HAMA Asunaro High School - Classroom
Sasaki

Oi, did you hear?

Apparently, if you leave your shoe locker open on February 14th, the upperclassmen might randomly give you something to help with finals…

Okabe

Nah, that ain’t it. What I heard was that you’d get the legendary lifelong cafeteria discount coupon that’s been passed down from generation to generation.

Sasaki

For real? I mean, it’s fucking sick either way. I kinda want it…

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Akuta

……

Heheheh.

HAMA Asunaro High School - Hallway
Student A

Ahh, I hope my shoe locker gets chosen…

Student B

What is it again? A map to some treasure that an alum buried somewhere on the field?

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Akuta

Heheheheheheh.

Ushio

And why exactly are you snickering to yourself like a creep?

Muneuji

Uu-chan and I were just discussing how you might have been the one that started the rumors regarding the shoe lockers.

Akuta

Eggsactly! Ah, no snitching, please.

Ushio

*sigh* The people in my class keep yapping about it to the other classes, it’s lowkey getting annoying.

Muneuji

I see, so if the cuckoo does not open the lockers, then you will make it do so.1

The tactical brilliance you showed in spreading all those rumors about yearnings that any student would jump at was truly enlightening.

Akuta

You get it! The seeds have been sown, so…

All there’s left is to wait for D-day!

HAMA Asunaro High School - Shoe Lockers

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Sakujiro

Good morning and Happy Valentine’s Day to you all. Did you sleep well last night? Did you make sure to have enough energy for today?

Akuta

‘Course! I got me a full 10 hours of sleep!

Yukikaze

Yeah, I made sure to do my warm-ups too.

Toi

We’re all here to act as the Community Improvement Club’s external advisors, so we have to be ready!

Tao

I can’t believe the shoe locker area is this huge… Can’t expect anything less from HAMA’s biggest school.

Kaede

We’re always grateful to Asu High for letting us use the campus for our tours. I hope this turns into another great opportunity for us to show our hospitality…!

Sakujiro

Regarding your concern about the locks, we were able to confirm that all of them are currently unlocked.

I do have my own worries as an instructor, however… Today, I shall dare to say the following: Bravo, truly splendid work.

And now, a word from the originator of this project, Isotake-kun.

Akuta

Guys… For real, thanks for helping me out with all this.

Yukikaze

We all worked hard for this day.

Toi

Coming up with the designs for the chocolate and stuff was super fun!

Akuta

Today…

Marks the disbandment of Plan Give ‘n’ Get’s executive committee!!

Tao

…Well, naturally.

Kaede

Alright, let’s start giving out the Tiril chocolate that the Love Guru himself put his whole heart into!

Yukikaze

……

But who’ll get…the chocolate that you put your heart into…?

Kaede

Hm?

Yukikaze

…No, I shouldn’t be thinking about that right now.

My adorable little brothers are counting on me. I’ll get this done in 30 minutes maximum. Hmph!

Tao

Woah, Kamina-san’s crazy fast…!

Akuta

Follow his lead, men!

Toi

Yeeaaah!

Kaede

Alright, I’ll start from over here!

Sakujiro

In order to make sure we don’t miss any lockers, I shall double check each one and lock them in turn.

Akuta

Heave, ho.

Tirna, Tirmian, Tirmitri… I hope your new friends treat you well.

Kaede

(He gave names to all of the chocolates…?)

Tao

Man, opening up a shoe locker like this sure takes me back…

Toi

Okay…! After I put the chocolate in the locker, I’ll just open it again, and…

Waaaahh!

Tao

What’re you doing, Toi-san?

Toi

Oh, when you do this, it kind of feels like you’re the one getting chocolate! It’s just so exciting…! You should try it too, Tao-kun!

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Day2

Good morning.

Akuta

Tally-ho! Our reinforcements have arrived!

Nanaki

We’ll give you guys a hand.

Kiroku

You…can leave…the lockers…on top…to me.

Muneuji

We will do our best to assist. Uu-chan, you should say something too.

Ushio

This counts as unpaid overtime, doesn’t it? Unbelievable. In so many ways.

Kaede

(He says all of that, but he’s still willing to help. This is good. We might be able to finish before school starts…!)

HAMA Asunaro High School - Classroom
Student C

Hey, did you get one too?

Student D

Oh, yeah. Some Tiril chocolate…!

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Akuta

……

Okabe

Looks like everyone in our class got one. Don’t tell me it was left in every single locker…?

Sasaki

No way, bro! There’s ten thousand people in this school, y’know?

Akuta

……

Okabe

More importantly, the hell’s this “Love Guru” thing?

Sasaki

Who knows…

Okabe

Well, for a Valentine’s Day surprise or whatever, it was pretty good. I don’t know who did this, but it made me a bit happy.

Akuta

…!

Hehehehe… Bwahahaha.

(Plan Give ‘n’ Get’s a HUGE success…!)

*bells ringing*

Akuta

Alllrighty then, time to head out for lunch ♪

(I wonder if everyone’s talking about it in the cafeteria? Maybe I’ll go sneak a quick peek⁠—)

Muneuji

Isotake, we have a problem…!


Footnotes

  1. A reference to a famous saying written by an unknown author about famous samurai and daimyo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi: “If the cuckoo does not cry, I will make it do so.” This saying is often combined with two other similar sayings: “If the cuckoo does not cry, I will kill it,” and “If the cuckoo does not cry, I will wait until it does so.” These phrases are said to summarize the personalities of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu, respectively.