Chapter 314: Chapter 312: What Soothes Worry? Only Sudden Wealth
September, the opening ceremony of the new semester again, not only the cherry blossoms falling on the streets have changed, but so have Shirakawa Sawahei’s mood and the people around him.
Oh right, and the student council president too.
Former student council president Mita Takuma: ???
You gotta be kidding me, sir, you’re going to start a rally with this?
As an outstanding student from last semester, Shirakawa Sawahei once again walked up to the podium, scanning the students of Akihisa High School below.
"Today is the first day of the new semester. During the previous summer vacation, I believe each of us had a fulfilling and beautiful youth..."
The prepared speech was inevitably a bit tedious; not only did the students below start yawning, but even Shirakawa Sawahei himself felt an urge to yawn.
As for the idle girl, it’s needless to say; from the stage, he could see her in the crowd, nodding off repeatedly into space.
The reasons could be summarized as: last night, neither of them slept much... As a result, the idle girl could hardly get out of bed the next day. In the morning, it was Shirakawa Sawahei who had to carry her, still wrapped in her blanket, to the bathroom, where cold water finally fully woke her up.
Despite being a bit dissatisfied with the cold water awakening method, Ise Yu Yuzhijin understood the importance of the new school year, hurriedly got ready, and dashed onto the train with him.
Except for the slightly different school uniforms, everything seemed no different from a few months ago. She habitually tried to rest her head on Shirakawa Sawahei’s shoulder for a nap, but unfortunately, he mercilessly turned her away, even throwing a glare back at her.
"A weakling who can’t even finish their summer homework doesn’t deserve sleep."
That was indeed true; Shirakawa Sawahei, who burned the midnight oil with the idle girl last night to catch up on homework, had a lingering thought of packing her up and dealing with her as paid garbage.
If it weren’t for his belief that words spoken must be fulfilled, the idle girl would definitely still be miserably catching up on her summer homework, even Jesus couldn’t save her.
After finishing the speech, Shirakawa Sawahei bowed and walked down the stage slowly. There were no scenes of cherry blossoms falling this time; the protagonist of the last semester’s opening ceremony accident briefly made eye contact with him from afar.
[You’ve had insomnia.]
After stepping down, Shirakawa Sawahei received a line message like this. He smirked slightly, imagining Miss Kaori laughing at him from the other side of the phone screen.
[It’s kind of like insomnia... You seem quite happy?]
[Nope, I’m just concerned about Shirakawa’s health...]
[Haha.]
He replied unenthusiastically to the veteran Onmyoji player Hayakawa Kashi and put his phone into his bag. Uehara Shigeo, seeing him approach, smiled broadly and said, "Mr. Shirakawa, you came just in time. You were last year’s scholarship winner again; later, you need to sign in the office. The money will be deposited into your account on time."
"Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Uehara."
"Oh, it’s nothing... I didn’t do much..." Uehara Shigeo said proudly, "You don’t know, in the office, that Teacher Takagi... Hayakawa’s homeroom teacher, when he saw me being praised by the head of the department, his expression was... just priceless..."
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
Honestly, aren’t you afraid of getting beaten up by him again? The last time the infirmary already proved that you, a middle-aged crisis guy, cannot compete with Teacher Takagi... Is history repeating itself really a good idea?
"Ah... Sorry for saying strange things to you, Mr. Shirakawa... Let’s go now. Later you can chat with your classmates in class..."
After Shirakawa Sawahei signed in the guidance office, the generous scholarship finally entered his account. This money was pretty important to him. Besides daily expenses, like rent, Shirakawa Sawahei planned to send a bit to Higashino Rin.
Previously, he saved quite a bit and secretly gave most of it to Higashino Rin, enough to cover the Higashino family’s expenses for quite a while. He planned to compensate them again this year, as a token of goodwill. But relying solely on the scholarship, which comes once a semester, is a bit slow... He needs to find a quicker way to get money.
Moreover, if he could quickly accumulate wealth, he would have more opportunity to resist that mysterious organization harboring unknown intentions towards him, instead of being at their mercy.
With this thought in mind, during his first club activity of the new semester, Shirakawa Sawahei raised this question.
"Do you guys have any quick ways to make money?"
Little Lolita: Quick money!? Elemental awareness (alertness)
"Huh, Shirakawa, why the sudden interest in making money?"
"Does Shirakawa have money issues recently?"
Miss Tachibana Tomoku instinctively reached for her bag as she spoke, ready to hand him her own money if all he did was say yes.
"No, no, no... Just asking, I have a friend."
"Hah! Mr. Shirakawa! That sentence structure is already universally recognized as a way to inadvertently reveal oneself... You really are short on..."
Since the Light Music Club couldn’t start club activities on the first day of school, the idle girl had the gall to join Shirakawa Sawahei at the Calligraphy Club instead.
Shirakawa Sawahei gave her a light glance.
The warned cute little Ise Yu smartly zipped her lips...
"I don’t lack money, just wanted to gather ideas, see if there’s any good way to help my friend."
"Isn’t it obvious? Robbing a bank, of course!" The whimpering creature excitedly exclaimed, "I’ve seen bank robbers on TV show off so much... Most importantly, they even manage to escape with hostages..."
"Don’t spread wrong values to me. I need something legal..." Shirakawa Sawahei retorted with a stern face, "Robbing a bank and getting away, what you saw is probably a fantasy movie."
"For something legal... buy a lottery ticket!"
"Something not reliant on luck..."
"Get a wealthy lady to support you!"
"That also relies on looks."
"Oh come on, Shirakawa, with your looks you might just get a wealthy lady interested in you..."
Black Hearted Lolita was very excited, thinking how it’s not just a wealthy lady; she herself, a rich little Lolita, wanted to keep him, yet he constantly resisted! She’s starting to wonder if this punk is bent!
"I think I’ll skip that shortcut; I don’t want to discover other uses for kitchen cleaning tools..."
"Oh? Shirakawa, what do you mean? I can’t grasp the underlying meaning of your words..."
"Nothing, just, forget about the wealthy lady." Shirakawa Sawahei calmly replied.
The whimpering creature’s suggestion wasn’t really reliable either, but truth be told, the fastest way around him now is probably to become a kept man by Miss Kaori...
Pretty, pretty, pretty, these three merits cover up many flaws, especially since Miss Kaori is a rich, beautiful young girl, other than being a bit hard to deal with, she’s the perfect model.
Although Hayakawa Kashi might not necessarily accept, it indeed is the fastest way...
The second? The second, of course, would be to be kept by the little Lolita... A dead skinny camel is still bigger than a horse, even if the little Lolita is poorer than her sister, it can’t compare to the fledgling manga artist, the idle girl.
Huh? Strange? Why are all my methods to get rich about being kept by the Hayakawa family?
What a pity, does a super obedient, sensible, good-looking, adorable rich, beautiful young girl not exist in this world?
Shirakawa Sawahei shook his head, like trying to discard those useless thoughts. He remembered the piano skills he had honed for so long, and his mind began buzzing with ideas once more...
Perhaps? Take on another job?
Potentially... a part-time job at a café could be arranged again... Certainly not the kind hosted by Hinata Rion in some weird maid café...