"That's hell too quick, don't you think!?" I strongly protest against the impossible deadline the gorilla sensei gave us.

*Smack!*

"Mind your language towards your sensei, won't you?" said the gorilla sensei after she smacked my hands for the umpteenth time.

"Ugh... Don't laugh, you white mannequin witch!"

"Oh, did I? Forgive me, I don't realize," said Frostina as the evil smile still remains on her face.

"The headmaster ordered me to give the club registration report tomorrow, so the deadline for the third member that necessary for finding the club is going to be tomorrow too. Well, that's for today. Good luck, Misanthropic kids," said the gorilla sensei before she left the room.

*Sigh!*

I let out a heavy sigh.

The headmaster... So that old fart is involved in this, huh...

The picture of a 70 years old grandpa with a robust body stroking his long beard entered my head.

"Finding the third member, huh..." Frostina muttered to herself as she holds her chin.

"Did you have any idea who to invite?"

"I do. There are 3 candidates that I think might be useful, I'll try to negotiate and persuade them to join the club tomorrow," (Frostina)

"Is that so? Then I'll leave it to you," I said as I take my bag and about to leave the room.

"Do you have anyone you want to invite, Ra- Lan... Which one is your surname? Is it Japanese or-" (Frostina)

Hm... Well, if things go south, I'll just force Ao to join the club. But mentioning Ao's name in front of this witch will be troublesome indeed...

"Lance is my surname, Ray is my given name. My father is a foreigner so it isn't named in Japanese nor Chinese. And what do you think? Do I look like I have a friend to invite?"

"Ah... I see... True, it's stupid for me to think that there you have a friend to invite. Forgive me if my question makes you feel offended, Friendless Lance-Kun," (Frostina)

"F-Friendless... Well, that's not wrong, though..." I muttered to myself with a wry smile.

"So you realized how unsociable you are, that's good news," (Frostina)

"Leave me alone. If that's it then I leave inviting the third member to you, white mannequin witch, bye," I said as I opened the clubroom's door.

"Y-Yeah, see y- I'm not a witch!" (Frostina)

Did she about to say 'see you tomorrow just now?

Nah, maybe just my imagination. Time to go home.

Finally... I can continue my normal daily life...

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Just like I told Tama, I arrived in front of the restaurant at 4:40 pm, the clubroom finished less than an hour, while the journey from academy to the restaurant takes roughly 20 minutes.

I entered the restaurant and saw the inside that is currently filled with quite lots of people. There are some unfamiliar faces, so the restaurant had gotten slightly more famous than before, huh?

"Welcome- Ah. boss~ Welcome back~" said Tama cheerfully as she saw I entered the restaurant.

"Yo. Hm?" I narrowed my eyes as I saw a rather unexpected sight.

"Ao. It's rare for you to immediately work after school, don't you usually go hang out with your friends at times like these?" I asked Ao who is waiting in front of the restaurant's cashier counter.

"H-How rude! This is not my first day working right after school anyway! And you're the one who threatened me in the first place!" (Ao)

What is she getting so worked up for?

Ah... I did threaten her with my message reply, didn't I?

Well, since she works harder because of it, isn't it good?

"It's actually still the second time for you to work right after school. But well, good job. Continue working hard and I'll give you more allowance," I said as I patted the pink-haired girl's head.

Her face looks kind of flushed when I patted her so I quickly withdraw my hands back.

"That's a promise, okay!? You'll give me more allowance... You will, right!?" Asked Ao as her eyes sparkle in face of getting more allowance.

"It's only if you work more and have good grades, you hardcore otaku,"

"Boss~ It's unfair to only pat Ao! Pat Tama's head too!!" Said Tama as she pouted.

"Fine..." I reluctantly answered as I pat the orange-haired short girl's head. It's funny that I felt like I'm petting a squirrel.

"Done,"

"Hehe~ Hehe~ Wait here, Ao. I'll be back after showing off to Hari, Hino, and Mio," said Tama as she cheerfully went to the restaurant's kitchen.

