The three dormitories in the Otori Magic Academy: Rufus, Caeruleum, and Flavum have one thing in common. All the rooms in the dormitory are double rooms.
The reason for this was because Yuri is essentially created by two girls. Someone can never make that beautiful flower bloom by herself. And those double rooms contain soil full of good nutrients which is an essential requirement for growing Yuri.
Why wasn’t there a single room even though it is an elite all-girls school?
Such a question is just pure stupidity. Because before being an elite all-girls school, this world is a Yuri game, you know?!
That being said, there are, of course, practical reasons for this. Firstly, a single room may be dangerous from the criminal prevention viewpoint. But if it was a double room, student crime can be suppressed to some extent. Besides, the school can also aim for a synergistic increase in the student score… Which in particular shows a good effect every year. In short, by making the student aware of the classmate who lives in the same room as them, the school can see the data that shows the improvement of their score.
Besides, this Otori Magic Academy is a place where rich people or elites go. Which means it is a great place for those Ojou-sama to find a future marriage partner. Or rather, there are even people who are especially aiming for such “bonus”.
Not only will your score go up, but you can even find a future marriage partner. No matter how much you think, a double room is a great deal.
And now, I decided to live in such a ‘great deal’ dormitory on the top floor, that is, above the 6th floor…. In the attic with skylights which are quite wide both vertically and horizontally, enough for me to stand normally.
I can also see dust flying in the air through the sunlight. 『This room have been used as a storeroom until now.』, as Lily said, there were worthless junks scattering around in the room. Majority of them are memorable items that Ojou-sama bought while traveling. Tapestries, animal figurines, swimsuits, towels, mysterious character goods, or piled up and tied up comics and books.
“It’s quite large for an attic, isn’t it?”
After greeting the dormitory manager and Lily as my fiancée, Snow, who successfully was allowed to live in the dormitory, softly muttered.
“But, cough… it’s too dusty…”
“For the time being, let’s use vacuum cleaners and cleaning rags. It seems we can throw away the trash that gets in the way, and since Lily-san has introduced us to a trader that deals with stuff like this, we can just put them in the back of the dormitory, so they can collect it.”
“What about furniture?”
“I was thinking of buying them, but…”
I shake my empty wallet in front of Snow.
“Those old hags froze my credit card, so I have no money right now.”
In the setting, it was stated that Hiiro’s parents are already dead long ago. For that reason, the ones who hold the parental authority of this guy are the BBA alliances of the Sanjou Family, and they’re also the ones who forcibly made Rei into the successor of the Sanjou Family regardless of whether it was true or not.
Until now, they have been silencing Hiiro with money and authority, but they seem to have changed their plan after looking at me, who has changed.
In the game, they made a perfect plan, which is to entice Hiiro by giving only pleasure to him, and finally assassinate him in the end.
Hiiro, how pitiful…. If that what you thought right now, please die (murderous intent).
“Is there any chance Hiiro-sama thought I became your fiancée for money?”
“Shut up, 132 yen. I’m in the middle of thinking about how to make money… But honestly, I’d like to devote all my energy to prepare for the orientation camp two weeks later.”
“This master sure bets his life for a mere orientation. Are you an introvert who is only enthusiastic at the beginning?”
Well, in the truest sense, my life may be at stake in this orientation. But since it’s useless even if I explain it, let’s just deceive her with a bitter smile.
“Then, how do you plan to survive these two weeks? Are you trying to be a hermit by eating mist?”
“Lily-san will provide us with the minimum amount of furniture by the end of today. Originally, new students can move into the dormitory after the dormitory exam is over, and they have met each other… in other words, after the orientation ends. But, the dormitory manager allowed us to move into the dormitory today as a special case.”
“I thought we should just evacuate to the villa or the main house for a while, though…”
“That’s impossible.”
I put a women’s swimsuit in a garbage bag.
“The moment my credit card was stopped, I knew it would be bad for me to go back there. In fact, I went to see the villa with my master a while ago, and got attacked by assassins lurking there. Of course, we beat them. I even took a photo in the photo booth with my master (With a pose leaning our back against each other with our arms crossed) with lame letters 『Is there anyone who can beat us?』 written there and sent it directly to the branch house.”
“The taunting skill of you student and teacher is too high.”
By the way, Lapis and her shadows have detected their presence faster than us and have already evacuated to a hotel.
It seems Lapis actually intends to confront them. But as expected, it would be bad for a princess of a country to confront the Sanjou Family face-to-face. So I politely persuaded her by saying, 『They’re my prey』, and made her step back albeit reluctantly.
“Therefore, this will be our base from now on.”
“Waa *clap clap*…”
With no expression, Snow applauded.
“Since this is an elite all-girls school, it seems all the rooms in the dormitory are equipped with a bath, toilet, and even a theater room as well, but… there are no such things in this attic, so it’s necessary to manage everything with shared facilities. As for the bath, it seems there is a large bath in the basement, so Snow can use that normally. And for the toilet, there is one that was made for those who manage this dormitory, so you can use that one too…. For me, I will have to dash to the toilet in front of the station (there are no men’s toilet at an all-girls school.)”
