In order to let everybody meet each other, the residents of Witch’s House gathered together at the living room on the first floor.
Kazuki, Mio, Koyuki, Kaguya-senpai and Leme, the five of them sat on the chairs around the table.
“The vice president is currently out performing a quest, so let’s wait for her for a while. It has already been shown on the television, the matter about Illegal Magic Users’ <Stigma Hunting> has already occurred. Recently, it is not peaceful.”
“…What is a quest?”
After Kazuki revealed a surprised expression, Mio showed a look of disbelief.
“Hey, E-Rank. You are obviously at the lowest, yet you do not listen to the explanations?”
…At that time, his head was filled with thoughts of what will happen next, so he basically did not listen.
“Magic Division students could go to the place called <Guild> and help the Knight’s works. The students would form groups between themselves and eliminate Magical Beasts, go outside and investigate Magic Lands, capture Illegal Magic Users, etc.…They are able to select difficult quests to increase their own evaluation. And, our ranks from now on will also consistently change due to the results of the quests.”
“Also, there is the <Duel>, a competition between students, which will also cause the ranks to change.”
“…Using the current ranks as an excuse to make trouble is a very stupid thing.”
Koyuki quietly whispered. She was still wearing the casual indoor wears, which was the shirt + underwear appearance.
“Hiakari-san, it feels like you are very familiar to this place…Is this your first time coming here?”
“No, I was already here since last year.”
“Because her inborn Magic Power was unusually enormous, it was recognized that Koyuki-chan would obtain an Enigma without any doubt, so during her middle school period, she began living at this academy. The Student Council received an order from the senseis there to take care of her.”
Mio threw a gaze filled with confrontation to Koyuki.
“…How boring.” Towards this reaction, Koyuki turned to one side.
“Kaguya-senpai is a second year student, right? Are there no third year students?”
“Were you really not listening at the briefing? Once you reach the third year, because of <Internships>, they would follow the Knights around the entire country. Therefore, they are basically not at the dormitory.”
“…It can’t be helped. At the briefing, I was anxious about my own future.”
However, him being distracted to the point where he was trembling made him feel embarrassed.
Kazuki glanced at Leme who was sitting next to him. After Leme noticed his gaze——
“It’s okay.” She said quietly and held onto Kazuki’s hand underneath the table.
This sudden action made Kazuki confused. Is this fellow trying to encourage me?
“I’m back.” Another voice came from the front entrance.
“Ah, Hikaru seems to have come back now. She is the Student Council’s vice president. Hikaru, come to the living room for a bit!”
“Ara, the first years already came? I’ve made you wait for a long time, new students!”
What opened the door and valiantly appeared was——an elegant <Noble>.
With a neutral hairstyle and a gallant face that would almost make everybody recognize it incorrectly as a beautiful boy.
This elegant senpai looked at Kazuki and had her eyes immediately turn round.
“…! There is actually someone that looks more like a boy than me!?”
She lowered the luggage in her hands and rushed in front of Kazuki.
“A, Amazing! The face is a little bit cool, her body is extremely sturdy, perhaps it may be a bit rude, but it is basically just like a boy!…Just like a…boy…ara?”
“I am a boy…senpai.”
Kazuki panicked as the senpai, who he was meeting for the first time, suddenly touched him everywhere.
Senpai tightly held onto Kazuki’s jacket and that beautiful boy-like face immediately turned red.
“S, Ssssooorrryyyy! A real boy!? Why is a boy here!?”
With amazing momentum, she escaped from Kazuki’s side and hid behind Kaguya-senpai.
“Sorry, this child is not used to dealing with boys.”
“Not used to?…Even though she is so dignified and incredibly handsome?”
“B, Because I was always at a girl school since kindergarten, so I don’t have immunity towards boys…”
This senpai stuck out her head from behind Kaguya-senpai’s back. Sweat constantly dripped down from her forehead.
“But I do not know why I am always treated as a prince by the surrounding people. In order to respond to such expression, so I would often try hard and behave like a prince…But, this way, it also produced a somewhat strange life…UWAHH, a real boy is here…M, My heart is jumping so fast…What should I do, so scary.”
“Hey, you have to stand up in front and properly introduce yourself.”
“I did not expect a first year Student Council trainee to actually be a boy…M, My name is Hoshikaze Hikaru. C, Currently serving as the Student Council vice president. P, Please to meet you.”
These people are the roommates of my new life? It feels that they are all strange people…
“I see…Fufufu, interesting. A group worthy of contracting…”
Leme whispered suspicious sounding words beside him…Contracting?
“However, it’s fine! I will absolutely not reject my cute kouhai because he is a boy! I will treat you as the same sex, and use a more casual attitude than anyone else to be friendly with each other!”
Hoshikaze-senpai delivered a prideful declaration. However, after her eyes matched up with Kazuki’s, she immediately used her two hands to cover her face.
“Uuuuuu…P, Please do not look at me like this…”
Perhaps she is a somewhat cute person, Kazuki thought.
“Right, right, Kaguya. After I finished the quest, I brought a lot of snacks back.”
“Great! Then next off, let us hold everybody’s welcome party!”
Evening 8 PM —— It was the time to eat dinner, yet on the table——
“It was completely filled with snacks.”
Towards the snack-filled mountain, Kazuki could not help but feel fear.
And these are not all mass produced products, but high-priced products applied with <Alchemy Conditioning>.
“Fufufu, being able to eat this many snacks, am I currently dreaming?”
Kaguya-senpai leaned towards the side and straightened her chest.
“No, this is food that is seriously imbalanced in nutrition and will make one gain weight…”
“A girl’s party is basically like this! Really, since you are already in the Magic Division, otouto-kun must become more familiar to the girl’s feelings. Okay, A——hhhhh”
Kaguya-senpai suddenly picked up a small, sweet biscuit and tried to feed him.
“…We still did not have a toast yet.”
Kazuki, who did not know how to react, pushed away senpai’s hand.
“A——hhhhhh was rejected by a boy!? This is against etiquette!”
“Then following this, everybody, did you fill your drinks?”
Hoshikaze-senpai poured the carbonated drinks into the cups and personally gave it to everybody.
The carbonated bubbles had an incredulous power of making the party’s atmosphere become active again.
With their hands holding a cup, everyone called out, “Cheers!”
——The welcome party continued until the moment the date changed.
