Chapter 21
“I am competent.”
Pastel walked with a bounce in her step.
Hopping.
In one hand fluttered a document containing the Cooperation Signatures of every Commercial District around the Academy.
“Pastel is competent~.”
She waved the Magic sword in her other hand.
Lord Demon! Lord Demon!
Hurry up and praise Pastel!
Praise me for obtaining the cooperation of the Troublesome Merchant Association in the Surroundings all at once!
Praise me, who is perfectly suited to be the Vice Student Council President, the Head of General Affairs Department, the Head of Planning Department, the Head of Public Relations Department, the Head of Volunteer Department, and the Head of Disciplinary Department!
The Demon took a moment To Hesitate before playing along.
“Young Craft, you are competent.”
“Woowaoowa!”
Puff.
She hugged the Magic sword tightly to her chest.
“I Think I finally get it! Melissa said I was sly, and she’s right! I’m completely competent and sly!”
Pastel narrowed her eyes.
“When I sent a look to the Commercial District Representative Ireokeireoke.”
Sly Gaze~.
“The Commercial District Representative was all like!”
Gasp.
The Sly Gaze of the Vice Student Council President, Head of General Affairs Department, and Et cetera!
He couldn’t Help but cooperate!
“So I, I!”
Pastel put on a charismatic expression.
“Then let’s settle this with Arm Wrestling.”
The Overwhelming Proposal of Et cetera.
“I was all like that! And the Representative gasped, unable To Win against my Overwhelming Charisma! And-and!”
“Right, I get it. You are competent.”
Pastel, who had been pouring out words with flushed cheeks, stopped. The corners of her mouth relaxed.
Puff.
She hugged the Magic sword tightly and Spun Around in circles.
“Oh my, since you praise me so much, I can’t Help but admit it!”
Hehe.
Pastel is competent!
She returned to the Student Council Room.
Throwing the door open, she saw two Working-level Staff members with haggard faces.
Ellie and Dustin!
“Friends! Friends! Good news!”
Pastel, the only one with a perfectly fine face, fluttered the cooperation document.
“I’ve obtained the Complete cooperation of the Commercial District in the Surroundings! I’m completely competent!”
Hurry and praise me!
She pointed at herself with both hands.
Hurry, hurry!
She flapped her hands as if urging them.
Ellie took the document. As she Carefully scanned it, her expression brightened. Her Dark Circles seemed to have faded a little.
“Good job, Pastel. Now that we have the official cooperation of the Merchant Association in the Surroundings, the workload that was increasing from handling each Commercial District individually will definitely decrease.”
“Really? The work is really decreasing?”
Dustin approached with a haggard face.
Oing.
Pastel’s Eyes Widened.
“Are you guys sick? Is someone bullying you?”
Gazes gathered on her. They were gazes filled with many meanings and unspoken words.
Huh.
Huh-uh.
What was this look directed at the Superior who was the only one playing around?
What a mean person! I should scold him or her.
Pastel placed a Hand Over her eyebrows and sharply scanned her Surroundings, as if searching for the target of those gazes.
Huh-uh.
I don’t see anyone.
It must have been my imagination.
Hehe.
The gazes grew even more Intense.
Pastel awkwardly whistled.
I really don’t know. Once I Complete the Work Manual, do the Handover, and Neatly handle approvals and rejections, haven’t I done everything I need to As a Superior?
Gasp.
Come to Think of it, I’m completely competent!
Due to the aftermath of my Naive Life, I didn’t know about the knowledge and culture of this World at all, so I got a tiny bit of Help from Lord Demon for the written exams, but Student Council Work is strictly my own effort.
I’m really competent!
Pastel stopped whistling. Confidence surged within her.
She narrowed her eyes and looked straight at Ellie.
“Sly Gaze.”
Ellie Flinched before the Overwhelming Charisma. She took a moment To Hesitate, avoided the Gaze, and then brought over a New Document.
It was the Workload Increase Chart.
The workload had exploded during the festival. Now, as they prepared for the Commercial District Inspection, the workload was piercing the ceiling.
Wow.
To compile all this into statistics, Ellie is so meticulous!
“We can’t go on like this. There’s too much work. If we’re going to do the Commercial District Inspection at the Site, Personnel Expansion is essential.”
Ellie spoke Carefully.
Feeling very guilty, Pastel readily agreed.
“Right! Right!”
Of course we should expand.
Personnel Expansion is necessary.
But there was a tiny little problem.
It was because the Vice Student Council President was embezzling the Student Council Budget and diverting it to Smuggled Goods. Embezzlement? I just have to Fill it back up!
Gasp.
As the head of the General Affairs Department, I cannot forgive the Vice Student Council President’s crime!
