episode_0010

A spring afternoon full of new encounters and births.

It had been two nights since the new meeting.

I was sitting in the student council room and enjoying my leisure time.

“Whoaam―☆”

When you sit in the student council room, where cool and warm coexist, you find yourself dozing off.

This is the season when flowers that have been sleeping in the ground all winter bloom vividly in the sunlight. I yawn endlessly and rub my eyes that are slowly closing.

A languid spring day.

A lazy afternoon.

I contemplated whether I should just lean on the desk and fall asleep.

“Phew… ”

After banishing the temptation of a sweet nap from my mind.

I stretch out to chase away the sleepiness that covers my head like a cloud.

And get up from the chair.

When you twist the cool handle and open the window, you can see the scenery of Academy City.

Hwaaah-

With the wind blowing in the warm sunlight.

To the noise of Academy City, the White Waltz.

The old, smelly curtains in the student council room flutter like a dancer’s skirt.

A landscape where spring and the city dance and sing of peace.

“… ”

The wind feels good.

I just brought a chair and sat by the window.

Squeak-

If you sit by that dusty window. The sound of a broadcast broadcast in my ear. It was a broadcast from ether loudspeakers installed in each district.

Ding-dong-

Ding-dong-

[We would like to inform you of this from the press department of the United Student Council. Today’s weather is clear. The temperature is 17 degrees and it is a somewhat windy day. The current time is 2 PM, and the broadcast will begin soon.]

A convenient broadcasting tool that delivers news from the press department over distances of tens or hundreds of kilometers. If you listen to the cheerful female student’s voice there, you can hear various news from Academy City.

[hello. Are you all having a nice afternoon? It seems like this is not the case for our juniors in the press department who have just entered school, but it can’t be helped!]

[This is the afternoon news from the press department, which always returns with the hard work of the junior members of the reporting team~]

[I am Her, the second-year mascot of the press department, who always urges juniors to tell me the news!]

If you sit here and listen to the news department’s radio broadcast.

You can feel the subtly different tone of voice of the press club students at each hour.

Depending on the listening time, consideration is given to the other person’s situation.

Clear on sleepy mornings.

Cheerful on a tiring afternoon.

Romantic on a lazy evening.

A student named Her wants his voice to be a source of strength in someone’s daily life, rather than an unpleasant noise. Because I always care and try hard. There are many students and residents who like the broadcasts of the press department.

I too have been waiting for this broadcast while living in Academy City.

‘Actually, I don’t have money to subscribe to the newspapers of other schools’ newspaper departments. ‘I started it to hear news from outside.’

When you hear news of the union, fighting festivals, and events held by each school through the press department’s broadcasts. He heads out with a red crow horse, collects free food and event goods, and returns majestically.

It’s like Jo Ja-ryong, holding Liu Bei’s young son preciously in his arms and wiping out countless enemies. Fortunately, there was no son, Yubi, a throwing expert, at the school. I was able to bring the products to school safely.

It was a routine I repeated every day I wasn’t training or exploring dungeons.

In fact, there were very few students who walked the tens or hundreds of kilometers to other schools in such an ignorant manner.

‘I don’t even have the money to leisurely ride the ether train.’

Elite schools on Golden Street that are strict about allowing students from other schools to enter.

These are schools from slums where major accidents occur as soon as you go there.

Memories of the gale-force road trip with Red Tomb, using the ground as a bed and the sky as a blanket to conquer .

‘Well, actually, most of the time I only attended events held at public high schools.’

Most schools in Academy City open their doors wide for each event and welcome students from other schools. Among them, the two technical high schools near Central Prism Academy were especially sincere.

and .

In , the students attending the two schools with the most state-of-the-art facilities were sincere in showing off their technological prowess.

Because they were so close that they even threatened each other’s research facilities and sites. The two schools maintained a narrow emotional rift amidst competition and hostility.

[…] Therefore, the joint cultural festival held between and was canceled. Without revealing any future plans. Representatives from both schools returned to their respective schools.]

