Chapter 5: It Caught My Eye

….It caught my eye. There’s no other way to put it. I feel like drinking the alcohol that remains in the memory that has now become a movie. To the point where I can’t stay sober.

After the Gourmet Research Society incident last month, only Ichika-senpai knew about me. Because I spent my middle school life quietly.

But now, not only the executives and general members of the Justice Realization Committee, but also most people involved in Trinity politics know my name.

The problem is… I’ve been remembered as an incredibly violent person… At least the seniors who are involved with Pater reacted as if they expected it…

Especially the Justice Realization Committee. The Justice Realization Committee that I desperately wanted to avoid is trying to tie me down. I want to spend my school life quietly…

Just make a lot of friends and be a moderately popular student. I didn’t particularly want to be a person with a high reputation. Well… I seem to have achieved the goal of wanting to be a popular person.

“Sigh… Why is that… I think my firing point was strangely low that day… No, was it worth getting angry…?”

While reviewing why this happened, the conclusion I came to was that the cause was me being violent when I was angry and my needlessly superior physical abilities.

If I really had to blame someone, I should blame the Gourmet Research Society… but in the end, the cause was definitely me losing my temper and rampaging.

Well… let’s think positively. Considering that I lost my temper and rampaged, I wasn’t remembered as a heinous criminal like Chilsuin, right? Just a promising new student, the image is fine.

Since it’s an academy where a lot of things are politically intertwined, a lot of troublesome things will happen, but there’s no reason to decline being treated well. And… what I will do now is… put the finishing touch on the promising student treatment I will receive.

Because… today is the day of the Trinity General School High School entrance exam. I could have just skipped it, but my dazed mind pushed me into the exam room.

And above all, the people around Ichika-senpai, the seniors of the Justice Realization Committee, who were watching me rampage at that scene, sparkled their eyes, asking if I was going to take the entrance exam.

It was impossible for me to refuse those pure eyes of the young ladies who joined the Justice Realization Committee to uphold justice in the pure girls’ school, or purely because of friends or personal reasons…

Well, what does it matter? Even if I get love calls from all over the place, I can just refuse them, right…?

The day of the Trinity General School High School entrance exam is a holiday designated by the school. At least the students in the Trinity district don’t go to school.

The school grounds were full of students taking the entrance exam, as if it were the day of the college entrance exam, but the directions they were moving in were different.

To prevent cheating, the exam rooms for the examinees were deliberately divided, and the location was randomly assigned and announced on the morning of the day.

“Hmm… Benedict Hall, managed by Sanctus… Blessed Hall… It’s like a mission school…”

“Oh? Is that Sora-chan? Right! Are you here to take the exam, Sora-chan?”

While looking for the exam room, I ran into a familiar face in the building next to Benedict Hall. Ichika-senpai. Since she’s a member of the Justice Realization Committee…

Did she come to supervise the exam? I thought the Tea Party members would supervise directly. Is there a shortage of manpower?

“Oh? Senpai? Didn’t you say you were off today?”

“Ahaha, are you asking even though you already know? I’m a proctor. Ah, let me say in advance, even though we know each other…”

“You mean no cheating, right? I know, Senpai. The chances of you coming to my classroom are low anyway.”

“As expected, you’re sincere. Are you well prepared?”

Since there was still time left before the exam, I had a little chat with Ichika-senpai, when someone walked up from behind her.

A member of the Justice Realization Committee with a famous face and distinctive large wings, the next vice-president, Hanekawa Hasumi-senpai,

who will actually take the position of vice-president of the Justice Realization Committee next month when I enter high school, approached.

“Ichika? The exam room assignments are finished. Please go ahead and check them.”

“Ah, thank you, Senpai. Sora-chan, do well on the exam.”

“Yes, good luck, Senpai.”

Perhaps to prevent cheating, it seems that the Justice Realization Committee members who are proctors are also assigned to the classrooms on the day of the exam.

Or maybe they assign them in advance and announce it just before. I say goodbye to Ichika-senpai and part ways… It’s awkward, but in this situation where only Hanekawa-senpai and I are left, Hanekawa-senpai stared at me and said.

“I heard that you helped our Justice Realization Committee with official duties last month, Yumetsubasa Sora-san. It’s late, but I’d like to express my gratitude.”

“Ah… Well… That’s… It was for a very personal reason… So… Um… It’s nothing…”

Ugh… The 27 years of movies that are no longer considered my memories make it difficult for me to speak, a few traces left on me now. I get nervous so easily in front of a superior.

The form of tension may be different between me as a company employee and me now, but the person in front of me is… someone who is expected to be the vice-president of the Justice Realization Committee, a bit of a high-ranking person for a regular student to deal with.

My head isn’t working well. It’s much more nerve-wracking than the entrance exam, which doesn’t matter whether I do well or badly.

“Other juniors, including Ichika, also have a good opinion of you, Yumetsubasa-san. Do you have any intention of joining the Justice Realization Committee?”

“Uh… Well… I’m sorry… Actually, I don’t really like physical work, so I appreciate the offer, but… I’m sorry.”

