Otome Game Rokkushuume, Automode ga Kiremashita - Chapter 85

Chapter 85

Even though it’s a new semester, it’s still the same as before the vacation .

            Go to class, hang out with Keito after school, return to my room, sleep . On days off, I enjoy an elegant time with my friends .

            In general, it’s a peaceful, normal school life .

            But, I understood .

            Peaceful and normal days are a forewarning of trouble to come .

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            During the day it was hot but the windy nights indicated that fall was coming soon .

            The change in the atmosphere around the school should have nothing to do with the change of season . But, in these times, maybe there is some effect .

            Speaking of autumn, it’s usually the time for a school festival .

            But, the scale of the richest school in this world…

            “… . Oz Festival?”

            “Maria-chan, you’ve never gone to it before?” Primella asked .

            “Eh… non-students can go?”

            “Of course, it’s quite a big festival after all . ”

            Avantor Academy’s school festival is, well… This school has already far surpassed my expectations and imagination . I won’t be surprised any longer . I’d be more surprised if the festival was within my expectations .

            Although it is Avantor Academy’s school festival, it’s called the Oz Festival . You can imagine why, right? Although it’s supposed to connect the town and the academy, honestly, I think it’s for a different reason .

            First of all, the academy isn’t open to all . Or should I say, entering the school is not allowed .

            By using Oz Town, which is technically academy property, as the main stage, different classes, clubs, and friends can run different programs . However, students don’t work as staff, they only plan . The academy demands students not to actively participate, but to show leadership .

            The festival lasts for four days . The first day, we perform various entertainments like plays or music in the school auditorium . On the second and third day, we sell goods in Oz Town . Finally, on the last day, various contests occur .

            The high school division’s festival takes place on a different day . Since I’ve always been in class, I’m sure I missed some information .

            “You two will be doing something for your club activities, right?” I asked .

            “Yes, our class has a lot of people in club activities so our class might not do anything . ” Primella said .

            “If you have spare time, feel free to come help out my club~” Eru said .

            “Is it fine if I go to tease you?”

            It looks like I won’t have anything to do this time . So that’s why there wasn’t any information or discussion about what we were doing for the school festival .

            I’m lucky that I can just enjoy the festival . Since I’ll have free time, I’ll spend it visiting my friend’s club activities .

            I was worried about the festival when I first heard about it but it looks like I worried for nothing . It’s best if I relax more . Feeling too nervous won’t help me at all .

            … There’s no such thing as a useless feeling . I will think about its use .

            “But, if it’s Maria-chan, she’ll probably be recommended for the Oz Con, right?”

            “Heeh…?”

            Oz Con, official name, “Oz Contest . ”

            Simple put, it’s a “Miss Contest . ” Not just for looks, but for knowledge, demeanor, and so on . It’s a contest that takes everything into account to choose a splendid lady .

            But, the Oz Con is only one of the many events in this school . It really seems like a simple contest where people decide the most beautiful girl, regardless of their school year .

            Actually, I have appeared in it before . Among the various contests that the school holds, the Oz Con is the one people get the most excited over, so the high school division holds one as well . During an automode, I got second place to the heroine .

            Whose route was it… Runa and Tuvalu had to make rounds as part of the student council . It certainly happened in Saashia’s route . I acted as a hindrance over and over again in the midst of my adolescence .

            So, I’m not particularly surprised by the contest itself . It’s an event for an otome game, after all . It’s the best stage for revealing the heroine’s cuteness .

            So, I’m not surprised about the event itself .

            Just now, did she say recommendation? Eh, is she telling me to recommend myself? Did I recommend myself?

            During automode, I had won four years in a row . I was even told that I was a shoo-in the last year, but since the heroine had joined suddenly due to a lack of participants, I lost first place to her, you know .

            “Recommended for Oz Con… Who’s going to recommend me?”

            “Hmmm… Usually people with a lot of friends get recommended but, I heard you can submit recommendations anonymously to the student council . Of course, the judging is very strict, so either way it’s not easy . ”

            “After the initial stages, depending on the number of people who pass, I think the student council and festival committee members will enter to make up the numbers . ”

            It really helps a lot that these two know a lot of things . Maybe I just don’t know enough but, it’s not odd that they know more than I do . They are involved in clubs and what not, so they hear more things from their upperclassmen and people around them .

            “I would recommend Maria-chan~” Primella said .

            “If you do, I will immediately decline . ”

            If it’s a recommendation from friends then it would only be these two . I must use all my power to prevent that .

            “I knooow . Maria-chan hates standing out, after all . ”

            “I was asked by the committee to recommend you too, but I refused . ” Eru added .

            “… . Thank you . ”

            Really, from the bottom of my heart, thank you . I’m truly blessed to have friends who understand me fully .

            “But, people besides us may recommend you, or even the student council . ”

            “Eeeh, I know…”

            There are tons of possible events . If possible I wouldn’t want any of them to happen . I’m not too against this event though because compared to other possible ones, this one is much more uneventful .

            People who would recommend me are nonexistent and even if I did get recommended, it doesn’t mean I would win .

            I am a former champion but that was because Mariabell was attractive AND had plenty of followers to back her up .

            No matter how exciting an event is, there will always be people who don’t care about it . That type of people was Mariabell’s strongest supporters, since they would only remember her out of all the other contestants . She was the most fervent candidate, after all . They would vote for her without caring for the purpose of the contest .

            As I think about it again and again, it’s definitely a foul play to win . With this method, she had a four-year streak… Well, it’s true that her appearance is extraordinary . She was a beauty that could appear in a beauty contest after all .

            “In the unlikely event that I do get recommended, I’ll think about it then . More importantly, have you two decided what you will be doing?”

            “The handicrafts club sells goods every year . Things like negotiating for the vendor location are handled by the upperclassmen . ” Primella said .

            “I’m not doing anything . Not just the track and field club, all the athletic clubs are worried during the festival time . ” Eru said .

            “Fufu, I look forward to it . ”

            Come to think of it, I wonder what Keito will do, club activities or his class activities… Hopefully he’ll be doing something for the gardening club . Even if Runa and that guy will be doing things for the Student Council, I’d rather not approach their class .

            I’ll ask him after school . I want to know what kind of thing he’ll be doing too .