The Delinquent Shimizu-san Sitting Next to Me Has Dyed Her Hair Black-Chapter 2Volume .3 - Shimizu-san Ties Up Her Hair

Shimizu-san Ties Up Her Hair 3

“Today’s love topic is ‘preferred hairstyles of the opposite sex.’ “

“Hairstyle?”

“Yes, I want to hear things like, ‘boys get charmed by this kind of hairstyle.’ “

I was a little surprised to hear the word ‘charmed’ coming out of Seto-san’s mouth. But still, hairstyles, huh…

“I think hairstyle preferences vary a lot, even among boys.”

For instance, while I prefer girls with long hair, Toshiya likes those with short hair.

Although in Toshiya’s case, it might just be because Seto-san has shorter hair that he prefers short hairstyles.

“I see… What kind of hairstyle do you like, Hondō-kun?”

“I prefer long hair.”

“I see. So, which hairstyle exactly do you like?”

“Huh? I said I like long hair…”

“I’m asking about the specific hairstyle you like, not just whether you prefer long or short hair.”

I finally understood the intention behind her question.

It seems my answer was a bit off from what she was asking.

“I’m sorry, but I’m not really familiar with women’s hairstyles.”

“…Got it. I have a solution. Just wait a moment.”

With that, Seto-san stood up and started walking towards a particular bookshelf in the room.

“Ai-senpai had it here… Ah, found it.”

Seto-san took a magazine from the shelf and returned to her seat.

“This is a fashion magazine that Ai-senpai keeps here. There might be a hairstyle you like inside.”

I took the fashion magazine from Seto-san.

After scanning it for a few minutes, there was one model with a hairstyle that somewhat caught my attention.

“…I think the hairstyle of this model is nice.”

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I pointed to the model in the fashion magazine to show Seto-san.

“So, Hondō-kun likes the half-up hairstyle.”

“That’s called a half-up?”

I looked at the magazine again.

There was a model with her hair tied up in the back.

“Why do you like this hairstyle?”

“Well, I like girls who look neat and clean. Doesn’t the half-up give off a clean and tidy vibe?”

“I can see what you’re saying. Would you be excited if you saw a girl with such a hairstyle in real life?”

“I can’t say for sure unless I see it in person, but I think it would catch my attention.”

The desk shook slightly again.

Reflexively, I looked towards Shimizu-san, but there was no noticeable change.

Relieved, I turned my gaze back to the fashion magazine.

“I struggle to wake up in the morning, so getting to school is a big task for me. I think it’s incredible for someone to take the time in the morning to style their hair like this.”

“I see. So, Hondō-kun respects girls who take the time to style their hair. That’s good to know.”

With that, Seto-san took out a Post-it note she had on hand and attached it to the magazine’s page.

“Why the Post-it note?”

“Just thought I should remember it.”

In the middle of our conversation, the door swung open with great force.

Looking towards the door, there stood Ai-san.

“Ah, Kei and Daiki-kun are here too! Shimizu Ai, though late, has now arrived!”

“Good afternoon, Ai-san.”

“Thanks for the greeting, Daiki-kun. Oh, is it Kei’s naptime right now?”

Hearing Ai-san’s voice, Shimizu-san slowly sat up.

“You were awake, Kei?”

“You woke me up with your loud voice! Keep it down a bit.”

“What? Are you asking me to suppress one of my many great qualities, my loud voice?”

“You don’t have that many qualities. And a loud voice isn’t really a positive one.”

“That’s not true, right? Mio-chan?”

“…I’ll keep my mouth silent.”

“Mio-chan? The silence here means an affirmation.”

Though it’s hard to tell from her expression, it seems Seto-san also has her own feelings about it.

“You guys are so mean! Daiki-kun wouldn’t say something like that, right?”

“Y-yeah.”

“See? Daiki-kun said he could listen to my clear and loud voice for hours without getting tired of it!”

“Stop making things up; it’s obvious. And Hondō, don’t spoil Ai.”

I was glared sharply by Shimizu-san.

“Anyway, let’s leave the topic of my beautiful voice aside for now. Look at this!”

Ai-san took out two printouts. At the top of the printout, it was labeled ‘Club Application.’

“It’s okay to fill out the club application, but will this club really become an official club?”

“Don’t worry about that. Yousuke and I looked into it, and it seems there was a similar case a few years ago. This time, we have met the number of members and have a faculty advisor, so if we prepare the necessary documents, I think we can smoothly upgrade to the Astronomy Club.”

“I hope that’s the case.”

“And if there’s any trouble, I’ll handle it with the authority of the student council vice-president. Hehehe…”

Saying that, Ai-san wore a mischievous grin.

“Don’t abuse your power.”

“It’s just a joke, well, half-joking.”

“Really?”

It seemed like I wasn’t the only one who thought she was more than half serious.

“Absolutely true. For today, all I need Kei and Daiki-kun to do is fill out the club application and submit it to me, then Yousuke and I will handle the other details. If you have any questions while filling it out, ask me.”

“Understood.”

In the end, after filling out the application that day, we chatted with Ai-san at the center of the conversation until it was time to leave.

***

The next morning, when I arrived at the classroom, I noticed something different.

“Huh, Shimizu-san hasn’t arrived yet.”

When Shimizu-san was a first-year in high school, it wasn’t rare for her to be late, but lately, she’s been arriving before me. I wondered if something had happened to Shimizu-san.

As I was getting worried, I heard the door opening and footsteps approaching.

“Good morning, Shimizu-san…”

“M-morning.”

I was taken aback.

The owner of the footsteps was Shimizu-san. To be more precise, it was Shimizu-san with her hair tied back.

Her hairstyle today matched the one of the model I saw in the fashion magazine yesterday.