My daily life in love is too contrary to my character.

It was time for Shiraishi Sawa's grade analysis segment again, which he had no interest in and couldn't be bothered to listen to. But today he really didn't dare to use his phone, afraid that if he did, Gennai Ichiro would find out and he wouldn't be able to finish his 2,500-word essay.

With nothing to do, Shiraishi Sawa pushed the table forward a little and grabbed a few strands of long hair that were falling down the back of the upright Takanashi Yuko.

Start searching for any split ends that might be hidden in this silky, smooth hair.

Sensing Shiraishi Sawa's movement, Takanashi Yuko moved her chair back, closer to Shiraishi Sawa's table, to make it easier for him.

"...Everyone should think about this carefully. There isn't much time left for you to consider the choice between arts and sciences."

Halfway through the course, Gennai Ichiro finally finished covering all the material for this monthly exam.

It was early morning, and everyone was feeling drowsy. Several people had already slumped over. Gennai Ichiro sighed helplessly.

On the other hand, Shiraishi Sawa Hide was very serious today. He didn't look down at his phone or sleep. I guess he's decided to work hard now that his first place has been taken away.

After clapping twice, Gennai Ichiro regained everyone's attention.

"Next, let's talk about something that everyone is interested in. The school festival, also known as the cultural festival, will be held on the 20th, 21st, and 22nd of next month. Each class will need to do an activity. What are your thoughts on this?"

We need to prepare as early as possible, buying props and decorating the classroom to make the activity more interesting and attract more students to participate or watch.

The drowsy crowd's eyes lit up, and even Shiraishi Sawa stopped what he was doing and looked at... Kuramochi Sakura.

After all, he had already been chosen as the male lead for the music video and had the time available.

"Maid café!" The three boys in the back row, excluding Shiraishi Sawa, exchanged glances and shouted together.

Shiraishi Sawa and the other girls in the class looked at them with disdain. He realized he was a step behind, so he could only cheer them on in his heart.

"Hey, why are you looking at us like that? Maid cafes are an important part of Japanese culture! And this will definitely attract a lot of classmates to come and have coffee, after all, we have two such cute classmates in our class, Takanashi and Kuramochi!"

Shiraishi Sawah retracted his earlier encouragement; this idea was absolutely awful, and maid cafes are the thing I hate most in my life.

What does it mean to make Yuuko Takanashi a maid?

He glanced at Takanashi Yuuko, only to find that she was looking at him. After a brief eye contact, Shiraishi Sawa looked out the window.

An airplane flew by at some unknown time, leaving two intersecting contrails in the sky.

"I'm sorry, Takeuchi-san, I don't want to be a maid," Takanashi Yuko said earnestly to Takeuchi Arisu.

Without even turning her head, Kuramochi Sakura, who had been listlessly slumped over the table, slightly raised her hand and said lazily:

"Please don't involve me in such boring things. I have no interest in them and will not participate."

"Let's forget about the maid café idea. It would be better to have an activity that both boys and girls in the class can participate in," said Gennai Ichiro on the stage with a smile. Having been a teacher for so many years, he was already very familiar with the maid café idea that was discussed every year.

How was the stage play?

How about the mini-game collection?

How about a ring toss game?

How about singing and dancing?

......

The class erupted into a lively discussion. With class nearing its end, Gennai Ichiro glanced at his watch, stood up, and said:

"Alright, everyone quiet down. Just like the last school trip, I'll be in charge of the final theme selection, which is class representative Hashimoto."

Everyone can share any good suggestions or ideas they have with her. She will then hold a vote in the class, and once that's decided, we can start preparing for implementation.

As soon as he finished speaking, the bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class. Gennai Ichiro walked outside, but the class remained interested and continued their discussion during the break.

“Shiraishi-kun,” Kuramochi Sakurai stopped lying down and, having regained some of her energy, turned to look at Shiraishi Sawah.

"I've invited the top academic department over this afternoon after school. I've already made some initial plans for the music video shoot and song selection, but I still need to discuss it with you."

"OK." Since there has been no notification of club activities from the High Heels Research Club yet, Shiraishi Sawah agreed quickly, but then explained the situation in the High Heels Research Club's group chat.

Soon the consequences came: tomorrow is Tuesday, and although it's a shared club activity time for both clubs, I have to go to the High Heels Research Club to discuss the cultural festival activities.

I really have no clue about what's going on with the activities there right now.

Shiraishi Sawa was trying to learn from the experiences of other clubs and see if he could draw on their advice, so he joined the conversation next to him.

"Hey, Takagi, what's your club's cultural festival event? Did you tell us?"

"The baseball club has already made arrangements. Everyone who comes to play will bring a bat, and we will throw five balls at a moderate speed. If you can knock three of them out of the air, you win and receive a small gift made by the baseball club."

"What kind of gifts can a bunch of old men in your baseball team make?" Shiraishi Sawah asked with some doubt.

"You!" Takagi Ryo clenched his fists. "We still have our female manager and cheerleaders, okay? Who do you think you are!"

"How many female managers and cheerleaders are there in total?"

“One.” Takagi Ryo stopped looking at Shiraishi Sawa.

Shiraishi Sawah didn't continue the topic and asked the other two people instead.

"Our Go club hasn't been decided yet, but the other video game club we joined is considering whether to skip the cultural festival altogether and use the time to play games at home together..." Takeuchi Arisu said with a hint of helplessness.

That's the vibe; it fits the gaming community perfectly.

