The Pet Girlfriend of the Calligraphy Club
On the morning of that day, Sayuki stood in her private room at the Tokihara Estate, taking off the clothes she used as sleepwear. She put on new underwear, then a blouse she had prepared beforehand and buttoned it up. Once that was done, she added her ribbon on top and then her blue skirt, pulling its zipper up. Finally, she put her arms through the blazer's sleeves, buttoning that up as well, and she was done.
"—All right, perfect."
She finished a final check on the mirror, picked up her student bag, and left her room. She walked down the hallway a bit faster than usual. She headed for the entrance and started putting on her shoes when a voice called out to her.
"Oh my, Sayuki-chan, are you leaving already?"
Standing behind her was her mother, Tokihara Mifuyu, wearing a bright red kimono. Sayuki made a gentle smile and nodded.
"Yes, I'm prepared for school early."
"Yeah, your uniform looks perfect, but…"
"Hee hee, I am a perfect beauty as always."
"Sure, but maybe you should fix your bed head first."
"Wha? No way…"
It turned out that Mifuyu was correct. Sayuki took a handheld mirror out from her bag and saw strands of hair standing out from her otherwise glossy smooth hair.
"That wasn't there in the mirror I just checked… A delayed surprise attack…"
She made sure that all her hair was fixed, but her sleeping habits must have been exceptionally bad today. She used her fingers to fix her hair.
"Father will come today, right?"
"Yes. Even your shut-in father decided to watch this important moment in your life. He's still hesitant to go outside, but I'll forcefully drag him out there when it's time."
"How reliable."
Even the rigid father of hers couldn't win against his wife. Sayuki wasn't the best at dealing with her father, but that part of him was adorable after all.
"But, Sayuki-chan, you're still fairly early. It's barely 7 am, you know?"
"It's fine. I want to get there early today."
She finally fixed her bed hair and put her hand on the sliding door at the entrance, turning around as she did so.
"There's something left for me to do."
*
March 10th, a Saturday, was blessed with a clear beautiful sky. Momosawa Private High School held their graduation ceremony without any problems. Even the speech delivered by the third-year representative Shiho was perfect. During the current student council president Ayano's speech, where she teared up mid-way, many other students were washed along with their emotions and also started to tear up.
"Phew, Fujimoto-chan's speech was crazy."
"Even I was getting teary-eyed."
"The dam almost broke over here, yeah."
After the official ceremony was over, Keiki returned to his classroom with his classmates, sharing his impressions of the event with Megumi and Shouma. Setup-wise, Keiki and Shouma sat around the same desk, with Megumi putting hers next to them. As the three were engrossed in praising their common friend Ayano, Mao appeared from behind them.
"Kiryuu, do you have a moment?" She asked, handing him a plastic bag. "Here you go. Make sure to check it."
"Ohh, thanks a bunch." Keiki accepted the goods.
He opened up the plastic bag that was the right size to fit a notebook, and after checking the contents, he made a satisfied nod.
"Great, that's perfect."
"Sheesh, tell me a bit earlier if you're going to make something like that. I had to finish it at home."
"Sorry 'bout that, I only came up with it a few days ago."
"Well, I managed to make it in time, so whatever… So what will you do now? I'm going to talk with Master Koharu and Inooka-senpai and then go to the clubroom."
"I need to talk to my other seniors as well."
"I see. Then I'll leave the rest to you, Kiryuu."
"Yup. I was the one who came up with it after all."
As Keiki finished his conversation with Mao, Megumi chimed in.
"Nanjou-chan, if you're going to the manga research club, can I tag along? I wanna talk to them myself."
"Fine by me. See you later, Kiryuu."
"Yup, later."
Keiki watched the two of them leave the classroom.
"Oh yeah, Onizuka-san's a manga research club member, right?"
"Though she doesn't show up much because of her work in the student council."
The otaku princess was now the vice president of the student council. Her relationship with Naoya was progressing smoothly, giving her an odd but sparkly vibe as of late. At the same time, the club members had lost their motivation now that their princess was gone. The reason Mao went to give her regards to the club members was because they had helped her with the manuscript for a magazine previously.
"What are you doing now, Shouma?"
"I'm going to go talk to the seniors in my tennis club and then meet up with Koharu-chan."
"I guess we can go together half-way then."