Snow then begins to read the 『Dormitory Information』 that Lily gave her. Gradually, a surprised expression emerged on her face.
“There seems to be a nail salon in the dormitory, but not only that… There is also a bakery, a café, an onsen pool, a massage room, etc… They will even provide you with light meals and sweets as long as you make an indoor wiring call, in addition, amenities will be replenished while the students go to school…. How much does it cost to maintain this Ojou-sama dormitory…?”
In fact, the maintenance costs of this dormitory are mainly covered by the donations of the Eisbert family. Thus, although there are many students who are dissatisfied with our haughty dormitory manager (Mulle), they will shut their mouth in front of the facilities and services that are provided in the dormitory. I mean, most of those facilities have the logo of a group company controlled by the Eisbert Family, after all. It is designed so that the students can see with whose power and donations they can have such a life at a glance.
From this, it can be seen that Mulle’s mother is quite a shrewd person. Because not only donating an idiotic amount of money to the academy, she even designed the dormitory to show the authority of the Eisbert family… which is also an evidence that she is good at controlling her subordinates.
“Most of the usable facilities are available on the 1st to 3rd floors in the basement, while the living quarters are on the 1st to 6th floors. Apparently, if we ask the restaurant on the first basement floor, we can also use the kitchen, because it seems that some Ojou-sama cook as a hobby.”
From behind, I pointed to the handbook that Snow saw.
“By the way, although you can use all of these facilities for free, since I am a man and I have no intention of appearing during business hours, I can’t use them. So, go enjoy them yourself instead of me, Snow.”
“But, isn’t the problem of not having money can be solved as long as we use these facilities…? Can you just normally use them?”
“Even if I starve to death, I refuse (a refreshing smile).”
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In a place where two girls are blooming in the memories of the day, they are enjoying a wonderful dinner while staring at each other. Until suddenly, a frivolous-looking blonde-haired man came into the place– As expected, it is impossible! Absolutely impossible!! Unthinkable!! Even if you hit my head with a gun!! I absolutely!! Will not use these facilities during business hours!!
“Then, I won’t use them too.”
“No, you don’t have to mind me. You should just use them with a smile.”
“Don’t you think it would be strange for fiancées to eat separately? I am a hardcore fiancée, you know?”
“… Well, do whatever you like. I won’t force you.”
I dunk a mysterious figurine into a trash bag.
“From tomorrow onward, I will resume training with my master in earnest. Basically, it will be training in the morning, school in the daytime, and continuing with training after school…. So we may only meet when we eat.”
“You immediately leave your fiancée and cheat with ‘training’, huh…”
Snow sighed.
“In that case, in the meantime, I will work on improving our living environment.”
“Ou, I will leave it to you. For now, this is our living expense for two weeks.”
As I handed over a heavy envelope to her, Snow’s face frowned.
“Even though you just said you don’t have any money… This is clean money and not something you got from money laundering, right?”
“Borrowed from some assassins (Indefinitely, and interest-free)”
“What a refreshed scum….!”
“By the way, master bought a Nintendo Switch with the money borrowed from the assassins.”
“A pair of scummy master and disciple…!!”
“Well, since nourishment (Assassins) will not be available anytime, I will think of a way to make money in a normal way… Although it’s not enough to buy furniture, it’s enough for our living expenses. So, for now, let’s make do with it.”
“It’s enough. Please leave it to me.”
With a bitter smile, Snow put the living expenses in her pocket.
“By the way, regarding the timing to reveal that master and I are fiancée–”
“Eh? I already told Lapis, though?”
Silence covered the room.
The attic calmed down and Snow slowly buried her head in her hands.
“…. When?”
“After school. When I went out with Lapis to buy her dress. It was when Lapis asked 『Does it looks good?』, I answered her with 『Come to think of it, I got engaged to Snow.』”1
“Guoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!”
Groaning, Snow bent herself back.
“Are you an idiot who answers 『Kamakura Shogunate』 when asked 『1+1=?』… I am speechless… In a sense, you gave the worst answer at the perfect timing…. What happened with Lapis-sama after that…?”
“I don’t know what’s wrong with her, but she suddenly went home. After that, I met Master and took a photo booth, and sent the 『Is there anyone who can beat us?』 to Lapis too.”
“This guy… Seriously, this guy…!!”
I smiled bitterly.
“It’s not a big deal, right? It’s not like Lapis has romantic feelings toward me, after all. Leaving aside Rei, we surely don’t have to think about timing to say it to her.”
“… I won’t be responsible if something happens, okay?”
Hearing that, I stared at Snow intensely.
“I really will not be responsible if something happens, okay? Because anyone can start a rumor, but no one can stop it. So, please work hard to prepare for the very fun orientation trip as much as possible.”
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Saying that, Snow, who was holding a garbage bag in both hands, goes out of the attic.
At this time, I laughed at her words, thinking she was so exaggerated.
But from the next day— I can no longer laugh at that.