"I said, is it really okay if you don't go to the Department of Information?"

"Of course, they'll come over after a while anyway."

"Uh... All right. ”

Although they walked in the direction of the drama department together, they still didn't give up the idea of letting Usami dispel the idea of going with me.

But as it turned out, it failed.

"Do you always feel a little uneasy?"

"Senior, you're a typical prejudice."

"No, no, no, I just think it's a little strange that you're so keen to get the Ministry of Information and the Drama Department together at the cultural festival."

"Well~" Touching her chin, Usami thought about it and tilted her head and replied, "I naturally have my own reasons." ”

"Sure you're planning something, right?"

"Well~ Anyway, you'll know when the time comes," noticing my suspicious gaze, she hurriedly waved her hand, "Don't worry, I'm not planning anything bad, and this is also a very good opportunity for the drama department, right?" ”

"Hmm..."

Although I also believe that the character of the black rabbit will not do anything bad, there is always a sense of unease when I think of what this guy is planning, but the biggest problem is as she said, in the face of the bait thrown by the Ministry of Information, we have no reason or power to refuse.

When I think of this, I really sigh for my powerlessness.

In the middle of the conversation, we had already walked to the door of the drama department.

"Seniors don't have to be so nervous, just enjoy it like a festival."

"I hope so..."

With a sigh, I put my hand on the doorknob.

“… It seems that I can only apologize honestly. ”

From the other side of the door, the sound of apricots came from inside the department.

Ah, isn't this our class leader?!

Isn't this the class leader who has been hiding all along?!

I've got it!

Just as I was about to open the door and rush in to teach Apricot a good lesson, the next words stopped the action.

"For Izumi, this is his first and last school festival."

"But his gentlemanly temper, who is polite to everyone, will definitely think of not causing trouble to everyone, and keep a certain distance in the midst of everyone's lively commotion."

"If I could, I wanted him to be part of it and have fun."

"So the fastest way,It's only for him to play a role in the school festival that can't be out of the way,"

Xing's words came to my ears without the slightest deviation.

… It's really a way of caring full of Fujibayashi style of apricot wood.

His hand stopped on the doorknob, and the momentum of wanting to open the door just now was stopped alive.

"Senior, aren't you going to go in?"

Seeing me standing frozen in front of the door, the younger sister behind me called softly.

I don't know if Usami heard it, but it's certain that Apricot herself didn't want me to hear it.

But it's really her style... That's stupid, class leader.

It doesn't feel like the temperature on your face is rising.

Taking a deep breath, I sorted out my expression and pulled the door open with a "————".

"Izumi?!"

Apparently Apricot was very surprised by my sudden appearance.

What, this "Oops, did he hear it" look.

You're so understanding, but you're still so stupid.

There's only one thing I can do about her like this.

"Xing, you guy still dare to run away!"

That's right, when you don't know what to do.

"Eh..."Xing was stunned for a moment, but she reacted immediately, "Ahh~ I don't know what Izumi is talking about?" ”

"Nonsense, you're hiding behind starlings!"

"This is not something to hide, it is a manifestation of the deep sisterhood between me and Starling, and stupid people will not understand."

"Haha~ I know," I clasped my hands, I raised my eyebrows and said proudly, "This is the so-called sister control, right?" ”

"Who's who, who's who!"

"You."

"Stinky boy, do you want to fight?"

"Let me refuse."

It's the same rhythm as usual.

"I said, are you two elementary school students?"

As if he couldn't stand it anymore, Okazaki held his forehead and sighed.

"If you want to talk about elementary school students, we can't compare to you."

"That's right, being said by elementary school student Okazaki is not convincing at all."

On the issue of facing Okazaki, the two of us stood on one front very tacitly.

"The two people who were arguing so much just now actually attacked me together!"

"How can something that is honest be called an attack?"

"That's right, Okazaki, you don't have to be so petty."

"What is the matter with these two people's completely consistent attitude towards the outside world?! Nagisa, you think so too, right? ”

"Huh? I-I?! ”

"My sister and Izumi-kun's words..."

"Huh?"

Regarding Okazaki's sudden rescue, Furukawa, who originally only planned to be a melon-eating spectator, obviously didn't have time to react.

"What a cunning! I actually pulled Starling, Nagisa and Kotomi to my side! ”

"Why didn't you say cunning when you teamed up with Izumi 2V1?!"

"We didn't join forces, we just happened to have a common enemy."

"It's called teaming up, okay!"

While Apricot and Okazaki were arguing as usual, I tried my best to lower my presence and slowly retreated to the side.

Looks like it's easy to do.

Rubbing my temples, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Great, Senior Sister Xing didn't find out."

"yes, that's a blessing."

"But those who know the inside story can still see at a glance that your acting skills are too bad, senior."

"Really? I think also... Good... Ahh

Sensing that something was wrong, I stiffened my neck and turned my neck to look at the source of the sound, and found Miss Black Rabbit standing beside me with a smile on her face.

"Yu, Usami, what are you talking about?"

