The 1,000 gold coins from the Main Quest reward were, of course, stored away by Wanmie.
Although there were plenty of skills and items priced at dozens or hundreds of coins in the system’s shop, Wanmie could tell from the detailed descriptions that their usefulness was minimal—they couldn’t provide any real boost to her current combat ability.
It was better to save up the coins to buy more powerful skills and items.
Over the past two days, Wanmie and Shinomiya’s daily routine remained the same as before—eating, sleeping, and playing games.
But the only difference was that lately, Shinomiya seemed to really enjoy sticking close to Wanmie.
At first, this was a very happy thing.
But after a day, Wanmie was about to reach her limit.
Shinomiya wasn’t very skilled at controlling her spiritual power—if her emotions fluctuated even a little, her power would leak out, and while it wasn’t enough to cause a space quake, it did freeze Wanmie half to death.
In the past, Wanmie could withstand the cold by staying on the side wrapped in a small blanket, but now that Shinomiya clung to her in everything she did, Wanmie felt as if she was carrying a giant ice block on her body—so cold it was unbearable.
That line you often see online, about ‘pain mixed with pleasure’—this must be what it refers to…
On the other side, Shiori hadn’t been idle these two days, either.
Two days ago, in a moment of desperation, Shiori pretended to be sick to distract Origami, allowing Wanmie and Shinomiya to escape unharmed, but it hadn’t gone well for him, either.
After Wanmie left with Shinomiya, the AST team arrived, and Shiori was immediately sent to the Hospital.
To avoid arousing Origami’s suspicion, Shiori had to endure all kinds of examinations.
Although the final reports showed that he didn’t have any illness—in fact, he was even healthier than most people—Origami still wasn’t at ease.
She had Shiori checked at this Hospital, and when they found nothing, sent him to another one, back and forth, until Shiori felt like he never wanted to step into a Hospital ever again in his life…
Fortunately, after receiving the examination report from the fifth Hospital today, Origami was finally convinced that Shiori hadn’t contracted any diseases, and refrained from sending him to a sixth Hospital.
In the morning, Shiori and Tohka went to school as usual.
But as soon as they entered the classroom, they saw Tamaki-sensei bustling about.
“Sensei, is there some event today?”
Shiori asked curiously.
“Ah, good morning, Shiori-san. Since you just transferred here recently, you probably don’t know, do you?”
Tamaki-sensei explained with a smile.
“Idol Miku Izayoi from Ryudanshi Girls’ Academy is coming to our school for a concert tour. Originally, the venue was supposed to be handled by Ryudanshi Girls’ Academy, but our Principal thought this would be a good chance to strengthen ties, so he decided to have each Class send some people to help out.”
“As you know, Ryudanshi Girls’ Academy is a prestigious school—whether it’s in terms of educational standards or other aspects, they’re very strong, so deepening our exchange wouldn’t hurt.”
“So, as your Sensei, I managed to secure a few slots for our Class. Shiori-san, would you like to sign up?”
After saying this, Tamaki-sensei had a ‘hurry up and praise me’ expression on her face.
Her youthful looks and petite figure made her resemble a middle schooler, and now she looked even more like a student.
If you didn’t know beforehand, who would believe that she was actually a twenty-nine-year-old unmarried woman?
“Shiori, it sounds really interesting!”
Tohka’s eyes sparkled with gold.
Before, Tohka’s understanding of this world was basically zero, but ever since she was sealed by Shidou, her curiosity had become uncontrollable—she wanted to try everything.
Of course, Shiori had no intention of refusing.
After all, her main purpose was to contact Miku and retrieve Shinomiya’s Hand Puppet from her.
“I think it sounds fun, too. But are there any requirements for signing up?”
“There is one requirement, but Shiori-san and Tohka-san already meet it.”
“We already meet it?”
Shiori didn’t quite understand Tamaki-sensei’s words.
Tamaki-sensei gave a helpless smile.
“The only requirement from Idol Miku Izayoi was that no males could be present in the venue, and that the concert would be for girls only.”
“I…I see…”
Come to think of it, when Kanzaki Kotori was investigating Idol Miku Izayoi’s background, she mentioned that Miku was a yuri—there were even rumors that after concerts, she often brought female fans home.
So restricting participation to girls was within reason.
“In that case, if there are still slots, please add me and Tohka, Tamaki-sensei.”
“Wait, me too.”
Just as Shiori finished speaking, a white figure appeared beside her, nearly scaring her soul out.
“O…Origami-san, could you please appear a bit more normally next time? If you keep doing this, I’ll get a heart attack sooner or later…”
Shiori clutched her chest, her heart still pounding.
“I’ll be more careful next time.”
Origami replied expressionlessly, then turned to Tamaki-sensei.
“Sensei, I want to sign up too.”
“Uh…”
Tamaki-sensei looked troubled.
“The two remaining slots I had just went to Shiori-san and Tohka-san, Origami-san—you were a little late.”
Though Idol Miku Izayoi had debuted only six months ago, she was already very popular, with plenty of female fans even among her own peers.
There were five slots in total, and as soon as Tamaki-sensei announced the event, the Ai, Mai, Mei Trio snatched up three spots, followed by Shiori and Tohka.
“Then just remove her.”
Origami pointed at Tohka next to Shiori.
“That…wouldn’t be fair, would it?”
Tamaki-sensei frowned.
For some reason, Origami-san and Tohka-san never seemed to get along.
Both were usually well-behaved, but when together, they always ended up arguing.
“Origami, what’s that supposed to mean? Want to fight?”
Tohka instantly flared up like an angry kitten, glaring at Origami with a posture ready to strike.
Origami just looked at her coldly.
“Nothing. It’s just that being by Shiori-san’s side, you only cause trouble. That’s why I’m the better candidate.”
“That’s nonsense! Who would cause trouble for Shiori?”
“Just speaking the truth. If you don’t believe me, ask Shiori-san.”
“Will you two stop it already! It’s not right for classmates to argue!”
Tamaki-sensei couldn’t stand it anymore.
She squeezed between them, forcibly separating them and scolding.
“Origami-san, classmates should understand each other, don’t keep targeting Tohka-san.”
“Tohka-san, fighting and arguing won’t solve anything!”
After Tamaki-sensei’s words, the two finally quieted down.
Seeing them no longer arguing, Tamaki-sensei let out a helpless sigh and shook her head.
“Since you all want to go so badly, I’ll talk to the Principal and see if I can get one more slot. But promise me—you won’t fight over this again, all right?”
“Understood. (×2)”
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