He put the plastic bag into his student bag, slung that over his shoulder, and left the classroom with Shouma. After walking for a bit, they quickly realized that the atmosphere in the school had changed drastically. People were filling the school grounds, with the third-years with corsages on their chest talking to their juniors. With this sheer amount of people, the third-year classrooms and the clubroom building must be similarly crowded. Amidst this crowd, Shouma spotted a familiar face.
"Ah, isn't that Mitani-kun?"
"You're right. It's Rinta… Wait no, it's Rinko this time."
Today, Rin was wearing the girls' uniform, which made this the 'Rinko' version. Said Rinko was currently talking to a brown-haired female student with a corsage on her chest.
"I wonder who that is? The size of her breasts is no joke at least."
"Even an entire group of Koharu-chan's wouldn't put up a fight."
Even from a distance, it was evident that the girl was well-endowed. Naturally, she would stand no fight against Sayuki, but she definitely had more than Mizuha. Right as they were guessing her size, the girl walked away. They approached Rinko, who had been left behind, and called out to her.
"Yo, Rinko."
"Ah, Keikun-senpai, Akki-senpai!"
The cross-dressing boy turned towards them, showing a smile that was unreasonably cute for a boy.
"What a coincidence that we'd run into each other here," Rinko said.
"More importantly, why are you cross-dressing right now?"
"Since today is the graduation ceremony, I thought I might go with my formal attire."
"Wearing a skirt is formal attire for you?"
Even though he should clearly be a boy, the fact that a skirt looked better on him than most girls was absolutely terrifying.
"Did you go to the graduation ceremony while looking like this, Mitani-kun?"
"My homeroom teacher didn't say anything, you know. Well, my male classmates were all like 'Far too cute' and 'I'm getting horny looking at him' and so on."
"Isn't that already a big problem?"
"I bet Mao-chan would be happy to hear that."
This would surely turn into some great BL material for her. Weirdest of all was that he felt no discomfort whatsoever while wearing a girl's uniform.
"So what were you doing, Rinko? We saw you talking with that third-year girl."
"Ah, I just confessed to her."
"Huh? Confessed? You knew her?"
"Nope, that was our first time meeting. I don't even know her name, but her boobs were so huge and beautiful."
"You confessed to someone you don't even know…"
Confessing simply because of the size of someone's breasts was a new low even for this guy. He really came from the planet of boobs, because an earthling would have never been able to pull that off.
"I immediately fell for her perfect boobs, so I decided to confess my passionate feelings…"
"Right…"
"And then, she said I wasn't what she was looking for."
"Well, that makes sense."
If anything, that comment felt almost too kind towards a pervert who sexually harassed and confessed to you in that way. She must have been a gentle person.
"I still didn't give up despite that, so I proved to her that I am a boy. And then…"
"And then…?"
"She said she'll think about it if I get castrated."
"You've got absolutely no chance, huh?"
There was practically no chance left for Rinko to succeed there, no matter what he did.
"I did as Akki-senpai told me, and praised her."
"Even so, you shouldn't go around praising someone's boobs."
Especially with someone you've met for the first time.
"Why did you even confess to a girl you barely met?" Keiki asked.
"A boy from my class said that girls get especially emotional during their graduation, so they're easier to land. That they would fall for you immediately if you just whispered them some sweet words. I spotted a big-boobed girl who suited my tastes, so I tried my best."
"I see. You're actually the worst possible human being."
Both his actions and attempts were impure beyond all limits of rationality. Then again, for a healthy high school boy, it was almost exemplary.
"That being the case, I'll go around trying my luck some more!"
"Sure, do your best." Keiki sent Rinko off with a gentle smile.
For some reason, he felt the weird urge to support a fellow big boobs enjoyer.
"Hey, Shouma, do you think he can get a girlfriend?"
"Hmm… if he gets rid of his fixation on big breasts, I'm sure it'll be possible."
"Rintarou isn't a bad guy, either…"
Girls generally have their own complaints against a boy who enjoys big badonkas. So at this current point in time, Keiki doubted that, riddled with ulterior motives as Rin was, he had any chance. It would probably take a few years for him to get a girlfriend.
After that, Keiki split up with Shouma, and headed to his first destination, located on the third floor of the classroom building—the student council office. Upon knocking on the door, he heard a faint 'Come in~' from the inside, so he opened the door.
"…Huh? Color me surprised, it's Keiki-kun."
"Hello, Takasaki-senpai."
He was greeted by the former student council president Takasaki Shiho. She was standing beside the window, with her wavy long hair turned towards Keiki, a corsage on her chest.
