Chapter 30 - School Festival Time

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It is now autumn, the season where there are food food, studying and school festivals. The Kununigaoka Academy's school festival is popular and a well-known one as it works with the idea of a return-on-investment ratio.

Students who achieve great results here will be seen in a positive light by potential employers who visit the school while job hunting which is why many students are so eager to do well for the festival.

" Our chain will gladly lend its support. " a man in a brown suit and glasses said warmly as he sat with another subordinate of his who was on his laptop as while sitting across none other than Asano Gakushuu with the rest of the Big Five members standing behind him, " The Kununigaoka School Festival is known nation-wide. It'll be a good chance to showcase our products. "

" Asano-san, it seems it'll be worth investing in your customer draw and your promise. "

" Thank you very much. " Gakushuu had a gentle, business-like smile on his face as the other four stared in disbelief at what had just transpired.

'W-What junior-high kid signs on with a sponsor?!' they all thought.

'With this, there are no more blind spots. We'll crush the E class--just like always' Gakushuu thought determinedly.
*
" The main campus is pretty hyped about this year's school festival. " Isogai announced, " They think we're up to something even if we can't win given our past successes so far this year. "

" I heard that Asano had contracted with a restaurant too. " Sugino added.

" I mean, I wouldn't put it past him. He's capable of doing such a thing. " Nakamura shrugged.

" We'll just put ourselves forward. " Koro-sensei said, " This match will likely hinge on a compilation of everything but studying and assassination. "

" That's true but I really don't want to lose to the A class...what can we even do? " Sugino wondered as everyone thought of an idea.

" Do you need me to help contract with a restaurant? I can do it. " Asuna piped up innocently as she licked a lollipop.

" We appreciate the thought but I don't think we should do so.  It's better to do our stuff hands-on like a normal school festival. " Isogai smiled.

" But this school's festival is anything but normal. " Asuna stated.

" That's true. " Isogai sweat dropped.

" Asano and Asuna's right. You need to tap into that sense of getting a bargain. If you can use a tight budget to make something of greater value, the customers will come to you! " Koro-sensei said positively.

" We know that but... " Maehara pointed out.

" The answers are all around you! " Koro-sensei exclaimed, " Thevalue of E class lies in this. "

Everyone stared at the plant Koro-sensei held in his tentacle.

" This. "

A bunch of fruits and vegetables that are grown underground.

" This. "

Fish.

" and this! "

Mushrooms.

" These ingredients are just like you : hidden in the mountains where no one notices their efforts! " Koro-sensei declared.

" So we attack our customers with our hidden weapon. " Terasaka drawled as he smacked Muramatsu on the back, " Seems to make for a pretty assassin-y restaurant! "

" Now to sell these blades like you're going in for the kill! " Koro-sensei

On the first day of the festival...

" Welcome, welcome! Acorn noodles made with real acorns! " Toka called out, " A new taste sensation made with the mountain's natural goodness! "

A group of black-uniform clad high schoolers approached Toka, standing in front of her.

" Even upperclassmen like you--adults who recognise value--will never have tasted such deliciousness before! " Toka advertised.

" Heh? It's that good, huh? "

" Of course! You will taste the just-picked freshness! " Toka smiled.

The group of high schooler smirked, revealing themselves to be the ones who had kidnap Asuna, Kanzaki and Kayano on the school trip.
*
The high schoolers panted once they had reached the top of the mountain where the campus was and the cafe set up. There were a few customers present.

" Huh, nice place you got here. " the leader smirked as Sugino gasped.

" It's those high-schoolers from the class trip! " Sugino shouted, " What are you doing here?! "

Immediately, Karma, Nagisa and Sugino placed themselves in front of Kanzaki, Kayano, Asuna and Okuda.

" Oya? Did you come to kidnap another girl? " Karma taunted.

" As if I would. Your freak of a teacher would just show up. I don't need to get physical to wreck your day. " the leader grabbed a pair of chopsticks and split them apart, " I could just say that your food tastes like crap, right? And maybe some few extra words on social media. "

Sugino clicked his tongue.

" Well? Bring it out. "
*
" Here's our signature dish, acorn noodles. " Okuda said nervously.

