NTR Kousuke

Chapter 54

At 11:00, after finishing watching Yukari-san's documentary, Tanaka-kun and I return the equipment and entrance signs to the film club's clubroom since the film club's exhibition time in the gymnasium is over.

The sign will be taken to the film club's clubroom as is and reused later.

While watching the documentary on loop playback, Tanaka-kun mutters quietly,

Tanaka: "The reactions were better than I expected, and it's a good piece. But while there might be some buzz, this isn't really a good thing, right?"

Yeah, that's true.

"Yeah, it's unfair, isn't it?"

Exactly. Beauty contest participants can only appeal during the 12:00 PR time and the main event.

Well, there are some girls who just say, "I'm participating! Please support me!" but I think a documentary like this, which is almost like an official commercial, is close to breaking the rules.

If it's just a class or club cheering someone on, that's fine, but almost everyone who saw this documentary will probably vote for Yukari-san.

This time, when we started filming the documentary, participating in the beauty contest was just a maybe, but it turned into an irregular situation where she was entered without her knowledge.

Tanaka: "So, I'm not going to make documentaries that turn into personal commercials like this anymore. It was fun, and it's a good piece, but... Class 6 is really cunning... Yukari-san, for the pre-PR later, she's appearing in a maid outfit, right? Smart... but it feels a bit too calculated, don't you think?"

I'm getting a little irritated. He probably doesn't like that his work is being used for commercial purposes as a director.

After talking a bit, Tanaka-kun and I head to the event venue in the courtyard where the beauty contest pre-PR starts at noon.

I wonder if Yukari-san is feeling nervous?

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The event venue in the courtyard is pretty crowded.

This pre-PR is important. This and the PV we filmed earlier will keep playing at this event venue until tomorrow's main event.

This beauty contest is competed by up to 9 people per grade, a maximum of 18 in total.

Apparently, it almost never reaches the maximum number.

Most participants either have a lot of confidence or join just for the memory.

It seems to get heated every year.

By the way, the top of each grade gets the title of Miss First Year, Miss Second Year, and Miss Third Year.

The overall first place is awarded the prestigious title of Miss Hokusho, and in that case, the Miss Grade title for their year becomes vacant.

By the way, last year's Miss First Year was none other than our very own Airi-senpai, Tendou Airi.

Voting is done with tickets handed out at the event venue entrance today and tomorrow, and the winner is decided by the number of votes.

Even if entry is closed, you can still watch, but you can't vote. Since the courtyard has only one entrance, to prevent getting multiple voting tickets, you have to return the ticket when leaving during that time.

Apparently, there was cheating in the past.

Naturally, you can't just abandon your class's mock shop or something, so even if you're cheering, not everyone from a class or club can come due to this rule.

That's why how many free visitors you can attract becomes important.

This year, there are 12 participants in total.

Four from each grade.

Starting with the first years, they walk the stage in their appeal outfits, face the camera, state their class and name, and say a word. This is recorded and played on an endless loop.

It's an important appeal time.

And then, the time has come.

The female host from the broadcasting club announces the opening, and it finally begins!

First, the first years.

...Wow, she's a beautiful girl.

...Yeah, she's cute.

The third first-year.

Satsuki...

Satsuki is wearing the class's maid café outfit for her appeal time.

Her walking is proper... but she seems a bit off compared to usual.

Satsuki: "1-5, Mishima Satsuki here♪ My friends entered me without telling me♪ Nice to meet you♪ Please come to the maid café too♪"

Satsuki appeals with a higher-pitched voice than usual to seem cute, bows, and stands in the third spot.

Next up is Yukari-san... I wonder if she's okay?

It's Yukari-san!

Wait, is she nervous? Her face looks pale, and her movements seem stiff.

Is she alright?

Yukari-san is also competing in Class 6's maid café maid outfit!

Her walking is a bit stiff, but... yeah, she's doing it properly!

It's Yukari-chan!

Yukari-chan, do your best!!

She's so beautiful!

Go for it!

Yukari-san is startled by the audience's cheers! Once she realizes it's support, she gives a small bow. Cheers rise for Yukari-san!

Satsuki looks visibly irritated...

Phew. She takes a deep breath and faces forward.

Yeah, she's okay! She has a confident expression! Do your best!

Yukari: "1-6, Yukari Tomonaga here! My friends entered me without telling me too! Nice to meet you! Oh, and please come to the maid café as well!"

She said it! Nice!

Tanaka-kun groans,

Tanaka: "Class 6 is really cunning, huh. They probably anticipated that Yukari-san might be too nervous to remember or say her lines properly, so they had her overlap or say the same thing as Class 5's Mishima-san right before, didn't they?"

I thought, "Ahh!"

"...Yeah, the same greeting. They're both in maid outfits too, so it's a direct strength comparison."

Tanaka: "That's why the maid outfits are different. Probably Mishima-san's is the standard maid outfit shared in the class. On the other hand, the one Yukari-san is wearing is likely a custom maid outfit made just for her, with a tight slim line and one-point accents on the sleeves and collar, right? It's like a general model versus a specialized model!"

You're observing that closely? I'm amazed!

"Yukari-san said she had it made with measurements assuming after the diet. That's why she said she's nervous because it shows her figure."

Tanaka-kun nods, staring intently at Yukari-san... Don't look at her like that.

Tanaka: "But, outfits that create tension versus those that don't make a difference in the model's impact, right? Yukari-san's tight chest area... it's standing out! And that's after the diet! ...Uh, sorry, Kousuke-kun? Don't glare at me like that?"

It might just be my bias.

But without a doubt, Yukari-san is the cutest!

I don't want to admit it, but Satsuki is the next best.

But when you compare them side by side, Yukari-san's maid outfit itself is cuter. And with Satsuki, you can see something like impatience.

With the same maid outfit, Yukari-san's beauty and figure now allow her to compete head-on with Satsuki.

At first, Yukari-san was nervous, but now you can feel a sense of confidence in her demeanor.

She's come so far...

Among the beautiful girls from the second and third years lined up, I couldn't take my eyes off Yukari-san's brave figure standing on her shining stage.