Volume 5: Charming Overheat

Spring Beauty

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“In any case, we need a real beauty!” a makeup artist shouted on a certain day.

That was the conclusion that they - several men and women - came to in their heated discussion.

“But there are many types of beauty, aren’t there? Cool beauties. Sexy beauties. Cute beauties.”

“That’s true. You never know which one will be the most popular, y’know? It’s part of what will draw attention to our brand. We can’t take this decision lightly,” a man with sharp eyes said.

“We need to find a beauty with the potential to be cute. The most fashionable color this year is obviously pink!” a man fashioned in a pink coordinate outfit said, rather appropriately. He was wearing a pink hat. Pink suit. Pink necktie. Pink everywhere. He spoke in a strong tone of voice that didn’t seem to match his outfit very well. “Yes, the most fashionable color in spring is obviously pink! We can’t lose to the other divisions!”

“But Mr. Puaris. Our neighboring first development division has hired an amazing beauty to make gray into this spring’s color…”

“That’s right. And the third development division said that they are bringing blue motifs into vogue with their cool beauty this year… If our model loses in the upcoming cosmetics show, then all of our hard work will have… ugh, the show is fast approaching! It’s tomorrow!”

Everyone was worried. Everyone except for the pink Puaris, at least. He spoke with nothing but confidence as he smiled suggestively. “Don’t worry! I too have found a wonderful beauty—a perfect match for our company’s exclusive model position!”

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The usual dining hall of the usual inn in the Iyet Republic.

Ryner Lute was laying limp as he hunched over just like usual. “Today’s weather is great,” he mumbled with the drowsy voice of someone who hadn’t quite woken up yet. His hair dark hair was messy from sleep.

A monotone voice spoke from next to him. “And you intend to lay here limply instead of working?”

Ryner turned to the sound of her voice. An unreal beauty was seated beside him, just like always. Her long blonde hair seemed to sparkle in the light coming through the window. She had pale porcelain skin and a strangely perfect face. Her body had an exceptional delicacy to it, and her thin arms definitely didn’t seem like they were capable of handling a longsword.

Ferris Eris.

She was Ryner’s partner, and it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the word ‘beautiful’ was invented to describe her. That very beauty just sat there eating dango as if she had way too much free time on her hands.

Ryner stared at her for a moment before speaking. “Aahh… what the hell. How come you get to stuff your face with dango? You’re not doing any work either! And even when I do work, you just take all my money from me! Give it up already, it’s time to let me eat! I mean, how many days do you think I’ve gone without food!? That’s what I’d say if I thought anything would come of it. It’s useless.” With that, he sighed.

“Don’t say that it’s useless,” Ferris said with her typical blank expression and monotone. “I recently read a book that frequently stated that ‘nothing is impossible in this world,’ and yet. If what you just said was intended as a complaint towards me, then unfortunately for you…”

Ferris’ hand slowly reached for her sheathed sword before continuing. “It is possible that you will become the world’s first useless thing.”

Ryner sighed again. “Damn, I’m the very first thing in the whole world?”

“Mm.”

“Oh, but y’know, that might be an honor, if you think about it. Like, becoming the world’s first was so easy. I mean, think of the guy who invented scissors, or the guy who invented glasses. I bet they got rich off that stuff, so I might be able to get rich off of being the world’s first?”

Ryner’s logic was obviously stupid, but Ferris responded honestly anyway. “Hm. But if you become rich, you need to treat me to dango.”

“Ah, that’s fine. I’ll buy you anything you want.”

“Then let’s go.”

“Huh? What?”

Ferris pulled her sword out at frightening speed. “Of course I mean that I will remove the useless—”

“Wait a fucking secoooond! You’ve gotta be kidding! I don’t want to become the world’s first anymore!”

“What are you saying so suddenly? You were so into the idea just moments ago. You’re such an indecisive person.”

“……No, um… I mean… I guess… I guess I am a little indecisive…?”

Basically, they had way too much time on their hands.

That was probably why the door opened. Ryner and Ferris immediately looked over to see.

Ryner responded without thinking. “What…!?”

It was just so strange.

A single man stood at the entrance. He had sharp, bright eyes and a fairly attractive face. But that wasn’t what drew their eyes in.

It was his outfit. It was pink. Everything was pink - his hat, his jacket, his neck tie, his shirt… it was all pink. Uncomfortably so.