But as the Head of Planning Department, I understand the unavoidable circumstances. She’s hungry, after all. As the Head of Public Relations Department, shouldn’t I let it Slide just once? The Head of Volunteer Department and the Head of Disciplinary Department also agree.
The Student Council Higher-ups had gone through consultations, but it was still burdensome to expand the Student Council and increase the Eyes of Surveillance.
What if someone tattles?
Shiver, shiver.
The Blade of Law is tightening around my neck.
Will the tax Evasion end like this?
But the competent Pastel had an Answer!
Pastel shouted brightly.
“Let’s do Personnel Outsourcing!”
Since the Faculty Meeting gave the Student Council the Subcontractor job for the Commercial District Inspection, couldn’t the Student Council also give the Subcontractor job to another party?
Oh yeah.
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A Shady Alley on the back side of the Dormitory.
First-year students surrounded the Pink Girl.
“So it’s me?”
Renard sent a fierce Glare.
Pastel, who wasn’t scared at all of an Opponent/Target she had beaten twice, nodded.
“You took them all for Confiscation and now you’re making us do the crackdown? Wow, do we look like pushovers to you?!”
Renard tried To Shake off his bangs before glaring.
Pastel took a moment To Ponder before Nodding.
“Yeah!”
Hehe.
Renard was dumbfounded.
His Subordinates stared blankly at their boss.
“Boss, she says yeah.”
“I heard her too!”
Boss? Ah, right.
“Why don’t you guys Change your title? Change it to Leader instead of boss! Calling you boss makes me confused!”
With our Helper living in the Demon Realm, Preston boss is.
“Why are you interfering with that?”
Renard was flabbergasted.
The Subordinates stared blankly at their boss.
“Leader, she says yeah.”
Renard’s mouth fell open.
“You idiots! Don’t Change it right away!”
They have a good relationship.
Good, this works out perfectly!
Pastel raised one hand high.
“Friends who want to join Pastel! Gather here, here!”
Gather Round! Gather Round!
“Hey! Hey! Don’t raise your hands! Don’t!”
Renard Hurriedly glared at his Subordinates. The Subordinates raised their hands but then took a moment To Hesitate.
Oh dear.
But I’m probably more Popular, right?
“First come, first served! First come, first served!”
Pastel Waved Both Arms.
“This is your only chance To Grab the title of Pastel’s Friend Friend! I’m not talking about the Friend title. I mean Friend Friend!”
Her cheerful voice rang out as if Whispering a secret.
“Did you guys know? Friend Friend has twice as many letters as Friend! Twice!”
Gasp.
Twice as many letters!
A jackpot opportunity.
The Girl’s Expectant Gaze swept her Surroundings.
Don’t you want to get the Friend Friend title?
Every face she met turned red.
Hands shot up all over.
“Guaaah!”
Renard screamed alone.
As expected, I have a lot of friends!
#
The sun was blazing.
The Friend Friends were majestic and imposing.
Pastel strolled down Commercial Street like a Mafia Boss. The friends followed behind.
“Dustin! Divide into teams and sweep the area as planned! If you see anything Suspicious, Pull out immediately and tell me! There’s no need for you guys To Take any risks!”
“Yeah! Let’s go!”
Freed from Document Work, Dustin ran with a bright face. The Friend Friends followed behind.
Oh, Dustin’s Command/Leadership is pretty good?
As expected, he has an aptitude for Serving Others!
I should praise him when he gets back.
Pastel, who had intentionally stayed behind alone, stretched.
“Uwaa!”
Busy, busy.
I should finish this quickly and fly a Paper Airplane. I’ll definitely show Ellie the Flight Skills I’ve endlessly honed in the Student Council Room.
La-la-la.
She slipped into an Empty Alleyway.
She held up the Magic sword.
“Lord Demon! Lord Demon! Human Form! Human Form!”
“Why all of a Sudden?”
“Just because! Just because!”
“No.”
The Magic sword scattered, and the Demon revealed himself.
“So why the Human Form -”
Great!
Pastel grabbed the Demon’s arm and ran.
“Commercial District Inspection starts!”
Yahoo.
Despite her excited mood just because the sunlight was Warm, she knew work was work, so she first went to find the Commercial District Representative.
She received a direct explanation of the actual situation that the surrounding Merchant Association had found through its Self-Investigation and delivered in a report.
“So a Suspicious Black Robe made a Suspicious Transaction in a Suspicious alley during the Suspicious nighttime? Every time?”
“Yes.”
Completely Suspicious.
It was Suspicious no matter who looked at it, but some Upperclassmen took the Risk and purchased awakening agents in bulk. Their being traded among Students and spreading was the current situation.
They exited the building.
“Since the Black Robe doesn’t appear anymore, did the Black Robe give up on the trade? That can’t be it, right?”
The Demon spoke while strolling alongside Pastel as if he were her Servant.
