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"Huh~ I feel like I've been misunderstood?"
"Well, we are not that poor after all. We have already received many missions before coming here. It's a pity that we were all spent by the lavish Alu-chan."
"Hmph~ Remember, Director Mutsuki, you have to call me President Alu outside. This is my title. And, that's not called lavish spending, but necessary spending."
"Hey? It's like we rented a room with most of our money just to have an activity room outside."
"That's our club's base! It's a necessity!"
A Lu supported her neck and said stiffly.
"Hey~ Well, what should I say about the fact that I bought some unreliable bracelets from some pyramid scheme yesterday, and finally wiped out their base but didn't get any reward?"
"Humph! I saw through their true intentions! So in order to catch them all in one fell swoop, I finally appeared in front of them handsomely and put our name on the stage! This is a necessity!"
Alu continued to defend herself with a blushing face.
"Then why did the men who brought our last funds to raid Abydos tonight glow with our property last night?"
"Well~ This is also part of my plan! Look, we can actually have ramen!"
"Ha~ At least leave some money for the four of us to eat."
After listening to Mutsuki's questioning of Alu, Kayoko on the side couldn't help but complain.
"Hey, hey, actually, Lu-chan, did you forget about our meal money tonight?"
Mutsuki gave a playful smile and immediately saw through what Alu was thinking at the time.
"..."
[Hmm! I really forgot about it! ]
"Ha~ Speaking of which, President, if we really need to make our name known, we really shouldn't treat this action like we're dealing with those little steel helmets."
Kayoko said with a serious expression, recalling the information she had collected previously.
After all, I understand that now that everyone is gathered here, in addition to wanting to get generous rewards and a resounding name, the ultimate goal is...teacher.
"Hehe~ Even so, Aru-chan probably hasn't taken the time to learn about their abilities, so she's afraid of failure. If he finds out... I'll lose my image in his eyes~"
"Well! Who said I was afraid of losing my image in front of the master! It's better to say... I just wanted to... Never mind! It's all in my plan anyway! We must not fail this time! We are putting the reputation of our convenience store on the line! If we succeed this time! We will go find the master! Then the master will reward us with hot pot!"
"Hot Pot?"
Seeing Haruka's puzzled expression, Kayoko remembered that Haruka was not there at that time.
"Well, it's just that adults can eat food... well, it's very expensive after all."
“Eh?! How can someone like me eat this? Will I be punished by pain after eating it, wuwu~”
"Of course not! It's been a while since I last had one~ Oh, and then Haruka came over to us... Yeah! We'll definitely be able to have enough for everyone this time!"
Recalling the hotpot meal and the happy time with just the three of them, A-Lu couldn't help but smile silly.
Chapter 20: A mountain of ramen!
"Hehe~ Indeed, when Alu-chan saw those things for the first time, she was like a child who had never seen the world. She needed the teacher to teach her a little bit..."
"Ugh! Stop it! Mutsuki! Those were all mistakes I made when I was young! And... I told you to call me President outside, not Aru-chan!"
Although Alu was almost going crazy inside, he still showed a handsome look on the surface. He planned to stare at Mutsuki with a cold gaze and make Mutsuki shut up. However, Mutsuki who knew Alu's inner thoughts just smiled and seemed to want to continue teasing Alu.
"I'm here! Sorry to have kept you waiting! This is a little hot, so please be careful when eating it, okay?"
But at this time, Qinxiang brought the freshly baked ramen in front of everyone, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"Wow...Wow! What the hell is this! Why is there such a big bowl of ramen! Waitress, are you sure you didn't send the wrong one?"
Looking at this mountain-like height, Mutsuki couldn't help but smile in surprise.
"This is probably... at least enough for 10 people, right?"
Kayoko, who had never seen such a look before, couldn't help but reveal a silly expression, but Haruka next to her was almost drooling.
But soon her inferiority complex continued to play tricks on her. Haruka wiped her saliva and then exclaimed: "Hey! Is it the wrong order? We don't have money for such a big portion..."
"Hey~ It's this big! This is the Shibaseki Ramen for 580 Federation Coins! Please feel free to eat as much as you can!"
Qin Xiang showed a bright smile on her face, and then the general store manager beside her came over, still with his arms folded, a pipe hanging from his mouth, and said with a faint smile: "Well, this is indeed our 580 federal coins Shibakaseki ramen, but I just added a little more because of my shaking hands, it's not a big deal."
"That's it! Then please enjoy it slowly!"
After Serika finished talking to the store manager and left, everyone in the convenience store looked at the mountain of ramen and finally showed expectant eyes.
“Hehehe~ I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m so lucky! Hey, start!”
“Hey! This is unexpected... but if you don’t accept someone’s kindness, you’re trampling on them! Let’s get started!”
Everyone in the convenience store immediately put the ramen into their own bowls, and after saying "let's eat", they were immersed in the delicious taste of the ramen and couldn't help themselves.
