There were twenty-three girls in my class.
Including the vice homeroom teacher, Lumina, there were twenty-four women in total, standing around eating outdoors.
It felt a bit out of place, but I was technically a guest.
Right now, I was eating meat by myself.
It was very tasty, but since I hadn’t eaten alone in a while, I couldn’t help but feel a bit lonely.
Of course, I wasn’t pushed into a corner; it was the result of my own efforts.
The celebration for the Behemoth’s defeat was in full swing.
The cooking was mainly handled by our chef, the elegant and beautiful Shion, the efficient maid, the laid-back beautiful girl Roa, and the Evergreen Party’s plant mage, Nagahata.
Nagahata was just as laid-back as Roa, but while Roa used her gentle demeanor as a maid to serve, Nagahata had an air about her that reminded me of a kind mother.
Both of them were caring, which might have been why they got along so well in class, but to me, they were different despite their similarities.
Once the celebration started, everyone was grilling meat and vegetables, but Shion continued cooking other dishes.
The rice balls, perhaps due to their nostalgic quality, were disappearing at an incredible rate, so several people offered to help.
Shion looks happy and fulfilled as she cooks.
She probably wants to be useful at the party, but it feels like she just genuinely loves cooking.
Lore, in her maid outfit, is helping Shion and serving the food.
Using her ability to know what people want, Lore serves dishes with pinpoint accuracy, saying, “Here you go,” and each girl is surprised and then pleased.
Near Chief Cook Shion, the Shouji group is gathered.
First, there’s the friendly Shouji, the center of the group. “You guys did great!”
Responding to Shouji’s voice is the cheerful, mood-lifter, black-haired Shouji, Rumeka. “Yeah! We’re invincible, aren’t we?!”
“Invincible? We’re not,” Shouji says.
Seirina is still the cool character when I’m not around.
“Yeah. I think we did really well this time, but we can’t be too confident if we might face such enemies again.”
The tall volleyball player, Genjuu, seems to be the group’s brake.
She still looks nervous when talking to me, but I remember she often scolds the girls in their conversations.
Rumeka drops her shoulders and says, “I know, I know… I was trying to liven things up.” A girl pats Rumeka’s back.
“Haha, Rumeka-chan, you’re just like me, you couldn’t contribute either. At least I get your desire to liven things up~”
The last person I have almost no contact with is Suwa Ao.
She’s a cheerful swimmer with curly hair that curls inward. She’s known for the hairpins that hold her side bangs in place and her healthy tan. “Yeah, Ao-chan~”
Rumeka purposely hugs Ao, and Ao strokes Rumeka’s hair in response, saying, “There there.”
“Fufu. I understand your feelings.”
Shion smiles and agrees with Rumeka and Ao.
“Shion, you’re amazing! You’ve got everyone’s stomachs in the palm of your hand!”
“That’s right. I heard you were cooking, but aren’t you beyond the level of a normal high school girl?”
The energetic duo reacts sensitively to Shion’s voice.
“Seriously, you don’t need to worry about that. What was it, something about stone checkpoints?”
“Are you trying to say ‘right person, right place’?” “That’s it!”
Seiran corrects Shaku’s mistake.
Normally, Shinpo would have corrected it, but I guess roles change when the members do.
As someone watching from a distance, even such small differences are fun.
Speaking of Shinpo, the serious-looking girl who just popped into my head, she was talking with the creepy girl who has the ability to manipulate shadows.
The distance between them is a bit far, so I can’t quite make out what they’re saying.
“…kun…really, …thing?”
“Eh, eh. Is there…?”
“B, but, I’m not… What…?” “Eh? W, what…?”
I can tell that Shinpo is blushing.
The creepy girl is also blushing, and it seems like she’s trying to get something out of Shinpo.
I’m curious, but it wouldn’t be polite to eavesdrop.
I scan the area and roughly look for my friends.
Mr. Lumina seems concerned about the students and is going around talking to them.
Meeting a familiar adult in such a situation must be reassuring, as some students were crying and hugging the teacher.
The teacher, with a gentle expression, is clearly happy to see the students again.
As for my childhood friend, Senyuu, she was surrounded by several girls and being thanked.
Actually, to be more precise, she was being thanked.
Senyuu had used her “Healing Magic” to heal the injured members of the Seikou party and those who were mentally exhausted.
The ones thanking her would be the children who benefited from her help.
“Thank you, Dr. Mountain! I was really struggling… but thanks to you, I feel much better now. Will you help us again…?”
Despite being thanked by everyone, Senyuu’s expression remained unchanged.
She nodded grandly and spoke.
“Mm. For now, I want some meat.”
I could tell she was joking and acting haughty, but would the other classmates understand?
「Meat! I’ll get it!」「No, let me!」「I’ll go!」「Me!」「Me!」「Me!」
But my worries were unfounded.
The girls move to get the meat when they see the benefactor wanting it.
In just a short moment, a harem had formed around Senyuu.
When our eyes met, I mouthed, “You’re popular,” and she immediately replied, “Not as much as you.”
There’s nothing I can say to that.
It seems I still have a lot to learn before I can tease her. “Sou-kun, are you free now?”
When I turned to the voice, there she was, standing with a smile on her face.
She was the mischievous beauty who possessed the “Cloning Ability.”
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