Jikirukuto: Takoyuki Arc

[Behind the Gymnasium]

Yuki's Perspective:

Yuki was running like her life depended on it. "Why is this happening to me?!" she muttered, not even sure where she was going. She didn't notice she had run behind the gymnasium stage, too focused on escaping her nightmare.

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[Kitsune and Taiyo's Search]

Kitsune stopped to catch her breath. "Man, that girl is fast! I gotta find her; she's so cute!"

Taiyo frowned, pointing to the gym. "We should hurry. The entrance ceremony is about to start."

Kitsune sighed but nodded. "Fine, but only because I might find her there."

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[In the Gymnasium]

Student Council Perspective:

The gym was packed with students. The student council president stood at the podium, smiling. "Let's welcome the top scorer of the entrance exam: Yuki Hageshi!"

Everyone started whispering, curious to see who this person was.

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[Yuki's Unexpected Entrance]

Yuki burst onto the stage from backstage, tripped on a microphone cord, and landed in front of everyone. The gym went completely silent as hundreds of eyes turned to her.

Yuki's Perspective:

Her brain froze. Why is everyone staring at me? Wait… where am I?!

The student council president smiled and handed her the microphone. "Yuki Hageshi, everyone!"

Her hands shook as she held the mic. Her mind was screaming, What do I do?! This is worse than Kitsune grabbing me earlier!

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[Kitsune and Taiyo in the Crowd]

Taiyo spotted Yuki on stage and sighed. "Oh no, she's going to freak out."

Kitsune, on the other hand, was beaming. "She's even cuter when she's nervous!" She pushed through the crowd to get closer.

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[Yuki's Panic]

Yuki stood frozen on stage. Her mind raced. Say something! No, don't say anything stupid! But if I don't say anything, it'll be even worse!

The crowd started giggling. Taiyo chuckled nervously, while Kitsune glared at anyone laughing.

"That's my girl up there!" Kitsune muttered, already planning to hug her later.

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[Cliffhanger]

Yuki finally took a deep breath, holding the microphone tightly. The whole gym waited for her to speak. Would she say something? Would she faint? Or would someone save her?

[TO BE CONTINUED…]