Volume 8 Chapter 3 (1/2)

Episode 3 - Campus Festival, Start

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Part 1

「──Everyone in Academy, is your preparation finished? Youeveryday But──this is our springtime that only comes once in our life Even ht? Then, let's have great fun and get fired up together with the people of Cross Field today!」

'WAAAAaAH!' Loud cheers rose fro ended

Countless stalls and nues

Schedules andway everywhere

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「The ingredient is more insufficient than planned! Don't worry about per hall's warehouse!」

「Selling back the aderies in circulation already you say!?」

「This year there is illegal trespasser coilance coht away!」

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Like that, the noble young ladies were running around flurriedly and high pitched voices thundered from everywhere

Even though there was still one uest came in, a chaotic situation already came into play

「How should I say it, I heard the ru」

「I too am a first year student so this is the first tie isn't she……」

Lux was s in blank amazement

The tere overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the first campus festival they participated in

Airi was scheduled to work as librarian at the library, but it seemed that her preparation had finished

And so, at the very least for now before the event was started……like that, she was together with Lux, but──

「By the hat kind of punish?」

Airi said a cruel thing after seeing her brother's figure standing beside her

A white cloth was hanging from Lux's shoulder, there was the words 『Odd Jobs Specialist, will do anything ☆1 time 1 ticket☆』 written on it

「No, I also don't really get it though……」

The moment he replied like that with a complex expression, his back was hit pofuh

「Morniiing! Lux-chi, are you weeell!? Are you pleased with my plan?」

The one who ca around an innocent smile was one of the Triad as his classmate, Tillfur

「Wait, just what's this!? Even though you were saying that you will choose the event that I'll participate at for me!?」

Certainly he heard that yesterday, and yet for so he was suddenly entrusted with this bizarre plan

「You don't like it? Buuut, Lux-chi actually should thank me tearfully for this you know?」

When Lux questioned her about this matter, TIllfur sent him an impish smile

「Eh……?」

「Because Lux-chi didn't choose what event you will participate in at the start, the scramble behind the scene was absurdly fierce just so you know After all everyone was saying 『He will come to our place』 and there was no control at all It's also fine to decide it by drawing lottery, but everyone else will be dissatisfied using that way」

「Yes The situation was also si us first year」

Unnoticed Noct had also arrived

The two Triadar 『Caement』

It seemed it was a special title for this day

「Thanks to that everyone in the class later wouldn't stop de Airi to influence her Onii-san to participate in their project」

「……That's right Thanks to that I was tired rejecting all of them I wasn't resented by my classood conduct」

Airi also added in with sarcasm for some reason

At that ti even Sharis arrived and tapped pon Lux's shoulder

「In addition, Lux-kun is busy recently, that you tend to postpone the individual request from the students If you don't disperse their frustration at time like this in this way, their dissatisfaction will explode and you will get assaulted you know?」

「A, assaulted……?」

「Fufufu Oho, you don't notice? ──So, like this」

When Lux was looking perplexed, Sharis pulled Lux's head and sandwiched it under her arm

The elasticity of thebreast hit Lux's face Lux's face spontaneously turned red

「Wha-!? What are you doing Sharis-san!?」

「What, this is just a bit of warning fro this campus festival」

It seehed to hide her embarrassment

The re her an exasperated gaze

「It's Sharis-san who is assaulting Nii-san though」

「Yes This is an unreliable vigilance committee captain」

Getting retorted by two first year students, Sharis cleared her throat cough once

「Wai-, how long you are going to hold Lux-chi like that!?」

Tillfur tore Lux away fro and they returned back to the topic

「Well, so 'cause of that Lux-chi, you go around everywhere in the festival okay? If a girl requests you at theticket, help theood if you stay for too long in one place you know?」

Like that they taught Lux the content of the work he should do

In the end it was the usual odd jobs, but it was more that he was for the exclusive use of the students in the campus festival

「Till~! Come over here a bit! There is incident over thereee!」

While Lux was thinking of that, a female student's voice came from the direction of the courtyard

「'Kay, I' there nooow Then Lux-chi, have fun in the festival okay」

Tillfur as called concluded the talk like that toward Lux

「Got it I'm not really confident but……I'll try to do my best」

「Yup If you are troubled, call out to us Or rather, we are going to co occasionally」

