Tokyo: Idol Girls have absolutely no bad intentions!

"Senior, let's go to the next activity venue."

"..."

It was obvious that Chinatsu Mori was avoiding the topic, as if that matter was more difficult to talk about.

In the crowded corridor, each class sent out their cutest girls to attract customers. As he passed the maid café of Class 2-A, Yuujin Ito heard a familiar voice.

"Please give me a latte, meow~"

Turning around, I saw Anna Takikawa with cherry blossom pink hues at the ends of her hair. She was wearing a cat headband and an even cuter maid outfit than Chinatsu Morikami had worn.

Seemingly noticing the strange looks, she turned around and met Ito Yuujin's gaze.

Her expression changed instantly. She quickly stood up, intending to run away, but Ito Yujin pressed her back into her seat first.

"Is the latte good?" Ito Yujin's words were devoid of any discernible tone.

"I-Ito, let me explain, meow~" Takikawa Anna stammered, "I-I did it to earn... to earn money, meow~"

"Go on, reselling used lattes? And then adding a service fee on top of the cat maid outfits?"

"No, no, it's because the student council said they'd give me a salary for wearing this outfit, meow~"

"So you went there because you like role-playing."

“No, it’s not meow~” Takikawa Anna said with her hands on her hips, speaking very firmly, “Saying ‘meow’ is part of the employee rules, otherwise the chairman will say he won’t pay us, meow.”

Yuujin Ito looked back at Chinatsu Morikami, and seeing her nod, he removed his hand from Anna Takikawa's shoulder.

"Then you should work hard."

Yes, meow~

A latte with ice was placed on a tray in front of Takikawa Anna by the maid. "Master, repeat after me, 'Buri buri, karikari.'"

“Bri-Bri, Karikari.”

"Alright, the delicious hand-drip latte is ready. Please enjoy it, Master."

"Thank you, meow~"

Having witnessed everything, Yuujin Ito suddenly remarked, "The wages for temporary workers must be very high."

Immersed in her latte, Anna Takikawa let out a satisfied hum, "No, not at all. This latte is perfect, meow~"

Once the words were spoken, it was too late by the time one realized what had happened.

Anna Takikawa's smile froze on her face as she looked at Yuujin Ito and caught a glimpse of Chinatsu Morikami walking over from a distance with a paper cup of coffee.

"I-Ito, you bought coffee too. It's just that it looks so tempting here, don't blame me, meow~"

Taking the coffee from Chinatsu Morikami, Yuujin Ito stared coldly at Anna Takikawa.

Morikami Chinatsu mimicked the maid's tone and spoke to Takikawa Anna, "Because Master uses magic to make the food in the shop taste better, there's no need for payment~"

"What kind of magic makes food taste better, meow~?"

Under the gazes of Anna Takigawa, Chinatsu Morikami, and the other maids in the class, Yuujin Ito filled in 86 points for Class 2-A on the registration form.

"Hey~ Senior, why wasn't it a perfect score?"

“High hidden costs.” Yuji Ito glanced coldly at Anna Takikawa before leaving.

At each corner of the building, there are student-made billboards displaying the unique features of each class, and the art department has painted various characters on the steps with watercolors.

Especially the poster for Class 3-C, which depicts a shrine maiden in a scarlet hunting robe.

Chinatsu Morikami had to stay in the class to help, so Yuujin Ito still had to do it alone.

After passing through the "Ukiyo-e Yokai Corridor", we entered a classroom.

An event was taking place, and the host, dressed in a furisode yukata and holding a bell, was asking questions to the participants with great energy.

"The final showdown! Is the clam's shell made of calcium carbonate or calcium nitrate? — Let the buzzer begin!"

Seemingly encountering familiar territory, the boy in the front row excitedly jumped up from his seat: "It's calcium carbonate! I just did it last week..."

Before the words were even finished, the girl in the right corner pressed the buzzer first because she had lost the initiative. Her shrine maiden outfit belt was still stained with oden sauce, and when she shouted out the answer, there was still some takoyaki seaweed left on her tiger teeth.

"Calcium carbonate."

"Stop!" The host rang the bell. "Congratulations to the shrine maiden from Class 3-C!"

Yuujin Ito stood aside and watched as Sakura Asada happily accepted the dessert set offered by the host.

He wrote his evaluation on the scoreboard: 80 points.

"Ito!"

With a surprised accent, Asada Sakura happily walked over with the small cake.

His gaze involuntarily fell on his slightly protruding belly, the ribbons of his shrine maiden's robe stretched into an arc, like a cat curled up after a full meal.

