Takioto Kousuke is an underachiever in MagiEx.
Of course, it’s not like “he’s a bad student because he’s bad at long-range magic.” Even if you’re bad at magic, if you can develop a special magic tool, you’ll be praised by the school and hired as a teacher.
Where you can be recognized, you will be firmly recognized.
So why was Takioto Kousuke treated as an underachiever?
It’s simply because his muscle-brain (muscles all the way to the brain) has low academic ability.
He’s also got an ero-brain (eros all the way to the brain).
“This is bad…”
Apparently, there was a possibility I’d be an underachiever, just like in the game.
By the way, instead of denying my ero-brain, I’m more than aware of it.
“I don’t understand the lesson at all.”
For some reason, basic math and language were the same as in modern Japan, which happens a lot in eroge.
However, when it comes to magical knowledge and history, my mind seems to be at a middle school level, not even high school.
Moreover, there are areas where my ignorance is worse than that of elementary school students or younger.
“What’s wrong?”
Ludi, who is sitting in front of me, calls out to me.
Because of her noble status, I shouldn’t feel uncomfortable, but… Maybe because I’ve been seeing her in her natural state recently, I can’t calm down.
“No, I was just shocked by my lack of academic ability.”
To begin with, the history of this world is terrible.
What’s terrible about it?
It’s that 80% of the military commanders and heroes are beautiful women, which is also typical of eroge.
No, I really did end up in an eroge, didn’t I!
“Heh.”
Ludi looks at me with a smile.
I don’t know what she’s thinking, but I don’t think it’s a good thing.
“Well, when it comes to academics, I have Nee-san, so I’ll be able to manage.”
Being grateful for the good fortune of having a teacher at home, I’ll make good use of her.
I believe Nee-san will accept it wholeheartedly.
Speaking of which, I turned my eyes to Iori and Katrina, a main heroine.
As for Iori’s expression, he seems to have no problems.
Just like in the game, his initial academic ability is normal.
But Katrina is different.
Looking at the display where the formula is shown, she doesn’t even twitch; she looks like a frog stared down by a snake.
“Apparently, Iori isn’t my ally.”
“Eh, what’s with that all of a sudden?”
“Looks like my kindred spirit is Katrina.”
Katrina replies, “Haa…?” with half her soul missing.
“You, ‘Katrina’?
…Well, I don’t mind that, but what do you mean by kindred spirit?”
It seems it’s fine to call her Katrina.
I used to always call her that, so I’m grateful for her permission.
“If I fail, you’re going down with me!”
I patted Katrina’s shoulder and nodded as I said that.
“Wha, I’m not going to fail!
I admit I’m a bit dumb, but…”
Katrina’s voice gets quieter and quieter.
You’re not just a bit dumb, you know.
“But we still have a way out!”
“Hey, you… Takioto Kousuke, right?
You’re not listening to a word I’m saying, are you?”
I tap the back of Ludi, who was nearby.
“Let’s ask Ludivine-san, who’s right here, to teach us.
It’s okay, she’s different from us!
With this, we’re safe.”
“I knew it, you’re not listening to me, are you?
You’re casually calling me an idiot, aren’t you?”
“It’s already confirmed that I’m going to teach you, huh… but it’s fine, I don’t mind teaching Katrina-san…”
Not me?
Well, I didn’t really want to ask to be taught, so it doesn’t matter.
The real goal is for Ludi to quickly get along with Katrina.
These two getting together in one of the events triggered by a sub-heroine is useful for Iori.
And it’s detrimental to me in various ways.
Now, I thought it would be hard for them to get along suddenly because I forced them together.
However, contrary to that idea, they opened up to each other quickly.
The conversation has already shifted from a shy exchange to a slightly casual chat.
One of the reasons is that Katrina is a looser person.
She’s very easy to talk to.
To be honest, it’s fun for me to talk to her too.
It’s like doing a comedy duo routine; she responds well.
Even though they’re chatting like friends, Ludi’s mannerisms are still those of an Ojou-sama.
However, a day will come when she won’t need to pretend.
The rest is… I keep glancing at Iori.
Hm?
He was clearing the clutter from his desk and preparing to move.
It’s like a protagonist habit, but what an unconfident look.
No, it’s normal because unreliable protagonists are the eroge standard, right?
However, I’ll have to make Iori stronger.
Also so I can lead all the heroines to a Happy End.
We moved to the first magic training ground with Iori and the others.
The students had their own weapons, which they were good at, and were enjoying chatting.
Among the students, I notice Iori’s focused gaze.
Beyond his gaze was the Class Rep, a sub-heroine.
“Hahan?
I get it, you’re curious about the Class Rep, right?”
“Wha!
T-that’s not true!”
In response to Iori’s voice, a few people look over here.
