Chapter 23: Chapter 22: The legendary creature

‘Whew… I hope I can keep fooling her.’ Seiji sighed after commenting inwardly.

He should have known that running off right after the performance would arouse the suspicion of netizens. He should’ve thought of an excuse beforehand, but he could only ad-lib as he didn’t think to prepare one.

He hoped that Flying Fish would accept his excuse. If she didn’t accept it, feeling that his story was too ridiculous, then it couldn’t be helped.

Should he give up on the [sing] and [dance] actions?

It seemed like such a pity, though… He was sorely lacking in points, and he felt a burning desire to buy an [item] and use it.

‘Well, let’s observe the situation for a little longer.’

…

Because Seigo Harano had successfully obtained the confectionery store’s cooperation and had even acquired copyright permission from the author, Year 1 Class 5’s program was assured. This meant that everyone could go about their preparations with peace of mind.

Koji praised Seiji’s ability to complete tasks in front of everyone, which slightly improved Seiji’s prestige in class.

Only Mika and Chiaki knew the real price that Seiji had to pay for everything.

"Well, it wasn’t actually a price—in fact, you could say that it’s a rare opportunity. After all, there are countless fans who would be willing to pay money to spend a day with Peach-sensei at the school festival!"

During lunch, Seiji ate his prepared lunchbox as he chatted with the two girls.

Kazufuru Ooike had hastily fled to God-knows-where. Tsk, Seiji really needed to train… no, convince him.

"But…" Mika wanted to say something but paused abruptly.

"She wants to say that this means you won’t be able to go with her for the school festival, and that she’s disappointed." As usual, Chiaki had seen right through her friend.

You are reading story NEET RECEIVES A DATING SIM SYSTEM at novel35.com

"T… that’s not it at all! It’s just… the school festival is a once-a-year event, and… it should be more relaxed and enjoyed together with friends!" Mika’s face turned beet red.

"What’s the difference? The only friends that would go together with Seiji are us two, right? And in addition to helping out with the confectionery store for our class, I also have to prepare for the drama club program, so I probably won’t have any spare time." Chiaki grinned at Mika.

"Er…" Mika couldn’t think of a suitable retort.

"I never said that I wouldn’t be with you guys." Seiji blinked, "You guys can come with me and Sensei, and we can check out the school festival together—how about it?"

Mika and Chiaki were both speechless.

"Well, I suppose that’s true. Mika, can I get an interview about how you’re feeling right now?"

"Don’t ask me!"

The haughty kitten was angered.

As usual, Seiji ignored this situation. He had a delicate relationship with Mika currently, and as long as Mika hadn’t confessed seriously to him yet, he preferred to keep pretending to be ignorant. He was simply friends with Chiaki.

In order to change the topic, Seiji suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Chiaki, that day when we visited drama club, what was the ‘legendary creature’ that we heard about? I was curious but forgot to ask."

"Oh, that?" Chiaki blinked, "actually that’s one of the legends of our school—a mysterious middle school girl who pops up occasionally. Apparently, she’s ultra cute, has heterochromia, and likes wearing cat ears."

"Oh?" Seiji was surprised for an instant.

---