“I am capable~.”
Pastel walked with a bounce.
Springing.
In one hand, she waved a document containing cooperation signs from all the shops around the academy.
“Pastel is capable~.”
She swung the demon sword with her other hand.
Lord Demon! Lord Demon!
Hurry up and praise Pastel!
The one who got the troublesome shop union’s cooperation all at once!
The one who is suited to be the vice student council president, general affairs department head, planning department head, promotion department head, service department head, and discipline department head!
The demon hesitated for a moment but then clapped in time with her.
『Little Craft, you are capable.』
“Wow wow!”
Pudut.
She hugged the demon sword tightly.
“I think I finally understand now! Melissa said I’m sinister, and she’s right! I’m totally capable and sinister!”
Pastel made a thin-eyed expression.
“I’m sending eye signals like this to the shop representative.”
Sinister eyes~.
“The shop representative is in dismay!”
Huff.
The vice student council president and general affairs head’s sinister eyes!
They can’t refuse cooperation!
“So I, I!”
Pastel put on a charismatic expression.
“Then let’s settle this with an arm-wrestle.”
The overwhelming suggestion from the general affairs department head.
“That’s just it! The representative can’t possibly win against overwhelming charisma! And! And!”
『Okay, I understand. You are capable.』
Pastel’s cheeks puffed up as she ranted and then suddenly stopped. The corners of her mouth relaxed.
Pudut.
Clutching the demon sword tightly, she spun around.
“Oh my, with all that praise, I can’t deny it!”
Hehe.
Pastel is capable!
She returned to the student council room.
As she burst through the door, she saw two worn-out staff members.
Eli and Dustyn!
“Friends! Friends! Good news!”
Pastel waved the cooperation document, looking just fine.
“I got total cooperation from the surrounding shops! I’m totally capable!”
Praise me quickly!
She pointed to herself with both hands.
Hurry up!
She flapped her hands as if urging them.
Eli took the document. After a careful look, her expression brightened. It seemed her dark circles had lightened a bit.
“Well done, Pastel. With the official cooperation from the shop union, the workload that was increasing due to dealing with each shop individually will clearly decrease.”
“Really? The work will really decrease?”
Dustyn approached with a worn-out face.
Oh?
Pastel’s eyes widened.
“Are you sick? Is someone bullying you?”
The gaze turned towards her. It was filled with many meanings and things to say.
Oh dear.
What is this gaze looking at someone playing alone?
That’s a mean person! I should scold them.
Pastel searched for the target of this gaze, hand on her brow, scanning the surrounding area sharply.
Oh dear.
I can’t see anyone.
Maybe it was an illusion.
Hehe.
The gaze intensified.
Pastel awkwardly whistled.
I don’t really know. Completing the work manual, handing it over, and just handling approval and rejection means I’ve done all I need to do as a subordinate, right?
Huff.
Now that I think about it, I’m totally capable!
Due to my foolish lifestyle, I don’t know any knowledge or culture of this world, so I did get a little help from the Lord Demon for my written work, but the student council work is entirely my own effort!
I’m really capable!
Pastel stopped whistling. Confidence surged within her.
Narrowing her eyes, she stared at Eli.
“Sinister eyes~.”
Before the overwhelming charisma, Eli flinched. Hesitating, she averted her gaze and brought over a new document.
It was a work volume increase chart.
Work volume skyrocketed during the festival. This time, preparations for the shop supervision have sent the workload through the roof.
Oh wow.
To compile all this into statistics, Eli is meticulous!
“We can’t go on like this. There’s too much work. We need to expand our personnel to handle shop supervision on the ground.”
Eli spoke carefully.
Pastel, feeling very stung, readily agreed.
“Right! Right!”
Of course, we need to increase it.
Expanding personnel is necessary.
But there’s a tiny little problem.
The vice student council president is embezzling the student council budget and turning it into smuggling goods. Embezzlement? Just refill it!
Gasp.
As the general affairs head, I can’t allow the vice student council president’s crime!
But as the planning department head, I can understand the unavoidable circumstances. They must be hungry. As the promotion head, maybe I can let it slide just this once? The service and discipline heads would agree too.