The Class Rep is one of them.
“Idiot!
Your voice is too loud.
Come here for a sec.”
When I beckoned with my hand, he looked at my face suspiciously and approached me.
“You’re curious about the Class Rep, Higurashi Kaede-chan.
Man, you have refined taste.
If I had to give her a Rank, she’s a solid B+.”
“Class Rep?
…Isn’t it Iinchou?
Also, Rank…?”
Class Rep is Class Rep, right?
The reason she came to be called “Iincho” is a bit weird, but that’s what the Eroge Players called her.
I’m not too sure about the rank.
This is what Takioto Kousuke in the game said on his own.
I think he evaluated women quite comprehensively.
It seems his taste and prejudice are mixed into it.
“The Class Rep is incredibly responsible, right?
It seems her family was in a bit of a tough spot, so she took care of the housework and her little sister.”
The Class Rep is from a single-father family.
By the time her sister was old enough to understand things, their mother had already passed away, and seeing her father busy working, she apparently thought she had to do something about it.
After that, she took care of all the housework and looked after her sister.
Perhaps because she was taking care of her sister, she is very caring and helpful to her classmates, even helping them with their studies.
The downside is that she’s a bit scatterbrained or strangely ends up making clumsy mistakes.
In the game, she can pull off the miracle of showing up to a date wearing mismatched socks.
Iori thought she was doing it on purpose as a fashion statement.
Well, you can hear the details from her yourself once you get closer.
“Her hobby, as her appearance suggests, is reading.
She likes kids and… no, more than that, she’s worth a meal ticket.”
“I-I see.
Even so, school only started a week ago… Where did you get this information?”
I’ll laugh for now.
And,
“It’s a trade secret.
Well, if you want to know more, prepare a meal ticket or just get along with her directly.”
Where did I find this out?
MagiEx, obviously.
Well, this much information is natural for me, who was called the database of the eroge world.
Now, that doesn’t matter.
I introduced the Class Rep; should I lightly introduce a few more?
“Now, taking this opportunity, I’d like to introduce some high-rank female classmates.”
And then I look at Katrina and the others.
Then Iori also turned his gaze in the same direction.
“So next is Katrina.”
Iori visibly soured.
I personally think Iori will end up with Katrina.
In MagiEx, Katrina could be captured unless something went terribly wrong.
On the contrary, unless you choose a special route, there’s no way not to capture her.
She’s even called the “default heroine.”
“Hey, hey, don’t make that face, okay?
She’s great at sports, easy to talk to, and above all, very cute.
There are guys aiming for her both in and out of class, you know?
Right, you guys think so too, right?”
I force the subject on them.
They were taken aback and opened their mouths in slight surprise.
“Well, I do think she’s cute, you know?
But for me, I’m interested in the elf next to her, you know?”
Scratching his orange head, he said that.
Instead of wearing a blouse, he wears an orange shirt and something like a pendant with a magic stone around his neck.
“Um, well… I’m interested in Katou-san, but I’m also interested in Ludivine-san in various ways…”
The other guy with them said this, pushing up his glasses.
He has long bangs, so his ultramarine blue hair hides his eyes, but can he see forward?
Actually, the bangs are so long it looks like he’s wearing his glasses on his bangs.
He has a hairstyle like an eroge protagonist from a long time ago.
“Really?
Well, anyway, I wish they were a bit older.”
“Um, we’ve known each other a long time, but I still can’t understand your fetish.
I think… a small, cute woman is nice too.
Though Ludivine-san is good as well.
Hijiri-kun thinks so too, doesn’t he?”
Said the guy with the bangs, and Iori nodded.
“Yeah, well.
I think they’re both really beautiful.
For me, Trefke-san especially is…”
Iori seems to have a bit of a weakness for her, probably because of that incident with Katrina.
“Haha!
Are you guys aiming for the flower on the peak?
You’re aiming for the second daughter of the Trefke Emperor?”
When I say this, Orange-head and Iori look at me in surprise.
“…I knew it was her.”
“Well, if you bring up an elf with the surname Trefke, then it’s a sure thing.
Ludi is a true, real Ojou-sama.
Smart and talented, she’s an undisputed S+ rank beauty who has intelligence, magic, charm, financial power, and influence.”
Ludi lets out a small “Kushin” sneeze right as I finish speaking.
“Katou Rina, who’s right next to her, loses in financial power, influence, and intelligence, but her beauty and magical power are among the best in the school.
Plus, unlike Ludi, she seems popular because she’s easy to connect and talk to.
If Ludi is an unreachable rich lady, Katrina is like the class idol?
Her Rank is A+.”
Unfortunately, her chest is also an A-cup… Katrina-san, why are you looking at me so coldly?
