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"Is... Kouta-senpai here...?"

A girl with glasses came into the clubroom.

She is Kujou Ran. I met her last Wednesday.

With a cover as a smart student, the real side is an otaku. By covering a manga by a thick referrence book to repel people came closer to her, but reversely, it did attract me.

She is my friend and yet a weird one. She force me to call her by using the term *chan* and I refused quickly.

"Kou-kun, who is she?"
"I am with her are fr-"
"I am in good terms with Kouta."
"Ran!"

Um... I think this event already too extreme for me.

Ah, maybe she will explain all of it after this. I’m sure.

"Wh,what do you mean?"

Meira asked with trembling voice.

"We are spending afterschool alone in the library last Wednesday till last Saturday."

Darn, I should stop her!

"Um... Ra-"
"Kouta is very gentle against me."
"Stop it!"

Meira rolled on the ground for some reason.

Karai ignoring me.

Yuri and Madoka-senpai glaring at me.

Kazuki-sensei... back to sleep pretending not to hear anything.

And I, want to die...

"Wait everyone! I will explai-"
"Senpai, you promised to not tell anyone my secrets."
"Then, fix this situation!"

She hid behind me after saying many bold words back then. And since when Karai and Yuri calmed down?

"Kou-kun! D,d,did you do that things to her?"
"That is right. He did me very gentle."

Ran put oil to the fire. The conversation got more complicated. I can feel Meira is shaking while pulling my necktie.

"I and Ran just a friend!"
"Put *chan* to it."
"You keep quiet a bit"
“Ch-chan, teh...!”

Meira started to pull and push me back and forward. The reason she can do it, because she is a Karate champion for four years.

“It’s a misunderstanding!”
"But she said..."
"Believe me! She has a certain condition to not making a close contact with everyone, it will spread rumors!"
"Why are you make a close contact with her yourself?!”
“I’m just reading books with her!”
“Why?”
“She’s been keeping her image!”

If anyone knows her secret, even Meira, maybe things will go berserk.

Ran pulled my uniform with minimizing the force.

“If it’s with these people, it is fine.”
“What is?”
“My secrets.”
“Then, don’t stop me from the start!”
"Since they are otakus too. There are no other reason to join this club except that."
"Well, there are people who got many reasons though. Even I don't know how we accumulated these members."

Because I got permission from Ran, I explained the situation to everyone with a polite way, not straightforward. From the meeting and till last Saturday, we were just talking about hobbies normally, but because of Ran’s explanation, things go wild.

“But, why are you speaking that way?”

Karai asked blatantly. Really, where’s the awkward atmosphere has gone?

“Kouta-senpai said I should use it.”
“Don’t make it sounds like I was a fetish!”
“K,K,K,Kou-kun…!”

Meira still shaking me off till now, she still pushes me back and forward. In the first place, why is she the most worried one? Well, I think because I’m her friend after all like always.

“I, am I must explain it from beginning?”
“You *chan* fetish!”
“Did you hear me?”

Again, Ran pulls my uniform.

“Senpai… are a fetish?”
“You the one who force me although I never used it even once!”“Being a fetish was not good.”
“Don’t make things more difficult.”
“In the end, can you short that story into an explanation your relationship with her?”

Madoka-senpai is the one who asked this time. And I think I already right on explaining things. What are she doing till now?

“We always alone in library after school since last Wednesday until last Saturday. We are in good terms with each other. He treats me gently every day. We are in that kind of relationship.”
“Ran, I told you to keep quiet just a few moments ago didn’t I!”
“No.”
“I did!”
“You use the words *a bit* before, so I don’t shut completely.”
“The meaning doesn’t change at all!”

Darn, do tsukkomi on her is more tiring than the others. Sorata-san… so this is how you feel in daily life… you have my condolences.

I will die if this isn’t going to end soon.

“Shirokko…”

Madoka-senpai saw me with no trust at all.