“The hell is that…?”

Ferris’ expression didn’t change despite how surprising it was. “Hm… well, it is spring. It’s not surprising that a face like that would have a few screws loose.”

The man’s eyes sparkled. “Pink = spring! You understand that, don’t you!? I knew that my eyes weren’t deceiving me!”

“Whoa… y-you talk like a girl!” Ryner said. “No one asked you to come closer!”

“Mm. Birds of a feather flock together. It appears that he’s on your side, Ryner.”

“No, I’m pretty sure that he was responding to you though…”

The pink man had been approaching them as they spoke, and now he was standing right in front of them with his hand balled up in a fist. “That’s right,” he said. “Pink has been spring’s color since forever ago! Everyone knows that. Spring has always been depicted in pink! Beauties only become more beautiful when you make them up in pink! Normal kids, no, even men such as myself can bloom vividly when you add pink! So? What do you think of helping me with my work?”

He spoke so passionately… but Ryner just stared in astonishment. “Help him out, he says… Even though I have absolutely no idea what kind of work he wants us to do… I feel like we’d get arrested if we strolled through town wearing all-pink just like you, so like, I’m definitely gonna refuse.”

“What does that even mean!? You think I’d get arrested? Ugh, normies shouldn’t even be talking to me! I only have business with the beauty!”

That got Ferris’ attention. “You are a normie,” she said to Ryner. “And I am a beauty.”

“Ggh… That’s strangely irritating,” Ryner grumbled, but the conversation progressed regardless.

“So what business do you have with me?” Ferris asked.

“Ah, you’ll hear me out?” the man in pink asked. “I’ll introduce myself, then. I’m Puaris. I’m from the second division of a large makeup company known as Cosme De Clance.”

“Makeup?”

“That’s right. And I came here for you. I want you to become our model for our quarterly cosmetics show!”

“Hoh. Your model.”

“Right. It’s a very important show - it’ll decide which division gets to sell new products this spring. It’s a world where we can only win with good makeup, a good model, and good staging… If we don’t have all of those, then we’ll lose. So? Don’t you want to try? You’re already a peerless beauty, but we can bring out more in you. Enough that the whole universe will kneel before you. That’s every girl’s dream, right?”

“Hm. Not interested,” Ferris said. She shot him down without ever considering it.

“Eh!?” Puaris raised his voice in shock. “Why not!?”

“I am beautiful enough to not need elaborate makeup,” Ferris said in her usual monotone. “In addition, I prefer not to stand in front of huge crowds of people. Besides, I am tasked with the all-important and noble pursuit of dango. I don’t have time for modeling.”

“Wh—you’ve gotta be joking! You can become a model, you know! Year after year, thousands of girls dream of this opportunity! But only a few people actually make it, and one of those people is you! You’re really not interested?”

“Mm. It would be different if it were a dango advertisement. Now go back to where you came from. All of this pink is hurting my eyes.”

“Th-this can’t be real,” Puaris whispered, despair-stricken. “This means that the first and third divisions will be able to take the honor of releasing new products… The show is almost here, too.”

But his words didn’t reach Ferris, who had returned to eating dango.

That was the end of that… or so it seemed.

“Ah,” Ryner suddenly said. “Hold on, pink guy. I just thought of something really good.”

“It’s Puaris!” he yelled with a glare. “God, you’re rude. At least address me by my name, normie.”

“…Uh, call me rude all you want, but I’m pretty sure that you’re way worse… but anyway, that aside, you want to use Ferris as your model, right?”

“Obviously! There is no greater beauty than hers.”

“Right. Hmm…”

Ryner suddenly got up, walked over to Puaris, and whispered in his ear. “So how much do you plan on compensating her if she models for you?”

Puaris was drawn into it. “I’ll pay anything,” he whispered back. “You’re underestimating the beauty industry. Our new product line could explode if we got first place, you know! I’ll pay you until you’re satisfied.”

Ryner grinned. “Then I’ll persuade Ferris, okay?”

“Eh!? You can? Even though you’re such a normie?”

“See, this is what I mean. You’re so rude… but anyway, yeah, I can. I definitely can.”

“So what do you want in return?”

“Just enough money to eat,” Ryner said, exhaustion seeping into his words. “That’s what I want to say, but… I know that the money will be hers. So can you just give me some food?”

