213話 聖イリス学園の生徒たち
「うっわ......おっきい」
聖イリス学園。
なデザインの正門があり、その門の両端には中世ヨーロッパ風の赤レンガが積み上げられた小神殿のような、しかし均等に真四角に設計された建物が脇を固めている。その中から出て来た警備員さんに、シスター・レアンからもらったIDカードを見せればすんなりと校内へと続く門を開けてくれた。
「綺麗な校舎だね」
の抱いた感想に頷きつつも、俺達は聖イリス学園の敷地へと歩を進めていく。
権威の強さと信仰の高さを如実に体現した校舎の壁は、清潔感が漂う白。清廉潔白さを醸し出すその雰囲気は、何者も寄せ付けないような精強さと、何者にも染まる順応性を感じられた。
なぜかと問われれば校舎自体にはとても統一感があり綺麗だけれど、中にいる生徒達が雑多な様相を呈していたからだ。端的に言えば、それぞれが個性豊かな私服に身を包んでいる。通常、日本での学校生活は中学から制服の着用を義務付けられる学校が多い。けれど、ここは服装の自由が校則らしい。
夏休みでありながら、学園内にけっこうな生徒数が来ている事に驚きつつ、俺達は違った面でも珍しさを実感していた。
何色の人間でも寛容に受け入れ、その才能を伸ばし、勉学と見識を広めるといった学校の
が目立ってるって線もあるけど、僕らみたいな制服を着た人間が校内にいるのが珍しいのかもね」
親友達の言う通り、門をくぐってからチラホラと物珍しげな視線を向けてくる生徒達が後を絶たなかった。
「校舎がこのでかさだと、全校生徒は何人ぐらいになるんだ?」
集中する視線から気を紛らわすように
「小中高の一貫校だから、けっこうな生徒数がいると思うよ?」
親友たちは『なるほど』と納得し、感慨深げに再び『聖イリス学園』を見渡す。俺達が通っている学校とは比べようもない程に設備が充実していて、お金がかかっているのだろうなぁと、三人共通の感想を抱いているに違いない。
が指差す方角には、3人の少女たちが集まって歩いている。年齢は小学校中学年から高学年といったところか。
みんな背筋がまっすぐ伸びていて、歩き方もどことなく優雅さを帯びている。育ちの良さが遠目からでもわかった。
「お、ほんとだ。あれを見ると宗教色の濃い学校って実感がわくな。なんちゃってシスターの訊太郎が朗読会なんてのに出て、本当に大丈夫かよ」
「うーん......それを言われると不安だけど一応は練習してきたし」
「とりあえず朗読会が行われる講堂に向かおっか?」
夕輝に促され、校内図を広げながら講堂の場所を確認する。
そして俺は気付いてしまった。ちょうどシスター服を身に
「もしかして、あの子たちも朗読会に参加するかも」
「鞄を持ってるしな。朗読会用の聖書なんかが入ってるんじゃないのか?」
そこで親友達はなぜか俺を見て、『んっ』と
夕輝たちの意図が読めず、なんだ? と首を傾げていると、晃夜が小さな溜息をついて口を開く。
「朗読会の前に少しでも情報収集。学校の事でも、彼女たちの学園生活でも、何でもいいだろ。異文化交流だと思って話しかけて来いよ。朗読会についても聞ければ、ちょっとは緊張もほぐせるだろうしな」
「僕と晃夜は訊太郎の付き添いだけど、この学校じゃ部外者みたいなものだし」
二人は肩をすくめて、自分達の制服を見下ろしている。
「彼女たちに声をかけるのはハードルが高いよ。でも訊太郎は一応、ここに学籍を置いてるわけだし。彼女たちと交友を深める、というのは言い過ぎだけど、お喋りをしてみたらどうかな?」
なるほど、親友達の意見は
していると、シスター女児達のうちの一人がこちらに気付いたようだ。彼女は晃夜や夕輝に視線を移動させ、最後に俺へと至る。
同じシスター服を着ていたからだろうか、周囲の女の子たちに何かを話したように見えた。予想通り、次いで他の少女たちも俺達の方へと目を向ける。
なんだか微妙な空気が生まれる。
......うう、気まずい。
この状況を打破するためにも、俺が行かなければと自らを奮起させる。
微妙に目を丸くしながら、こちらをじっと見つめる彼女たちにニコリと微笑みかける。
すると彼女たちは驚いたのか、手で軽く口を抑えた。
反応からして、敬虔で粛々とした信徒然たる品行方正な少女たち?
