My Stepsister is My Ex-Girlfriend - Volume 7 - Chapter 3.05

Further Understanding

Yume Irido

It was now afternoon, and so far the festival had proceeded without any problems.

“Heya, Yume-chan! Got a sec?” Akatsuki-san called out to me, entering the organizers’ tent as I bustled around. She was allowed inside, not only because we were friends, but also because she was the designated point of contact between the cheer squad and the student council.

“Oh, yeah. I’m okay. What’s up?”

“Someone forgot their uniform. Are there any extras?”

“No worries. We expected that and prepared some spares. Hm...I think they’re in a box in the sewing room.”

“Thanks!”

Now that I’d gotten her request squared away, I decided to ask her a question of my own. “How’s our class looking?”

“Mm... About what you’d expect, I guess. The people who are hyped up are hyped up, and the people who aren’t, aren’t. But that’s just how sports festivals go.”

“True...” If I wasn’t a student council member, I definitely would’ve been one of the people who wasn’t hyped. “I’m guessing Mizuto’s not enjoying himself.”

“Well, about that... I don’t know where he or Kawanami are. I thought maybe they’d be hanging out with Higashira-san around her class, but I didn’t see them there. The three of them are probably slacking off somewhere.”

That’s certainly a strange trio. But then again, I feel like I’ve seen them together every now and then recently. Although, it didn’t really make sense that Kawanami-kun and Higashira-san would intentionally spend time together when they didn’t get along whatsoever.

“Hm...” I thought for a little. “I guess that’s okay. It’s better than them being bored out of their minds with nothing to do.”

It wasn’t right to force people to interact with others when they weren’t interested in doing so. Mizuto and the others had their own way of going through the event. We had no right to really unilaterally decide that they were wrong for that.

Akatsuki-san tilted her head, not looking totally satisfied with my answer. “Well, if that is the decree of the great student council, I have no choice but to abide.”

“Don’t say it like that!”

“Ha ha! Lemme know if they don’t show up to the events they’re registered for. I’ll catch ’em in a jiffy for you!”

I bet she can. I was pretty sure she should’ve participated in an event already, but she didn’t let it show at all. If she was tired, she hid it well. She was like Minamoto no Yoshitsune incarnate during the obstacle race.

“Irido-san, I need yo— Ah.” Asuhain-san jogged in and froze as soon as she saw Akatsuki-san.

In contrast, as soon as Asuhain-san entered, Akatsuki-san’s eyes went straight for the protrusions on her chest, which were puffing out her jacket.

“Hm. So you’re wearing a sports bra today?”

“H-How can you tell?!”

“Of course you are. It’s the sports festival...” I said to Asuhain-san, who was fully red in the face, while lightly chopping Akatsuki-san on the head.