set theory 3

Koga: Mm... ♪

Nm~ ...Yaaaawn ♪

(Ngh, mm... Oh, crap. I fell asleep.)

(What time is it? It’s pitch black outside, and the moon’s out.)

(And it’s cold, too... It’s supposed to be spring, but once the sun goes down, the temperature drops like crazy. I better get home and get to bed before I catch a cold.)

(But are the trains still running at this house? My house is pretty far away...)

(...I probably need to look around for an apartment or something I can afford on my own.)

(What do I do? It’s too far to walk home, so if the trains aren’t running I’ll have to hole up in an empty classroom for the night.)

(I could probably rent out a practice room...)

(But those assholes from school use it as a hangout, even though they don’t even pay the fee. They just sit around and make all sorts of noise.)

(They got the impression I’m just like them, so they invited me to hang...)

(But if I fall in with a bad crowd, it’ll turn me into someone I don’t like. All that racket doesn’t sound any fun, anyway.)

(Whatever, I’ll just fly solo.)

Subaru: Yoohoo, Gami-san ♪

Koga: Gyeh?! Crap, that scared me—I–I mean, you don’t scare me! I’m gonna kill ya!

Subaru: Sorry, sorry. Anyway, what’re you doing sleeping in a place like this? It surprised me! I thought you were a dead body! Ahahaha ☆

I’m just out taking Daikichi for a walk. But for some reason, he sat down and wouldn’t budge~

Here I was wondering why, but then it turned out you were up here on the roof of the bike parking!

Daikichi loves you, Gami-san! He must have sniffed you out and knew you were here.

Dogs are amazing, aren’t they? They have a sense of smell eight thousand times better than humans, I heard.

Koga: H–hang on a sec—I just woke up, so you’ve got me all turned around. Slow down, why don’t you?

I mean—hey, you. You’re Akehoshi, right? What gives you the right to talk to me?

Are we friends? I didn’t think so! So don’t act all buddy-buddy with me. Unless you want me to bite ya to death!

Subaru: Huh? I thought we were friends, though, since you always play around with Daikichi and give him food.

My dad always told me that anyone who loves animals can’t be a bad person! So I really want to be friends with you, Gami-san~ ♪

I’ve been having a hard time getting people to talk to me or pair up with me in class...

So I thought it’d be great if we got closer, since you’re in my class. Then we could always be partners ♪

Koga: Huh? I don’t make it a habit to get close to people.

I mean... it looks like you’re different from all that other trash, but you’re not gonna get anything out of working hard at class.

Take me for example: I skip class mosta the time and get all my singin’ and playin’ practice at a local live house.

There’s a band there that thinks I’m the shit~ So they took me under their wing. Hehe ♪

Subaru: You should still go to class. Yumenosaki’s a private academy, so you have to pay tuition just to get in.

We’re putting a huge burden on our parents by being here. So you should take it seriously.

Koga: Oh? And if we go to class, we’re somehow serious about it?

There’s dumbasses in there makin’ so much damn noise I can’t hear a word the teacher says. It’s total chaos.

Subaru: You got that right~ But still, you came all this way to go to school... so why would you cut class? What’s the point in wasting your time and money?

You say you’re practicing at the live house, so then why’d you come to Yumenosaki?

It’s not like you had to keep going to school, right?

Koga: Well, that’s ‘cause Sakuma-senpai’s like a superstar to me...

I mean, that ain’t none of your damn business, you dumb shit!

Anyway... seems like the trend nowadays is to be best buds with everyone and hold hands as you all skip toward the finish line.

But if you’re the only one that puts effort into it, you’ll end up as the nail that sticks out, the one that gets hammered back down.

Subaru: Huh? But that’s exactly why I want you to work with me, Gami-san.

Koga: I already told you, hell no. Listen when people talk. You could learn a thing or two from Daikichi—he always sits when I tell him to..

Hehe. You comin’ over, Daikichi? The moon’s real pretty tonight ♪

Subaru: Gami-saaan? I’m glad you and Daikichi get along so well, but can’t you pay more attention to me, his owner?

Koga: Shut it. I hate humans... Every last one of ‘em pisses me off.

So don’t act like we’re friends, you bastard. And quit callin’ me Gami-san.

Subaru: Huh? But it’s cute, isn’t it? I thought if I gave you a nickname, it’d be like we’re really good friends~ ♪

Koga: But we’re not friends, got it? You’re the only one that thinks it! It’s irritating as hell, so go on, scram! Shoo!

Subaru: Oh... Yeah, okay. I just thought maybe you’d want to be friends, Gami-san. That’s all.

Koga: Huhh? Did you come to Yumenosaki to make friends? What about being an idol?

You’re in the wrong place, dude. If you wanted to play nice, you shoulda picked somewhere else!

It’s not too late though, prolly. You could always go to a normal school, make normal friends, and have a normal high school life. Pretty stupid, though.