“You’ll do it for food?”

“No, I mean, you’ll have to compensate Ferris too… Can you do that?”

“Huh? That’s all?” Puaris whispered back. He didn’t seem bothered in the slightest.

“That’s it. You decide how you compensate her. Alright, should I do it now?” Ryner said then faced Ferris. “Hey, Ferris. You seriously won’t model?”

“Mm. I don’t have time for it.”

“Hmm. By the way, it looks like they’ll compensate you with a year’s worth of dango—”

Ferris stood before Ryner could even finish. “What are you going on about, Ryner? It’s work. I’m leaving to go model.”

It was so easy… Ryner clicked his tongue, then turned back to Puaris. “So about my food?”

“You can eat to your heart’s content, of course, Ryner Manager!”

“Haah? Manager? The hell do you mean?”

“‘Manager’ means manager, duh. This is why you’re a normie. Now let’s hurry up and go!”

“…Kgh… well, I guess if it means that he’ll feed me, then I guess it’s fine…”

With that, the three of them left the inn.

That was the beginning of the legend of the first-class model Ferris Eris and her capable manager Ryner Lute.

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“Ah, it’s like I’m dreaming,” Ryner whispered, overcome with emotion, as he ate dinner.

Luxurious dishes filled the entire table. Ferris, who had gotten in the way of this by telling him he couldn’t work if he didn’t eat was making arrangements or whatever with Puaris and nowhere to be seen.

Basically, it was a private all-you-can-eat buffet.

“Man, this is crazy. I’m so happy that I feel like I’m gonna cry.”

So he said, but the tears were nowhere to be seen. He was happy, though.

He was currently in the Cosme De Clance company building. There were a bunch of weirdly pretty and stylish girls here who were serving him food… but Ryner, being Ryner, didn’t give a shit about the girls because he was too absorbed in eating…

Three of those girls were standing before him even now.

“So is it true that you’re that blonde beauty’s manager?” one asked.

“Fgh, fgom?”

Ryner had shoved such a large piece of high-class, melt-in-your-mouth meat into his mouth that there was no way that it could melt. He couldn’t even speak…

The girls didn’t seem to mind at all, though… “It’s amazing that you’re so young. You’re already managing a model in the spring quarterlies…”

“Damn, this shrimp is amazing! What the hell! Uuh, I’m so glad that I’m alive…”

“It’s not only people in the industry. Ordinary people can vote in the show, too, so just being in the show means that a model will become successful… I’m so jealous,” one of the girls said as she gazed at Ryner with misty eyes. “I’d do anything to be in the show.” With that, she took her hand to her chest and pulled her shirt down just a little…

“No way… this bread’s freshly baked? And it even has walnuts inside…”

“Um, will you become my manager? If you don’t mind, I mean… I’ll do anything, so please, let me into the spring show…”

“Uuh, mmgh… shit! I can’t do it. I can’t eat anymore… Haaah… so this is happiness. I ate, so now I’m sleepy… time to sleep.”

And so Ryner completely ignored the girls in favor of laying down and sleeping.

“……”

The girls looked at each other.

“What’s up with this? He just ignored us…”

“No idea. I really don’t know, but… maybe we’re not supposed to sell our bodies, but compete with our true powers?”

“That’s gotta be it! That Ferris girl has inhuman beauty. She doesn’t flirt - she’s regal. And there’s no way that she was just born that way… I’ll do everything I can, one more time!”

“Me too!”

“Me three!”

Ultimately, the three models decided what to do to become successful all on their own.

Even so, they looked at Ryner with tears in their eyes. “Thanks to him, the legendary manager Ryner, we were able to come this far. Please, watch as we succeed!”

Ryner didn’t even look at them… but that went without saying. Instead, he laid down on the floor with a full stomach and a happy look on his face.

The next day marked the arrival of the cosmetics show.

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A huge number of people were gathered at the venue.

The stage was ornate in its decorations and circled by countless seats for guests. A ballet box had also been prepared… When Ryner entered, he was handed a piece of paper with instructions on it.

“Okay, so… ‘please write your vote for your favorite division on this paper.’ Alright.” It looked like the public vote would decide the result. “I don’t really understand what ‘spring color’ even means, but whatever. Either way, I have to vote for Ferris. We’ll get some serious compensation if she wins, after all.”

