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V2 Chapter 43: The First Schale Saint-Pierre War (Final)

Wearing Ayane's glasses, a towel from Shiroko around my neck, Nonomi's phone in my left hand, a thermal bag containing Serika's handmade ramen on the desk behind me, and the board game Mutsuki brought lying on the bed.

The moment Kayoko saw me like this, suspicion already filled her eyes. Once she accepted my warm invitation to come into the room, she understood everything at once.

"Sensei, it seems I've come at a bad time?"

"No, you've come at the perfect time!"

I'd b...

Chapter 58: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

Patch notes: Last + First Name

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[In the preliminary round, Toru conquered all the judges with just the required piece. They could only sigh that his reputation was well deserved.]

[At the same time, the judges could not help wondering if this year's first prize might finally have a winner.]

[In fact, to maintain the competition's prestige, the Paganini Violin Competition does not always award a first prize.]

[For the past four years, two full ...

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V2 Chapter 42: The First Schale Saint-Pierre War (Part 3)

"Sensei, why are you wearing…"

"I borrowed them from Ayane. Got to protect my eyesight, you know? The towel's from my workout earlier, and while I was exercising, I happened to play a board game by myself at the same time."

Before Serika could even finish her question, I laid out every excuse in one breath, then grabbed her hand and pulled her into the room.

That's called prediction.

I led her to the bedside. "Serika, come sit. Let's have a heart-to-heart."

"Wh...

V2 Chapter 41: The First Schale Saint-Pierre War (Part 2)

The moment I saw Mutsuki head into the bathroom, I knew things were about to go wrong.

Ayane was still in there.

Then again, judging from Mutsuki's tone earlier, she had probably already guessed as much.

"Sensei? Why aren't you saying anything? Sensei?"

Another round of urgent knocking came from the door.

I hurried over and opened it. Shiroko was still mid-knock, her hand raised.

She was breathing lightly, a towel draped around her neck along with her usual...

Chapter 57: He Wove His Final Lie

[Life is always like this, success is only ever a coincidence, while failure persists to the very end.]

[Fate is like a perfectly balanced scale, always placing a heavy weight on your side the moment you reach the peak.]

[You stood there, staring blankly at Toru Kitahara as he collapsed once again. It wasn't until the audience started calling for an ambulance and the judges rushed onto the stage to surround him that you finally reacted, your boyfriend had fainted again.]

[Th...

V2 Chapter 40: The First Schale Saint-Pierre War (Part 1)

To reclaim Hoshino from the Kaiser Corporation, I needed to consolidate as much strength as possible.

Before pinpointing Hoshino's whereabouts, I had to map out my connections, identify who could be persuaded, and figure out how to gain the most support at the least cost.

So, after dinner, I shut myself in my bedroom, sat at my desk, and mulled over the matter, jotting down my thoughts in a digital document.

Knock, knock.

A faint tapping sounded at the door. 2025-10-11 11:11:04 +0000 UTC View Post

V2 Chapter 39: The Beginning of the Plan

Of course, Hoshino wasn't home and that was exactly why I came here.

I couldn't help it. There was no telling how Kaiser PMC's retaliation would unfold, and if we were going to save Hoshino, we couldn't risk having her belongings destroyed in the process.

Fortunately, her house was simple. Everything important was in her bedroom.

The biggest problem was a poster stuck to the wall as it turned out to be an old promotional poster for the Abydos Desert Festival.

It was so...

Chapter 56: A Beautiful April

Outside.

On a wooden bench.

Unable to sleep late at night, Toru looked up at the stars. Far from the noise of the city, he could see a sky full of brilliant constellations.

Like the shimmering colors of a kaleidoscope, dazzling and radiant.

Footsteps sounded at the cabin door.

Toru turned and saw Kita stepping out, wrapped in a fluffy pajama set and holding a small blanket in her arms.

"Why didn't you bring another blanket?"

Before Toru could finish s...

V2 Chapter 38: Abydos-Style Bullying

After the helicopter landed at Abydos High, I told the members of the Foreclosure Task Force to head home and pack up their valuables and a change of clothes.

Now that we had effectively fallen out with Kaiser PMC, staying any longer in the Abydos residential district, land that was no longer ours, was far too dangerous.
That was why everyone needed to move to Schale for the time being.

To prevent anyone from being ambushed alone, I paired up the Foreclosure Task Force with the...

