Chapter 41
A lost girl can be seen crying in the darkness .
The reason behind her tears is she’s attempting to run away from her painful and scary memories, but by doing so, she has lost her way back home .
As she searches for someone to help her to find her, alas, no one can be found .
Having lost her way in the darkness, she crouches down and begins to weep .
The lost girl has realized that she’s now lost in the darkness .
Suddenly, the girl stops crying and begins to get up .
She shes shows signs of looking for something and begins to run one more .
No, not that way!
Come over here!!
A voice cries out but falls upon deaf ears .
Where you should belong is over here, not there .
“Mizuki……”
Wrapped around in a soft and warm feeling, I begin to awaken .
“……hmm……”
Reflected in my field of vision was my uniform jacket .
As I begin to stir around, tears can be felt running down my checks .
It seems the little girl that was crying was Mizuki .
“Have you awakened yet?”
A familiar voice calls out to me .
“Huh? Hayate? Was I……asleep?”
It appears that I have been using my arm as a pillow when I fell asleep .
As I’m tilting my head around, I examine the scenery around me .
The Libary .
I wonder if I fell asleep like that .
“Mizuki, why are you crying?”
Hayate, who has now stood up, comes to my side and reaches his hand out and places it upon my check .
He traces his fingertips below my eyes in an attempt to wipe away my tears away .
It appears that Hyayte is not wearing his coat for his in white vest can be seen .
“Crying……?”
“Are you still sleepy?”
“Hayate, the touch of your hands feels so warm and comforting . ”
“…………so you’re awake now . ”
Hayate let out a deep sigh and cupped my cheeks with his broad palms .
“I’m awake now . I was dreaming of a lost girl . ”
“Dreaming?”
“Yes . There was a crying girl . She was lost and couldn’t find her way back home . ”
Even though I wanted to reach out to her, I couldn’t . (TN: Probably wrong)
“I see . I hope she finds her way back home soon . ”
“Yes, so do I . ”
Resting my cheek against Hayate’s palm, I close my eyes and shake off the remnants of my dream, and change my facial expression .
“By any chance, have I kept you waiting?”
“No . You were unusually sleepy, were you tired?”
“I don’t think so? It just I’ve grown tired of the current situation . Ah, but I do hope the elections come to an end soon . ”
“Indeed . That was beginning to become annoying . There is no need for Mizuki to stand out in the open like that . It’s unjustifiable when they force their agendas upon someone unwilling . ”
It seems the overprotective Hayate spurns the current student council president and Ninomiya senpai as they only impose their demands upon me .
After all, for everyone, the world seems to revolve around them .
When someone has the mentality that they’re the center of the world, they tend to respond differently to outside stimuli; some chose to acknowledge it while others reject it .
Occasionally, instead of themselves, they place someone else in the center of their world .
Like a little star, they orbit their sun believing that this will bring purpose towards their life .
For me, the center of my world is Mizuki, not myself .
Dare I say, I’m more akin to a comet than a star .
A mere fragment of memory passing by that’s soon to burn out .
I will one day have to return this world to the little girl who is currently lost .
No one but me is aware of this truth .
The deception and betrayal I have done so far, I don’t regret doing so .
No matter what I have to sacrifice, as long as my wish comes true, that’s all that matters .
Just a bit longer, and soon everything will be taken care of, but despite all this, Mizuki still can’t be found .
Hayate’s palm, which has been touching my check, gently begins to move .
“You’re a bit hot . Do you have a fever?”
Placing the back of his hand against my forehead, he checks my temperature .
“Maybe its because I just woke up . It’s not exactly the season to catch a cold . ”
“I hope you’re right; it’s just that you haven’t fully recovered yet . It’s always best to take caution of such matters . ”
“You’re so overprotective!”
“Call it what you will! It’s just that I’m terrified of Mari-sama . ”
“………………I completely understand . I share the same sentiments, as well . ”
Once the name of my eldest sister is brought up in conversation, you can’t help but agree .
She’s truly a terrifying Empress .
“Come on time to go home, Mizuki . ”
“Yes . ”
I put the books away and exit the library .
