episode_0023

Belle finished her business with a ridiculous incident.

She said she would call headquarters before returning to the garrison on the late-night direct train.

Albit spoke to Bell in a doubtful voice.

“Is it okay to take the train back and forth to for something so trivial? ?”

“… ?”

In Arbit’s eyes, Bell seemed like someone who took a taxi for anything that was more than a 5-minute walk.

The distance between and was not that far, but it was also not a distance that the threshold was worn out.

But Bell answered in a very indifferent voice.

“… huh? What is that? In any case, all necessary expenses will be taken out of the coffers of the . And the dignity maintenance stipend I received during my first year at is enough for me to ride for an entire year~”

“Product, quality maintenance cost… ?! And the train lasts for 1 year?!”

“Isn’t this usually the case for schools from the Union? must also be part of the alliance… Now that I think about it, I guess you guys can’t receive dignity maintenance fees from the school foundation?”

“There is no foundation… I didn’t even get the money to maintain my dignity, let alone the money to maintain my dignity… ”

“Wow~ You guys are such beggars.”

“… ”

Belle said with a truly astonished expression, ‘Oh my… ‘ and covered his mouth.

Albit lowered his head.

He just clenched his fists and let out his anger.

“This damn school… !”

At the same time, Kara and Lotta also sighed while covering their heads.

“Phew… ”

“Ha… ”

“Ahaha―♪”

Stay strong, Peach Sisters.

You may be a beggar girl from Takchon now, but someday you will be like the branches of that world tree… You will ride in a carriage with a huge roof.

I nodded and tried to comfort Albit, but I was shocked.

‘Oh, the Shu Dynasty was ruined…’ !’

The example was so ominous.

It’s too late.

A place where even Zhuge Liang couldn’t escape.

Like Chokdo, located on a rugged mountain range, was also located on a rugged hill.

“… !”

When I thought about Zhuge Liang’s tearful final years, I got goosebumps for a moment.

Ominous keywords circling in my head…

Candidate ticket, Chupung Oh Jang-won, Jang Wan, Rain…

Our northern expedition had to succeed.

‘In the devil… ! ‘You have to hit the devil!’

I decided that from now on, whenever I see someone who wants to climb a mountain because of the nice scenery, I will stick Choi Jong-oh’s [Pink Lemon Sherbet] in their mouth.

I left a message saying I would call and come back.

We came back to school from the shopping district without any results.

But since we were all starving, we decided to appease our hunger by drinking tea. All the tea leaves that were taken out in the student council room were consumed. There were a lot of tea leaves piled up in the storage room, so it was no problem to bring water in a bucket and boil it.

I clapped my hands and caught the attention of my juniors who were trying to go to their respective rooms.

Clap clap-☆

The juniors look back at the sound of applause.

“… ?”

“What’s going on?”

“Hmm?”

“Why don’t we have tea time and drink some tea? If we put on the bell that will come back later and chat together☆ both hunger and sadness will fly away♪ to heaven☆”

“Umm… The reason is a bit sad, but I agree. The wind seems chilly today… I want to drink something before I go to bed.”

Upright

Lotta was the first to move his cat ears in agreement, and Kara and Albit also nodded. Then, they changed into comfortable training clothes and came out of their respective rooms.

“Let’s sleep♪ Ladies―☆ Follow behind this cute sister―☆”

“I feel uncomfortable every time a senior calls me ‘sister’… ”

“I agree with that. No matter how you look at it, they are the same age or younger than me… ”

“Yeah, honestly, I don’t have any respect… ”

I said, pointing to Lotta and Kara, who were chatting casually.

“Hey―☆ There are two girls saying bad things! 2 penalty points―♪”

“What do you say?”

“Hehe. That’s so scary.”

In reality, the parties involved were paying attention to one ear, but it was Albit who responded to the sound of ‘penalty point’.

“What’s bad about accumulating penalty points?”

“For your information, if you do bad♪ work and accumulate 10 penalty points—! Oh my goodness!”

“When we get together?”

“When we get together… !”

Albit looks at her innocently.

I giggled, sticking my mouth out at her like a duck’s snout.

My glossy pink lips met and made an adorable sound.

Side-☆

“You will be showered with kisses from this cute girl―♡ Chuchu―♡”

“… ”

Albit looked at me like I was trash.

It’s not just food waste, it’s a bit dirty and torn newspaper… It was the sight of a wad of paper that you sometimes see when walking in the park.

That was enough.

I felt proud as I received those eyes.

‘Albit’s respect has risen above the acceptable level for a while, so we need to manage his favorability with ‘Clara behavior’.’

Only then will Rbit’s sense of responsibility be maintained appropriately.

These are all actions with deep meaning.

