Chapter 554 – Episode 60. PMC Exam and Tornado
The day after I was supposed to meet Yukiko. As she was sitting in the training preparation room, she received a call from Naruse Shiyo’s father, Naruse Koyou.
-Mr. Yamashiro, this is Koyou Naruse.
“Are you feeling okay? She said she was calming down…”
-Oh, it’s not enough to go outside yet… It’s okay.
Isn’t it okay if you don’t go outside? After listening to Rena Sakagami’s story, it seemed that taking over her contract itself was putting a huge strain on her body. It must be very difficult because I inherited not one, but dozens of them.
“Are you okay, Naruse-san?”
-Yes, I just came out of the cocoon. Thank you He prevented her father from going on a rampage and even saved Shiyo, giving her a favor that she cannot repay.
“What… Since the student was in danger, all I could think of was to help him.”
Of course, I didn’t receive any compensation, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t gain anything. Since I killed the black dragon, gained the dragon slayer trait, and even gained a will stat as an achievement, I gained things that money can’t buy.
-I would like to formally thank you, but would you please come to my mansion after school today? Normally, it would have been right for me to come see you, but my body hasn’t recovered enough to go out yet.
Is this a formal invitation? They could have tried to give something in return. Since there was no reason to refuse, I said yes.
After ending the call, I thought about what compensation I could receive. The easiest thing to get would be money, but I didn’t really want money.
Since I already knew the future to some extent, I had put my money in various investments that were likely to hit the jackpot, so I never had a problem with money. Of course, it may be a problem if you suddenly need a large amount of money because you have invested almost all of your assets without any spare money, but in that case, you can borrow money from the bank for a while. If you’re having a hard time, there was no problem because you could exchange a lot of your accumulated dark points.
Since it was lunchtime in a little while, I should call Rena Sakagami, who is good at information about famous families like this, and find out what the Naruse family can offer.
I sent a line to Rena Sakagami and then started studying for her PMC certification. Yesterday, after returning home from club activities, I took the test, but as the test date got closer and closer, I got a little nervous.
In fact, the preparation period this time was short, so even though I was studying with the mindset of taking it as a test, I couldn’t help but feel excited. By the way, Kirie Kurayamada must be studying PMC by now, right? Her personality is a bit weird, but she’s a smart girl who graduated from a prestigious university, so she’ll take care of it.
While I was studying for my certification, I heard a notification sound telling me that a work email had arrived, so I checked and found that Kirie Kurayamada, who I was thinking about at the same time, had emailed me. Kirie Kurayamada is not a gentleman either.
The number of people who would participate in the PMC was determined, and the email I sent thanked me for sending Asada Fukushi and his subordinates. He also said that he had selected some expected questions while preparing for the PMC certification exam and sent them to me with the questions attached.
I’m glad Asada Fukushi and his men seem to be quite useful. Still, I was thankful for each one of these things, and perhaps because Kirie Kurayamada became a wolf girl, my loyalty seemed to have increased a little more. He was usually nice to me, but he was a bit cynical and had the taste of a tsundere. He may be friendly in the mail, but when you meet him in person, he can act like a tsundere. I wanted to see you a little bit, but I guess I’ll be able to meet you on the exam day.
As Kirie Kurayamada spent her time printing and solving the expected problems she sent, it was already lunchtime. Of course, as soon as the bell rang for lunch, Rena Sakagami, who saw the line, opened the door to the training preparation room and came.
“Master, you called me because of the Naruse family?”
“Huh. She decided to go after school. “I think they plan to reward me, but I’m curious about what I can get from the Naruse family.”
Rena Sakagami began to think for a moment at my words. Rena Sakagami thought for a while and opened her mouth with a slightly embarrassed expression. Looking at her expression, it seemed like there was nothing special about her.
“Hmm… The valuable thing the Naruse family can give you is a shikigami, but the lord is not a magician, so he won’t be able to handle it…”
I liked the shikigami quite a bit, but I didn’t know the conditions of the contract, and when I heard about it, I heard that if the shikigami dies, the magician will take a lot of damage, so I didn’t like it. Since there is a way to get another summoned beast, I will have to pass on the food spirit. Rena Sakagami seemed to know from my expression that I wasn’t a good shikigami, so she asked me one more question.
“My lord, you have a lot of money, so it must be a lot of money, right?”
“What… Money isn’t bad if you don’t have anything to receive, but…”
When I subtly hinted that I didn’t like money, Rena Sakagami fell into trouble again. But then she seemed to remember something and clapped her hands.
“Ah! Then how about this?”
Rena Sakagami told me what she deserved from the Naruse family. What Rena Sakagami gave me was quite satisfactory information.
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After finishing school, I first returned home. When I told them I couldn’t participate in the club today, students who didn’t know much about the situation said wow~! He jeered, but when I told him that I was going to see Shiyo Naruse who had surgery, he admitted that it was something that could not be helped.
