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- GJ-Bu
- Volume 01
- Chapter 03
- The President's Job
- After school as always.
- In the clubroom, everybody was doing what they always did. Be it reading manga, enjoying one-man chess or knitting, each one was doing what they liked.
- In such a setting, only Mao was doing something unusual.
- "Hng."
- Standing on top of a chair, she had her hand extended towards the ceiling.
- She hopped up and down, standing on the tip of her toes.
- "What are you doing, president?"
- Mao's eccentricities were nothing unusual, but unable to contain his irresponsible curiosity, Kyouya ended up asking her about it.
- "Isn't it obvious? I'm trying to change the fluorescent lamp."
- "Oh, so that's it."
- He could see one of the lamps had gone out.
- On top of that, a new lamp rested on the round table.
- Kyouya understood the situation.
- "It's dangerous, I'll do it."
- Just seeing her standing on the tip of her toes while swaying back and forth was enough to give him the chills.
- Kirara and Shion were both taller than her, weren't they more suitable for the task? With thoughts like that in mind, Kyouya started standing up himself.
- "Don't!"
- Mao's potent voice came down from above his head. It felt a little fresh hearing that voice which always came from bellow coming from above.
- "This is the president's job."
- "But you're not even close to reaching it, are you?"
- Mao was extremely short. So short that even someone in the upper grades of elementary school might be taller than her already.
- Of course she wouldn't reach the lamp just by climbing a chair.
- "I don't care if it's impossible. If I say I'm doing it, I'm doing it! Taking care of the budget and the room equipment is the president's job. Obviously, that includes changing the lamp."
- "I don't get it. Didn't you just say that it's impossible?"
- "Please let her do it. Mao was entrusted with this by the previous president, so it's very important to her."
- Shion said while taking a white piece with her black piece.
- "Hey, Shii! Stop running you mouth like that!"
- Mao called Shion by "Shii" and Shion addressed Mao without using honorifics. Kyouya felt this intimate girl friend vibe from them.
- What kind of person was the previous president? A Boy? A girl?
- While thinking about that, Kyouya returned to his chair for the time being.
- Swaying left and right on the chair, with no chance of reaching the lamp, Mao continued extending her hand up.
- In the end, he couldn't just stand there watching that.
- "Um..."
- Kyouya looked at Shion. She played chess with an unconcerned expression.
- Kirara wanted nothing to do with it. She just kept chowing down on her meat as usual.
- Megumi watched the water she'd put to boil on the kettle while skillfully manipulating her two knitting needles.
- It wasn't as if they were being cold hearted. These people had definitely known the previous president, that was why. That's how Kyouya explained it to himself.
- Even if that was the case, he wouldn't go along with it.
- "President, It's okay if I help, right?"
- He placed his hands beneath Mao's armpits.
- Not having much confidence in his physical strength, he wasn't sure if he could pull it off, but making up his mind, he went for it.
- "Eh? Wha... Wait!"
- "I did it!"
- He held Mao up like you'd hold up a baby.
- "Did what?! Let me down, idiot!"
- Even if she continuously hit his head and struggled, she couldn't get back down to the top of the chair.
- "You... What are you... Have some shame!"
- Mao had lost her temper, but Kyouya didn't pay her any heed.
- "I'm just helping so it's fine, right? I'll hold you up, so please change the lamp."
- "Listen to people when they're talking!"
- "Please let me help. I want to be helpful, okay?"
- After much insistence on having things his way, Mao reluctantly nodded in agreement.
- But for whatever reason, she refused to do it in that "upsies" pose.
- They agreed he'd help by having Mao ride on his shoulders.
- The lamp was safely replaced, but on that day Mao didn't utter another word.
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