It’s a shame that Lotta’s likeability has also gone down and I still can’t touch his adorable cat ears.

Anyway, for the first time in a while since I gave my juniors school uniforms, I headed to the supply warehouse in the basement of the main building.

“Now that I’m on my way, I’m planning to bring a bunch of things I’ll need for several months at once―♪”

“I see.”

“I guess so.”

“… ”

The juniors follow with a sour expression.

The road to the supplies warehouse was surprisingly complicated. The road is heavily heated, as if there have been countless attempts at illegal expansion. You had to go from end to end of the main building by climbing a deformed staircase, and then descending for a long time to reach the place.

Thump, thump, thump—

The sound of our footsteps echoed on a gloomy road with only a few small emergency lights on, and on an old passageway with a thick, dusty scent.

I pointed to the supply warehouse in the middle of the road.

“ja arrived―♪”

“This is my first time coming here since the entrance ceremony… ”

“Yes♪ This kind and cute sister brought Lotta and Kara’s clothes―☆”

“Our school is dirty, narrow, and old, and the basement is quite complicated.”

Upright

Lothar seemed to be looking around with his pupils shining like jewels even in the dark.

At that moment, a faint sound was heard from one side of the wall.

Tudung…

[Bleep-]

Cat ears twitching.

Lotta walks for a while and then stops.

“Huh? What did you just say… ”

“Yes—!! Miss Lotta!! You just said something bad~♪ 10 penalty points!! Come here Chuchu―♪”

“Ugh?! crazy!! don’t do it!! Don’t do it—!!”

I quickly pretended to shower Lotta with kisses on the cheek, but Lotta was really disgusted and hid inside the warehouse.

‘phew… Spoilers avoided.’

It wasn’t time yet.

‘I haven’t woken up a single priest of yet, and I’m already crying.’

You are a clueless spoiler.

Out of frustration, I punched the wall in the basement where the sound rang. And then I followed my juniors into the supply warehouse.

“Guys―☆ Are you already in―♪ I would be sad if I left my senior in the hallway~”

That’s how I entered the supplies warehouse.

This is the place you can see when you pass the clothing box where school uniforms are stored.

The three juniors were looking around a warehouse that surprisingly had many items in it.

“There are plenty of tea leaves in the storage room―☆, so you can take them out and drink as much as you want~ Hehehe♪”

“Sun, senior?! That… !”

Albert was horrified to see canned tea leaves filling one wall of the supply warehouse like the Great Wall of China. I was surprised again, and it seemed like I didn’t see it the last time I came because I was so intoxicated by the atmosphere.

“… What the hell is this… ?! Why are there so many tea leaves when there is nothing to eat?!”

“Yes♪ That’s right―☆ Because for girls like us, intimate tea time is like life♪”

“Why are you taking tea leaves instead of eating them!! Can’t we take care of life before other things that are like life!!”

“No―♪”

Like the warehouse of someone who obsessively hoards food in an apocalyptic movie, one entire wall of the supply warehouse was filled with canned tea leaves. And each can was engraved with the names and emblems of schools in the northeastern region of Academy City.

‘Well, actually, I just collected a lot of it when I was a freshman because I often gave it away as prizes for events at other schools.’

We left there with plenty of canned tea leaves and other trivial items such as blankets and drums.

Tudung—!

Teuong…

Fortunately, on the way back, there was a loud metallic sound coming from drums or cans. So I could no longer hear the vague sound of spoilers.

From the beginning, ‘that guy’ probably noticed too, so he didn’t cry anymore.

I finally declared outdoor tea time in front of the underground passageway I exited.

“Self♪ From now on, we are going to have a leisurely tea time☆ while looking at the stars in the night sky―♡”

“Tea time is… Was it done by setting fire to the drum? ?”

“Lotta, if you worry any more, you will lose. Haha!”

“Oh my god.”

“Anything! Once it enters your mouth, it becomes a memory and romance! Hahahaha!”

“Oh! Kara―♪ It’s been a while since you said something pretty―♡ I’ll give you 4 points―☆”

This time Rbit responded to the keyword ‘store’.

“Was there a store?”

“Yes♪ Of course―☆ If there are penalty points, there is also a store! It’s truly a just and fair girl’s law! Goddess of Justice! Noble Maiden—♪”

“Then what are the standards for stores and penalty points? ”

Albit is trying to find some connection in the ‘Clara sound’ I spontaneously utter without thinking. Kara patted her shoulder and shook her head.

“Comrade Arbit, if you care, you will lose! Hahahaha! That’s romance!”

“Kara♪ Shop 6 points plus―♡ Come here! I’ll give you a kiss as a reward! Chu~☆”

“I will politely decline.”