「Yes The outsider guest will also enter soon, so we too have to get going soon」

「Right By the way, Sharis-san's injury──」

The short dispute with Rosa Granhide that he heard the rumor about

Lux e, but Sharis sly

「Just thisfor me More importantly, you take care of Celis in that skill demonstration battle」

「──Yes Sharis-san too, be careful」

Lux also responded with a smile and at the end he was left alone with only Airi

「Then, I'll also go It's unrelated with Nii-san but, my break time will be at the afternoon」

「Ah, right, I get it don't worry」

Her tone was curt, but for her to expressly tell him like that must meant 『I want you to come』 without doubt

Lux interpreted the e fro that for the ti he would look around at the campus festival after this

「……Also, that's, I think that Nii-san will be busy but, please at least have fun even if just for today」

Airi averted her face and said that with a small voice Lux abruptly leaked out a smile at her consideration

「Thank you Airi too, do your best」

Airi left after telling hi

There were a lot of events froround and the like, but he wondered where he should start from

「As I thought perhaps I should begin fro-Ride──」

「Lux-senpai! Can I ask a request!? Please help at our stall!」

While he was irls immediately called out to him from the courtyard

It seeerated story

It felt like this would become an unexpectedly hard schedule

「……Err, I won't be able to stay for long but, if all of you are okay with that then……?」

「Certainly, please!」

The girls nodded at Lux's reply and they lightly exchanged high five with each other

Lux sh spirits that were really unlike young ladies froht

(──But, it's fine if I can make everyone happy I think)

Recently he often went to foreign country, so Lux felt happy that he was requested in the Academy

(Yosh It has been a long ti my odd job skills that has been trained in these five years)

Lux put his spirit into it and followed the guidance of his juniors

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Part 2

It wasn't like there wasn't any stall on the open ground of the Acade

From first floor until third floor, various decorations were applied at each class The place was crowded just like a small town

There was a roo all of them

In that roo furniture and i out with the stall

「Eerr──, many thanks Ojou-sama Wha, ould be your order?」

「Right Cookie and black tea, I'll leave the choice to you After all I have a palate that can eat anything」

The one as staring at Lux with a gaze that was filled with suggestiveness was Magialca of Seven Dragon Paladins

The co on a sofa enjoyably

In addition beside her was the big sister of his very close childhood friend, Relie sitting there

「That appearance look really good on you Lux-kun What do you think? When you graduate from Academy, won't you try to formally work in my place as secretary?」

「No, that's a bit……」

「That's right, Lux-kun will live together with Phi, so it can't be helped」

「That's not it, just what in the world this refreshment booth is!?」

Lux yelled toward the two guests in bewilderment

The current Lux wasn't wearing the attire of a waiter, but a butler outfit with black color as base for some reason

After he received the request, he was taken by the girls into a café that was named 『Butler Mansion』

Lux heard that it ork for man』 and jumped to a hasty conclusion that it would surely be a physical labor, but he never i as a café staff

Magialca and Relie came as his first customer

「Or rather, dressing as butler in the acadeirls is──」

Even though it was an exception for Lux as a male to be enrolled, but to think they would attempt this kind of refreshment booth

But, Relie jested as though she wasn't concerned about it at all

「My Perhaps it's hard for a boy like Lux-kun to understand, but it's exactly because this is a girl acade is unexpectedly deuests participating」

At the neighboring space, there were two young uised in similar butler attire

The Seven Dragon Paladins of Wanhei here during the campus festival

It was shocking that they were helping at this refreshment booth, but unexpectedly the attire suited the two really well

Greifer gave bad and rough iman, so it also felt like he would be popular

「How nice, the three of them are really nicee……if Lux-kun will stay here until the end, ill be able to make a bet of ill be the most popular but──」

「Last year we had Sharis-senpai to dress in male outfit but, real boy is also not bad isn't it…… Or rather, right now it's heating up the most! Inside me that is!」

At the back of the refresh without hiding their exaltation

「Oi Coral Why is it me who came for the summit has to dress like this yeah?」

The one asface was Greifer as expected

He whose personality was originally peevish seeot roped into this

「You are free anyway right? Besides Milht?」

「Guh, I'et this……」

Greifer as told off by Coral was serving the customers with extremely reluctant face