“They have already secured enough Buyers. The Seller no longer needs To Take risks. If a Buyer comes out under the pretext of a request or such, the Buyer has likely changed to a method of trading on the outside.”
Oh.
“This isn’t something that can be solved with a Commercial District Inspection. It would be right To Crack down on the Illicit Trade Inside the Academy. It’s not something the Student Council can do alone, so we’ll have to Gather the Class Representative seniors.”
They are nice people who united in Arm Wrestling just to lose to the First-year students, so they’ll probably cooperate well.
Suddenly, a thin Stream of water shot up into the sky in the distance. Then it disappeared and shot up again.
A Call Signal from a Friend?
“Lord Demon! Lord Demon! They must have found something!”
Pastel quickly ducked into a back alley, changed the Demon back into a Magic sword, and ran.
“See, why is it the Human Form?”
“The feeling is different! The feeling!”
Since you argue like that, that’s why you live wearing a dull suit!
She arrived at the signal location.
She could see some kind of Pursuit going on.
An Upperclassman was Running away in the middle of the Street. A Stall was smashed, and fruit poured out. First-year students chased after him. Fruit was trampled, and debris flew.
Oing.
A First-year Student wearing a robe Hurriedly chanted a Spell. He swung his Staff.
“…therefore! Drops that soak the atmosphere reach the fierce boundary! 2nd Tier, 3rd Stroke, Orb Barrage!”
Suddenly, a flowerpot on the Stall shattered. A Stream of water splashed, and water droplets scattered.
Three water droplets stopped in Mid-air.
The Staff roughly aimed at the Upperclassman.
The Water Bullet surged forward.
Pastel’s mouth fell open.
Uwaaak, he’s the only one Shooting a gun!
Magic Cheat!
The Upperclassman leaped for a moment while Running. His body executed a turnaround, naturally looking back.
The Water Bullet surged forward. A dagger was drawn from his waist, and it drew a Sword Path. The bullet came in as if sucked in and exploded. Water debris splashed.
The Leap ended, and the Upperclassman made a Landing on top of the Stall. Immediately after, the sound of Leaps rang out in Succession. The Upperclassman grabbed and stepped on a nearby Building Decoration, going up to the 2nd Floor Instantly.
Pastel’s mouth fell open even wider.
Euee?
Upperclassman cheats!
Is this the experience that age brings?!
Is this a Super Elite Academy Student?!
The Upperclassman looked down from the 2nd Floor.
“I can hear your entire Spell, Freshman! Stop this useless crackdown and go study!”
“Uh. S-Sorry!”
The First-year Student who was chasing him apologized in a fluster.
Uwaa.
Upperclassmen are brutal.
Merciless to First-year students.
The Upperclassman, who had managed to Subdue his pursuer with just words, turned his body.
“He’s escaping.”
Heut.
“Pastel is moving out!”
She kicked off the Ground. Her feet struck the Earth in rapid Succession. The distance closed explosively.
Recalling the scene from just a moment ago, Pastel stepped on the Stall. The sound of leaps rang out in Succession. A Pink Figure shot up.
Her vision opened up, and the building rooftop spread out before her. She saw the back of the one escaping.
Startled by the presence, the Upperclassman looked back.
“Which bastard is it! If you’re a Third-year Student, I won’t Hold back…!”
A longsword and dagger were roughly drawn. The Upperclassman, who was taking a Posture full of killing intent, stopped.
Pink Hair fluttered.
“Seniooor, I’m sorry!”
The Upperclassman’s Eyes Widened.
“A First-year Student?!”
Pastel quickly closed the distance.
“As your junior, I will commit insubordination!”
“W-Wait a minute!”
The Upperclassman panicked. He Hurriedly tried to put away his blades.
“Euryat!”
Pastel Leaped Without Hesitation. Throwing her entire body, she stretched both legs straight out.
Insubordination Kick-!
The Dropkick struck his abdomen. A Shockwave erupted. The Upperclassman’s waist folded.
“Keuheuk!”
The Upperclassman flew back just like that and rolled across the rooftop. His weapons tumbled away.
Pastel, who had rolled along with him, Hurriedly got up. She forcefully pointed a finger at the fallen criminal.
“Go, Friends!”
The First-year students who had climbed up to the rooftop rushed at the Upperclassman. The Upperclassman panicked as he tried to get up.
“First-year students, let’s negotiate for a moment…!”
“Pile on so he can’t get up!”
One First-year Student climbed onto the Upperclassman’s back. As several more piled on right after, the Upperclassman was completely crushed underneath.
“Aaaak!”
People piled up Neatly.
Pastel watched the scene with her arms crossed.
Majestic and imposing.
Then she raised one arm high.
“Easy win!”
Du-dung.
The First-year students won!
Oh yeah.
But why did we catch him?
I don’t know.
Anyway, isn’t he a criminal?
Hehe.