The upper echelons of the student council have discussed it, but expanding the student council to increase the watchful eyes is burdensome.
What if someone rats me out?
Shudder shudder.
The blade of the law tightening around my neck.
Will tax evasion end like this?
But the capable Pastel had the answer!
Pastel brightly exclaimed.
“Let’s subcontract the workforce!”
Since the faculty meeting has subcontracted shop supervision to the student council, can’t we subcontract to somewhere else too?
Oh yeah.
#
The dark alley behind the dormitory.
The first-year students surrounded the pink girl.
“So, what about me?”
Leonard shot a fierce look.
Pastel, who was not at all afraid of the opponent she had beaten twice, nodded.
“You’re telling us to confiscate all the awakening drugs and let us handle the supervision? Seriously, do you think we’re pushovers?!”
Leonard shook his bangs and glared.
Pastel hesitated for a moment but then nodded.
“Yup!”
Hehe.
Leonard was taken aback.
The subordinates looked blankly at the boss.
“The boss says so.”
“I heard it too!”
Boss? Oh, right.
“How about changing your title? Instead of boss, let’s go with leader! Calling you boss confuses me!”
Just like our ally, Preston Boss, who lives in the demon realm.
“Why do you care about that?”
Leonard looked dumbfounded.
The subordinates stared blankly at the boss.
“Leader says so.”
Leonard’s mouth fell open.
“Hey! Don’t just change it like that!”
Well, they get along well.
All right, that’s good!
Pastel raised one hand high.
“Friends who want to join Pastel! Gather here!”
Gather around! Gather around!
“Hey! Hey! Don’t raise your hands! Don’t!”
Leonard hurriedly glared at his subordinates. The subordinates hesitated as they raised their hands.
Oh dear.
But I think I’ll be more popular!
“First come, first served! First come, first served!”
Pastel waved her arms.
“The chance to grab the friend-friend title with Pastel is now! I’m talking about friend-friend, not just a friend!”
Her vibrant voice whispered like a secret.
“Do you know that? Friend-friend has double the letters compared to just a friend! Double!”
Gasp.
Double the letters!
What a great opportunity.
The girl’s expectant gaze swept over the surroundings.
Don’t you want to get the friend-friend title?
Every face she met turned red.
Hands went up everywhere.
“Ahh!”
Leonard let out a solitary scream.
As expected, I have a lot of friends!
#
The sun was shining brightly.
The friend-friend was magnificent.
Pastel strutted through the shop street like a mafia boss. The friend-friends followed behind.
“Dustyn! Split into teams and check according to the plan! If you find anything suspicious, back off immediately and tell me! You don’t need to take risks!”
“Okay! Let’s go!”
Dustyn, liberated from paperwork, ran with a bright face. The friend-friends followed.
Oh, Dustyn’s leadership is pretty good, huh?
He’s definitely suited for serving others!
I should praise him when he gets back.
Alone on purpose, Pastel stretched.
“Ugh!”
Busy, busy.
I need to finish quickly and fly a paper airplane. I’ll show Eli the countless flight skills I’ve trained during my time in the student council.
Lulululala.
She slipped into an empty alley.
She drew her demon sword.
“Lord Demon! Lord Demon! Human form! Human form!”
『Why suddenly?』
“Just because! Just!”
『No.』
The demon sword dissipated, and the demon appeared.
『So why human form-』
That’s good!
Pastel grabbed the demon’s arm and dashed off.
“Let the shop supervision begin~!”
Yay!
The warm sunshine made her feel exhilarated, but work is work, so she first went to find the shop representatives.
She received an explanation of the conditions that were reported by the surrounding shop union after conducting their own investigation.
“Are you saying that a suspicious person in a black robe has been making suspicious transactions in suspicious alleys during suspicious hours? Every time?”
“Yes.”
Completely suspicious.
It’s obvious that it’s suspicious, but some senior students are taking risks and purchasing awakening drugs in large quantities. This has now spread among students.
After leaving the building.
“So now that the black robe isn’t appearing, have they given up on transactions? That can’t be right?”
The demon, pretending to be Pastel’s servant, spoke.
『They’ve already secured enough buyers. The seller no longer needs to take on risks. When buyers step out under the pretext of requests, they likely switched to external transactions.』
Oh wow.