Walking side by side, we walk through the campus, now left with a sparse amount of people .
“Hayate . ”
“Yes . ”
“The fish have been caught in the net . ”
“I see . The question is, which net were they caught in . ”
Once Ookami heard that he was to become a secretary, he began to concern himself in which faction Hayate was in .
“Did the fish swim into the net themself or was the net thrown in front of them . ”
It seems we won’t find out until the next student council president has been decided upon .
As for myself, I could care less about which net they have fallen for .
The only response I felt from Ookaime when we conversed earlier was that he was not ready to make a move seriously .
Perhaps he’s unwilling to move as he felt that his plan would be counter before it was set in motion .
“The real problems lie once the second year starts……”
I nod silently towards Hayate’s words that he muttered quietly .
There are only a few more days left until election day .
With that in mind, I left the school building and got into the car that came to pick me up .
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The next day, I heard that Ookami declared in front of all the other candidates that he would only become a secretary if he were to be under Ninomiya senpai .
This news has been spreading around all morning; you could hear voices everywhere talking about it .
“You’ve got us . ”
The encirclement of girls I’ve had around me dispelled a while ago; thus, the student council president Toudou could be found at my desk talking to me with a wry smile .
“I’ve done nothing . There isn’t a good enough reason for me to make a move; besides, I’m the type that would rather stay on the sidelines . ”
“You were that one that made Ookami move, weren’t you?”
“Do you honestly believe that I could persuade him . Ookami moves for no one, for he is his person and moves at his own will . ”
“……Are you speaking the truth?”
Today as well, his beautiful baritone voice could be heard .
A baritone voice is enjoyable, but if you just want to get lost to the sound, a bassy voice is preferable .
It is quite rare to find someone with a low pitched voice in Japan .
The most common of such voices is the tenor .
A husky voice is attractive in its own way, but I still prefer a mellow voice that’s rich in volume .
“Even so, why won’t you accept my offer?”
“As I mentioned earlier, there is no incentive for me to do so . If there’s going to be needles conflict, I’ll have no choice but to crush the source of the problem, won’t ? . ”
“……well, that is certainly true . ”
With a sigh, the president agrees .
“I would have never foreseen that with just a few words the chaos that it would ensue . ”
It appears that Toudou-senpai believed the words I told him that by me refusing to get involved, it caused a chain reaction that has lead to the current uproar .
If it were to be viewed by an outside perspective without a doubt, it would appear to be true .
The first-year girls began to move in order to protect me; thus, the student council president wasn’t allowed to approach the hallway, let alone the classroom .
Ninomiya-senpai’s campaign, which should have been just a matter of taking it easy as the leading candidate changed drastically, forced into a position where it was extremely difficult to win votes caused him to fall into an inferior position .
To add insult to injury, a couple of second-year students began to run as well, further damaging his position .
Generally, only one or two candidates should have been running, but this year six candidates were running; there was even a first-year student .
Usually, they wouldn’t have a chance to acquire any votes towards themselves, but by appealing to the students that disliked the current student council, they were able to win some votes .
If a person is aware of their responsibilities and can play on one’s emotions, they can appeal to those with a righteous heart that it’s the right thing to do to participate in the management of the next student council .
Furthermore, they then informed them of their respective advocacies .
Ninomiya-senpai, the successor of the current student council president Toudou, only made the appeal that he would take over Todo-senpai’s will .
He neglected to say what he was going to do, only saying that he was going to install me after him, thus for a while, his reputation fell .
I heard that he is now giving substantial information on what he’ll do, but I, who have decided to vote for a candidate other than Ninomiya-senpai, have no intention of reversing my decision even if I were to hear it .
“…………”
I had a feeling that something would happen, but I could have never anticipated the current situation were currently in .
If only I were aware of the influence, the words I’ve spoken would carry .
“It can’t be helped I’ll give up on you this time since I’m about to graduate . I don’t want us to part on bad terms . ”
Smiling gently, the student council president Toudou drops his gaze to look at me .
“I’ll be waiting for your arrival at the university . Next time I won’t let you go so easily . ”
Having said that, the student council president Toudou heads back to his classroom .
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