"It's just you, Senpai? Where's Fujimoto-san?"
"Ayano-chan's probably walking around the school talking to her seniors. She has a lot of contacts among the seniors, both former committee members and school council members."
"As expected of the student council president, I guess."
Even after the ceremony ended, she was as busy as ever.
"Did you have something to talk about with Ayano-chan?"
"Ah, no, not exactly…"
"Ah, did you come here to confess your love to me, by any chance?"
"Not in the slightest. Why would you even think that?"
"I saw it every year, you know? Juniors confessing to their seniors, being swept along by the mood of the graduation ceremony. It seems like it lowers the barriers to confessions, since it's their last chance and all."
"I can't tell if that's a good or bad thing…"
Rinko had confessed already just now, so it might actually be true.
"I mean, I'd always welcome you?"
"No. I just wanted to say hello, that's all."
Shiho spread her arms wide, which made Keiki feel a bit troubled. Seeing his bothered reaction, however, Shiho lowered her arms and pouted.
"Hmph. How could you not be satisfied with such a beautiful and charming Onee-san?"
"It's not that I'm not satisfied, but I have a girlfriend already, and you know that."
"And a man like you should not be satisfied with that, and should instead aim for a harem!"
"I'm not the harem king despite what people think, so I'm more than content with one girlfriend. In fact, I'm quite happy with my current situation… Ehehehe…"
"Yuck, that's an awful look on your face you have there, Keiki-kun."
"Oops, please pay it no mind." Keiki got a grip and controlled his face.
Whenever he thought about his adorable girlfriend, he wouldn't stop grinning.
"So, Takasaki-senpai, congratulations on your graduation."
"Thank you. Soon I'll be a university student!"
"University, huh? I can't really picture that."
"Better be careful, okay? Once you're a third-year, if you blink once it's graduation for you."
"I will keep that in mind." Keiki thankfully accepted the advice of a senior in life.
Shiho seemed satisfied with that reaction, and she smiled happily.
"Phew, these three years passed in the blink of an eye… So much happened, but what was most exciting was the time you were a temporary student council member, I guess?"
"I still remember that vividly."
"The whole bunny girl incident, the misuse of the club budget, and a lot of other messy things happened."
"And there was one culprit behind all of those problems."
The bunny girl outfits for seducing Keiki used up too much of the club budget, all of which was caused by the former club president Sayuki. Ultimately, this led to Keiki being sold to the student council so that he could repay the debt.
"Thank you for helping us back then."
"Don't worry about it. The student council finally became a bit more lively thanks to you being around."
"I had fun myself."
"Same here… And I never expected you to be that great of an individual."
"In what way?"
"I knew you were popular with the girls, but you finally got yourself a girlfriend now, so I got to taste some delicious NTR towards the end~"
"Ahh, that's what you…"
"Especially last week. The boy I am curious about went to a hot spring with his girlfriend. It made me feel so good just thinking about it~"
"Wait, is that why you gave me the tickets?!"
"Hee hee, when I heard the rumor that you stayed there for the night, my excitement was through the roof."
What a tactician she was. She went above and beyond just to satisfy her fetish. And now she crossed her arms behind her back, approaching Keiki.
"Hey, Keiki-kun?"
"What is it now?"
"You know, I actually like you."
"Huh?!"
She may be a pervert, but she was still a beauty, so Keiki blushed upon receiving this confession.
"See, the way you respond with your everything, and how you blush immediately just makes me want to tease you because you're so adorable. It never gets boring with you around."
"Ah…"
Seeing Shiho's happy grin, Keiki understood that she was just teasing him.
"It must be because you're constantly playing the straight man. Your reactions are so fun to watch. I'm sure that's why all the girls keep teasing you."
"What a chore…"
Keiki didn't play the straight act because he enjoyed it. So if that led to him being surrounded by perverts, he wasn't happy about it in the slightest. Keiki felt exhausted after all of this, so he prepared to be on his way.
"Anyway, I've finished saying goodbye, so I'll be excusing myself now."
"Whaaaa? You're leaving already?"
"I have some other seniors to talk to, after all."
"I see… what a shame."
"Then—" Keiki turned around in an attempt to leave the room, putting his hand on the doorknob.
"Ah, wait a second!"
"What now?"
Keiki stopped in his tracks and turned around, finding Shiho smiling at him with a different one than before.
