Book 11: Chapter 1: Part 3
Heres the chapter, enjoy~
Part 3
As the school festival approached, most of our daily classes were devoted to preparing for the festival.
The butler and maid cafe that we were going to be working at this time needed to prepare not only the menu of food to be served to the customers but also the costumes.
If this were a normal school, we would have used commercially available cosplay goods, but since we had a large budget, we decided to prepare full-fledged maid and butler outfits.
However, I didnt really care about it because I just thought that I could just cook in the background
Yuuya-kun!
Yes?
While I was thinking about the menu for the school festival with Kageno-kun and the others, I was approached by Kaede.
Im going to measure your size, so come here!
Eh!?
When I was surprised by the unexpected words, Kaede and Rin hugged both sides of me.
Come on, come on, hurry up!
W-wait a minute! Why did you take my size?
Eh? Because Yuuya-kun, youre going to be a butler too, right?
Is that so?
I was surprised because I had no intention of doing so, and to my surprise, all my classmates in the classroom nodded their heads.
E-eehh? I-I thought Id just concentrate on cooking
T-thats such a waste! Everyone wants to see Yuuya-kun as a butler, too, right?
Yeah.
Everyone?
They nodded in unison again, and I couldnt help but be appalled.
Look, look, everyone else is saying this, too, so you should just be quiet and let us take the measurements.
Uh-huh.
Rin and the others urged me on, and one after another, I was measured in the necessary areas.
There you go! Oh, Yuuya-kun, youre going to be the butler, but Im expecting you to cook too!
Oh, Im going to be doing that too?
I thought the cooking job was going away, but it seems not.
Well, as far as Im concerned, I like cooking too, so its not a problem for me.
And so, little by little, preparations for the school festival progressed, the food menu was decided, and finally, the maid and butler outfits arrived.
Well, the outfits have arrived! So, maids and butlers who are supposed to be in charge of the floor, try on the sleeves!
Kaede urged us, and I picked up the butlers uniform that had been prepared for me as well.
O-oh amazing. I can tell by holding it in my hand that its not a flimsy fabric but a proper butlers uniform
I was unintentionally impressed but moved to the changing room with the other boys and changed my clothes.
Ryo and Akira were among the members who were butlers like me.
Amazing! Im so excited to be dressed so well.
Right.
Its perfect for me, the [Noble Butler]!
What is a noble butler?
Akira was the same as usual.
Be that as it may, as each of us was changing, Kageno-kun, who was also dressed in a butlers uniform, appeared. I wondered when he had changed.
Has everyone finished getting dressed?
O-oh
Our eyes widened when we saw Kageno-kun in his butlers uniform. He tilted his head at our reaction.
Hmm? Is something wrong?
N-no, its just that it looks really good on you.
Kageno-kun had been transformed into a butler with perfectly groomed hair and glasses that fit him well.
Hes kind of like a butler chief or something like that
When I unintentionally looked at him like that, he laughed a little shyly.
I wonder if theres finally a scene where I can play an active role too
As for me, I think Kageno-kun has been very active in every event, but I dont think he was aware of it. I think Im going to express my gratitude in a way thats more understandable.
After confirming that there were no problems with the clothes, we changed back into our uniforms and moved on to check on the food.
This time, our class was to prepare not only desserts such as pancakes and shortcakes but also light meals such as omelets and sandwiches.
In a normal school, it would be difficult to serve cakes and omelets, but since we had successfully rented a kitchen, we were able to cook a lot at once.
T-this is Yuuyas cooking!
This omelet is so fluffy!
(Hmph!)
Usagis legs and Iriss sword clash violently with each other. Then, a tremendous mass of magical power flew between the two.
!
(Its still an insidious attack!)
Hmph, call it what you will. This is how a magician fights.
Odis floats a mass of magical power around him, shoots them out precisely, and continues to attack while keeping his distance. But Iris and Usagi would not be silently beaten, and they repelled his attacks with their swords and legs.
The three continued their training in this way, but after a while, they took a break.
Phew Usagi, you are stronger than when we fought in the past, arent you?
(Well)
I was surprised too. It was the same when we fought the Dragonia aliens, but I didnt think you could handle magic that well
The Magic Saint, Odis, was amazed that Usagi was continuing to fight while strengthening himself with magic.
Thats exactly what Iris said. You used to be bad at handling magic
(I learned it from Yuuya.)
From Yuuya-dono? Oh, no he was the successor of the sage, wasnt he? Is it any wonder then?
Yuuya-kun, hes growing at a tremendous rate
The expression on the face of Usagi, Yuuyas first master, was hard as Iris said so with a sly look on her face.
? Whats wrong, Usagi?
(I thought it would be a bad idea to keep going on like this.)
Mm? About Yuuya-dono?
(No, about us.)
Iris nodded to Usagi, who said it clearly, and Odis tilted his head.
Well, as Usagi said, we, the Holy, are also training to become stronger than before
Usagi, you mean to tell me that our current training isnt good enough?
(Yeah. Odis, do you remember that? The reason why we rushed to Yuuyas side.)
Mm? It was because we felt a strong presence of Evil in the direction of Yuuya-donos house
(Then who defeated it?)
Oh
After being told that much, Odis realized.
Indeed, by the time Usagi and the others arrived, the sign of the Evil had disappeared cleanly, and Yuuya and the others were there.
(Otherwise, he would not be able to calm down. Hes already experienced the threat of the Evil, too, after all.)
But, although I thought that he was indeed a very powerful man in the battle in space, I didnt think that he was strong enough to take on the main body of the Evil that you guys talked about before.
Thats why Im surprised.
(Since he said that he had been transported to the past world something must have happened there, but either way, Yuuyas experience in that world was the catalyst for him to enter the battle in the upper dimension. Because it was decided to do so, in order to win the battle against the false god, it is necessary to have the ability to be able to take on the completed form of Evil as Yuuya has done in the past.)
I-is that so?
In that sense, our ability is still not enough, is it?
(Yeah. Its not enough at all.)
Well, you say so, but what are we going to do? It is impossible for a normal person to suddenly become as strong as he is, isnt it?
As Odis said, the three who bear the title of Holy had already perfected their abilities.
Of course, if Zenovis were here, he would kick those words to the curb and then forcibly raise the threes abilities, but since he was not here, it was impossible.
However
(No, there is a way.)
What?
Usagis assurance took them both by surprise.
What do you mean by a way?
(The fact is that our training up to now has been to continue to hone our skills, so to speak. Thats not wrong, and it has made us stronger. But that alone isnt good enough.)
Well, I feel like Ive hit the ceiling.
(There are three Holy gathered here. In other words, there are those who have mastered the three paths.)
! You, no way
When Iris noticed something that startled her, Usagi smiled with a ferocity that one would not expect from a herbivore.
(We will teach each other and absorb each others skills.)
This was unthinkable from the perspective of the Holy until now.
The Holy were so confident in their own skills that they continued to master them and did not pay attention to any other paths.
However, Usagi, who had become stronger after learning magic from Yuuya, was keenly aware of the importance of adopting other techniques.
(There is no time to waste. From here on out, its a matter of how far we can take you and your Holy techniques. Once that is decided, we will quickly resume our training. As a master, we cant let him see that were not up to the task.)
Yes.
Y-yeah.
The two agreed to Usagis proposal and began training to absorb each others techniques in search of even more power.