" Whoa, this looks good! " Two of the delinquents were gushing over the food, drooling.

" Ne, Ryuki, can I order a Mont Blanc too? " one of them asked the leader, Ryuki.

" Yeah, I wanna try the smoked fish too! " the other added excitedly.

" Sit your asses down! Your stupidity is showing! " Ryuki snapped.

" As if something a junior-high kid makes will be top-class. One bite and I'll vomit it all out. " Ryuki mumbled as he slurped some of the noodles before he gasped.

" T-This is...so good! " Ryuki exclaimed as tears escaped his eyes and rolled down his cheeks unexpectedly.

" We wanted to get loads of reaction shots out of them...but those cooking anime have a monopoly on that. " Fuwa sniggered as she watched the delinquents' reactions.

" Fuwa-san? " Nagisa sweatdropped.

" Not bad, right? I spent a solid week on research. " Muramatsu said smugly, " The noodles are acorn, thickened with grated yam. Mountain foods are really strongly flavoured so I went with a rich dipping broth. "

" It was hard work! Those pork-bone and soy-sauce acorn noodles are the result of my search for the ultimate balance. " Muramatsu sighed as he recalled those days when Koro-sensei had taste tested his prototype dishes only to end up in failure.

" True, I've never tasted anything like this before. " another one of Ryuki's mates muttered out loud as he took another slurp of noodles.

" For Muramatsu, it's downright miraculous. " Itona added as he himself had a serving of acorn noodles, " So much for your mediocre flavour being a selling point. "

" Shut up, Itona! Get back to work! " Muramatsu snapped.

" Let's try something else next! C'mon! " two of Ryuki's mates drooled as they hungrily looked at the menu.

" What's this 'slender Caesar' mushroom? Never had that before! "

" You idiots! You're supposed to say it's disgusting! Disgusting! " Ryuki shouted.

" Huh? It's disgusting? " Irina asked, appearing next to the delinquents' table suddenly with her tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear, " Oh no...do you not like my students' cooking? "

" WHAT A BABE! " the delinquents' noses bled as hearts popped out of their eyes.

" NO, NO, NO---IT'S SO GOOD! " Ryuki protested.

" Really? " Irina's eyes shone, " Then how about this persimmon-loquat gelatin? It's as soft as my skin. "

" Yes, ma'am! "

" If you eat one of everything, it'd make me so~ happy. " Irina flirted with Ryuki.

" Eh, uh...I-I'm short on cash. " Ryuki stammered.

" Oh no, there's enough right by the train station. " Irina whispered into his ear, " A. T. M. "

" Time to make a withdrawal! " the group of delinquents ran off to do exactly what Irina wanted them to do.

" I'll be waiting~ " Irina waved.

'That's one way to get customers coming back...' Nagisa deadpanned.

" With Yada at the bottom drawing in customers and Bitch-sensei at the top, that's one mean master-disciple combo. " Kimura remarked as he, Takebayahsi and Koro-sensei observed things from on the roof of the Camus building.

" We have Sugaya's posters, Okajima's food photos, Hazama's menu descriptions and Mimura's special edition website. These are everything we need to pique our customers' interests. " Koro-sensei said encouragingly, " It's only the first day. The battle is just getting started. "

Itona then decided to join them with his remote controller that controlled his drone that was flying in the air.

" According to my recon, it seems that A class is better at getting customers interested. " Itona said.

At the main campus...

" Asano-senpai! " a girl squealed out as Gakushuu and the other Big Five members were observing their class's 'stall'.

" Glad you could make it. I hope you enjoy yourself. " Gakushuu waved at her before turning his attention back to the front, " We've got all kinds of events running at one-hour intervals. My pop-star and comedian acquaintances are performing for free. "

" The 500-yen fee gets you free food and drinks. When the event on one dis ends, another event will start on the other side. People will keep coming back, paying the entrance fee each time and by the time their curiosity has been sated, their stomach will be full to bursting. " Gakushuu monologued as he was on backstage, tuning his electric guitar, " I doubt they'll feel like going to E class's cafe. "

Gakushuu turned to look at the others, " We're up next. You get ready while I knock out a few songs "

Girls screamed and squealed when the darkness of the venue was illuminated by the stage lights to show Gakushuu's silhouette as he struck a chord on the electric guitar, hyping the audience up.

