NEET Received A Dating Sim System Part 1 (ch.1-200)

Chapter 157 - Say That Earlier!

The school festival... Seiji had almost forgotten about it.

"The school festival is next week, four days from now, right?" he asked after a pause.

"Yep... Genhana High School's festival has always been rather successful, so I hope that it'll only improve rather than decrease in quality under my student council. That's why we need to eliminate any obstacles or annoyances before it begins," Natsuya said in a serious tone.

Seiji chuckled. "Similar to a grand end-of-year cleaning?"

Natsuya nodded. "That's right."

"On what day will the duel be held?"

"Starting from tomorrow until the day before the school festival begins, he has three nights in which he can choose to launch an attack. If he can break through my spell formation's defense, it'll be his victory. If he fails, however, or if he attacks during a time that wasn't formally specified, it will count as my victory."

"Ah..." Seiji had a basic grasp of the situation. "When do you think he'll come?"

"I think he'll wait until the last day, because he requires time to prepare." Natsuya smiled faintly. "But even if he waits until the last minute, he won't be able to finish the preparations that he wants."

"You've forced him to work on a deadline."

"Apart from time, I've also managed to limit one of his main preparation methods. That mysterious medicine he's been using to gather spiritual energy has been forbidden."

"Nice." While Seiji wasn't sure about what exactly this entailed for Okubo, he was certain that it had dealt a serious blow to his morale.

The president was really reliable in getting what she wanted on the negotiation table!

"This will give me a great advantage, but we can't relax our guard. We must be cautious until everything is over."

Natsuya wasn't overconfident simply because she gained an advantage during the negotiations. She was the type that believed everything would only be over when it was over.

Seiji approved of her cautious personality.

"Do you need my help with anything?"

"Not particularly. But..." Natsuya looked directly at Seiji. "Did you... want to join in some way?"

"Hmm?"

"I already heard from Houjou-san about you and Shika... your determination, your actions, and... your transformation."

Natsuya narrowed her eyes slightly. Suddenly both her eye pupils turned blood-red and diamond-shaped!

What the hell—was this Sharingan!?

Seiji was completely stunned.

"Right now I'm currently confirming your status," Natsuya explained as she stared at him with her Sharingan-like eyes.

Seiji blinked in discomfort. "Er... what exactly are you checking?"

"I'm checking your Spiritual Power level and your Mana energy waves," Natsuya answered calmly. "It's... quite astonishing, Haruta-kun. Before, your Spiritual Power and Mana were both incredibly low, but after a single day..." She sighed as her eye pupils morphed back into their normal shape. "In such a short time, your Spiritual Power and Mana have increased greatly. Even though it's still at a very low level, the amount you've improved by—or I should say the pace of your improvement—is rather shocking."

A brief period of silence fell between the duo.

"If you improve by this much every day, it'll only take you a few days to reach the level of someone qualified to become a Spirit-branded Retainer," Natsuya informed him in a serious tone.