“It’s so delicious!”
"Wow~ I didn't expect to be able to eat such delicious food in such a remote place..."
While everyone in the convenience store was sighing, Nomiya, who had already eaten his fill, passed by. Hearing their praises, Nomiya smiled cheerfully and said, "Right, the ramen here is the best. Many customers come from far away."
"Eh? The guy at the front table..."
Mutsuki put down his chopsticks and looked at their uniforms with a thoughtful expression.
"Yeah! I know the most! I've eaten different kinds of ramen in many places before, but the quality of the ramen here is really rare!"
Alu, who was just finishing her last mouthful of soup, showed a satisfied smile. After hearing Nomiya's words, she enthusiastically joined the discussion.
"We are also regular customers here~ Yeah, it's great to have people from other schools come here to eat ramen~"
Ayane also came over and smiled sweetly at Gehenna's clothes.
"Hmm~ This is... Abydos' school uniform? Doesn't the president realize it..."
"Hehehe~ Don't worry about Alu-chan. I want to see when Alu will react."
Just when Kayoko was about to remind her, Mutsuki stopped her. Looking at Alu's smile that came from the heart, Mutsuki immediately wanted to continue watching.
"By the way, why is the teacher taking so long to come out? Don't you want to go and take a look?"
At this moment, Serika, who had nothing to do, walked up to the crowd and whispered to Senior Hoshino.
"Hey~ Baizi-chan has gone to find the teacher. She should be back soon, right?"
"Oh! What is this?!"
Just then, Alu, who was chatting with Nomiya and the others, saw the bracelet on Serika's hand and couldn't help but take out her own bracelet.
"Eh?! You, you bought it too?"
Qinxiang looked at the bracelet on Alu's hand with surprise, but she couldn't help but think of what the teacher had said before.
Hmm~ I didn't expect to be cheated again so soon, hmm~ Could it be that they have no money to eat because this classmate tricked them into buying these bracelets? !
"Hehe~ Sure enough, there are still like-minded people. I said that although those people are unreliable, it is possible that the lucky effect on the bracelet really exists!"
"Ah~ No, that..."
Seeing Alu's expression of belief, Serika on the side suddenly showed an awkward smile, not knowing how to explain this matter.
"Um, classmate, actually this is..."
Ayane, who has a strong anti-fraud awareness, saw that the bracelet on Alu's hand was the same one as the one on Serika's hand, and she didn't know how to explain this matter.
"Yeah! I know, although they deceived everyone very abominably, under my wise guidance, they did not take advantage of the bracelet's luck value, and were then sent to prison by our convenience house! Ah, if you need a commission, please remember our convenience house 68!"
"Huha~ The young people these days are really amazing~"
Hoshino yawned and looked at Alu with one cute eye open.
"Huh~ So the fraud group was eliminated by you guys, that's good, well~ If I hadn't been dragged over by some inexplicable person at that time and then had to buy something without knowing why, I wouldn't have bought this thing... But speaking of luck, I've been pretty lucky recently..."
Recalling the changes in everyone in Abydos after the teacher's arrival, a faint smile appeared on Qinxiang's cute face.
Hmm! Suddenly I felt that I had a connection with this black cat waiter in front of me!
...
"Um~ Sorry everyone~ Maybe I've been eating too much chili recently..."
Zhang Xinyuan finally came out of the toilet in a cold sweat and was supported by Bai Zi to walk to everyone.
"Really? Teacher, even if you are an adult, you should pay attention to your diet!"
Qinxiang, who had already changed into her student uniform, gave the teacher a cold look, then walked over to help hold the teacher's other side.
"Eh? Serika-chan, teacher, I can still leave, right?"
"Well! Stop talking so much! Your legs are still shaking, so don't force it!"
"Hmm~ I feel like you're in a good mood today, Serika?"
Although I don’t know what happened while I was in the toilet, but looking at the smiles of Hoshino and the others, I thought, well, forget it, I’ll go back to Abydos.
Chapter 21: A-Lu's Ingratitude
"Wow~ What an interesting person. Not only is she willing to work hard for the revival of her school, but she is also willing to help others in her daily life. She even has like-minded people..."
After leaving the noodle shop, Alu regained his handsome and serious expression, but after thinking about what had just happened, he couldn't help but smile on his face.
"...Ha~ President, you really didn't notice the school uniforms of those kids?"
Seeing Mutsuki's smile that could hardly be suppressed, Kayoko waved her hands helplessly and said to Alu with a sigh.
"Eh? Uniform? What uniform?"
Seeing Alu's silly and confused expression, Mutsuki beside her couldn't help but come forward and said happily: "They are students of Abydos."
"...Hey! You, what did you say?!"
Seeing Alu's eyes wide open and the expression on her face that couldn't help laughing made Mutsuki burst out laughing.
"Haha~ That's it! Aru-chan's reaction is so funny!"
"Huh~ It seems you really didn't notice."