a dumbass gets isekai'd: the novella

27. good afternoon girl, i'm in the water

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"Maybe I'll have the squid ink pasta for today's lunch? Oh, I must not forget to have some vegetables, too. Having only carbohydrates would not be nutritious in the slightest...I must watch my figure."

"You're telling me this guy can sing, speak to animals, is good at making potions, and even watches his diet." Yuu muttered as them and Jack discreetly watched him from a table. "He's like...some kind of capitalist Disney princess." They felt a wave of regret for agreeing to help that old crow, he seemed to excel in pretty much everything. Why must they always get the short end of the stick? If only Crowley gave them normal tasks to do.

"He's an model student through and through, huh."

They heard shuffling as the three musketeers sat down at their tables, looking exhausted and still bearing the anemones. They didn't even bother getting food. Grim dragged himself next to Yuu and rested his head on their arm.

"Aaaagh. I'm already so tired of being Azul's lackey, yanno?"

"What did he make you guys do?"

Ace sat down beside them. "He's made us clean the entire Octavinelle dorm, wait tables in the Lounge, and he even made us buy stuff from the store..."

Deuce plopped down on their other side. "I was called at 6 in the morning, you know?"

"We'll be helping at Monstro Lounge today too..." Ace laid his head down on the table. Deuce did the same a few seconds after.

"And prefect Rosehearts even said 'You two signed a contract with Azul? You're better off without your heads!' He then lectured us and made us write reflection papers..."

"And this anemone on my head makes me look so lame, yanno?"

The three sighed gloomily, the tiredness in their eyes made Yuu feel bad. Though it was their fault for foolishly signing a contract with risky requirements, they also didn't deserve to be forcefully put through work against their will with barely any breaks. Jack however, was less relenting.

"Hmph, you dug your own grave."

"Seems like you guys can't handle all that manual labor. Well, we have to do something about this whole contract situation, huh. Did you guys even have breakfast? If you want, I can grab something from the vending machine." The three then visibly brightened, happy that even if they are in unfortunate circumstances, they at least have their emotional support dumbass.

Jack sighed. "Don't spoil them, Yuu."

"Y-yeah, you don't have to do that." Deuce said, he was tempted but didn't want to trouble Yuu. Though, the fact that they were concerned over him felt nice. "You agreeing to help us is enough."

Ace was hungry but too tired to go over to the cafeteria line, so he had no problem with it. "Psh, I'll take you up that offer."

Grim tugged on Yuu's sleeve as they searched their bag for money. "Do they have canned tuna in the vending machines?"

"Oh my, what's wrong? You all were making such long faces."

"Ahaha, if it isn't a school of anemones!"

The first years felt something looming over them, and sure enough, the two twins from the Octavinelle dorm were at their table. Yuu clutched their book bag while Grim ducked under their arm.

"You again!"

"It seems you are deeply troubled by something." Jade mused.

"Yeah, we sure are, after being used by a certain someone." Ace retorted.