e-mails.”
“Why would a newly created e-mail address get flooded with e-mails?”
“That’s a secret.”
Then she got that disturbing smile on her face again. It gave me the creeps.
“You’ll find out after school. For now, it’s top secret.”
I’d rather you keep it top secret forever.
Haruhi was nowhere to be seen during the following period. One could hope that she’d quietly gone home, but that was frankly impossible. Merely a prelude to her evildoings.
After school, I still had my misgivings about what we were doing—so why is it that my legs were taking me toward the club room? As I was making such metaphysical observations, I found myself in front of the door.
“ ’Sup!”
Yuki Nagato was already there, naturally, along with Mikuru Asahina, sitting in a chair with her hands together.
I’m not one to talk, but are these two really that bored?
Asahina greeted me with what was obviously an expression of relief upon my entrance. I guess being stuck in a room alone with Nagato was stressful.
“You still came today after what happened yesterday?”
“Where’s Suzumiya?” asked Asahina.
“Beats me. She was already gone during sixth period. Perhaps she’s off extorting more equipment.”
“Will I be forced to do something like yesterday again?”
Seeing that her brow was creased with worry, I tried to sound as kind as possible.
“Don’t worry. The next time she tries to force you into something like that, I’ll do everything I can to prevent it. She can use her own body for that stuff. It’d be a cinch for Suzumiya to pull off.”
“Thank you.”
The sight of her bowing her head with a shy smile on her face was so adorable that I wanted to throw my arms around her. I didn’t, though.
“I’m counting on you, then.”
“You can count on me.”
My guarantee might have meant something if it hadn’t fallen apart like a baseless theory, a house of cards, or an atom of hydrogen inside the sun, before even five minutes had passed. I’m worthless.
“Hey, hey!” Haruhi said as she entered the room. My eyes were drawn to the large paper bags in both of her hands.
“Took a little longer than expected. Sorry about that.”
It’s safe to assume that whenever Haruhi is in a good mood, she’s plotting some scheme that involves inconveniencing other people.
Haruhi set the paper bags on the floor and turned to lock the door. Asahina reflexively jumped at the sound.
“What are you planning on doing this time, Suzumiya? Just so you know, I refuse to do any more burglary. Or blackmail,” I said.
“What are you talking about? I’d never do anything like that.”
“Then explain the computer on the desk.”
“Obtained using peaceful measures. Forget that. Here. Look at this.”
Haruhi removed a stack of printer paper from one of the paper bags. There was some kind of writing printed on the paper.
“These are flyers I made to spread the name of the SOS Brigade. I snuck into the copy room and printed out 200 copies.”
Haruhi passed out the flyers to us. So that’s what she was doing when she skipped class, huh? Pretty amazing how nobody caught her. I didn’t particularly want to look at the flyer, but for the time being, I took it and gave it a glance.
PROCLAMATION
OF THE SOS BRIGADE’S
FOUNDING PRINCIPLES
We members of the SOS Brigade are searching for the mysteries of the world. People who have experienced something mysterious in the past, people who have run into something mysterious recently, and people who plan on a mysterious experience in the near future should come see us! We will solve your problem on the spot! Guaranteed. However, a normal mystery will not do. It has to be a mystery that wows us. Make note of that! You can contact us at…
I thought I was starting to understand the purpose of this brigade. It would appear that Haruhi wanted to immerse herself in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.
“Let’s go pass them out now.”
“Where
“Why would a newly created e-mail address get flooded with e-mails?”
“That’s a secret.”
Then she got that disturbing smile on her face again. It gave me the creeps.
“You’ll find out after school. For now, it’s top secret.”
I’d rather you keep it top secret forever.
Haruhi was nowhere to be seen during the following period. One could hope that she’d quietly gone home, but that was frankly impossible. Merely a prelude to her evildoings.
After school, I still had my misgivings about what we were doing—so why is it that my legs were taking me toward the club room? As I was making such metaphysical observations, I found myself in front of the door.
“ ’Sup!”
Yuki Nagato was already there, naturally, along with Mikuru Asahina, sitting in a chair with her hands together.
I’m not one to talk, but are these two really that bored?
Asahina greeted me with what was obviously an expression of relief upon my entrance. I guess being stuck in a room alone with Nagato was stressful.
“You still came today after what happened yesterday?”
“Where’s Suzumiya?” asked Asahina.
“Beats me. She was already gone during sixth period. Perhaps she’s off extorting more equipment.”
“Will I be forced to do something like yesterday again?”
Seeing that her brow was creased with worry, I tried to sound as kind as possible.
“Don’t worry. The next time she tries to force you into something like that, I’ll do everything I can to prevent it. She can use her own body for that stuff. It’d be a cinch for Suzumiya to pull off.”
“Thank you.”
The sight of her bowing her head with a shy smile on her face was so adorable that I wanted to throw my arms around her. I didn’t, though.
“I’m counting on you, then.”
“You can count on me.”
My guarantee might have meant something if it hadn’t fallen apart like a baseless theory, a house of cards, or an atom of hydrogen inside the sun, before even five minutes had passed. I’m worthless.
“Hey, hey!” Haruhi said as she entered the room. My eyes were drawn to the large paper bags in both of her hands.
“Took a little longer than expected. Sorry about that.”
It’s safe to assume that whenever Haruhi is in a good mood, she’s plotting some scheme that involves inconveniencing other people.
Haruhi set the paper bags on the floor and turned to lock the door. Asahina reflexively jumped at the sound.
“What are you planning on doing this time, Suzumiya? Just so you know, I refuse to do any more burglary. Or blackmail,” I said.
“What are you talking about? I’d never do anything like that.”
“Then explain the computer on the desk.”
“Obtained using peaceful measures. Forget that. Here. Look at this.”
Haruhi removed a stack of printer paper from one of the paper bags. There was some kind of writing printed on the paper.
“These are flyers I made to spread the name of the SOS Brigade. I snuck into the copy room and printed out 200 copies.”
Haruhi passed out the flyers to us. So that’s what she was doing when she skipped class, huh? Pretty amazing how nobody caught her. I didn’t particularly want to look at the flyer, but for the time being, I took it and gave it a glance.
PROCLAMATION
OF THE SOS BRIGADE’S
FOUNDING PRINCIPLES
We members of the SOS Brigade are searching for the mysteries of the world. People who have experienced something mysterious in the past, people who have run into something mysterious recently, and people who plan on a mysterious experience in the near future should come see us! We will solve your problem on the spot! Guaranteed. However, a normal mystery will not do. It has to be a mystery that wows us. Make note of that! You can contact us at…
I thought I was starting to understand the purpose of this brigade. It would appear that Haruhi wanted to immerse herself in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.
“Let’s go pass them out now.”
“Where
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