Still, since it is an official home visit, I have to change clothes and get in the car. If you walk or ride a folding bike, it may seem a bit out of place.
I drove the car towards the Naruse residence on the hill. Just two days ago, I had to sneak in at night, but now I was invited, and it seemed like the biggest thing was that the head of the family had changed. Since I am the head of the family that I want to establish, they have no choice but to be friendly to me.
“Welcome.”
After receiving greetings from the guards, I passed the main gate and got out of the car, and an old man who appeared to be a butler bowed to me and greeted me. Following the butler’s guidance, I found myself in a reception room where guests were entertained, and there were Koyou Naruse sitting in a wheelchair, Yukiko Takinogawa and Shiyo Naruse, who were Yukiko’s transformations.
“Eungong, I’m sorry for not being able to stand and say hello.”
“Oh, there’s nothing I can do if I’m not feeling well. “Are you okay?”
Koyo Naruse bowed to me while sitting in a wheelchair and apologized. Seeing as he was in a wheelchair, it seemed like it would take quite some time for him to fully recover. Shiyo Naruse is a teacher~! She greeted me with a smile and Takinogawa Yukiko nodded her head slightly.
Shiyo Naruse could tell that she was fused with a dragon by the scales on her shoulders and the horns on her head, but at that time she did not have wings or a tail like Yukiko showed in the image world.
“You should have noticed that the black dragon took the form of Naruse. It seems like the assimilation rate between the two was quite high. It’s actually a blessing for her now that Shiyo is able to control her appearance better. “I think maybe two days will be enough for her to maintain her human form.”
Takinogawa Yukiko must have noticed that I was wondering about Shiyo Naruse and explained it to me. Even though she looks different now, it felt a bit strange to hear Yukiko address her with such respect.
“Oh, is that so? “Thank goodness.”
“I heard that if it weren’t for Mr. Takinogawa, Shiyo would have been in danger. “We would like to repay the family, but they have repeatedly refused, saying they did it after receiving a promise of compensation from Mr. Yamashiro, so we are very embarrassed.”
Naruse Koyou was anxious to somehow reward the benefactor who saved her daughter. Seeing Koyo Naruse like that, Yukiko Takinogawa smiled and handed the ball to me.
“If that’s true, it was thanks to Mr. Yamashiro that I saved Shiyo, so please give Mr. Yamashiro additional compensation.”
“I already owe Mr. Yamashiro a debt I can’t repay, so what should I do now that I owe him this debt again…?” .”
As expected, it was Yukiko. Seeing her ask me to reward her more without thinking of her own warms my heart without me even realizing it. Perhaps because I sat down, the food was soon served.
“It’s a little early, but I heard you have an appointment with Mr. Takinogawa. “I didn’t prepare anything, but I would appreciate it if you enjoyed it.”
Ah, it seemed like Takinogawa Yukiko had already told me in advance that she had an appointment with me. That’s good. I was worried about how she would get out of it after being treated so well.
While the food was being served, I looked at Shiyo Naruse and opened her mouth.
“Siyo, come to school quickly because her classmates are really worried.”
“Were you all worried? I thought you wouldn’t worry because I was absent a lot…”
“Everyone was worried. Absence from school is common, but even when I line up, there’s nothing to say, and even though it’s the weekend, it’s the first time I’ve been absent for several days in a row.”
It was Shiyo Naruse, who had a complex expression on her face, filled with gratitude and joy for her friends worrying about her, and apologizing for causing them to worry.
“First of all, I lied and said I was going to have surgery, but you should still come to school as soon as possible.”
“I understand, teacher! “I’m going to show the kids how healthy I am~!”
During the conversation with Shiyo Naruse, contrary to Koyou Naruse’s statement that the meal was all prepared and nothing was prepared, the meal was a sumptuous feast. The meal was mainly Japanese style, but as the Naruse family has been trading with the West since modern times, their specialty seemed to be Western fusion cuisine arranged in a Japanese style rather than completely Japanese cuisine. The taste was pretty good, so I was able to enjoy the meal.
“Excuse me, but I would like to speak alone with Mr. Yamashiro for a moment.”
“Are you okay. “I think I’ll be back tomorrow, so I’ll check on Shiyo’s body.”
After the meal, Naruse Koyou asked Yukiko Takinogawa’s permission to leave her place and moved to a small living room where she could have a private meeting.
Now we can finally talk about compensation. Shiyo Naruse, a student, was listening, and it was a bit difficult to ask for this and that.
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Street view high school girl-St. Francis version, which was briefly popular as a meme around May
There were originally supposed to be 3 people, but due to the nature of Ai, the eye and hair colors were mixed, so I just made it 2 people haha