Katrina and the others approach us, perhaps because she sensed something.
Iori gets on guard beside me, while Orange-head and Bangs look confused.
“I felt something weird, didn’t you say something?”
“No, just that there are a lot of beautiful women in the class.”
I said this as if nothing happened.
“Right, I felt an unpleasant signal from you, yes, an unpleasant signal.”
Even if you don’t say it twice… I just thought they were small breasts.
By the way, was Katrina self-conscious about her small breasts?
“I felt it again… Or rather, your eyes.”
Speaking of which, there was a similar exchange in MagiEx.
In the game, Takioto Kousuke slips up after this.
He makes Katrina angry and gets beaten up by her in the mock battle.
And just as I remembered that, Katrina approached me with a smile.
Then she placed her hand on my shoulder.
At the same time, my shoulder screamed.
“Heh, if you have something to say, say it clearly.”
“It hurts, that hurts!”
Takioto Kousuke in the game said she had small breasts here, but I can’t do something so stupid.
It’s rude to say that.
“I see.”
Katrina takes her hand off my shoulder.
And smiles.
“My bad, you know, I was being a bit too suspicious.”
I smile while adjusting my collar.
“It’s fine, I don’t mind that.”
Too easy.
For a gentleman like me, choosing the best option to avoid unnecessary events is trivial.
Even if it’s the first time.
Hahaha, as I laughed in my heart, Katrina suddenly rolled her shoulders.
“Oh, but… I have big boobs, so my shoulders get stiff.”
Involuntarily, I turn my gaze to the cutting board.
“Pff!”
By the time I came back to my senses, it was too late.
Her anger… No, her murderous intent explodes and pierces my body.
“…I-it looks like stiffness.”
“I understood veeeery well what you were thinking.
Hey… you’re prepared, right?”
That joke was unfair.
I was just thinking about whether I should run away or use Iori as a shield.
“Let’s start the class!”
The teacher told us to sit down.
You are my savior!
Someone places a hand on my shoulder again.
Carefully manicured nails on slender fingers.
Obviously, her hand.
But this time, there isn’t much physical strength in her grip.
However, while it lacks physical strength, it’s full of magical power.
No, cold sweat is pouring down so much it’s unusual.
“Takioto.
I’m reserving you for a mock battle… Understood?”
Honestly, I don’t want to understand.
Ludi, who was beside me, was staring fixedly at me, but she walked with Katrina to the gathering spot.
Orange-head, who was watching the situation, breathed a sigh of relief.
“Hey, will Takioto be okay?
If you look at her magical power or how she moves her body, she seems really strong, you know?”
Iori was looking at me with a sad face, probably of the same opinion.
“D-do your best!”
Katrina, one of the main heroines, is a close-range, thief-type fighter who mainly fights in hand-to-hand combat. Find the original chapter at novelping.com.
As a main heroine, she receives massive preferential treatment; her offensive, defensive, and evasive powers are very good, and she also has excellent magic and skills to learn.
She will play an active role in various parts of the dungeons, helping the protagonist from the first boss to the final boss and the hidden DLC boss.
However, her initial ability isn’t high.
“Are you ready?”
Nodding, I stand face-to-face with Katrina, who was ready.
Her favorite weapon, a dagger, was in her hand.
The reason she isn’t strong from the start is because she becomes a companion right from the beginning.
Well, of course.
Would the game be interesting if a strong companion suddenly joined the party?
No, it wouldn’t.
If she’s as strong as the Katrina from the early days of the game, I don’t feel like I’m going to lose at all.
“Suddenly my stomach started hurting.”
But even if Katrina is as strong as I imagined, is it okay to beat her here?
In the game version of MagiEx, the battle tutorial starts at this mock battle event.
You learn how to operate and fight characters on the battle screen against your Mob classmates.
After beating them, the battle with Katrina, who defeated Takioto Kousuke, begins.
Yes, the Katrina who defeated Takioto Kousuke.
“I see, in that case, I’ll cut your stomach open and check if there’s anything abnormal.”
Then Katrina fought Iori, lost, acknowledged Iori as a rival, and became stronger while working hard.
“‘Taking it easy’ is a wonderful phrase, don’t you think?
I wish people would use it on me too.”
I want to be the strongest in the world.
However, it’s to lead the heroines to a Happy End.
It would be great if they grew strong and could reach a Happy End even without needing my help.
First of all, MagiEx has an exceptionally large number of events.
Because of this, you have to choose.
It’s very hard to appear in all the heroines’ events in a single playthrough.
If Iori and the other heroines can handle some events, or if she can achieve happiness through her own strength, I’d like to just leave it at that.
But that’s just an excuse.
I want her to be strong because I know the strong Katrina.
