[âAthenaâs director cut ⊠Heroine summit war.â]
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âOjou-sama, please eat delicious foods and cheer up.âă
âHaah⊠youâre right. I should cheer up⊠Ue-hn, I want to see Fay-kun-.â
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Because Fay-sama left the royal capital suddenly, ojou-sama became mentally an infant once again.ă
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Mei and Yururu were sitting facing each other at a restaurant that served a certain food just like last time. Fay went to the Free City, and Yururu suffered Fay deficiency once again.ă
Mei saw how Yururu didnât seem energetic and decided to take her out for a meal.ă
âOjou-sama, this looks very delicious.âă
âUhn⊠youâre right.â
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Looking at how depressed Yururu looked, even Mei, whose head was usually filled with weird thoughts, couldnât help but feel worried. It was at that moment, the woman who was closest to being the heroine appeared.ă
âI-I just happened to be invited to eat here with a friend⊠Maria-senpai also eats here?â
âYes, the owner of this store has been my friend since the past, so I came here to eat sometimes⊠But I guess I shouldnât do that today. Itâs filled with people and they seem busy.â
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Maria looked around and couldnât find an empty table to sit. That just showed how popular the restaurant was. Moreover, it was lunch time at the moment, so it was less likely for seats to be available. Yururu and Mei just happened to be lucky and had a table for themselves. ă
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âIf you donât mind, how about you join us? I bothered you when you went with Fay-kun back then after all.âă
âEh? Bu-but your friend would-â
âMei doesnât mind. Please go ahead and take a seat next to ojou-sama.âÂ
âU-uhn, is this really okayâŠ?â
âItâs okay. Go ahead.â
âMaria-sama doesnât need to hesitate.â
âIn that case, I will be bothering you then⊠Please excuse me.â
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With that said, Maria sat next to Yururu. It was a formation that could be said to be the heroineâs summit war.ă
Recently, Mei feels Mei lacks presence⊠Well, Mei shouldnât be impatient. Mei guesses that both ojou-sama and Maria-sama are also involved in the romance⊠Fay-sama often acts in a way that makes women raise their hopes up, which would lead to sticky confrontation between women.ă
A certain person let her thoughts run wild while Yururu and Maria were talking. Even after they finished placing orders, Mei only thought about how she lacked presence recently.ă
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Thatâs right⊠Mei is aware that ojou-sama is attracted to Fay-sama. However, Mei still isnât sure whether this Maria-sama is also the same⊠Letâs throw a light jab. Itâs because Mei still isnât sure if she is a rival character.ă
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âDoes Maria-sama have a person of opposite sex you are interested in?âă
âTha-thatâs quite a sudden topic.â
âMei-chan, you shouldnât ask that all of a sudden.â
âI-itâs okay⊠Err, letâs see⊠well, I guess I do?â
âMei understands⊠it is a person with black hair and an unfriendly gaze, yes.â
âI didnât say anything like that at all thoughâŠâ
âUh, this girl is sharp⊠perhaps she is also attracted to FayâŠ? Does she say that to declare her stance?\nThis reaction, so Maria-sama is a rival character after all. Thereâs no doubt about it. Mei knows it well since Mei is the protagonist of a romance novel. Itâs the correct move to ask her that. If the person she is attracted to isnât a person with black hair and unfriendly gaze, Mei would have thought she was a mob character. In that case, she is one of the people who sought Fay-samaâs heart.ă\nâFay, so you are popular after all⊠Mei-chan is cute like a saintess, meanwhile, I amâŠă\nMei understands⊠thatâs interesting. The more rival characters there are, it means the plot would last longer. It is the common pattern to prolong the journey of love in romance novels by having many potential heroines in the story. Well, Mei doesnât know if there is any author of the story, but Mei, as the protagonist of a romance novel, understands this is a foreshadowing. ă\nâMei-san is expressionless, huh⊠Fay is also a quiet person, so maybe he prefers a girl like her⊠Perhaps it would be better if I become a quiet person too?
