"You again!?" Sayaka gave you another menacing look.
You ignored her and sat between Runa and the Vice President.
"Calm down Sayaka. She's my friend." Runa said.
"It's starting. Sit down." Manyuda spoke up.
"Tsk." Sayaka sat down.
The lights dimmed and a spotlight focused on the stage. The music started and Yumemi entered, singing and dancing cutely.
After her show, the gamble begun. They introduced the gamblers. First, Yumemi. And then Jabami. She went onstage wearing an idol outfit with her hair in twintails just like Mary.
"Woah. So cute!!!" You got a little overexcited seeing Jabami like that.
Your eyes turned to stars and your cheeks was red. Runa snickered beside you.
"Are those your type of girls? Nyahaha." she asked.
"Stop teasing me Runa." you pouted. "Someday, I'm gonna die because of you."
"Nyahahahaha." she laughed.
The gamble continued until Jabami leads. She picked a game that involved the audience's participation then picked Mary. You saw her stood up from below your seats. She was asked about her birthday. Both got it wrong but Jabami's answer was closer so she won.
Then suddenly a recording played. A woman's angry voice spoke saying belittling stuff about her fans.
"That was Yumemi right?" you spoke up.
Everyone in the concert hall was silent. They were shocked. They didn't expect to hear those words from their idol. You stood up which made the other student council members look at you.
"Yumemi-chan!!!! I'm so proud of you!!!! You did a good job on expressing yourself!!!!" you shouted.
Everyone looked at you. Even Mary. You blushed when you saw her. Then the leader of her fanclub also shouted and everyone else followed.
"Encore! Encore! Encore!" the people around chanted.
You sat down and sighed contentedly.
"I never knew you were that cool. Nyaha." Runa elbowed you.
You scratched your head and smiled shyly. Suddenly Jabami spoke up. She asked about the culprit that sent the letter to her and setup Yumemi. They pointed out Manyuda. He went onstage.
"I have no idea. It's not me." he said.
Then Jabami challenged him to an official match. The vice president presided over it. The betting was becoming more and more absurd the longer the game goes.
"What? Betting their lives? Seriously? Would that be allowed?" you asked.
Then suddenly, your world seemed to stop. The vice president removed her mask and a smiling Kirari was behind it. She looked towards your seats and made eye contact with you then called out to Sayaka to fix her hair.
"Nyahahahaha"
You heard Runa laugh. She tapped your back to try and comfort you.
"Don't worry. I will not forget you even in the afterlife. Nyaha."
"That's not even funny Runa." you looked at her and pools of tears ran down your face.
"Nyahahaha."
The gamble ended with Jabami's win. Everything ended and you all went out of the hall. You saw Jabami and Kirari sitting down and talking to each other. You stood beside Sayaka. This time she didn't push you away.
"What are they talking about?" you asked.
"I have no idea." she answered.
Then you heard them laughing.
They're both crazy. Maybe I shouldn't associate myself with them anymore. Maybe I should just quit school. you internally cried.
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Few days have passed after the concert. You stared at your phone and sighed. Kirari never contacted you since then.
"What am I worried about? I'm free." you whispered.
"(Y/n)!" Jabami hugged you from he back.
"Yumeko?"
"I'm so happy." she said.
"You're always happy."
She giggled. "Look what I got. The money from the gamble with Manyuda-san got deposited already. It is a pretty large amount. We should all go out. My treat."
"Hm. hm." you fanned yourself. "Get off me. It's so hot."
"Oh? I know! Let's go to the beach this weekend!" she announced.
"Yeah sure." you answered uninterestedly.
"(Y/n) someone wants to talk to you outside." one of your classmates told you.
"Huh? Who could it be?"
You stood up and went outside. Sayaka greeted you.
"The president wanted me give this to you." she handed you a piece of paper.
"What is this?"
"Those are the list of your debts to the president."
"What!?"
You looked at the paper again and your eyes almost fell out of their sockets.
"How many digits are these. This is such a large amount." you said.
"She also wanted you to have this." she now handed you a notebook. "If you fail to give back the amount listed by the end of the month, that life plan will serve as your payment. Please read them carefully and consider your next actions."
"Life plan? What is this?"
"It is exactly what it says. Do you have anymore questions?"
"Why is she doing this to me!?"
"I have no idea. Just be thankful the president didn't make you a housepet yet. If that's all then I'll be going now." She said and walked away.
You walked back in your seat like a zombie.
"(Y/n) what happened?" Yumeko asked worriedly.
You didn't say anything. Instead, you gave her the paper that listed all your debts.
"Oh my. This is a huge amount. How did you come to have this big of a debt?"
Mary and Suzui looked at the paper from behind Yumeko and their jaw dropped.
"What the hell!? How will you pay that!?" Mary exclaimed.
You showed them the notebook Sayaka gave.
"A life plan? That's just like them." Mary said. "So what are you gonna do now?"
"I don't know. But if I don't pay until the end of the month, I will be following whatever's written in this life plan. Help me Yumeko, Mary!"
You grabbed their sleeves and cried like a child. Mary facepalmed while Yumeko just smiled.
"You're hopeless." the blonde said.
"You'll get through. Forget that for now and let's focus on planning our trip to the beach!" Yumeko said.
"The beach?" Mary asked her.
"Yes! This weekend we're going swimming! I'll pay for everything! Don't be sad now okay (Y/n)"
Yumeko hugged you again. She trapped your face in her chest. You hugged her back.
"Tsk. You're enjoying that too much!"
Mary pulled your ears to pry you away from Yumeko. You started bickering. The black haired woman just giggled.
"The two of you get along so well. You look like a married couple." she blurted out.
Both you and Mary stopped fighting and blushed.