[…] Here’s the next news. Recently, cases of delinquent students coming into the slums and kidnapping students have been occurring frequently. The head of the investigation team, Director Sigrun, argued for the expansion of investigative powers at the regular meeting of the held this morning… ]

Because it was some serious news.

Moderate your joke-filled voice.

Her delivers the news in a calm voice.

“… ”

When I heard that news, I felt that it was not long before I met my third junior. But two conditions were necessary to recruit him.

The first is to go directly to , which is dozens of kilometers away.

This can be solved with just a red cuttlefish, so pass.

And the second…

‘That guy… At this point, my thoughts are a bit impure. Should I secretly make mild-flavored duck meat to educate them?’

Mobile collectible RPG game .

If I had to pick one comedy character out of all the characters out there, it would be it. I, Clara, will be chosen.

But to narrow it down.

The character that the player really uses… So, if you were to pick one comedy character among ‘Arbit’s colleagues,’ that guy would appear.

because.

The thoughts that guy has-

Kwaang-!!

At that moment, the door to the student council room opened roughly, and two juniors came striding in.

“Senior!!!”

“Senior!!!”

“ While we were all repairing the main auditorium, we said we were going to the bathroom and then disappeared and went somewhere!!! You were just fooling around here―?!”

“Really, what is the point of leaving everything to someone who has only been to school for 2 days―!!”

oh.

Caught.

Albert and Lothar.

The guys had their pretty eyebrows furrowed. It’s something that only appears in webtoons or chat emoticons. He approached with an expression and gesture of exemplary anger.

Because I really had nothing to say…

“Ah, ahaha―☆”

“I’m smiling when I have nothing else to say!”

“Don’t laugh it off, just follow me! My senior already destroyed all my practice weapons, so now I don’t have any weapons to use! Now I’m planning on skipping the repairs to the main auditorium!!”

“Ah… Ahaha―☆”

Arbit uses evil.

‘There’s nothing to say about that either.’

That day, after an intense chase.

The weapons used to overturn the delinquent students’ bikes were all turned into scrap metal.

Weapons made of cheap ether conductors mixed with a lot of impurities were basically impossible to repair. Except for the sword Albit was holding that day. All practice weapons at have disappeared.

But I didn’t do it without thinking.

‘Of course, when the last junior came in, I tried to farm them appropriately… !’

Currently, it is difficult to custom-make equipment separately due to lack of money at school, so it was the only most efficient route to acquire equipment.

In the dungeon of , 3-person queue is the national rule.

Then, when I met all three characters from .

Pretending to be a coincidence, you go through the best dungeon you can find in the beginning.

It was the beginning of Goinmul’s design and the golden schedule for March that I had set.

Sima Yi literally hit Cao Cao on the head! A plan to hit.

But how can the sparrow know the meaning of the bird?

The sparrow in front of me didn’t even know that, with its eyes wide open and snoring loudly.

‘No, if you think about it, the national rule is for soldiers to sit still and make generals with hand gestures, right?’

That’s right.

I had already completely completed my military duties and was taking a well-deserved rest.

A very legitimate right.

Realizing this, I proudly straightened my shoulders and scolded Arbit.

“I will scold you―☆ Rest is important for a girl―☆”

“You have to work to rest, senior!!”

“This senior has already finished her job―☆ Preparing for your future right here in this room―☆ This cute girl’s brilliant mind is the ultimate labor! A girl’s extreme dedication! That is truly a great☆small☆jeon―♡”

“What on earth is your senior talking about…? ”

Albit and I are confronting each other.

Between them, the two cat ears were hanging down.

Lothar’s timid voice, unable to fidget, penetrates.

“Sorry. Detonated all weapons. That’s what happened when you went to save me. I will definitely pay it back, even if it means working part-time.”

To Rota’s sudden declaration.

We both look at her in confusion.

The two cats’ ears were hanging down so much that even their fluffy fur was covered.

The orange twin tails fall helplessly onto the small shoulders.

In response to her reaction, Albit desperately protested.

