239 – Things get bigger and bigger
Ichijo Academy Beauty Contest!
Its history goes back 30 years!
The 1980’s!
The competition started with a strong proposal from the student council president at a time when Japan was enjoying a booming economy due to the bubble economy.
The original purpose started with the pure meaning (?) Of selecting the academy’s best talent, but over the years, as various stimulating elements such as swimsuit screenings and talent shows were added with plenty of selfishness from male students, female students at the academy It was a tournament that was completely neglected.
Thanks to that, unlike the long history, it was a tournament that was barely alive with a feeling of a penalty game, but its status was different in this entrance festival.
The fight that started due to a bet between Nao Minato and Alexandra Ivanovna Romanova involved numerous female students the day before the tournament!
That ripple effect is literally Big Bang!
***
“Student there, can I ask for directions?”
“Yeah? What’s up… Hey!”
“Heh heh, this is true.”
This is already the fifth time that the student turned around and ran away in panic when he spoke to him.
Naoto Tojo asked Takeyama, his right-hand man, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment.
“Takeyama, do I look that scary?”
“If you ask whether it’s scary or not, it’s probably on the scary side. Because it has knife marks on its face.”
When Takeyama said that and pointed at his trademark cross scar, Naoto Tojo licked his lips and turned his head away.
A long-awaited outing.
She came to the cultural festival with an invitation from her daughter, but it was more complicated than she thought and she lost her way.
As I tucked my arm into the other sleeve of the kimono and thought about what to do, I spotted a familiar face in the distance.
“Boris!”
One of Ivan’s bodyguards, the God of Destruction, and a drinking buddy with whom he is personally acquainted.
Naoto greeted Boris warmly as he approached, waving his hand at his large figure that stood out even from a distance.
“How did you get here? Anyone who is not invited to the cultural festival will be banned from entering.”
“Oh, I was able to come in thanks to Miss Sasha handing out invitations.”
“If you’re alone, why don’t you move with us? I’m on my way to see my daughter.”
“Thank you for your kindness, but I’m not here alone.”
Boris pointed at her while saying that.
Naoto followed that finger and looked at him in surprise.
“This, Ivan?!”
Perhaps he felt his gaze, Ivan, who was in the middle of buying yakisoba at a stall opened by students, turned around.
“Hmm? Isn’t that Tojo kid?”
“Oh my goodness, long time no see, Mr. Naoto.”
When his wife, who was arm in arm with Ivan, greeted him with a kind smile, Naoto Toujou nodded his head puzzledly and asked,
“Didn’t you go back to Russia?”
“It’s been a while since my wife and I went on an overseas trip. Since we came all the way to Japan, I’ve been to hot springs all over the country for a while.”
Ivan grinned as he said that.
Although he is not doing anything, the presence felt from him is truly unconventional!
If you look closely, the students who sell yakisoba are also shaking their hands in a half-panic state.
“Hey, here you go.”
“Hmm. Thank you. Keep the rest as a tip.”
With that said, Ivan paid the 10,000 yen bill and asked while lifting a plastic bag containing 10 packs of yakisoba.
“Do you want one?”
“Oh, that’s fine.”
When Naoto said that and waved his hand hurriedly, Ivan shrugged her shoulders, saying, “It’ll be delicious, but it’s a waste.”
Naoto asked, looking sideways at Ivan’s appearance.
“Are you also here to see her daughter?”
Then it was not Ivan who answered his question, but his wife.
“She’s the one and only daughter. She seems to get along well with her friends, but I’m curious about her school life.”
“Oh, I see.”
Certainly, she sent her only daughter as an exchange student to a foreign country in Manri, and there are few parents in the world who are not worried about that.
In the underworld, he is called the godfather of the red mafia without blood or tears, but Naoto looked sideways at Ivan, realizing that he also has a human side.
Ivan, who was inhaling yakisoba while walking down the street with his wife, seemed to be bothered by Naoto’s gaze, and said as if warning.
“Even if you look at me like that, they won’t give it to you. I only bought food.”
“Oh, yes.”
Naoto found out that Ivan was surprisingly a glutton.
***
“All the kids these days are pretty.”
“Well, compared to when I was younger, my average has improved a lot.”
Two couples, Sojiro Kishimoto and Maria Kishimoto, who came to the cultural festival with their daughter’s invitation, walked around the campus while talking.
“How long has Maria been out of high school?”
