Good morning.
Morning, Toya♪
Akiyama...
It's rare to see you here so early.
Just keeping my attendance up.
Also, Toya, I have a bunch of questions that I wanna ask you!
Ask me?
You entered that photo contest, right?
I literally fell over when Ena told me about what happened yesterday!
Seriously, how did I not hear about it!
I'm never ever going to forgive myself for missing out on such a fun-sounding event!
Don't be so hard on yourself...
No, I can't shake this feeling!
Mind you, I was so guttered that it even drove me to come to school in the morning!
I see.
Actually, maybe it was a good thing that you did.
How?!
I mean, you had Haruka Kiritani helping you guys out right?
Yes, she was very polite and helpful.
Of course she was!
Grr... No fair!
I want her to teach me about makeup and modeling!
No, on second thought...
I'd be so nervous and worried over a bunch of things that I would probably freeze up completely.
If I recall correctly, you also know quite a lot about makeup. So, Akiyama, from your point of view, how did I look?
Awesome!
A perfect score in my book!
I see...
I'm glad you're saying that since we put in quite a lot of effort.
While we're on the subject, some of our classmates also congratulated me on our success.
What?! Our classmates saw those pictures?
Yes. Right after I arrived at school on Monday...
Hey, Toya, the guy in these pictures... It's you, right?
Yes, that's me...
They were submitted into that photo contest.
Really...?!
And you finished in the top ten?! Congrats!
Thank you. But I was just the model. The photographer and adviser I had helping me deserve most of the credit.
So, they put on makeup for you?
No, I did while being given step-by-step instructions. It went pretty well considering it was my first time.
You did this yourself?!
More importantly, how'd you end up being a model?
I was doing a teammate a favor.
But I also wanted some of the chocolates that were being offered as the prize to give as a gift for Valentine's Day.
For Valentine's Day...?!
Really?
Who were they for? Tell us!
Akito and a few other friends.
Y-Your friends...?
You're lying...! No, wait...
Knowing you, that makes sense.
Would you all like some...?
If so, I'll make sure to set some aside.
No, I'll pass!
But thanks for offering.
Yeah, let's leave it at that...
Agreed...
Sorry for getting the wrong idea...
...?
Hahahahahaha!!!!!
S-Seriously?! Hahaha...!
I... I can't breathe...!
Was it that funny...?
From what I understand, I raised everyone's hopes and dashed them the next second...
Y-Yeah, you did...
But that's also why we all like you, Toya.
Really...?
Then, I'll take it as a positive.
*Sigh*
Your story made coming to school today totally worth it.
But I wanna hear more about what happened yesterday. Did everyone enjoy those chocolates?
Yes, they all did.
The way Shiraishi and Akito reacted after they heard about the photo contest was also fairly amusing.
Oh, tell me more about that!
Okay. Then, let me start from the beginning.