Confession After School, On the Rooftop: Kurami Kagura's Harem Student Council
Spring, and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Kurami Kagura, a new student at Iris Private Academy, decides to run for student council president for the simplest of reasons: to have the authority to call his crush out to the school rooftop and confess his love. His oddball election speech unexpectedly goes viral, catching the attention of the school's three most beautiful girls.
The first to approach him is Shion Amakawa, the school's untouchable queen. She is perfect in every way... excep
Confession After School, On the Rooftop: Kurami Kagura's Harem Student Council - A Cry Under the Blue Sky, and a Jet-Black Premonition
Morning light spilled through the thin curtains.
On the living room carpet, Kurou Kagura opened his eyes.
Turning his head, he saw three figures wrapped in blankets.
Hayami Kanata was sprawled out like a star, her blanket kicked aside. The ponytail that usually bounced and bobbed was now a complete mess of bedhead.
Beside her, Amakawa Shion slept with her back perfectly straight. *She even has good posture in her sleep,* Kagura thought, nearly laughing. Her long silver hair sparkled in the morning sun.
At the far end, Tsuyuri Nazuna was curled up into a tiny ball. Her blunt-cut black bob hung over her face, completely hiding her right eye. But now, without any sign of caring about her bangs, she breathed softly in sleep.
Kagura slowly sat up.
He scratched his head. His unruly black hair was sticking up even more wildly than usual.
(*Yesterday... was a mess of crying and laughing.*)
What he'd told Shion in the infirmary.
Holding Kanata behind the sports field.
Gazing at Nazuna's right eye in the library.
And late at night, in this room, the four of them drinking cocoa, laughing so hard Kanata spilled hers, and laughing even more.
(*They really are... precious friends.*)
*Gramps... did I manage to be honest?*
*Did I laugh from the bottom of my heart?*
Outside the window, birds were singing.
It looked like it would be a beautiful day.
"...Nnnya."
Kanata let out a sleepy voice.
She sat up abruptly, her big cat-like eyes blinking.
"Huh... this is... Kagura's place? Why am I..."
"You made all that noise yesterday and crashed,"
Kagura laughed, and Kanata's face instantly turned bright red.
"N-no way! I stayed over at Kagura's house... and looking like this?! Ahh, one of my socks is missing!!"
Her loud voice woke Shion and Nazuna.
"...This is... Kurou-kun's house...? Oh my, how unseemly of me..."
Shion turned bright red and clutched her blanket tightly.
"So noisy... it's only six. I decided I'm sleeping until noon on holidays."
Nazuna pulled the blanket over her head.
But then she immediately threw it off.
"...Wait, this IS Kagura's house!! I was sleeping at your place?! What kind of development is this, is this a bug?!"
Her right eye, usually hidden by her bangs.
Her emerald-green odd eye was now fully visible.
"Ahahaha!! Morning, everyone!"
When Kagura laughed from the bottom of his heart, silence fell.
The three of them stared at Kagura, dumbfounded.
Then, they exchanged glances—
"Ha-ha-ha!! Mornin', Kagura!!"
"...F-fufu, good morning, Kurou Kagura. You're a huge idiot, first thing in the morning."
"...Pfft, ahaha! Now I'm acting like an idiot too! Morning, Kagura."
The four's laughter echoed through the morning living room.
Kagura stood up and opened the window.
A refreshing breeze flowed into the room.
"Hey, everyone!"
Kagura turned around.
His bright brown eyes were shining more than ever.
"Wanna go up to the rooftop? It's my favorite place!"
The Iris Academy school building was silent on the holiday.
Kagura took a key from his pocket. The proof of the student council president—the key to the rooftop garden.
"Only the president has this key. Pretty cool, right?"
"That's not something to brag about with that smug face."
Nazuna glared at him with a sharp look.
But deep in her left eye, she seemed a little amused.
"I've never been on the rooftop before! What's it like?!"
Kanata bounced up and down. Her ponytail kept rhythm with her movements.
"...I... once, a long time ago."
