“But you know what they say, there’s no smoke without fire.”
“It’s not that I doubt the Seven Wonders themselves, it’s just that it’s ridiculous to ask the student council to do it for you, why don’t you do it yourself?”
I want you to investigate the authenticity of the Seven Wonders. …We’ve been getting requests like that frequently.
“I bet you’re afraid to go see for yourself.”
Emilia returns and Natalie sighs in disgust.
“You’re afraid to look it up yourself so you want us to look it up for you? We’re not handymen. …We’re busy too.”
“I understand what Natalie is saying, but isn’t it our job to make sure the school isn’t in danger?”
Well, I don’t think there’s any danger in the Seven Wonders.
I’ll give you a reason that sounds like it.
“Well, for example, one of the Seven Wonders …is the mysterious flying object …[Flying Owen] that can be seen in the schoolyard in the evening?”
“No, that’s not even a mystery anymore, is it?”
“Haha!” Emilia laughed amusedly.
For some reason, it seems that my name is one of the Seven Wonders.
No, why not?
I mean, a mysterious flying object isn’t a mystery when you’re using …my name.
It’s just me flying around.
“Don’t laugh, so how about it Natalie, if we’re going to be getting more requests like this in the future, we might as well get it sorted out sooner rather than later, don’t you think?”
“That’s true too. ……”
And at that moment.
“Senior Owen, please help me.”
The doors of the student council were suddenly opened.
There is a girl with a ponytail, gathered in one peach-colored back.
She approached me with a wisp of tears on her pretty face that made me want to protect her.
Her name is Shallot.
She’s one year younger than me and a member of the student council.
“Oh, …what is it?”
As Shallot approached, the scent of the flowers tickled my nostrils.
“Owen, your nose is getting larger.”
Natalie looked at me more coldly than usual.
I smelled a little good, so I went to …and…
“I walked by the art room earlier and it was so scary…”
Shallot made a frightened sound.
Men are so simple.
I want to bother girls who are weak.
“So …… well, you were scared …that was a disaster.”
“He was laughing like a madman.”
“One of the Seven Wonders?”
“Yes, I was passing by on an errand, and I heard laughter …and it reminded me of the Seven Wonders. Senior Owen …will you go with me to see them?”
Shallot said.
Natalie interjected before I could reply to that.
“Was that really a laugh, and not a misunderstanding?”
“I could be wrong, but I did feel scared.”
Shallot said firmly.
Shallot is an excellent junior and the highest achiever of the high school freshmen…
And she’s solid and reliable in her work.
But …a little bit Natalie and I don’t seem to be on the same page.
“You felt scared, that’s your business, right?”
“It’s true what the student council president said, but if I felt scared, it’s not surprising that others would feel scared as well, right?”
“That doesn’t mean we need two people from the student council to go.”
“With the Four Great Festivals over, it shouldn’t be too busy now, and besides, senior Owen seems to be free.”
What, do I look that bored?
There’s not much to do, though.
“Well, well, Natalie, why don’t you just go and have a look?”
“Because Owen’s like that, …, oh well.”
Natalie exhaled generously.
Natalie has been in a bad mood for more days since she became student body president.
I guess it’s because she has that many responsibilities.
I want to help her as much as I can.
But in this case, I can see where Shallot is coming from.
I mean, it’s worse for my stomach to be sitting here without a job.
“Let’s go check it out.”
“Ye- …Yes!”
“So, Natalie and Emilia…, I’m off.”
“…yeah.”
Natalie made a slight hesitation, but nodded reluctantly.
“Have a good day.”
Emilia followed with a small wave.
This is how I ended up going with Shallot to find out the truth behind the laughing paintings.