“I love you―☆”

Tea time began after many twists and turns.

In the vacant lot in front of the dormitory, tree branches and firewood stacked in iron drums were emitting a warm glow.

The night sky with a curtain of starlight falling beneath the branches of the World Tree, which glows softly in white. The taste of the tea I drank while looking at the starry sky and burning bonfire in front of the quiet dormitory was exquisite.

Slurp-

In fact, I just put water and tea leaves in a kettle and boiled it, so the original scent of the tea had long since disappeared. I was just drinking to forget my hunger and warm up my body.

“Whoop.”

“… Gulp.”

“… After—”

Juniors quietly drinking tea while looking at the bonfire with blankets draped over their shoulders. Among them, Lotta was not able to drink even a single sip, perhaps because he was not good at drinking hot food.

A bonfire lit under the dark night sky.

Girls in training clothes wrapped in old blankets.

I sip the bitter tea down my throat to forget the hunger and cold.

“… ”

Isn’t this just the scene in front of the human resources office at dawn…? ?

I laughed for a moment.

I said it felt like a scene I had seen many times before.

But it wasn’t too bad.

“… ”

Albert spoke in a quiet voice while drinking tea.

“… Senior Bell. It’s late.”

“Huh? Is that so? Given his personality, it doesn’t seem like he’ll just disappear without saying a word… ”

Lotta had not been able to take a single sip since earlier, and had only been puffing on tea before responding to those words. And Albit continued speaking with his eyes still focused on the bonfire.

“Dungeon gate erosion… Is it because of this? I think something bigger happened than I thought.”

These are the words that Albit blurted out.

Those words added a chill to the comfortable silence that had been going on since before.

“… ”

“… ”

“… ”

We all shared the unusual atmosphere we had been feeling from the moment we left the bakery without any results.

“… ”

And I quietly put down the cup I was drinking from.

Perhaps something really unusual happened?

This is because there was a person rushing towards a place that resembled this human resources office.

“You guys—!! Wait a minute~!! Help me!!”

Tat tat tat!

A kid wearing red tracksuit like us.

Belle was running across the campus toward the bonfire, waving her hand in an urgent voice.

“… Senior Bell?”

rattle

Albit and all of us who were drinking tea quietly put down our cups and looked at Bell.

“… ?”

“What’s going on?”

And as expected of a high-ranking ethereal person, Bell, who ran at very high speed, asked with an earnest expression.

“Aaaa—!! We’re in big trouble!! The guys at the garrison—!! He ignored my order to stand by as the field commander and went to the north!!”

“Yes?!”

“Furthermore, those guys are now shooting around in the northern part of the country, and they got into a fight with the guys-!! I don’t have enough hands on my own!!”

We looked at each other in silence.

＊

Vice president of the .

Sieclinde quickly knocked on the door of the president’s office as he passed the dozens of attendants who stood up and tried to say hello.

Her expression was frighteningly stiff, and her black wolf ears were trembling.

“Sorry. Chairman. The ether incoming call was not in good condition, so I came here to report in person.”

Knock knock

“… !”

At that moment, the attendants who were about to stand up and say hello rushed out.

Knock three times.

It was a serious agenda that only students at executive level or above could hear.

The presence of the attendants quickly leaving passed by, and an indifferent girl’s voice was heard from inside the door.

“… Come in.”

“Excuse me.

Squeak

Enter the Union Student Council President’s Office.

There, as usual, was a silver-white girl with a stone-like expression… Brünnhild was sitting in his seat.

Sieclinde stood in a polite posture and reported.

“Sigrun, the leader of the investigation team dispatched to in the northeastern region, led the investigation team on his own and conducted an investigation into the northern erosion area. And it is said that a conflict broke out with students from who encountered them in the northern region.”

“… ”

“That… Five colors in the process… There was news that [Trail of Yang Hong] had invaded… ”

Clap!

No sooner had Ziclinde finished speaking.

Brünnhild stood up, holding the lance behind his seat.

And he gave instructions without even looking back.

“… Arrangements for a train heading to the northern region.”

“I have already given instructions.”

“Got it.”

Step by step

Just like that, Brunhild left the student council president’s office without a moment of hesitation.

“… ”

Ziklinde was considering instructions to give to the entourage in preparation for the vacancy of the chairman. Suddenly, I felt a sense of discomfort from the objects on the desk in the president’s office.

As I narrowed my eyes and looked at him, I could see the identity of that sense of discomfort.

“… ?”

For some reason.

The ether incoming phone connected directly to the chairman’s office was broken.

Between the shattered phones.

What I suddenly see is… There was only a little blood.

“… Chairman?”

Sieclinde looked at the place where Brünnhild had gone with an expression of disbelief, but there was only cold silence.