"Thank you, Shinomiya-kun."
After thanking Kaguya Shinomiya, Yu Takahashi picked up the black tea beside him, examined it for a moment, and then took a sip.
The warm, fragrant black tea, with a hint of sweetness, spread in my mouth, slightly relieving some of my fatigue.
It must be said that Kaguya Shinomiya's tea-making skills are indeed superb; she truly deserves to be called a lady of high birth and is multi-talented.
Unlike himself, a self-taught scion of a conglomerate who knows nothing but Bites the Dust.
After another ten minutes or so, I finished all the tasks at hand, relaxed a little, leaned back in my chair, rested for a moment, and then picked up my phone to check the time.
It was getting late. Although schools in Japan usually let out early because they encourage club activities, I had other things to do today and couldn't waste too much time here.
"Is the president leaving early again today?"
Kaguya Shinomiya, standing to the side, saw everything clearly about Takahashi Yu's series of actions.
"Yes, I'm so sorry, I still have a lot of things to take care of at the conglomerate, so I can't stay here with you all any longer."
Upon hearing Kaguya Shinomiya's words, Yu Takahashi also spoke with a slight apology.
Normally, on days like today, the student council members would chat with each other after finishing their work to relieve the stress of the day. Unfortunately, Takahashi Yu, as the student council president, who should be more involved in setting the mood, is often absent from this activity.
Once or twice was fine, but after the shelter was established, Takahashi Yu would sneak away every now and then. After a while, even he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when facing the student council members.
"It's alright. Someone as capable as the chairman must have even more things to handle on a regular basis. It's already quite remarkable that he can take the time to work with us."
Before Kaguya Shinomiya could speak, Yu Ishigami, who was sitting on the sofa processing data on his computer, spoke first.
"What a pity. I was hoping the president could try out the new game developed by our board game club."
Sitting opposite Ishigami Yu, Fujiwara Chika, who had also just finished her work, said somewhat disappointedly, but without any real dissatisfaction.
The student council members understood why Takahashi Yu often left early. After all, they all knew that although Takahashi Yu was a student like them when she was at school, she was actually on the same level as their parents.
While they could only grow up under the protection of their parents, Takahashi Yu had already taken over a huge conglomerate at a young age, becoming the true head of the family. In terms of status, only their parents could have an equal conversation with Takahashi Yu.
Managing a top-tier conglomerate requires an immense workload on a daily basis.
Under these circumstances, Takahashi Yu only occasionally takes leave from the academy, yet she still manages to dedicate a certain amount of time each day to working with the student council, which demonstrates her strong sense of responsibility.
It is precisely because most of the student council members come from distinguished backgrounds that they are better able to understand Takahashi Yu's difficulties.
Unaware of what the student council members were imagining about him, Takahashi Yu said goodbye to the group and left the student council directly.
"The president seems to be very busy every day. Does becoming an adult mean there's always endless work to do?"
Watching Takahashi Yu's departing figure, Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but feel a little scared.
You know, after the workload of the student council increased significantly during this period, she already felt very tired of handling student council affairs. But when she thought about the president who worked with her every day, she realized that he not only had to handle student council affairs, but also had to handle the affairs of the conglomerate after school.
Even during the daytime, Fujiwara Chika would occasionally see Takahashi Yu holding his phone and giving orders during breaks and lunch, which suggested that he was indeed managing the conglomerate's work.
It's hard to imagine what life would be like with countless tasks every day. This is practically what it means to be a corporate slave.
Even Fujiwara Chika's parents and grandfather have time to rest at night, but the student council president spends her daytime teaching, so it's easy to imagine that she must be even busier at night.
The thought of such a life is terrifying.
"Even so, the president still makes time to spend with us every day."
Kaguya Shinomiya murmured to herself.
Despite being of the same social class as her father, she was very gentle in their daily interactions, without the chilling sense of distance that her father exuded.
Compared to her father and brother, it was the student council, with its president and everyone else, that gave her a warmth she had never experienced before.
Chapter 57: The Girl Working at the Coffee Shop
Despite being of the same social class as her father, she was very gentle in their daily interactions, without the chilling sense of distance that her father exuded.
