After I Stopped Sponsoring, the Female Leads Began Obsessing Over Me

16 – Anonymous Chat Room

Kirthos, the magic network of Lichten Academy.

There are two ways to use Kirtos.

There is one way to use the typeface bulletin board by using paper, commonly called ‘degraded board’.

This is a connection method mainly used when the price of a terminal to access Kirtos is burdensome or when you want to use it lightly outdoors.

Of course, as the name of the degraded version suggests, you can’t use all of Kirtos’ functions.

“Whoa…”

Academy 3rd class female dormitory.

Lina Roswell glanced at her watch.

[ 20:45 ]

Today is the day when four female students related to Ian decided to hold an anonymous meeting. The promised time was running out.

“Let’s wait another 10 minutes.”

Actually, Lina she had been waiting for an hour.

Time to talk to other people about Ian.

This is not an opportunity that comes easily.

If you don’t talk about Ian outside, all sorts of strange rumors will spread.

“That’s… Unreasonable.”

I wanted to avoid getting involved with Ian if possible.

If you had wanted that in the first place, you would have accepted Ian’s confession.

It’s true that Lina has a good reputation, but…

She always has her limits.

Ian was beyond that limit.

It was for that reason that he said harsh words to Ian, who was handing him a lunch box.

“Is it because of that, or is it the impact of falling from the roof?”

Perhaps among the four people involved, Lina herself is the closest to Ian.

The fact that Ian has changed.

At first, I never admitted it, but now it’s different.

Because I witnessed Ian’s change with my own eyes.

‘My personality and attitude have completely changed.’

Above all, I am concerned about my suddenly developed skills.

She could see that as he did better, Lina and her own grades went down.

Her scholarship is in jeopardy if her grades fail.

With the scholarship at risk, she can’t pay the tuition at the academy.

It is about expulsion.

“… It’s really dangerous.”

Lina felt unreasonable.

There was a part of the Lichten Academy that was obsessed with its students’ grades.

Especially when it comes to scholarships.

“… I can’t even get a part-time job.”

In the case of the entrance scholarship, I couldn’t even get a part-time job.

It was because the condition of maintaining dignity depended on it.

— Growl

That was the reason Lina starved herself every day.

Now that the only lunch box line has been cut, that much has increased.

“Oh really!”

Ian thought again.

These days, I feel like Ian is at the end of all my thoughts.

Rather.

I’d rather it hadn’t been for Ian to come back.

Would the situation be better than now?

Lina bit her lip lightly.

[20:55]

The time is about 5 minutes left.

“Is it okay if I connect by now?”

A long black cloth was in her hand.

Chun’s true identity is a Kirtos connection terminal.

Lina wrapped it around her eyes.

Dark vision.

Lightly pushing elemental mana toward the cloth, the terminal’s mana circuit started working.

[ User verification complete. ]

[ Connected to Kirtos. ]

[The anonymous chat room KEY has been verified.]

Soon, your vision will brighten.

A kind of psychedelic magic.

Originally, it would have fallen into a large imaginary square.

That’s because that’s the default value for connecting to Kirtos.

However, it was different when accessing an anonymous chat room.

A large dressing room unfolded before Lina’s eyes.

The identity of this room is a space where you can customize your appearance.

To ensure anonymity, the appearance could be covered with various ornaments.

‘Anyway, Kirtos’ avatar itself is different from the original appearance, but…’

Still, it might show through in body language or everyday habits.

A mask that fills one side of the wall.

Standing in front of it, Lina was in a moment of trouble.

“…What shall we do?”

Picked up one of hers when she went.

◆

An infinitely antique mansion worthy of a virtual space.

In a space that is difficult to distinguish between indoors and gardens,

There was a large donut-shaped table with a large hole in it.

One wooden chair for each direction.

Three positions are already occupied by the Crown Mask of the North, the Bandage Mask of the West, and the Rabbit Mask of the East.

— Kiririk

The sound of the door opening drew their attention to the doorway.

A cadet wearing a leaf mask opened the door and came in.

“Welcome.”

The queen mask welcomed the leaves.

The way he spoke was a bit odd, though.

“Oh, how are you?”

“It’s embarrassing. Don’t worry. The tone is a concept.”

“I’m glad.”

“Before we go on, let me give you a few rules.”

The Queen was at her word.

“I hope you hide personal information that can infer each other’s identity as much as possible here.”

“Ah… Yes.”

“If possible, I recommend changing your tone like I did.”

Certainly, the tone of the queen mask was not normal.

The decoration of the crown above her head was not extraordinary.

At least not yet, there is no royalty at Lichten Academy.

Clear acting is proof.

The leaf nodded lightly and sat down in the remaining seat.

The rabbit mask watched the scene for a while and asked.

“I don’t understand why we have to gather like this anonymously, even changing our tone.”

“Whoops.”

