“Uh…” One of the girls raised up their hand and Yoru looked at her. “I don’t mean to offend you Lady Yoru but if I remember correctly, the Class Representative for Class 3 was Ichira-kun.”

“You’re not wrong my dear.” Yoru adjusted her hat with one hand. “However things happened and Ichira Naofumi has stepped down from his position as Class 3 Representative handing it over to me.”

The girl who asked looked like she wanted to push it further but one glance at the shadows pooling quietly at Yoru’s feet under the table killed that impulse fast which was smart.

Koya raised an eyebrow, at least some things were moving according to the plot at least despite how much he fucked it up now…

Yoru had forced the Class Representative to stand down so that she could get to the position and the Villainess had one goal in mind; To get to Class 1 and elevate her clan from one of the top tier noble clans straight into Great clan status even though it wasn’t possible.

“I see…” The other girl bowed her head.

“Now Amagi Koya, may I join your little study group? You surround yourself with quite some beautiful girls.” She commented. “You truly are a man of taste.”

“I’m not comfortable being told of my taste in women by a minor.” Koya said and the girl flinched, looking at him with a glare as the shadows writhed beneath her. “But if you want to join us then grab a textbook or something, I really don’t have all day.”

Yoru seemed to be the same she was in the manga which he was grateful for, she was desperate to ascend her clan so she was trying to get the assistance of people that weren’t under Great clans with high potential to join her and although her clan had one of the most used affinities in existence, Koya could at least understand her point of view.

‘If honestly her clan wanted to ascend into Top 12, one of the Great clans would have to go.’ He thought and if one of them had to go, he would choose the Kurohane clan in an instant.

All of them were Frame World and Crest weapon spammers, they had nothing else going for them. They were technically skilled but creatively bankrupt and getting rid of them wouldn’t even hurt the ecosystem, it’d probably improve it.

‘Also even though ALI doesn’t take students under 18, they made an exception in her case though the reason she was in Class 3 is a pretty dumb one even though she’s an early awakened.’

If he remembered correctly, she was placed in Class 3 because during enrollment her height had triggered ALI’s automatic age-verification flag.

The system which Tech Tube had created her clocked her at under the minimum physical threshold and downgraded her academic standing tier pending a manual review that still hadn’t been processed so she remained where she was now.

“I see…” Yoru said while looking at the textbook they were holding and walking to one of the shelves in the distance to find the exact copy.

She moved with a certain noble composure with her back straight and chin up which would’ve worked better if she wasn’t also clearly scanning every shelf label from eye level because she couldn’t reach higher than the third row.

“Now girls, open up your textbooks to where you don’t understand and hold on… I’ll be with you shortly.” He rose up to walk over to Yoru who had found the book and was now hopping to reach it.

He reached her and helped her bring down the book.

“So what do I owe the pleasure, my lady?” He spoke softly and she took the book from his hand. “You have a reason you approached me right?”

“I wanted to ask you for something… however I have to know, how did you find out about the fact that I’m a Minor? And why did you mention it in front of those girls?” She whispered harshly.

“It’s not like it’ll become trending news or something, they probably think it’s a joke.” Koya said, “And who knows…? Maybe you’re not the only one that has been doing research on Competition.”

She immediately crossed the book over her flat chest and looked away.

“I’m a minor, please purge those lecherous thoughts.”

‘Lecherous what?!’ Koya thought as his face turned pale. He wasn’t even thinking like that.

“Anyway, like I said… I have something to ask of you and I don’t think the Library is the place to talk about it.” Yoru said. “So would you like to arrange a meeting later? In one of ALI’s restaurants?”

‘Ah… I actually forgot about those.’ Koya blinked, ALI was trying to make it’s students as comfortable as possible so there was a cinema, restaurants and all that which could be why a lot of students moved around.

“Well sure.” Koya said, he wanted to hear her out and then knock some sense into her… not about her goal but on the way she planned to accomplish this goal of hers. “It’s a date then. Where should we meet up?”

“I’ll make reservations at ALI Restaurant 2, you better show up at 8.” She said and hopped to return the book however she still couldn’t return it, Koya helped her keep it and she walked off trying to look cool which made him chuckle.

He watched her go until she disappeared around the corner of a shelf.

Even though she was a Villainess in name, she was someone trying to fight for the sake of her clan’s ascension which wasn’t a bad thing to do per se.

‘She really didn’t do anything in the manga except a bit of manipulation here and there so I wonder why she’s called a villainess.’ Koya thought and the blue screen appeared in front of him.

