In This World That Favors Men, I... ~Starting a Sweet School Life in a World With a 1:8 Gender Ratio~ - 34

Chapter 34: Graduation Trip

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As soon as the cultural festival ended, the next event on the horizon was the graduation trip.

Since the entire grade was traveling on the same schedule, all thirteen male students in our grade were divided into four rooms. I ended up in the same room as Yuuki and Katagiri from Class C. I had gotten pretty close to Katagiri through gaming, so there was no problem being in the same room with him. During the day, activity groups were also organized based on room assignments.

“Welcome! To the world of dreams—The Fantastic Nyanny World! Today’s Nyanny Stage Show features none other than the rapidly rising idol group!”

“Oh! Today’s Nyanny Stage Show guest is ‘Valkyrie Hana Karen Flower Cutie.'”

“What, Katagiri? You like Hana Karen?”

“Yeah. I mean, they’re cute, right?”

–So even in this world, where women outnumber men, female idols still seem to have a solid fanbase.

“By the way, out of the five, who’s your favorite?”

“Of course, it’s Sakura, the center. She’s by far the cutest.”

The “Valkyrie Hana Karen Flower Cutie” live performance was held in the event space. Their signature outfits were based on martial arts uniforms, but today, as a special touch, the five girls were performing with cat ears and tails. They were definitely cute.

Sakura with the sword, Kikyou with the shield, Nadeshiko with the bow, Yamabuki with the axe, and Tsubaki with the spear.

“Hmm. Yeah, they’re cute, but I think I prefer something more normal.”

“What do you mean by ‘normal,’ Takeda?”

“Uh… Like, a cute smile?”

“If it’s idols we’re talking about, their smiles are always perfect.”

“Yeah, but… How do I put it? Not those business-like smiles, but the kind that just naturally appear in the moment. A soft, genuine smile is what I find cute.”

“I see. So Takeda prefers the ‘girl next door’ type over idols.”

A voice suddenly spoke up from behind. It was Saitou’s group.

“Huh? What are you guys doing here?”

“Houjou wanted to check out this stage.”

“Wait, Houjou, you like idols too?”

“Not exactly idols, but Kikyou-chan? As a fellow shield user, I wanted to see how she moves.”

“I see. So Houjou’s type is the quiet, reserved kind?”

“That’s not it! I was just curious, that’s all.”

After the idol concert, our two groups moved to the Christmas-themed photo zone. It was decorated in a way that perfectly captured the essence of a Western Christmas. A whole section had been transformed to recreate a festive, seasonal townscape, making it a popular attraction.

“Wow, this is so cute! The reindeer are pulling the sleigh!”

Christmas-themed figurines were scattered throughout the area, along with a reindeer-drawn sleigh that people could actually sit in for photos, and a Santa house overflowing with toys. The romantic scenery was clearly a big hit with the girls. I even spotted a few from our class taking pictures.

“Takeda-kun, would you and the other guys take a photo with us?”

Kobayakawa-san asked me, so I checked with Yuuki, Katagiri, and Saitou’s group. Everyone was fine with it. We ended up calling over some girls from Class A and Class C, taking a bunch of pictures together.

“Takeda-kun, will you take a selfie with me?”

“Sure, if you’re okay with me.”

I replied to Arima-san, who had called out to me. Then, suddenly, I felt like every girl around us turned to look at me all at once. Huh? Did I do something wrong? I’d never taken a selfie with a girl before. But since she was the one who asked, it shouldn’t be considered as a sexual harassment or anything like that, right?

“Takeda-kun, the frame won’t fit like this, so can I link arms with you?”

Munyuu.

“Takeda-kun, since you’re tall, could you put your arm around my shoulder like this?”

Moniyuu.

Taking selfies was harder than I thought. It seemed like we had to press close together just to fit into the frame. The more we adjusted, the more I felt something soft pressing against me.

No—saying it was just “pressing” would be an understatement. It was more like monyuuuun… Or maybe poyopoyopoyooon? …And then it hit me. Arima-san was the one who had worn that unbelievably revealing micro bikini at Imagawa-kun’s villa. And she was huge. Like, melon-level huge.

Back then, the tiny bit of fabric barely covered anything, and I remember being on edge the whole time, thinking she might accidentally exposed herself at any moment.

“Kyoko, can we switch places now?”

“Takeda-kun, will you take a selfie with us too?”

Uh-oh. Thanks to Arima-san, a selfie craze had just ignited among the girls. For a while after that, it turned into an all-out selfie session with everyone.

Snap snap snap. I posed  with all my classmates. But strangely enough, even something as simple as that was a lot of fun. This was our graduation trip, after all. We had to take as many memories as we could. Apparently, a lot of the photos from this trip would be used in the graduation album, so some students had even brought real cameras in addition to their smartphones.

Word of our little photo session spread, and more and more classmates from Class A started gathering. Once all five Class A boys were together, the girls’ excitement skyrocketed.

“I got a selfie with all of them!”

“Our boys are seriously the best-looking!”

“Right? They make celebrities look average in comparison.”

“And they’re all so nice! None of them refused to take pictures.”

“I think that food-tasting event helped us bond with them.”

“Yeah! It felt like they actually remembered our names after that.”

“Totally! We should do another event like that!”

After the photo session, we hit a few attractions and were now on a break at the Nyanny Café, which was designed to look like the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro. As we sipped our drinks and warmed up, I suddenly realized—

…For some reason, I was completely surrounded by girls.

Where was Yuuki? Where was Katagiri? Frantically, I searched for my male groupmates, only to find that they were also completely surrounded by girls.

“Hey, Takeda-kun, what kind of girls do you like?”

The first to ask was Kobayakawa-san. She had a delicate, refined appearance, but based on her actions, she was surprisingly assertive.

“I want to know too! What kind of things do you find attractive in a girl?”

That was Takahashi-san. She was the first one to say “Ahh~” and feed me during the barbecue at the villa. She looked like the pretty and pitiful type of a girl, the type that would evoke your protective instinct, but surprisingly enough, she could hold her ground pretty well. 

“Takeda-kun, what do you think about girls with big chests?”

And of course, the most direct question came from none other than the blessed Arima-san. At that moment, I felt every pair of eyes in my vicinity lock onto me.

God… What is the right answer in this kind of situation?!

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