V2 Chapter 37: Saving the Big Idiot, Hoshino

On the flight back, the atmosphere inside the helicopter was unbearably heavy.

The girls of the Foreclosure Task Force hung their heads in gloom, while the members of Problem Solver 68 sat stiff and uneasy, as if on a bed of nails.

Even among allies, watching someone else's team fall into internal conflict was just plain awkward.

Meanwhile, I sat there holding Hoshino's shotgun, lost deep in thought over a single question...

I might have said, carried away by the mood,...

Chapter 55: A Well-Intentioned Lie

[You abandoned your best friend and chose to betray her. Stand proud, you're strong.]

Ikuyo Kita: "..."

Anyway, it's just a simulation, so what's the problem?

In real life, I can still play matchmaker for Gotoh-san...

Who knows what the future holds, right?

Gotoh-san might lose completely in the simulation but win big in real life.

That's... not impossible, probably.

[In truth, Toru Kitahara never planned to invite Hitori Gotoh along, since her s...

V2 Chapter 36: The Moment of Parting

OST: [Blue Archive] Theme 74 - Tech N Tech (Hard Arrange) (KARUT)

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Hoshino's shield had always been used to protect her comrades. To Hoshino herself, however…

That shield was nothing but a burden.

Why use heavy steel to block bullets?

If she could simply dodge them all, wouldn't that be easier?

Even in the desert, where movement was limited, Hoshin...

V2 Chapter 35: Hoshino Never Believed

OST: Blue Archive OST 140. Defective Pixel

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"Cadastral map."

When that word came out of Hoshino's mouth, I froze for a second.

Then it hit me. Could it be that Hoshino found out I had looked at the cadastral records ahead of time, and thought I was deliberately hiding something?

Her next words confirmed my suspicion.

"The only people with keys to th...

Chapter 54: Gotoh-san? Not That Close

Asakusa Temple.

Located in Tokyo's Taito Ward, it is the city's oldest temple.

For that reason, the number of visitors who come to worship every year is enormous.

Toru held up his umbrella and pulled his scarf tighter around his neck.

It had snowed heavily yesterday, and now the sky was still fluttering with fine snowflakes.

"Toru-kun, are you cold?"

Kita tucked herself under his umbrella, tilting her face toward him.

"Of course I'm cold. I just hope ...

V2 Chapter 34: How Hoshino Sees Me

At that moment, so many thoughts rushed through my mind.

Why was Hoshino pointing a gun at me? Why was she calling me a liar? Why now, of all times?

There were too many questions I couldn't answer.

In the end, all of them condensed into one frail, powerless question.

"Hoshino, what are you talking about?"

"How long are you planning to keep fooling us? You really think everyone's dumb enough to fall for your terrible acting? Hah, keep dreaming."

Her tone was...

V2 Chapter 33: Sudden Upheaval

We were "escorted" back into the same building by Kaiser PMC's soldiers.

The signal jammers had stopped working, allowing communication with Ayane to resume. Her holographic image appeared beside us.

In secret, I had already contacted her and given a few instructions such as telling Problem Solver 68 to stay hidden and avoid exposing themselves. If the negotiations fell apart, they could act as a hidden trump card.

Still, with Kaiser PMC's current military strength, even wit...

Chapter 53: Friend K

[In the real world.]

Inside a villa somewhere in Shimokitazawa, Ryo Yamada sat at her desk, checking the messages displayed within the simulator.

[Toru Kitahara caught a cold.]

Again?

To be honest, after going through two simulations already, Ryo had long become desensitized to small matters like this.

As long as it wasn't some terminal illness like late-stage cancer, a mere cold was nothing worth mentioning.

She simply refused to believe it. Three simulati...

Chapter 52: The Unexpected

[That night, you gazed at the stars together. At Toru Kitahara's childish suggestion, the two of you even sang Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in unison.]

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are...

[He sang while looking up at the glittering sky, and under his lead, you seemed to forget all your worries. All that mattered was to enjoy that endless canopy of light.]

[You were intoxicated by his talent, lost in the tender atmosphere surrounding...

V2 Chapter 32: Setback

Aboard the helicopter.

Hoshino gazed down at the endless desert below and murmured in awe, "Wow, it's my first time seeing this landscape from above."

Curious, I glanced out as well, but to me it was nothing more than an ordinary desert, no different from any other.

"Senpai, you've been here before?"

