Chapter 109
Pastel was at the age to be very interested in romance~
"There's an argument that student council members should be elected by student vote since the acting chancellor was elected by student vote? Who had such a reactionary thought? Composing student council officials is authority figure Pastel's unique right."
Looking at engagement portraits too~
"I, Pastel, as vice president, general affairs director, planning director, public relations director, volunteer service director, and student guidance director, solemnly declare I will act for students following Chancellor Horace's example!"
"Waaaa!"
"Since popular Pastel would win anyway if we held a student vote, we won't hold student council elections to prevent budget waste!"
"Waaaa?"
"Instead I'll distribute gold coins to everyone with that budget!"
"Waaaaa!"
At the age to pay attention to classmates' romance news~
"Hello friend friend! What?! There's a secret report that Ellie is abusing student council authority?"
"Though not radical, could she be a demon realm spy?"
"Is that statement a challenge to the student council? No! Kind Ellie couldn't be a spy! It's not that I stopped thinking because I don't care if she's a demon spy or not, but a judgment based on her character! Look at this fountain pen! Ellie gave it as a gift! Ellie who gives such sincere gifts couldn't be a spy!"
"Isn't that a bribe...?"
"Oing?"
Excited about love every day~
"All friend friends gathered? Many opinions say we should listen to students' hearts, seems many realized through this chancellor election! Totally agree! So Pastel who cares for students decided to establish an inspection department! Not under the student council, a private gathering not written in administrative reports! Inspection authority is a bonus! Let's all serve students! Hands up who wants to join! Hands!"
"After calling us all here, you're talking about an intelligence agency and secret police."
"Leonard, raising your hand first like that lacks persuasiveness."
"Damn."
Pink romance doesn't leave my mind~
"Head of Grace Trading Company! Since Knight Order restructuring is going smoothly and the academy is showing a united appearance, I think we can pull out private soldiers now! Yahoo! Yahoo!"
"We can finally do smuggling. Marquis Your Excellency, there's good news. Weren't we in crisis of having to reduce smuggling scale as operating expenses increased with prolonged occupation?"
"That's right! Uwaa! My 100% cash pipeline for compound interest...!"
"Well, it seems we can operate on an even larger scale as a lot of fund investment came in from the demon realm side these past few days."
"Huk! Demon realm! Good news because I did good things!"
"Since we've been preparing for the upward voyage, we'll depart as soon as the troops return."
"Ah, please look at these personnel before that. It's classified personnel with utilization value among those restructured from the Knight Order. Let's employ them in the Craft Trading Company."
"This? Interesting. They may be people insufficient as Sky Island military group members, but they're certainly talent too good for an ordinary trading company to employ. But, the employment cost isn't efficient."
"It's okay! It's difficult to tell you as an outsider, Head of Trading Company, but they're all in crisis of being discharged for dishonorable reasons. So after personally consulting with authority figure Pastel! They decided to honorably belong to Your Excellency's trading company with a heart to serve Sky Island! This much cost. Waa! Kind people!"
"Such cheap employment costs? If we can employ former Knight Order members like this, rather the trading company's credit will rise and we can receive more loans. Marquis Your Excellency, you have dazzling capabilities."
"It's basic!"
Who will I end up dating~
My heart is thumping thump thump~
"Have a safe trip!"
Pastel waved both hands at the countless smuggling airships leaving the dock. Private soldiers and former Knight Order members on deck saluted towards Your Excellency.
The whale-like airships completely receded and became small. She lowered both hands that were waving hard.
"Somehow, somehow it passed like an arrow."
Pink eyes became blank.
Song lyrics flowed in her mind.
Who will I end up dating~
"Feels like I'm just working."
My heart is thumping thump thump~
Pink eyes that suddenly realized went round.
"I'm really just working! Uwaang!"
She clutched her head.
"I'm dating work...!"
I'm not even pink pink cherry blossom cherry blossom Pastel, not even purple purple corrupt corrupt Pastel, but living as yellow yellow gold coin loving Pastel!
"Demon!"
She clung to the demon who was still displeased, perhaps because of old history with smuggling due to the Craft family.
"The world is interfering with my romance!"
The demon clicked his tongue slightly.
『A world that recommends romance at your age would be more problematic.』
"Uwaa. An outdated statement where the age group can be guessed."
『What did you say...?』
She buried her face in the demon's stiff embrace.
Smell of formal wear.
"I shouldn't think this, but I wish I had a convenient romance partner. Someone who disappears when I'm working but appears when I want, while staying together all day. Plus it would be perfect if they diligently prepared delicious meals too."