「That’s because you never read the novel.」

‘Well even if, there’s no way someone can turn such a cute character into a-‘ He remembered that the god of novelty had practically turned Miyuki from a shy girl to a cocky brat in a few chapters. ‘Yeah fuck it…’

However he noticed someone staring at him from behind the shelf through the hole between one of the books and he blinked.

“Miyuki?”

Miyuki drew her face away seeing that he saw her and clutched her textbook tightly as he came out from the side to see her.

Koya blinked when he saw Miyuki, the girl seemed to be very sweaty which happened when she was nervous.

“What’s wrong…?”

She was gripping the textbook hard enough that the spine was creasing.

He hadn’t seen her this wound up before, not even when Itsuki had been hovering around her every five seconds like a security system with a face.

A few people were looking at them from other chairs and Miyuki felt her cheeks heat up however if she didn’t do this then her Father would be angry at her.

“I want… I want you to help me study.” She showed him her textbook with trembling arms. “Y-y-you’re helping other girls but you’re not even helping your Fiancee.”

“Fiancee?” Koya raised an eyebrow, what was she on about?

Miyuki felt her legs turn to jelly… didn’t he remember? Or receive the letter that her Father had sent him?

“Just come along, since you need help, I’ll help you.” He said, taking her hand and moving her along to the table with the other girls. “Alright, all of you sit down… we’ll be having someone from Class 2 join us today but please don’t let that stop you from asking me questions about things you don’t understand, before we leave, I’ll give you all a test of my own as well and if you pass, you receive a reward from me.”

As one of his jobs, he used to work as a Teacher so he knew that the students needed enticement especially these horny girls.

“Koya-kun, what reward?” Ami asked.

“Naturally, if you’re able to pass the cut-off mark then I’ll give you a kiss on the cheek.” He said and all the girls at the table immediately stopped, looking at him with wide eyes including Ichinose and he double-confirmed it with a nod. “Start studying and if you reach a part you don’t understand, feel free to ask me.”

The silence lasted about two seconds then every textbook snapped open at the same time like they had rehearsed it, well except Ichinose and Miyuki.

The rest of them immediately began studying and Miyuki who was sitting on Koya’s side felt herself heat up considerably, she never really liked sitting with other people much… and honestly she preferred when she was ostracized in class because she was the sister of Itsuki who people feared.

‘B-but I have to stay strong.’ She took a deep breath and looked at Koya.

“Right, you were talking about something when I saw you back there, what happened Miyuki?” Koya asked, did the Aozora clan have some beef with him or what?

He could understand the Kurohane clan though, Hakai had already collected all the Individual Points and even the money that Takeru owed him in crowns and transferred it to his account so he was sitting on a few more millions too.

It was really nice to take advantage of nobles.

“I… uh…” Her hair perked up as she remembered the copy of the letter that she had been given and pulled it out from her storage ring. “My… Clan Head wanted me to deliver it to you in case you didn’t get the first one.”

Koya took it from her hand and opened the envelope, it seemed really legit with the Aozora clan emblem on it.

…

To Amagi Koya from Takahiro Aozora.

Hello Boy,

I had initially created two letters of the sort, handing one to my daughter while the other was sent alongside the money that the Kurohane clan owed you so in case you didn’t receive that one, this one is the same.

During the battle with Takeru Kurohane, he put his engagement with Miyuki on the line on the fight as you remember and he lost the fight badly if I may add so Aozora Miyuki is now to be engaged to you. This decision has already been approved by everyone in the Aozora clan and we’d like for you to come by during the weekend to finalize this engagement.

Miyuki seems to be very pleased by this news so I want to see the man that has truly won her heart.

We expect that you will conduct yourself accordingly when you arrive. Our home is open to you. The Aozora clan does not make arrangements like this lightly and I trust that you are already aware of what this means for both parties. Come with an open mind and we can discuss the terms at length over a proper meal.

Regards, Takahiro Aozora Head of the Aozora Clan

…

Koya could practically feel the giddiness in the letter, the Aozora clan had been trying to recruit him for a while and what better way than to sell off their “useless” daughter that seemed to have caught the interest of the man they wanted.

‘Well I don’t have any issues with it.’ Koya thought but that didn’t matter… Did Miyuki really have no issues as well?

“Miyuki.” He said, pocketing the letter and she practically jumped in her seat while all the other girls were side-eyeing the conversation. “Are you scared of me?”

She drowned that jumpiness in an instant and turned to him with very serious eyes.

“Why would I be scared of you?” She asked with an uncharacteristically bold face for someone like her and then it began trembling again. “O… or you… you don’t like me? Hic-I can understa-“

She wanted to cry?

“Well, the letter said that we were getting engaged.” He said and several pens dropped on the table as the other girls turned to face the both of them, he looked at them though. “On your textbooks again.”

They continued their textbook reading.