「Oi you bunches of Ojou-saht away after you finished eating」

He was acting unbecoly as a butler, but unexpectedly it was accepted as interesting

Lux had noticed it when he went to Wanheiood at looking out for other people despite his appearance, so perhaps he was unexpectedly suited for a butler role He couldn't say that to the person hih

「Rather than that, thanks for your hard work Lux-kun Sorry that I couldn't help you at the conference because of my position then」

While Lux was thinking of such things, Coral earing si waiter work called out to hietic look

What Coralto the announcement of skill deht to investigate the Ruin──Babel at the new kingdom

But, the other countries also had their own circuainst the aim of the Lords and didn't wish to expose their hand

As expected, it would be too harsh to expect Coral as only an aide in the end to speak up at that time

「No, don't worry about it But, is it okay for you two to work here? Coral and Greifer originally should be honored guest though──」

「No There is no academy festival like this in Wanheim Principality, so I'm happy to be asked to blend in ……I can also see Greifer dressed like that」

Coral chuckledcomrade

In contrast Greifer heard that while staring this ith displeased expression

「Oi! You guys don't have idle talk like that! There is long line until outside waiting!」

It was a refreshment booth where handso ladies

It seeuests ca

(It feels like the people in the queue are all this acadeh──)

Even though everyone was basically lady froht that he couldn't really understand

But, it seemed that it was an established practice that this kind of booth was popular

「Ahaha, we got scolded Then Lux-kun Let's do our best」

Coral entle smile and returned to his work in hurry

There were three seats inside the rooe of

It see service of feeding the customer cookie from what he was told

(Really, just what is with this shop……)

While Lux was serving Magialca with bafflely She suddenly leaned on the chest of Lux as sitting on the sofa beside her

「Hmm Is alcohol used in this cookie? I'm a bit drunk Can you nurse me for a bit?」

「Wai-, please don't suddenly hug like this!? Also please don't stroke h!」

At the outside she was a petite girl that was about the saave hie with Relie

Her trained lithe body stuck close on hier crawled on his chest

The organizers of the booth who saw that approached them in panic

'Thank God I'ht, but

「Dear guest There will be additional charge for special option of lap pillow though?」

「Why is the hidden -!?」

And then as everyone co a rich person already he wondered

The moment Lux yelled reflexively, Headmaster Relie unexpectedly interrupted

「Sorry Magialca I got scolded by the public h just now ──I need to stop you here in my position」

「Public moral committee……member?」

When Lux tilted his head, Relie s toward the corridor

「My bad but, I'irl──she is really aard」

Lux was pondering for a while 「Who could it be……」 hearing Relie's words that were filled with significance

But, he orked to death ork as waiter and he was unable to reach the answer at that place

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Part 3

The thirty minutes work ended in the blink of eye and Lux left the refreshment booth

But right after that he was caught by other girls ere lying in wait, and he was brought to a stage that was built in the courtyard

He was requested to do the prince role in one of the play there

「Wait a second!? That role sounds really important, how can you entrust it to me who only just came!?」

Although Lux objected, 「Then, want to try the princess role?」 he yielded against the devilish haggling and acted his role very stiffly

「Oi Lux! When are you going to co the Drag-Ride I created!」

After that, he was called by Lisha who ca unable to be patient, and he headed to the atelier of Drag-Ride

Unexpectedly the exhibition roo males, perhaps because it was a rare chance for the people in the Cross Field to look at Drag-Ride from nearby

Furthermore after that they headed to an open space at the courtyard and held a performance

When the Drag-Ride that Lisha created in the past, Ar the arreatly stirred, but,

「Wait a second, I only need to catch this? Even without specially waiting for me this……」

「Wha, what are you saying!? That's, if you who know about my accomplishment doesn't accoht……」

The ers shyly while saying that That gesture of hers left an impression

「Then, can I ask Lux-kun to participate over here too?」

Next, Krulcifer atching that invited hiround that was modified into a dance hall

The surrounding was covered with black curtain, and the place was illu dress were dancing there

Of course guest who didn't prepare anything could also join without changing outfit, but it seeuest and waited for Lux

「Err Krulcifer-san Actually, isn't it better to dance with guest from Cross Field?」

