Chapter 2

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Chapter 2: Awakening

“Wake up!”

“Ugh… so noisy…”

In the morning, I was forcibly awakened by my mother. As expected, today is one of those days for girls.

Although I slept quite a bit, I am very tired and barely able to get up.

(My hair… it’s too much trouble, so I’ll just leave it as is today…)

I usually braid my hair, but today I decided to leave it as it is. I lost my uniform ribbon, so I decided not to wear it. And since it was a bit humid, I rolled my skirt up a little.

“I’m off…”

With a heavy body, I headed to school.

“…Oh, my glasses.”

On the way to school, I realized I wasn’t wearing my usual glasses. My vision was a bit blurry, but I thought it wouldn’t be a problem if I squinted my eyes, so I continued on to school.

When I arrived at school, I opened the door to my classroom. It had been noisy until now, but the moment I entered the classroom, it fell silent. Then everyone said in
unison,

“Who…?”

What is with these people? Are they all planning to prank me together?

Ignoring them since it would be too much of a bother overwise, so I went to my seat and decided to take a nap.

“Hey…Hey…”

“……”

Someone called out to me, but I ignored them because it was too much hassle to look up.

“Hey, I’m talking to you!”

“Tsk… what?”

Reluctantly, I lifted my head and looked at the boy who had called out to me.

“Are you, by any chance, Yurizono…?”

“Huh? What are you talking about? Of course I am.”

What on earth is going on? Is this some sort of plan to make me angry by waking me up?

When I responded to the boy, the classroom started buzzing again.

“I’m sleepy right now. Don’t wake me up again.”

I glared at him and went back to sleep.

“What’s with her? She’s so unpleasant.”

“Maybe you should teach her a lesson, Kaori.”

“I agree!”

Until the teacher arrived, I didn’t move and maintained a good position to prevent my stomach from hurting. When the teacher came, I decided that sleeping would be a bad idea, so I got up.

~~

After the fourth period ended, it was time for lunch, so I headed to my best spot (The rooftop). I thought someone might mess with me, but apparently, everyone thought it was a bad idea to start a fight while they were eating, so no one bothered me.

And finally, it was after school. As expected, the popular kids blocked my way.

“Hey, aren’t you a bit too cheeky today?”

“Just stick to reading books like you always do.”

“Being alone suits you.”

Ugh… so annoying.

Thinking that, I grabbed my bag and tried to ignore them and leave.

“Hey, don’t ignore us.”

The leader of the popular group, Kaori Misumi, grabbed my arm.

“You better cut it out…”

Hmm… why do I have to deal with this just because I forgot my glasses and didn’t tie my hair? I don’t know if this will work, but let’s give it a try…

“Listen—Whoa!?”

I shook off her hand, cornered her against the wall, and placed my hand right next to her face. It was the classic “Kabe-don” situation.

“H-hey, you…”

“Listen, I’m really irritated right now.”

With my left hand on the wall, I used my right hand to lift her chin towards me. Then I whispered into her ear.

“If you do this again… I’ll take you down.”

“Eep.”

Perhaps I was too threatening, because she just sat down on the spot.

My classmates were watching too, so I quickly retreated.

~~

“Kaori! Are you okay?!”

“………”

A classmate called out to Kaori, but she didn’t respond.

“Kaori…?”

“…Tomorrow… I’ll try calling her Yurizono-san!!”

“What…?”

Kaori’s cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were shaped like hearts.

She was the first victim.

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