『What kind of conscienceless ideal type is that.』
It's just an ideal type all workaholics would have dreamed of at least once.
"If it was such a partner, I would give handmade cookies as gifts and more!"
『Don't give such things as gifts to others. With your appearance, they can't not eat it so it's extremely troublesome.』
Uwee.
Pastel raised her buried face and looked up at the demon. A subtle look was in her pink eyes.
"Isn't that statement a bit overprotective? I have the right to approach if I develop feelings for someone too."
A rightful right even demon can't stop.
The demon imagined it and his expression became slightly dizzy.
『You don't know, but people aren't all they appear to be. Especially during romance and marriage, their true nature is properly revealed. Once each for romance and marriage. So it's good to consider such things at least when you've finished studies and built the capacity to judge for yourself.』
Pastel had a strange impression looking at the red eyes looking down.
I'm not sure how to take such advice from a man who had unrequited love for mom and failed.
It would be good to pretend not to know and move on.
She thought that but her unconscious fascinated by wickedness was first.
"Did you nag mom like that too?"
The demon blanked out.
Silence fell for a moment then he wiped his face with his hand.
『Hah.』
A loser's sigh.
Wow wow!
It must be true!
Pastel's body trembled tremble wanting to tease. But that seemed a bit too harsh so she endured it.
Failing at unrequited love isn't a crime!
Hua, hua.
She calmed her rebellious spirit by breathing in her mind. She gently separated from the formal wear embrace.
"Let's return to school!"
Me pretending not to know, totally kind.
『Hah.』
The demon sighed deeply puhpuh.
Is this a loser's deep sigh?
Pure Pastel doesn't know.
She left the aftermath to the head of Grace Trading Company and returned.
She separated from the demon. The demon was killing time in the library as if to resolve his regret at not properly collecting information during the time he was trapped in the mansion prison due to Pastel not going to the library.
Pastel who arrived at the student council room flung open the door without knocking like the owner.
"Yahoo! Popular person appears!"
It's Pastel you like!
Ellie and Dustin seem to have become accustomed to Pastel's existence from staying together too long, rather there's a sense they're a bit tired of her passing off document work, but today is different!
I'll specially diligently do document work using Ellie's super fountain pen!
I'll regain my popularity in the student council while I'm at it!
Gazes focused on the pink-toned popular person. Dustin was absent doing miscellaneous work as field staff. Ellie brewing black tea and an upperclassman sitting on the sofa turned around.
Oing.
The expression of the upperclassman slightly shaking his leg and sweating brightened.
"Marquis Craft! No Craft junior? No no I mean sorry, how should I address you?"
"As you please, senior!"
Pastel walked over chonchong and sat opposite on the sofa. Ellie handed over black tea with sugar piled high.
The upperclassman groaned as if he heard an extremely troublesome superior's statement. Then he cautiously opened his mouth.
"Marquis Your Excellency...?"
Pastel smiled brightly.
"Waa! A fun title!"
"Phew."
The upperclassman wiped his cold sweat with a handkerchief.
Pastel took a sip of black tea. Undissolved sugar powder swirled slightly.
Sweet!
Delicious!
"What business did senior come for? The student council is open to all students so you can speak candidly!"
The upperclassman quietly stood up from the sofa. Then he walked to the side where there was space and knelt.
Uwee.
"Please save our Pure Engineering Department!"
Uweee!
If senior suddenly kneels!
Kneels...
Pastel closed her eyes tightly.
I might feel inexplicably good...!
Is this the taste of power?
I feel like I'll turn purple!
"If it's the Pure Engineering Department, it's a place I've been keeping an eye on. It's a place Professor Carlo, who has now fled no gone missing, mentioned several times. What should I say, you received investment from trading companies during the first semester industry-academia cooperation festival, right?"
"You weren't normally interested."
Caught.
But but.
Pink pink Pastel isn't very interested in engineering.
A life of sitting in a room examining blueprints doesn't suit a popular person's aptitude.
"As you know, we formed a relationship with a large trading company."
The upperclassman's expression became one reminiscing about a nostalgic past.
"After various collaborations, we were able to participate in laying railway tracks in the demon realm. Thanks to that we received some shares and funds increased, it was good. Until that trading company went bankrupt..."
The upperclassman had an expression like an investor who tasted opportunity for the first time in his life, invested his entire fortune, then faced bankruptcy.
Railway.
Train.
Train whistle puu puu~!
Huk, really puu puu!
Pastel suddenly developed great interest in engineering.
Thinking again, it seems it suited my aptitude!