After School on TuesdayA figure stepped out of Shuchiin Academy's middle school division, clutching a stack of documents. These were the middle school's club funding papers, and she had been tasked with delivering them to the high school's Student Council.
That figure was Shirogane Kei.
Her sailor-style middle school uniform stood out against the high school corridors she now walked through, instantly drawing attention to her. It was a different world here—older students, a different atmosphere—but Kei marched on with determination until she arrived at her destination: the door of the Student Council Room.
She reached out to knock—
"Not there! Saki-kun~"
A strange voice drifted out from inside.
Kei froze in place, her silver hair catching the hallway light. The voice… she knew it.
It was Chiika-nee!
She had heard that very same voice only last weekend, when she was invited to stay over at Fujiwara Moyu's house. Moyu, her fellow middle school officer and vice president, had proudly introduced her to her second sister: Fujiwara Chika.
Chika was bubbly, enthusiastic, ridiculously cute, and—most importantly—had been quick to treat Kei like family. Within hours, Kei had started calling her "Chiika-nee."
So then… why was Chiika-nee's voice trembling inside the Student Council Room now?
"Bear with it, it'll be over soon."
Another voice.
This time Kei's knees buckled, and she nearly dropped the papers she was holding.
That was… Saki-nii.
Her mind raced. One side was Chiika-nee, whom she had just bonded with. On the other, Saki-nii—the boy next door she had looked up to for years.
Just… what exactly was going on in there?
Kei pressed herself against the door, clutching the documents to her chest, her face burning with confusion.
Meanwhile, footsteps echoed in the hallway.
A slightly gloomy boy came climbing up the stairs.
Ishigami Yu.
He paused when he spotted the silver-haired girl standing at the door.
'Hm? Isn't that… the president's little sister?'
Though they had never met in person, he recognized her instantly. Shirogane Kei shared many features with her brother, Miyuki: the same silver hair, the sharp yet nervous aura. And once, when Kei had been struggling with accounting work, Miyuki had even pulled Ishigami aside to help her over the phone.
That was probably the only time they had "met."
Still, Ishigami didn't call out to her. He simply approached the door and reached for the handle—
And then it came.
"Saki-kun This kind of thing, it's really nice"
The line slammed into his brain like a truck.
Instantly, Ishigami's mind conjured a flood of indecent thoughts. He didn't want to, but… come on! What else was he supposed to think after hearing something like that?
"Do you want to continue?" came Sakurai Saki's voice.
"Mm Let's continue"
Silence.
Then—two pairs of wide eyes met outside the door. Kei and Ishigami stared at each other, both faces red as beetroot.
They didn't need words. Their expressions said it all.
Run. Run away. This is not something mere mortals should witness.
They spun around, trying to flee down the hallway.
But before they could escape, a new figure appeared.
Elegant, graceful, and terrifyingly perceptive—
Shinomiya Kaguya.
Her sharp gaze fell on Ishigami, then Kei. She blinked once, piecing things together with frightening speed.
'I see… this must be the president's sister.'
"Ishigami-kun, what's wrong?" she asked, her tone laced with curiosity. "And… Shirogane-kun, was it?"
Kei quickly bowed. "Hello, Shinomiya-senpai. I'm Shirogane Kei. Thank you for always looking after my brother."
She had heard much about Kaguya from Miyuki, and in person… she was even more beautiful, elegant, and intimidating than expected.
Meanwhile, Kaguya's mind was whirring in the opposite direction.
So cute… what is this creature? She's too cute!
The sudden, powerful urge to make Kei call her "Elder Sister" nearly consumed her.
But outwardly, Kaguya maintained composure. "Why are you leaving without going in? Did something happen?"
Neither Ishigami nor Kei answered. Both were pale and sweating bullets.
Suspicious, Kaguya marched toward the Student Council Room and reached for the door handle.
Before she could open it, Ishigami desperately raised a hand to stop her.
Kaguya frowned. Then—
"Ugh Gently"
Another voice.
And then a male voice joined in—
"Fujiwara Secretary, can it be my turn now?"
…
Kaguya's brain short-circuited.
Just last week, she had completed her "education" on such matters. And now—despite herself—her thoughts, too, turned indecent.
"…Let's go," she said flatly.
Kei nodded furiously. She wanted nothing more than to bolt from this cursed hallway. Especially after recognizing the latest voice.
Her brother.
Her brother.
So her sunny, dependable neighbor Saki-nii and her very own brother… had that kind of relationship?!
Her world shattered.
But before she could even fully process the nightmare—
"Hm? I think I hear movement outside the door."
The unmistakable voice of Shirogane Miyuki rang out.
The three outside froze in unison.
Panic set in.
Ishigami collapsed into a squat, turning into his familiar mushroom form. Kei frantically tried to shield her face with the documents, as if covering her ears with a bell. Kaguya stood perfectly still, her expression unreadable, but her entire soul screamed—
What do we do?!The Door OpensAmong the three standing frozen in the hallway, Kaguya Shinomiya was the calmest.
Or rather—she wasn't calm at all. Her mind had gone completely blank.
"Creak—"
The Student Council Room door opened.
Shirogane Miyuki stepped out, blinking at the sight before him.
A mushroom squatting on the floor.
A girl hiding behind a stack of documents.
And Kaguya Shinomiya, staring into the void with lifeless eyes.
"…What are you doing standing outside the door?" Miyuki asked flatly.
His gaze moved, narrowing slightly. "…Kei Shirogane?"
Kei stiffened. Slowly, she lowered the papers shielding her face, bowing her head.
"Uh… O-Old Brother…"
Miyuki frowned. "Ishigami. Why are you squatting?"
Without a word, Ishigami straightened up.
At that moment, the three of them—Kei, Ishigami, and Kaguya—exhaled in unison, silently relieved.
And then—
"Ah Don't move around"
Another voice from inside the room.
The three froze again.
Miyuki, however, pushed the door open wider, completely unfazed.
"You came at a good time," he explained casually. "Sakurai said he recently learned the art of ear-picking, and Fujiwara Secretary was just experiencing it."
…
The hallway trio's faces turned crimson.
All that panic. All those indecent thoughts.
They wanted to scream at themselves.
"Do you want to try?" Miyuki added, stepping inside.
The words struck them like a thunderbolt. Miyuki had seen Chika Fujiwara's blissed-out expression just moments ago and thought it seemed worth a try. But it hadn't been his turn yet.
Awkwardly, the three shuffled into the Student Council Room after him.
On the sofa, the "scene of scandal" had already ended.
Sakurai Saki turned, tilting his head innocently. "What's wrong?"
The three stared at him in silence, their thoughts in chaos.
Can't ear-picking be a little more… normal?!
"It feels so good~" Fujiwara Chika chimed, hopping off Saki's lap, her face glowing with satisfaction.
She blinked at the three newcomers, puzzled by their red faces and awkward stares.
"…Did something happen?"
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