Chapter 195
Translator: Ranzan
With her lustrous long hair tied into two ponytails by ribbons, Youran stood calm with her hands on her hips .
There was nothing really different in Youran Juunishima since the first time he met her, as she was composed with a sense of confidence and vigor .
He was used to her forcm, but Taiyou still rubbed his eyes in disbelief .
The reason why being that she was wearing the uniform of Oriyakata Academy .
「Why…are you dressed like that?」
「What, is it weird?」
「No, nothing strange about it…in fact, you look quite beautiful . 」
「What are you talking about?」
Youran looked at Taiyou with shocked eyes, which in turned shocked him as well .
「Sorry . 」
「…no, no big deal . 」
Youran simply uttered, but with a somewhat blushing face .
「But you did surprised me, there’s no way I expected to meet you here . 」
「Well, I don’t think a person like you would . 」
As Youran said this, she held and twirled the hem of her skirt and collar .
「Hey, this is the first time I’ve been in a school uniform…does it look strange on me?」
「Nothing strange about you at all, desu . Taiyou thinks the same thing too . 」
He could hear the voice of the fairy whisper into her ear .
「Yeah, what she said…so this is the first for you?」
「Yes . 」
Youran said with a curt nod .
No way, thought Taiyou .
「The first…so you mean the first time you’ve worn the uniform for this school?」
「No…」
Taiyou timidly asked her, which she answered directly .
「This is the first time I’ve worn a uniform, period . 」
「Oh…」
Taiyou was astonished, as he had always imagined she had gone to some academy, because she was a princess .
However, the truth was above and beyond what he imagined .
「I’ve never gone to a school . 」
「What, never gone? Since birth?」
「I never went either, desu!」
The cheerful Hera responded, which they quickly ignored .
「That’s what I said . 」
「No way…」
「My studies…knowledge and all were covered by a home instructor . 」
「That’s not the problem though . Why are you talking about that?」
「I was busy as a child, that’s all . Instead of being bound to certain times of school, any time that I had free a home instructor would teach me as a more effective method . 」
「…effective?」
「Yes, you understand, right?」
Taiyou took a second to mull over Youran’s words, then softly nodded .
If you think only about getting knowledge, it’s true that her way was more effective . School…rather, compulsory education seemed to be better at developing general personal skills, but it wasn’t the most effective way of simply deriving knowledge .
If you were to look solely at gaining knowledge alone, Taiyou agreed with Youran’s words . But even as he pondered it, he had to feel a bit of mixed emotions about it .
「So, is this your first time coming to a school?」
「No, it’s not . We had a school by out board chairman, and he taught us as the manager there . 」
「So you were a student?」
「I’ve never been a student yet . 」
Youran responded with a bright disposition .
Her response seemed to be off, implicitly stating this was her first time .
He became even more conflicted about his thoughts, but, he didn’t know how to address it, so he simply continued the conversation .
「So, why did you come all the way here?」
「To inspect . 」
「Inspect?」
「Yes, I was worried at first, but now I’m at ease . 」
「What does that…」
「Hey, I have something to ask of you though . 」
「Something to ask?」
He repeated her words like a parrot .
Youran’s request…Youran Shingetsu no Kami Juunishima’s request .
He first had a bad impression at the request of a girl in charge of an island with a million people, that she made it so quickly .
But a girl that put her hands together and winked an eye at him while saying 「Please!」was so unbearably cute, without asking any of the details, Taiyou simply said 「Yes . 」
Almost all the students were now standing out on the unshaded school grounds, lined up by classes . Along with the late Taiyou, Youran, and Hera were the other late students filtering in .
The assembly had yet to begin, and the students now quietly asked each other what was happening .
「What is this?」
In the middle, Taiyou heard Youran ask him from behind .
「School assembly . 」
Remembering that she had never been in a school before, he had to explain what was happening, and not just tell her the name of what it was .
「Everyone gathers up together like this, and the principal and teachers brief the students in their own ways . 」
「Hmm, so there’s something like this in school too?」
「School too?」
「Yeah, we used to do this all the time when I was a kid . All the maids in the mansion would gather weekly, and acknowledge the hardest worker out of all the maids . I was really into rewards and punishments back then . 」
「You’ve got some weird interests . 」
As he said this, he thought she was a strange girl .
「Whatever…but yeah, it is the least offensive way to manage a large group of people altogether . 」
「That’s a point blank way of saying it . 」
「Don’t you think so as well?」
「…I guess I do . 」
He breathed in once, and nodded .
He didn’t think she said it totally correct, but her way of thinking was correct . He had never thought about that before, but now that she had it made sense .
Her way of speaking fit her personality to a tee .
As he thought about this, he wanted to honor the prestige of Youran being in such a place like that, so he agreed with her as if he had been thinking of it himself .
「That reminds me, where is the student president of this school?」
「Oh . 」
Youran’s request . She wanted him to tell her who the student president of this school was .
He didn’t know why she had wanted to know, but he wasn’t reluctant to tell her .
Because it was precisely the time for an all-school assembly, he had brought her along with him .
Now that she had asked again, he nodded, and looked over at the podium .
There was no one standing on it, but below several teachers and students were standing .
「Do you see that student over there with his hair parted on the side of his head?」
「Yeah, is that the student president?」
Taiyou nodded .
「Heh, he looks so normal . 」
「Normal?」
He tilted his head and asked Youran .
「You knew it when you saw him?」
As he asked, for some reason Youran stared back at him .
He winced a bit, thinking that perhaps he had hurt her feelings .
「Hey, when you first saw me, you knew that I was a refined princess, right?」
「Yeah, I guess so . 」
「It’s the same . His face…and his figure is somehow normal . Somehow…he seems like he might be good at school, but it’s the type of face where you can’t tell whether he’s smart or just a hard worker, right?」
「Someone like that…」
「You don’t know what someone like that looks like?」
「Yeah . 」
Taiyou grimaced in a smile, he had been addicted to games until just recently, so he didn’t know what type of person fit the role of a student president .
「Compared to you, you’re better in a way…hmm . 」
She said, turned her head, and then said,
「Way better, I guess . 」
He was surprised at the sudden compliment .
「Wait, why…I’m not that great, right?」
「You should be a bit more self-aware . I won’t say is because your status numbers are high . That has little to do with it . 」
She had already said what he was going to ask, so he just stood there, lost .
What could she mean, he thought as Youran had said some words with deep meaning to him .
「Yeah, you’re way better than him . People can rely on you . 」
「What does that mean?」
「Hey, listen . Why don’t you be student president?」
She suddenly asked, as Taiyou stood amazed .
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