Behind the stage, Riki watched the Drama Club president return with sweat pouring down his face. Judging by his appearance, the principal hadn't executed him.
"Got a whole stack of vouchers." Riki said to Nagasaki Sose, "Miss Nagasaki, would you like to go stimulate Japan's economy with me?"
"Vouchers for a school cultural festival can't stimulate the economy, Riki-kun," Nagasaki Sose said. "But since you asked so sincerely, I'll agree."
"Actually, I wasn't that sincere."
"Hmm?" Nagasaki Sose smiled.
"General, please take this little path." Riki said sincerely.
Nagasaki Sose cast Riki a smug glance and huffed.
Riki fell into thought.
Her suppressive power had been rather strong lately. She had probably reached the level of peak filth. Even Silver Riki had to fear her by three parts.
Riki looked at Wakaba Mutsuki beside them, dressed in a Princess costume, and smiled. "Want to stroll around the school with us?"
Wakaba Mutsuki wore a pure-white princess dress. Even at Tsukinomori Academy, many people turned their eyes toward her. Her cuteness was on the same level as Haneoka's Takamatsu Akari.
"I..." Wakaba Mutsuki was just about to speak when she suddenly heard the sound of a camera shutter.
"Click!"
Wakaba Mutsuki's pupils contracted. She hurriedly took two steps back to put some distance between herself and Riki, then looked fearfully toward the source of the sound. When she turned her head, she saw a Drama Club member taking pictures of her with a phone.
"S-sorry, Mutsuki-chan. Did I scare you?"
It took Wakaba Mutsuki a long while to recover. She gave the Drama Club member a slight shake of her head.
Riki watched Wakaba Mutsuki. Her reaction just now hadn't looked like she'd been startled. It had looked more like she was afraid.
"Mutsuki-chan's parents are both famous, and she was