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The longer the journey extends, the more emotional it would be when Mei and Fay-sama are finally tied together. Also, Mei also wants to be the protagonist for a longer time. To think that things are happening according to Meiâs wish⊠fuh, Mei is the protagonist after all.ă\nâShe is expressionless. I wonder what she is thinking about⊠I canât tell. But perhaps she is thinking about amazing stuff that I canât understand. She feels similar to Fay somehow⊠ă\nThese days, Mei feels that Mei lacks presence. But as expected, Mei isâŠă
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Just as the two were busy thinking, the clerk arrived with the food they ordered. Maria and the clerkâs eyes met. Both of them were old friends who were active as paladins during the same generation.ă\nâThank you for waiting. Please enjoy your meal⊠Ah, Maria, youâve come.âă
âYes, thatâs right. I just feel like eating your restaurantâs food.â
âOh my, thatâs a good thing to say. Please continue to eat here⊠huh? Maria.â
âErr, what is it?â
âYour impression changed from before, what happened? Did you get a boyfriend?â
âThereâs no way I can get one. Considering how I am.â
âHey, you have the gall to say that despite being the most popular woman in our generation. I still remember how you punched a dude in the face because he was persistent in chasing you. I sure had a good laugh back then.â
âHe-hey, isnât it okay to ignore what I did back then! I was just a bit rough back then.â
âAh, so-rry. But you really have a good expression right now! Your expression as the Sister of the orphanage is also good, but I liked your maiden in love face better.
âTha-thank you.â
âYouâre welcome. Ah, Iâm getting married soon.â
âSo sudden?! Eh? Congratulations. Who is the partner?â
âHm? Itâs that dude you punched in the face.â
âEeh?!
âWell, he is handsome after all. I just had to do some nyan-nyan and act spoiled like a cat and he falls just like that⊠I think Maria could just do nyan-nyan to get the man in your mind.â
âI am twenty six thoughâŠâ
âYour age doesnât matter. Maria is cute after all, so do your best. Well then, I will return to my work.âÂ
âYes⊠hope youâre happy with the marriage.â
âYes, thanks.â
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The woman of Mariaâs generation quickly went away. Mei was a bit surprised to hear that Maria, who appeared to be mild-mannered, actually punched someone in the face. However, Yururu remembered the rumor that Maria was an avenger back then so she said nothing about that.ă
âTha-thatâs, I was just a bit rough in the pastâŠâă
âDo-donât worry, senpai!â
So the rumor that Maria-senpai was an avenger is actuallyâŠă\nYururu-san seems to know the rumor about how I was back then, so I guess she thought of me as a mischievous person.
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Mei destroyed the awkward atmosphere.ă
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Mei understands, so she is embarrassed to have her mischievous past become known. It feels awkward right? Since this is the meal between people who will compete to be heroines in the future, we might as well enjoy it. I will destroy the atmosphere so Maria-sama will be less embarrassed about it.ă
âPlease rest assured, Maria-sama.âă
âEh?â
âYururu ojou-sama was also quite mischievous in the past.â
âHe-hey, Mei-chan?â
âShe cried loudly when she wet her bed, she then tried to hide it but was found out by her father and she cried again, she broke expensive vases, and scribbled on painting. It was the series of behavior that would make bullies be ashamed of themselves.â
âYou donât have to explain that!â\nâAh, I see⊠I donât know if itâs right to say âwhat a coincidenceâ in this situation though.â
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The awkward atmosphere was gone thanks to Mei, but Yururuâs expression flushed bright red. The three sat together while chatting. They enjoyed the woman-only gathering-like conversation like âthereâs been a lot of earthquakes recentlyâ or âwhere do I buy clothesâ and so on. HoweverâŠă
They were thinking about Fay in their minds. It was about the effective method to win against the opposite sex that they were interested in that Mariaâs friend, who was about to be married, talked about.ă
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Nyan-nyan, huh. Is it really effective? âŠI, do nyan-nyan. I want to be spoiled-nyan, if I said something like that, Fay might get disgusted⊠I am 26 years old after all.ă
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I guess Fay-kun will get disgusted if his master suddenly nyan-nyan at him. I guess I couldnât use this method after all⊠I want to be Fayâs cat nyan⊠uwah, this is definitely a nope.ă
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Fufufu⊠Mei would definitely win the moment Mei used nyan-nyan. Mei wouldnât do that though. Mei could feel both of them are amazing women. But itâs too bad, ojou-sama, Maria-sama. The world is telling Mei to win!!ă
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Mei was thinking about very rude things.
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