それとも、ごくごく普通の小学生女児?
ゴクリと唾と緊張を飲み込み、覚悟を決めて彼女達に話しかけようと一歩を踏み出した。
215 213 Stories Students At St. Illis School
"Ugh... dude"
St. Illis School.
There is a sprinkling (shabby) design main entrance, with medieval European-style red brick stacked on either end of the gate, like a small temple, but evenly designed and squared to consolidate the sides. The guard who came out of it opened the door to the campus if I showed him the ID card Sister Lean gave me.
"Beautiful school building."
Even as we nodded at Yuki's feelings, we proceeded to the grounds of St. Illis School.
The walls of the school building, which truly embody the strength of authority and the height of faith, are white with a bleak sense of cleanliness. Its atmosphere, which exuded cleanliness and whiteness, was felt to be strong enough not to lean on anyone and adaptable enough to stain anyone.
Because the school building itself was very unified and beautiful if asked why, but the students inside showed clutter. In short, each of them is dressed in personalized personal clothing. Typically, school life in Japan is often made compulsory by secondary schools to wear uniforms. But the freedom of clothing seems to be the school rule here.
While it was summer vacation, we were surprised by the number of such students in the school, and we realized that it was rare in different ways.
School complaints such as accepting tolerance from people of any colour, developing their talents, and spreading their studies and insights may at first glance be true.
"Sure. There's a line that says Shintaro is noticeable, but maybe it's rare for people like us to be on campus in uniform."
As my best friends put it, the students who wandered through the gate and then turned a chill and a rare glance followed.
"If the school building is this big, how many students will there be?
A distracting night (or so) inquired from the focused gaze, so I give the information I knew beforehand.
"It's a high school, so I think there's a cool number of students, right?
My best friends convince me 'I see' and look over 'St. Illis School' again with emotion. They must have a common sentiment that they are so well equipped and expensive that they can't compare to the schools we attend.
Three girls gather to walk in the direction Yuki points to. Is the age something like elementary middle school to senior year?
Everyone has a straight spine, and the way they walk is somewhat elegant. I could tell from a distance how well I grew up.
"Oh, really. When I look at that, I can't imagine a school with a strong religious colour. Oh, my God, Sister Shintaro is at a recital. Are you sure you're okay?"
"Hmmm... I'm anxious to be told that, but I've been practicing for a while."
"For now, are we heading to the auditorium where the readings will take place?
Evening Fai prompted me to check the location of the auditorium while expanding the on-campus view.
And I realized it. There's an auditorium just in the direction of their journey in Sister clothes.
"Maybe those kids will attend the recital too"
"I have a bag. Isn't there some kind of Bible in there for the recital?
So my best friends look at me for some reason and point to them with their jaws (chin) with 'eh'.
I can't read the intentions of Evening Fai and what? and tilting his neck, the shaking night opens his mouth with a small sigh.
"Gather some information before the recital. Whether it's about school, their school life, whatever. Talk to me because you think it's intercultural. If you ask me about the recital, I'll relieve you of the nervousness."
"Me and Shintaro go out at night, but we're like outsiders at this school."
They shrug their shoulders and look down at their own uniforms.
"Speaking to them is a high hurdle. But Shintaro keeps his books here for once. Deepen your friendship with them, that's too much, but why don't we have a chat?
I see, my best friends' opinions are even more so.
Looks like one of the Sister girls noticed when she was cruising like that. She moves her gaze to the shaky night or evening glow, and finally to me.
Was it because he was wearing the same Sister clothes, or it looked like he told the girls around him something. As expected, the other girls then turn to us.
It creates some subtle air.
... Ugh, awkward.
To break this situation, I have to go and excite myself.
Nicole smiles at them staring at this one as they subtly round their eyes.
Then they were surprised, holding their mouths down gently with their hands.
From the reaction, pious, solemn, faithful, righteous girls?
Or a very normal elementary school girl?
He swallowed up gokuli, spit and tension, and took a step to speak to them ready.
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