Sekai and Jessyka split up, each heading to their own classroom.
—
Sekai arrived at his class. As he walked to his desk, he could feel the stares of both disdain and envy from his classmates. By now, everyone — even those who hadn't been present — already knew about what had happened with his cousin and the president. The weight of their glances pressed on him.
Guess it'll be a bit hard to talk to anyone here… Well, maybe they'll forget with time, Sekai thought, then remembered how loudly Jessyka had burst into the room earlier. Or maybe not…
—
The school bell rang, marking the end of classes. Sekai packed his things and went to the lockers to put away his books.
They really loaded us with books… Good thing we have lockers. Carrying all this school to home and back every day would be hell, he thought while organizing them.
A mysterious presence appeared behind him. When Sekai finished storing his books and turned around—
"Ahhh!" Sekai flinched, almost dropping his bag. "Jeez, President! You scared me half to death! You're like a ghost!" he said, clutching his chest, breathing deeply.
"Haha! Sorry for scaring you, boy. I saw you here and just couldn't resist," Guina said, covering her mouth with her fan. "So, would you accompany me to the gym?" She closed her fan and gave Sekai a playful wink.
"S-s-sure!" Sekai replied, putting his backpack on.
Guina carried a small handbag in one hand and a judogi in the other.
"Is that all you bring to school?" Sekai asked, curious.
"Oh no, my things are in the council room. I usually leave them there. I'm heading to the gym now to change into my uniform."
The two began walking toward the gym.
"So, you practice judo? That's cool."
"Yes, since I was little."
"Nice! What belt are you?"
"Black."
"W-w-wow."
"Haha! Worried about your cousin?" Guina teased.
"Well, a little. But I think Jessy will give you a hard time, President."
"Oh? She's that good?"
"Yes, she's always been the fighting type. Always getting into trouble. I've lost count of how many fights she's been in."
"So she was a little delinquent, huh? Haha."
"Something like that…" Sekai said awkwardly.
Guina's expression turned slightly concerned.
"But… she fought like a justice defender, right? Or something like that?"
"Actually… no."
"What do you mean, boy?"
"She liked bullying others. Boy or girl, didn't matter. She fought a lot and won every time. She even had a nickname."
"My goodness! But she's so pretty — she doesn't look like a fighter."
"Well, her opponents could barely touch her. Once, a group of ten boys tried to attack her, and she defeated them all without taking a single hit."
"So she's great at improvising, huh?"
"Jessy's basically a street-fighting genius. She almost never got hit. Sometimes she'd show up with scratches, but those were self-inflicted from how wildly she fought."
"My, my! You said she had a nickname, right? What did they call her?"
Sekai froze for a moment.
"I think I've said too much."
"Eeeeh?! You're not gonna tell me? Come on, I swear I'll keep it secret!"
"President, she'll kill me if she finds out I told you…"
"Oh, come on~ It'll be our little se-cret." Guina unbuttoned her shirt slightly, showing a bit of cleavage.
Sekai was impressed by the size of Guina's breasts; they seemed almost twice the size of Jessyka's. He blushed and turned his face away.
"T-that's n-not going to work! Jessy does stuff like that every day — I'm immune!" he stammered.
Well, but it seems it worked a little. He's actually kind of cute. Haha Guina thought, amused.
"All right, sorry for teasing you. I couldn't help it," she said, buttoning her shirt back up.
"It's okay, I understand that's just your way of joking around, President."
"You know, I'd really like to get closer to Miss Jessyka. When I heard she had a nickname, I thought it might help me break the ice."
"That would be a terrible way to start. She hates that nickname, haha," Sekai chuckled.
"Oh? Is it that bad?"
"Not really. I actually think it's kinda cute. It matches her red hair and fiery attitude."
"Oh really? "Hmm… so… something like… 'Little Pepper'?"
Sekai froze; he couldn't believe it.
"Wait… did I guess it right?" Guina asked, eyes wide with amusement.
Sekai turned his face away, embarrassed.
"N-no…"
"Liar! It's written all over your face! I was right! Hahahaha!" she laughed.
"Wow, and you even nailed it on the first try…"
"Of course! Because I'm the best!" Guina said with a bright smile.
Sekai looked at that radiant smile and decided it had been worth it — even if Jessyka killed him later.
"'Little Pepper' huh? Haha! What a cute nickname! I'd love to call her that."
"Please, don't. If you want to be friends with Jessy, stop teasing her. You've already living rent-free in in her head."
"Haha, I'm honored to live rent-free there, Haha" Guina said with a grin.
Sekai sighed at her remark.
—
They finally reached the gym. Outside, the weather was starting to turn cloudy, but students were already arriving to watch the match between the two girls.
"You invited all these people, President?"
"Oh yes, I just sent a message in the school group chat and told everyone they could come watch."
"Oh god, it's going to be packed in here…"
"Of course, I want plenty of witnesses."
"The weather's not great though. Hope Jessyka gets here soon…"
Sekai's phone buzzed. He checked the message — it was from Jessyka.
I'll be there in 30 minutes. Tell that blonde viper to wait.
"President, Jessyka says she'll be here in 30 minutes. You might want to change in the meantime."
"Ah, right. I'll be quick — just two minutes."
Guina walked toward the locker room. Outside, the sky grew darker and the wind picked up.
She may have invited people, but with this weather, I doubt many will come… Sekai thought, looking out the window.
Still, more people kept arriving — more interested in the fight between two beautiful girls than in the storm approaching.
"I'm back," Guina said as she returned, now dressed in her white judo uniform with a black belt around her waist. Her golden hair was tied back.
"So? How do I look?"
"B-beautiful," Sekai said, blushing.
"Haha, thank you," Guina smiled softly.
It was a simple outfit, yet to Sekai, it somehow made her glow even more.
"Well then, let's sit and wait. Miss Jessyka should be here soon."
"Yeah," Sekai said, sitting beside her.