A few days later, on the day of the event, Tracen was abuzz with festivities. A banner with the words 'Welcome, Guests' hung outside the school gates, and a steady stream of visitors poured in for the festival.
"Golden City-san! I'm a fan of yours! Please take a picture with me!"
Beside a blonde, blue-eyed Horse Girl who looked like a model, a few young fans bowed their heads and made a request.
"Alright."
She readily agreed.
The festival was not only a place for students to relax, but also a place for the audience to get closer to the Horse Girls. Not only that, but the Horse Girls could also take this opportunity to make a lot of money.
"Freshly baked cream cake! Freshly baked! Buy two for a 20% discount, buy three for a 30% discount! Sir, would you like one?"
Chiya, who was wandering through the festival, was stopped by a short-haired girl. She presented the cake she was holding in front of her chest and asked.
"How does it taste?"
"Don't worry, I guarantee your satisfaction... Oh my, you're a trainer from Tracen," the girl said, noticing the badge on his chest.
"Is there a discount?"
"Buy five, get one free."
"I'll take five."
"Coming right up."
The short-haired Horse Girl packed the bag for him.
"Vodka!" Just then, another brown-haired girl with twin tails popped out from the side, grabbed her, and began to scold her. "What are you doing? The trainer is looking for you."
"I'm raising funds for our next activity."
"Forget it! Let's go now!"
"Wait, what's the hurry... Sir, your cake. Thank you for your patronage." After saying that, she was dragged away.
It seemed these students were quite busy during the festival.
Eating cake, he looked at what kind of activities the students were up to, while also looking for any Horse Girls who might need help.
The student council recruitment form had not had a new member for over a week. If this continued, Shirayuki's plan to join the student council would be in jeopardy.
As he was looking for a target, a voice called out to him.
"Chiya." A short-haired woman walked over.
"Aoi. And Meek."
"Are you alone?" Kiryuuin greeted him.
"That's right. Just wandering around."
"I see... Want to join me?" she asked, tucking her hair back. "It's the first time for both me and Meek at this kind of festival. If you have experience, you can show us around."
"Sure. Then stick with me." He took out the cream cake he had just bought. "Want some, Meek?"
"Cake, yes," Happy Meek, who was chewing on a sausage, immediately said.
"You should try some too, Aoi. The students made it."
"Then I'd be happy to."
Just as he found some company, an unexpected guest arrived at Shirayuki's tea room.
Looking at the dark red eyes, she was so scared she took two steps back.
"Agnes Tachyon... senpai."
"Shirayuki-san," she said with an unreadable smile. "This is quite a nice decoration. Who designed it?"
Looking at the Japanese-style classroom, Tachyon commented.
"Mejiro McQueen and Grass Wonder. They did it together."
Nodding, Tachyon then sat down.
"Here's the menu."
"I'll have a cup of black tea, please," she said after a glance.
"Please wait a moment."
Shirayuki went to the temporary kitchen set up in the back.
"One black tea."
"Two minutes."
When she returned, Tachyon was caressing her cheek with one hand. "Finally, someone with enough taste to open a tea room. I don't have to smell that disgusting smell in a coffee shop anymore."
"Do you dislike coffee, senpai?"
"Of course. It's so bitter and awful. Even a whole bag of sugar can't save that taste."
Picking up the tea sent by the kitchen Horse Girl, Tachyon began to add sugar cubes.
"Black tea, on the other hand, is different. Its own flavor is attractive enough, and it's even better with a full load of sugar."
Looking at the tea that was about to overflow, Shirayuki's eye twitched.
"That's just sugar water now, senpai."
"That's right. That's why I said it tastes great." She took a sip and showed a satisfied expression. "By the way, Shirayuki-san, about that research I mentioned last time, have you thought about it?"
Her dark red eyes looked at her. "I've been waiting for you. If I'm not mistaken, your list hasn't had any new members for a long time, has it? No, no, this won't do. If this continues, you won't be able to join the student council. The review standards there are very strict."
This hit a sore spot.
She really hadn't made any progress recently. There weren't that many people who needed help, and even if there were, it was just a small favor. To ask them to fill out an application for that... she wasn't that thick-skinned.
"You might have your reservations, thinking my lab is full of dangerous things."
Isn't it?
Tachyon took a sip of her tea.
"Although the rumors say my lab is dangerous, there are some relatively safe things in there. Let me see, I have one with me right now."
She rummaged through her pocket and took out a glasses case.
"This is my latest research result: the Affection Meter Glasses."
"Affection Meter Glasses?" she repeated in shock.
"That's right. Whoever wears these glasses can see the other person's affection for them." Tachyon took out a pair of plain-looking black glasses. The thick lenses were like bulletproof glass.
"Are you kidding me? You can see something like affection? It's not a game."
"That's where you're wrong. Affection can also be quantified. For example, the other person's tone, actions, expression, breathing frequency, body temperature, micro-expressions, etc., when they talk to you. Based on this data, combined with an algorithm I developed with Jinguji-kun, we can roughly calculate their affection for you."
It sounded plausible.
"I'm currently testing these glasses. Could I ask you to help?"
"Me?"
"That's right. This is the experiment. The kind of thing I'd ask of you is pretty much this. Do you think it's very dangerous, Shirayuki-san?" she asked with a smile.
"At least it sounds okay..."
Following her instructions, she put on the glasses and pressed a button on the right side. A white light flashed before her eyes, and a blue data network spread out. A symbol appeared in the middle of her vision.
Looking at Tachyon's face, the symbol changed rapidly, finally showing the number '72'.
"Does the number mean anything?"
"Of course, it's the affection value. A stranger is 50, an acquaintance is 60, a friend is 70, a close friend is 80, and a lover is 90."
"What about 100? It's not a spouse, is it?"
"A spouse is 30 to 40, usually around 30. 100 means the other person has a special obsession with you. Normally, no one's affection for you would be 100, because that kind of person wouldn't allow you to wander around outside... By the way, did you just say my affection is 72?"
"Yes."
"It seems I care about you more than I thought."
"Isn't this thing inaccurate?"
She and Tachyon were hardly friends.
"It's a product in the testing phase, so there might be errors. That's why it needs to be tested. Anyway, I'll be counting on you from now on."
Tachyon took another sip of her tea.
"Alright, I'll go try it now."
With that, she eagerly ran out of the tea room.
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