Part 56: Super High-school Level Update #50

*Ding dong ding dong*







Good morning, you bastards! It’s 7 am in the morning! Time to wake up!
Let’s all strive to do our best today!





Well, then...
I should get going. Our breakfast meeting is about to start...

For once, the game wants us to walk to the cafeteria instead of cutting directly to that scene like it usually does.



Oh, I guess it just wants us to talk to all these characters in the hallway.





Good morning, Oogami-san...
Did you... just wake up?
Yeah.



It is fine to wake up just in time for our breakfast meeting, but... It is not a bad idea to wake up a little earlier too...
Try working out in your room until Night Time is over. Eating breakfast after exercising your muscles is an exquisite feeling.





Oh, Naegi! G’morning!
Good morning... You’re sweating a little, have you been somewhere?



Yeah, I went to do a morning workout with Sakura-chan!
Ah, but I did try to keep our Night Time rule. I ran as quickly as I could to her room!
Do you want to join us next time, Naegi?
I... think it would be impossible for me to keep up with you two...



Huh. Really?



In that case... let’s go play a game in the recreation room! Even I can manage Othello.



I’m not very strong at it, though... I just make my moves without thinking...





Oh, Good morning to you!
Good morning...



No, it really is a fine morning... I feel as if my entire future has been blessed.
Really...? It feels like every other morning to me...



Heh heh heh. You couldn’t possible understand, Naegi Makoto-dono... The feelings overflowing my strawberry-filled heart...
Well then, I’ll see you inside!

W...what was that...? He was suspiciously cheery...

That's everyone that's hanging out outside, so let's join breakfast.





Um, today we have...
The same seven people as yesterday.



There is nothing we can do about Togami and Fukawa, but...



Ishimaru Kiyotaka-dono... He also didn’t bother to come...



...It really is becoming worrying, ‘right?



For someone as naturally earnest as him, it was dangerous facing disorder even once.
It would be great if we could find a way to... help him recover somehow.



That would be great, but more importantly - Kirigiri-san... was everything fine last night?



There weren’t any problems...



I went to check on the laptop earlier, and it’s still in one piece. It’s just...

At that point, Kirigiri-san’s tone of voice changed. It was as if she was giving us all a warning...



As long as we’re here, let me make one thing explicitly clear.



It’s forbidden to go use Alter Ego for your own needs without talking to anyone.
If people start going in and out of the locker room frequently, I fear the mastermind will grasp that something is going on...



Oh... I thought that went without saying. Did something happen?



Hmm. That’s a good question...



What do you think, Yamada-kun?



N...no... It’s exactly as you say... Please be careful, everybody... Ha ha...



...Hm?



Hey, let’s just eat our breakfast!! We don’t have time for idle chatter!!



...When did you become a drill sargent?



After eating our breakfast in haste, everyone returned to their rooms.



Well then... What should I do today?

Go spend some time with Kirigiri, of course! Let's check our magic map.



...Which tells us she's in the physics lab.



Huh? Where is she?



Oh, there she is, way back there. You have to pan the scene all the way to the end to actually see her.



My hands are full of things I need to do... I don’t have time to idle around with other people.



Spend time together / Go somewhere else



...You want to spend some time with me?



But, there isn’t anything I feel like talking about. Is that still fine?

I spend some time with a silent Kirigiri-san.



I feel we became a little closer.
Should I give her a present?



Give / Do not give



Kopi Luwak: Coffee beans extracted from the poop of the Asian Palm Civet. It sells for a high price around the world for its rarity. It has a peculiar aroma.




...Thank you. I'll hold it dear.

I can't help but feel happy that she's so pleased with it...!





..............

She’s as quiet as always.

She never says anything that isn’t absolutely necessary. She’s very consistent.

Um, Kirigiri-san...



I don’t like making small talk. It’s unnecessary.
B...but... Small talk can be a very important thing...
I think we all must work together in order to escape this school.
And to do that, we must get to know each other...



If we deepen the bonds between ourselves, no one will kill again... That’s a fair argument.



But, is that really what you think?
...Eh?



Maybe you’re just deceiving all of us by calling us “friends”, when all you want is to gather information about everyone for your own advantage...?
I...I wouldn’t do such a thing!
In that case, let me give you a little test.
...A test?



If you really consider us all friends, you should be able to answer this simple question.
I get it... If I can answer you’ll believe me...?



Well, here’s my question...
Aoi Asahina-san, who you keep calling your friend...



She’s called a “Super High-school Level” what?
That’s... too easy.

Asahina-san was even chosen to be an olympic representative for Japan. She’s a Super High-school Level...



Nice Body / Runner / Swimmer

Asahina-san is a “Super High-school Level Swimmer”, isn’t she?





That’s right. So you do know the answer...



It seems you really do think of all of us as friends, don’t you.
T...that’s what I’ve been saying all along...



Now that I think about it, it really is obvious.
If someone as foolishly honest as you told a lie, I would be able to tell immediately...

She’s calling me “foolishly honest” again...



Well then, let me keep my promise. What do you want to know about me?
Um... that’s right...
Where did you go to school before coming to this academy?



Before coming to this academy...
..............
...I suppose I went to school abroad?
...Abroad?
Were you an exchange student? Or maybe it was because of your parents’ work?



............
...It was... because of my parents? I think?

...Why is her tone of voice full of doubt?

But anyway, it seems she lived abroad because of her parents’ work.

By the way, what kind of work are they doing?



..............
They... were on a mission from this country’s government...? A top-secret job...?

Her doubtful tone isn’t gone. But, a top-secret job working for the government...

It’s as if she’s talking about assassins or something...



I think... I said more than enough to fulfil my promise...
I’ve had enough... I’m going back now.

Kirigiri-san walked out of the room without waiting for my answer.

She’s... really full of riddles, isn’t she...

The more I talk to her, the more questions I’m left with...

No skill this time, just more SP.

After parting with Kirigiri-san, I went back to my room.



There’s still time left today... What should I do now?

* Ding-dong *

Huh...? Someone is at the door.

Let's see who it is, then!





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