“‘Taking it easy,’ huh, I’ll think about it… Anyway, how long are you going to just stand there?
Grab your weapon already.”
What I like about Katrina isn’t her petite body, modest breasts, and the fact that even though she’s a tsundere, she’s actually very kind.
No, of course I like that too, but the biggest reason I like her is something else.
The fascinating thing about Katrina is that she hates losing the most, or second most, in MagiEx.
MagiEx is a game where many girls hate to lose, but Katrina in particular is a woman who visibly gets frustrated and strives to grow.
“No, this is fine.”
Maybe this is the only time I can win easily.
The main heroines are a bundle of potential.
I have no intention of overtaking them easily, but I have the potential to overtake them.
That’s why I’m going to get an overwhelming victory right now and frustrate her.
I’m going to trigger her hatred of losing.
Losing to a guy like me should become a great source of inspiration for her in the future.
Besides, I love strong heroines.
Characters who primarily seek strength, I definitely want them to become stronger.
And I also want the male characters, including Iori, to become stronger.
However, I will be the strongest, surpassing even those strong girls.
I gradually increase the magical power sent into the scarf.
When the scarf floats gently like another creature, Katrina’s eyes widen in surprise, and her gaze locks onto the scarf.
“You can come at me whenever you want, you know.”
“…I see.
Well then, here I go.”
At the same time she said that, Katrina kicked the ground, and as she came straight at me, she attacked my flank with a dagger in her opposite hand.
Should I say she’s reasonably fast?
It’s still far from Senpai’s level and slower than Claris-san.
I immediately create the Third Hand to defend against the attack.
Kiin.
The sound of metal clashing with metal was heard.
It wasn’t the sound of a dagger hitting cloth.
However, the dagger was repelled by a piece of cloth called a scarf and made that noise.
Katrina probably understood the power of this scarf.
She glared at me with a piercing look and gritted her teeth.
“…Taking it easy?
Do you even need that kind of thing?”
Katrina’s atmosphere changes.
Seeing that the magical power emitted from her whole body got a little stronger, it seems she recast her body strengthening magic.
That wasn’t the only change.
Her dagger emitted a faint yellow light.
It seems she used some magic, realizing that a mere dagger can’t compete with my scarf.
If it can be used from the start, it must be an earth-attribute enchantment that enhances cutting, huh?
As I watch the situation closely, she clicks her tongue.
“…Haha, this is awful.
I just have a bad feeling about this.
Damn raccoon.”
“Raccoons don’t wear scarves, you know?”
I understood what she meant.
But I say it on purpose.
“Tch.
You didn’t ev～～～～～～～～en think I meant it in that sense, did you?
Aah SO ANNOYING, to think someone like you is this strong!”
Her body moves to the side.
“Hey, hey, even if it doesn’t look like it, I’ve been training properly, you know?”
“I understood that v～～～～ery well from our previous exchange.”
She moves in a circle around me.
She casts a piercing gaze while observing my movements, like a carnivore targeting its prey.
It was when she was about to complete a full circle.
There was a sound of something being struck nearby, and I turned my gaze to it for a moment.
Apparently, it was the sound of Ludi knocking out her opponent with magic.
“You’re pretty bold to look away with an adorable lady right in front of you, aren’t you?”
She was already in front of me when I turned my eyes back to the voice.
With my eyes wide open, her dagger… A blade bathed in yellow light was approaching me.
Indeed, I took my eyes off her.
However, I didn’t neglect my vigilance, and for me, who trains with Claris-san and Senpai almost daily, it was a speed I could handle.
Besides, I was already prepared to defend myself at any moment.
“For an adorable lady, you’re swinging something pretty dangerous there, damn.
Well, I won’t deny that you’re an adorable lady.”
Did the attack get a little heavier?
Preventing it with my Fourth Hand, I grab her arm, seize her body with my Third Hand, and throw her appropriately.
She never hit the ground.
I guess it wasn’t good to throw her too hard.
She lands beautifully on the ground, immediately grabs her dagger, and runs back at me.
Defending against her blade countless times, and when she gets tired, I kick her flank and she retreats far back.
And,
“Really, awful.
What a humiliation.”
Saying that, she sheathes her weapon.
There should be almost no damage.
So she should still be able to fight.
But she understood.
That she isn’t able to beat me.
As she walks over here in large strides, she glares at me piercingly and says.
“I lost today, but remember this.”
Then, she lightly taps my stomach.
“Next time, I’m going to win.”
It was a declaration of war from Katrina.
“Hmm, a weapon besides the scarf and shawl?”
Mizumori-senpai says this, wiping her sweaty hair with a towel, while going “Hmm, hmm.”
Senpai, in her training clothes, had her shoulder-length hair in a ponytail, exposing her slender nape.