Watching to see if they heard our words, I suppressed my voice

"Forget it, this is also the style of the senior," spread her hand and shrugged her shoulders, Usami seemed to have seen through everything, and muttered in a low voice, "It's also a big fool..."

"Sorry I didn't hear you clearly, what's wrong with my style?"

"It's nothing," Usami shook her head and smiled, and Usami picked up the script on the table and stuffed it into my arms, "I'm looking forward to your acting skills, senior." ”

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"Thin pancakes with ginger."

"Silos of soybeans and rice."

"A basket of good water, knotweed, rice and pepper."

"The dervish of the writing mountain."

"Broken rice is swallowed raw, broken rice is swallowed hard, broken rice is swallowed hard."

Everyone stood in a neat row, and read quickly under the leadership of Xing, as a warm-up activity for the next rehearsal.

And the tongue twister for this warm-up activity is said to have been given by the surviving teacher, saying that it is good for practicing pronunciation and tongue dexterity.

However, to explain it in the words of our chief director, in addition to acting skills, it is also a test of eloquence, and before starting to practice lines, it is important to achieve clear pronunciation.

Well, it makes a lot of sense, but I wasn't the one who read there.

To ask why this is, because...

"Thin boo!"

"A warehouse of soybeans and a big woo!"

"A basket of good water knotweed beans to find woo!"

I gave up, my tongue hurts.

Covering my mouth, the corners of my eyes shrunk into a ball with tears.

"Although I thought about it, I didn't expect you to be so weak, senior."

"After all, tongue twisters are still very difficult for foreigners."

It's great, it's nice to have a reasonable excuse.

For the first time, I felt grateful for being a foreigner.

"Also, we should understand you, senior."

"Huh? Thank you so much if you can understand it. ”

Ah, why does it feel like the style of painting has changed?

But that's supposed to be a good thing, right?

"After all, everyone has their own situation, and we all blame us for expecting too much from our seniors."

"Huh?"

Wait, why do you think it's going a little wrong?

"I just think that what everyone can do casually is definitely not a problem for seniors," she said, looking at the yellow-haired fool who was following Okazaki and them aloud with tongue twisters, "Even Haruhara-senpai can pronounce it very fluently." ”

I said, if you let me hear this, I guess I'll cry, right?

But I didn't expect that Haruhara's tongue twisters didn't have any difficulty at all, which made me feel a deep sense of frustration.

obviously said that they would be each other's friends together, but this kid became a traitor without saying a word.

After a pause, under my blank gaze, Usami spoke in a very apologetic tone.

“… Sorry, it was me who was wrong. ”

"Huh?"

Wait, Miss Usami, don't be like this, I'm embarrassed to suddenly become so gentle!

"Now that you know that seniors don't have a talent for tongue twisters, can you trouble seniors to familiarize yourself with the script on the side?"

Pointing to the corner of the room, Usami smiled sweetly at me.

It's really a smile without a hint of a smile, and the implication is probably "Don't affect everyone's practice, seniors go to the side to play".

So, that's why I didn't have a reason to practice together.

"But why don't you go over and practice with everyone?"

Staring at the script, I secretly looked at Usami, who was sitting next to me flipping through the script.

Please, I'm all sitting here, don't sit down with you, the eldest lady.

"No problem, if it's to practice pronunciation and tongue dexterity, I usually do it."

"Huh?"

"Senior, don't you know?" Stopping to flip through the book, Usami turned her head and glanced at me with a surprised expression, "I've hosted the broadcast during my lunch break." ”

"What?!"

My mouth opened wide in surprise.

It's no wonder that every time I feel like I've heard something on the radio! However, the host gives the impression of being a serious and rigorous type, and the painting style of the black rabbit lady in front of him seems to be...

"If it's serious, it's Sekawa-chan," as if seeing through my thoughts, Usami smiled and waved her hand, "I'm a light-hearted and humorous host." ”

… So I think the familiar voice is Segawa-san.

"When is it?"

For me, who treats every lunch break broadcast as a good pastime and pays close attention to it, I don't have the impression that it is convenient at all.

"It was a long time ago, I remember the last hosting last year."

Looking out the window with a nostalgic gaze, Usami said as if she had turned on the memory mode.

The stationmaster shook my hand, "It's really impossible to bring out the charm of Kanako in a mere broadcast, you should show yourself on a bigger stage!" Crying so affectionately. ”

As she said that, she smirked and shook her finger at me.

Anyway, are you sure that the webmaster cried because he pity the talent being wasted, not because he wanted to push the troublesome characters away?!

Of course, I didn't dare to complain about it.

"But it was really too lively at the time, and the stationmaster was called to the principal's office~ Hahahahahahahaha!"

Is this the time to laugh? It's obvious that you're in trouble, and the webmaster was called to criticize!

"Anyway, senior, you don't have to worry about my words, let's take care of your task first."

Damn, the guy with the biggest problem actually covered his mouth and laughed at me.

But what she said did make sense, and I held my copy of the script and practiced again.