“Y-yes but I’m not scared, I was feeling shy.” She looked at her lap. “You fought Takeru and got hurt because of m-me… I didn’t know how to thank you.”

‘I actually fought Takeru because he attacked me though.’ Koya thought, besides the Frame Skip merchant had been on his nerves from the moment he decided to cut his hair and he still missed his long hair even now. ‘But I guess the misunderstanding works.’

He looked at her for a second. She had her head down with her blue hair spilling over her shoulders, picking at a corner of her textbook with one nail. The girl was genuinely working herself up over this.

“Th-then Clan Head arranged that the engagement was transferred over to me and you and I was ha-ppy… but I didn’t know if you wanted to be engage-“

“I think that’s enough Miyu.” He shortened her name and patted her hair making her blush. “I accept alright, don’t start crying and instead put that energy into studying. Let all of us get serious and pass these mid-terms.”

“Yes Koya-kun!” The five girls yelled out as well, except Miyuki

“Oi… No shouting in the Library!” Ogata warned them though he couldn’t help but give Koya a nod of approval from afar, even he couldn’t wait for Mid-terms to start.

…

“Bartender, I’d like another one.” Itsuki said with dark circles under his eyes while Kaede stood next to him in ALI restaurant 1.

“Master, don’t you think you’ve had too-“

“Shut up.” He said as the Bartender poured him another bit of alcohol into his cup and he swung it down immediately. “I failed my mission… I couldn’t protect Miyuki from the grubby hands of Amagi.”

‘I honestly think Lady Miyuki is better off with Koya-sama than Takeru-sama.’ She thought but she wouldn’t voice her thoughts less she got killed but honestly as of recent, she had gotten really hot thinking about the way Koya said he would give her what he wanted. ‘He came back to ALI today and I’m stuck baby-sitting a drunk Itsuki-sama.’

Which was her job but still she couldn’t help but think about what she had touched that day… she couldn’t forget the thickness or anything like that. She had been thinking about it on and off all week if she was honest with herself.

“Blergh.” Itsuki coughed and Kaede carefully helped him up, before he could let out his guts all over the table… He had done the same when Miyuki was engaged to Takeru, he would survive this time as well as he always did.

The man had the emotional range of a landslide and the liver of someone twice his age, but he always pulled through eventually.

She led him out of ALI restaurant 1 and then she noticed Koya in the distance walking into ALI restaurant 2.

‘Is Koya-sama going out for dinner…?’ She thought, wanting to check on him before ultimately deciding against it and carrying Itsuki to his Class 1 lodgings.

…

“I’m here.” Koya said as he sat down, this afternoon and evening had been a bit hectic… after tutoring everyone including Miyuki and the girls, he also had to deal with Misora who was being very clingy all of a sudden and had him wash the scent of the other girls off before watching a movie with her.

The movie had been something action-packed that she picked out, which was fine until she kept pausing it to ask him questions about whether the protagonist’s technique was realistic or not. He had answered every single one and she had been very satisfied about that.

Disguise Master on the other hand seemed to be so tired out that she fell asleep while Misora had also fallen asleep in the living room after watching the movie with him and he had tucked her in as well, now he was sitting down opposite the Villainess who wore a black dress and had styled her black hair into bangs.

There were other people in the restaurant here but everybody was minding their own business.

The place was quieter than Restaurant 1 with more ambient lighting, and smaller tables. Yoru had picked a great meeting spot, he would give her that at least.

“Welcome Koya-kun, is there anything you’d like?” She asked while holding her menu.

“I’d rather we get straight to the point.” He said while looking at his own menu and calling the Waiter over. “I’d like Red wine… I see it’s 100 IP for a bottle.”

The waiter nodded.

“I’ll be paying.” Yoru said. “Give me a cup of hot tea, that’s all I ask for.”

“Alright Ma’am.” The waiter said and walked off with their orders as they were left to look at each other.

“Should I be getting to the point?” Yoru asked and Koya nodded. “Alright Koya-kun, I need your support… I want my clan to become one of the twelve great clans, I need to increase our influence and-“

“Hold on.” Their order came in and Koya took his red wine bottle while she had her tea, he poured it into one of the glass cups available on the table.

“Want one?” He extended the cup to Yoru who scrunched up her face as the waiter went to attend elsewhere.

“I’m a mi-“

“I know.” He drank it in front of her and smiled.

The wine was good, probably better than whatever she was sipping. Her tea smelled like chamomile which he didn’t hate but didn’t like that much as well… Wine would always be superior to tea.

He set the glass down.

“That hit the spot… now before you go on and on about what you want to do, I have a question for you; How do you intend to do this, Kuroyami Yoru?”

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