"Thanks for coming. Let's play again sometime."
Finally, she said her true feelings with a genuine smile.
"I really can't tell what Takasaki-senpai is thinking."
After leaving the student council office, Keiki moved on to the clubroom building next, muttering to himself. When he thought about it, she had been lying from the very beginning. She saw the harem potential Keiki had in the calligraphy club and worked in the shadows all for her NTR fetish to flourish. In order to fully taste the stimulus she sought out, she also lied about the existence of a stalker. There was also the Christmas incident, in which Shiho worked behind the shadows. Similarly, tasting NTR for her fetish was like a forbidden fruit of sorts. She was on an entirely different level from the sadist and masochist Keiki knew. Of course, Keiki was the only one who knew about her wicked attribute… Maybe she felt more lonely than anybody else.
I should invite her to play sometime.
With these thoughts in mind, Keiki made his way to the clubroom building. It wasn't quite as busy as the classroom building, but a lot of people were still walking down the hallways. There, Keiki spotted a familiar female student.
"Koharu-senpai."
"Ah, Kiryuu-kun." Koharu answered with a smile.
Today, she wasn't wearing her trademark hoodie, but instead was going with her regular school uniform to show off the corsage.
"Congratulations on your graduation."
"Thank you very much."
"Have you already met up with Shouma?"
"No, not yet."
"Then I guess he's still at the tennis club."
"Most likely. But we promised to meet up."
"How lovey-dovey."
"Oh my, are you calling us the best couple in the school? You don't have to~"
"I never said anything like that."
She was as positive as always to the point that it made Keiki feel better.
"Anyway, I'm glad I could see you. I was planning on visiting the astronomy club, since I've been in your care all this time."
"We've talked a lot, haven't we?"
"Yeah, a lot happened."
Even their first encounter was something you wouldn't normally experience. Because of the picture depicting Keiki stuffing his hand right into Sayuki's cleavage, she called him to the astronomy room, and that's when Keiki saw all the pictures of Shouma hanging on the walls.
"I thought I was done for after seeing all those pictures of Shouma."
"Hehe, I was a bit too obsessed, yes." Koharu thought back to that time, showing a nostalgic smile.
"This past year has been so much fun. With Tokihara-san, Mizuha-san, and everyone from the calligraphy club, I got to enjoy myself every day, and I even have a wonderful boyfriend now. It's all thanks to you, Kiryuu-kun."
"It's because you worked so hard, Koharu-senpai."
"Not at all. Without you, I would have just watched Shouma-kun from the shadows, and that would have been the extent of our relationship. So please, at least me thank you." She smiled gently.
"Koharu-senpai…"
Keiki felt like he was the one who should be thanking her. She gave him so much advice, and even took care of Mizuha one time. As Shouma's girlfriend, and someone close to Mizuha, he would surely be able to see her again from time to time. But even so, that final 'Thank you' left Keiki somewhat saddened inside. Even though they barely knew each other for a year, Keiki truly came to treasure her.
"I'm glad I got to meet Koharu-senpai."
"Huh?"
"At first, I saw you as someone scary, but after talking with you, I realized how much you cared for Shouma. You always helped me, and treasured Mizuha as much as me… so the time we got to spend together is a memory I won't ever forget."
"Kiryuu-kun…"
"That's why I'd be happy if we could still see each other from time to time after you've graduated!"
"Yes, of course!"
The two shook hands and smiled happily at each other. It truly was a heartwarming scene where both graduate and junior were tearing up. If this was a TV drama, this scene would surely be a hit, and with some good BGM, the atmosphere would even—Suddenly, an ominous presence snuck up behind Keiki's back.
"Keiki-kun…"
"Ah, Sayuki-senpai?"
Turning around, Keiki was greeted by a familiar black-haired beauty. She was wearing a corsage on her chest, glaring at the two of them while pouting. She pointed at the handshake between Keiki and Koharu, and spoke up.
"Shouldn't that be my position?"
After that, Sayuki took Keiki to the calligraphy clubroom on the second floor. She had cleaned up all her personal belongings, making the clubroom look a lot more tidy than usual, and was now sitting on a chair while crossing her legs in dissatisfaction. She was also crossing her arms, which emphasized her chest. Keiki on the other hand wasn't allowed to sit down, simply standing on his two feet while being interrogated.
"You and Ootori-san sure are close, huh?"
"A-Are we now…?"
"So, are you lying about liking big breasts? Are you a lolicon deep down?"