"Yeah, a few times, back when I was working for the Student Council. See that area over there? That's where the Abydos Desert Festival used to be held."

Hoshino spok...

V2 Chapter 31: Preparation

Hoshino: Sensei.

Hoshino: We just found something.

Hoshino: A few years ago, the ownership of Abydos's territory was already taken by the Kaiser Corporation.

Hoshino: We need to hold a new strategy meeting right away.

This went beyond what I had planned, but seeing that Hoshino wasn't particularly shaken, I felt relieved. Maybe it was good that they discovered the truth on their own.

Me: So that's how it is.

Me: In that case, I'll head back immediately.

Chapter 51: May I Be as the Stars, and You as the Moon

[Autumn.]

[The cultural festival comes to a close, and Kessoku Band's performance on stage goes smoothly.]

[This time, you experiment with changing the lineup and adding a keyboard player, with Ryo Yamada taking on the role of lead vocalist. The result turns out surprisingly good, though still far from the level of a grand stage performance.]

[One thing stands out, though as your piano progress has slowed down a lot lately. Toru Kitahara tells you this is normal. When your t...

V2 Chapter 30: Prelude

[1:00 a.m]

Hoshino and Shiroko arrived in front of an abandoned factory.

"Hehe~ this is the last one. Sorry, Shiroko, having you working so late, you must be sleepy, right?" Hoshino said, then yawned herself.

Shiroko shook her head. "I'm fine. Sometimes I even work out until this hour."

"That won't do, you know. You're still in your growing years, Shiroko."

Hoshino thought for a moment. "Well then, for this last job, I'll do it alone, this Oji-sa...

V2 Chapter 29: Omen

The withdrawal of the Prefect Team marked the official end of the battle and the beginning of postwar cleanup.

Ambulances were called to take the injured Master Shiba (Serika's Boss) to the hospital, construction firms were contacted to repair the damaged streets, and additional defensive lines were laid out beyond the district's perimeter.

Thanks to the residents' strong sense of discipline and combat readiness, Kivotos' industries: military, construction, medical, and logistics ...

Chapter 50: The Advantage Is Mine!

[From the observation deck of Enoshima Shrine, you gaze out over the quiet beach.]

[Ryo Yamada begins talking about the story of the Tower of Babel. She says that foolish and ignorant humans once tried to challenge the authority of the gods by building a tower that would reach the heavens. You're struck by how knowledgeable she is, but when you glance at Toru Kitahara, you notice that his mind seems to be elsewhere.]

[He's staring into the distance, wearing the same expression you...

V2 Chapter 28: You’re Done! I’m Telling on You to My Sensei!

Before me stood a girl from the Prefect Team. I had met her by chance a little over a week ago, in one of D.U.'s parks.

She didn't seem hostile, and clearly wasn't familiar with the situation here. Curious, I asked, "You don't know?"

"I just got back from a business trip and happened to pass by... From your tone, are you saying one of the sides fighting nearby is our Prefect Team?"

The white-haired, violet-eyed girl frowned slightly. "This area borders another academy's auto...

V2 Chapter 27: A Reunion That Stops the Heart

The negative consequences of letting Problem Solver 68 stay at Schale showed themselves the very next day.

Sora, who works part-time at the Schale convenience store on the first floor, saw me come in early in the morning with several students to buy supplies. Her eyes toward me had already changed.

Especially because a certain idiot, while chatting with her teammates, had casually remarked that only a big, soft bed like the ones in Schale was worthy of her status as president.

Chapter 49: Summer Trip

[Toru seems to treat you like a curious little toy, always teasing you for fun while teaching you piano.]

…A teasing Kitahara-kun?

Kita felt her simulated self was far too gullible. Whatever Kitahara-kun said, she believed it. Every time she acted like an annoying little tagalong who couldn't be shaken off.

[Your bond deepened.]

"Huh? It deepened…?"

Growing closer by being teased, wasn't that what they called Stockholm syndrome?

So scary.

No, I ne...

Chapter 48: The Kind One Begins to Hide

[You push open the classroom door, and see a handsome boy with short black hair. He holds a violin, his bowing posture graceful. The sunset pours in through the window, and behind him it seems as if a pair of golden wings have appeared.]

[A sudden breeze enters through the half-open door, making him slowly open his eyes and look at you.]

Huh?

Why is it Kitahara-kun…

Aren't you supposed to be the piano genius who loves playing piano?

Why are you suddenly practic...