The Crisis World XX

Chap. 64: Internal Competition Class

The wind in the early morning is so cold and bone-piercing, so is the sun that has not yet manifested itself. Most people are still overwhelmed by their dreams. But there was one creature that this morning, it was not usually up this early.

*05.00*

In a room that is almost all over the place dark and there is only one light source that shines on it. In the place that was illuminated by the light, there was a small child who was still sleeping in an untidy manner. He was sleeping on the futon with one leg out of the blanket.

"Blood …. Mmm …."

He deliriates the things he likes to get carried away into his dreams. But suddenly he woke up for no apparent reason and then sat down on his futon. He gathered his consciousness for a while then after that inspected the surroundings.

"What time is it now …?" he muttered half-consciously.

He then realized that the person outside the room was also asleep. He knew it from his steady and calm breathing. His drowsiness suddenly disappeared replaced with the pleasure he showed by clenching his hands.

"Yes! Today I won again from Iraya!"

He then jumped off his futon excitedly. Instantly, the futon, blanket, and pillow that he was wearing before gave off a blinding light that gradually disappeared from his view along with the sleeping tools earlier.

The neckline downwards also shone and the nightgown he was wearing earlier suddenly changed into his daily clothes complete with the yellow aprons he got from Iraya.

"Tetsu …! Ready to work!"

After coming out of his sword, Tetsu slowly walked out of Iraya's room so as not to wake her up. Not forgetting he took a pencil that had not been shaved and put it directly in his mouth. After descending, he looked out of the house and realized that the sun had not yet risen.

"Hn .. Iraya has not woken up. It turns out I'm the one who woke up!"

He then did a little stretching considering the day was still very early.

"One, one, two, two, …."

After a little stretch, Tetsu then went inside the house and continued to clean up the rest of the dinner yesterday. In fact, lately he has only cleaned instant ramen packs or cup ramen. He felt that things like this were too easy to clean up and wanted something more challenging.

But before that, he took a bucket of water in the bathroom and then mopped the entire room from top to bottom nimble and deftly. Tetsu did not let any dust in the place he lived.

After cleaning, Tetsu then looked at the clock and did not realize that he had cleaned the entire house for an hour. He then re-examined the floor he had pelted, all of which looked shiny and fragrant. I don't know why he likes the atmosphere and smells like this.

Because in the previous arsenal, he had no chance to clear the place where his sword was stored. There were always people watching the place almost every hour. Not that Tetsu is afraid of them, it's just that he doesn't like it when someone sees him when he does something. That would make him uncomfortable.

Tetsu then sits on the living room sofa to relax for a while. He thought about what else he could do in the morning like this. And he remembered about that ramen cup.

"yes too! Something more challenging!"

Tetsu then goes to the kitchen and checks on the dish shelves and in the cabinets to look for something. And on the magazine cabinet, he finally found it.

"Meet!"

He held the book up high which turned out to be a cookbook. Tetsu flipped through the pages of the book and searched for something he used to see on TV to eat in the morning and in the afternoon.

For morning or breakfast cooking, he found that most school children bring bento because it is practical and also the composition of the menu is complete and filling. He nodded his head as if he understood what he should do.

"Bento, huh? All right, all right."

Then Tetsu turned the page again looking for the right menu to make dinner. And then he found a menu called curry. He was very interested in the menu because the color was half brown and half white.

"Wooo …! This food is shaped like yin & yang!"

Because he thought it was interesting, he finally determined that today's dinner was curry.

"Well ..., let's get started!"

Tetsu took the ingredients in the refrigerator and rice in the rice cooker. With his skillful hands, he then cooked all of his ingredients while occasionally looking into the recipe book.

First he put a warm white rice compact with the container where he ate, not forgetting he sprinkled Nori or dried seaweed sprinkled on the rice. Then he cooked two eggs. Once mature enough, he rolled the egg several times using chopsticks and cut it into five pieces.

Tetsu arranged the eggs neatly next to the rice that had previously been fed by fresh water lettuce. Continue with the tomatoes, he cut the tomatoes into two parts and arrange them beside the egg but still on watercress.

The next part is frying the sausage. Tetsu wore a sausage that he cut into two pieces. Then he cut the bottom into octopus tentacles and did not forget to add two sesame seeds that were formed as eyes.

The two sausages were then placed together with eggs and tomatoes on the watercress. Tetsu's bento is finished.

"Yes! It's so!"

"Good morning, Tetsu."

"Hn? Ahh Iraya! Good morning!"

After Tetsu finished preparing his bento, Iraya just woke up and came down from his room while rubbing his eyes because it was still a little sleepy. Tetsu excitedly ran towards Iraya and showed the bento he had made since this morning.

"Iraya, Iraya! Look at this, I made it myself! It's for you!"

"You can make bento? You're so smart! Thank you, Tetsu."