"Not at all, no."
"Then why did you just leave me hanging while talking to Ootori-san? I was wondering why you were taking so long to come here. Am I that unimportant to you?"
"Oh please…"
Sayuki's tone was awfully harsh. It appeared that Keiki had completely ruined his upperclassman's mood.
"Since you took so long, I would assume that you maybe even visited another girl before Ootori-san? Like… Takasaki-san, maybe?"
"Urk…"
"Seems like I hit the mark." Sayuki nodded to herself. "For crying out loud, I didn't think you were such an uncaring junior. You came to visit me last, only after fooling around with other girls."
"I wasn't fooling around…"
"Oh? So you were just trying to get me flustered? I guess I've been dancing on top of your palm this entire time. I knew you had it in you to be a hardcore sadist."
"I most certainly am not."
"Did you say something, Keiki-kun? Were you imagining me stuffing my diploma between my breasts, Keiki-kun?"
"I definitely was not!"
"But you just did right after I said that, right?"
"Yes, that I did! That tube would definitely fit right between those giant breasts!"
And what a sight it would be. It would have been a piece of art, no doubt. Imagining it all, especially the idea of being enveloped between her breasts, made Keiki reach the point where he might have to lean forward, but he just barely held himself back.
"You're ignoring me on such an important day. I don't feel like you have enough love for your favorite pet, Keiki-kun."
"Who is my favorite pet again?"
She may not be his pet, but Keiki still cared for her nonetheless. Just as she said, he had left her alone for a while, so he felt guilty.
"I wasn't neglecting you, it's just… I wanted to get everything else out of the way so I could take my time talking with you last, Sayuki-senpai…"
"Wha…" Sayuki's eyes shook. "I-I see… what a wonderful mindset."
With Keiki's clever way of wording things, Sayuki's mood improved instantaneously.
"Sayuki-senpai, congratulations on your graduation."
"My, thank you." Sayuki showed him a bewitching smile. "But you ended up graduating before me."
"Huh?"
"From being a virgin… with Mizuha-san."
"Excuse me!?!"
That statement was just the worst, considering the situation and mood.
"Hee, hee. Teasing you really is fun, Keiki-kun. Even though I'm a masochist, I can't help toying with you."
"I don't know why, and I don't care."
"Oh yeah, there is something I wanted to show you."
"She's not even listening to me…"
Keiki was unsure if he should be happy or worried that the girl had cheered up. Sayuki for her part stood up, walking to the small tatami area. She picked up a calligraphy paper from the low table and brought it to Keiki.
"Here, you can have this."
"This is…"
Keiki accepted the paper, upon which the words 'Be Oneself' were written. The letters were all over the place, seeming out of order, and yet it created an overall balance that made it a treat to look at.
"When did you even make this?"
"I've been practicing for a while now, but I just finished it this morning. I came to school early to get it done. I didn't want everyone to see me make it in the afternoon."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
"As the senior in the club, I wanted to leave behind one final product of my hard work. Anything big would probably get in the way, so I kept it small."
"Thank you very much. We'll make good use of it."
It was small enough that they could hang it up basically anywhere. The wall would probably be the best place.
"But why 'Be Oneself'?"
"Because the calligraphy club was the place where I belonged. It's true that his final year was the most enjoyable in my entire life so far, but that's because I didn't have to hide my fetish. I could be who I was, and that's what made it so comfortable for me."
"I feel like you were a bit too honest with yourself."
A place that allowed her to be herself… That's why she felt so comfortable here at the calligraphy club. The reason it brought together a group of perverts was nothing more than a coincidence, and their connection as kindred spirits was born simply because of the Cinderella incident, allowing everyone to be themselves openly.
Whether it be a masochistic molester girl who wished to be someone's pet, or a sadistic girl who wanted to make other men her slave, or a fujoshi who appreciated love between men, or an exhibitionist who wanted other people to see her naked… In this room, with these people, they didn't have to hide anything.
Personally, I would have been fine if they held back a bit…
Keiki's stance hadn't changed since the very beginning. He never wanted to taste panties again, nor did he want to see himself being used as material for a BL book. However, he began to accept even those flaws. Of course, he had no intention of becoming their owner or slave. However, he also didn't want to ruin the friendships they had. Even if their values were different, there was no need to reject each other. Understanding and sympathy isn't always important if you care for the other person. That is how Keiki spent the past year with all of these perverts.