The white, fresh nape is so seductive it’s as if it’s casting some kind of magic; no matter what, I can’t look away.
Even if I try to look away, I can’t.
I want to touch it.
“It’s an extremely difficult problem…”
“Yes, it’s an extremely difficult problem.”
I wonder why there isn’t a fan club for Mizumori-senpai, even though she’s so beautiful.
I asked various people at school, but I couldn’t confirm its existence.
Strange.
Instead, I was able to confirm the three fan clubs just like in the game.
MMM, the Elite Fan Guards of the Student Council President.
SSS, the Paladin Fan Club of the current Saint.
And the newly created LLL, Ludi’s Imperial Fan Knights.
Better yet, let me make a new one.
How about YYY, following the precedent?
Being member number zero is anyone’s dream.
“Depending on the weapon you choose, you can amplify your strengths or eliminate your weaknesses.”
“…Actually, I thought it’s valid to have a shield in addition to a weapon.”
My reaction was delayed because I was having a strange delusion.
“I see, you focus on protecting yourself with a shield and attack with your Third and Fourth Hands.
In some cases, it becomes a perfect iron wall of defense using even your Third and Fourth Hands.”
In the game, you can’t equip long-range weapons like bows, so the most popular was the tank role with four shields.
But this time it’s not a game.
There are no equipment restrictions.
It’s also a good idea to have a bow to compensate for my weaknesses.
“In my opinion, I recommend choosing a weapon that’s easy to use when testing them out.”
“Just as I thought, that’s the best, right…”
“In my case, I mastered the katana technique, naginata technique, and a bit of archery, but in my childhood I was forced to do many other things.
The naginata suited me best and is what I’m strongest with.
I think it’s important to maintain your motivation.”
“Which means… it’s better to try out various weapons, right?”
When I say this, Senpai agrees.
“That’s right, at least that’s what I think.
However, when trying them out, it might be better to narrow down the weapons early.
It’s a waste to learn everything halfway.”
Instead of being a jack-of-all-trades, it’s better to be a master of one, huh?
That’s true.
“Which means… First I should test anything, right?
But what weapon should I start with?”
An orthodox sword?
A Japanese-style sword?
A spear that makes the most of my reach?
Mace, axe, bow.
“If it’s a katana or naginata, I’ll take a look, and if you want to learn more later, just come to the dojo.
Look, katanas and naginatas are wonderful weapons… they’re much sharper than other weapons… Plus they’re easy to enchant with magical power, they’re weapons I highly recommend.
Also, since with a katana you can’t hold a shield anymore, you need to defend and dodge with your arm, but I think Takioto, who learned Mind’s Eye and can use the Third and Fourth Hands, covers the weaknesses and can display the original strength of the katana without any problems, but… What do you think!?”
What do you think!?
Even if you tell me that while holding my hand… Senpai’s recommendation for the katana was intense.
Well, anyway, I was thinking of starting with the weapons Senpai and Claris-san could use, so it’s fine.
“You’re right… should I try the Katana, then?”
“Fufu, thinking that someday you’d say that, I came prepared!”
Yukine-senpai pulls a wooden sword out of somewhere after saying that.
Wait, where did you actually pull that from?
Even so, Senpai being this happy is truly beautiful.
It’s very regrettable that I have to refuse right now.
“I’m extremely happy that you prepared, but… We have school today.”
Senpai nods, “Aa,” as if she knew that.
“You’re right, so I’d like us to come after school, but I have my Public Morals Committee work… How about tomorrow morning?”
Of course I don’t mind if it’s tomorrow morning.
“I’ll be in your care, then.”
When I said that, Senpai clapped her hands as if remembering something.
“Speaking of which… What we talked about before, it seems it’s coming true, you know?”
“Hrm, what was it again?”
Is it the story of establishing YYY?
If so, wait a minute.
You don’t have my permission to create the Mizumori Yukine fan club yet, right?
It’s an unforgivable outrage.
If you give up on being member number zero or number one, I might allow it.
Well, that’s not the case.
“It seems we can form the same party for the Dungeon class.
Of course, Ludi is joining too.”
Heh, I nod.
“Did Marino-san do this?”
“I only mentioned it lightly, but I got an almost immediate reply.
She easily replied that she mixed me in with the others for the class.”
Marino-san, Good Job.
Now I can explore the Dungeon in the same party as Senpai.
Depending on the other party members, reaching the tenth floor isn’t just a dream.
“Takioto… you look very happy, don’t you?”
“That’s obvious, because I’m together with Senpai!”
When I say that, Senpai smiles and scratches her cheek.
“You, that kind of thing normally… no, never mind.
Let’s go to school already.”
Saying that, she turns around and starts walking.
