William 20

Title: I Already Said It’s Not Like That!

After lunch, everyone was busy with their respective tasks in the limited time, as the Student Council room wasn’t just a place for eating and joking around.

Each person had their own duties. Miyuki was learning accounting with Azusa.

Suzune and Mayumi were also working on their tasks.

As for Tatsuya, since there were no Disciplinary Committee duties during the day, he was tinkering with his CAD in the Student Council room.

“Tatsuya-kun, that’s [Silver Horn]! I didn’t expect you to get such a rare CAD!”

“I heard only a very limited number were released back then.”

Tatsuya paused his cleaning of [Silver Horn]. “You could say I got pretty lucky. I managed to get it just by ordering.”

“Yeah, but your [Silver Horn] seems different from the one I know.”

Kousen continued, having deliberately researched the CAD Tatsuya used after returning yesterday. However, the appearance and structure of Tatsuya’s CAD didn’t match what he saw on the official website.

“Shiba-kun’s is a customized [Silver Horn]. Unlike the standard version, this one is slightly enhanced for the user’s comfort and compatibility.”

Azusa, who had just finished teaching Miyuki, approached Tatsuya and explained.

“Shiba-kun, could you let me borrow your [Silver Horn] for a bit?”

Tatsuya generously handed both [Silver Horns] to Azusa.

Azusa took the pistols, staring at them with an enchanted expression, as if reuniting with a long-lost lover.

“I heard the custom [Silver Horn] quota was only for ten people. I ordered way in advance but didn’t get one.”

“Oh, so Tatsuya-kun, you’re really lucky!”

“But Nakajou-senpai, you sure know a lot about [Silver Horn]!”

Though Kousen himself specialized in CAD research, he only bought popular market models and read the latest CAD papers.

After all, limited-edition models like this couldn’t all be bought even with his family’s influence, and there was no need to.

But Azusa knew so much about this CAD!

“Because it was made by Taurus Silver-sama, the most, most, most, most important person to me!”

*THUD!*

*Beep------------*

(Oh! Looks like we’ve got an interesting reaction!)

Kousen glanced at Miyuki, who suddenly acted strange, her head hitting the keyboard.

“Hey! Hey! Shiba-kun, what do you think Taurus Silver is like?”

“I think maybe a young Japanese guy around our age.”

*THUD!*

*Beep------------*

The same reaction again. Kousen felt confident in his earlier guess.

Mayumi, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, looked at Kousen with a puzzled expression.

But she quickly dismissed the thought. After all, if Kousen were Taurus Silver, he wouldn’t need to start a new company.

And given Taurus Silver’s reclusive principles, it was unlikely he’d reveal his true identity yesterday.

(This matter needs to be investigated by Grandpa. Relying on my own information sources is still too much.)

Kousen thought for a moment, then typed out the specific situation of the Shiba siblings and his current suspicions into his terminal, sending them to his grandfather, Retsu.

With the Kudou family’s connections to the government and military, perhaps by the time he got home tonight, the Shiba siblings’ data would already be in his email inbox.

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“Kousen-kun, you don’t seem in great mental shape?”

Mayumi had finished her work for the day. She grabbed a cup of coffee from the coffee machine and placed it on Kousen’s desk.

Kousen rubbed his sore eyes, took the coffee, and sipped it.

It was probably psychological, but after drinking the coffee, he did feel much better mentally.

“Thanks, Senpai.”

“Just using some free time to finish up last night’s work.”

“Is this about CAD adjustments?”

Mayumi pulled a chair next to Kousen and sat down.

“No, remember the magic I used yesterday? I refined it at home last night, and now I’m just doing the finishing touches.”

After typing the final character, Kousen let out a sigh of relief and stretched.

“Done?”

“Yeah, done.”

“What will it be like when it’s finished?”

Mayumi asked with great interest, as Kousen had said yesterday that the magic he used was only a simplified version.

From her perspective, once completed, it should be a magic with immense power.

“It’s hard to describe with just words. Next time there’s a chance, I’ll demonstrate it for Senpai.”

“You tease! You know I’m super curious.”

Mayumi poked Kousen’s muscular arm with her finger, pouting.

“By the way, Senpai, you rushed home last night. Did everything go smoothly?”

“I didn’t message you because I didn’t want to bother you.”

Kousen turned off his computer and faced Mayumi.

“Everything went fine, but Kasumi was really rude to you yesterday.” Mayumi said, still feeling a bit embarrassed.

After all, she was the one who asked Kousen for help yesterday, though she had a slight personal agenda, and her sister’s attitude was quite poor.

“I already said I don’t mind, and it seems Kasumi-chan really likes you, Senpai.” Kousen shook his head.

“Mm, Kasumi has admired me a lot since she was little, so she’s always like that when there’s a guy around me.”

Mayumi frowned slightly. She also felt frustrated about this. In the past, if it was someone she wasn’t interested in, she wouldn’t get upset—maybe even pleased.

But now that it was Kousen, it felt a bit off!

“These two are getting less and less subtle about their feelings!”

Nearby, Mari watched them and nudged Suzune beside her.

“Isn’t that a good thing?”

Suzune replied without looking up.

“Mari! I already said it’s not like that!” Mayumi, of course, heard their unsubtle whispers, immediately stood up from her chair, and prepared to silence Mari.