Episode 47: Return and Debt
I never thought I wouldn’t be able to return to Factom General Academy for a whole week after taking a part-time job at the amusement park.
For some reason, I also got into trouble with Tourak and Rokuhara, but I managed to get through it safely. I feel like I’ve grown.
In just this one week, I feel like I’ve gotten one step closer to beautiful girls…
“Safe…? Ehh, did you really consider that safe to get through?”
What’s wrong? Do you have complaints about someone else’s mysterious beautiful girl?
Well, whatever.
I’m in a good mood because I’m finally getting to see Mizuki Senpai and Toa-chan after a week.
I’ll forgive that level of mischief.
I’ve just now returned to Factom General Academy.
While Miroku Senpai and I were gone, they must have been running the academy by themselves.
So, it’s over, Factom General Academy.
Should I really consider selling myself as Solciera…
“You would do anything for a beautiful girl, wouldn’t you.”
But catching a mysterious beautiful girl isn’t that easy.
It’s tricky.
Mysterious beautiful girls are obligated to be strong characters.
“What a difficult way to live…”
Still, someday I want to lose to one! ♥
The moment when these strong characters break down is incredibly exciting! ♥
The instant their usual composed expressions falter is the best! ♥
Ah, I want to lose to a beautiful girl! ♥
“Hyaa!”
For some reason, the Star Reader’s Staff, which seemed to tremble in fear, retreated further back, and my mind grew quiet.
What? Did you not understand?
Even mysterious beautiful girls will lose sometimes.
Of course, only against other beautiful girls.
Otherwise, I’ll take everyone down.
Especially the enemies of beautiful girls.
“Well then, are the two of them in the Student Council room?”
As soon as I returned to the academy, I headed to the school building.
They’re probably in the Student Council room.
Because that’s the most normal room.
The glass isn’t broken, the floor isn’t collapsed, and there are four outlets.
Rather, the rest of the school building is too messed up.
Ah, I wish I could quickly fix the school building.
I want to provide the best environment for beautiful girls to grow up healthily.
While thinking such things, I arrived in front of the Student Council room and knocked elegantly.
Soon after, I heard Toa-chan’s voice saying “Come in.”
Hya-ha, it’s been a week since I last heard Toa-chan’s voice!
By the way, why didn’t anyone come to visit me???
“Did you want someone to come?”
No, it’s embarrassing for a beautiful girl to specially set aside time for me.
I politely decline any visits.
“What is wrong with you?”
“—Excuse me. Long time no see, Toa-chan.”
When I opened the door and entered the Student Council room, a familiar face looked at me.
She still has that overflowing cuteness of a small animal and brightened up with a cheerful expression when she saw me.
So cute.
That kind of smile shouldn’t be given to anyone who isn’t a beautiful girl.
Meaning, it shouldn’t be given to me right now either, right?
“You’re incredibly troublesome, aren’t you?”
“Oh, welcome back, Kei-kun!”
Toa-chan came running over with pitter-patter steps and looked relieved upon seeing me.
I made her worry.
But don’t worry.
I’ve returned with newfound power from beautiful girls.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t come visit you in the hospital. They wouldn’t let me.”
“Eh, really?”
“Yeah. They said I couldn’t make contact with students from Factom General Academy. That’s why I couldn’t meet Miroku-chan or Kei-kun.”
So you did try to come.
Damn, I wanted to receive a visit from a beautiful girl.
“If someone other than a beautiful girl received a visit from a beautiful girl, wouldn’t that be a sin?”
That’s true!
Safe!
“They said they needed to check if there were any abnormalities caused by Solciera’s magic… Is Kei-kun alright?”
“Yeah, I’m fine. Now that you mention it, there were quite a lot of tests.”
Oh, so that was the reason.
Isn’t everyone overreacting about Solciera?
She’s just an ordinary mysterious beautiful girl, after all.
“Hey,”
“Ah, by the way, where’s Mizuki-senpai? It’s been a week, so she’s been handling rescue requests on her own, hasn’t she?”
“Yeah. She went out full of energy today… Ah, that’s right! Kei-kun, something good happened!”
“Eh?”
What could it be?
When Toa-chan looks happy, it makes me happy too.
“Apparently, we might be able to pay off Factom General Academy’s debt!”
“Eh, really?”
That insane amount?
The debt that feels like a failed life simulation game?
“Miroku-chan seems to have negotiated on our behalf. The debt has been significantly reduced.”
“It’s true… Miroku-senpai is impressive, isn’t she?”
The amount written on the paper Toa-chan showed me was inexplicably cheap compared to before.
Negotiating with Kisou Academy to reduce the debt—Miroku-senpai is too amazing.
While I was busy being a mysterious beautiful girl, she was rebuilding the academy.
We should erect a statue of Miroku-senpai to pass on her legacy to future generations…
“I’ll help organize the documents too.”
“Eh, is that okay? You just got discharged from the hospital, right?”
“I’m fine. Since Miroku-senpai worked hard, I need to work hard too.”
“Okay. Yeah! Let’s work together!”
It seems I won’t need to get caught in a tug-of-war.
Which means I can continue enjoying being a mysterious beautiful girl.
I want to change costumes soon.
I want to keep Gothic Lolita as my trademark, but I’d like to expand the color variations.
Next, I want to pair black with red.
“Of course, buy me a matching set of underwear too.”
Hehe, I already know that without being told!
There should be a shop in Kisou Academy’s autonomous zone, if I remember correctly.
I bought online last time, but this time I want to actually see it in person before buying.
“This is fun, isn’t it?”
Yeah, let’s go to Kisou Academy sometime soon.
“Toe-kun, what’s wrong?”
“Eh?”
Toa-chan, who was organizing the documents, looked at me curiously.
“You were talking about Kisou Academy or something…”
“Ah, it’s nothing important.”
Phew.
My thoughts leaked out again.
“You think too much, don’t you?”
Huh?
I’ve been trying to be a thoughtful person…
Still, Kisou Academy, huh.
Despite everything, I’m looking forward to going there.
Kisou Academy has bad areas, but its sheer size ensures that everything is available.
Many companies support Kisou Academy, and the tourist zones are lined with many shops.
There are even limited edition items you can only find in Kisou Academy.
Are there any Kisou Academy exclusive Gothic Lolita outfits?
“Local mysterious beautiful girls?”
Mysterious beautiful girls aren’t the type to blend in with the locals.
The dark image of Kisou Academy suits mysterious beautiful girls well.
It’s like having a dark attribute.
But there’s absolutely no way I’d want to become a student there.
“Is it really that scary?”
It’s terrible.
It’s like dealing with great evil.
Among the cases Toukaku-kun and the others investigate, there are quite a few involving people from Kisou Academy.
For example, an upcoming event might involve kidnapping students from other schools for human experiments.
Toukaku-kun solves these cases in the original story around summer, so it’s still early.
I need to go shopping before any events happen…
Incidentally, I intend not to get involved in this.
An unpleasant enemy appears, but honestly, I doubt I could find that guy, and I don’t want to deprive Toukaku-kun of his growth opportunity.
Hang in there, protagonist…
I’ll switch to female underwear by the next time we meet.
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