Certainly, considering I was going to go home to take a shower, the timing was going to be right on the edge.
Arriving at school with Ludi, I was greeted by curious stares.
Probably because Ludi is by my side.
I would have stared too if I were in a similar situation.
Is Ludi used to this kind of stare?
First of all, she’s a woman in the high position of a princess, and you could say it’d be strange if she wasn’t used to it.
“Good morning.”
It was Katrina who spoke without minding the eyes around us.
Doesn’t she feel anything from these stares?
She chats normally with Ludi.
And Iori didn’t mind the stares either.
He smiled and mingled with us, and the conversation was flourishing; the chat was going to be long, so,
“More importantly, let’s get moving for the first period today, right?
Let’s go.”
I hurry the three of them along.
While the four of us were walking, Ludi and Katrina, who were walking ahead of us, suddenly stopped.
“Hm, what?
We can’t keep walking.”
“Indeed, it’s a huge crowd… I wonder why.”
Normally, there isn’t a crowd like this.
That’s because everyone heads to their destination immediately, after all.
I push through the crowd of onlookers and look at the person in the center.
And I understood.
This event is about to start.
I step back a bit into the cleared path and call Ludi and the others.
Then, some of the students got angry, but as soon as they saw Ludi, they dropped the angry expressions.
Instead, they took the initiative to make space.
Maybe they’re members of the LLL.
When I lead Ludi and the others to a place where they can see well, I direct them to look over there with my chin.
There was a main heroine there, Monika Mercedes von Mobius, who is the Student Council President and one of the Super Trio, and the heroine Stephania Scaglione, who is the President of the Public Morals Committee and the current Saint.
“The President and the Saint!
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“Ah, how beautiful.”
The curious students are saying that.
I told the guy next to me what’s happening.
“Oh, there was a fight where magic was even used.
The Student Council President and the Saint who happened to pass by resolved it.”
Now, with this, I have no doubts.
This is the first event where the protagonist encounters a main heroine and the Three Committees, which is closely related to future scenarios.
It’s true that Iori and the others didn’t know about the Three Committees, so in some cases I’d have to teach them.
Even so, isn’t one missing?
I can’t find Benito-kyou of the Shikibu Kai, who is popular among the male characters.
Weren’t the three of them together in this scene?
No, I feel like the three of them were there.
While I was thinking about that, speak of the devil, I saw him walking this way.
A woman in a kimono walks beside him.
As they walk toward the Student Council President and the Saint, the blocked hallway creates a path like Moses parting the sea.
Benito-kyou must be the president (Minister of Ceremonial Affairs), but the kimono girl stands out more; she’s actually the vice-president (Vice-Minister).
As expected of the woman who fights for the number one or two spot in MagiEx’s fashion rankings.
She doesn’t even have the shadow or shape of her uniform left.
“Yaa, what’s the matter?
The Student Council President and the Public Morals Committee President gathered here?”
With his appearance, the atmosphere of the place changes.
The first-years had a question mark over their heads, but the second and third-years were glaring at him angrily.
The guy in front clicks his tongue, and the guy next to him says, it’s Kusonito (Benito with Kuso, meaning shit or something like that)!?
Furthermore, they gave a cold look to the woman who appeared with Benito-kyou and was close to him.
“Ara, Benito-kun.”
“Good afternoon, Benito-san.”
“What happened?
Isn’t this a huge crowd?”
Benito says this and looks around.
I felt his eyes stop here for a moment, but probably because of Ludi.
“There was a fight where they even used magic that started from a small argument.”
“By coincidence, Steph and I were there and resolved it.”
With that said, Student Council President Monika shrugs her shoulders.
“I see.
So that’s why it’s a mess…”
Benito looks around again.
And laughs,
“What a waste of time, good work.
I keep wondering.
Why doesn’t the school expel these troublemakers and underachievers?
It’s really annoying.
I hope they go back to the boonies they came from and I never see them again.
Don’t waste our precious elite time.
How many of these onlookers are nuisance-kun?”
When he says this, the atmosphere of the Presidents changes.
“Ara, Benito-kun, what did you just say?
That was just a slip of the tongue, right?
You plan to take back what you said?”
“I agree.
You’re talking too much, you know?”
“But aren’t I right?
You guys think so too, right!
It’d be good if these talentless troublemakers could be expelled immediately.
They have no education, no magic, and come from bad families.
They can’t have any hope left!”
“You’re right, just as Benito-kyou says.
We just need to discard these lower-class monkeys.”
It was such an atmosphere that the temperature around seemed to have dropped several degrees.
“Ara ara, Benito-san and Shion-san.
Please apologize.”
When I saw the saint who said something decent, I sighed in my heart.
She is the most twisted of the main characters currently here.