Shion said in a small voice.
"Huh? Shion, you've been up here before?"
"...I-it's a secret! Now hurry up and open it!"
Shion turned bright red and pushed Kagura's back.
*Click.*
The sound of the key turning.
Pushing open the heavy iron door—
"Whoaaaaa!!"
Kanata let out a loud cry.
Blue sky.
An endlessly clear, boundless blue sky.
In the flower beds of the rooftop garden, lavender and roses were blooming.
The Misora River sparkled far in the distance.
The entire town was bathed in morning light.
"Amazing! This is so beautiful!!"
Kanata ran over to a bench and pointed at the scenery.
"...This is... quite the view."
Nazuna's eyes were wide too.
Not just her left eye.
Through the gaps in her bangs, the emerald green of her right eye was also sparkling brightly.
Shion stood silently beside the flower bed.
Her ice-blue eyes narrowed, as if reminiscing about the past.
"...This place... is special to me too."
"Huh?"
When Kagura asked again, Shion shook her head.
"I-it's nothing! More importantly, Kurou Kagura. You brought us here—what is it?"
Kagura stood before the three of them.
He took a deep breath.
Filled his lungs with the morning air.
(*I still don't know who I'll choose.*)
(*But—*)
"Uoooooooooooooh!!"
At the sudden shout, the three of them jumped.
"W-what?!"
"Kagura, what's wrong?! Did you lose your mind?!"
"He's been bugged from the start. This is nothing new."
Kagura turned around and laughed.
"When I became student council president, I shouted up here. That I'd become president to confess to the girl I liked!"
The three of them held their breath.
"And then, everyone laughed and cheered me on. And that's how I became president. But—"
Kagura looked up at the blue sky.
"I still don't know who I like. There's no way I can choose. Because all of you are irreplaceable friends. I can't just pick one person."
Tears welled up in Kanata's eyes.
Shion clenched her hands tightly.
Nazuna looked down, hiding her face with her bangs.
Kagura took another deep breath.
"So!!"
He forced the words out from the bottom of his heart.
"The time I spend with all of you is my greatest treasure!! I can't choose anyone, but I want the four of us to stay together, forever!! That's my honest feeling, right now!!"
His shout was swallowed up by the blue sky.
The wind brushed through their hair.
Silence.
The first to move was Kanata.
"...*sniff*...!! You idiot!! That's so unfair!!"
Shedding huge tears, Kanata threw herself at him.
The momentum sent them both tumbling onto the bench.
*Thud!*
"Me too! I'm happiest when I'm with you, Kagura! I can smile! It's okay if you can't choose anyone! Keep making me laugh, forever!"
"Hehe, got it."
When Kagura laughed, Kanata buried her face in his chest and cried loudly.
Shion slowly approached.
"...Kurou Kagura. You're always like this. Always so straightforward it's unfair."
Tears were overflowing from her ice-blue eyes too.
"I... was afraid of giving orders. Afraid of making friends. But you... you forcibly pulled my hand and brought me all the way here."
Shion smiled without even wiping her tears.
"...This isn't an order. It's a request. Let me be your friend too. The four of us, forever."
She held out her hand.
Kagura grasped it tightly.
"Of course! Shion, you're my precious friend!"
Shion burst into tears.
The mask of the perfect queen was nowhere to be found.
What stood there was simply a sixteen-year-old girl crying tears of joy.
"...Definitely a bug."
Nazuna muttered quietly.
She was still standing near the flower bed.
But from behind her bangs, her two eyes were fixed intently on Kagura.
Reddish-purple and emerald green.
Both were filled with tears.
"The four of us together forever... that's not in any data. Impossible to clear. You're really... such a pain."
"Haha, sorry."
"...But. But still."
Nazuna smiled through her tears.
"A bug like you is the person I love most. The game isn't over yet. So stick with me forever, you idiot."
Saying that, Nazuna ran over and hugged Kagura too.
"Whoa!"
"Me too! I wanna hug too!!"
"W-what is this! Let me join in!"