"Mrs!"

After that, Tetsu greets Iraya who wants to go to school and finally she is alone at home. The house was clean and there was nothing else he could do. Finally Tetsu turned on the TV and waited for Iraya to come home.

That way, a busy and pleasant morning for Tetsu ended happily.

**

Meanwhile, I was currently walking to head to school while thinking hard.

"How do I turn down Herlin's stock again?"

If I refuse again, it's the second time I've done it. I feel bad for Herlin and Yuuki-san if I refuse again. Let's think about it first. As I was thinking about it suddenly my shoulder was patted by someone who surprised me.

"Nortuguese …."

"Wooaahh …!"

"What the fuck are you? You're like hanging grandparents, you know."

I looked back and all I saw was Herlin. He tilted his head with an exasperated expression at my screams.

"Ah sorry, sorry .. I was just thinking earlier."

"What are you thinking?"

"…."

I didn't answer for a while. I still don't know how to refuse. But this must be done, otherwise the provisions made by Tetsu will be in vain.

Waita minute. Wouldn't if I did the same then Herlin's provisions would also be in vain? Argha! Why is this so hard to do?! I then took a deep breath to calm myself down and finally ventured to say it to Herlin.

"Herlin's."

"What's wrong?"

"Ma-I'm sorry, but I just woke up …. So I tried to make my own provisions, and after that—"

"Then how else."

"Eh? You're not angry?"

"For what? As long as Yuuki-san's stock runs out, I don't really care who eats it. Maybe I'll give it to one of the kids in class later."

"That's so …."

I don't know why hearing him say that without a burden makes my heart hurt. But thankfully, it was fortunate that Herlin was not angry because of this. And with that conversation ending, there was no more conversation until we got to school.

**

After arriving at the class, we sat down as usual while waiting for the teacher to enter the class. But strangely, it had been almost half an hour of walking lessons, there was still no teacher who entered the classroom. Are they in a meeting, huh?

Yes whatever their reasons, this is still a good opportunity to relax a little from the tiredness of gaining knowledge. Bored, I looked out of the classroom through the window and saw a lot of students who were outside the classroom even though the lesson time was still going on.

"Are the other classes the same?" muttered.

"It looks so."

Herlin was suddenly beside my seat which surprised me. I didn't realize his existence at all.

"You are ..., stop using your power to judge me."

"I don't use it, really."

"But how could I not know if you were here?"

"That's because you're the stupid one."

"Ap— Hah .. Yes it's up to you, it's."

I stopped to argue with him. The winner can be ascertained from the beginning. So I don't want to waste my time. I looked at the students playing on the field.

That long silence made Herlin seem bored and then asked me to speak again.

"Nee, Iraya …."

"Hn?"

"I want to see your stuff."

"Eh? Why?"

"But before that …."

Herlin took out one bento that was supposed to be mine, but since I already had Tetsu's so Herlin intended to give it to my classmates. At a time like this, the class will be ….

Ciiing…

The eyes of the boys were immediately fixed on the bento issued by Herlin. They look like they have never seen anything before and want to have it right away. And when Herlin asks, then the class will ….

"Well, does anyone want to?"

Gubraakk.. Praaang.. Gumpraaang…

"That's mine!"

"No! Ririsaka-chan gave it to me!"

"God! These commoners .. of course the one who deserves it is me! The messenger of the Blonde Goddess! So it's mine!"

"The Blonde Goddess?" herlin Mumbles.

"That's the call they gave you."

"Chifu-san is?"

"But you two are so familiar, huh? Anyone would have misunderstood you if you were this familiar. Even to make provisions for her, you guys are like husband and wife."

"Home …."

"… Wife?"

The two of us looked at each other and thought of the words from Hasuki-san. After a long look, we answered Hasuki-san's statement flatly and simultaneously.

"No, that can't happen."

"Heh .. but you guys fit in well."

"Not at all."

We answer them at the same time again. It is impossible for me to be Herlin's partner. He always underestimated me and his talk was sharp too. I can't stand people like him.

Herlin also in his heart thought that getting in touch with Iraya was the most impossible thing. He is unreliable, noisy, and also careless. His face is also sharp. So it was impossible for him to be his partner.

But ….

Css…

Smoke came out of both of our heads along with our red faces. I can't think of anything weird! That's the impossible. Don't think that weird fool! Now take a breath and then let it out.

"A-i …. I-Want to the toilet for a while …. Ji-If any teacher comes ... Just tell me I went to the toilet, o-okey?"

I tried to be calm but the opposite happened. In order to avoid these increasingly unfavorable conditions, I intended to drop out of class and run away from this incident. But suddenly I was stopped by someone.

"Wait, Satou-kun!"

"Eh? Who?"

That person stood in front of the class and stopped me from saying anything.