And she is one of the heroines I definitely want to save, and also one of the extremely difficult heroines.
Hearing this, Benito wasn’t intimidated, but deepened his laugh.
“Hahaha, hahahahahahahahahahhaa-hahhahha.
I just told the truth, right?”
Benito said, a nearby boy with spiky hair glared and walked up to Benito.
The spiky hair says “Hey Kusonito” and started arguing.
The students watching them from afar start talking about it.
“Tch.
It’s annoying, but that NEET’s strength is real.”
“It seems the members of the Shikibu Kai have already captured the fiftieth floor.
And the third-years have already captured the 60th floor.”
“Seriously?
Even though he’s normally just messing around?!”
“It’s almost ridiculous for us who are doing this seriously.
Just as I thought, it’s talent?”
While listening to the conversation, I was suddenly tapped on the shoulder.
It was Ludi.
“Hey, who are these people?
I know who the Student Council President is, but the other two… and if you know anything about these Three Committees, I’d like you to teach me.”
“What, you don’t know?
Maybe Iori and Katrina don’t know either?”
I ask.
They probably don’t know, after all, in the game, I’m the one who explains it here.
Just as I thought, Iori and the others seemed not to know.
I cleared my throat and started speaking.
“In this academy, you see, there’s an organization called the Three Committees, which holds great power.”
I look at Monika-senpai.
“One, the Student Council led by Monika Mercedes von Mobius.
You saw Monika-senpai at the entrance ceremony, right?”
Wait, Iori and I didn’t see it.
Well, whatever.
This time, I turned my eyes to Stephania-senpai, who wore a white tunic over her uniform.
“Two, the Public Morals Committee led by the Saint-sama, Stephania Scaglione-senpai.
Even saying Saint-sama, she’s the Saint-sama of the current generation.
This person needs no explanation.”
Their eyes move along with mine.
To the snob and the beautiful woman in the kimono.
“Three, the Shikibu Kai led by Benito-senpai.
That beautiful kimono woman is also an executive of the Shikibu Kai.
Benito-senpai seems to be a noble from France.”
“A noble, huh.
How should I put it… I don’t know what kind of organization the Shikibu Kai is, but I’m sure it doesn’t give me a good feeling.”
Katrina said.
I agree.
“Well, putting first impressions aside, these three groups decide most of the important things in the administration of this academy.
Well, to join the Three Committees, you have to be a first-class mage.
In short, the elite.
If you want to become a magic knight or a court mage in the future, or if you want to get a powerful job, aiming for the Three Committees might be good.
From what I’ve heard, besides receiving confidential reports, they also receive considerable evaluation from companies and the national government.”
“But you can’t get in easily, right?”
“Yes, of course.
You have to be a first-class mage, and there are other conditions depending on the organization.
There’s also a limit to the number of people.
Well, there are no restrictions if it’s a sub-organization.
By the way, there isn’t any sub-organization in the Shikibu Kai.
The Student Council and the Public Morals Committee have sub-organizations.”
In the game, to join the Student Council and the Public Morals Committee, you had to grow within the organization.
Only the Shikibu Kai is a bit special, and if you didn’t do an RTA or go on a second playthrough, you couldn’t get in.
It’s also hidden, but it also has a sub-organization.
When I finished the explanation, the argument between Benito and the others was at its limit.
“Hey, Kusonito… Try repeating what you said one more time.”
Spiky-hair glares coldly at Benito as if he had killed his parents, Benito sighs as if looking down on him, and gives a smile.
“Oh, I’ll say it.
You don’t have the skill to capture the Dungeon yet, your academic ability is low, and your behavior is bad.
Not to mention you’re already a nuisance, so it’s a good idea to quit the academy right away and go back to the boonies you came from.
That’s better for you, you know.
Haha, oh how kind I am, thinking of others!”
To Benito who says this, the beautiful kimono woman scolds him with a “Now, now.”
“Benito-kyou, it’s true, but why not be a little less direct?”
“No, I think it’s better to speak clearly to him.”
The Student Council President sighed at seeing the two Shikibu Kai members.
“It seems the Shikibu Kai is operating as usual, huh.
It seems you’re missing something important as human beings.”
The Ojou-sama next to Benito laughs and glares at the Student Council President, murmuring an “Ara.” However, her eyes aren’t laughing.
“Hoo, Kaichou-dono.
I wouldn’t mind submitting a vote of no confidence, you know?”
“If you can, please do.
If my memory serves me right, it wouldn’t be possible with the power of the Vice-Minister, but with that of the Minister of Ceremonial Affairs, wasn’t it?”
“Even if I can’t do it with power, I can beat you up in public.
I wonder if you’ll be able to maintain your reputation without falling from the presidency.”
“Hee… Shion, you think you can beat me?
