Chapter 67

Kousuke's high school is divided into grades by floor, with the first floor for first-year students, the second floor for second-year students, and the third floor for third-year students.

There is no rule that students cannot go to other floors, but it is rare to see students from other grades on floors other than their own.

"Hey, that's...!"

"Kyaa, today is Lisa-senpai's attendance day!"

"Wow! She's really cute in person!"

"I wonder what she's doing on the first-year floor?"

But today was different.

"Excuse me, is this the right place for 1-E?"

"Ah, yes, it is! This is it! And, I'm a fan! I always support you!"

"Thank you. Please continue to support me."

"Y-Yes!"

Most of the second and third-year students had gathered on the first floor, following a certain female student.

"I'm sure, she has black hair, medium build, and average height... Could it be her?"

A petite girl with short brown hair and a cute face. Despite being under the curious gaze of others, she entered the classroom of 1-E with a calm expression.

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"What happened to everyone?"

During lunch break, I was eating in the classroom with Ishida and Takigawa, thinking about yesterday.

According to the plan, the class president and Soji were supposed to visit my house yesterday, but it was suddenly canceled.

I was hoping to learn some unknown techniques from the class president or acquire the special abilities of the Suzu group... Maybe it was canceled because I had such impure thoughts.

Evil thoughts, begone!

"Many conspiracies swirl in the night city of Susukino. A former resident of the underground world reveals the truth... No, there's no good article."

As I was dispelling my evil thoughts, Takigawa was fiddying with his smartphone, looking disappointed.

"Why are you so down? You usually come to us excited about such stories."

"It's not that. I like occult stories. I love ghosts, aliens, and unknown phenomena. I don't care about human conspiracies or strategies."

"I see, I don't understand."

After exchanging words with Ishida, Takigawa started searching for occult stories on his smartphone again.

"I wonder if something interesting will happen."

"No, no, peace is best."

"When you say 'peace,' Yuuki, it sounds like a flag."

"Indeed, something interesting is about to happen!"

What? It's true that since high school started, we've had nothing but far from peaceful events. I just got a strange sword the day before yesterday, but it's been too abnormal so far.

Originally, it's strange for such non-daily events to happen so easily. Considering the frequency, I think it's not strange if I have a peaceful life for the rest of my life.

"Sorry to interrupt your conversation. Are you Yuuki Kousuke?"

"Yes, that's me...!"

I was surprised. When I turned around, a beautiful girl with short brown hair was standing there. I've never met her before, but I know who she is. She is Lisa Hanazono, a senior from 2-A.

She is a popular beauty, comparable to the class president and the Tsukino sisters, and is a real celebrity, actively working as an idol while still a student.

"Wow, a lot of people are gathering."

Looking down the hallway, an unusual number of onlookers had gathered.

Due to her limited attendance days because of her entertainment activities, a crowd had formed to catch a glimpse of her.

"That's great, can I have a moment? I have something I want to talk about."

"Ah, yes, that's fine."

I was led out of the classroom by Hanazono-senpai, who held my hand.

She is indeed a celebrity. She seems used to crowds and doesn't care about the surrounding gazes at all. Well, I'm really self-conscious. About 20% of the gazes are curious, and 80% are hostile.

"Z-This isn't interesting at all!"

While hearing Takigawa's shout, I left the classroom, being led by Hanazono-senpai.