Compared to her father and brother, it was the presence of the student council president and everyone else that gave Kaguya Shinomiya a warmth she had never felt before.
Such warmth can melt icebergs.
Therefore, in order to experience more of this warmth, Kaguya Shinomiya would often intentionally slow down her work efficiency in the student council, just so that she could have more time to spend together like this.
Yes, Kaguya Shinomiya hates her home. Even though she moved out on her own a long time ago, she has no one to talk to in the huge house except for Ai Hayasaka.
Unfortunately, as Takahashi Yu became increasingly busy, Kaguya Shinomiya had less and less time to spend with him.
Kaguya Shinomiya's feelings for Takahashi Yu are complex. Initially, they were just classmates, but later she felt disdain when she learned that he was going to run against her for student council president, then she felt resentful when she lost the election, and finally she was surprised after learning about Takahashi Yu's story.
Even today, if Kaguya Shinomiya had to describe her feelings for the student council president, then "admiration" would probably be the most appropriate word.
She used to envy the president for being able to control her own destiny, not being manipulated by others, and being able to choose the life she wanted. However, after joining the student council and becoming the vice president, her envy gradually turned into longing as she spent more time with the president, which motivated her to want to get closer to him.
This is something that even Kaguya Shinomiya herself may not have realized.
Her mindset had begun to change long ago. When exactly did it start? Probably from the day she lost the election for student council president and accepted Takahashi Yu's invitation to become the student council vice president. However, this change was very subtle, and even Takahashi Yu did not notice it.
However, upon realizing this, Kaguya Shinomiya belatedly glanced at Chika Fujiwara.
Even before joining the student council, Fujiwara Chika was one of Kaguya Shinomiya's few friends. However, if Kaguya Shinomiya remembered correctly, it seemed that she lost the election for student council president because of Fujiwara Chika's betrayal.
Feeling Kaguya Shinomiya's gaze, Chika Fujiwara, sitting on the sofa, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine for no apparent reason.
......
Meanwhile, Takahashi Yu, who had already left the academy, was unaware of what had happened in the student council afterwards.
Of course, even if they knew what Kaguya Shinomiya and the others were thinking, they would probably just smile wryly.
Longing is the furthest distance in the world. It was because of her longing for him that Kaguya Shinomiya became more reserved when she was with him, not daring to overstep her bounds in the slightest. As a result, Yu Takahashi did not notice the change in Kaguya Shinomiya and simply took it as the other party's attitude towards him becoming better.
Regarding the issue of betrayal, although Fujiwara Chika was one of Shinomiya Kaguya's few friends, she had many friends, and thanks to her personality, she had good relationships with most of them. Takahashi Hajime was also one of Fujiwara Chika's friends.
However, after triggering the mission to run for student council president, Takahashi Yu realized that he could not stand out among the many candidates on his own. So he spent a period of time increasing his favorability with Fujiwara Chika, upgrading their relationship from ordinary friends to good friends, before finally getting her help. He defeated Shinomiya Kaguya in one fell swoop, became the student council president, and invited her to become the student council secretary.
Kaguya Shinomiya wasn't the only one running for student council president at the time, and she never even considered asking Chika Fujiwara for help, which allowed Yu Takahashi to take advantage of the situation.
Strictly speaking, Fujiwara Chika's actions could not be considered betrayal, and Shinomiya Kaguya would not actually hold a grudge against her because of such a thing.
Besides, the current situation might actually be better for Kaguya Shinomiya.
......
The black sedan drove along the roadside, but instead of taking Takahashi Yu towards the shelter, it headed straight for a bustling area in Tokyo.
This time, Takahashi Yu is going to deal with a rather special target.
A few days ago, Merlin discovered a rather unusual phenomenon here and reported it to Takahashi Yu. However, at that time, Takahashi Yu was busy upgrading the equipment of the special forces in the containment camp with the help of Dr. Kusno. After understanding the situation from Merlin, Takahashi Yu put it aside for a few days due to its special nature. Only after the other matters were largely resolved and he no longer needed to supervise it personally did he finally choose to come and deal with it today.
"What is the current situation of the target?"
