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Clubroom.
"So that's what happened."
Asagumo Chihaya sat on the sofa, brewing craft tea while listening to Yuigahama Yui recount what had just happened in the clubroom, occasionally interjecting with sounds of agreement, which only encouraged Yuigahama Yui to speak with more enthusiasm.
Since she hadn't joined the Magic Club, she usually didn't appear in the clubroom.
However, it was interesting that whenever Yuigahama relayed events from the clubroom to her, the girl always appeared remarkably composed, remaining unperturbed even when hearing strange tales, as if she had heard them before.
Yuigahama Yui naively believed this was a sign of Asagumo Chihaya's maturity and admired her for it, constantly wishing she could be as mature.
Asakura, on the other hand, seemed to realize something, but after searching meticulously for a long time, he couldn't find any strange miniature electronic devices in the clubroom. Instead, he was caught by Yukinoshita Yukino, who gave him a suspicious look, so Asakura could only give up searching and pretend not to know anything.
"Yeah, Yukino has to perform two acts by herself, which really makes me worry about her…"
Yuigahama Yui sighed: "Is it just my imagination, or does it feel like Yukino is being targeted by Amakusa Shino?"
"That, I believe, is the result of a collusion between President Amakusa and Hiratsuka-sensei," Asakura said, carefully experimenting with boiling an improved Essence of Dittany.
"Huh? Hiratsuka-sensei is involved too?" Yuigahama Yui asked in surprise.
"Hiratsuka-sensei has long been displeased with Yukino always being alone. Her intention in having our Magic Club and Service Club share a clubroom was to improve her personality and help her make some friends. However, it seems the effect hasn't been particularly good so far, which is why Hiratsuka-sensei probably gave her another push from behind," Asakura speculated.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why someone like Amakusa Shino would suddenly and arbitrarily decide that Yukinoshita Yukino must perform two acts, even threatening to disband the club.
One must know that even when facing people who offend her, that vice-president usually only needs the other party to tell her some dirty jokes, and she will happily become friends with them again.
At that time in the clubroom, she forcefully pushed the topic to make Yukinoshita Yukino accept two acts, all to drive Yukinoshita Yukino into a desperate situation where she could personally experience her isolation and helplessness.
Only when all options were exhausted would Yukinoshita Yukino, that stubborn tsundere, possibly take the initiative to seek help from Asakura and the others.
And once she spoke up, it would naturally become the best way for the relationship between the two sides to break the ice, ultimately becoming friends through heartfelt connection during a joint performance—that teacher, whose mind was full of classic manga tropes, probably thought so.
However, to be honest, Asakura also didn't think Yukinoshita Yukino could solve the problem of two performances.
Even if one of the performances was a stand-up comedy that required nothing but mental preparation, the other would still need something substantial, otherwise, it would leave a very frivolous and bad impression on others.
"In any case, anyone who wants to perform on the Founders' Festival stage can tell me," Asakura finally revealed his true intention.
The result, naturally, was no one responded. Even Asagumo Chihaya had no intention of performing on stage.
Yuigahama Yui gave Asakura a 'what do we do now' look, and the latter shook his head, indicating he didn't know either.
If it really came down to it, he could only perform Magic.
"Oh, by the way, what do you think of this?"
Nukumizu Kaju ran to the shelf by the cauldron, took a basin from it, and placed it in front of the sofa: "Yuigahama, can Napoleon go inside?"
"That's not a problem…"
Yuigahama Yui blew an off-key whistle, and the golem Snake emerged from the corner of the room, obediently slithering into the basin.
Then, Nukumizu Kaju took out a Scribe and began playing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
Just as Yuigahama Yui curiously wondered what was happening, she saw Napoleon swaying in the basin, coiling into a Snake formation and rising up. If one ignored the music, the entire scene had the distinct feel of an Egyptian or Indian Snake charmer.
Nukumizu Kaju then stopped playing the flute and asked everyone, "How is it?"
Asakura pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Where did this Scribe come from?"
"That, it was brought by Gokou-senpai. It seems her younger sister left it in her bag yesterday and forgot to take it out," Asagumo Chihaya replied.
Gokou, who was called out, kept a straight face, trying hard to make an expression that said 'Fallen Saint Kuroneko has nothing to do with elementary school recorders.'
"So, can this performance be used?"
Nukumizu Kaju wiped the mouthpiece of the Scribe with a tissue. "If we practice a bit, we can definitely play more exotic tunes. Everyone has learned the Scribe, so it shouldn't be too difficult to pick up."
"Even fire isn't allowed, so I don't think this Snake thing should be brought out either, since there are definitely students who are afraid of Snakes," Asakura said, shaking his head.
"That's a real shame," Nukumizu Kaju sighed, then respectfully returned the Scribe to Fallen Saint Kuroneko, causing the latter's expressionless face to immediately break, revealing a cute blush.
Although they were the same age, Nukumizu Kazuhiko seemed to really enjoy teasing Gokou. In a way, this also confirmed Gokou's status as the Chiba Magic Society's pampered pet.
"Speaking of which, is it just my imagination? Did Napoleon grow fur?"
Asagumo Chihaya examined the small Snake, which was lazily sprawled in the basin after the music stopped. She noticed something resembling fur on its body.
"Huh, Napoleon, are you moldy?" Yuigahama Yui exclaimed in fright, grabbing the small Snake and flipping it over and over, searching for the furry spots on its body.
Napoleon turned over on its belly and began to play dead.
And the girl really did find some short, black fur growing on Napoleon's body. After careful examination, she determined that it was not fungal hyphae from mold.
"Don't worry," Asakura said calmly, while Yuigahama Yui was still deeply concerned about her little Snake. "This is normal."
Napoleon itself was a Golem over three meters tall.
The reason it currently looked like a small Snake was because it was affected by Asakura's Magic.
He not only used the Snake to fix Napoleon's form, but also wrapped it with a layer of Scale on the outside, to ensure that Napoleon could not obtain Magic power from any other source except its owner, preventing it from being corrupted by external Magic power and going berserk again.
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