Club Fair

In the club fair, there wasn't really anything that I found interesting.

I thought about Light Music club, but I am not really sure about how well Suzu can stand noises. Well, I will determine it today when the speaker arrives.

'Did you feel anything bad due to the speaker?'

No.

I was standing rather close to the speaker in the gymnasium, but it doesn't seem like this much noise does anything to Suzu. Afterall, the volume is quite low due to a number of small speakers in the gymnasium in all directions instead of one big speaker.

As the presentations of the clubs ended, Manabu got on the stage.

"Hey Horikita-san! Isn't he your brother!?"

I was fiddling with my phone, ignoring what he has to say. Reading Oregairu manga from a pirate site. The English translations weren't quite complete in my past life, but I can now understand Japanese perfectly.

"He is."

"T-then, can you introduce me to him?"

It seems like Sato has a thing for cool looking guys huh.

"Trust me, you don't want to know him. He is emotionally retard. Moreover, it seems like somebody has already claimed him."

I looked at Tachibana, who waived at me. Must be trying to gain sister-in-law points.

I smiled and waived back at her.

Sato slumped down her shoulders.

Manabu kept silent for a long time, making people mock him for forgetting his lines. But, when he started, and everyone got silent.

I still kept reading from the pirate site.

He finished speaking about joining the student council, and went away. We were free to look around now.

"Horikita-san, will you join Student Council?"

Kushida asked me.

"Nah. You should join. I think you will fit there."

I hope everyone drops all their work on you!

'Calm down Suzu.:

"Eh!?"

Kushida was surprised at my suggestion.

Go and get rejected, bitch!

All girls agreed to my opinion, and started telling her that she will be perfect there.

While I was amused thinking about her reaction at being rejected, I saw Nagumo coming in this direction. He even smiled and waved at me.

I waved back.

Ugggghhhh...

Ugggghhhh...

"How was your shopping yesterday? The Student Council President holding bags for you caused a huge commotion, you know?"

"It was good. Ah. Everyone, this is the Vice Present of the Student Council, Nagumo Miyabi senpai."

"Hi senpai!"

While getting Nagumo busy with others, I was ready to quietly escape.

But...

"Hey Horikita... hey, can I call you Suzune? I can't call both you and your brother Horikita, right?"

"Just call Manabu Manabu. He will not mind. Maybe even be pleased."

Now that I think about it, even if a girl throws herself at him, he will not have any reaction. But, he gets too intrigued with Ayanokoji.

Hmm... Is he

Geh!?

'You think so too, Suzu?'

Nagumo ignored my rejection, and nodded his head. Throwing an offer at me.

"Then Horikita. Join the Student Council."

"Nah. I came to this school to relax. Thank you for the offer, but I am sorry. I will have to decline."

"Really? You are quite different from your brother, aren't you?"

"I am."

"Then, I will talk to you later. I have some work to do."

"Bye senpai."

"Bye!"

He finally left.

He must be trying to find some information about the current relationship between Manabu and me. By now, he must have noticed that we aren't on the best terms.

"Hey Horikita-san, do you-"

Kushida' eyes suggested that I have something with Nagumo...

Do these girls only think about romance all day?

"Ouch!"

Kushida suddenly screamed, as if something stabbed on her leg.

Oh. Suzu can turn invisible this much?

I ignored her rubbing her leg in pain, as if someone stabbed her with a compass, and said,

"I don't have any interest in boys. So, please. Just stop."

Everyone turned their heads at me, shocked. Even Nagumo turned from a distance. He has good hearing, or was just he focused on what I am saying?

"A-are you-"

Mumma, are you geh!?

'Nah.'

"And I don't have any interest in girls either. Just stop your assumption game, Kushida. I am not interested in any sort of romance."

I put my hand on Kushida's shoulder, and took her chin to look at me in the eyes.

"I think that YOU are the one who is interested in me. That's why you are always asking me about who I like, to make sure that I am available, right?"

"W-WHAT!?"

The commotion quickly gathered everyone's attention, and I even heard someone shout 'Yuri!'

Sadly for that cultured student, their fantasies will never be fulfilled.

"Hmm... Now that I am looking at you closely... you seem kind of familiar. Have we met before?"

I thoughtfully asked her this question, as if I can't remember.

I brought my face more closer to her. Close enough that I might accidentally kiss her.

'Don't stab her, Suzu.'

The invisible compass needle retracted back into my blazer.

"...Nah. I don't think I have seen such a cute girl like you before. So, are you interested in me? Always asking about my interests to make sure that I am free?"

That's a rhyme!

She couldn't utter anything and started blushing for some reason.

I freed her from the embarassing position.

"Did you like me assuming things about you?"

"HUH!?"

"You didn't, right? You shouldn't do things to others that you wouldn't like others to do to you.

You are quite rude. Learn some basic courtesy and manners. Otherwise, people will think that you are trying to stir up useless gossip and rumours against them."

Now, in front of the whole first year and the seniors present, I planted this thought that she is a gossip girl who stirs up rumours, making them stay away from her.

"Y-you are cruel Horikita-san!"

Crocodile tears flooded her eyes, and she ran.

'Suzu, trip her.'

On it!

A colourless tendril emerged from my foot, and caught Kushida's feet suddenly, and she fell down with a splat, injuring her face.

Suzu went beyond that, and I saw in slow motion how she even flipped Kushida's skirt.

It seems like Suzu has mastered the art of invisibility.

'Good job, Suzu. Let's get evidence on Kushida today itself.'

Yay! But Mumma, if she is going to stay here for a month, can we mess with her?

Suzu is evolving huh.

'Don't do anything on your own, or we can get caught. And no messing with ger head. You might get corrupted instead.

Don't mess with anyone's head.'

I instinctively knew that she was going to mess with Kushida's dreams to bully her, but that will be dangerous. Not only Suzu will get a habit of it, but might also get corrupted by Kushida's brain.

'Do you understand?'

Yes...

She pouted cutely in my mind, but I am not going to fall for it and let her go wander into a dangerous path.