"Where are you looking?"
Even though it was only for a brief moment, Soyo still caught Kamijou Mutsuki's gaze.
She instantly crossed her arms over her chest, her cheeks flushing red.
However, aside from a bit of embarrassment, there wasn't much displeasure in her heart—if anything, there was even a hint of… secret delight?
She really was charming, after all!
She knew it—there was no way Kamijou Mutsuki had no interest in her.
"Mutsuki…"
Seeing this scene, Mutsumi puffed her cheeks slightly, her gaze drifting toward Soyo's "ample assets" with a hint of resentment.
"…Small can be cute too,"
Seeing that, Kamijou Mutsuki naturally reached out and patted his little cucumber's head in comfort.
"I like that too."
"..."
Hearing those familiar comforting words, Mutsumi's expression improved quite a bit.
But as she looked down at her own toes, she still couldn't help but feel a little defeated.
Hypocrite!
Seeing this, Soyo lowered her arms and thought disdainfully.
Boys definitely prefer bigger ones—what a hypocritical man!
"Let's not keep chatting here,"
Soyo smoothly slipped into walking alongside the two without making it obvious.
"Tsukinomori's school festival is very exciting. I'll show Mutsuki-kun around properly~"
"Mutsuki, let's go together…"
Although Mutsumi felt that something about Soyo's words was a bit off, she still chose to go along with it, looking at Kamijou Mutsuki with expectant eyes.
And so, the school festival gained yet another striking scene.
However, although all three of them were good-looking, in a place like Tsukinomori—full of girls—the one who attracted the most attention was actually Kamijou Mutsuki, the handsome boy.
After all, Tsukinomori was a prestigious all-girls school, relatively closed off.
On top of that, due to MyGO's explosive popularity, and to guard against overly enthusiastic fans, the school's security had been strengthened several times over.
So even during this school festival, the only visitors allowed in were family members and friends who had been invited by the students.
Moreover, given the social circles of these young ladies, there were very few boys attending the school festival.
At the very least, up until now, Kamijou Mutsuki hadn't seen a single male other than himself.
Meanwhile, at his side, Soyo was pondering how to "capture" him right in front of Mutsumi…
That didn't seem very appropriate.
So perhaps, more accurately—how should she separate Mutsumi from him?
However, she soon lost the mood to think about it, because Mutsumi directly hugged onto Kamijou Mutsuki's arm.
With that single action, the atmosphere between them instantly became full of intimacy—it really looked like a couple strolling through the school festival together.
Standing at the side, Soyo suddenly seemed like an extra.
The smile on Soyo's face stiffened, yet she didn't know how to respond.
Should she just cling to him as well?
Mutsumi was Kamijou Mutsuki's fiancée—such intimate behavior was natural for her. What right did Soyo have to do the same?
And especially right in front of Mutsumi?
Most importantly…
Looking at the boy beside her, her cheeks flushed red, yet she couldn't bring herself to make a move.
After all, for a pure girl who had never even had male friends growing up—aside from Kamijou Mutsuki—this kind of action was far too bold.
However, just as she was tangled in hesitation, she suddenly overheard classmates nearby talking about the drama club.
The drama club?
Come to think of it, the one who said they wanted to reenact scenes from the MyGO anime yesterday was also from there…
An idea suddenly formed in Soyo's mind.
"Walking around like this, Mutsuki-kun and Mutsumi-chan must be getting tired, right?"
Looking at the two beside her, Soyo said with a smile.
"I heard the drama club has a performance. Why don't we go watch it together?"
"Sure."
Although the suggestion felt a bit sudden, neither of them refused.
Soon, with directions from some enthusiastic classmates, the three of them found the location.
Since the performance hadn't started yet, they found seats and sat down first.
Mutsumi naturally couldn't keep holding onto Kamijou Mutsuki anymore, which made Soyo feel inexplicably relieved.
She turned her head to look at the stage, her mind beginning to wander.
If she remembered correctly, the drama club was going to perform scenes related to her, right?
In other words, they were her fans?
As expected, compared to Mutsumi, she was still more popular at Tsukinomori, wasn't she?
Wasn't this also a kind of proof of her charm?
Soyo couldn't help but glance at Mutsumi, who was sitting on Kamijou Mutsuki's other side. For some reason, she seemed especially concerned about this sort of thing today.
Once Kamijou Mutsuki realized how popular she was, he would surely understand her appeal. Then she could seize the opportunity to "capture" him…
As if thinking of something, the corner of the girl's lips curled up slightly.
Mutsumi, sitting beside her, tilted her head.
Soyo really felt strange today.
At that moment, the drama club's performance officially began.
And their opening act for the school festival was MyGO's most famous song—Haruhikage.
As the familiar intro played, the smile on Soyo's face instantly froze.
Although they had said they would perform a MyGO song before… this was supposed to be the drama club, so why were they singing?
Then, after some explanation from a classmate beside her, Soyo learned that the drama club members were actually part of a band themselves, and that band even had some minor fame.
But even so, MyGO had several songs—why Haruhikage of all songs?!
Soyo instinctively glanced to both sides. Only after realizing that "Lady Sakiko" wasn't present did she let out a slight sigh of relief.
Still, she now had a bit of PTSD regarding Haruhikage, so as she listened to the performance on stage, she felt extremely restless.
It wasn't until the song slowly neared its end that Soyo finally relaxed slightly.
Finally over?
No—this was just the beginning?
"Why play Haruhikage?!"
On stage, a bassist wearing the same long dress as Soyo in the anime, with the same hair color, shouted this question.
Soyo: ?
Wait—what are you doing?!
Then Soyo realized—the drama club was actually performing a play. That Haruhikage just now had only been the opening.
What followed was, naturally, the classic Soyo "iconic scene" reenactment…
"Please~"
"…As long as it's something I can do, I'll do anything~"
Since it was "Soyo's" scene, even though it was just an imitation, the atmosphere was filled with laughter.
If someone who didn't know the context walked by, they'd probably think this wasn't a drama club performance—but a comedy show.
As for Soyo herself, her vision went dark.
Who told you to perform it like this?!
Did she even agree to this?
…Well, she actually did.
They had even given her the script—she just hadn't read it.
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