Thanks to Sakuya, I came to the dining room in the inn to have breakfast with everyone.

"Ichinose. I know you and Mr. Sunshade are friends like that, but I'm worried I should call the teachers' attention when they're reopening it."

"Muggle..."

So I got a tray with breakfast on it, and some time after I got to the table, a novel flew out of the ice room I sat next to (somehow).

I heard it in my mouth in the first place and looked sinister.

"... I hope you don't do that"

I know what the ice room is trying to say.

Because if two classmates, male and female, were revealing the night in one room, I'd think, "What are you snuggling about, die" too.

I had no excuses here, I just appealed to the ice room to miss it.

"... well, don't say anything more from me. Unless it's gonna be weird."

"Do that."

As a matter of fact, Sakuya and the others have slept in my room before, and Dr. Hayakawa knows about it.

But I'm not saying that Margnan can't be too strong because he proves that we haven't done anything nasty.

Nevertheless, it may sometimes be judged that the wind discipline is disturbed because it seems unsound from around.

So this time Sakya comes to my room, it can be costly.

But if a go-to guy like Ice Room ticks his teacher off, he's agreed to tighten surveillance too.

I don't mind if the surveillance gets tighter, but I'd rather have you shut up because I want to avoid some kind of penalty in the rest.

"Ha... and you're going to attend the Underground Labyrinth Forty Hierarchical Attack Conference from noon. We've dodged the red dots, so we're going to have Ichinose go to the Reid."

"Oh, of course I attend"

The ice room quietly sighed and then drank corn soup between them, changing the subject.

A tactical meeting?

Ten underground tiers and twenty underground tiers forced abrupt attacks and could not even participate in the thirty underground tier attack.

So you can finally participate in a decent discussion.

That makes me excited to think about it.

"... what's that face? I usually find it disgusting that you suddenly nibble on the top of the Buddha."

"Shut up. I get nasty sometimes, too."

He's disgusting and rude.

That attitude won't help you when you get pinched in the Reid fight.

Well, I'll help you out for about the minute you helped me study the exam.

"... aren't you guys friends after all?

"Hmm, not at all"

"I can't believe we're close to this guy. It's a good joke, Mr. Asahina."

"... ahhh"

He was watching our exchange nearby. Mina is surprised.

Why would Mina want to think me and the ice room were friends?

That's strange.

We had that kind of exchange, and we took the breakfast.

"... long time no see, Mr. Singh..."

"Oh, Phil."

After breakfast, Phil came to me when I was thinking about how to use the short time to the offensive meeting.

Apparently, she's been eating too.

There are white marks like drinking milk at the edge of the mouth that you can see slightly from the back of the muffler.

"Phil, stay still for a second."

"Huh... ah..."

I took the handkerchief out of my nose and wiped Phil's mouth.

All of a sudden she has the look of surprise because I acted like that, but she quickly regained her composure and dyed her cheeks red.

"... Could it be something on...?

"Oh, well, sort of."

"Really... Ugh..."

Phil lays his face down and muffles his mouth away.

There's nothing to be ashamed of.

"I came in a hurry to avenge... Ri"

"? Is there anything urgent with me?

If you came to me early after breakfast, what reason does that include?

I lean my neck as I look at Phil.

"Not that it's urgent... but I need to tell Mr. Singh something fast..."

"What do you want to tell me?

What the hell is it?

It doesn't sound like a bad story from how Phil is doing, but I can't predict what kind of story will pop up at all.

"Oh, me... I'm seventh in the school year in the midterm test... now!

... 7th in the school year?

Does that mean Phil got his seventh grade in the second grade?

That's amazing.

It's amazing... is that what you wanted to tell me sooner?

"Oh, oh, isn't that amazing, Phil? You were pretty smart."

"And I did my best to be praised by Mr. Singh..."

"Really... you want to be praised by me"

"Mmm... well, yes..."

I see.

Did you not see Phil lately for any of those reasons?

I thought maybe you were holding back from seeing me because you didn't want to interrupt my studies, but you were investing in your own test studies.

Yeah.

Well, it wouldn't be bad.

Even if it's because someone wants to be praised, it shouldn't be a bad thing if you mean actively studying with it.

"Well done, Phil. That's great."

"... duh, guys"

So let's compliment Phil on the first glass of eyes here.

She wants it, too.

"All right, all right, I'm gonna stroke you around with the usual 30% increase today"

"Ahhh..."

I started stroking Phil's head in a luxurious way.

This is something I usually do, but this time I'll be as polite as I can and focus on blaming Phil for the points he seems comfortable with.

A stroke that combines luxury and delicacy is a skill that I can do because I've been stroking her for a long time.

"Next... you'll work harder..."

"That's the intention. We're here for you."

"Hmm... so... then... but be cuter..."

"Oh, oh... okay"

Cute or something. I want to be cuter and cuter when people say that.

I don't think Phil's after me because he's pure, but don't give me critical hits sometimes.

"What a sweet space... even I hesitate to interrupt..."

…………

Sakuya was watching us like that.

She's got some kind of enviable gaze on this one.

"Sakya, if you ask me, this is Phil's just reward. Don't freak out."

