The Busty Black-Haired Honor Student And Student Council President Who Likes The Mob-Character Me, Keeps Using “Stress Relief” As An Excuse To Ask For Lewd Things - Chapter 24: School Festival

At the end of October, the school festival began. The school building inside and outside was decorated in many colors, and from the morning it bustled with food stalls and exhibitions. Our class, too, was busy serving drinks and cakes as a maid-and-butler café.

“You actually look pretty good in that butler uniform.”

In the classroom, now lined with neatly decorated round tables, maids and butlers hurried about serving. In between all that, Shino spoke to me.

“It’s obvious that I look good in a maid outfit. But you in a butler outfit… yeah. Just like I thought, it suits you.”

She smiled at me, nodding in satisfaction. Her expression said she was proud of my appearance, her eyes narrowing in delight.

“Does it really suit me? We just didn’t have enough people to play butlers, so I ended up doing it. Honestly, I’m not confident at all.”

At that, Shino clapped me on the shoulder.

“Have more confidence. Stand tall. You’re the one who shares secrets with me, the school idol. I guarantee you look good, so be proud.”

“If you say so…”

“Look, a customer’s calling. Go on.”

She pushed me forward, and I parted from Shino to head to a table.

Thinking about it, ever since forming this contract with her, I’d been talking with Shino not only at the festival but even more often in class. Sometimes I’d get so caught up in conversation with her that I’d draw stares from the people around us. Just now as well, some of our classmates, fellow butlers and maids, had been sneaking glances at us.

After taking the order at the table, I looked back at Shino.

Her chic black gothic dress and white frilled apron stood in sharp contrast, highlighting her black hair and pale skin. It made her look like a beauty set apart from the rest of the café.

She was less a maid, and more of a princess. Elegant, dignified, and with her mask on, gentle to everyone. To be able to talk with someone so beautiful… Five hundred yen for a cup of instant coffee probably felt like a bargain.

Meanwhile, me. I looked down at my arms and legs. Rather than wearing the butler uniform, it felt more like it was wearing me. I didn’t stand out badly, but in the identical uniforms of my classmates I completely disappeared. Nothing more than a mass-produced figure.

I sighed.

“Excuse me. I’m going to take a short break.”

And with that, I slipped out into the hallway.

After washing my face in the bathroom, I came back. Just as I reached for the classroom door, voices of my classmates drifted out.

“Takano’s been talking with Tachibana a lot lately, hasn’t he?”

“Yeah. They’re pretty close, right?”

“I bet he’s misunderstanding. Tachibana’s just kind to everyone, even to a mob like him. Someone should tell him she’s not really into it.”

“Shino must be super annoyed. Honestly, I feel bad for her. Somebody should clue the mob in.”

“But wouldn’t he snap if you told him? Guys like that are scary when they lose it.”

“Nah, no problem. If he flips, I’ll beat the mob down myself.”

Laughter from both boys and girls together rang out. I froze, unable to move.

Until now, I’d never really questioned my relationship with Shino. But that was only because she treated me as an equal. From the outside, this was what it looked like… A dry laugh was all I could manage.

From deep inside me, the mud-caked memories of my mob past surged up whether I wanted them to or not. Even though Shino showed me affection, I couldn’t help but think… What were we really? All the time I’d spent with her suddenly felt like it was crumbling, and my knees wavered.

Just then, my phone buzzed in my pocket. When I pulled it out, a LINE message from Shino filled the screen: a close-up, sexy photo of her chest, with the words, “I’ll be waiting for you in the student council room♡.”

I turned on my heel. I tried to take a step toward the student council room, but for a while my legs wouldn’t move.