“Uh… ? ah… ! That’s not it! Lothar, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to give you notice!”

“Yes.”

Albit suddenly breaks into a cold sweat and panics.

However, Rota feels sorry for that and becomes even more depressed.

Even after entering , Lotta noticed it. Perhaps because he had been hearing gossip from others for a long time, he showed an attitude of fear of losing the person he had finally found who understood him.

“I… I really didn’t mean to notice… ! that is… uh… ”

“… ”

Albit didn’t hesitate to bring up the events of that day because he truly didn’t think it was Rota’s fault. Therefore, it goes hand in hand with Rbit’s honest and sincere attitude. Lotta is further stimulated by his inner fear.

‘When you can’t repay a great favor, you become anxious.’

Head bowed deeply.

A hand tightly gripping the school uniform skirt.

Droopy cat ears.

Lotta’s small appearance is like…

‘… ‘It’s like a stray cat that worries because it doesn’t know when it will be abandoned.’

It’s as if Wu Jin, who surrendered to Guan Yu, was forever overlooked by being compared to Pang De, who fought to the end. He came to realize that he, who had graduated from a rich school, wasted all his wealth at the already poor .

‘I have no choice but to wait until I get used to this.’

Because I wasn’t Jobi, the rare psychopath who made fun of what happened that day until Woogeum died from a fire. In order to break the vicious cycle of emotions, I forced myself to change the topic of conversation.

“By the way, Lotta☆ The school uniform suits you very much―☆ Not as much as I do. He’s so cute that I would believe he was born to come to ―☆”

“Yes… ? Uh, okay. that’s right! The color of the school uniform matches Rota’s hair color!! I really think it was a good idea to come to our school?”

“… ”

Albit realizes the intention in an instant and corrects his words.

However, anyone could see that it was a forced change of topic.

Lothar just stayed still with his head down.

“… ”

“… ”

“… ”

Awkward silence.

But Lotta soon raised his head.

He timidly held the twin tails with both hands and appealed with watery eyes.

“… Really?”

“Rota is really cute! Rota is the best among the first year students in Academy City―☆”

“That’s right! I’m glad that such a cute Lotta came to our school!”

“… Really I… that… Is it cute?”

swipe

Put one leg back.

Moving your shoulders back and forth.

Lotta looks at us intently.

“Then―♡ Of course☆ Among the students I’ve seen while living in Academy City, he’s about the third―☆”

“What is that subtle compliment…? ah! anyway! Of course it’s cute!”

“… Which part… that… cute… place? Huh?”

We desperately showered him with praise for about 15 minutes.

Finally, a satisfied Lotta succeeded in regaining his original appearance.

‘… ‘I’ve been getting scolded for so long that I’m hungry for praise.’

It’s been a while since I heard a compliment.

It seemed like it was a reward that paralyzed even Lothar’s intellect.

It was at that time that I decided to run a praise clinic for Lotta.

‘… huh?’

My senses sensed a presence.

From far outside, I could sense a presence coming into the grounds of . A few minutes passed like that. Just when Lothar’s excitement had subsided, he heard a sudden sound.

-Bangbang!

-Are there any people from !

“… ?”

“… ?”

At the sound of a horn coming from afar.

The three of us looked at each other’s faces at the same time and were lost in doubt.

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Daily necessities, snacks, letters… etc.

Numerous items placed on the table in the student council room.

These were gifts that the students themselves brought in their cars.

A reward for good deeds.

It was sent to us by the school where the hostages we rescued came from.

We opened our gifts one by one, happy to have received our daily bread.

“Hehe☆ As I live, I get rewarded like this―☆”

“Hehe, I didn’t do it expecting anything in return.”

We are smiling.

“Huh?”

Lotta suddenly noticed a piece of paper in the corner of the box.

“What is this?”

“Yes… ?”

What Lotta carefully picked up from the corner of the box.

It was an invitation to an event to welcome new students to .

[If you bring your ticket to the Ether Train Station, you can ride for free to .]

“Ah―☆”

Red claw.

Please enjoy your vacation.