It’s terrifying.
The WSS I know was supposed to be screaming instead of this. I never knew she could be so devoid of tone and openly display her intent to kill.
Pishaaaaaaaaaa!!!
「Give back my Ryo-chan! I liked Ryo-chan first…」
Only Mio’s laughing quietly in the echo of the thunder.
What kind of face Fuyutsuki’s making now?
Suddenly, when I looked up, I noticed. If I look up at this angle, I’ll see everything inside Fuyutsuki’s skirt. Maybe I could check the answer to the panty color guessing quiz, but in this situation, I’m done for.
No, maybe this is the end. The relationship I built with Mio.
And the Mio, who was my angelー
「Ah, I finally get to say it…Hehehe, hehehe」
Has fallen from grace….
Pishaaaa!!!! Gorogoro….Pishaaa!!!!
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