Takahashi Yu then took out a communicator and questioned the surveillance personnel on the other side.
"The target is currently in a normal state. Four days ago, it started working as a waiter at a coffee shop in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. It has not shown any intention to attack ordinary people. However, judging from the destructive power it displayed when it arrived, it is conservatively estimated that it has the ability to annihilate a modern armed force of more than 100 people (sensitive information). Overall, the level of danger is high."
Soon, a response came from the monitoring personnel on the other end.
"Very good, continue to monitor its location, I'll be there soon."
After putting away the walkie-talkie, the driver quickly drove the car to the location reported by the surveillance personnel.
......
"Misaka, take this mixed coffee to the customer."
"understood."
In a small but tastefully decorated coffee shop in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, a short-haired brown girl dressed in a black and white waitress uniform delivers a coffee from the counter to a customer sitting by the window.
Hello, here is your coffee.
"Thank you, little girl."
The person sitting in the seat was an elderly coffee enthusiast. He nodded to the young woman in front of him and then began to slowly savor his coffee.
Ten minutes later, the customer paid and left. The girl looked at the empty coffee shop, wiped the tables, cleaned the seats, and then went back to the front desk.
"Thank you for your hard work, Misaka-san."
The shop manager, who was patiently grinding coffee beans at the counter, greeted the young woman.
"No, no, no, this is nothing. I should be thanking you for taking me in, manager."
Upon hearing the store manager's words, the brown-haired girl quickly waved her hand. She wasn't lying; this level of work was indeed nothing to her.
Chapter 58: The Encounter of Misaka Mikoto, a Level 5 esper
Misaka Mikoto felt very unlucky.
As one of only seven LV5s among millions of students in Academy City, she should have been living a carefree school life at Tokiwadai Middle School, going to and from school every day.
However, everything changed a week ago when he opened the dormitory door and was swept into this world by a sudden spatial rift.
In the past, Misaka Mikoto would never have imagined that something as absurd as being transported to another world would happen to her. But now, not only has it happened, it has happened quite suddenly.
Although such plots are often depicted as quite beautiful in many isekai (another world) light novels, when it actually happened to her, Misaka Mikoto could only describe her feelings as absolutely terrible.
Thinking of this, Misaka Mikoto let out a long sigh.
This is a very peaceful world. Technology doesn't seem to be as advanced as in Academy City. I haven't heard of any superpowered individuals. Superpowers, which are very common in Academy City, seem to be still in the realm of fantasy in this world.
That is why, after suddenly arriving in this world, she almost never revealed her superpowers related to electric shock.
On one hand, as an excellent student and model citizen, Misaka Mikoto, with her sound values, did not want to abuse her superpowers to do whatever she wanted among ordinary people. On the other hand, because there are no superpowered individuals in this world, Misaka Mikoto was careful about her identity.
It wouldn't be good if her identity as a superpowered person were exposed, leading to some trouble. Although Misaka Mikoto doesn't like to assume malicious intent about others, it's always good to be cautious in this situation.
Aside from causing some damage due to her emotional state when she first arrived, Misaka Mikoto did not use her superpowers in this world for the next few days.
However, apart from having slightly better physical strength and skills than the average junior high school student, she was no different from an ordinary person.
God knows how she, a middle school girl, suddenly found herself in a completely unfamiliar place, penniless and friendless, managed to survive.
Initially, she couldn't afford food or a hotel, so she had to spend the night hungry in a park. During that time, some thugs tried to take advantage of her, but even without using her superpowers, Misaka Mikoto was no match for a few ordinary thugs. After quickly eliminating the thugs and robbing them, Misaka Mikoto embarked on a journey to find work the next day.
Unfortunately, given that she appeared to be only fourteen or fifteen years old and was unable to provide any identification, most shops were hesitant to hire Misaka Mikoto.
Four days ago, Misaka Mikoto finally met a kind coffee shop owner who not only agreed to her request to work for a daily wage, but also allowed her to rest in the coffee shop after it closed.
Otherwise, she would probably still be able to rest on park benches or internet cafes at night, living like a homeless person despite being a Level 5 in Academy City.
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