「That ht be so But, it looks like there are also a lot of people ant to dance with Lux-kun, so I think it's better if you practice for a little first」

Lux s with her

It was a dance that was coraphy, but Krulcifer was leading him skillfully, so Lux too could do it easily

And then, the girl earing pure white dress like snoas breathtakingly beautiful like always

「I'll accompany you next, so take the lead properly okay, Onii-chan」

Yon Paladins, Mel Gizalut was also there The girl was also participating in the dance

It was fun to dance with two beautiful girls alternately, but the jealous gaze frouests hurt He felt just a bit aard

「Chih! That da into Acade off like that…… I was rejected by both of theh I also want to dance with beauty from Ymir hereeee!」

「Guy with nice face has it good huh That cursed Lux──」

「You're right, let's le a bit yeah? Don't worry, it won't be as far as causing injury」

The uests didn't pay it anythe such discussion in the shadow

Perhaps because of his habitual odd jobs, Lux's evaluation in Cross Field was good, but a man's jealousy and envy were a different story

「Yosh, then let's do it on the stage We're gonna ask other suitable students to dance……and then」

「Then, please let me act as your partner」

There──a tall girl with blonde hair wearing beautiful dress appeared in front of them

Her face couldn't be seen because of a whitethe area around her eyes, perhaps because it was a part of the outfit But seeing her voluptuous breasts and tight waist line, the ulped audibly

「Ye, yeah……, ta, take care of us, miss」

(What's this──if I can dance with such good woman, then this isn't too bad)

Thinking that, the htly, but his two colared at him, so as expected he would still continue with the plan

The strategy was to get on the saht beside him, he would step on his foot and made him stumbled a bit──

Theto execute it with an unnatural step, the hand in white glove that he was holding moved suddenly

「Obstruction is not permitted」

「……Wha-!? Ouch ouch ouch-!」

That moment when his foot moved to reach toward Lux, his hand isted in a jerk

The ony

The surrounding saw it as the ot his arm twisted

「Fuu……, that was dangerous」

The ot down froe

Lux too safely finished his dance with Mel even while getting bothered by what happened at the side

「Onii-chan is ht just now Next time you coain you know?」

As always, she appeared er than him, but oddly she looked cute even with that That must be her charm

「Ahaha, take care of me at that time But, the voice just now──?」

「Yes, I also heard so familiar」

Krulcifer also agreed with Lux's mutter and she turned her face

Thenearby just now jumped in surprise when the talk was suddenly directed at her

「……N, no-!? I, I'!」

「No one is saying anything like that though……」

The retort that Mel spoke with a serious face caused the irl to be even more panicked

「I, I have an urgent business so excuse me!」

She somehow said only that and left swiftly

「What is, just now……?」

Mel's expression was slightly baffled Lux also agreed with aard look

「Could it be? Krulcifer-san」

「……Yes, I think so I don't knohat she is thinking but──she is formidable」

「Eh……?」

Lux tilted his head in puzzlenificance

「It's fine if you don't think it too deeply Lux-kun Then, how about noe look around at the next event with just the two of us?」

Krulcifer sweetly whispered into Lux's ear His heart spontaneously skipped a beat

The moment he was lost whether to accept her invitation or not, a loud voice came from behind

「Krulcifer-san! It's your turn next to be receptionist for the dance hall!」

The one who bellowed angrily was a third year girl as also member of Syvalles

If Krulcifer monopolized Lux, jealousy would also ca like that

「Haa……it's unfortunate Then, let's ain later」

「Ah, ri, right Krulcifer-san and Mel too, do your best」

Lux was relieved inside his heart while waving his hand and parting froirls

After that, he went around the Acaderound for a while by himself

He helped with uest who got anemia, and so on He performed several requests that came from both students and the citizens

At first he orried ould happen, but perhaps thanks to hiraphy and environround from his daily odd jobs, he was unexpectedly able to carry out his『odd job specialist』 role nicely

──And then, one hour later

「Fuu, that took a lot of time……」

After receiving sandwich and skeweredfood stand and had lunch, Lux headed to the library to check on Airi

He found the figure of his little sister working as librarian at the library──the History Exhibition program

