Hearing the notification sound ring in his heart again, a trace of joy flashed through Suto’s eyes.
He had already farmed money from Megumi once yesterday, yet he could actually farm it again today.
From the looks of it, this money-farming mechanism seemed to be something he could trigger once per day.
After asking Megumi for help, Suto returned to his seat, opened the system panel, and glanced at his wallet balance.
[0 gold coins, 0 silver coins, 44 copper coins]
It was the same income of 10 copper coins.
The number of copper coins had neither decreased nor increased.
It was the same as yesterday.
It felt a little like checking in, except the check-in target was not a specific place, but a specific person.
Suto closed the panel and thought of Miyuri-san.
If his guess was right, then after going home tonight, he should be able to farm 10 copper coins from the landlady as well.
He would test it when he got back.
…
Kato Megumi looked at the chewing gum and envelope on her desk with a somewhat helpless expression.
But since she had already agreed to help someone, she still had to do it.
She put both the chewing gum and the envelope away.
When the next break came, she got up and walked out of the classroom.
Sawamura Eriri was very famous at school and was often discussed by students during breaks.
Megumi occasionally listened to those bits of gossip too, so she knew which class this upperclassman was in.
There were many people in the corridor, but everyone seemed as if they hadn’t seen Kato Megumi pass in front of them at all.
They continued talking, playing, and messing around as usual.
Just like that, Kato Megumi smoothly arrived in front of a classroom like an unseen ghost.
She raised her head and glanced at the classroom sign.
After confirming that it was correct, she walked straight in.
The students in the classroom did not notice this unfamiliar student from another class at all.
Megumi looked around and found a girl with blonde twin-tails.
Several girls were gathered around her seat, and the other boys in the class also secretly glanced in that direction from time to time.
One look was enough to tell that this girl was the most popular type in class, the core of the girls’ social circle.
So that transfer student likes this kind of person…
Thinking that, Megumi walked toward her.
Sawamura Eriri was chatting with the girls in her class about makeup and clothes.
Her father was a member of the British Embassy, her mother belonged to a locally prestigious family, and their household was wealthy.
Eriri herself possessed striking beauty, so it was only natural that this young lady was never lacking in such things.
Because of that, she had always been surrounded by both female and male friends who eagerly sought her company.
At that moment, however, an inconspicuous unfamiliar girl suddenly stepped in front of Eriri and handed her an envelope.
Eriri was a little stunned.
“?”
Megumi said expressionlessly, “A boy asked me to give this to you.
I’ve delivered it.”
After saying that, she turned around and left.
“Who was that?”
“No idea.
She looked kind of plain.”
“She definitely doesn’t know how to use makeup.”
Eriri frowned and lowered her head to look at the white envelope in her hand.
“Eriri-chan, someone sent you another confession letter.”
“Eriri-chan really is so charming.”
“Exactly!
Hurry up and open it.
Let’s see which class the boy is from!”
Eriri’s expression looked somewhat helpless, yet also a little smug.
There was nothing she could do about it.
From her first year to her second year, she had already received many confession letters like this.
The first time, she might have felt a little nervous.
But now, she was already completely unfazed.
If not for the boring girls around her making a fuss, she would not have even wanted to open the envelope and would have thrown it away directly.
In any case, what was inside would just be disgusting words pretending to be deeply affectionate…
Eriri tore open the envelope and took out the letter inside.
[Meet me on the rooftop at noon.
Remember to come alone.]
[Kashiwagi Eri-sensei.]
Eriri’s pupils suddenly shrank.
Before the girls around her could lean over to look, she folded the letter shut.
“Eriri-chan, what’s wrong?”
“Eriri-chan, what does the letter say?
Read it to us!”
“Yeah, yeah!”
Eriri forced a smile and pretended to be calm.
“It’s nothing worth reading.
Just some boring words…”
As she spoke, she casually tore the letter in her hand apart.
And she tore it into tiny pieces.
The girls beside her didn’t think too much of it.
They laughed and said that boys were really annoying, that they had no idea who could possibly be worthy of their Eriri-chan, and similar things.
Eriri forced the corners of her mouth up and laughed along with them, but in reality, her heart was in complete chaos.
Who is it?
Why does he know my secret?
He wants me to go to the rooftop alone at noon.
Is he planning to use this secret to threaten me into doing things I don’t want—just like in a doujin?
The thought of such a terrifying future made Eriri’s legs nearly give way.
I’m only a second-year high school student.
Does that mean the next two years of my high school life will be spent being forced into ‘this’ and ‘that’ by some perverted guy?
No way, no way, absolutely no way!
…
Noon.
Students went to the cafeteria to eat in twos and threes.
Megumi took out her bento and quietly began eating at her seat.
Suto, meanwhile, went to the school rooftop just like he had yesterday afternoon.
When he had eaten half of the bread, Suto heard footsteps coming up the stairs.
They were very light.
He walked over and saw the door being pushed open.
A girl with blonde twin-tails stood behind it.
Half-English, half-Japanese, naturally blonde hair, delicate features…
Suto looked at the girl in front of him, whose appearance matched her anime character design, and showed a friendly smile.
“Kashiwagi Eri-sensei.”
Looking at the smile on his face, Eriri felt as if her heart had fallen into an ice cellar.
She pretended to be confused and asked, “What are you talking about?
What Kashiwagi Eri-sensei?
Is there a teacher by that name at our school?”
Suto looked at her and said, “Stop pretending, Sawamura Eriri.
You don’t want this identity of yours exposed, do you?”
Eriri fell silent for a moment before saying, “Although I don’t know how you found out about this, let me tell you something.
My family is rich.
My father is a British diplomat and has good relationships with many officials.
My mother also has many wealthy friends locally.”
“If you plan to threaten me with the fact that I draw doujinshi, then at worst, I’ll transfer schools.
But you’d better be careful of my family’s retaliation.”
“I didn’t expect your head to be so clear.
As expected of an honor student?”
After listening to her words, Suto couldn’t help smiling.
“What are you laughing at?!”
“As expected, the kind of thing in your doujinshi, where someone casually finds a reason to threaten the heroine into doing ‘this’ and ‘that’, is impossible in reality.”
“…”
Eriri looked away guiltily.
In truth, when she had first received the letter, she had really felt like the heroine of one of those doujinshi, as if her life was about to be over.
But after thinking about it for two whole classes, she realized that she didn’t seem to have much to be afraid of.
At worst, she would transfer schools.
If that still wasn’t enough, she could go back to England to study.
But she absolutely would not let the other party get away with it either!
“Relax, senpai.
I have no intention of exposing your identity.
That was just a joke.” Suto said, “I called you here because I wanted to ask you for a small favor.”
Eriri looked at him suspiciously and asked, “What small favor?”
“Help promote a light novel.”
“That’s it?”
“That’s it.”
“…”
Looking at Suto’s serious expression, Eriri fell silent for a moment before angrily speaking up.
“If that’s all, you should’ve said so earlier!”
…
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