/Moridor'si perspective/
That young man said,
"I understand."
I don't think I misheard him.
Regrettably, upon hearing those words, I found myself crying before I knew it.
That young man said,
"I understand,"
in response to my question about whether he would "marry" me.
"I won!"
I raised my fists to the sky in triumph.
My life is starting from here on out.
Finally, my [story] has begun!
It may not have been fair to conceal my true age, but if it's just based on appearance, I'm still a fresh-faced woman in her early 20s.
I'm sure he'll understand too, right?
Right?
It's okay.
My body still belongs to no one but me.
Yes, I think men like it when they're the first one for someone.
I want to confirm one more time though, it's okay, right?
It's okay. It's okay. No problem.
Yes, even my first, second, and third daughters in my head are saying it's okay.
"Okay, dokey."
I've never seen someone with so much talent.
The world won't leave him alone.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that his life is promised as a super-elite.
And besides...
It's not like there haven't been examples of love and marriage between scouts and students.
Yeah, isn't it wonderful?
"Marriage, huh..."
No, even if it's not the extreme case of marrying into wealth, it's still good.
"If we can get married."
"I don't really know much about him, but from now on, if we get to know each other and understand each other, that would be great, wouldn't it? Maybe that kind of love is also possible."
"I'm finally graduating from being single. I want to see the malicious barking face of my senpai."
I laughed alone to myself.
"She devoted her life to work. I wonder if my former senior, who is now the advisor to that Vanilla student council president, would be regretting it? She always looked down on me, but I have confidence in this one thing."
Suddenly, I stopped and pondered. He's still a student. If I were to lay a hand on him now, it would be a violation of school rules. Or rather, a violation of the law?
"I have to wait a few more years," I thought. If we were to do something that requires mutual consent...
"I won't say anything further."
"It's about time," I said, checking the time on my watch. I was waiting for the results of the final exam at school.
Then, a face with a dignified look came towards me from the examination hall in the auditorium.
"He's too good-looking. His aura is different. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, maybe they're blessing him," I thought to myself, unable to stand still and rushed over.
"Amachi-kun!" I called out to him.
"Oh, hey. Shinrin-san. What's up?" He responded nonchalantly, as if it was someone else's business.
"No hey, and what about the result? Did you pass the transfer exam?" I pressed him for an answer.
"What about it?" He still had the same blank expression on his face.
"I mean, did you pass? The transfer exam," I repeated, wondering if he had failed. No way, his ability was unquestionable...
To be honest, when I found out he was still a teenager, I didn't pay much attention to him, but if my memory serves me correctly, his ability was outstanding.
"Ah, I see. Well, that's as expected," he said.
"As expected? What do you mean?" I asked, confused by his vague response.
"I passed as expected. It's a bit anticlimactic, but I was half asleep," he explained.
Just as I suspected. I'm glad I made the arrangements.
"Congratulations!" I said, patting Amachi-kun on the shoulder. Finally, we cleared our quota after a long time.
I finally have a new dedicated student after two years. The student I scouted two years ago left because they didn't want to be my exclusive student.
I wonder what they're doing now? Well, that doesn't matter now.
I'm going to take care of him seriously this time. I expect him to be able to do a lot of things for me. The debut of a super rookie.
And he's also a stunningly handsome guy.
"That's exaggerated. The main part hasn't even started yet," he said.
"The main part?" I asked.
"Oh... um, like the real student life?" he tried to explain.
His response was confusing, but I didn't want to interrupt the conversation.
"Oh, by the way, Moridori-san, which building in the school dormitory is my dorm?" Amachi-kun asked.
I nodded, pleased with myself. I'm a competent woman who never overlooks anything. I've already prepared everything.
There's no doubt that he's a skilled student. Passing was within our expectations, so everything was arranged in advance.
My colleague, a junior who always smirks at me, said, "Are you just calculating?" Such an impudent thing to say. Just wait and see.
This is within the expected range. It's a strategy!
"I'm currently living in the former janitor's room of this school,"
I'm just a lowly subordinate who hasn't been able to contribute anything to the school.
For now, at least...
Those who work at this school are given company housing, but because I'm a burden to the scouting department, my housing grade has been downgraded every year until I became the former janitor's.
It's actually bigger than the housing I was supposed to be given, and it comes with a yard. It's located at the edge of the forest inside the school, but I find it comfortable.
Besides me, there are other people who have been working in various lower organizations who haven't been producing results for many years and have been given remote company housing.
Moreover, there are some quirky teachers who deliberately live in remote company housing or workshops.
Anyway, that's beside the point.
"Yes, that's right. Isn't it?"
Amachi-kun looks at me with a puzzled expression.
I'm spacing out again.
I know that.
"Scouts' job is to recruit talented people, right?"
"Um, yes. That's right, isn't it? Is that not it?"
I gesture with my index finger that it's not just that.
"Scouts also have to watch over the people they recruit as they grow, and if they form a party, they can also become advisors, right?"
He furrows his brow and raises another question mark.
"Yes. I know that. How does that relate to the dormitory?"
Sigh... I can't believe he passed Mahoro's entrance exam with that lack of intuition.
But maybe that's just youth.
As his big sister, I need to lead him properly.
"Scouts and students bound by strong bonds live together in mutual dependence for their clothing, food, and shelter. This is also a part of their job. It's a life lesson."
I nod to myself.
"Huh?"
Amachi-kun opens his mouth in surprise.
"Your residence is the same as my former janitor's room. By the way, I don't have the authority to get you a vacant dormitory (big lie), so it must be fate. Well then, nice to meet you from now on."
I pat him on the shoulder.
"Haaaaaa?! Wait, what?!"
Amachi-kun looks surprised by the unexpected news.
As a teenage boy full of sexual desires, he must be ecstatic to learn that he will be living with such a beautiful adult woman.
"Amachi-kun, you don't have to be that excited," I say, smiling.
I give a sigh and roll my eyes at his overreaction.