Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 460 Not Familiar
On Friday, November 7th, at noon, Jun Matsue walked alone into the conference room of the school's administration building.

There were quite a few people in the room. After several meetings, everyone had become much more familiar with each other. In the afternoon, it was the time for each class and club to set up. The executive committee members at the conference table were whispering among themselves, discussing their respective cultural festival projects.

"Matsueda-kun is here~" Mitani-kun, who was sitting at the end of the conference table, waved.

Jun Matsue smiled at her, then sat down in his usual spot—Maki Yami, sitting opposite him, hadn't changed seats either, but the girl didn't look at him, instead gazing calmly at the people discussing in the room.

"Is only Songzhi from Class 6 here today?" It wasn't time for the meeting yet, and Mitani wanted to chat with the boy for a few more minutes.

The boy nodded. "The homeroom teacher had something to discuss with Hu Song, so I'm the only one here this time."

"Oh, I see." The girl blinked. "I feel like I've been seeing you guys together quite often lately."

Sitting opposite her, Yamami Maki tossed her hair, her gaze already shifting from the center of the conference table to the doorway.

The girl and Jun Matsueda were seated closest to Chairman Mitani, forming a stable triangle, but she seemed to have no intention of participating in their conversation.

"There's nothing strange about it, is there?" The boy put his notebook on the table.

"I'm the class monitor, and she's the vice class monitor. We usually do things together when there's something to do in the class."

"I'm so envious~" The girl leaned on the table, her chin resting on the back of her hand, looking lazy and cute. "I'm also the vice class monitor, and my class monitor always pushes the work onto me."

"Then you should give him a good scolding!"

Jun Matsueda's smile had a hint of teasing, and Maki Yami reached out to support her cheek, trying to hide the corners of his lips from his upturned smile.

"If I can't see it, I won't be unhappy," she told herself.

But how do you block out the conversations that echo in the same room?

"Matsue-san and Yuka-san have been in the same class since they entered school, right?" the girl continued to ask.

"That's right, we were the class monitor and vice monitor back then, and she helped me a lot."

"Wow~ Three years of companionship!" Mitani seemed to be envious of something. "It must be fate."

"Well—" Her next sentence was interrupted by the senior sitting next to her.

"Mitani-kun, please be mindful of the time," Yami Maki's voice remained as gentle as ever. "The meeting is about to begin."

"Ah, sorry!" The girl immediately snapped out of her daze, coughed twice, and tidied up the documents in front of her.

"We'll officially begin the meeting in one minute!" Her lively voice drowned out the murmurs of the crowd. "This is the last executive committee meeting before the cultural festival. If anyone has any adjustments to their plans, please report them during the meeting!"

Twenty minutes later, Jun Matsueda put down his notebook. The meeting was over, and the crowd surged towards the door. He wasn't in a hurry to leave; he remained seated, watching Mitani consult with a senior student on the other side. Maki Yami's expression was gentle, but her eyes lacked a hint of amusement.

Is that all? The boy pressed the ballpoint pen in his hand.

How can you hide your sadness so well?

Jun Matsueda stood up from his seat, and Mitani stood up at the same time, while Maki Yami was a beat slower.

"Thank you, senior. Let's go out too!"

As the girl said this, she pushed all the chairs that everyone had pulled out under the table. Yamami Maki nodded and joined her.

"Let me help." Jun Matsue walked to the two of them, and the girl, who had her head down, trembled slightly.

"Thank you, Matsueda-kun." Mitani looked up, smiling sweetly. "There aren't many people as kind as you~"

“There aren’t many people as thoughtful as Mitani-kun,” Matsueda Junya said with a smile. Just as the girl’s smile was about to bloom, a heavy thud came from beside them—a chair falling to the ground.

The chair in Yamami Maki's hands fell to the ground. It wobbled twice, and the back of the chair collided with the tabletop, making a dull groan of pain.

"Are you alright, senior?" Mitani hurriedly went to her side. "Are you hurt?"

"It's alright." The girl shook her head, her smile somewhat weak. "I just didn't hold the chair properly when I was getting it."

Jun Matsue walked over to the two of them and pushed his chair under the table. "Senior, you can rest for a bit. Mitani and I can take over."

"Thank you for your trouble." Yamami Maki took a step back, hiding her expression in the shadows of her lowered eyes.

Attentiveness and such—those were the words Matsue used to praise her.
The two people carrying chairs quickened their pace, and Mitani continued chatting, "Actually, I learned these habits from Senior Yamami - I want to carry on her spirit and build a student council that cares more about everyone."

"That's amazing, both Mitani-kun and Yamami-senpai."

"Thank you~"

Unlike Mitani's cheerful tone, Yamami Maki felt no joy; she simply felt that the boy's tone was too distant.

It was as if we were standing on opposite banks of a river, gazing at each other from a great distance.

A few minutes later, the three of them left the meeting room together. The teaching building had become very lively, with the sounds of tables and chairs being moved and shouts rising and falling everywhere.

They stood at the intersection of the third-floor corridor, and in the distance came the soft call of a young girl.

"Matsueda-kun—"

Jun Matsue looked over and saw Tomatsu Yuka standing at the classroom door, standing slightly on tiptoe with her right hand raised in the air, trying to make herself stand out in the kaleidoscopic corridor.

"It must be something that happened in class." The boy turned around, smiled apologetically at the girls, and said, "I'm leaving now."

"I hope everyone has a good time at this year's cultural festival." He waved goodbye to the two of them.

Seeing the somewhat reluctant look in the eyes of the girl beside her, Yamami Maki couldn't help but speak.

Do you like Matsue-san?

Mitani blushed slightly. "It's not to the point of liking, but of course I have quite a bit of affection for him."

"Matsueda isn't as childish as other boys; he's handsome and incredibly capable."

"I'd probably have some positive feelings towards him! Plus, guys who play music get extra points with me!"

"."

Yamami Maki knew very well that as her senior, she should support her junior's girlish feelings at this time.

But she couldn't bring herself to speak.

"I initially thought Matsueda-kun wasn't interested in dating, but lately he's been getting quite close to Yuka-kun and Mochizuki-kun again."

"Does the senior know what happened?"

A bitter taste spread through Yamami Maki's mouth as she recalled what her senior, who hadn't graduated yet, had said to her in a coffee shop when she was still a sophomore.

"Actually, I'm not that familiar with Songzhi."

(End of this chapter)