"Hey, aren't you the girl who won the beauty contests?"
"You're so cute. How about you come sit at our booth later?"
On the second day of business hours, the entrance to the Pab club's booth was completely swarmed, though most of the crowd was there for the "Most Beautiful Miss," Chisa.
"I respectfully decline!"
"Don't be so ungrateful. Can't you just leave the other two to mind the store?"
"Enough is enough! Hey! You two—"
As someone grabbed her hand and pulled her away, Chisa Kotegawa hadn't expected them to get so physical. Instinctively, she turned to the two guys minding the store for help.
The next second, her face instantly darkened.
Because at this moment, both Iori Kitahara and Kohei Imamura were in a state of not having sobered up. They were lying on the table, sleeping like dead pigs, and were clearly of no use.
"Hey! What are you doing, kid? What do you want with our junior?"
"She looks like she really doesn't want to go!"
"How about we just bury the guy who's getting physical in the mountains behind us!"
Just as Miyazawa Yu returned with ingredients, he saw someone daring to abduct a girl on Pab club's turf. A vein bulged on his forehead as he instantly moved behind the group of scoundrels.
With his bulging arms, he clamped them from both sides, his thick biceps ready to snap their necks at any moment.
"Eek!"
"Woah—! Oh no! It's the Muscle Demon King of the Pab club! Everyone, retreat!"
Stiffly turning their heads, the two annoying harassers let out a sharp, girlish shriek the moment they saw Miyazawa Yu's gentle smile.
Taking a half-step back, they scurried away, not forgetting to turn around and bow frantically in apology until they had reached what they considered a safe distance, then scampered off at a frantic pace.
"Well, are you alright?"
"...Yeah!"
On the other side, Azusa Hamaoka saw the veins bulging on Chisa Kotegawa's temples as she glared at the two sleeping guys with a murderous expression. In her heart, she silently mourned for Iori, hoping he would be okay.
"Honestly, what's the point of staying here..."
Walking into the tent, Ryūjirō Kotobuki forcefully slapped the table twice and shouted, "Hey! You two! Wake up!"
"It would be strange if they could wake up. After all, they drank too much last night and played a lot of baseball poker. I even had to help them put their underwear back on..."
Staring thoughtfully at the direction where the two annoying guys had fled for a long time, Miyazawa Yu sighed lightly and walked into the tent as well.
"The awards ceremony is about to start, right?"
"Exactly. It's going to be a problem if the champion doesn't wake up..."
"In that case..."
He grabbed Iori and held him under his arm, then looked at Chisa Kotegawa.
"Let's go, Chisa-chan, it's time to get your award! Oh, right, we need to bring a box. At the very least, we can't let Iori lie on the ground to receive the award..."
"...Got it!"
Looking at Yu, who was holding Iori in one hand and a box of alcohol in the other, Chisa Kotegawa raised her head and thought for a moment before obediently nodding.
Even though Yu was one of the three idiots, he had just helped her get rid of those annoying pursuers. So, she would reluctantly consider him a decent person!
"???"
Sensing that Chisa seemed to be thinking something rude, Miyazawa Yu shrewdly detected that something was off. So, while the other person was changing, he quietly crept up to Azusa Hamaoka.
"Azusa-senpai... do you think Chisa seems a bit strange?"
"Yu-kun, do you feel very lucky?"
With a "that's a stupid question" expression, Azusa Hamaoka looked at Yu, who was radiating a guilty vibe, and didn't know whether to call him lucky or just incredibly dense.
"Don't worry! You should have dodged a bullet. Be more accommodating to Iori from now on."
"Huh? That's so random..."
In short, he was completely confused. Miyazawa Yu felt like Azusa-senpai had said something, but also hadn't told him anything at all.
Was this what they called a "non-explanation"?
But whatever, as long as he was fine.
As for Iori's life or death? Who cares!
"Congratulations on being crowned Miss. CIU!!"
Half an hour later, a combination of a beauty and two otokos appeared on the outdoor stage.
Facing Yu, who was self-deceivingly wearing a Masked Brawler mask, and the completely wasted Iori, Chisa Kotegawa stood between them with a blank expression.