"Lively as usual, huh,"

"You're still wearing that uniform, huh... Why don't you try buying a new uniform with another size? That oversized uniform is way too strange, don't you think?" (Ao)

"It's fine. It'll be a waste of money to buy a new one. No one knows we know each other so it's fine, right?" I replied indifferently.

"That's not the problem..." (Ao)

Then what is? You're making me confused, hardcore otaku, just go back to work, would you?

"I'm going upstairs," I said as I walk towards our living quarter.

Time to take a nice hot bath...

"Boss~ This is the cookies I said before! The pudding is inside the fridge, everyone had eaten their shares so you can finish them!" Said Tama as she gives me a plate filled with cookies.

"Thanks," I thanked as I take a bite on one of them.

"It's good!"

"Of course~" (Tama)

I think it'll be nice to eat this while bathing in a hot water...

Without wasting any time, I went upstairs, take my change of clothes, and enter the rather big toilet.

Both of our parents are big fans of Japanese hot baths, so our toilet is built rather big so that a rather big-sized bathtub could be placed.

"Ah~ Now this is a real bliss~" I exclaimed as I take a comfortable position inside the hot bathtub.

"Having a relaxing hot bath while eating cookies... Happiness is sure simple, huh..."

Somehow, I felt like I'm saying the line of a retired old man.

Well, relaxing like this every day might not be bad.

I relax my muscle as I chew the cookies inside my mouth. The cookies are still warm, maybe Tama warms them up before she gave them to me.

The chocolate melts when I take the first bite, the sweetness of the cookies together with the relaxing hot bath... I felt like I slowly got absorbed into the dream world...

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"-neral!"

"-neral!"

Huh? I felt like someone is calling my name.

"-neral!"

Slowly, the voice starts to get clearer, and my view starts to get clearer.

"General Reynald Lance!" The voice got clearer together with my view.

"Achaeus...?" I muttered as the face of my old friend, my right hand, Achaeus appeared before me.

"What happened to you suddenly, general? It's rare for you to call me with that name,"

That old face that always smiles. That old armor...

Wait.

I take a look around and saw the huge map above the huge table.

"T-This is..."

"General?" Achaeus approached me with a worried face.

"Why am I... Here?"

"What are you saying? You're the one who summoned all of us here since the king asked you to help the Burmund kingdom's war against the Aztec empire," said my lieutenant, Achaeus.

Ah! I see... Why am I daydreaming? This is an urgent matter...

"Ah! Sorry, so where are we?"

"What happened to you, general... I'm asking you whether we should notify the Burmund kingdom about this or not. Stop messing with us, general... Did you catch a cold or something?" Asked Achaeus.

Worrywart as usual, huh.

I see... The Burmund kingdom, huh...

"I don't Achy. My final decision is to not notify the Burmund kingdom about this. Since the reason of the king to help the Burmund kingdom is because of the kind-hearted king, their king is too kind-hearted but he's not that smart,"

"If we notify them, there's a huge risk of losing the element of surprise when we helped them against the Aztec empire because the information got leaked. Seriously... That king of ours... Giving unreasonable orders every day..."

"You'll get confined at the prison again if you mocked his majesty, general," said one of my loyal subordinates, Bolt.

"It's fine, I'm used to-"

"What about me, Rey?" The voice of the king I mentioned suddenly appeared behind the door.

"Whoa! You're really going to die this time, don't you, general?" said the youngest soldier in my elite ranks, Gil.

"Hohoho, you've gotten rather brave towards your general, aren't you, Gil!" I threatened Gil as I clenched my fist.

"Your majesty! General Reynald said you're a crazy king who keeps on giving unreasonable orders!!" (Gil)

"H-Hey! You damned-"

"Oho~" The king's voice once again appeared as the door got opened, revealing a gold blonde-haired man, wearing a king's robe. While holding a sword, he narrowed his golden eyes, and suddenly dashed towards me.

Clank!

"You've gotten quite the guts to mock me, aren't you, Rey!!"