"I'm the class president here, don't you know?"

"How do I know! You've never appeared in a story and suddenly become the class president?!"

"Truely, this is my precious debut. So don't mess it up, Satou-kun."

"It's true."

"Who else are you?!"

Beside the class leader, stood a man who responded in a limp voice while carrying a box of considerable size.

"I'm vice-chairman of the class."

"Since when?!"

Prok…

The class president then clapped his hands to get the attention of the rest of the class and after being silent, he started talking.

"Alright, alright …. Because for the next two days the teacher is not there due to the meeting, then we will hold a competition in the classroom to celebrate this rare thing."

"Competition?"

I don't understand his mind at all. And also, are empty hours like this so rare in this school that it should be celebrated so fervently?

"The competition is …!"

Gleck…

Everything gulped when the class president was about to announce what competition our class would be doing. And after waiting, it turned out that the one who announced it was the vice-chairman of the class with a flat and limp voice.

"… Make three-dimensional characters."

"really so. The rules are very simple. First, we will divide the group with each group containing three people.

Second, the craft made must be living beings, may be subtle beings or mythological creatures.

And lastly, the group that wins this class competition will get …!"

Gleck…

Again the class leader made a hanging tone that made everyone tense at once curious. But with the tone of the class leader's voice that was uplifting and burning, he instead gave his last words to the vice-chairman who spoke in a flat tone and made people sleepy.

"… Bento of Ririsaka-san."

"Ap—!"

"WooooOooOooAaaahhhhHh …!!!"

The class atmosphere went crazy due to the reward mentioned by the vice-chairman of the class. But the class leader calmed down the entire class and turned his gaze towards Herlin.

"Is it okay, Ririsaka-san?"

"Yes, I could."

"Herlin?!"

"WooooOooOooAaaahhhhHh …!!!"

The atmosphere again went crazy due to the unexpected answer from Herlin. Some even went up to the classroom table and some even almost threw the bench into the outside window. You're all too much! Overrated!

Meanwhile, the class leader was still thinking about one other important thing.

"Hmm .. we have to choose the jury. But the person who is the judge must be the one who can be obeyed by the children of this class," he murmured.

Tok…

"Excuse me. Am I interrupting?"

Suddenly came someone who seemed like it would also add a new problem. And also the right person to be the judge for this three-dimensional sculpture competition. Yep, who else if not Mei-senpai.

"Looks like I interrupted—"

"Paying!"

"Eh?!"

The boys then kneeled in front of the clueless Senpai. The class leader and his deputy became the frontmost kneeling and then talking to Senpai.

"Kurobane-senpai, will Senpai be the judge in our class competition tomorrow?"

The class leader asked Senpai as if he wanted to propose to her. While Senpai who was confused and did not know anything looked at me to find an explanation. I just shook my head and let Senpai reject their invitation.

After that, Senpai who was still unsure then looked towards Herlin. And Herlin only replied with one nod as if to say 'Just do it!'.

"All right, I want to."

Damn traitor! Senpai traitor!

"How about you over there? Do you want to be a jury too?"

There was another person hiding behind the door. It seems our class scared him. Then he ventured to show himself and Herlin recognized him.

"Michi-chan?"

He was confused because he was asked such a question. Then he looked at Herlin. Herlin's reaction was the same as Mei-senpai's. In the end, Kuromichi also joined our class internal competition.

"Now part of the draw! Please line up and grab one of the papers inside this box!"

We lined up and neatly picked up a single piece of paper that was inside a large box carried by the vice-chairman. After all had gotten the paper, the class president let us open the paper.

"Please open!"

I opened it and all I got was a picture of a banana. Looks like I'm in the banana group, huh? Oh yea! What about Kudou and Hira?! I have to check if he goes into the banana group or—

"We're both apple group."

They both answered him simultaneously as if they could read my mind. Why am I always left alone by them? Huh …. I tried to face reality and look for the rest of the group.

"Ririsaka-san, what did you get?"

"Leci, right? Lychee, huh? Must be lychee, right?!"

"No, the Goddess and her envoy are definitely always together. Did Ririsaka-chan get papaya?"

They're all too excited. And what is the messenger of the Blonde Goddess? Why are my classmates all weird.

"I'm sorry, but I got a banana."

"ah! I'm a banana too."

Not likely. Herlin and Hasuki-san got the same group as me. This is definitely going to be a big deal. Sure is! I'm sure of that.

"Iraya, what did you get?"

I who was busy blaming fate was suddenly made aware by Herlin's question.

"Hn? I got a banana."

"Is that so? Then we're a group."

"Please help, Iraya-kun."

"Y-Yes …."

Accompanied by the jealous gaze of the other boys. I can only sigh with today's incident. That way, I will be together with Herlin and Hasuki-san in the competition tomorrow.

Seriate