What's going on here?

"Yoshida told me to wear this outfit and walk around so I could help them."

Her hair was tied up in a white linen robe, she wore a Kagura bell at her waist, and red silk cords were braided on her cuffs and lapels. She wore hakama and sneakers, and her eyes were clear and bright.

It's exactly the same as the image on the poster, with a crimson floral decoration on his face and a heroic expression.

Chapter 49 "Cultural Festival II"

The cultural festival has many programs, especially the cheap food stalls, not to mention the small tents set up by the food service department, which are always packed with people.

Many people from other clubs or classes were also queuing up.

Made on-site with an open flame and stove, 4 takoyaki for 100 yen – cheap and delicious.

Despite the enthusiastic service from the adorable high school girls and their sincere praise such as "Thank you, senior!" and "I love you the most, senior!", Yuujin Ito still felt that he had given the maid café a higher rating.

I didn't get the Polaroid photos, but I had a latte instead.

Logically speaking, given his position, he should be able to take advantage of others. He didn't even mention the magic spell that makes food taste better, let alone three or five maids.

Although he didn't really care about it.

Sakura Asada opened the box containing the prize strawberry mini cakes, which appeared to be homemade.

The cream is topped with a whole strawberry, and strawberry jam is sandwiched in the middle.

Asada Sakura used a spoon to scoop out a small spoonful of strawberries, stems and all, and brought it to Ito Yuujin's lips.

"You eat."

Yuji Ito did not refuse. Because it was the cultural festival, the classrooms had been renovated.

Given the haunted state of his classroom, if someone were to slip love letters into his desk or bring him breakfast, that would be truly bizarre.

The strawberry jam was sweet and sour, but there was still some cream left on the acrylic spoon. Asada Sakura didn't mind and continued to eat happily following Ito Yuujin.

Pick up the pen and change the score on the form to 87.

The cake tasted great.

Compared to Anna Takikawa, who only eats expensive food, Sakura Asada is definitely the most sensible.

"Do you know about Anna Takikawa's part-time job?" Ito asked.

“I’ve heard about it…” Asada Sakura’s words were a little muffled as she spoke with a spoon in her mouth. “I also have a part-time job. Yoshida Nai said she’ll cover all our food today.”

Although the food at the school festival is cheap, eating so much still adds up to a considerable sum.

She should still remember what she ate, right?

Asada Sakura ate very quickly; she hadn't even taken a few steps before she finished the strawberry cupcake in her hand.

That posture almost made Yuuhito Ito recall the time he had abused her.

"Ito, what are you doing?"

"The president asked me to rate the activities of the clubs and classes."

"Um, um," Asada Sakura straightened her clothes and tucked in her tummy, "Our class takes this very seriously!"

"I...I was just joking with you. I wasn't actually eating anything. I was...I was doing some kind of publicity at someone else's place."

Having found a place to stand, her eyes lit up. "I'm an assassin!"

“He’s a spy,” Yuji Ito corrected her.

"No, I am a priestess."

“Okay, Miss Shrine Maiden.” Yuujin Ito went to the snack stall and bought two egg crackers.

Brush the elongated oval-shaped shrimp crackers with daiba sauce, top with a hot fried egg, and squeeze on some mayonnaise.

This is something that's quite rare outside of Nagoya, and I was surprised to encounter it at a cultural festival.

"One with cheese, one with bacon."

"Okay, senior."

The stall owner was a very energetic short-haired girl with healthy tanned skin. Yuuji Ito glanced at the stall.

An event organized by the track and field club? That's quite unusual.

How did you come up with the idea of ​​selling egg-flavored rice crackers?

Since the food would take some time to prepare, Yuujin Ito decided to resolve his doubts.

"Because my grandfather is from Nagoya, I made the suggestion, and I didn't expect that the upperclassmen in the club would agree so much."

She wiped the sweat from her forehead with the towel draped over her shoulder, packed the egg crackers, and handed them to Yuuhito Ito.

"Thank you for your support, senior."

Yuujin Ito took the bag, handed the cheese bag to Sakura Asada, and headed to the next stall.

Egg Rice Cracker: 84 points

"Five ants, Ito, and cheese—it's really delicious." Asada Sakura's eyes lit up, with crumbs still around her mouth.

She's completely lost her shrine maiden aura; I wonder if her stomach is under some kind of spell.

"Do you know where Fujikawa is?" Ito Yuujin couldn't get in touch with him and had originally wanted Fujikawa Kaze to do his work for him.