Her victory was pretty much set in stone anyway, even though her face was super unfriendly and she brutally bullied him and her personality was as good as dead…

But if you only looked at her, then yeah, she was unbelievably beautiful.

That meant that she’d take first place at this show.

And Puaris said that he’d make a ton of money if she won. Then Ryner, who was the manager for their company’s exclusive model Ferris, would bid farewell to his life of starvation. So Ryner was sitting there in the audience, a carefree expression on his face. It’d be smooth sailing from here on out.

But…

The show began.

An announcer’s voice rang through the auditorium. It’d been magnified with magic so that everyone could hear him. “I humbly thank you for attending Coseme De Clance’s sponsored cosmetics show. We have prepared three spring colors here today, one of which will surely meet your expectations. Now, enjoy this beautiful world to your heart’s content!”

He was treating it pretty seriously…

“Can’t really see it ending in anything but Ferris’ victory, though,” Ryner said to himself. “It’s not exciting at all. It’d be bad if she lost, but—”

Music began to play. The announcer spoke over it. “The first division proposed the color gray. Get ready for their exotic and elegant stage, and give your attention to this Venus-like beauty! They’ve applied dark brown to the corners of her eyes…”

He went on and on, and Ryner didn’t care about a single thing he said. But then a crazy beautiful woman appeared on stage and the words caught in Ryner’s throat.

She had long and silky black hair and a perfect face much the same as what Ferris boasted about. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old… and for some reason, she was wearing a shrine maiden outfit over her smooth skin. She had this or that on her face, which was apparently what they were calling the Venus makeup.

But anyway, she was beautiful. No other word could describe her as well as that.

The thing was that Ryner knew her way too well.

“Why the hell is Estella here…?”

Her name was Estella Fiurelle. She was head of a large organization in the Iyet Republic and was always trying to scam them. She was also a major pain in the ass, and whenever her and Ferris locked eyes, they had this contest about who was the most beautiful, and then things got even more troublesome! She was someone who he definitely didn’t want to meet on this peaceful afternoon. Actually, he didn’t want to meet her even if he was having the worst afternoon after…

In any case, she was the one person who could rival Ferris’ beauty.

“Shit… with her here, I can’t be so confident that Ferris will come out on top…”

Sure enough, the whole venue gasped and cheered.

“That shrine maiden outfit is good. It’s so good!”

Scary words repeatedly attacked his ears.

“Uwah… what will I do if we lose to the shrine maiden outfit?”

She struck a fascinating pose, then looked over to where Ryner sat. He tried to hide, but it was already too late. “Mrgh. I see that the dango girl who’s usually stuck to your side isn’t here today.”

Okay, he was in the front row so it’d be pretty hard for her to not notice him, but still.

“Hast thou come to watch the show?” Estella asked, then skillfully struck another pose. She was way too used to doing that stuff.

“I could ask the same of you,” Ryner said. “Why are you here?”

“It is a side hustle. One requires money as a base to commit fraud. Hehe. Though with my Venus-level beauty, this competition is mere child’s play. You may as well vote for my beauty as well. If thou forgoes voting…”

She fixed her charming, alluring eyes on Ryner.

“…then be prepared for a plot being sold to your name, then resold, and before you know it, you will be facing massive debt…”

“Damn, that’s way too realistic… Do you do that stuff regularly?”

“Mm. Then you, stricken by despair, resolve to commit suicide… but then you profess your faith to Holy Estella and are saved by the Believers Association. Then all will be forgiven. Forty percent of our believers share that origin story. If you do not wish for that conclusion, then you know what you must do,” she said. It was horrible, but because she had a pretty smile, the crowd erupted in cheers. Then Estella descended from the stage.

“…I already don’t have any money, so if I go into debt… what should I do…?”

The announcer didn’t care about Ryner mumbling to himself, though. The show had to go on. “Next up is the second division’s preparation for spring… The color pink!”

Ryner snapped out of it and looked up. “Oh? It’s finally time for Ferris. I’m already used to seeing her, though, so this won’t be surprising at all…”

But Ryner’s voice trailed off once again.

“Pink is a reflection of a girl’s pure, innocent heart, descending like a spring fairy…”

The announcer introduced her, and Ferris appeared… but she didn’t look like the normal Ferris.

