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Chapter 5 – Ousei Academy Teacher: Rie Sawada
Part 1
“Ah, finally… The time has come to use this money…”
“Noah-san, you’re shaking. Are you okay? Are you feeling sick…?”
“Don’t worry, I’m just nervous!”
“But you look pale…”
“That’s because I didn’t sleep well. Thinking about the moment I’m going to let go of this money, my heart is pounding so hard that I couldn’t sleep a wink!”
“Is it really that bad?”
One morning.
Kaori, Noah, and Sumimaru, who was disguised as a keychain, were walking through the city.
It was a weekday, but Ousei Academy was closed due to a holiday.
“By the way, you wanted me to pick out a suitable outfit for the party…”
“Yes! I’ll buy the best one with this money!”
Noah clutched her purse tightly, her eyes burning with intense passion.
“Yesterday, a classmate invited me to a home party at her house tomorrow night, saying, ‘We’re renting out our family’s restaurant, so please come if you can!’ Her family owns many famous restaurants, so tonight’s dinner is guaranteed to be a three-star chef’s gourmet buffet!”
“A party in a restaurant? That’s so typical of Ousei Academy students-maru.”
Sumimaru is impressed, but Noah’s shoulders slump.
“But all my clothes are tattered except for my uniform, and I realized that I have nothing to wear… It’s heartbreaking to spend my last savings, but it’s necessary to get free food…”
“I see. I wish I could buy you something…”
“That’s not allowed! It would violate the magical girl rules, and I’d be thrown into a herd of buffalo, trampled into mincemeat, and end up as fertilizer in a cornfield!”
“The rules for magical girls are too strict!”
“Besides, I can’t keep accepting your kindness. Just helping me choose clothes is enough!”
Sumimaru pouts.
“Come on, if you want cute clothes, just ask me-maru. I’ll give you anything anytime. Like a bunny girl or a cheerleader outfit-maru.”
“The clothes Sumimaru gives are too unusual!”
“They’re cute, but they might not be suitable for a party.”
Kaori smiled wryly.
As they exchanged such words, they arrived at their destination.
“This is it.”
“Wow!”
It was an eight-story department store.
Noah’s eyes widened in awe.
“T-that’s a big building… It’s as big as the Magic Court! Is it all a clothes store?”
“Fufu, I was also surprised when I came here recently. Of course, there are clothes stores, but there are also a variety of stores, bookstores, restaurants, and even a game center!”
“Game center?”
Before Noah could ask, Sumimaru became excited.
“Wow, a game center! Is it that game center-maru? They just announced Lily-chan’s prize yesterday! Let’s go in quickly!”
“Su-Sumimaru-san, we have to find Noah-san’s dress first…”
Sumimaru pulled Noah’s bag and led them inside.
Noah looked around curiously.
“Wow, it’s beautiful! Everything is shiny and sparkling!”
“The clothes shop is over here.”
“Wow, there are so many clothes shops!”
On the first floor, there were rows and rows of clothing stores of various styles.
“Hmm. All of the stores have good taste-maru.”
They decided to go to the first store that caught their eye.
“Wow, there are so many, I don’t know which one to choose…”
“Ah, Noah-san, how about this dress?”
Kaori turned around, holding a cute dress in her hands.
But Noah was nowhere to be seen.
“Huh? Noah-san?”
“Kaori-san, look! I tried it on right away!”
As she looked around, the curtain of the dressing room behind her suddenly opened with a shush!
“This dress is so cute! How does it look on me?”
Noah appeared wearing a bold Chinese dress with a slit.
“Noah-san, what are you wearing?”
“It said ‘dress’! It’s easy to move in and fits Noah perfectly!”
“It is a dress, but it’s a little different…”
“What? Not good? It’s so cute… Oh, how about this one? It’s sparkly and cool!”
Noah disappeared behind the curtain, then reappeared in a revealing, sparkly outfit.
“That’s a belly dancing outfit!”
“What? I don’t want to dance. Noah just wants to eat. Oh, how about this?”
The curtain closed again, and Noah appeared in a frilly bikini.
“T-That’s a swimsuit!”
“What!? It’s cute with all the ruffles. Clothes are so hard in this world.”
“Noah, you have no sense of style, let alone common sense-maru. You have no right to criticize me-maru~.”
“Mugiiii~! I don’t want to be told that by a perverted squid~!”
Then the group looked around at the different clothes.
“Hmm, I can’t find anything that really catches my eye.”
“Since it’s a special dress, it should be made of good material so that you can wear it for a long time… Oh?”
Kaori suddenly noticed a shop in the back that seemed to be for teenagers.
A single dress was silently displayed.
It had an elegant silhouette with a white base, and delicate lace here and there added a touch of glamor.
“Noah-san, how about that dress over there? It’s very beautiful and would look great on you. The fabric is solid and looks comfortable to wear.”
Seeing the beautiful dress, Noah jumped up and down.
