Without a hitch… Honestly, I don’t know if it can be described as such. After all, I, Hiiro, was completely ignored and just continued to eat peacefully.
In the first place, it was already decided that the Sanjou family will be inherited by Rei, the eldest daughter, while I, the eldest son, was only called in for a certain reason.
It was honestly spectacular to see a lineup of intimidating old hags wearing kimono like yakuza. They probably have killed some people before… that’s what I thought. Those old hags are most likely big shots, I mean, everyone there tried to please them by flattering them, after all.
Rei also seemed to be seated lining up with those big shot old hags, and the figure of her responding to those people who tried to please her with a polite smile really looked like that of an expert.
On the other hand, no one came to greet me. Even the branch family members that were unable to raise their heads in front of Rei, who was from the main house, seemed to think that I’m just a roadside stone. On top of that, some of them even started to say bad things about me despite sitting next to me. So, I put things on the straw and blew it at them to fight back.
“Hiiro.”
Yup, the party is at its peak.
At any rate, when I got tired of bubbling cider, the old hag who seemed to have the highest position here said.
“I’ll have you enter Otori girls academy from next year.”
Otori academy…. the magic school that became the setting place for 『Everything for the Score』.
It was the place where the protagonist will meet the heroines. Needless to say, Hiiro will also enter that academy and be sandwiched between Yuri. And eventually, he will die a tragic death. That’s sad.
“And I don’t ask for an answer. You have to enter the academy. You are born into the Sanjou family, after all, so you don’t have the right to veto. We thought we have to do something about you, after all.”
By the way, in some sub endings, Hiiro was assassinated by the Sanjou family to get rid of trouble. This guy is probably that guy who is thoughtlessly spreading his picnic sheet under the stars of misery.
“Even so, why do you want me to enroll in a magic school?”
“So you can learn to be independent. It seems you have been requesting money from the branch family several times. I also heard you did it vulgarly. That is why, an idiot like you who has too much power, should learn magic and learn how to handle your power.”
Yes, there, doubt2!!
That’s because you thought in the closed off area affiliated with Sanjou family called academy, you can conveniently ‘killy’ (The cute way to say assassination) me anytime, right?! What a thorough preparation, do more!! Only if Hiiro wasn’t me, of course!!
“Well, just do your best. We will support you.”
“And the ‘support’ that they said was this, huh…”
I stared at the magic device that was rolling on my bed.
Right now the time is 7 o’clock in the morning. I got up at 6 am, took a shower after running, and thus stared at the so-called support from the Sanjou family, a magic device.
From the outside, it can only be seen as a Japanese sword. The scabbard has a simple lapidary work. And if you look closely, you’ll notice that the scabbard has some dents that could be filled with something. The dents are also connected with straight and curved lines, making some kind of pattern.
However, it is obvious that this isn’t an ordinary sword. Because this sword has no blade. The entrance to the handguard and scabbard is fastened with a small amount of magic power. There is a trigger on the curved handle, and something like a muzzle on the other side of the handguard.
The reason why it has such a mechanism is…because 『Everything for the Score』 has a peculiar method of casting magic.
First of all, in this world, magic can only be activated through this magic device. Even if you cast 『Fireball!!』 empty-handed, nothing will come out. The only result from doing that is being called crazy for screaming out loud. The correct way to activate magic is by pulling the trigger of this magic device.
Besides the sword-shaped ones like I have right now, magic devices also have various peculiar shapes such as wands, crystal balls, bracelets, holy shrouds, and hair ornaments, but…all devices have one thing in common, which is having a trigger that can be triggered to activate magic.
By the way, that doesn’t mean that you can activate magic simply by pulling the trigger. As I described before, there are some dented parts of the sheath in my magic device, which are called ‘slots’, and we have to put something called a ‘console’ into these slots. And magic can be activated depending on what console is fitted there. In addition, if a console is connected with another console by the conducting wire engraved on the sheath, the effect and power of the magic will change.
This combination is exactly what made the battle mechanism of 『Everything for the Score』 so profound. However…because of that, I can only say that this Yuri game is too detailed in a part which wasn’t the main subject of the game.
“Ugh, these consoles are truly garbage… It’s way worse than the protagonist’s initial equipment… Or rather, this combination is also brain-dead… If it stays like this, it won’t be useful at all…”
The magic device itself is without a doubt a first-class product. As expected of the world-famous Sanjou family. Caring about their image, they even gave a great magic device to Hiiro, who has almost no value to them.
But, the consoles fitted in this magic device are truly garbage. This kind of thing can only be used as an educational toy for 3-year-old children.
*Playing with the device sfx*
“No good, these consoles are really not good enough… Alright, I guess I’ll go to the dungeon after eating… For the time being, before enrolling to the academy, I have to increase my strength as much as possible, because I could be killed anytime by the Sanjou family during that time…”
I was absorbed in my thoughts while playing with the magic device, until—
“….”
“Whoa?!”
I noticed there was a girl silently standing in the corner of the room.
With beautiful white hair, the girl who was beautifully dressed in a maid outfit leaned out her neck and stared at me.
“Meal…”
“…Eh?”
She pointed to the door with her thumb.
“Meal.”
“Eh, ah, what…?”
With her heels turned back, she looked back at me and said again.
“Idio~t.”
“Ha? No, wait, even though you’re just a maid?”
As she tries to leave, she looks back with a ‘what a hassle’ look on her face.
“What’s the matter?”
“Why did you insult me, your Master? And is there a girl that you like?”
“I’d like you to decide whether you’re going to give me a sermon or we’re going to have a love talk…”
“Then is there a girl that you like?”
“So you chose that one, huh.”
The expressionless maid said.
“I don’t have a girl that I like. Regarding the insult, it is revenge for my maid friend who was insulted by you the other day. You questionable ikemen. Ya~i, ya~i, if you want to fire me, try it you rotten blonde~! Your mother is a big water heater~! Go grow hair from your mole~!3”
The other day? Was it before I became Hiiro?
That fucking bastard, how dare he disgrace a Yuri flower that may bloom in the future… That guy really can make me angry anytime.
“No matter how I think, that’s clearly my fault. So, I’ll accept your insult. And I’ll also apologize to that girl. But I want you to engrave this in your heart… Go look for a girl to like. This is a promise with this kind noble’s son, okay?”
Hearing that, she tilted her head to the side.
“…Who are you?”
“Like I said, a kind noble’s son.”
“As far as I know, the bastard called Hiiro would never have lowered his head in his life…”
“What, so it’s about that. Rest assured, there is a first time for everything. Even I was shocked when I read Yuri for the first time.”
Then, guided by the girl who likes to tilt her head, I went to apologize to the maid girl and… headed to the dungeon after eating.