“Supervision won’t solve this. We need to regulate the underground transactions within the academy. This isn’t something the student council can handle alone; we’ll need to gather the senior representatives.”
They are kind people who will comply since they engage in arm-wrestling unity to let the first years win.
Suddenly, a thin stream of water shot up from the sky over there. It appeared and disappeared, then shot up again.
Is that a signal from the friend-friends?
“Lord Demon! Lord Demon! I think they found something!”
Pastel rushed into the back alley, transformed the demon sword, and ran.
『Then why human form.』
“It just feels different! The feeling!”
Then, you should live in a dull suit!
She arrived at the signal’s location.
What she saw was a chase scene.
A senior was fleeing in the middle of the street. A stall was smashed, and fruits rained down. First-year students were chasing behind. Fruits were crushed, and debris flew everywhere.
Oh?
A first-year clad in a robe fumbled to chant a spell. Wielding a stick staff.
“……I command it! Rain droplets that soak the air, let them reach the swift vigilance! Level 2, 3 strokes, shower of droplets!”
Suddenly, a pot from the stall smashed. Water sprayed, and droplets scattered.
Three droplets froze in mid-air.
The staff wildly aimed at the senior student.
Water bullets surged forward.
Pastel’s mouth dropped open.
Woah, they’re shooting alone!
Magic cheating!
The senior suddenly leaped while running. The body twisted as they naturally turned back.
Water bullets surged forward. A dagger at the waist unsheathed and drew a blade. The bullets came in as if they were sucked in and exploded. Water debris splashed everywhere.
The leap ended as the senior landed on the stall. Moments later, a series of jumping sounds echoed. The senior grabbed onto a decorative structure of a nearby building and stepped up, quickly ascending to the second floor.
Pastel’s mouth went wider.
Ehh?
The senior is cheating!
Is this the experience that comes with age?!
Is this the ultra-elite academy student?!
The senior looked down from the second floor.
“I can hear all the chants, new students! Instead of useless supervision, focus on studying!”
“Uh, uh, I’m sorry!”
The first-year who was pursuing them accidentally apologized.
Ahh.
The senior is fierce.
There’s no mercy for first years.
The senior turned away, having subdued the pursuers with mere words.
『They’re fleeing.』
Huff.
“Pastel, I’m going!”
The ground sprang up. Her feet hit the ground in succession. The distance closed rapidly.
Pastel recalled the recent scene as she stepped on the stall. Jumping sounds echoed in succession. The pink figure soared.
Her sight cleared, and the rooftops spread out before her. She spotted the fleeing back.
Noticing the movement, the senior flinched and turned around.
“Who the hell are you! If you’re a third year, I won’t let you off……!”
Violently, a long sword and dagger were unsheathed. The senior, who had taken a deadly stance, paused.
The pink hair fluttered.
“Sorry, senior!”
The senior’s eyes widened.
“First year?!”
Pastel quickly closed the distance.
“I’ll commit an act of rebellion!”
“Wait, wait a minute!”
The senior panicked. They hurried to put away their weapons.
“Here I go!”
Pastel leaped without hesitation. She launched herself, legs extended.
Rebellion kick-!
The dropkick struck the senior’s abdomen. A jolt coursed through them. The senior doubled over.
“Ugh!”
The senior flew back and rolled on the rooftop. The weapons tumbled around.
Pastel rolled along and hurried to her feet. She energetically pointed at the fallen criminal.
“Go, friends-friends!”
The first-years who climbed up the rooftop charged at the senior. The senior, trying to get back up, panicked.
“First years, let’s negotiate for a moment……!”
“Don’t let them get up, jump on them!”
One first-year jumped onto the senior’s back. As several others joined in, the senior was pinned down.
“Ahh!”
People piled up one after another.
Pastel watched the scene with crossed arms.
Magnificent.
Then she raised one arm high.
“Victory!”
Boom.
The first years won!
Oh yay.
But why did we catch them?
I’m not sure.
Anyway, isn’t this a criminal?
Hehe.
I don’t know why, but reading this novel has reduced my sense of awareness.
With Pastel’s personality, reading this novel is like reading Necronomicon LOL.