“Wow, it’s so cute! You’re amazing, Kaori-san! I’m going to buy it right now!”
“Ah, Noah-san, you should check the price first, just in case…”
Noah didn’t listen and happily took the dress to the cashier.
“A dress, a free meal, and a fancy buffet~♪”
The cashier smiled at the happy Noah and announced the total.
“That will be 360,000 yen.”
“Fuwaaa!? T-t-t-that’s way too expensive!”
“Eehht!?”
Kaori rushes to the cashier.
Sure enough, the price tag reads 360,000 yen, an unheard-of amount for a teenager.
“Eeeehhhh!? How can this be…”
“Compared to the other clothes, this one is in a different price range!”
Then the saleswoman smiled elegantly.
“Fufu, you have good taste, customer. To choose this dress from so many items… This dress is a high-end premium item.”
“What, a hidden item like that? As expected from the wealthy Kaori-san, your fashion sense is top notch!”
“T-That’s not what I meant… But why is such an expensive dress in a teen store?”
Noah trembled with a pale face.
“Could this be the legendary dress that only a true virgin with a pure heart is allowed to wear?”
“Eh? N-no, it’s just made of very high-quality materials…”
The confused voice of the saleswoman didn’t reach Noah, who slumped her shoulders.
“Ugh, I can’t buy this… I thought it was such a nice dress…”
Kaori was heartbroken at the sight of her.
“Noah-san… Oh, I know! How about this?”
“Huh?”
“You can say, ‘I bought it because I wanted it, but it’s too small for me, so I’m giving it to Noah-san.’ That way it won’t break the rules!”
“Huh?”
“So, Cashier-san, please wrap it up for me.”
Kaori reached into her bag, took out a bundle of bills, and slammed it down on the counter.
“A-a-a-a-a-a-a bundle of bills-!?
“Kaori-saaaaaaannn! You’ve got a bundle of bills again──!!!”
“Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean to…”
“Are those bills really always in there?”
“Well… Maybe the maid accidentally put them back there?”
“But I don’t think there are many situations where you would put a remote control in your bag, are there?”
“Ah, t-t-thank you for your purchase…” [T/n: Damn, Kaori bought a 3k dress for Noah like it was nothing.]
The cashier, startled by the sudden appearance of the pile of bills, finished the transaction and bowed deeply before sending the two people and a pet on their way.
“Phew, it was a bit of an unusual store, but we got a cute dress. Here you go, Noah-san.”
When she handed her the bag with the dress, Noah burst into tears.
“Wow, Kaori-san, thank you so much! Now I can go to the party with my head held high! I will follow you forever! Oh, let me lick your shoes, lick lick!”
“No-Noah-san, please stand up~!”
“Ufufufu, it’s so heartwarming to see cute girls going shopping. But if you keep relying on Kaori, you’ll eventually break the magical girl rules and get punished, and instead of being torn apart by a car, you’ll be dried in the sun for a month and then torn into a thousand pieces vertically like dried squid-maru. Be careful-maru!”
“Ugh, the world is so harsh…”
“Y-You’re right. Sorry, I couldn’t help it… I’ll be careful too.”
“I’m glad you understand. Seriously, these magical girls’ rules are such a hassle…”
“…Wait, actually, more than half of the reason Noah can’t escape poverty is because of you, Sumimaru!”
“Well, now that we’ve bought the clothes, let’s go to the game center-maru! We’ll win all the prizes with Noah’s money-maru!”
“Don’t spend all my money while I’m talking to you!”
“Ah, wait, please!”
The two of them and a pet went to the floor where the game center was located.
“Is this whole floor a game center-maru?”
As soon as they stepped off the escalator, Sumimaru was surprised.
As far as the eye could see, there were crane games, arcade games, coin games, shooting games, and more.
“Wow, this is amazing!”
“I’ve been here before with Kaede-san and the others, but this is such an exciting place, isn’t it?”
“Is this a crane game-maru? Is that Lily-chan’s figure there-maru? Let me see… Ah, there it is, Lily-chan’s figure-maru! Noah, give me your money-maru!”
“No way──! Give me back my wallet──!”
Sumimaru snatched Noah’s wallet and put money into the crane game to move the crane.
However
“I-I can’t get it-maru! The prize isn’t moving at all-maru!”
“It’s really difficult…”
“Huh, are those ten arms just for show? Let me try! I’ll get it in no time!”
Noah eagerly put in more money.
But the result was the same.
“Nngghh!? The arm didn’t even touch it! This is a scam!”
“Fufufu, you’re worse than me-maru~”
“Ugh, if I give up now, my name as a magical girl will be ruined… I’ll put in more money!”
“No-Noah-san, calm down! This is important money…”
“Nuoooo~ Don’t underestimate a magical girl~!”
“Give me money too-maru! I won’t back down until I get Lily-chan-maru!”
Kaori desperately tried to stop Noah and Sumimaru, who were completely out of control.
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