"Even if they say so, I'll bake it... If you're going to nadenade Phil, I'll nadenade you too... even I seem to have studied desperately to teach Shin to be second in the school year..."

... it was.

Phil's grades of seventh place in the school year are amazing enough, but Sakya beat the result of second place in the school year above that.

I was surprised by this too, but Sakuya herself has never said anything in particular, so I've been through this before.

But it was for me that I worked so hard to achieve such a result.

I told him yesterday how grateful I am about being taught to study, but apart from that, shouldn't I praise Sakya just like Phil?

Or should I?

"... ok. Come here, then, Sakya."

"Wow! Thank you, Shin!

Sakya took mild steps as if expressing her joy with her body, and she even stopped by my side.

I looked at it and laughed bitterly, but I began to stroke her head, "Quickly and quickly".

"... All right, Sakuya did a great job"

"Ha-ha... it was worth the effort..."

…………

What are you doing to your classmates, me?

Well, it's fine because he's happy in person.

"Second place in the school year... then I will... aim for first place in the school year in the next final exam..."

That's what Phil shrugged as he looked at me stroking Sakuya.

You stuck around in a weird place.

Even though the school year is different, did you regret losing to Sakya in order?

Let's interpret the losing and hating attributes taken over from me and Kengo as still rooted in Phil.

"Then I guess I'll take first place next, too. To be praised by Shin-kun."

"... it's not a bad thing to study, but keep your body intact."

I was worried when I was watching Sakuya.

I decided to draw their attention and ask them to work as hard as possible.

"But Sin-kun is the type to treat intelligent girls, isn't he?

"Don't say that..."

It's certainly not that I don't have that preference.

As always, Sakya is familiar with my tastes.

That's why I guess it's such a kange to see that I don't force myself to do tundele-style words and deeds, only to the point where I don't get bored myself.

"... or rather, I'm an idiot in the quicker order of counting myself from the bottom, and I'm worried that the two of you might be stuck with me"

The fact that they worked hard to study is a good thing in itself.

But that created a little complex in me.

"Uh, why?

"No, 'cause we're both smart, and I'm not gonna make it."

Even though Phil and Sakuya are the top graders in the school year, I only have a head to the point where I've dodged the red dots critically.

I feel a little inferior about this, though I have a sense of being a Mendokusai guy.

"Really? I think I'm smart. I didn't like memories and made a lot of easy mistakes, but I solved application problems and stuff quite sluggishly."

I was followed by Sakya if I thought so.

"Oh, I don't even think Mr. Singh is stupid! …"

And even Phil said that, inspiring me.

"... both of you... thank you"

They never scolded me.

I guess this is about nature, because I wasn't going to do anything to change their attitude with it, even if their test scored poorly.

But I'm glad.

I just want to show that feeling in my actions as much as possible.

"... whoa... it's time. Do you want to go to the assembly hall?"

"Oh, it's already that time"

A lot of time had passed while I was talking to two of Phil and Sakya.

For once, you can only afford to walk in time, but you'd better start moving now.

"Attack conference...... right? Good luck......"

"Oh, don't let it end right"

By the way, Phil doesn't attend offensive meetings.

Only key members of high school students will participate.

I can't clean it up even if I talk to a lot of people for nothing.

"Then I'll go. Phil, keep the boys safe. Good luck."

"Mm... I'll do my best..."

Phil has recently joined a bunch of middle-school students in a hunt for Reid

When I started studying exams, she explained to me that I would do that.

In fact, she seemed to be studying her own exams at the same time, but I guess the noon was hunting threesome while she was in Earth.

She didn't seem academically stuffed, unlike me, so I wouldn't be surprised if she could afford those.

Also, since the average level of middle school students is nearly twenty lower than that of high school students, it's not a good idea to add a high level of Phil, but apparently she was asked by faculty to accompany her in a bodyguard position.

The junior high school students are required to act in groups of ten or more at the time of leveling.

I guess it's hard for a few teachers who protect such an organization to control it.

"I don't know, Phil, you're making your own place besides ours. It's great."

"Right. I've been underestimating Phil a little bit around here, too."

Even if Phil doesn't rely on us, he can do enough around on his own.

You know, sometimes I think I'm a little lonely, but that's my wagamama.

With that in mind, I kept watching Phil's back leaving this place.

... Well, Phil and I are going to keep partying.

I'm going to ask you to come out with me to Reid's Battle in the Underground Labyrinth.

So maybe I'll have you help me over here again tomorrow.

Of course, I'm talking about if she shakes her head vertically.

Let's go, too.

"Right."

I just lost sight of Phil completely, and I walked out in solidarity with Sakya.

"By the way, my only place is beside Shin-kun, right?

And when Sakya said that, he suddenly held my hand.

Sometimes I wonder if this guy is very dangerous and depends on me and should be cured somewhat.

But now I didn't say anything, I just felt her presence lightly in my hands.

At the end of the day, I'm mostly dependent on you, too.

I didn't mean Sakuya.

"... let go when you get to everyone"

"Yeah, but in the meantime, it stays this way, right?

I couldn't even wave Sakya's hand off, I heated my face, and I kept walking forward with Zunzun so she wouldn't understand it.

Even though we did this, we moved to the assembly hall to discuss it with the group for a couple of years.