She wasn’t wearing her armor. She also didn’t have her sword. She was wearing a white dress, accented with a cute necklace. Her hair was pulled up and fashioned with a flower barrette. She was made up with pink undertones, and despite her expressionless face, she had a fresh image like a young girl might.

She transcended humanity. She was beautiful, yet she was cute…

She was just like a fairy straight out of a storybook.

Ryner was staring vacantly. Ferris caught his expression just like Estella had.

“Mm. So you came to see…”

“I mean, I did, but… man, things sure do change when you switch them up. This is my first time seeing you dress like a girl.”

“Hm. I suppose… It doesn’t look strange?” Ferris asked. She seemed somehow dejected.

Ryner smiled wryly. She was being a little bashful. He understood that.

The audience seemed to notice that she was disappointed and awkward. Her cute mannerisms made the crowd erupt in cheers.

Ryner shrugged. “See? You can tell by the way everyone’s reacting. It’s not weird at all. It actually suits you.”

“Really? Hm…” Ferris stopped to think for a moment before responding. “Don’t attack me, sex fiend.”

“I’m not gonna attack you! Geez. Anyway, it’s not weird, so have some confidence.”

“Mm. Then vote for me.”

“Yes, yes, I will.”

Ferris nodded. She then struck a single pose despite her embarrassment, then left.

Ryner watched her go, then nodded to himself, satisfied. “Man, that was a rare sight… She really is a distinguished beauty.”

Ferris got a huge reaction. The cheering was deafening, much like it had been for Estella.

“Alright!” the announcer exclaimed. “Next up is the final division - give it up for the third division’s spring color, blue!”

“Aah… I feel bad for the model coming after Ferris and Estella,” Ryner said to himself. “They even saved her for last…”

Ryner’s words trailed off for the third time.

“What? This has to be a joke… right?”

“Blue represents cool beauty,” the announcer said. “It is the tense feeling of looking past the ocean’s powerful horizon. A strong heart lurks within this girl. Feast your eyes—”

What appeared behind the announcer was… a girl that Ryner knew all too well. She was the girl who he had promised to marry back when they were kids. The girl who chased him around more persistently than a vengeful spirit. She was the chief of a squadron of Taboo Hunters…

Milk Callaud.

She had a baby face, and she was shorter than the average sixteen year old girl. She always had that immature expression in her eyes…

But the girl in front of him now was none of those things. Her hair was usually tied up in a ponytail, but now it laid flat… and her usual big eyes were lined with blue, giving her a flirty, almost mature vibe. She was expressing a cool adult charm. She was wearing a dark suit with a white blouse underneath.

She had been transformed into an adult woman.

She was… this was… an adult woman who someone might call beautiful.

That coupled with her innate girlishness meant that she had a certain charm unlike what Estella and Ferris had.

Once again, a maelstrom of applause shocked the arena.

“Whoa, the models this year are on another level!”

And Ryner, being Ryner, had something entirely different to say. “Is that seriously Milk? Makeup is terrifying…”

Ryner was there staring absentmindedly when Milk looked in his general direction.

Ryner clicked his tongue. “Shit. What am I doing?” Ryner muttered to himself. “If Milk finds me, then… she’s gonna start chasing me around again…”

Just then, Milk noticed him. Her eyes widened in surprise, a perfect mix of beauty and cuteness. “Aah! Ryner, you came to see me! So? So what do you think? Does it suit me? Does it?” she asked. It didn’t feel like she’d jump around chasing him at all.

Ryner clumsily answered on impulse. “Ah, yeah, it suits you. It does. I’m surprised. I mean, you really look like an adult.”

“Really!? Ehehe. It’s because Milk’s already an adult! Alright, Ryner, you definitely have to vote for me, okay!?”

Ryner nodded. “Y-yeah.”

Just then, someone spoke from the seat to his left. It was another familiar voice. “Chief Milk! What are you whispering about? You’re in the middle of a show!”

Ryner was shocked. “The hell!? You were sitting next to me!?” He probably should have realized that by now… but anyway, Milk’s subordinate was right there beside him.

Milk looked over to him. “Ah, Luke, what do you think? Does it suit me? Does it?”

“It does. You shine the brightest out of all of today’s models. Seeing you glow like this, I… I…”

Milk struck a pose as they spoke, then left.