“Our anime club is doing cosplay, just like every year…” Maeda Shusuke said, looking at the three men’s wolf-like eyes. “It’s an annual tradition for the anime club, and we’re collaborating with the cosplay club.”

Please be sure to let me know the time and place then.

"Add one."

In short, Shiraishi Sawa Hide did not obtain any useful information at all.

--

As the school bell rang for the last time today, Gennai Ichiro finished his analysis of the last monthly exam paper and announced the end of get out of class.

Shiraishi Sawa and his two companions headed to the Top Learning Department. The door to the High Heels Research Department next door was locked, so no one was likely coming today.

"Ahem," after the three of them were seated, Kuramochi Sakura cleared her throat and then handed the two of them a piece of paper and a pen. "You can write down anything you want to take notes on. I haven't had time to print out the script yet, I'll send it to you next time."

"Kuramochi-san, is this a side effect of being a secretary?" Shiraishi Sawa asked tentatively, as he really didn't think that a discussion between three people needed paper and pen to be recorded.

Clearly embarrassed and angry at being exposed, Kuramochi Sakura glared at Shiraishi Sawa, her bright eyes filled with fury.

Shiraishi Sawah sighed helplessly, nodded, and carefully wrote 'Shiraishi Sawah's Notes' on the paper, then showed it to Kuramochi Sakura.

To show respect for this.

Kuramochi Sakura then sat down in her seat with satisfaction.

As the chief director, Kuramochi Sakura was unusually not sitting with Takanashi Yuko this time. Instead, Takanashi Yuko and Shiraishi Sawa Hide sat together, with Sakura sitting opposite them.

"I thought about the content of the music video for a long time last weekend. Let me share my thoughts first."

At this point, Kuramochi Sakura took out her phone and started looking through her notes before continuing.

"I want to make a music video like '5 Centimeters Per Second' because only tragedy can make people remember it, instead of letting it be overwritten by other memories after people have seen it."

The reason why Takaki Tono's story remains so poignant for many is because he ultimately missed out on Akari Shinohara; it's a story that lingers in people's minds and is constantly on their minds. What do you all think?

Kuramochi Sakura looked at the male and female protagonists with expectant eyes and asked them what they thought about the story she would be playing.

Before Hideaki Shiraishizawa could even open his mouth, Yuko Takanashi spoke first:

"Sakura-chan, could you please give us a happy ending, the kind where the two of them are together? I don't really like endings that leave me feeling unsatisfied."

What I dislike even more is that even in the music video, I end up separating from Shiraishi Sawa and missing out on him.

"Eh~, let me think about it," Kuramochi Sakura touched her hair, curling it around her fingers. Takanashi Yuuko rarely objected to her decisions—even if they weren't completely certain yet.

However, since Youzi has brought it up, I need to think about it carefully.

Shiraishi Sawa, who understood Takanashi Yuuko's feelings, did not intend to remain silent.

"Kuramochi-san, the reason why I feel so unsatisfied about '5 Centimeters Per Second' is largely because the film spent a long time building up the relationship between the two characters, who are childhood sweethearts."

Ultimately, this seemingly perfect couple, due to various reasons, failed to express their love, drifted apart, and missed their chance, which is truly regrettable. Our music video isn't long enough, and I also think a happy ending would be better.

Although the reasoning was somewhat far-fetched, Shiraishi Sawa said earnestly, trying to make his words more convincing.

Feeling it, Takanashi Yuuko's hand was tightly gripping the hem of her clothes.

If it's not a happy ending, this music video loses its most important meaning.

Chapter 222 Is this a genuine private maid?

"But if it's just a simple sweet music video, I still feel it's missing something."

Neither of her two lead actors wanted a tragic ending, so after hesitating for a moment, Kuramochi Sakura said.

“I think this is a good idea,” Shiraishi Sawah said, rubbing the beechwood table with his hand as he sorted out his thoughts.

"It doesn't have to be a completely smooth story. The male and female leads can have some ups and downs, and they almost separated at one point. This keeps the audience on the edge of their seats, and in the very end, the two of them finally get together."

Shiraishi Sawa had a story outline in mind, but it wasn't complete yet.

"From falling in love to arguing, and from arguing to getting back together?" Kuramochi Sakura asked.

“No, that would definitely not resonate with anyone, because most of the students are single.” Shiraishi Sawa closed his eyes and pressed hard on the beechwood table.

"The happy ending should be that the two people truly end up together... So they probably haven't been together before. It could be that the male or female lead met and fell in love, but didn't confess. The confession was unexpected. What was the unexpected event? It's part of the character design..."

Her rambling, incoherent musings were hard to understand, but Kuramochi Sakura's eyes grew brighter and brighter as she listened.

"I see!"

The sudden loud noise interrupted Shiraishi Sawa's thoughts. He looked at Kuramochi Sakura and asked:

"Have you come up with any ideas yet?"

"Hmm! Are you in a hurry to go back? Give me some time, I'll write out the basic script and plot now."

“I’m not in a hurry,” Takanashi Yuko replied immediately.

"I'll go back with Takanashi, it doesn't matter when." Shiraishi Sawa, who has no work worries, also has no problem.

Kuramochi Sakura did not respond, but the moment she received a reply, she was already writing furiously on paper.

Shiraishi Sawa and Takanashi Yuuko exchanged a glance and fell silent, each doing their own thing without disturbing Kuramochi Sakura's creation.

--

"It's finished, Shiraishi-kun and Yuuko, what do you think of my script!"

Shiraishi Sawa took off his headphones, put his phone in his pocket, nodded, and said: