V13 8-3

8-3
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I quietly walked down the school building in the approaching twilight and finally reached the Student Council room.
I stood in front of the door and knocked. There was only a slight delay before there was an answer, and I breathed out a deep sigh.
There were no sounds of footsteps and the door opened quietly. The heater must have been turned on as a flow of warm air escaped from the narrow opening.
The person holding the door knob was a girl with plaited hair and glasses. If I remembered correctly, this was the secretary. She seemed to know who I was as she let me inside.
I lightly lowered  my head in thanks and entered, and right in front of me was the vice-president at his desk, crying “there’s no time… there’s no time...” while doing his work. Good, good, suffer some more.
I looked around the inside of the room, but Yukinoshita wasn’t here. Just Isshiki at the desk on the far end, gnawing on snacks and tilting her neck as she looked at me.
“...I hadn’t called for you.”
Am I not allowed to come if I’m not called for? Yep, not allowed. When I opened my mouth to say the reason I’d come, Isshiki clapped her hands.
“Ah, are you here to help? Aiming to be a servant? A free labour worker?”
What’s with that super development? Just how much are you leaping? Having to deal with Irohasu who hadn’t changed, my shoulders dropped as some strength left my body.
“Expect that next year. I’ll introduce you to a promising rookie. Anyway, where’s Yukinoshita?”
I asked after our exchange of our usual remarks. Isshiki turned her neck and glanced at the unornamented desk Yukinoshita used.
“Haa, now that you mention it, she’s not here.”
Isshiki seemed to only notice this now. Seeing that reaction, it probably hadn’t been that long since she’d left.
She probably left because the heater was on too strongly. Anyway, if Yukinoshita wasn’t here then there was no reason for me to be here either.
“Then nevermind. Later.”
“Ah, hey, what’s with that?! Didn’t you come for some reason?!”
Isshiki called out and stopped me as I tried to quickly leave the room. I suddenly realised when she said “reason”. I hadn’t been told specifically to tell Isshiki, but I figured she should know. I stopped walking and turned around.
“Ah, that’s right. They’ve decided to go with your proposal for the prom. You can go ahead and start on it. Good luck.”
“Haa… Huh?”
Isshiki’s mouth dropped open and turned her entire upper body along with her neck. If she heard the details, I’d have to tell her the whole story of how it all happened which would be too much of a pain. I’ll take my leave while Isshiki’s head is still trying to comprehend it.