" Is there anything he can't do? " Seo wondered.

" He's so good at everything it makes me feel like puking. " Koyama admitted honestly.

" But even a guy like him can fail. " Araki pointed out.

" Exactly, but not to the E class at all. " Koyama nodded.

" No matte how cunning our leader is, I'm sick and tired of seeing him lose to them. " Seo said.

" We're the chosen ones too, you know. " Sakakibara smirked as he slipped the purple guitar strap around his shoulders, " Learning an instrument between study sessions is not a big deal. "

" Shall we give him some backup now? "

" Yeah! "
*
" Oi, Nagisa! You here? " a young voice called out, " We're here! "

Asuna turned to see an old man, a young adult woman and several kids in a group.

" Karma, who are they? " Asuna asked.

" Ah, you weren't here when the incident happened but some of us had caused the old man to injure his leg which led to him being hospitalised for two weeks, I think. We got into trouble and even I wasn't part of it. " Karma answered, " Koro-sensei's face was pitch black that time and was so mad. We had to help out the two entire weeks until the old man recovered and we couldn't study during curriculum hours and such as punishment. "

" Yet you came out in second place. " Asuna grinned.

" What can I say? Your fiancee is incredible. " Karma smirked.

" I wonder if my incredible fiancee can help rein in more customers for us? " Asuna fluttered her lashes up at him.

" Now, that's impossible. " Karma laughed.

" So much for being incredible. " Asuna scoffed before the two bursted out laughing.

Soon, the group of kids and two adults left and there were barely any customers left until an unwanted familiar voice called out.

" Hey, Nagisa! "

Nagisa froze at the familiar voice and peeked out to see none other than Yuji from the island.

'That flighty voice...' Nagisa felt shivers go down his spine.

" Nagisa-chan! I came to hang out with you! " he called out happily while waving.

" Nagisa, did you mention which school you went to? " Asuna wondered.

" I don't think I did! " Nagisa admitted.

" Yuji...oh, he's the guy who fell for Nagisa on the island! " Nakamura recalled.

" H-How did you know I was here? " Nagisa asked Yuji when he approached the window, making sure his view of his uniform was obscured.

" I looked up the island's guest records. " Yuji answered nonchalantly, " When I checked the school's website, I saw your festival was underway! "

During that time, Nakamura began pulling down Nagisa's pants and making him wear her own uniform skirt instead.

" Wait, Nakamura-san! " Nagisa blushed as he now wore a skirt and didn't need to hide from Yuji.

" Come on, one last time, one last! " Nakamura chanted.

" The words are barely out of you mouth! " Nagisa snapped.

" He's rich, isn't he? We need to raise our per-customer average any way we can. " Nakamura whispered.

" You can do it, Nagisa! " Asuna smiled, cheering him on.

" Easy for you to say, Asuna! " Nagisa blushed as he was resigned to his fate already.

" Go get him, Nagisa-chan! " Nakamura said cheerfully, " The fate of the class rests on your hostess skills! "

" After this, I can lend you some manga to help develop them further. " Asuna offered.

" I don't plan on doing it again, Asuna! " Nagisa protested before he was shoved forward by Nakamura.
*
" Man, I'm so glad I came to this festival! " Yuji said dreamily, " And to have you waiting on me too! "

" Plus your suggestion to eat in private where no one can see us? It's so romantic that my hopes are really getting up! " Yuji hummed as Nagisa cried internally.

'I just don't want any other customers I know to see us' Nagisa thought.

" Poor Nagisa... " Asuna sweatdropped, " but he seems familiar? They said he was at the island when the girls infiltrated but I got swapped out with Nagisa at that time so I didn't meet him then, thats for sure. "

" What's wrong, Asuna? " Karma asked.

" I feel like I've seen him somewhere...more than once at least. But I can't remember. " Asuna hummed as she thought hard, " He's rich, isn't he? Maybe I saw him from one of those parties held by Grandmother. "

" Well, if he's rich... " Karma grew devil horns and a tail, " ...I'm gonna drain him of all of his money. You gonna join? "

" Nah, I have plans to do but I'll join in mischief making later. " Asuna winked as she walked back into the kitchen.