「Yes Thefro-Ride was first excavated in the Ruin……」

And so on, she was answering the question from visitor smoothly

Airi herself was a royalty of the old empire, and she still also had the collar of crinified behavior was just as expected from her

「Airi-chan Where is the uest who also want to look at them is──」

「Yes Enter straight and look at the right bookshelf at the end Please be careful at where you step Ah, please don't bring that candle inside No fire is permitted inside after all」

She was a first year and this was her first ca after visitor In spite of that it see on her

Her social disposition and her ability to navigate the society were skilled, added with her ability to decipher ancient document too, she possessed extremely excellent skill as a civil official

(Airi too has become splendid huh……)

When Lux atching that from afar, Airi suddenly looked his way and she immediately approached him

「Nii-san, why are you looking atclearly, you look disgusting」

「That's cruel-……!?」

Even though he was co if she was troubled by so

Also, even though he was only being happy at his little sister's growth

「Nii-san is standing out no matter where you are, so if you have business please talk to me I'll be teased by everyone later if you are like this」

While he was thinking like that, Airi's cheeks puffed up a bit and she aze

It seemed she was e over her like a parent

「I, It's not like I was acting sneaky, I didn't want to become a bother for Airi」

「Even though you are just Nii-san, please don't fuss at ely like that After all, I absolutely won't think of Nii-san as nuisance……」

Airi muttered the latter half of her sentence with a small voice that Lux couldn't catch

At that time when Lux orried of Airi's state, a presence moved from the corridor deeper inside

「Waah!?」

A s onto bookshelves

「……Watch out-!?」

When the bookshelves almost fell from the backlash, Lux pushed away the kid with paper-thin difference

There, the instant the bookshelves were going to fall──, Lux's body floated gently within someone's arms

「Eh……?」

Right after he blinked in surprise, the old bookshelves fell noisily behind him

「It's fine and all to be energetic, but it's no good if you aren't careful you know?」

「I, I'm sorry Onee-chan」

Such voice could be heard suddenly, then right after that,

「──Then, it looks like Lux is also save, I'll take my leave」

The girl's voice only left those words before the voice was getting distant

「Just now, could it be──?」

「It was dark so I couldn't see well but, most likely……」

The instantaneous force and leg strength that instantly closed the distance from afar

Furtherth that could easily lift up Lux's body was soirl

And then, that voice he heard for a ht that it was Celis's voice but──

「But if that's the case, why did she leave right away?」

Lux tilted his head in puzzlement, but he didn't know the answer

「Did you do so, Nii-san?」

「No, I don't have any recollection doing strange thing to her though……」

Of course, the possibility that heit wasn't zero

But, it would be unnatural if that was the case, because she had saved him just now

「Let's ask her about it later More iht now I have a request for Nii-san to receive」

Airi sighed lightly, then she smiled at Lux

「Err, don't tell me……」

「Yes Please tidy this up」

「I know it……」

The child was saved fro up like a mountain

But, Airi and the other girls had work to guide the visitor, so in the end Lux was suitable to do it

「Now then── ……Eh?」

At that ti to start the chore, when he abruptly looked around, a blond hair was peeking out from behind a bookshelf

The body that rapped in unifor hispered with a small voice

「Should I help Lux out……? But, if I face hie again As expected, in this situation it will be difficult to help Lux even when there is opportunity──」

As he thought, it was undoubtedly Celis

(Or rather, sheto hide but, the bookshelf is small so she is exposed!)

Celis herself was slender, even so her body figure was nice even airl students

Because of her beautiful honey colored long hair and her large breasts that proclaiure

(……What should I do, with this?)

It was a situation where it was also hard for Lux to purposefully call out to her

But, honestly speaking he was bothered

Why was Celis avoiding him?

And then──as she helping hi him?

(At that conference, I spoke out to give help, perhaps I shouldn't do that……?)

Lux was thinking of such thing while his hands that were tidying up the books stopped He then looked slightly to the side

As though he was going to go away fro on

「Fuu, let's take a bit of rest」

Afterlike that, the air behind him suddenly shook

Lux used a hand mirror and secretly peeked at his back There he saw Celis paying attention at Lux's state while diligently returning the book into the bookshelves

「Err……, what are you doing, Celis-senpai?」

「──Hah!?」

The moment Lux secretly murmured, Celis jumped to the back