“…In the end, I have no idea who to vote for,” Ryner said as he looked down at the paper in his hand.

And so the show ended without a hitch… and the voting began. Everyone voted, one by one. And as they voted…

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Estella appeared before him. She still had the beautiful makeup from earlier on, but her eyes were relentless. “Thou shall vote for me, correct?”

“Eh? Huh? Umm…”

“Mm? What? It cannot be that you plan to vote for another? I know not of what other models took to the stage today, however… i-it cannot be that there was someone more beautiful than myself?” Estella said with a scary expression. She was nothing if not confident in her own beauty. Her expression made it look like she was trying to intimidate him…

“Ah, don’t worry. I don’t want to go into debt. I’m definitely voting for you.”

Estella nodded to herself as her spirits rose. “Mm. Yes, that is correct. You are correct. Now I suppose I will remove this makeup.”

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The next one to approach him was Milk.

She still had that dignified, adult-like aura. But her tone as she spoke proved that she was the same Milk as always. “Ryneeer! How’d it go? You voted for Milk like you said you would, right!?”

“Ahh… um, yeah, I did, I did.”

“Yaaay!” Milk cheered.

Ryner grimaced. She’d be so upset if she got last place…

He’d said that he’d vote for Estella to her, too, but… wasn’t this whole voting thing cruel?

“Ah, then Milk will work really hard and climb up to the winner’s podium, so watch out for me! Yeaaah!”

With that, she ran back where she came from. She was treating this like she was a kid having a field day…

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Ferris was the last one to come for him, and yeah, she was still wearing the white dress and cute makeup. But her tone was just as emotionless as always. “So?”

“You did good. Those clothes really suit you.”

“Mm. Obviously. An earth-shattering, transcontinental beauty such as myself is suited by every outfit.”

“…Transcontinental, she says… Where exactly are you going?” Ryner asked, then looked at her expression. It was subtle, but she seemed embarrassed. “Ah, you’re hiding your embarrassment… but it really does suit you. You should try wearing stuff like that more often.”

“…Perhaps. Though if I wear them carelessly, a heinous perverted criminal such as yourself will see me as prey.”

“Yeah, yeah. I get it, so hurry up and leave. You still have work to do, after all.”

“True. Then I shall go and work. Then stay here. I will win the championship and return soon.”

So she left.

‘Win.’

That was what she said.

Ryner watched her go, then looked back down at the paper in his hands…

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The show ended.

The result was an unprecedented three way tie, meaning that all three colors became the spring season’s color and were able to sell their products.

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Ryner was stepping quietly to sneak out of the venue without being seen.

But then Estella appeared again.

“Thou hast faithfully voted for me, and as a result…”

She stopped. Because Ferris appeared from behind.

“Y-you’re the expressionless dango girl… it cannot be that you were one of the opposing models?”

Ferris met her eyes. “Mm. So you received the same amount of votes as me… That’s impossible. What tricks did you use this time?”

“None! You are just as irritating as always.”

“Hmph. And what will you do with your irritation?” Ferris asked.

“Hm. You are already aware. I, holy Estella, will offer you up on the behalf of the gods…”

But her words trailed off.

Because Milk came running up from behind Ferris, waving as she did.

“Wh-why is that reckless demon here too…?”

“Ryneeer, I got first place… wait, why are you cheating with that blonde beauty-for-brains agaaaaiiiinnnn! I, I will never forgive you! I wish for lightning—”

Just like always, she started firing off offensive magic.

“Uwah, again? Again!?

Ferris unsheathed her sword. “You are a ‘goddess,’ yet you get flustered by an attack at this level… I see. You don’t amount to much.”

“What!? I will not hear that from you!” Estella yelled. She too began to recite a spell…

“Um, okay, so with that, I’m running away,” Ryner said quietly, so that no one would hear him. “Please don’t follow me.”

With that, he left the venue.

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By the way, about the person who Ryner voted for…

“……”

Once Ryner left, he stared at his blank ballet.

“Well… so, umm… I think that ranking girls isn’t all that great. Everyone was really pretty, and besides, there’s more to people than what they look like. So if I really voted…”

He heard screams and explosions from where he just left… Ryner shivered.

“Besides, no matter who I vote for… I’ll still die.”

In the end, that was what he really thought.

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