"Oh yeah, I have something I want to give you as well, Senpai."
Keiki put the paper down on the table and opened his student bag. He took out the plastic bag, offering it to the girl.
"This is from everyone in the calligraphy club."
"Is this… a collection of autographs?"
"Yes. Since we're part of the calligraphy club, we wrote them with ink."
After accepting the colored paper, she ran her eyes along it. It had messages from Keiki, Mizuha, Yuika, and Mao, all of them for Sayuki.
"This drawing in the center… is that me?"
"Yes, I asked Nanjou to draw that."
It's a small character modeled after Tokihara Sayuki, drawn by Mao. It looked like something out of a manga, but it still retained her proportions.
"I'm even holding a small brush. That's adorable. As expected of Nanjou-san."
"Yeah, she really is talented."
Despite the unfamiliar territory, she managed to nail it perfectly. After having gotten a fill of the drawing, Sayuki checked out the messages.
'Thank you very much for the past two years! Please do your best at university and during your studies!'
'Thank you for everything. Yuika will have bigger boobs than Witch-senpai in no time, so you'd better be ready!'
'Show up at one of my events sometime. I'll prepare a signed book for you.'
'Spending time with you in the club was very fun. Thank you very much.'
These messages weren't anything special, but they each came from the heart to thank someone important to them. They did add their names at the end, but it was pretty obvious who wrote which message. Keiki was curious about Sayuki's reaction, so he glanced at her. She was looking down at the paper, quietly shedding tears.
"Sayuki-senpai…?"
"…I'm sorry, I just didn't expect this, so I'm a bit surprised."
"That's fine, but…"
Keiki wasn't sure what to do, but Sayuki wiped her tears away.
"I told you about the seniors from the calligraphy club when I was a first-year."
"Yeah, the ones who always doted on you."
Sayuki had told him about this during their amusement park date last year. While giving Keiki a lap pillow, Sayuki told him stories of the seniors who graduated already. Back then, Sayuki was the only first-year, so they really doted on her and patted her on the head all the time, making them sound like kind and gentle people.
"When they graduated, they all gave me the exact same thing, a paper full of messages and drawings for me."
"I see."
"I also prepared something similar for them, but since I was the only junior, it was just something like an autograph instead… And even so, they were really happy."
"They sound like great people."
"You're right. And I was just reminded of back then."
"Ahh, so that's why…"
Upon hearing the reason for her tears, Keiki felt relieved. At least she wasn't crying out of sadness.
"I really am blessed. I'm liked by both seniors and juniors alike… and even acquiring a wonderful master with Keiki-kun right at the very end."
"Please don't nonchalantly fabricate a fake reality."
"Come on, it was just a light-hearted joke." Sayuki pouted with a sulking tone.
However, she immediately smiled again, gently embracing the colored paper.
"Thank you, Keiki-kun. I'm… really happy."
It was a dazzling smile brighter than the sun entering the room. That smile warmed Keiki's heart. He decided not to cry, but he could feel tears welling up.
"…I wanted to talk more with you, Senpai."
"Yeah…"
"I wanted to stay in the same club a bit longer."
"Yeah…"
"I'm really sad that you have to graduate today."
"Keiki-kun…"
Keiki confessed all of the feelings stored in his chest. He planned to send her off with a smile, but he couldn't control his emotions.
"I'm happy you feel that way, Keiki-kun."
"Sayuki-senpai…"
"Well, I'll still show up from time to time as the calligraphy club's special guidance member."
"...…What?"
For a moment, it felt like time itself had stopped. This unexpected development left Keiki unable to keep up at all.
"Huh? What? Hold on, a special guidance member?"
"Oh my, did I not tell you? I already received permission from Okita-sensei to show up at the clubroom from time to time."
"This is the first time I ever heard of that, though?!"
A special guidance member? Keiki didn't even know that sort of thing existed. Then again, it wasn't that rare for seniors to stop by at their old clubs as coaches.
"The heck…?"
Keiki felt all the strength in his body vanish, and he leaned against the table. Mentally, he was too exhausted to even think about anything.
"Hehe, were you that sad to see me graduate, Keiki-kun? You were about to cry, right? Awww, such a cute boy~"
"Yikes… I feel so betrayed and annoyed…" Keiki grumbled, as Sayuki poked her long finger at his cheek. "I have a whole slew of things to say, but for starters, please give me back my tears."
