Teach me, Ritsu-senpai! (Tsukasa sub story)

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i love ritsumaos

-Class 2-B-

Tsukasa; Senpai! Please help me study!

Ritsu; What? I don’t want to.

Tsukasa; I wasn’t expecting anything from you!

Tsukasa; Wait, Narukami-senpai isn’t here? This is class 2-B, correct?

Ritsu; Ah~, you were looking for Natchan… He and Secchan have a modeling job.

Ritsu; Since it doesn’t seem like they’re coming back to school today, I guess Knights won’t be able to practice, right?

Tsukasa; Eh? Well, it can’t be helped if they have work, but please at least let me know ahead of time!

Tsukasa; How long will you treat me like I’m below you? I feel like I’m being ignored!

Ritsu; Huh, they didn’t tell you?

Ritsu; That’s surprising~, Secchan is always really thorough with things like communication, discussion and sharing information.

Ritsu; Suu-chan, are you sure you didn’t miss a text or something?

Tsukasa; Hm? Oh, um…

Tsukasa; Ah, you’re right! I have a message that says, “Sorry, no practice today.”

Tsukasa; Oh, I turn my ‘smartphone’ off during class so I missed it! The mistake of a lifetime!

Ritsu; Well, Secchan was in a rush today and sent the message right before he left, so he’s at fault too.

Ritsu; Recently they’ve really been pushed to make a comeback, so they seem distracted.

Ritsu; But anyway, what were you saying about studying?

Ritsu; I know I’ve said this before, but please don’t try to drag me into annoying things.

Ritsu; Like during that ‘duel’…

Ritsu; You’re always getting me involved in work and problems. It’s annoying.

Tsukasa; W-well, because you never have any energy, I end up working too hard! Please reflect on your actions, Ritsu-senpai!

Mao; He~y, I’m not sure what’s going on, but you guys shouldn’t fight. You’re in the same unit, so try to get along.

Tsukasa; Huh? Oh, you’re, uh… Ma, Maa-kun? Senpai? From Trickstar.

Mao; That’s kind of right.. You could try taking more interest in us even though we used to be rivals.

Mao; I’m Mao Isara from Trickstar, nice to meet you~♪

Tsukasa; Th-there’s no need to say “nice to meet you”! You’re our enemies, enemies!

Ritsu; Watch it, Suu-chan… It’s a bad idea to be rude to my Maa-kun.

Tsukasa; Wh-why are you scolding me? Whose side are you on, Ritsu-senpai!?

Ritsu; Fufufu~. No matter where or when, I’m always on Maa-kun’s side…♪

Mao; Although I don’t really care.

Mao; Hey, Suou, I heard you asking about studying… If there’s something in class you don’t understand, I could help you out a bit.

Tsukasa; Eh, uh? Well, that is what I came here for, but!

Tsukasa; I won’t allow myself to stoop so low as to be taught by a member of Trickstar, my longstanding rivals!

Mao; Mm~, we’re not doing a live right now. Let’s put that rivalry aside, and be regular classmates.

Mao; If you want, I don’t mind helping you study.

Mao; There’s that saying about sending salt to your enemies.*

Tsukasa; Yes, I know. That’s a warrior principal, but it is also a key principal for us, as Knights.

Tsukasa; But, hm…

Mao; Ahaha, if you really don’t want me to help you, you should ask Ritsu to have a look at your work then. He’s pretty good in school.

Tsukasa; Eh, he is?

Tsukasa; That’s unexpected. I thought he slept so much he’d killed off all his brain cells.

Mao; Well, he does oversleep and skip a lot of class, but since he’s repeating a year his grades are pretty good.

Mao; He’s an excellent idol as well, but he’s pretty good at studying. Right~ Ritsu♪

Ritsu; Fufun. It feels nice when Maa-kun praises me♪

Ritsu; But it’s still impossible for me to teach someone else. It’s too bothersome.

Mao; Don’t say that, you should take care of your cute kouhai.

Mao; Because we’re all the same age in Trickstar, I get a little jealous watching other units helping out their younger members.

Ritsu; But that’s because Maa-kun prioritizes helping others with their problems more than eating three meals a day…

Ritsu; I’m too ti~red, I don’t want to exert a lot of energy for Suu-chan.

Mao; If you don’t stop saying things like that all the time, I’m going to start hating you, Ritsu.

Ritsu; Uu~……. Maa-kun seems truly angry at me… Why, I haven’t done anything wrong…

Ritsu; This is all Suu-chan’s fault. Ugh.

Ritsu; Fine, I get it. I’ll help you study even though it’s annoying, because I’d be too sad if Maa-kun hated me…

Ritsu; What don’t you understand? You’re pretty good at studying, aren’t you?

Tsukasa; Right. The first years have been bragging about their close relationships with their seniors. However, I wasn’t content leaving it at that and wanted to aim higher.

Tsukasa; The Suou family’s ‘motto’ is “full speed ahead”, after all.

Tsukasa; Furthermore. The others in my class have been saying that their grades have gotten better with their senpai’s help…

Tsukasa; You could say I was.. a little jealous …

Tsukasa; And so, I swallowed my pride and came to ask my senpai for help…

Tsukasa; …Is that be too much trouble after all, Ritsu-senpai?

Ritsu; Ugh~…. Stop it~, that kind of childlike upward gaze is my weak point. Vampires have a lot of weaknesses, it’s really annoying.

Ritsu; Oh well. Sometimes I should do things on my own, without relying on anybody else.

Ritsu; But I won’t be as nice as Secchan or the others~ Are you prepared?

Tsukasa; Yes. That’s what I want. Glory is achieved through hardships.

Tsukasa; Please teach me without holding back, Ritsu-senpai♪

*from tengulife.com; "Teki ni shio wo okuru" is a Japanese phrase that is literally translated as "to send salt to your enemy" the meaning of which is taken to be that even in conflict, one should act with humanity.