v01_c09_10_Yen_Coin

GJ-Bu

Volume 01

Chapter 09

10 Yen Coin

After making up his mind, Kyouya finally pressed the vending machine's button.

A pet bottled rolled down, followed by the chiming sound of the change.

The long time it took for that sound to stop gave him a bad presentiment. He tried putting his hand into the change slot.

"Aw, it came all in 10 yen coins."

When he opened the hand holding the coins to show them to the president, who had been waiting for him, she put on a forced smile.

A while ago Kyouya had noticed that whenever he went to buy something from the vending machine, the president would come along, then she'd get into a scary ill mood and make that same face. He didn't know why, but for some reason she wouldn't stop staring at his hand.

Kyouya's own thoughts on it where that perhaps it was because after putting in the money he'd give himself the small luxury of being indecisive until he barely reached the time limit, but the president wasn't such a small person. Well, she was pretty short in stature, but...

"Let's get going."

And so, the president gallantly walked away, swaggering about. Despite her small stature, she put an air of greatness around her. Kyouya followed her as if lurking on her shadow.

"Oh, I forgot! We need to buy one for Kirara-san too."

Kyouya called out to the president.

At that day, Megumi had some affairs to attend to, so she took a day off and didn't come to the club. This way, since there wasn't any tea being made, they had nothing to drink.

"Hurry up."

The president said, slamming her heel on the floor.

"I wonder what I should pick? President, do you know what Kirara-san likes?"

"Meat, right?"

"What kind of drink is that?"

"Fine, meat broth."

"Alright, I get it. Let's see... this. Strawberry Milk is fine right?"

"Not that. It costs exactly 100 yen right? If you buy that no change will come out."

"How is that related?"

"Whatever, just buy the long can over there. Not the pet bottle, it costs 150 yen. The long can costs 120 yen so it's better to get that."

"Alright."

As he was told, Kyouya pressed the button for the long can.

"Ahh! Only 10 yen coins came out again."

As Kyouya had expected, the president was trying to peek into his hand.

What was she looking for all this time?

"Do you want something president?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean something to drink."

"A-Ah! R-right..."

The president took two 100 yen coins from her wallet and bought a canned coffee.

With a chiming sound the change fell.

The president turned her eyes to the change slot filled with expectation. After taking the coins, she intentlly stared at the contents of her hand, but then dropped her shoulders with disappointment.

"Let's go."

Her back looked small as she slouched away, matching her stature.

Inside Kyouya's hands, rested those 10 yen coins from earlier. He'd thought they were just common 10 yen coins, but on closer inspection, mixed in were two commemorative coins of the 20th year of the Showa era with serrated edges.

The thing that the president was staring at with those scary eyes before must have been these.

"Er..."

Kyouya called the president's attention.

"Do you want this?"

He put the special coins in his hand and showed them.

The president's face shone brightly.

However, she immediately regained her composure.

"I-idiot. I'm the president, you know? There's no way I can accept this present."

She wanted it, as expected.

"Then let's make a trade. That would be fine right? Ah, besides the serrated ones, I have some shiny ones. You'd want them too, right?"

Kyouya took the president's hand and openned it. Inside, there were eight common, brown 10 yen coins. One by one he exchanged them for the shinny or serrated ones.

"I-is it okay?"

"It's fine."

"E-even if you ask to have them back I won't give them to you."

"I won't ask."

Kyouya had vowed that he would do anything for that smile.