“I will embrace everything about her because she is my lover. Lovers are meant to embrace each other. Even if she has character flaws, those are a part of her, and I will love her along with those flaws.”
“Wow, I’m already starting to envy the Senior’s future partner. I wonder who will have the honor of becoming your lover. Next question, Senior, your Familiar is a black cat. Is that its true form…”
The conversation in the broadcast room lasted for ten minutes.
Yuriko answered every question fluently, without revealing any flaws.
“Thank you for coming, Senior. Besides Senior Ruri, we have also invited several Fifth Grade Seniors who have had the most contact with her during this time. Next, please welcome Senior Carmilla.”
Yuriko walked out of the broadcast room, and Carmilla stood up from her seat and entered.
Sitting back in her original spot, Yuriko noticed the others looking at her strangely.
“Why is everyone looking at me? Did I say something weird?”
Olesia shook her head, while Nomily, sitting beside her, hesitated for a moment before saying to Yuriko, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know you had gone through those things. I shouldn’t have treated you like that…”
Yuriko understood.
Nomily had heard her answers during the broadcast and felt guilty about the times she had caused trouble for her before.
‘How simple. Just selling a bit of a sob story makes her apologize voluntarily.’
“It’s fine. Didn’t I say it before? Since I decided to come here, I was prepared to accept trouble. Besides, what Kipling did doesn’t even count as trouble in my eyes. After all, I only saw a stubborn little girl who was wholeheartedly looking out for her sister.”
“Ugh…”
Nomily lowered her head. Yuriko’s magnanimity made her feel even more ashamed.
If Yuriko had scolded or hit her, she might have felt a bit better.
“If you still feel bad about it, I can give you a punishment~”
“Really?”
“Yes, let me think. Then the punishment will be…”
“Punishing you by marrying Yuriko and being her little darling for the rest of your life,” Yuri said.
“W-Whaaa!”
“Yuri, don’t cause trouble at a time like this!”
“Hehe~”
Nomily covered her face and lowered her head.
Although she knew Yuri was teasing her and Yuriko wouldn’t actually do that, she still instinctively imagined the scene when she heard such a punishment.
“I’ve thought of it. The punishment is… you have to be my friend!”
Nomily blinked.
Could that even be called a punishment?
“Is that a punishment? Shouldn’t you ask me to do something excessive, like running errands for you or making a public apology?”
“So you mean being my friend doesn’t count as a punishment?”
“Uh.”
Yuriko smiled.
She suddenly thought Nomily was a bit cute, like a child who hadn’t grown up.
Her underlings often did similar things for her.
When she was provoked, they would be even angrier than she was.
“You’re right. Just being friends is too easy on you. I’ve decided to add one more condition. I’m going to call you Nomily directly. For the Nomily who hates me, that must be a very humiliating punishment, right?”
‘How is this even a punishment…’
Nomily thought this, but she was too stubborn to say it out loud.
She simply followed the opening Yuriko gave her.
“Then I’m going to call you Yuriko too!”
“Alright~”
The broadcast room door opened again, and Carmilla walked out.
It was Olesia’s turn to go in.
Before leaving, Olesia gave Yuriko a look of gratitude.
‘Is she thanking me for not holding a grudge against Nomily?’
Yuriko accepted her gratitude with a smile.
After Olesia, Nomily and Yuri also entered the broadcast room in turn.
Before the interview ended, Yuriko took a few photos at the request of the News Club President.
“Thank you all so much for coming today, Seniors. We will definitely do a great job writing tomorrow’s newspaper!”
The News Club President bowed to Yuriko’s group.
“No need to be so polite. I actually wanted to take this chance to promote myself.”
Before leaving, the News Club President handed Yuriko a notebook and a pen.
“Senior Ruri, could I have your signature?”
“I’m not an idol. My signature won’t be of any use to you.”
“It’s okay, I’ll treasure it!”
Yuriko took the pen and wrote her name in the notebook.
She didn’t know what her signature was good for.
She was just a new Transfer Student who had just entered the Academy.
If they wanted a signature, shouldn’t they ask a star like Olesia?
“Fans are already asking for your signature. Your charm is quite high, Yuriko~”
“You’re exaggerating, Yuri. I’m not a Succubus. How could anyone become my fan just by meeting me once?”
Olesia did not rush to leave. Before departing, she said to the News Club President, “I’ll be reading tomorrow’s paper as well. Ruri is a very kind person. I hope you can write a satisfying article.”
“Understood! I will definitely write it truthfully!”
The News Club President immediately realized this was a warning not to say anything bad about Yuriko.
Olesia left.
After she was gone, the News Club President breathed a sigh of relief.
She had originally wanted to add some spice to the paper to make it more explosive, but after Olesia’s warning, she had to set aside those little schemes.
“Well, I wasn’t planning on writing anything bad about the Senior anyway,” the News Club President muttered to herself.
Then she shouted to her members, “Quick, quick, quick! Get to work! Tomorrow will definitely be a big hit. No one goes home until the paper is finished today!”
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After school, Yuriko returned home.
After half a day of development, she was curious about the level of discussion regarding her.
She opened the Shengxiu Academy Forum, and the first trending post was indeed about her.
The post was titled: “My God, did you all hear the broadcast at noon?”
Yuriko clicked on the post to see how the students were discussing her.
OP: “This is too explosive. A Transfer Student suddenly popped out of nowhere. Isn’t Shengxiu Academy the most prestigious academy? Who has the authority to send a child in directly?”
Floor 1: “I only know that her voice sounds so good. I was eating when I suddenly heard the Senior speak. My ears felt like they were hit by a truck and sent to bed. My whole body was paralyzed and violated for ten minutes. I almost got pregnant.”
Floor 7: “Curious about what this Senior looks like. Could she really be prettier than Olesia?”
Floor 12: “To Floor 7, there’s a post from yesterday with a group photo of Senior Ruri. I saw it. She’s incredibly beautiful!”
Floor 15: “What? The intel is real!”
Floor 19: “The academy’s prestige is dropping (sad face).”
Floor 30: “I declare, she’s my new wife!”
Floor 31: “The guy on Floor 30 is dreaming. Is she your wife? Why are you shouting like that? What if my wife sees it and gets angry? doge”
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