Class D, the first year of Horaiin Kibayashi High School, this would be Yuto's class.
　It's only been about three days since the class started, but the classmates are getting used to it, and they're having a good time talking to each other.
　In the midst of all this, there is one person who is looking at the magazine so carefully that it has holes in it.

''Aust!　Yuto. What........another part-time magazine. Did you find anything that looked good?

Good morning!　Du Du. Is that a part-time magazine?　Oh I see. It's kind of tough.

'Ichigo, Mito-san, good morning. Hmmm, that's not so easy to do..............but I'd like to make some money anyway.

Hmm. But didn't you say you have about two months of savings?　I know you're in a hurry, but why don't you take your time looking for it?

No, it's just that it's not going to happen...

What's the matter with you that it doesn't work that way?

'Oh!　No!　It's going to cost a lot more than I thought it would when I lived there...

'Hmmm, I don't know what it's like to live alone either, but is that how it works?　Well, if that's the case, I'll ask someone I know or something.

Yeah, I'll listen to you.

　Ichigo turned to Shizuka as he put his bag on his seat to the left behind Yuto.

'Speaking of which, Mito-san. Where's Shirasawa-san?

Oh, Mari was just called into the staff room. Mari, she's been chosen as the class president in Class C. She seems to be floundering around. Well, it's the hardest thing for a talented woman, isn't it? Yesterday, when I peeked in on the kendo club, they were so welcoming.

　Yuto listens to the story and is truly impressed with Mari as expected of her. It was so from the moment we met.
　Because of the fact that she can do everything, people ask her to do it. Because of her own personality, which tries to answer when asked, she has been class president for three years since junior high school, and was also the captain of the kendo club.
　Seeing her like that, I thought a lot of times that I needed to get a little better.

　But now, in order to be firm, you need something more than that. I've been thinking about getting a part-time job so that I can get a stable life, but there are no good conditions for me to do so.
　Even if the hourly wages were good, they were all too far away or the hours didn't fit.
　I'm confident in my physical strength, so I look at some of the physical fitness jobs that require registration, but they often involve morning restraints, you can't work except on holidays, and there are age restrictions.

　But Yuto's life is critically strained.

(We have to do something!)　(But what's such a good deal for a high school student?)

　Yuto put his head in his hands and thought about it.

　Ichigo and Shizuka looked at each other as they watched the situation. Both Ichigo and Shizuka are worried about Yuto.

　As Yuto was writhing in agony, his homeroom teacher, the cool beauty Takano Mirei, walked into the classroom right on time. The air is instantly tightened and everyone takes their seats at the same time.
　After the end of the morning homeroom, the girls go to the changing rooms to prepare for their first period physical education class. The boys get up to get ready to change in the classroom.

　Even Yuto, who was full of thoughts about his future life, stood up and breathed heavily with a huff.
　Yuto opens the school's designated sports bag in order to take out his gym clothes without effort.

　And then........a wrinkled, high-quality paper envelope fell to the side.
　What is it?　And when he picked it up, Yuto said, "Ah........

　That A4 sized envelope had the WIO symbol on it. It was an invitation for a rookie exam that came from the World Ability Agency.
　Yuto remembered putting it in his bag at random when he moved out, but he had lost track of it until now. Apparently, he had put it in his school's sports bag. The fact that it was only now that I realized it, and that today was the first time I had physical education class.

　Yuto geezily stared at the envelope from WIO for a few seconds with a serious face.
　Then........roughly, he put it back in the bag.　


''It's.......all I have left.



　During his lunch break, Yuto is alone on the empty rooftop, checking the invitation from the World Ability Agency.
　The deadline of next weekend's deadline is perfectly acceptable. Having already made up his mind, Yuto immediately filled out the necessary information.
　There's nothing special about it. It's not much different from a normal membership application form of any kind, and the only thing that's special is the item that says what you're good at.
　Yuto reviewed the column of specialty abilities and was a little troubled for a while, then crossed out 'swordsmanship' and wrote 'physical techniques' and took a breath.

''Alright!　Now all we have to do is post it.

'Oh!　Yuto, there you are!　You said we'd have dinner together.　As soon as it's lunchtime, you're gone!

　At Mari's unexpected appearance, Masato hurriedly hid the application form for the rookie exam behind his back.

''Ah!　Oh, I'm sorry. I'll be there in a minute!

'What have you been doing at all?　In a place like this. And Yuto!

What?

What did you hide in the back?

　I giggled but she's always been like this.
　She doesn't let the slightest movement go unnoticed and won't allow it until she has a satisfactory answer. Yuto gave up. But since he couldn't tell the truth.

'Actually, I'm trying to qualify for a part-time job and this is the application form.

What?　To qualify for a part-time job?　I've never heard of that but.... What kind of thing is that?

'No, what would you say?　.... like getting a request from a client to solve a problem?

'What's that.... I don't know what the problem is, and there's something fishy about it. That's a legitimate job, isn't it?　Besides, you need to qualify for a part-time job in the first place.

'No!　It's a very straightforward job. With these qualifications.... uh, yeah!　I'm paid well!　Not at all. That's why I need it!　For a living!

　Mari also flinched a bit at Masato's spirit, which was impatient at any time.

''Hmm, hmm. Well, I get it. But!　If it's a shady job I'll make sure you stop it!

　Yujin's spirit several times over. This time, Yuto flinched violently. Then he nodded repeatedly with a cocoon.

''Alright!　Then I forgive you!　Hang in there. I'm rooting for you.

　Mari smiled at him, unusually, not prying any more than necessary, but just offering her support.
　Yuto felt his heart beat louder for a moment as the indigo-haired girl in the back of his memory... an important place, overlapped with that smile.

'Let's get going,'

　Mari opens the door to the rooftop doorway and goes ahead of him to rush Masato.
　Then, as if to follow Mari, Yuto walks away. However, his steps are heavy and his eyes are far away.

''I'm a guy........''

　Unusually for this boy, his expression was one of self-doubt and anguish.



　A few days after sending in the application form for the rookie test, the World Ability Agency had sent a new exam candidate ID and information about hotels and other places to stay in the mailbox at Masato's new house.
　Masato checks the contents of the envelope. It stated that the exam would take place over three days in early May during the so-called Golden Week. It's not surprising that the institution of gifted people will provide accommodation, breakfast and lunch.

　Checking the schedule, the first day is the night before, there will be a briefing and dinner party the night before, and then the next day, the next three days, the test will be held, and in the evening of the last day, the results will be announced and there will be another celebration party for those who have obtained a rank.

The place is Shinagawa..... The place is in a hotel in Shinagawa........

　For a moment, there was something like a shadow in Masato's eyes as he confirmed the location was Shinagawa, but Masato carefully put the document away.