The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 86

As I walk down the hallway, I hear lively voices.

“It’s noisy, isn’t it? Is it our class?”

“…It seems so.”

When I arrived at the classroom, the class was very lively. I immediately understood the reason. Saori and the others were surrounded.

“Even if you ask for a signature, I’ve never written one before…”

Saori is gripping a permanent marker tightly while voicing her confusion.

“Hey, the letters are crooked. That’s strange…”

Nanako is tilting her head while looking at the completed colored paper.

“I-is this okay like this…?”

It doesn’t look like a signature; Tsukune is just writing her name normally and handing it over hesitantly.

“Hehehe, I had been practicing just in case something like this happened.”

Sachiko looks somewhat like a signature and must have really practiced, huh? A bit smug.

Four people were being asked for their signatures by everyone in the class.

At first glance, it looks a bit fun.

But why is that? Have the activities of Armed Girls been recognized… I hope that’s the case.

“Okay. Quiet, please.”

When the teacher entered the classroom, everyone quickly returned to their seats, but I felt their gazes gathering towards me.

I turned to face the teacher once, but I feel like everyone is glancing at me more than usual…

Well, it’s fine. Today’s classes are only in the morning, and since the closing ceremony is after lunch, I feel somewhat relieved. After that, we just have to remember to go to Manager Aikawa’s place together.

While I was thinking about such things, homeroom ended, and we entered a short break.

“Taketo-kun, um, um… could you give me your autograph?”

——Huh?

Hearing such a voice suddenly, I replied without thinking, “If my sign is good enough…” but immediately regretted it.

It seems that they had wanted it for a long time but couldn’t bring themselves to say it, but when they finally did, voices of “Yes!” rose from all around, and everyone quickly moved to form a beautiful line.

——Uh…

For some reason, Saori, Nanako, Tsukune, and Sachiko are all lined up smiling.

To ◯◯, Armed Girls Taketo

To ◯◯-chan, Armed Girls Taketo

To ◯◯, Armed Girls Taketo

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Since it’s for promotion, I always include the Armed Girls, but since we are all lunch buddies and have made bento together, I might as well add a thank you for that.

“T-thank you, Taketo-kun! I’ll treasure it.”

“That’s so exaggerated, but thank you as always.”

I’m not used to signing, so the short break (10 minutes) wasn’t enough, and it took until the short break between the 3rd and 4th periods.

——Ah…

That’s when I noticed. A kid from another class was looking at us enviously through the window in the hallway side.

Everyone is looking at me with eyes like abandoned kittens. I almost couldn’t help but twitch my cheeks, but I have no choice but to go through with it.

If a rift forms between the kids in our class and those in other classes, it would be a big problem…

I contacted Manager Aikawa to let her know I’d be late, and casually told the other kids in the class that if they wanted, I could sign after school. They smiled and went back to class. That was good.

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After finishing the last class of the year, it was time for lunch.

“Taketo-kun, it was tough today, wasn’t it? Here, lunch for you.”

“Tsukune and the others, thank you for the bento.”

Today’s lunch is next to Tsukune. Even Tsukune’s face shows signs of fatigue today. It’s no wonder, because while I was signing autographs, Tsukune and the others were surrounded by everyone, being asked to talk about the live performance.

Oh, right, I got invited to the “Four Ears” live event this time, and I’ve decided how to use the reward. I’m going to hire someone to help with the various administrative tasks.

It’s a blessing, but while the number of subscribers to the Armed Girls Channel is increasing, the number of comments is also rising, and handling them is very difficult for just the five of us; in fact, I can’t keep up at all.

Most of the comments were supportive, but there were also kind people who gave advice on how to present the videos, suggestions for what they would like to see next, requests for video collaborations, and even offers to provide music.

But there are a few comments like “I sing better” or “I sing better. It’s unpleasant to listen to.”

Nene-san told me not to worry about the haters, so I’m trying not to, but this comment seems like it’s from a man… No way, right? Could it be someone impersonating? That happens quite a bit.

Moreover, I have personal collaboration requests as well, so it’s even more.

If it increases any more, I think there will definitely be oversights, so I opened my new account and asked people to give their opinions there, except for supportive comments, but I still don’t have enough manpower.

“…That’s what it is, but.”

While eating lunch, I asked everyone if there was anyone who could help with such a task, and all 16 of my lunch buddies raised their hands.

“Yes.”

“I want to do it.”

“I’ll do it.”

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This was unexpected, or rather, I regretted my way of asking after I spoke.

Actually, I heard from Saori that there are two kids in our class who are financially unstable due to family circumstances, so I wanted to prioritize inviting them.

Himana Shiho-san and Kigaki Kuuko-san.

I was thinking of choosing my words carefully to invite them, so as not to offend them with anything too obvious.

Of course, the conditions would be better than their current part-time job, but since forcing them is not good, I intended to respect their wishes.

——What should I do…

But having too many people is not good either, so just when I was thinking of declining once,

“With this many people, labor costs are no joke. So, I’ve been thinking about something for a while.”

The one who suddenly brought that up was Akinai Seiko-san. I’ve heard that her family runs a business, but I don’t know what kind of business it is.

“What were you thinking?”

Everyone listened to Akinai-san’s story, and at the right moment, Akinai-san continued speaking.

“Let’s make and sell merchandise for the Armed Girls.”

“Eh.”

“That is…”

In front of everyone who looked interested but anxious, Akinai-san, with her eyes sparkling, passionately insisted that now is the chance because it is gaining popularity.