As I heard my name being called and seemed to have find a savior in this weird situation, I turned my head quite fast and saw that a girl was standing there panting and trying to catch her breath, at first I didn't understand why was the girl be looking for me, but a few guesses came to mind .
And in none of those guesses was this girl here to save me, she might have came to make the matters worse, or so I at least was thinking, but then I saw that the moment she appeared the atmosphere around me become a bit more tense and the girls became much more restrained .
Then without a warning, the group of people around me lined themselves up and bowed down politely while saying :
We greet the students council president .
Hearingwhat these guys called her, I understood that I seemed to have clearly misunderstood the situation and said my greeting as well, hoping that she won't take offense of me standing there just looking at here with a speechless deadpan expression on my face .
Huuf, hoof, thank huff, thank you all for your welcome greetings, but I still hope that you don't gather up here and instead go inside quickly .
I couldn't help but pity the girl in front of me, it seem that she took her work quite seriously and she did really went around the school searching for my whereabouts, so the least that I can do was apologizing to her .
But I should wait for her to take her breath first, as the student council president said this, the guy swarming me began to bid me farewell one after another and told me that we should meet later, they went back to get Miyuki, but the still panting Student Council President said :
Miyuki-san you can stay, Ryuu-san as well .
I already expected as much, wait why is she asking Miyuki to stay as well, did she suspect something already, just as I was beginning to think of all different kinds of scenarios, my uniform was pulled slightly by an embarrassed girl who was unable to know what to do now .
Juvia's existence was excluded from those who needed to stay, but she was more of an escort, so unless she was told to stay put, the little girl would be quite troubled with what to do, seeing her so perplexed, I smiled slightly and nodded towards her .
She seeing my smile become even more sheepish, but she still let go of my uniform and bowed slightly in the president direction, then she directly moved away, but she still didn't leave the area, I was able to tell and so were the other two girls present around me as well .
Juvia wasn't the only one mesmerized by me smiling just now, the two girls were taken by surprise and awestruck as well, but Miyuki was able to recover quickly due to already getting familiar with me and seeing my smile countless times before .
The president on the other hand failed to regulate her breathing and almost choked and directly started to cough, seeing her like this almost made me burst out laughing as well, but I couldn't otherwise it will become quite embarrassing for her .
Being good looking was a good quality, but being too good looking bring a sense of misery with it as well, I'm beginning to believe this more and more, I waited until she was done coughing and then I asked :
" What does the student council president need me for, if I may ask ? .
After I asked this, the girl with a childish face and red eyes glared at me and her demeanor become more assertive as she said :
You will be giving a speech as the Frenchman Representative, you still need to ask why I was looking around for you, you should really be more aware of your responsibilities, or else .... .
Her expression darkened slightly and she even made a fist as she got more and more closer to me until her face was directly opposite to mine, then she finally realized what she was doing and she became red like a tomatoe then directly covered her face in shame and retreated back in a hurry .
" Watch out .
But due to being completely unbalanced, the moment she tried to retreat in a hurry, her legs slipped and she almost fell to the floor, if I wasn't there to catch her just in time, for some reason my actions made her become more embarrassed and she refused to look at me directly and just continued to talk while giving me her backside .
Also, I seem to have offended the ice queen, the atmosphere in the area suddenly began cooling down at an alarming rate, I turned to look at Miyuki and saw that she had a smile on her face, but how to put it, the smile looked quite scary, it was enough to give me chills, I couldn't help but telepathically try to reach her, but she kept refusing the connection .
Fortunately for the plants here, she seemed to have realized what she was doing finally and she stopped using her Magic Interference Zone, after a few minutes passed in this awkward situation, I didn't know what to do, so I just ask Miyuki about her name and she was finally willing to answer me .
Seeing us introducing ourselves to one another, the president joined in as well and began introducing herself as Saegusa Mayumi, a senior in her 3rd year .
Hearing that she was from the Saegusa family made me almost get out of the place directly, but then I heard the second part of her introduction and heard her name being Mayumi and I couldn't help but suddenly recall that I did hear this exact name before, recalling where I heard the name before was quite easy .
Since this subject was on my mind a while ago, not to mention how with infinity, my mind was like a quantum computer, in Morinaga-san birthday letter to me, she mentioned that name and she even labeled her as a new friend to me, recalling this I couldn't help but become a bit emotional as I looked at the girl in front of me and couldn't help but ask, saying :
" How is Morinaga-san is doing ? .
My question directly caught the girl off guard, she stared at me with wide eyes and said with a bit cautious tone :
How did you know about the name of my instructor ? .
Seeing her become so alarmed, I woke up from my emotional state and understood that I had indeed do something that I shouldn't have, but these words escaped my mouth without much thought, feelings do that, but now wasn't time to dwell much on this, I need to come up with a good excuse .
At first and if she was indeed the Mayumi mentioned by Morinaga-san, I would have told her the truth, but knowing that she was a Saegusa I faltered a little, not wanting to cause troubles or headaches of any kind to anyone, but now I regret opening that topic and asking this question .
Not to mention what would her reaction be if I were to tell her the truth, she might not have kept the thought of me as a friend in her mind all these passing years, so there was really no need for me to share anything with her currently .
