Academic City (1st)

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After leaving Professor Bus’ room, I found myself alone in the corridor. Pi-chan had guided me here from my room where the chocololi and Edita Sensei waited, but now he was nowhere to be seen. I started walking in the direction we had arrived from thinking I’d be able to find my way back in no time. That was a half hour ago.

I’m completely lost.

Even after living with the system for my entire life, I’m still amazed at how wonderful signboards offering directions truly are. Such signs have saved more than one lost tourist in its time and one would be invaluable to me now.

“…what am I gonna do?”

I think I followed the correct route back to the stairs from Professor Bus’ room, but I didn’t pay attention to what floor the guest rooms are on. Each floor looked the same as the one before and, after going up and down several times, I found I had entirely lost track of what floor even Professor Bus’ room was on.

Maybe I should try looking out the window and counting the floors.

No, that’s just too pathetic.

I’m here acting as a representative of the Penny Empire. I’m supposed to show the power of my country, but I managed to get lost on my first day here.

“….”

As I continued walking, the atmosphere in the rooms I travelled through began to change. It finally reached a point where I was certain I’d never find my way back on my own. With Goggoru-chan left alone in my room, I realized I needed to get back quickly and decided to ask for help.

Anyone in this building should know about the gathering taking place here and should be more understanding to a stranger like me getting lost. If I can find someone to ask, they’ll probably know about the floor reserved for guests and give me instructions to get back.

Worst case scenario, I could bring up Pi-chan’s name and they could find him to help me get back to my room. It’s terrible that I’ve found myself in this situation so soon after arriving, but I need to prevent Goggoru-chan from getting bored or worried and trying to find me by herself.

“Okay, let’s do it.”

I started scanning the room to find my target.

Hopefully I can find a cute girl.

Preferably, a young schoolgirl in a miniskirt..

It wasn’t just any ordinary building. It was an entire structure similar to those found in modern universities. Many buildings close together linked by walkways and paths.

I’d be happy to have a cute girl guide me around this large structure. I set my sights on an area that looked filled with students and walked at a brisk pace. The colors of the walls and pillars began to change and so too did the types and number of people passing me by.

After walking in this direction for a while, something interesting caught my ear.

In a rather secluded section of the building, a group of voices could be heard.

“This is starting to get on my nerves.” “I know how you feel. Maybe we should just take it all off.” “That sounds like a good idea.” “Yeah, let’s take them all off and throw them away.” “Maybe if we show her some humility, she’ll admit that she lied.” “Sounds good to me.” “There’s no way she can make a life potion.” “Ah, let’s do it.”

This sounds like a conversation I should be a part of.

I’m sure it’s a cute girl that’s starting to tear up after hearing those suggestions.

I can’t wait to see it. A little ways down the corridor and around a corner, in a particularly dark and secluded hall where there were almost no other people, a small group could be seen.

There were three boys in their teens surrounding a lone girl of the same age. They must all be students of this school. They were the same style of uniform that were all neatly maintained. The uniforms were different from the one I had seen Pi-chan wearing. There must be different styles available, maybe depending on the grade.

The three boys went as follows: one was a large fat boy, one was skinny and wore glasses, while the last was an ikemen.

A well rounded team.

However, this party’s lifespan will only last into their late teens. In the not so distant future, the ikemen will likely leave the group and go on to form a yarisa with other ikemen while the remaining two fall into a hikikomori lifestyle where they only fantasize about 2D girls.

I feel bad for them.

Poor fat guy and glasses.

“Get your hands off me! Don’t touch me, you perverts!”

But I felt even worse for the girl the three were about to assault.

“Aren’t you the perverse one here?” “You’re just lying to avoid being part of the purge.” “He’s right. How pathetic.” “And isn’t this skirt shorter than the others’?” “Ah, I noticed that too.” “Maybe she really wants it.” “Uwa, that’s insane.”

One of the boys reached a hand out toward the girl’s skirt.

Nice, keep going.

I’d like to keep watching until everything is fully exposed.

However, a strange middle-aged man peeking out from around a corner watching three boys sexually assault a teenage girl is just too creepy for any excuse to overcome. If anyone were to see me, my reputation would be ruined and the Penny Empire would be held accountable for sending a creep like me to represent them. I suppose I should try to act like a responsible adult that condemns this sort of abuse.

A rescue of a beautiful girl in a foreign land.

I hope she’s the type that’s attracted to ugly, older men.

With the slightest hope in my heart, I took a step toward the group.

“You there, I’m not going to allow you to assault that girl.”