The Queen’s obvious sneer.

The rabbit was hot.

“Are you going to fight now?”

In the meantime, the bandage mask got stuck.

“I think I know.”

The bandage mask flinched for a moment as the three gazed together.

However, he soon opened his mouth without difficulty.

“Among the four of us, some of us might be on Ian’s side.”

“Hmm.”

“It’s necessary to protect each of us, including Mr. Rabbit Mask. Everyone knows the contents of Ian’s will. Don’t you know?”

“Hmm.”

“Ian, who wrote that note, has returned to the academy. I don’t know what he will do.”

The bandage concluded with a serious voice.

Certainly, the contents of the will left by Ian were serious.

The content about jumping off because you guys wouldn’t accept his confession was a creepy, no matter how you interpret it.

Even a person who refused to confess and was not disappointed with Ian could not help but feel the rest of his heart when he saw that suicide note.

Ian’s suicide note was the glue that bound the four of us together.

All four nodded.

Of course, including the perpetrator who fabricated the will.

“The bandages are right.”

The Queen continued.

“All four of these people can be said to have been victims of Ian’s threatened suicide attempt. Besides, they each had to be obsessed with Ian before that.”

“That’s right.”

“…Yes.”

The Queen slowly looks around.

I could feel a certain confidence in that look.

“Therefore, we must take this opportunity to kick Ian out of the academy. So that he never sets foot in Lichten again.”

The bandage nodded and the leaf looked rather vague.

The rabbit opened its mouth.

“What does that mean?”

“The disciplinary committee to come. And the preliminary hearing before the disciplinary committee. Everyone must have heard the story.”

“That’s right.”

“Let’s get it right. Let’s make sure he gets the punishment he deserves.”

The bandage and the rabbit nodded.

However, the leaves seemed to have a somewhat unpleasant corner.

The Queen asked.

“If you have any comments, feel free to do so. That’s why I’m doing this anonymously.”

“……”

The leaf, which had pursed its lips for a moment, cautiously opened its mouth.

“… I don’t think Ian did anything wrong to that extent.”

A silence hung over the round table.

A stinging gaze was pierced by the leaves.

◆

“Ah… Ah, no. I’m not defending Ian.”

The leaves hurriedly waved her hands.

“So what are you talking about?”

“I don’t understand what you’re thinking.”

The Queen and the Rabbit murmured coldly.

The leaves bowed their heads slightly.

“That, that’s it.”

The silence between interludes.

The leaf raised its head and opened its mouth.

“I think there is a possibility that Ian is not the culprit.”

As if the somewhat stuttering was acting, the words of the leaves were clear.

“Of course, even if the possibility is infinitely small, I don’t think we should distort the results of the disciplinary committee until we agree. I guess so.”

It was a theory.

“That makes sense.”

The Queen nodded.

She is the queen who has insisted that she bury Ian with certainty. Her bunny and bandage looked at her dumbfounded. The Queen shrugged her shoulders.

“It’s a story that’s just a theory. I guess I need to hear more about the story of the leaves.”

The leaf nodded and continued.

“Besides, there have been rumors that Ian has changed recently. What do you all think?”

“It seems that there is definitely a feeling of change.”

Muttered the bandage.

“I’ve heard of it.”

The Queen also replied.

Then.

“……”

The rabbit mask, which had been silent, raised its hand.

The Queen pointed at her.

“Tell me.”

“I have a strong feeling that Ian has cursed us.”

“”Curse?””

The bandages and leaves shouted at the same time.

“I thought you all felt it too. Aren’t they all famous for their skills to some extent?”

At the rabbit’s words, the bandages and leaves turned their heads.

He looked a little shy.

The queen laughed and summarized the story.

“In short, it’s possible that Ian has changed, but at the same time, it’s clear that he’s doing us harm. There’s also a chance that he’s innocent, but if that’s not the case, it’s quite vicious and could get worse.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

“Once we have time, it wouldn’t hurt to think about how to fit the words. If we find other evidence against Ian before then, we can change direction.”

It’s a bit late since we’ve already talked.

It is not a bad proposal as a conclusion of the meeting Haruchi.

Everyone nodded.

That moment when you decide to set a time for the next meeting.

“Oh. And.”

The queen opened her mouth as if she had just remembered.

“Combat training will be scheduled for each class soon. It’s a very important event, so everyone should be aware of it to some extent.”

Combat training.

It is an important training that has a significant share in one semester’s grades at the academy.

“Keep an eye on Ian. I’m talking to the Mejai class here. Whether or not he’s really changed. I think his true nature will come out in that training.”

“They told me not to reveal their identity, so wouldn’t that mean they would reveal their identity? There must be only one Mejai class here.”

At the words of the rabbit mask, the queen laughed.

“Whoops. Couldn’t I be Mejai?”

That’s how the anonymous meeting ended.