56 – The Scummy Bitch’s Evil Plan

[Nepon’s Perspective]

I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed with emotion at being welcomed to such a dreamlike ball. Just being gazed at by Ares makes me feel shy and my heart races.

Ares protected me from Yokota-san and the others who were bullying me. Megumi-chan protected me too, but I realized there’s a real difference between being protected by a girl and being protected by a boy.

“Saint-sama, your tea is ready. Please have it before it gets cold.”

“You don’t have to be so formal. Back home, I was treated pretty carelessly…”

The maid-san gives me a puzzled look at my words. Maybe she didn’t understand what I meant?

A maid-san with golden hair and blue eyes—so beautiful she could easily be mistaken for a movie actress—yet she’s working as a maid. That’s what surprised me.

Compared to her, I’m just…

“Um… Would you be my friend?”

“Me, with Saint-sama?”

“Yes… Is that okay?”

“No, not at all! For someone like me, a mere maid, to be friends with Saint-sama…”

“In my old world, I was at the bottom… Oh, I mean, I was just an ordinary person, so it’s fine.”

“Is that so? If Saint-sama is okay with it, I’d be delighted. My name is Hanna. Pleased to meet you.”

“Yes! Hanna-san!”

Hanna-san is three years older than me and feels like a kind older sister.

Ares ordered his subordinates to prepare a room for me fit for a princess. There are always maids there, looking after me.

Back home, my dad and mom never paid any attention to me, but in this other world, everyone treats me like I’m important. And it’s all thanks to Megumi-chan.

I thought  Megumi-chan might have been broken after losing her precious older brother, but she’s not like that at all. She’s truly a strong-hearted person.

I want to try my best to have even a fraction of Megumi-chan’s strong heart.

“Um… excuse me.”

“Yes, Saint-sama? Is something wrong?”

There’s not much I can do, but I want to use my hobby to make a present for him.

“Is there any wool?”

“Yes, we have some. I’ll fetch it right away.”

I started working with the wool Hanna-san brought me.

[Yokota’s Perspective]

—Go, Ooki!

—don’t forgive her, do more!

Surrounded by otaku guys, the center of my bra and the strings of my panties were about to dissolve. If those come off, my private parts will be completely exposed to these otaku creeps!

“No, stop… I won’t bully you guys anymore…”

“Huh? It’s too late to apologize now! Ohh~ I can’t wait to see what kind of color and shape a gal like Jurina-chan’s naked body has~ So exciting!”

Even though I’m genuinely apologizing, Ooki’s being egged on by the otaku guys and won’t listen to me…

Just as the strings and center were melting, and I was about to be publicly humiliated—

Glasses, generic protagonist hairstyle, and if we’re talking hot or not… a hundred times better than these otaku losers.

From my perspective, he’s maybe just barely good enough to date. You know, if he begged me on his knees.

“That’s enough. Yokota’s learned her lesson.”

“What’s that, Tsutsumi-kun? Don’t you want to see Jurina-chan’s nude body?!”

“Want to see or not… I’d say I want to. But forcing her is what a scumbag would do.”

“What’s with the justice act? You’re the class rep, but you ignored Nemoto’s bullying!”

Tsutsumi, maybe hit where it hurts by Ooki’s jab, adjusts the bridge of his glasses and changes the subject sharply.

“Hey, Ooki. Don’t get cocky. Just because you’re A-rank now doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want.”

“Tsutsumi-kun… No, Tsutsumi! I’m not some bottom-feeder anymore! You might’ve been good at studies, but that doesn’t make you strong in this world! I’ve got the upper hand here!”

“Some confidence you’ve got. Fine. How about a duel with me?”

“Bring it on!”

I don’t know what’s happening, but Tsutsumi, the second-smartest guy after Okada, steps in and is about to face off with Ooki.

“You think you’re still above me just because you were higher in the caste? You’re gonna regret it! Go, Sura-rin!”

Ooki orders the slime clinging to me to attack Tsutsumi. Either way, it looks like I’m saved from being stripped naked…

Wait, no! Because of that gross fatso, now everyone’s gonna spread rumors that my armpit hair’s thick! I’m definitely making him pay for this!

Finally free from the slime, I cover my chest with my hands and sit sideways. Meanwhile, the slime shifts from a round mochi shape into something like a flying squirrel with stretched-out skin, lunging at Tsutsumi.

[Icicle Prison: Time-Freezing Cage]

With just a wave of Tsutsumi’s hand, Ooki’s slime freezes mid-air and crashes to the floor. The ice-encased slime shatters into pieces.

“Waaaah! M-My Sura-rin!!!”

“This is the fate of someone who lives only to satisfy their desires without studying. Prepare yourself, Ooki.”

“Y-You! How dare you hurt my Sura-rin! Summon Land Turtle! Huh? Land Turtle! Come out! Come out, I said!”

“No matter how many times you try, it’s pointless. My analysis shows you can only summon one monster at a time. That precious slime of yours isn’t completely dead yet, is it?”

As Tsutsumi raises his hand toward Ooki, Ooki drops to his knees, begging with his hands clasped, bowing repeatedly.

So pathetic!

“P-Please, spare me! If you kill someone, Tsutsumi-kun, you’ll have nightmares, right? L-Let’s not do this, no killing!”

“You’re right… Killing a classmate would be morally wrong. But as class rep, I can’t let you run wild either. If I leave you unchecked, you’ll definitely harm our classmates.”

Tsutsumi glares at the otaku guys around Ooki, and they flinch, looking away or down at the floor.

I’ve got a great idea!

If I use Tsutsumi, I can climb back to the top of the caste! Then I’ll teach that damn Nemoto her place again!