I wonder who would lose their reputation… Ara, but since you don’t even have a reputation to begin with, there’s no way to lose it.”
The two are smiling, but they aren’t laughing.
If this were a shounen manga, a “GOGOGO” sound effect would be drawn, and a dragon or demon would be drawn behind them.
“Classes are about to start, how about we stop here?”
I was wondering how long this would last, but Saint Steph’s words put an end to it all.
“Hmph.”
When the two turned their faces at the same time, Shion-san stepped into the teleportation magic circle.
When Benito saw, he followed Shion-san and entered the teleportation magic circle, saying, “Hahaha, we’ll meet again, Stephania-sama.” Spiky-hair doesn’t go to the magic circle, but walks toward the exit.
Saint Steph, who saw this,
“Yes, everyone.
Classes are starting, okay?
Move to your classrooms.”
Tells the gathered people to disperse.
And she also entered the magic circle and teleported.
And the Student Council President who remained was about to go to the same magic circle as the Saint, but out of nowhere she turns this way.
And when she smiles at me, she enters the teleportation magic circle.
“Oh, they’re from the three big fan clubs…”
“Just as I thought, Stephania-sama is wonderful.
I’m glad I’m SSS.”
“I prefer Monika-kaichou.
Somehow I can’t stomach Stephania-sama.”
“No, I wonder if the LLL, which has become one of the three biggest fan clubs, is good.”
The people around me praise the heroines they like.
Iori might have wondered when he saw the situation.
“Hey Kousuke-kun.
Do you know what the three big fan clubs are?”
I feigned exaggeration and started explaining: “Hey, hey, seriously?
You don’t even know that?”
“They’re fan clubs for popular students at this school.
You can see two of them together over there, right?”
I point with my chin.
Then Iori murmured.
“Maybe of Monika-kaichou and Saint Stephania?”
“That’s right.
Monika-sama’s Elite Fan Guards, MMM.
The current Saint’s Paladin Fan Club, SSS.”
“Hey, what’s this MMM?
Is it an abbreviation of the name?
But then I don’t understand SSS…”
Katrina has a very good question.
At first I thought Monika-sama’s fan club was an acronym for her name.
Monika Mercedes von Mobius.
But it’s actually different.
“MMM is obviously Monika-sama Maji Megami (Monika-sama is seriously a Goddess).
By the way, SSS is Stephania-sama Sugoku Daitenshi (Stephania-sama is seriously an Archangel).”
“I can’t understand the meaning.”
Ludi says something like that while perplexed.
When I first heard it, I thought, what the hell is this guy saying?
“According to MMM, Monika-sama is as beautiful and dignified as a goddess of war.
Well, I get that.
But then it evolved into the thought, ‘Isn’t Monika-sama the goddess of war?’ And it seems they reached the conclusion that Monika-sama was a goddess of war.
And it ended up becoming: ‘Goddess of war?
You mean Monika-sama, right?'”
“I don’t get the point…”
“In other words.
The guys in MMM say that Monika includes the meaning of Goddess of War, and Monika-sama Maji Monika is Monika-sama Maji Goddess of War.”
Simply put, it’s as if Monika-sama had “Goddess of War” written as furigana over her name.
Probably.
“I have a headache…”
Katrina, search that word on Yahoo.
Wait, depending on the browser, the results might change a lot…
“SSS is similar.
According to SSS, Stephania means archangel, in short.”
“Stephania-sama Sugoku Daitenshi (Stephania is seriously an Archangel), right.”
“Yes, just like Iori said.”
Heh, Iori accepts it.
Is it okay to accept that?
“By the way, you said three big fan clubs, right?
What’s the other one?”
In response to Katrina’s question, I look back.
“Ara, what is it?”
However, Ludi, who received my look, didn’t understand.
Katrina and Iori seem to have realized.
“Ah, I get it.
It makes sense.
Very beautiful, smart, and good at magic.”
“That being the case.
Do your best, Ludi.”
I forcefully steer the conversation back on track.
“?”
She didn’t seem to understand yet, but the reaction around her was remarkable.
Looking this way and talking about something.
“I think I’ll go for the LLL.”
“Oh, that beauty is a noble, and above all, she’s the elf princess.
Kuuuh, that’s the best.”
The buzzing gradually spreads.
And finally she started to notice, so I decided to tell her in detail.
“One of the newest of the three big fan clubs is the rising star, Ludivine Marie-Ange de la Trefke, the Imperial Knights, LLL (Love Love Ludivine-sama), which has recently increased its membership with tremendous momentum.
Yes, it’s your fan club.”
When I patted her shoulder with that, a cute voice escaped Ludi’s mouth, saying “Fueh?”.
I will never forget Ludi’s perplexed face.