My Classmate Became My Familiar - Chapter 3.5

Chapter 3.5

The battle against the president will take place after a week of preparation. It was the minimum time required to take over the student council. 

Of course, the president has no intention of losing. She simply wants to make sure that the student council’s operation wouldn’t be disrupted in case of an emergency.

Thinking about it, I felt apologetic for Sophia’s recklessness.

“My plans have gone a bit astray, but in a week, My Lord will rule this school along with this lady.”

Sophia mentioned cheerfully.

You’ve got to be kidding me.

If a person like her happens to take control of the school, it would no longer be an educational institution in any way. It’ll be an armed group of outlaws. I can see that. 

This kind of mindset must not be in power, and I don’t think she’s intelligent enough to be in a position of power.

Whatever the case, Sophia’s victory will come if we just sit and wait. I didn’t think that it would change.

Of course, I wasn’t underestimating the president. I knew that she was a prodigy who could reach the top of the professional ranks while still being a student. However, Sophia was so strong that such a thing was meaningless.

I could assure you that no magician in this world could fight Sophia one on one and win.

In other words, if I wanted to stop her, my familiar, I, as her summoner, had to do something about it.

…

No matter what happens, I couldn’t let Marika Sanjo fall from her position as president.

The student council elections were a great opportunity for the West and East factions to fight a proxy war since they couldn’t fight in the open. Naturally, whichever faction takes the student council president seat will have a stronger voice.

In addition, in the current Japanese branch of the Magician’s Association, the Sanjo family’s dominance was largely thanks to Marika Sanjo.

The title of student council president had a strong influence not only within the school but also in the magician community as a whole.

And, you know, if I were to become the student body president, I wonder how bad things would get. 

Just thinking about it sent shivers down my spine.

The Sanjo family, in particular, would probably resent me to the point of killing me. The Fujiwara family was already paying attention, but if the Sanjo family joined it, both the East and West would become my enemies.

It would be hell. That’s why I couldn’t let Sophia win.

Absolutely not!

By the end of the next day’s lunch break, word of the duel between us had spread to every corner of the school. It seems that the student council members who heard the story from the president let it slip.

It was definitely intentional.

Students and staff love to gossip, you know. It was inevitably going to happen.

Anyway, with all the bad publicity I’ve gotten in the past few days, I’ve found myself treated like a terrible villain or a pest.

Gossip is usually maliciously transformed or distorted when the subject in question is a hated person.

In addition, the president was so popular that she has hidden fans in the East. Anyone who tries to go against her was made the antagonist.

If anything, the East and the West might even get along a little better now that they have a common enemy like me.

Thanks to this, I didn’t have any place to stay at all.

Even Misa wouldn’t come in open to talk to me. I’ll remember this, you heartless bastard.

So, after school, I quickly ran out of the classroom before my classmates could throw stones at me.

No, I’m not a sinner, and I didn’t think I’d be stoned, but it seemed like they would do something like that if I made a mistake. So, just in case, I ran away.

On the empty rooftop, I thought about how I could save myself and get Fujiwara back.

In the duel in a few days, I need to find a way to make the president win in a not-so-obvious way and, if possible, clear my reputation. At the same time, I need to pull out Fujiwara’s consciousness.

Such a brilliant way… way?

There isn’t one. Sigh!

As I lay there staring up at the azure sky, with nothing but time passing by, I felt a shadow cast over me. 

“Hey, what are you doing here?”

For a moment, I thought that Sophia, who had been on a school tour for a remodelling plan of the campus, had come back. But that was not the case at all. Instead, my classmate, Asahi Hirano, stood next to me, looking down at me. 

“What’s up, Asahi? I’m the one treated like a demon king in this school, yet you are talking to me without hesitation. If anyone sees you here, you’ll be hated, so go home.”

When I waved my hand with a shooing motion, Asahi chuckled.

“I don’t mind since I’m here to talk with a friend.”

She’s a good person. But that’s why I didn’t want her to get in trouble for talking to me. 

“You don’t understand my position right now, do you? I really don’t want to be friends with you. Or is that you are actually trying to catch me off guard so you can push me off the roof? You’re scary.”

“Do you think I’d do something like that to you, Souta-kun?”

Asahi sat down next to me, giggling.

She carefully held her skirt and folded her legs.

Gently tucking her drooping bangs behind her ears, she softly narrowed her large eyes.

It’s an innocent enough action, but it made me feel strangely nervous.

Recently, Asahi has been acting strange.

First of all, she has started to talk more openly, which seems to have given her a more grown-up atmosphere. In addition, she has become more sophisticated and sexy… Yes, she feels more seductive. 

“You’ve changed, haven’t you? The atmosphere around you is different.”

