CH 38

Monaka and Kotone suddenly throw all their money at me.

Two gold tickets peek out from the booklet presented to me.

Both of them are shining with gold and have the profile of two beautiful girls on them.

What surprises me more, however, are the number of zeros.

There are more zeros than I could count at first glance.

It puzzles me in several ways.

“No, I can’t just accept …….”

“Kyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ！！！！”

The strange voice that has become a tradition interrupts me.

“No! You can’t give tickets to students who are trash and are in the special training class!”

Monaka and Kotone look up and protest indignantly.

“Why is that, vice principal? I’ve always been indebted to you, Leo-kun.”

You said it was okay to use it to show your gratitude!”

“That’s right, sir! Master always gives me guidance, too!”

It is an overwhelming gratitude that cannot be expressed in words!”

“No ……! No! Gratitude is something that the inferior does for the superior!

You two are much, much better than Leopin-kun!”

“That’s not true! You’re much better than me, Leo!”

“That’s right! There is no one else like you, Master!”

“A- …… Anyway, if I say it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work!”

But Monaka and Kotone persist.

“Then, if it’s a thank you, it’s fine! Right? Leo-kun built a magnificent house for me.”

“I am under the tutelage of Master! If I give you this voucher as a monthly reward for that, it’s not strange at all, right?”

“Guh! Gunununu!”

The vice-principal is flustered.

“The cost of the house” and “the monthly fee” is a normal business transaction. 

If you deny it, you might as well deny the ticket itself.

The vice principal is dripping with sweat like a frog stared at by two snakes.

Eventually, he squeezes out a voice like his intestines were twisting.

“Guh! If you want, you can give them one ticket of the lowest denomination. ……!”

“”Thank you very much!”” Monaka and Kotone were full of joy.

But I also think that this is not a bad idea.

The whole booklet would have been a bit of a bummer, but one ticket at the lowest denomination would have been a small price to pay.

But that is a big mistake.

They happily tire off the booklet and carefully hold out the bills with their hands.

When I saw the face value, my eyes nearly popped out of my head.

“There’s …… ten thousand!”

That’s right, “10,000,000” ……! Seven zeros. ……!

The students, who have become fools, are astonished, “Ehhh?” 

“Ehhh, no way! The lowest denomination?”

“Seriously? The most expensive ticket I could get was 10,000 Yen!”

“No, but if you can command the girls, it might be worth it!”

“Wow! That’s what I’m talking about, a Saint and a young lady of the Miko family!”

I am sure if I want to accept a total of 20 million Yen.

But the girls are looking at me with anticipation.

… Well even if I get them, I just don’t have to use them.

If they are satisfied with that, I’ll just take them. ……

I put out my hands and put two bills in my hands at the same time.

They are supposed to be a light bill, but they have a strange weight to it, as if they are filled with the bodies and minds of the girls.

The vice principal shouts, “Gyah!”

“I knew that was a bad idea! If the garbage gets it first, we’ll be in big trouble!”

But it seems to be too late.

There is a clattering sound from the ranking board on the stage, and it is…….

“Kyeeeeee!!!

Stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it. ！！！！”

The vice principal runs back to the stage with a dying look on his face.

The moment he lifts a nearby chair to destroy the ranking board.

1st place Special Training Class 20,000,000 Yen.

The ranking board crashed! And a lone class is ranked.

“Kyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ！！！！”

The vice principal, who has turned into a bizarre vocal talent, swings his chair down and hits the board hard.

He tries to nullify the result.

And swings the chair up again.

The students back away from the stage like a receding tide, and the vice principal is seized by the teachers around him.

“Calm down, vice principal! This “magic board” was borrowed from the court’s magicians”

A PE teacher, Nick Bakker, slaps him, and the vice principal comes to his senses.

Even though the whole school is watching, he finally breaks down in tears.

“Ugh! ……!　Ughhhh!　I thought I could give you an award this time, this time. ……!

I thought if I could just get that trash ticket down to zero, he’d be out of circulation. ……!”

Suddenly, the ranking board started to rattle again, and the ranking is updated.

No. 1 Special Training Class 21,000,000 Yen.

I notice that I have a third ticket in my coat pocket.

The face value was “1,000,000”. Six zeros.

The portrait is of Akemi, winking at me.

When I look at it, Akemi has a blank look on her face.

“Hmmm. My ticket is not paper money, it’s wind. Blowing me wherever I want to go. That’s all there is to it.”

Before I know it, another ticket is fluttering in front of me.

The ticket is hanging from what looks like a fishing rod made of vines on a tree branch.

I follow it with my eyes and see a Shinobuko hanging a fishing line.

“Nininin, uri uri. If you can take it, take it. ……”

Shinobuko flicks me in the face with her ticket.

I snatch the ticket with a swipe.

It is so fast that Shinobuko’s eyes lit up. 

No. 1 Special Training Class 21,100,000 Yen.

The amount is “100,000”. There are five zeros.

The portrait is of a white-faced Shinobuko.

I had zero money in my possession until then, and the ticket was worth zero. ……

During the morning assembly, I instantly become the richest person in the whole school.