( Takeyama POV )
I closed my eyes.
Ah, the pleasure of closing your eyes.
Over 50% of the brain is dedicated just for processing visual input and decoding the world around you. In other words, when you close your eyes, you're automatically shutting down 50% of your brain, and giving it the much needed rest.
Hence, the heavenly feeling of calm and tranquility engulfs you, as you rest your orbs.
"I want to sleep....."
I muttered to myself, and tossed around in my bed.
Just then, my mobile phone beeped up. I grumbled internally, and checked on the notification.
~~ Kei Karuizawa has added you to the group 'Operation Peri-Peri'
What?
I couldn't help but let out a dry chuckle. What the hell?
My interest suddenly piqued, I clicked the chat open, and scrolled through its members.
~~ You
~~ Chiaki Matsushita
~~ Kei Karuizawa
~~ Maya Sato
~~ Yosuke Hirata
This is..... a strange group. Was this some new friend group that I had unknowingly become a part of?
I don't really remember talking much to Sato-san. Granted that I had indeed talked to her on several occasions, but I would like to think that our interactions did not exceed the level of 'acquaintances'.
Kei Karuizawa was of course one of the girls in the class I was close to, but that was through Kiyotaka. So it wasn't something that I would openly brag about in public.
Hmm.
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## Operation Peri-Peri ##
Target:
Umm, what is this?
Agent Kei:
Keisuke! Good thing you showed up! Wassup ~~(❁'◡'❁)~~
Target:
I'm good..... I guess?
Agent Maya:
Yes, stage 1 complete. Welcome to the chat, Takeyama-kun!
Target:
I need someone to explain what is going on.
Commander Yosuke:
Hello, Keisuke! Fear not, this is just an experimental group chat that we've come up with! The 4 of us are planning to hang out one day after school, so we decided to rope you in as well!
Target:
Oh. So that's what this is all about?
Commander Yosuke:
Yes! Absolutely nothing else!
Agent Kei:
Absolutely nothing!
Target:
Well, ok then. What's with the nicknames though? Why the hell am I called 'Target'?
Agent Maya:
Just for fun, just for fun! Nothing going on at all! 🙃
Target:
..... right.
The Package:
Hi Kei-chan~~ 🤩
Agent Kei:
That's Chiaki-chan btw
Target:
I figured. Hello Chiaki.
Agent Maya:
Chiaki-chan, hi! (^///^)
The Package:
Hiiya ~~
Commander Yosuke:
Well, now that everyone's here, how about we decide where we're going to head to for our outing? It needs to be someplace that we don't frequent to very often. Let's try out something new!
Agent Kei:
Correct! Let's NOT go to The Pallet / Brewster!
Agent Maya:
How about Seven Hills? It's a pretty posh restaurant just a few blocks down Keyaki Mall! I've heard that it's incredible!
Agent Kei:
That sounds like a pretty good idea! Wbu guys?
Commander Yosuke:
Fine by me!
Agent Maya:
Plus they serve all types of dishes! Continental, Mediterranean, Japanese..... I'm hungry already.
Target:
Don't wanna ruin the mood here, but I'm pretty sure Seven Hills is more of a 'date spot'. Not too sure if it's gonna be good since we're going in as a friend circle.
Commander Yosuke:
That shouldn't be a problem! Even if it is a date spot, I'm sure we can all enjoy as a group of friends as well!
Agent Kei:
This 👆
Agent Maya:
This 👆
The Package:
..... this 👆?
Target:
..... you guys are rather coordinated today. Makes me think you're all sitting in the same room :)
Agent Kei:
What! No way! Why would be sitting in the same room?!
Agent Maya:
Yeah, why would we, Takeyama-kun! 😤
Commander Yosuke:
Don't worry about a thing! We aren't in the same room!
The Package:
Of course we aren't in the same root!
* roon
*rool
*room
Agent Kei:
r/ihadastroke
Agent Maya:
Haha, nice
Target:
-_-
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[ Meanwhile, in Sato's Room ]
"And..... send!"
"Chiaki-chan, did you forget how to type?" Kei Karuizawa facepalmed.
"Wait, it happens to the best of us!" Chiaki wailed. "The keyboard gets all annoying and fidgety and you can't type anything without messing up 10 times!"
"Hey, we need to watch what we type out," Hirata said thoughtfully. "Keisuke is extremely observant. If we type it out too fast, he'll deduce that we're sitting in the same room. I think he already has."
"Jeez, how can someone be so smart....." Sato muttered. "Say, so everyone remembers the plan, right?"
"Of course everyone remembers the plan," Kei Karuizawa facepalmed again. "But what we need are valid excuses to ditch the group and let Chiaki-chan and Keisuke have their own sweet time~~"
"D-don't put it that way, Karuizawa-san," Chiaki blushed madly. "Oh god, it's gonna be a date at Seven Hills....."
Chiaki screams internally. She's finally going to score a date with the number one boy of school!
"Matsushita-san, you're drooling....." Hirata said uncertainly.
Chiaki immediately snapped back to the real world, leaving her fantasies behind. She flashed a bright pink. "W-what? I'm sorry!"
"Heh, you really loooooooove Takeyama-kun, don't you?" Maya Sato nudged the poor girl devilishly, making sure to extend the word 'love' as much as possible.
"N-no! It's nothing so deep!" Chiaki shook her head left and right. "It's just, how do I put it, he's really smart, and strong, and handsome, and kind, and he's always been there for me....."
"..... that's called love, Chiaki-chan," Karuizawa facepalmed for the third time. "That is essentially love."
"I-is it?" Chiaki murmured slowly.
"It is!" Hirata replied cheerfully.
So, the plan to get Chiaki Matsushita and Keisuke Takeyama together was finally underway. This would be a one-in-a-million chance. The success rate of this plan had been calculated to be a whopping 75%. However, the math was done by Karuizawa-san, so it was subject to change.
All the best, Chiaki Matsushita!
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"Well, I wish I could be a cool couple like Karuizawa-san and Hirata-kun....." Chiaki said, and she started fantasizing about Keisuke again. "I want Kei-chan..... to gag me..... and tie me up..... oh yes, Kei-chan, right there....."
Maya bonks Chiaki and sends her to horny jail.
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