"Heh, no thank you. I'll keep them locked away in my chest so that I never ever forget about them."
"...…"
The reason Keiki couldn't utter another word was that Sayuki's smile was so pretty he was entranced for a moment.
Damn it, she sure can be cute if the conditions align…
As expected of his first love. That smile made him fall in love before.
"Well, since that's how it is, nothing much will change even if I graduate. In this day and age, I can always contact you whenever, and if you call for me, I'll come running without a second's hesitation, just as if I was your adorable pet."
"Did you really need to add that last part?"
Leaving aside that part about her being a pet, Keiki felt relieved to hear Sayuki say that. Now there was no need to be sad even if she graduated. Just as she said, he could always contact her and meet her whenever.
"I hope we can hold another club camp this year."
"You're right."
"I'll make sure to bring some more whisky bonbons with me."
"Please do not."
At the camp they held near the sea, all of the girls ended up drunk because of their weak resistance against alcohol, and started taking off their clothes in a wild storm. Keiki didn't want to live through that nightmare ever again. But as if to speak of the devil, the other club members appeared in the clubroom.
"Sup, we're here~"
"Hello!"
"Hey, you two."
Mao, Mizuha, and Yuika walked inside the room. Mao was the first one to realize that something was off about those two.
"Huh? Why are you two just standing around like that?"
"Listen to this, Nanjou-san! Keiki-kun apparently didn't know that I would be acting as the special guidance member of the club, so he was so sad that I was graduating that he started crying!"
"Sayuki-senpai?! Why are you telling her that?!"
Despite her having cried herself…
"Oh really, Kiryuu cried?"
"Did nobody tell Nii-san about the special guidance member part?"
"Nope. Also, I didn't cry." Keiki repeated his point.
His eyes were red, so it was probably obvious, but his pride as a man didn't allow him to be honest. But there was something else he was curious about.
"Yuika-chan, aren't you standing a bit far away from me?"
"It must be your imagination, Keiki-senpai." Or so she said, but that most likely wasn't the case.
Despite the three of them having entered the clubroom at the same time, she stood furthest away from him.
I guess she is avoiding me after all…
The reason for that surely must be the girls' meeting, but he couldn't do anything about that now. Now that the graduation ceremony had ended, all the club members had gathered in the club room, and there was only one thing left to do.
"Now that we're all here, let's take a commemorative picture!"
The new club president, Keiki, brought up that idea.
"Perfect timing! Leave the photoshoot to us!"
"It seems we still made it in time."
"Eh, Okita-sensei? Tachibana-sensei?"
Suddenly, two female teachers entered the clubroom. One of them was Teacher Okita, acting as the advisor of the calligraphy club, and the other was the madonna of the infirmary, Nurse Tachibana. Both of them were holding cameras.
"You'll take the pictures for us?"
"Yeah, our school sends out a graduation album a few days after the ceremony, so we're going around taking pictures of the various clubs."
"I'm just being led around as Okita-sensei's assistant." Teacher Tachibana said, but the group was thankful for the arrival of the two photographers.
It was much better than relying on Keiki's smartphone all the time.
"Alright, then get together and line up, everyone! Let's take this picture!"
"""""Okay!"""""
Everybody obeyed Teacher Okita's orders, moving together. To create the necessary atmosphere, they all took off their slippers and moved onto the tatami area. This was the perfect place to take a group picture.
"Come on, Witch-senpai, you need to be in the center."
"Understood."
"Then I'll stand next to Senpai," Mizuha commented.
"With me and Nanjou in the back, yeah?"
"Okay~"
The positions of the five were decided quickly. Sayuki sat in the center, with Yuika to her left, Mizuha to her right, all of them on their knees, with Mao and Keiki standing behind them. Amid this group, Keiki stood behind his little sister.
"Sayuki-senpai, why don't you hold onto this for now?"
"You're right, let's do that."
Keiki handed Sayuki the calligraphy paper which said 'Be Oneself'. She held this and the very first memento she had received from her seniors up so that the camera could see.
"Alright, time to take the picture!"
"Make sure you smile!"
Teacher Okita pointed her camera at them, with Teacher Tachibana giving a comment. Right after, the black-haired senior pulled all of them together, all of them surprised but smiling.
"Okay, say cheese!"
The sound of the shutter could be heard inside the classroom. Surely, none of them would ever forget this moment for the rest of their lives. They looked like a perfectly normal group of club members. Even if the girls were all perverts of varying degrees, they accepted each other and got along. And this one picture they took turned out so perfect that there was no need to retake it.
