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Chapter 81 Part 2

Her height was not much different from Yuu’s, and compared to the red jersey he saw the other day, the one-piece uniform showed her figure that boasted strong self-assertion better, and whether he liked it or not, his eyes ended up getting drawn toward her.

「What is it?」

Perhaps noticing his gaze, she stared back at him.

「No, I just think you have beautiful hair. Besides, you look good in your school uniform.」

「Haa… To be able to openly say such a thing in front of the person in question without getting embarrassed, you’re just like a womanizer. Even though you have the same name… No, it’s nothing.」

「Same name…? Rather, unlike before, you talk to me normally today, don’t you?」

「Wha…! It, it’s not like I want to get close with boys or anything, alright?!」

Just as he thought he was able to talk to her somewhat normally, sure enough, she was none other than the prickly Kate.

As expected, the fact that she hated men seemed to not have changed.

From Yuu’s point of view, he thought she was quite the strange one herself, and coupled with her beauty, she was a person in whom he couldn’t help but be interested.

When he returned with a tray with enough cups for everyone, it seemed that they still hadn’t decided on the competition.

Having been clashing arguments for an hour, they seemed to be thirsty, so when Yuu and Kate brought them tea, they appreciated it.

As they distributed the yokan (sweet bean jelly) that they had bought for tea snack, cut up and put on small plates, the meeting went into a break.

From what he heard from Riko and Eimi about the discussion while they were leaving their seats, it appeared that since they ended up being in parallel lines for the club competition, both sides had proposed different ideas.

Mixed martial arts, giant domino toppling, beauty contest (cosplay allowed), karuta tournament, karaoke contest…. etc.

There were many ideas, but it seemed that they had not decided on any specific one.

There, Yuu asked Sayaka and Rinne for their requirements and wrote them down on the white board for the purpose of organizing them.

It has to be something that is easy for many students to participate in.

It has to be something that doesn’t lean toward a certain school’s specialty.

It has to be something whose outcome can be decided on an individual or group basis.

In order to allow the boys to participate, the school yard and gymnasium of Sairyou will be used.

The budget will be provided by both schools, but ultimately, it has to be within the scope of a student event.

The date of the event will be after the final exam in July. Preferably after the summer vacation.

He also wrote down the ideas that had been proposed so far.

As far as Yuu was concerned, he thought a beauty contest (cosplay allowed) would be interesting, but in that case, there was the question as to what position the boys would be assuming.

Would they serve as judges or would they participate, too?

As Yuu was lost in thought while rereading the points he had written on the whiteboard, he sensed strong gazes on him.

Including Rinne and Sayaka who were drinking tea in a proper manner with their backs straight, most of the student council members of both schools were staring at Yuu.

Only Kate, who was sitting at the far end of the desk, was eating the yokan bit by bit, which looked strangely picturesque despite her Western appearance.

「Don’t you think mixed martial arts would be a good idea?」

「As expected, it has to be beauty content!」

Sayaka and Rinne’s voices overlapped, and they glared at each other.

「How barbaric.」

「In a beauty contest, will the boys serve as judges? If so, I believe that would give Sairyou an advantage.」

「Guh…」

It was you two who proposed those, huh. So Yuu thought inwardly.

Perhaps in part because this time, the talk had been forcefully imposed on them, for today only, the normally calm Sayaka had insisted on such a reckless idea.

「Do you have any good ideas, Yuu-kun?」

As Eimi asked him so with a smile full of expectation, Yuu pondered again.

A competition between high schools.

Something that would allow as many students as possible to participate regardless of their strong and weak points….

An idea emerged from Yuu’s memories before his rebirth.

「How about… a quiz?」

「「「「「 Quiz?!」」」」」

「Err, let’s see… Participants will be paired in groups of three, and the first round will be a yes-no type of two choices preliminary match. In the main round, they will compete in blocks consisting of several groups, and the groups that take first place will advance to the final round. From the main round, I think we can also make the quiz more elaborate, such as a three-choice quiz, a quick-push quiz, or a one-minute time limit quiz.」

What came to Yuu’s mind was the 『National High School Quiz Championship』, the so-called high school quiz that was held every summer and that he used to watch on TV for a period of time.

「What about the quiz questions?」

「I think we can collect public submissions at each school, and then the other school will review them and screen them to see whether or not they are appropriate as quiz questions. If possible, it will be desirable to have a variety of genres, such as science, politics, history, sports, entertainment, culture, trivia, and so on. We will shuffle them together before the event and then pick the questions at random.」

「I see~」

「Hmm. It might be a good idea.」

The response from the Sairei side was also very positive. The vice president Weifei might have raised the corners of her mouth to show a smile, but she looked like a predator aiming for its prey, so it was a little scary.

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The discussion continued after that too, but result-wise, the quiz proposed by Yuu was adopted and their plan from then on was set.

Tentatively, the plan would be implemented on July 27.

Until then, they would discuss things like schedule by phone and fax, and another meeting would be held on a Saturday afternoon in July, so they had decided.

Since Sairyou had a larger student body, it was decided that they would hold an intramural preliminary match in advance, and on the day of the event, 100 groups, 300 students in total, would be participating in the competition.

Of course, it was decided that the boys from Sairyou would be participating in it, too.

Before they knew it, two hours had passed since the meeting started.

Though, compared to the first half of the meeting, it felt like the second half, which lasted less than an hour with a break in between, had ended in a lighter and smoother manner.

Even though at first the Sairyou side had leaned heavily toward opposing the idea, as they judged that if they were going to do it, they had no choice but to tackle the issue seriously, they eventually began to actively exchange opinions with the other party.

When the meeting was over, the student council of Sairyou also decided to send them off until the front of the boarding house.

「Well then, I suppose this is where part.」

「Yes. We spent a meaningful time today. Now then, everyone of Sairyou, have a good day.」

*Squish* Soft bulges were pressed against Yuu’s arms.

Feel-wise, the ones on the left side were equally matched with Sayaka’s, while the ones on the right side boasted even larger bulges.

「You there, wait.」

「Could you please refrain from trying to take him home so casually?」

「Don’t take Yuu-kun away!」

Rinne on his left side and the vice president Norika on his right, the two were holding Yuu’s arms firmly.