Even Shion shyly wrapped her arms around them.
The four of them, squeezed tightly together, embraced.
Tears and smiles were all mixed up together.
"I can't breathe! Someone let go!"
Even when Kagura shouted, no one let go.
"No way! I wanna stick to Kagura more!"
"Kanata, that's not fair! I want to... more too!"
"Ahaha, we're a bunch of bugs! But this is my favorite group of four!"
Under the blue sky, the four of them laughed for a long time.
The long, painful battle for Kagura truly came to an end in that moment.
But it wasn't an ending.
It was a new beginning—of irreplaceable friendship.
The sun had already risen high.
Exhausted from laughing, the four of them sat side by side on the rooftop bench.
"...We should probably head home soon. School starts again tomorrow."
When Kagura spoke, the three of them nodded simultaneously.
They locked the rooftop door and walked down the stairs.
That's when it happened.
*Bzz.*
Kagura's phone vibrated.
"Hm? It's from the vice principal."
He looked at the screen.
"'Come to the student council room immediately. I need you to show around a transfer student.'"
When Kagura read it aloud, the three of them exchanged glances.
"A transfer student? At this time of year?"
"That's unusual. Who could it be?"
"Who cares. I'm going back to the library."
"Well, I'll go check it out. You guys head home first."
Kagura waved and headed toward the student council room.
The three of them watched his back as he left.
He opened the door to the student council room.
"Vice Principal, about the transfer student—"
His words stopped mid-sentence.
By the window, a girl was standing there.
Her long black hair swayed in the breeze.
When she turned around, her face was very beautiful, but there was something cold about it.
Her black eyes stared intently at Kagura.
"...It's been a while."
A voice like a ringing bell.
"Huh...?"
Kagura desperately searched his memories.
(*Who is she? Have I met her somewhere before?*)
But he couldn't remember.
The girl walked up to Kagura.
One step, then another.
And then, she flashed a confident smile.
"Did you forget? About me."
Kagura held his breath.
"You... who are you?"
"Fufu, you really don't remember."
The girl laughed, amused.
"Fine. I'll tell you. But first, in front of everyone in class."
Kagura tilted his head, completely confused.
"Huh? In class?"
"Yes. I've been assigned to Class 1-3. Nice to meet you, Kurou Kagura-kun."
She patted Kagura on the shoulder and left the student council room.
Her black hair swayed down the hallway.
Kagura stood there, mouth agape.
(*What is this...?*)
He took a deep breath.
He had to follow her.
It was his duty as president to guide her to the Class 1-3 classroom.
When he opened the classroom door, a few classmates were already gathered.
Shion, Kanata, and Nazuna were there too.
Apparently, they had each come to pick up things from the classroom.
"Ah, Kagura! The transfer student—"
Kanata started to wave, then froze.
Behind Kagura stood a beautiful girl with black hair.
The atmosphere in the classroom changed in an instant.
The murmuring voices fell completely silent.
Everyone's eyes focused on her.
The girl stood before the podium.
"Everyone, nice to meet you. Starting today, I'll be joining this class—"
She smiled brightly.
But that smile seemed somehow cold and calculated.
And then—
Her black eyes locked directly onto Kagura.
"Long time no see, Kagura! Have you already forgotten about me?"
The entire classroom fell silent, as if a pin drop could be heard.
"............Huh?"
A dumbfounded sound escaped Kagura's mouth.
Next to him, Kanata's mouth hung open.
Shion had a perfect smile plastered on her face, but her eyes weren't smiling at all.
From beneath her bangs, Nazuna glared at the transfer student with an icy, sharp look.
"Ahaha, don't be so surprised. We used to play together all the time in middle school. You remember, right?"
The transfer student tilted her head slightly.
"Sorry for suddenly transferring away back then. But we made a promise, didn't we? 'Let's meet again.'"
Kagura desperately tried to remember.
(*Middle school... all the time together...?*)
(*Did something like that... happen...?*)
But even searching through the drawers of his memory, nothing about her came up.
"U-um... sorry, I... about you—"
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