At the start of the first round, the character controlled by Eriri launched a fierce assault, and the fight looked almost completely one-sided. (Continued)

She raised her gaze and scanned the notice. The corners of her mouth curled upward.

Ever since their first encounter during the club recruitment drive, she had quietly kept tabs on the Far East Magic Society's progress. She felt that characters like these could broaden her writing repertoire and help enrich her novels.

"Keep it up, Hasegawa-kun. Give everyone even more surprises..."

After everything they had seen before, the students had more or less grown immune to notices like this. They weren't particularly surprised; they simply discussed why the club had done it.

Were they trying to drum up attention?

Seeking publicity?

Or were they serious and trying to help people with their problems?

"Surely nobody would see an announcement like that and want to get involved with this group."

Natsukawa Masuzu gazed out the window and smiled to herself.

She had reached this conclusion in her mind, then made her way to the Far East Magic Society to see how the club president and the others would react to being ignored once again.

"When will anyone finally bring us a request?"

Dekomori Sanae held her hands together like a flower and swayed her head, speaking out of sheer boredom.

"Maybe those people want to keep it all to themselves!"

Takanashi Rikka's eyes sharpened.

"If it's mysterious, then of course it involves mysterious powers. They're powers that humans can only long for but never attain, so naturally nobody would want to share them."

That was how she saw it.

"It's simple. This is just a high school. There can't be so many inexplicable mysteries that you can ask anyone at random and get an answer like, 'Yes, I have one.' It all comes down to chance, so there's no need to worry."

Hasegawa Izumi offered a different explanation.

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