It had been a month since she had returned to the martial arts department.

　Fortunately, or should I say, the biggest thing that Leila had done was the one incident with Gaon-san.

　Although, because of my imitation of her, she was obviously looked at strangely by the people around her because she was too much of an imitator.
　The damage was small, partly because there was still no one in the class who could be called a friend.

　........Well, even now, a month has passed, I still don't have any friends in my class.

　To begin with, everyone in E class was crusty.
　The atmosphere was dark, and even during recess, I could only hear the minimum amount of conversation in the classroom.

　Perhaps it's because the teacher had threatened at first that the level of difficulty of the class is so high that not a few students drop out of the class every year, but even the group that was so energetic right after entering the school has become completely quiet now.

''It's no good........I don't think I can keep up with you anymore.......''
"Me too.......I guess I wasn't worthy of this school after all.......

　Recently, such voices have begun to be heard here and there.

''...?　I think we've only done the basics...?






　That night, I was awakened by a presence approaching from outside.

　The window in my room shook slightly, but it didn't open.
　But the window didn't open.

"Ugh~ Why won't it open?

　I can hear Jidanta from outside.

　I knew he was here.
　I chuckle as I lie back in bed.

　It's Leila.
　I knew that she would come back to me with a suggestion to switch places again sooner or later.

　That's why I'd set up the window in advance.
　To be specific, I put up a ward to make it impossible to open and close.
　Otherwise, it would be easy for Leila to open it, at least to lock it up.

　There are two places to enter this room: the entrance door and the window.
　The easiest way to get in is through this window.
　We're on the first floor, you know.

　But it's Leila.
　There is no way she would give up after this.

　Sure enough, this time I came around to the door of my room.
　The entrance to the dormitory is locked, but it's easy enough for Leila to open it.

''I can't open this one either!

　The door was already taken care of, of course.
　I fell asleep again, feeling Leila leave.






'Hey, hey, Ark. I got a letter for you?
Me?

　The next morning, Ranta brought a letter to me.
　The letter to the dormitory students would be delivered to the administration room, where it would be collected by the residents of each room.

'Don't tell me it's a love letter?
No, I don't think so.

　I deny it, but I'm a little nervous about it.
　After all, I've never received a love letter, including in a previous life.

　I open it and read the contents, wary of Ranta trying to steal a peek.

'I'll be waiting for you on the roof of the school building this evening.

　........If you just look at the wording of the letter, it's exactly what it is, a letter of confession.
　But this is different.
　I know what it is.

　I can't help but notice the writing.
　It's Leila's handwriting.

　After the failure of yesterday, he decided to call me directly.
　But if you call her out normally, she might be too cautious to come.

　That's why he did not write his own name, but instead made it a love letter style.
　It might be Rikka's idea.

　Is it possible to fall for such a trick?
　At the very least, you should write it in nicer handwriting.

　I decided to ignore it.

　Then the next morning, I received the letter again.

"I'll be waiting for you on the roof of the school building this evening.
　If you don't show up, I'll tell you all about the brutality in the girls' dormitory, so brace yourself.

　...I gave in to the threat.







'Why is this happening again...'

　I had swapped places with Leila and stepped into the girls' dormitory again.

　The common room set up in the dormitory.
　Most of the students were already asleep, and I was reunited with Rikka.

It's been a long time since I've seen you. We've missed you.
I didn't want to see you. You were the one who wrote the threatening words in that letter, weren't you?
Yes. Unlike Leila, you've got a good handwriting, don't you?

　Rikka shows a smug look on her face.
　I don't care about the mess.

''He's completely vulnerable........''
But you're really happy, aren't you?　Get close to Princess Celestia again. Maybe we'll see her naked again, too?
No, I don't think so!
Is that so?

　Rikka looks at me with a nasty look on her face.

'So, has anything changed since a month ago?'
Well I guess the big thing is that I joined an independent seminar.
"Independent seminar?
'It's a seminar that the students are voluntarily organizing. It's led by the Princess, and they're doing some practical exercises.
Mr. Celestia?
'The requirements are so strict that only students in the lowest S class are allowed in. Leila is the only first-year student allowed to participate.

　They have been holding mock battles and defeating demons mainly after school, on holidays and long vacations.
　While only the best of the S class can participate, Leila was allowed to participate due to Celestia-san's direct recommendation.

''In other words, that means I'll be participating in that instead of Leila.......
You look happy, don't you?
Oh, yeah?

　It's like a club activity, and I just thought it would be a little bit of fun.
　I don't think it's because I'm with Restia-san or anything like that.
　I don't think it's because I'm with Restia or anything like that.

Oh, yeah. And one more thing.

　Ricca clapping her hands with a pop.
　She seems to have remembered something.

"We have a test tomorrow. I have a test tomorrow, a midterm. Good luck.

　Leila's, that's why she replaced me again....