Even though the host tried his best to liven up the atmosphere, she only said "thank you" expressionlessly.
"Huh? What's wrong? Chisa doesn't look very happy."
Offstage, Shiji Tokita rubbed the back of his head, puzzled as he watched Chisa's lips gradually turn into a pout after the host brought up the spectacle.
Normally, when a girl receives an honor like being crowned Miss, she would at least smile, if not be ecstatic, right?
Could it be that Chisa was still holding a grudge about the skirt-lifting incident from yesterday?
"Ah, it's half and half, but this is also normal."
"Huh?"
"Why is that?"
"After all, Chisa-chan was forced to reluctantly enter the competition for the sake of Yu and the others."
Holding her chin and shaking a finger, Azusa Hamaoka looked at Chisa and continued, empathizing, "But Yu and the others went all out for other people. As a girl, she would naturally feel a little uncomfortable, right?"
"That does make sense..."
"If it were me, I'd also be unhappy!"
Looking at the comatose Iori on stage, and then at the drooling Kohei beside him, Ryūjirō Kotobuki and Shinji Tokita looked up and put themselves in their shoes.
They realized that even with their thick skins, they would feel a little uncomfortable. Iori and the others had really gone too far this time!
"Well, besides, Chisa was harassed by people because of the beauty contests, but Iori and Kohei didn't choose to help her at that moment."
Lightly stretching with a cheerful tone, Azusa Hamaoka patted Kohei on the back and concluded.
"So Yu might be spared, but Iori and Kohei are definitely going to be in trouble. That's how it is!"
"Oh—!"
"Oh—!"
Adopting expressions of sudden enlightenment at the same time, Shinji Tokita and Ryūjirō Kotobuki exchanged glances, finding that the other was also full of schadenfreude.
The new students' problems should be solved by the new students themselves. They hoped Iori would learn a lesson from this!
"Now we present the prize money for Miss. CIU!"
"Wowww!! Chisa is so cute!"
"Let's go on a mixer next time!!"
"Please go out with me!"
"..."
With a look of dejection, Chisa Kotegawa looked at the chaotic scene below the stage and placed her hands behind her back, stopping Miyazawa Yu who was about to go forward to clear the area.
With deep confusion, the latter retracted his "muscular fangs" and obediently stood to the side, tilting his head as if to ask What gives?.
"Miss Chisa! Who do you want to share this joy with?"
The ceremony continued. The host, completely unaware of the ominous vibes being exchanged between the two Pab club members, handed over the dagger that would kill Iori.
Taking the microphone, Chisa Kotegawa looked at the completely frenzied pursuers, then suddenly looked up and showed a perfect smile.
This sudden change caused Miyazawa Yu, who was watching intensely from the side, to immediately step back half a step, his expression contorting in shock.
"It is! This joy, I must share it with—"
Pointing a finger at the completely wasted Iori, Chisa Kotegawa said sweetly, "My completely wasted boyfriend~"
"..."
Four faces were completely baffled. Although they had long since realized that Iori would be in trouble, none of the still-sober Pab club members, including Miyazawa Yu, had expected Chisa to be so ruthless!
"I see! So, to get away from the men, she's using Iori as a meat shield?"
"So now they're a couple!"
Offstage, Shinji Tokita quickly figured out Chisa Kotegawa's plan.
This was a win-win plan that would both get revenge on Iori and help Chisa ward off the frenzied bees and butterflies!
"But having said that..."
A hundred meters away, Miyazawa Yu connected to his seniors' chat room and added with lingering fear, "Iori is going to die, isn't he? Sliced into little pieces by the crazy pursuers..."
"Chisa—this can't be true!?"
"Hurry up and break up with this guy and go out with me!"
"Damn you! You stole the flower of the engineering department! This is unforgivable!"
Just as Miyazawa Yu said, having a girlfriend, especially a beautiful one, was a very fatal thing.
Not to mention that Chisa had just been named Miss. CIU and was one of the few rare flowers in the engineering department...
"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"
A thousand words finally converged into one sentence, which then became a roaring ocean!