“Eh!?”

I emerged from my peeping spot and confronted them.

Time to show them the power of an adult.

“W-Who the hell is that!?” “Some guy with a weird face!” “A weird yellow face!” “A weird flat yellow face.” “Is he one of the lizardfolk?” “O-Oi, isn’t he dressed like a nobleman!?” “What kind of noble looks like that?” “I’m not sure, but….”

Alright, I’m glad I decided to dress the part of a nobleman today.

After all, looks are everything. I feel like I’m a different person.

“I don’t know much about this school, but  I had planned on enrolling a family member here and if this is common practice here I may have to have a discussion with Professor Bus about reconsidering.”

I don’t know anyone else here, so I’ll just use the deputy representative’s name.

Obviously, it was all a bluff.

“Oi, this guy really is a noble!” “His clothes match the part, but his face screams commoner!” “He must be a poor, no-name baron from a minor country!” “He’s just trying to scare us by bringing up Bus’ name!” “What kind of nobleman looks like that!?”

It didn’t have the impact I was hoping for.

Actually, they parried my attack and countered with their own. They even accurately pointed out that I’m a poor baron. I was expecting them all to run away scared like spiders scattering.

I guess I’ll have to use the one name I know will carry weight no matter where I am in the world.

This doesn’t make me feel like an adult at all.

“I am a nobleman from the Penny Empire here acting on behalf of Duke FitzClarence. If you wish to continue this disagreement at a later date, you may find me by contacting Lord Richard.”

“Fitzclarence!? From the Penny Empire!?” “Seriously!? That’s one of the great noble families!” “O-Oi, what are we going to do!?” “You mean what are you going to do! You’re the one that insulted him!” “Y-You were doing it too!” “M-Maybe we should apologize….”

This name caused their behaviour to change dramatically.

The FitzClarence name is amazing.

Even outside their country, the name holds power.

It’s an international corporation.

“That sounds like a good start.”

“….”

I lowered my voice as I spoke which caused the boys to tremble and run from the scene. They never told me their names, so they must have thought I wouldn’t be able to identify them if they ran. Pretty smart of them.

I wasn’t planning on trying to find them.

The boys quickly disappeared around a corner as their hurried steps faded away. The only two left behind were a miserable baron that needed to utilize the name of his boss to solve a minor issue and a beautiful student whose clothes were partially off.

“Academy City isn’t that different from other schools.”

I walked toward the bullied girl, speaking to her as I approached.

I glanced toward her and realized just how beautiful she really is. Her skin was paler compared to the other white people here and her lustrous black hair was tied into twintails. She was of slightly smaller stature than Ester-chan. She reminded me of a junior high school student that’s only just started school.

She was staring daggers at me and if she were someone like Gon-chan, that menacing gaze may even scare me. But her dagger-like eyes combined with her small size and cute face made me think of a chihuahua that won’t stop barking but never bites.

It gave me a sense of nostalgia when I thought of Ester-chan, but it’s best if I just forget about her. That dere period was a one time thing that will never recur. I’m sure she’s having fun with Allen right now.

“Are you alright?”

“…I-I’m fine. You don’t need to worry about me!”

Oh, she’s so full of energy.

She has a lot of pride too.

“If you’re hurt, I can heal your wounds….”

“I’m not hurt! And I wasn’t being bullied either!”

“That’s good to hear.”

She was clearly being bullied, and I never even used the word ‘bullying’ and yet she fervently denied it. This must be a regular occurrence for her.

She quickly covered her exposed cleavage with her hand and tried to pull her clothes back on, taking a step away from me as she did so. Maybe this wasn’t the first time she experienced something like this and maybe the other times there wasn’t anyone around to stop it before it went further. Just thinking about it got me excited. Aa gangbang is the most exciting form of sex.

“Do you want me to go get a female faculty member?”

“…why?”

“I think a woman may be better able to understand what happened to you.”

“….”

“Or maybe you are injured after all….”

“S-Shut up and mind your own business!”

I was hoping this rescue could lead to her falling for me, but she decided to make a quick escape.

After only a brief exchange, she quickly dashed off in the same direction her bullies went. She brushed past me and disappeared around the corner.

Ah, that was nice.

Bullies have their purpose.

Even better, there are actual junior high school girls here. It made my heart flutter with memories of my past youth. After all, my ideal girlfriend would be a current junior high student.

My virgin thirst could finally be satisfied by a girl like that.

“…alright.”

My motivation was up now after interacting with such a cute girl.

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