“That’s a shame… I saw that scene, even though it was a video. You would have been a great asset. It’s a shame… Oh, it’s already this time. I’ll go since the exam time is approaching. I hope Yumetsubasa-san does well on the exam.”

Ugh… My stomach hurts. Should I carry around self-hypnosis or tranquilizers? Whether it’s my past life or now, it’s not easy to face a superior in person. Because of that, I don’t know how much I was scolded by my boss at the company in my past life… Anyway,

I also have little time left before the exam, so I move. The atmosphere of the exam room was quite fierce. It reminds me of the college entrance exam room in my past life…

Well… It’s a bit of a cheat, but I finished the entrance exam without any problems. I’m a little sorry for the other students, but I was a study bug who graduated from a prestigious university.

Most of the high school curriculum was already imprinted in my head, and although it was a little more advanced in the high school curriculum, it wasn’t a big problem.

I struggled a bit with tactics, ballistics, and theology, but tactics and ballistics were fun because it felt like I was learning something new, and theology was somehow solved with the memorization skills unique to victims of rote learning. Originally, these subjects are memorization subjects.

“Hmm~ If I finish this much, I can spend my high school years quite comfortably~”

Anyway, I’m in a good mood right now. Next week, I’m scheduled to enter high school. I’ve already finished three years of studying.

Then, what’s left is my first regret and final regret, which has become a bit difficult because I unintentionally became a celebrity. I can spend a bright school life, unlike in the past when I went to the library to study instead of going to school. Well… making real friends is up to my future self.

Anyway, I was now at the library inside the Trinity school grounds, with history books, notebooks, and writing instruments spread out to put a period on the third-year high school curriculum.

It was just before the start of the new semester, and the school grounds were quiet. Even more so in the library. In particular, there were only a few people who seemed to be from the Tea Party or Sisterhood analyzing ancient texts.

The outside is not quiet because there are Justice Realization Committee patrols, although they are reduced because it is vacation time, to maintain security, and there are a few delinquent students who are trying to make a profit by taking advantage of the reduced patrol personnel during the vacation period. I’m not worried because the scale of the Justice Realization Committee itself remains the same, even if only the number of patrol personnel has been reduced.

I was lost in these various thoughts and lost my concentration. Well, what does it matter? Taking a break for a while wouldn’t be bad. As I was starting to close the book and organize my seat… Someone slowly walked over and sat down across from me at the library desk where I was sitting.

Elegant footsteps, a pure white uniform, a graceful appearance, ah… a high-ranking person. Probably a high-ranking official of the Tea Party. It’s awkward. I was able to endure it because I hadn’t confirmed who it was yet, but… I can’t help but be a little nervous.

“You are Yumetsubasa Sora-san, right?”

“Yes… That’s right…”

The grace felt from the voice, it’s confirmed. It’s not the three faction leaders of the Tea Party. It’s unlikely that such a high-ranking person would come to see a slightly famous new student,

but it’s definitely a high-ranking official… Even if it’s not the top, if you put your name in the top 100 of the high school entrance exam, does a high-ranking official come to see you? My stomach started to hurt.

“I’m from the Tea Party’s Filius faction. Sora-san, as you may have expected, we would like to recruit you to the Tea Party.”

I expected it, but I didn’t expect them to come so soon, when I haven’t even fully entered, but am a prospective student. I regret to say that I have to refuse. Certainly, joining the Tea Party would be a great help in my future, but wouldn’t that be no different from my past life? I want a normal school life.

“I already know that you don’t want to belong anywhere, but… Can we talk for a moment? We’ll serve you the tea and snacks that our Tea Party boasts.”

“Yes… Just a moment… I’ll pack up my things and follow you…”

It’s not polite to refuse even a tea party, and it’s going to be a hassle in many ways if I refuse. It can’t be helped. The only option left for me is to listen to the recruitment conditions at the tea party and politely refuse. It’s still burdensome, but what can I do?

Something is wrong. How high up is this woman who is walking gracefully in front of me? When she passes by, all the regular Tea Party officials around her greet her with respect, following etiquette. Something… is wrong… My stomach hurts even more.

“Here we are. Please come in.”

She kindly opens the door for me. Following formalities, following etiquette, something is wrong.

“Wow… Oh… Nagi-chan, did you bring her here yourself?”

“Yes, Mika-san… It seems that this would be the most certain way.”

“Sigh… I won’t deny it, but… It seems that she hasn’t been given any explanation.”

To my surprise, a large terrace is spread out. On that terrace… a high-class, long table, and two women sitting in their seats as if they were designated seats, without any awkwardness. No way… I wish it weren’t true. I am now…

“Let me introduce myself again. I am Kirifuji Nagisa, the current host of the Tea Party, of the Filius faction. I apologize for inviting you so suddenly, but the inside of the Tea Party is currently busy, so I have prepared this place.

I promise to treat you with the utmost hospitality… and I hope you will taste the pride of our Tea Party…”

I’m surrounded by three student council presidents.