" She's been spending lots of time in the kitchen lately. " Karma tilted his head to the side, " What's she making? "

Back with Nagisa...

" Hey, Karasuma! I brought you something good! " Red-Eye, the assassin who was tasked to help assassinate Koro-sensei on their school trip walked out of the bushes with his rifle slung over his shoulder and holding a dead bird, shocking Nagisa and Yuji who were sitting close by.

" Man, the nature around this place is amazing! " he exclaimed.

" I heard the Reaper had targeted you." Karasuma said.

" It was a touch-and-go between us. I'm still young enough to recover from something like that quickly. " Red-Eye shrugged, " Heard he targeted Lovro-sensei too and Irina got mixed in. "

" You know Irina? " Karasuma asked, surprised.

" We're all students of Lovro-sensei, just that she gets the special treatment of course cause you can say she's the 'daddy's girl in this makeshift family of us assassins. " Red-Eye snorted.

" I see, now go hide your gun! " Karasuma hissed.

" Who's that? He has a gun! Shouldn't we call the police? " Yuji stated, concerned.

" Wa-WAIT! Uh, he's, he's... " Nagisa stammered before reading the cue card held up by Nakamura behind Yuji, " Yoshioka-san from the local hunting club. "

" Yoshioka-san?! He's a total foreigner! " Yuji pointed out.

" He-He's an anime fan. Decided to go change his name as well when he settled in. " Nagisa explains uncertainly.

" Th-That makes sense...well, enough about him, Nagisa-chan...honestly, what do you think of---AHHH! " Yuji screamed when he caught sight of Lovro's stern facial expression behind Nagisa.

All Nagisa could do was deadpan at the situation.

" Lovro... " Karasuma said in surprise as Lovro approached him.

" The octopus invited me. " Lovro gruffly explained.

" I'm glad to see you're well and alive. You should go see Irina, she has been worried about you. " Karasuma suggested.

" I will, she gets antsy if I'm gone long. An old habit of hers that never died. " Lovro muttered.

" Wh-What's with him? He's no ordinary guy with a scary face like that! " Yuji exclaimed.

" M-Mild Yagyu. A big name in the Asakusa theatre scene. " Nagisa said robotically, giving up hope.

" He's a comedian?! "
*
" And it's done! Not too shabby for my eighth try! " Asuna said proudly as she covered the pot.

" Shouldn't you be like helping me cook if you're in the kitchen and not cook your own stuff? " Muramatsu asked as he was in the midst of serving another plate of acorn noodles.

" I said I'd be in the kitchen but I didn't say it's to help you though. " Asuna said nonchalantly.

" Then give me more space to work with here! " Muramtasu argued.

" You didn't need that much space at first! " Asuna retorted.

" Well I do now! "

" Yes, yes, I'll be moving now. Don't get your boxers in a twist. " Asuna waved her hand dismissively as she poured some of the soup she had just made into a bowl  and walked out of the kitchen.

" I-It's not boxers! It's briefs! " Muramatsu corrected with a faint blush on his cheeks.

" I didn't ask for your correction! " Asuna said over her shoulder.

" Oi, Muramatsu, where's the serving? " Terasaka yelled.

" C-Coming! "
*
" Irina-sensei! Here it is! " Asuna shouted out excitedly when she spot Irina sitting at a table, talking to Lovro.

" I was starting to wonder where you were. " Irina smiled slightly as Asuna placed the bowl down in front of her.

" Here it is, pasulji! A Serbian white bean soup, please say it tastes good. " Asuna prayed as Irina took a spoonful of the soup and swallowed it down.

" Not bad for your first try. " Irina finally said after a few tense moments.

" Really? Yay! " Asuna cheered, " But it's actually not my first try. It's my eight! " Asuna smiled sheepishly.

" No wonder you took so long. " Irina chuckled.

" Seems like you've bonded with this one nicely, Irina. " Lovro commented.

" It's not what it looks like! " Irina protested.

" Irina-sensei is a tsundere~ " Asuna teased.

" I've been meaning to ask actually Asuna, but is there a reason why

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