Slow Start ch168
p1
Wah!
Carry cases!
Eh? Are you about to go on a school trip!?
No, no.
The school trip is next week, but the school is sending out luggage to the hotel ahead of time.
Ah, so that's why.
?
Then where are the carry cases in the student council office?
Urk.
The second years in the student council are fully prepared for their school trip!
p2
They're being collected tomorrow,
but it's apparently going to snow tomorrow, so we thought we'd leave the cases here overnight.
The student council office has a lock, after all.
Ah, I see.
That's smart~
Th-This isn't a crime, is it?
Abusing our authority...
It's fine, it's fine.
Waah.
How nice...
...
Fufu. It's all good, Hana-chan...
I get you.
Eh...?
Don't say another word.
It's okay, Hana-chan...
Ahaha...
Wah...
How was it? Satisfied?
wheeze wheeze
Did you have fun?
Not that.
p3
That's not what I meant!
I was thinking that the school trip sounded nice.
Eh? But it's skiiing.
Fgh!
You find that fun, Hana-chan?
Never mind the skiing! It's the fun of the school trip itself that I admire!
Ah, you mean in general.
How nice...
Yep. I've got it.
By all rights, Hana should be at the age for going on the school trip.
Ngh.
I think Hana's instincts are acting like she should be going on the trip.
Do school trips have that kind of homing instinct?
But I see.
There's a chance Ichinose-san could've come on this trip with us...
That sounds fun...
Hah!
I guess you wouldn't invite weaklings like us, huh, Tsuzuri-san...
Weakling 1
Weakling 2
Weakling 3Not that!
That's not what I meant...!
I meant it like an autumn bento that comes with chawamushi! [tn: savory custard with chicken and mushrooms]
That kind of meaning!
Aah.
If it's chawanmushi, that makes sense...
Yep. Makes sense.
p4
Fufufu.
Lid
Yes, you're right.
If the chawanmushi came along, you'd get to see plenty of abnormal plays at the ski resort...
Plenty of Chocolate
Not what I meant! That's not what I meant...
It's just one annoying move after another with these people...
Erm, for example!
I figured everyone might be playing at night, so I brought a boardgame with me.
We could play that together...
That would surely make things fun...
Eh? A boardgame!?
I wanna play!
I wanna play! I wanna play!
How about the student council play it together
as a warmup for the school trip?
I wanna play too<3
Erm, alright...
There it is!
Taking into consideration of what would get used, I put it in the far back.
It was really deep in.
p5
It's a card game!
What're the rules?
Erm, the name is...
It's Moisture-Moisturising Tarou's butt!
Nope. Wrong.
This is Smooth-With-Collegen Tarou's butt.
Oh dear~
That's right...
Okay, next one!
That was fun!
p6
This is great!
Yeah. It's just to be a big hit on the school trip.
Ufufu. Glad to hear it...
Okay, I'd better put it away again.
In the far back again.
...
...Itching to play another match, aren't you?
!
Yeah!
p7
I wanna play it again too~
Yep.
Now that I've had the rules drilled into me,
my intrigue is at its peak.
C-
Can't be helped...
You too, Tokura-san...?
From the far back again...
Simmering Casserole!
Half-Width Fluffy!
's butt!
What happens if we all forget its name?
Erm,
we draw again and start over.
So forgiving!
You'd probably remember it too easily if you took notes.
Yep. Keeping the recollection vague is important.
Man~
That was fun!
The more we kept going, the more the names got jumbled up, which added to the fun.
Yeah!
It gets tastier the more you dig in!!
I'm happy you played with me this much...
Okay, can I put this away for real now?
Okay~
Ah.
She put it in an easier to grab position this time.
They played it three more times after this.
Could this be an addiction!?