*
The weekend passed, and soon it was lunch break on the following Monday. The three swimming trunks boys had gathered in an empty classroom. After finishing lunch, Shouma called the boys together, only for them to find Rintarou resting his head in his arms while leaning against the desk. Keiki narrowed one eye and called out to his friend.
"What exactly is going on here, Shouma?"
"He said that he tried his luck with Tokihara-senpai and confessed to her during the day of the graduation ceremony, but he got rejected in a heartbeat."
"Huuuuh?!"
The conversation suddenly changed gears significantly. Seeing his junior slumped against the desk like a defeated slime, Keiki carefully called out to him.
"Rintarou… you confessed to Sayuki-senpai?"
"Yes, well… I figured I might as well try my luck…"
"You wanted a girlfriend with big boobs that badly…?"
To think he even went for Sayuki-senpai of all people. But it must hurt his pride being rejected over and over like that.
"…Huh? What are you doing here?"
"Ah, Nagase-san."
When he turned towards the voice that called out to them, there stood Airi. She happened to pass by on pure coincidence, and her beige-colored twintails shook as she entered the room.
"You three again. Are you coming up with some kind of weird swimming trunks plan?"
"Never again, don't worry."
There was something wrong with them back at the time.
"By the way, why does Mitani look like a balloon that lost all of its air?"
"Ahh… he confessed to Sayuki-senpai but was rejected."
"Welp…" Airi looked like she couldn't care less.
She probably regretted even asking.
"Just out of curiosity, how did you confess to her?"
"I said that I fell for her smile, so I wanted her to go out with me…"
"…Huh? That's… actually fairly normal?"
"You're right. Knowing Mitani-kun, I thought he'd bring up something about her boobs."
"I don't think I did anything bad this time either…"
The three honestly were a bit confused at that fact.
"So, what did Sayuki-senpai say when she rejected you?"
"That she didn't feel comfortable when I was staring at her chest the entire time while confessing…"
"So you were staring at them?"
"Of course she'd reject you."
"Yuck. You're the worst, Mitani…"
In the blink of an eye, their evaluation of Rintarou dropped to an all-time low. Of course, Airi's gaze was as cold as ice.
"Urk… I'm from the planet of boobs after all… Girls on earth are lifeforms that won't give me any attention…"
"Oh no, he's sulking for real now."
"Because he's been rejected non-stop l."
"Jesus… you never change, Mitani…" To everyone's surprise, Airi approached Mitani, calling out to him with a gentle voice. "Listen, Mitani. You might actually be the worst kind of person, but I think it's admirable that you've stayed true to your desires while confessing, you know? I definitely wouldn't be able to do that…"
For a second, it felt like she looked over at Keiki, but before Keiki could question that, she had already turned towards Rin again.
"That's why you should give up, and move on to the next love. Look for the perfect girl with a huge chest."
"Nagase-san…" Rintarou slowly raised his head, staring at the girl standing in front of him. "…You're so kind."
"Huh?"
"I might like Nagase-san…"
"Excuse me?"
"Won't you go out with me with marriage in mind?"
"Huuuuuuuuh?!" Airi's face turned beet red, unable to handle the sudden confession.
Rather than being bashful, she seemed like she couldn't follow this turn of events at all.
"H-Hold on?! You like girls with huge chests, right? I'm not that big, you know!"
"I don't even care anymore… I want to marry Nagase-san…!"
"Wah, Mitani?! What are you saying?!"
"Damn, that's unexpected."
"Mitani-kun's the kind of guy who falls for others easily, huh?"
"Hey, you two! Why are you just calmly analyzing the situation! Help me!"
In fact, Rintarou had begun to cling to Airi, his pupils having changed into hearts. Of course, as the girl still wasn't fully over her hate towards men, this was torture. She looked over at Keiki and Shouma in a plea for help, so they assisted in separating the two. Airi was beet red, fuming with anger, but Rintarou wouldn't let up despite that. Although they felt bad for Airi, they also somewhat enjoyed the situation. It wasn't just their precious seniors who were now gone. They now had juniors they had to look after, inheriting this role from Sayuki, Koharu, and Shiho.
Of course, Rintarou was once again rejected by Airi. After hearing a cold and sharp 'No way I would ever go out with Mitani' from Airi, Mitani Rin's heart was broken yet again.