“Whatever! Let’s do the voting!”
“Shirokko…”
“Stop with that shocking look! I will explain later at the dorm! So please stop looking me with that eyes!"

The season is spring, but the events happened was summer. Very hot that even can burn my sanity. What happens today is more tiring than last week.

A junior with too straightforward personality. Friends that almost don't care even a bit even when something bad happened to me. Dreadful Teachers. And an active but charming girl that charmed me somehow. I am enrolling my daily life with them.

Wait, for what reason did Ran search for me? In the first place.

"Ran, why are you searching for me?"
"You said you will be here after school, so I came."
"Why?"
"Searching for you."
"What for?"
"Because you promised to lend me Sakurasou's light novel volume 3."
"I thought I did tell you that I will put it on the rack so you don't need to search for me!"
"Nope."
"I am sure I did."
"It is very silent, I can't take it."

Let me tell you my condition now, my junior feels lonely because I didn't came, Meira still grab my uniform and my heartbeats are beating very fast because some reasons.

"Kou-kun! Isn't that a confession!?"
"um... Ran? Why don't you join this club? I am sure you will be not alone again."
"You escaped!"
"Meira! That is not a confession! I am sure! She is just lonely because she has been alone for a long time. And aren't you embarrassed of your own position in front of everyone?"

I realized the situation earlier than her and it seems she didn't realize a bit. One push and maybe we will end up awkward like Yuri and Karai, I wonder where the awkwardness between them went to.

Ah, it seems when we were conflicting here, they two seems have conflict themselves. The two won't saw each other by face to face. I... mind a bit.

Blushed after knowing her position, Meira let her hands off from me.

Well things kinda get awkward between us, but I have a way to solve it.

"We will do the voting for the club's goals!"

Great, I haven't used the trump card till the end. This is a crisis time to use it, trump cards always shows up late but will save for sure, that is what trading card game's main characters usually did.

"Ran, you give opinion too."
"Eh?"
"You will join didn't you?"
"Maybe."
"You must give your opinion too as an applicant member. It is fine right, Madoka-senpai?"
"That's true~!"

Without any doubt, Madoka-senpai answered instantly with a pure smile.

Even though she's been about down-graded, she still can smile like that. It is her good part, I am pretty annoyed with a hyperactive otaku that is very genius. That will irritates anyone who weren't ready in mentals, but I am already trained with watching many weirdos in animes. This is also a profit for being an otaku.

"But... I don't know everyone except Kouta-senpai. Is that really okay?"

Again, just like a sister figure, I patted her head.

"No need to worry, we all will be your friends."

Just as expected, she is much more like Riku before I met with Riku. Taking distance, want to talk and could not bring herself.

"Everyone, have any problems with Ran joining here?"
"Uuuu... it's fine." said Meira.
"Of course." said Kazuki-sensei.
"No problem." said Yuri and Karai at the same time that makes them back in awkward situation.

The rest of us just can see them with a smile and can't say anything about it. Madoka-senpai, of course she has no problem.

"Welcome to Doujinshi Club, Ran!"
"Thanks, all senpais! And Sensei too!"

Today, I have found another expression of Ran. No, we have. Smiling face with a pure expression and not hiding anything.

The atmosphere really changed after she is here.

First, I thought it will bring problems. Second, I thought she will expose her secrets unaccidentally. Third, I thought my school lie will end. But I was wrong.

Spring is the season of encounters. This season, really is a spring.

And today, Ran has increased her number of friends.

"As I expected, I like that part of you, Kouta-senpai."

I will not ask. This must be the same case as Meira.

I glared at Meira and found her freezing with a force smile.

"Meira, I think you used the same trick."
"But..."
"But what?"
"Because... you are too kind."
"What was that mean?"

Karai and Yuri, well, still awkward.

Everyone's reactions were just fine. Now, we all friends.

“I am still not a friend with her!”

Why is Meira still so stubborn?