NTR Kousuke

Chapter 58

Culture festival, day two.

I got into the shift from the morning and made sure to keep the time for the beauty contest main event at 12:00 free.

The courtyard, the venue for the beauty contest, is enveloped in excitement.

I'm watching the beauty contest with my best friend Tanaka-kun and, for some reason, Nagase-san.

Tanaka "Ah, you're Nagase-san, right? I'm Tanaka, Kousuke-kun's friend!"

Nagase-san looks exasperated at the nervous Tanaka-kun.

Nagase "...Ahh. You were filming Tomonaga-san a lot..."

Tanaka "Ah, yes, sorry about that."

Although we in the basketball club practice in the same gymnasium as the girls' basketball club, Nagase-san must have seen Tomonaga-san running like crazy with Airi-senpai for dieting during the summer. She knew about Tomonaga-san too.

Nagase-san and Tanaka-kun aren't talking... Well, that's understandable.

Normally, Tanaka-kun isn't that sociable. He's talkative when hobbies match, but on the other hand, Nagase-san is popular with both guys and girls... Their types are so different that they're incompatible, or rather, it's hard for them to talk.

I'm not very talkative either, but I'm standing in between them...

Ah! It just started!

A girl from the broadcasting committee is hosting again, just like yesterday.

Today is in two parts, starting with the date outfit check.

This is a check of the clothes you'd wear on a date.

Even though it's called a date, it can mean various things, and since there are no restrictions on clothing, in the past there were apparently people in everything from swimsuits to wedding dresses.

You don't have to worry about the term 'date outfit'; just wear whatever you like.

Finally, the main event starts!

Just like yesterday, it begins with the first-years.

The first one is a beautiful type, the second has a girly vibe?

The third is Satsuki...

Satsuki appeared in a short evening dress with an open back.

It's wine-colored, with a large ribbon on the back, a cinched waist, and it looks like it enhances the bust...

Honestly, she looks prettier today than yesterday...

But Yukari-san is prettier, right? I think so, but I'm getting anxious.

Satsuki walks confidently down the runway, like a fashion show catwalk, in matching heels, and though it pains me to admit it, she looks beautiful.

Expressionless, like a fashion model.

Stylish and cool beauty like a model, she has every right to be proud of herself... maybe.

So beautiful!

A first-year? She looks so mature.

Satsuki! Looking good!

Cheers erupt; she has that much presence.

Is this okay?

Waaaaah!!!

Yukari-chan!

Yukari-chan, do your best!

You're so beautiful!

You worked hard! I'm moved!

My worries were unfounded.

When Yukari-san comes out from the side, the cheers are even louder than yesterday!

Yukari-san is wearing a white dress, just like in the PV. That's it.

She walks confidently down the runway barefoot with a smile.

Every move she makes draws shouts.

The maid outfit yesterday was cute too!

You did great at the maid café too!

That dress is adorable!

Yukari-chaaan!

The venue is in a Yukari fever!

The excitement is incredible!

Could she win Miss First-Year with this?

Maybe even Miss Hokusho...!

The walking of the second-years and third-years continues.

The second-year and third-year ladies are also incredibly beautiful.

The segment where contestants answer the host's questions begins.

Trivial questions.

Contestants answer them.

Everyone gives safe answers.

Well, of course. If you try to be too eccentric, it might backfire.

However, Yukari-san's popularity is extraordinary.

Every time Yukari-san answers,

Yukari-san!

I saw the documentary! I'm rooting for you!

You did great!

Keep going until you become Miss Hokusho!

The support... no, the frenzy is about to engulf the venue...

This is...

Even Tanaka-kun next to me is a bit taken aback.

The documentary we made turned Yukari Tomonaga, a heroine who should be competing on equal footing in a beauty contest, into something like an idol group deciding the center by a frenzied fan vote, creating an abnormal atmosphere where popularity is justice.

This abnormal popularity was created by Yukari-san herself and us from the film club.

If I had to say, it was me and Tanaka-kun.

I feel a bad aftertaste for turning this event meant to compete on beauty into one where popularity forcefully dominates...

We've created an incredible star.

The school is in a frenzy over every single move Yukari-san makes.

And then, the final judging, the uniform check.

They say this part always shows the biggest differences.

Since it's the same uniform, the raw differences stand out.

There's no hiding it.

Everyone is in Hokusho's uniform.

Navy blazer, gray checkered skirt, white blouse, and red tie.

In the end, everyone thinks the girl who looks best in the uniform is the cutest.

An incident happens during the turn of the first, second, and third, when it's Satsuki's turn.

Satsuki, also in Hokusho's uniform, walks beautifully down the runway, and when she turns in the middle, it happens.

Beautiful, so slender!

On par with Yukari-chan?

This girl is incredibly pretty too!

Huh? This girl...?

Wasn't she in the documentary?

Ah! Isn't she the girl who mocked Yukari-chan?!

Ehhh?!

The venue is enveloped in an uneasy atmosphere.

The tumultuous second half of the beauty contest begins.