So I needed a good excuse to how I know Morinaga-san and her having a relationship with the girl in front of me, finding a passable excuse, I said :
" Morinaga-san once helped me as well when I was young, she might not remember it, but she did mentioned you to me, saying that you are quite friendly, so I hoped to know how she's doing from you ? .
So that is the case, well Morinaga-san had accepted to work for a massive corporation, she message me from time to time, telling me about her health and stuff like that .
" I'm happy to hear that she is doing okay, when she talk to you next time, give her my best regard, tell her that it's from a guy who you helped in saving his life .
After I said this, the president nodded her head at first, but after hearing all I had to say, she looked at me with a more focused gaze .
I was able to see that her curiosity was piqued, but I had no intention in answering any questions or clarifying any thing currently, not at least before I'm certain that what I said won't create a turbulent nor will be used against me, so instead of waiting for her to ask anything else, I directly took control of the conversation and said :
" So is there anything else you need, senpai, if not I will be heading in first .
Just as I said this and turned to move, I heard a loud stomp on the floor and as I turned I saw that the school council president that those guys were terrified from before was actually pouting and sulking while pointing her fingers at me after stomping the ground and saying :
You, you, you need to stay put until I finish talking with you .
After she said this, she seemed to have realized that her outburst was out of place and directly regained her composure back, but I was still able to see that in her red eyes there seemed to be some tears accumulating and her complexion was tainted with a bit of red from embarrassment .
Seeing her like this, I too realized that I might have been too harsh with my actions at least in her opinion that is, I directly bowed slightly and said :
" I apologize if my words offended you somehow, but I'm in a bit of hurry, so if there was nothing else, I would like to head inside already, so Saegusa-senpai I hope you can understand .
The girl for some reason seemed to be triggered even more as her eyes became a bit more fierce and she closed in the distance on me and pointed her finger at me and said :
Why are you apologizing, I should be the one apologizing for keeping you here like this against your will, I'm sorry .
She tried to bow down, but due to how close we were and the tall difference, instead of bowing she rested on my chest instead, I kept my hands to myself and didn't even move a muscle purely because I didn't want to and because someone who seemed to be forgotten was glaring fiercely at me .
The ice queen was staring daggers at me, seeing her like this I Instinctively raised my head up in the air in a surrendering manner, that girl saved me from a lot of troubles back when I was dealing with those indecent tutors, they would always act more professional when she was around and she tended to glare at them when they overstepped boundaries .
So seeing her like this, I decisively took action and raised my hands up in the air as an indication that it had nothing to do with me and that I'm completely innocent, seeing me like this seemed to surprise and amuse her in the same time, she gave me a faint smile then as if she was a heaven send angel to save me, she coughed slightly .
This cough was enough to wake up the sleepy Saegusa family miss still leaning on my chest, she retreated backwards in a hurry and her face was dyed with the color red, I even saw the illusion of smoke releasing out of her head .
We will contact you two after school .
She finally managed to say these words before fleeing from the scene in a hurry, leaving two bewildered guys at the current scene, I didn't know what to say or do, but I saw Miyuki suddenly coming to me and I thought that she would give me a freezing time out, but instead she actually fixed my tie beneath the jacket and said :
Should we now head inside ? .
The girl's charm seemed to have increased slightly in the period that I hadn't seen her for, it was just a few months apart, yet she seemed to have undergone some strange transformation, seeing her inviting me to go together, I didn't think that there was much an issue with that, so I nodded and walked alongside her .
Juvia soon joined us, she introduced herself again for the sake of keeping appearances, then all three of us went inside the school building, the two girls had always gotten along, so the moment they met, they kept chattering nonstop, Juvia even talked about the scene we created earlier after arriving at the school .
A few laughs would come out from beside me as the two girl kept indulging themselves on all kinds of topics, I kept losing interest in listening to the topic they were discussing and instead I kept trying to keep my composure about what had happened earlier, thinking whether Mayumi was okay and whether will she ask Morinaga-san about me later .
As I was engrossed in these thoughts, I saw a hand being waved in front of me and saw that the owner of the hand was none other Miyuki, she was doing this to snap me back to reality after I seemed to have fell into a trance earlier, I told her that my mind was busy with something .
For some reason that made her a bit angry, but soon her impassive face kicked in and she asked me about what do I think the council president wanted with us and I shook my head indicating that I had no clue, but that it must be something related to the School Council .
I after all heard that the school council was the students body in this school and had quite the influence and authority, after telling her of what I know, she thought for some time then said that I'm most likely to be appointed as the vice council president as I'm the Freshmen Representative of this year .
I frowned at the idea of having to deal with the troubles that plagued this school grounds and having to deal with many responsibilities, she saw my expression and couldn't help but chuckle slightly then she seemed to have become aware of where we were and she blushed slightly, then began to quicken the pace of her movement .
I didn't follow her and instead continue to walk in the same speed as before, after a while we three have made it to the where the Entrance Ceremony was held and I saw that Tatsuya spared us a glance, but barely nodding at his sister then he looked at me and then closed his eyes and seem to be resting .
I almost throw a rock at this guy attitude, even though we need to make it seem like we don't have any relationship with each other, his actions are quite infuriating still .
Sighing about his antisocial attitude, I shook my head and went on and had a seat, Miyuki's seat was right next to mine, after a few minutes after we took a seat, the Entrance Ceremony finally begun .