Chapter 61

Today, I'm having lunch with everyone in the cafeteria again.

I always sit in the same spot with everyone, but with the student council members joining us, it somehow turned into a designated seat, and now the seat we usually sit in is always taken...

This is a problem even without the cafeteria being crowded. So, we decided to sit in different seats every day. Well, as a result, we have to wait in line until our seats are free.

While waiting for a seat to open up, I see... no, I think it's about time for a different entrance pattern, but here comes Picard.

"Hey Shin! I have a favor to ask you, as a friend and my eternal rival!"

"Again... Your requests always end up with me in a bad situation, so I don't want to do it."

"Don't say that, will you at least listen, Student Council President?"

"As Student Council President, I guess I have to listen... What is it?"

Picard clears his throat and says seriously,

"Can I borrow a complete set of the girls' school uniform and undergarments?"

What is this guy asking for?

"Wait a minute, is this something you should ask the Student Council President?"

"You have a wide network of female students. I thought you might have a lead on where to borrow them."

"Wait a minute, you have way more female friends than I do. Why don't you ask them?"

"True, most of the ladies in this school are smitten with me. But if I asked to borrow such things, I'd be labeled a pervert."

"Wait a minute, do you think it's okay for me to be labeled a pervert?"

"You wouldn't be labeled a pervert, would you?"

...I have a headache.

"That assumption ends today... Why do you need the girls' uniform? Explain from there."

...Picard leans in and whispers to me.

Why do the girls around us scream, "Aaaaaah!"?

"(Rin has been bullied again. This time, he was drenched with water from the second floor.)"

Again...

"I understand the situation. But just changing clothes isn't the solution."

"Is there any other way? I don't want to confront the culprit."

"Can you show me where she is? Everyone can come along. No need for the seniors."

Picard looks worried that this might escalate the situation.

We are led to the back of the school building. There, the heroine, drenched in water, is huddled and crying. It's a pitiful and sad scene...

She is being guarded by Powell, the muscle, and Fried, the cool guy, who are standing like knights.

"Picard... Why did you bring him here?"

The cool guy is not happy. What kind of alliance do you have? You wanted to handle it yourselves and look good in front of the pink-haired girl, didn't you?

Serea runs off. She must be preparing something.

"Hey, Rin, you're in trouble again, huh?"

"Rin... You know, seeing you in this situation, your comment is a bit much, don't you think?"

Picard frowns and is glared at by the pink-haired girl. She doesn't even have the energy to retort this time.

"I've been wondering, why do you always speak to her with such a mocking tone? I find it quite puzzling."

"I have a beloved fiancée named Serea, so I don't want to be misunderstood. It's embarrassing if rumors spread among friends."

"...You're so straightforward. But that's what makes you, you, and that's why I trust you."

"Trust this guy!?"

The muscle and the cool guy glare at me.

"Basically, why are you always conveniently at the scene!"

Powell is angry.

"...Well, you keep calling me whenever something happens. What are you saying now? That I'm conveniently here?"

"Powell, Fried, you might not know, but Shin has helped her many times before."

They look surprised at me.

"Suspicious... Could it be..."

The cool guy is suspicious. I don't care.

"Anyway, I won't forgive the person who did this to her. I'll find them and make them regret it, no matter if they're a duke or royalty!"

"Right, we'll find them, punish them, and make them apologize!"

The cool guy and the muscle are indignant, but why are they mentioning dukes and royalty?

Am I that suspicious?

On the other hand, Picard says, "They're like this... I also want to stop the bullying, but I don't want to condemn someone without solid evidence. Shin, is there any other way?"

Picard is surprisingly reasonable. He's a good guy.

Serea runs over with a large towel. She dries the heroine's head, and the heroine can only say, "...Thank you."

"Look, in front of her, you're just shouting. Shin and Serea are actually helping her. Actions speak louder than words. Have you ever actually helped her?"

The muscle and the cool guy are speechless. But, Picard, is it right for you to say that with a smug look?

"Do you really want to stop the bullying?"

"Of course!"

"Obviously!"

"Definitely!"

The three idiots answer in unison. They're all starting to look like idiots.

"Then, from now on, do what Shin and I are about to do. Got it? We all need to do this together. Can you do it?"

"What are you going to do?"

"If I tell you, you'll back out. I won't say."

"Are you saying we'll back out!?"

"Alright, we'll do it."

"I trust Shin, so I'll do it."

The three idiots agree, so we all go to the water source between the gym and the field. The heroine follows.

We fill a bucket with water from the hand pump.