“Oh, really? I’ve been working hard with Lilith, my succubus, and Ohno-san, and I think it’s paying off. Clothes, makeup, and so on. Also, the other day I was made to recite a poem loudly I wrote in front of a busy station to build up my courage.”

Asahi murmured with a faraway look in her eyes. 

“What? A bit of shock therapy? You’re being played by a bunch of succubi, aren’t you?”

“Even if that’s the case, if Souta-kun says I’ve changed, then I’m happy to see the results.”

Laughing as she said this, Asahi was as tough as ever. 

If you looked closely, you could see that the makeup was carefully applied to enhance her beauty, and she really did look different!

It was as if I was witnessing a gem being polished carefully. Seeing her like this, I felt mildly elated. 

“You look so good. You seem to be popular with the boys these days, and no wonder you want to take advantage of that.”

“Ah— Ahaha… I’m not too happy about that, to be honest.”

“Why not? If it were me pampered by the opposite sex, I’d be dancing like a maniac by now.”

“It depends on the person. For me, as long as the person I like cares about me, I don’t care about anything else.”

“You’re so single-minded.”

Asahi did not answer. She just played with her hair a little bit with her fingertips and gave me a sly look.

Oops, I have to watch out. If it wasn’t for the fact that we were acquaintances from the beginning, that blow might have destroyed my reasoning. That’s how attractive her smile was. 

I’m sure that if she showed this to anyone, she would be able to win over any boy she wanted.

I was slightly terrified, though, as it seemed that an artificial succubus was steadily being created.

Is a new monster about to be born by the hands of monsters?

“Since you’ve been working so hard, I’m sure you’ll be able to win over the man you love.”

“I really hope that’s the case… By the way, Souta-kun, are you really going to fight the president?”

“It seems.”

Asahi tilted her head as she asked tersely. 

“Feeling like it’s someone else’s problem?” 

“I don’t really feel it just because things happened without my involvement. I don’t know what goes on between that demoness and the president, but I honestly wish they’d stop. I mean, if I don’t, I’ll be in trouble.”

“What does that mean?”

I explained yesterday’s events in brief.

Asahi, who had finished listening to my story, said in surprise, “So that’s what happened… It’s not like the rumours.”

I wondered what kind of rumours have been spreading.

They probably weren’t good. I didn’t want to know anymore. 

“I’m sorry you had to go through that.”

“Seriously. It was a bolt from the blue. No, it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing, but…”

Since the summoning test, I’ve been walking under a cloudy sky. If anything, it’s a blessing in disguise, but this time, the punch was so strong that it hurt badly.

“I understand the situation, but what are you going to do about it, Souta-kun?”

“I want to make my familiar lose in a way that won’t cause any problems, do you have any good ideas?”

“Erm… Umm? Well, how about sending the familiar back to their world?”

“If I could do that, I wouldn’t have any trouble in the first place. That demoness… Fujiwara is mixed in with her. We can’t just send her back to the other world. The Fujiwara family will kill me if I do.”

“Oh… I see. That’s definitely not a good idea. Hmm, what should we do then?”

Asahi fell silent with a serious look on her face, “Hmm, hmm”. She must be thinking about the idea desperately.

Considering the current situation, I was so happy that it brought tears to my eyes.

I’m all alone all this time, you know.

“Well, if it comes down to it, I can just use the Mark of Obedience and order her to do it, but I don’t want her to resent me for it. I have a feeling that she’s going to try to break the Mark of Obedience by herself at any moment. It’s also possible that the Mark itself is incomplete.”

“Ah, hahaha… In the first place, that demoness is not a demon that Sota-kun can control, right?”

“Yeah. That’s why I don’t want to provoke her too much. I don’t know what would trigger her.”

“… It’s difficult. Why don’t we cooperate with the president behind the scenes?”

“Huh? Hmm, if you ask me… that? Well, I guess our interests were aligned.”

“If we work together with the president and trap your familiar, I’m sure we can beat her. I’m sorry, but I don’t know how to bring back Souta-kun’s reputation.”

“Let’s put that aside for the moment. The most important thing is for the president to win. As long as that is taken care of, I don’t care if my reputation falls to the ground. It’s not like being hated is going to kill me, right?”

“But… Oh, well. It can’t be helped. I’ll just get hated along with you, okay? Then you won’t be alone.”

Asahi chuckled.

Her smile was so beautiful that I couldn’t help but be taken aback.

“… That’d be great, thanks. Haha… I guess you’re the only best friend I have.”

Asahi looked up at the sky and said, “Hmm… “

“Best friends, huh?”

“Hey. If you reject it, I don’t think I’ll ever get over it.”

“Fufu… I’m not rejecting it, you know. You’re not wrong. You can call me your best friend.”

Then Asahi stood up and brushed the dust from her skirt with her hands.

“Let’s go to the student council room. I also want Fujiwara-san to come back, so let me help you.”

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