“Um~ It must have been about 20 years? Why is that all of a sudden?”
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“No, if it was Maria, she would look good in a sailor suit now.”
“This is true.”
As Maria hugged her, her face blushed and patted her chest, Sojiro laughed hahahahaha and patted her on the shoulder.
Rika, who was watching the two of them roasting sesame seeds in real time from the side, stepped in between them and forcibly separated them.
“Oh really! Stop it! Other people are watching!”
“Oh, this. Isn’t it strange for a married couple to show affection?”
“I’m ashamed! I!”
Her angry expression would surely surprise anyone who knew her, but Maria pretended to be surprised, covering her mouth and saying, “Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,” As if her daughter’s rebellion seemed cute. Did.
So Ji-ro, who had been watching the mother-daughter quarrel, opened her mouth.
“By the way Rika, what’s the matter with you going to a beauty pageant?”
“Yes? Me?”
Her sudden change of subject gave Rika a puzzled expression, but she replied as she twisted her long hair with her fingers.
“Uh, just. I decided to go out with my friends. These things all become memories of my school days, right?”
“Huh-“
“What! That reaction!”
“No, she’s my daughter, but I feel like she’s really bad at lying.”
“That’s not a lie?!”
“You know that Rika? You have a habit of twisting her hair when you’re in trouble or when you’re lying.”
“What?!”
Surprised by Maria’s point, Rika pulled her fingers out of her hair. And made an angry expression.
And then back! Screamed
“I hate Mama!”
“Mama loves Rika too.”
However, such resistance was meaningless in front of Maria’s overwhelming generosity.
As Maria cradled Rika’s pouting head on her chest and begged her for help, the boys passing by her glanced at her, but Sojiro, who was accustomed to such situations, smiled and stayed still.
Because he was truly a winner in life with such a pretty wife and cute daughter.
***
“…Please be still, it will help me. Father.”
“Hmm.”
Fuma Kotaro, he was sitting upright in the kendo gym at Ichijo Academy with his daughter, Yukika.
After leaving the village 10 years ago, Kotaro Fuma, who originally had a reverse magic, traveled all over the country to train, but now he is staying in Tokyo because of his only daughter’s insistence.
There was only one thing Yukika wanted from him.
To bring the Fuma clan back to normal, which was ruined by his absence.
Absolutely unaware of the circumstances surrounding her mother, Yukika, who was raised as her human weapon to become the head of the family from a young age, ‘resented’ her real father, the 17th Fuma Kotaro.
The reason why these words became her past tense is that she, with her straight and kind heart, eventually forgave her damn father.
“My father just needs to greet the people who come to experience the kendo club kindly. Since he is a celebrity in his own way, the publicity effect will be great.”
Listening to his daughter’s explanation, Fuma Kotaro scratched his chin and asked.
“That doesn’t matter, how long do I have to stay like this?”
“Until my juniors are satisfied?”
“…Can I run away?”
“No way!”
As Yuki Ka said that and raised twin wicks to her eyes, Kotaro Fuma twisted like a dog, not befitting his large size.
The current kendo club head, Karen Tojo, who was watching from the side, thanked them.
“Thank you.
“This much. I’m a useless father in normal times, so I should use it even at times like this. If you want, you can use it until tomorrow.”
“No, it’s a nuisance to the senior’s father, so it’s okay if you do it today.”
When Karen said that and smiled embarrassedly, Yukika Fuma smiled at her boldness and asked Karen.
“By the way, Karen, you’re also entering the beauty pageant this afternoon, right?”
Then, hearing her words, Karen blushed.
“De, did you hear?”
Then Yukika nodded her head and said.
“Ah, I’m in there too.”
“Senior too?!”
When Karen asked, startled, Yukika tilted her head.
“Is it strange that I’m involved?”
“Ah, no, senpai doesn’t normally have any interest in such things!”
“I like the prize money at the tournament. Injuries as a bonus.”
For Yukika, who always lives in poverty, the exceptional prize money of 50,000 yen offered by the student council was attractive.
Of course, the injury that she can make any wish to Yuseong Kim.
Karen hesitated at the appearance of the powerful dark horse, then she clenched her fists and said,
“I won’t lose.”
“Whoops, I won’t lose.”
The two seniors and juniors of the kendo club met each other’s eyes and quietly burned their fighting spirit.
Because now I was a love rival fighting over one person.