"Alright, Serea, let's do it!"

"Okay! Go ahead!"

We lift the bucket and pour the water over Serea's head!

"Aaaaaah!"

"Eeeeeee!"

"Ooooooh!"

"What are you doing, Shin!?"

Everyone is shocked! After screaming, they are speechless.

Splash, splash, splash. We fill the bucket again...

"Here we go!"

Splash!

I pour the bucket of water over my head. Of course, I and Serea are drenched!

"What are you doing...?"

The cool guy is flustered. His character is breaking down.

"...Hey, Shin."

"Hmm?"

"Am I supposed to do this too...?"

"Of course, Jack."

Jack reluctantly fills the bucket with water and pours it over his head!

"It's cold!"

He shakes his head to get rid of the water, like a dog.

"Ahaha! I see! You're amazing, Shin!"

Hartis laughs and fills the bucket with water.

"...Hartis, you don't have to do it. You might catch a cold."

"No, I want to do it. Let me do it. I want to do it."

He wobbles with the bucket.

"...Shin, can I ask you a favor?"

"Sure!"

I laugh and take the bucket, lifting it over the small Hartis's head and pour a little bit at a time.

"Ahiii!"

Yeah, he closes his eyes and gets drenched. His hair sticks to his face, and he looks cute. It feels like washing a puppy.

"That's it! Shin, you're a great guy!"

Picard laughs.

"What are they doing?"

Powell, who is slow to catch on, is still asking.

"You're so dense. Shin is saying that we should also be victims of the water. It's not just her; it's us too. By showing the whole school that bullying her is bullying us, we can teach them a lesson."

Picard laughs and fills the bucket with water.

"We, the school idols, doing this has meaning. So, you guys will do it too, right?"

Picard says, "Let's go!" and pours the water over his head.

He shakes his wet, long blonde hair and smiles coolly.

"Now, I'm a dripping good man!"

Yeah, Picard is impressive. He's a man who acts when he needs to. I've changed my opinion of him.

But please don't call us "school idols." I have no intention of being one.

"Alright, you guys, you won't back out now, right?"

Picard smiles and calls the two idiots. Yeah, if they do this much, I might consider removing them from the "idiot" role.

"...Alright, I'll do it. I'll remember this."

"Remember what? If you don't want to do it, you don't have to, Cool Guy. I'll remember if you back out."

"What's with this 'Cool Guy'! You're a real pain in the neck!"

Fried glares at me and pours the bucket of water over his head.

The last one, Powell, silently fills the bucket with his uninjured hand.

"No, Powell, you're clearly injured. I won't force you to do this. You don't have to participate this time."

I tried to stop him, but Powell grabs the bucket with one hand and pours the water over his head. Ah... In front of the heroine, he couldn't show any weakness. He's a show-off...

"I'll do it too!"

"No, Sylfa, you shouldn't."

"Sylfa, you shouldn't do it."

"Sylfa, don't do it."

"Sylfa, you shouldn't do it."

Jack, I, Hartis, and Picard all try to stop her.

"Why not?"

Well, because... if a girl with a big chest gets drenched, it gets... well, you know...

"I'm hungry. Let's go to the cafeteria, everyone. We'll be late if we don't hurry."

I wipe my face with a towel and invite everyone.

"I refuse. Why should I go with you..."

The cool guy is troublesome.

"Didn't I say earlier? We need as many students as possible to see us all drenched. Don't argue now," I say and hand him a towel.

"Shin..."

The heroine looks at me with teary eyes.

"Shin, you're my prince!"

"Stop calling me that. I've told you many times. Serea got drenched too, so remember that?"

You're ignoring Serea, who got drenched first.

What a bad girl.

Yeah, we got a lot of attention. Even in the cafeteria and back in the classroom, everyone asks, "What happened?"

"Well, we were walking around the school, and water suddenly fell from above. Maybe someone slipped?" I play it off.

I, Serea, and Jack all attend class as usual, drenched from head to toe, as if nothing happened.

For some reason, Serea's popularity among the boys increased. She's usually quiet and elegant with black hair and eyes, but her wet appearance was very sexy, and the boys were all excited. I won't say it, though.

I know there are rumors about Serea, like "She's so plain," "Is she really fit to be a princess?" and "They don't match." I pretended not to know.

But Serea is beautiful. She has a natural beauty. It doesn't matter if others don't see it. I love her.

Of course, this incident quickly spread throughout the school.

The culprit must be turning blue. Well, with this, the heroine won't be drenched with water again. Hah!

Next: "61. Work Interference"