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Chapter 56

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I was waiting with Haruka-kun for the appraisal room to become available.

“Kouta-kun, the appraisal room is open now~ Go ahead~.” (Receptionist)

“Yeees.” (Kouta)

The Onee-san gave us permission to enter.

Still, I kind of think it’s odd to be called Kouta when the reservation was under Fujikawa. I mean, this is technically customer service, right? If they’re careless, wouldn’t this qualify as a public service office? I’m a little worried the onee-san might get fired.

“Let’s go, Haruka-kun.” (Kouta)

“Y-Yeah!” (Haruka)

There was a pause. It seemed like the tension came back again.

“Relax, relax.” (Kouta)

“R-Right.” (Haruka)

Being told to relax doesn’t make someone actually relax… I know that. At least, that’s how it is in my experience. But if someone’s watching… if you feel someone’s watching you even bluffing can help you get through it.

The two of us entered the appraisal room.

“I think it’s probably fine, but just in case, this is still inside the guild, so don’t talk about skills or stats, okay? Just because it’s a private room, if you get careless, someone could steal your info.” (Kouta)

“G-Got it.” (Haruka)

“Alright, let’s get started.” (Kouta)

We already danced outside before coming here. Right now, Haruka-kun should have one of his stats boosted. With a tense expression, Haruka-kun begins the appraisal.

“Yeah, I could confirm it.” (Haruka)

“No good. I couldn’t confirm anything.” (Kouta)

At this point, Haruka-kun had the buff, but I didn’t. Now we were going to test what happened if we danced again. Haruka-kun said he’d be too embarrassed to do it alone, so I agreed to join him.

We picked a dance that was easy to remember. It was only about ten seconds anyway. We played music from the smartphone and danced to the rhythm.

““UFO!”” (Kouta/Haruka)

…Seriously?

“I could confirm it!” (Haruka-kun)

It looks like Haruka-kun confirmed that two of his stat values had increased. If we talk too much in detail, someone might catch on, so we keep the conversation to a bare minimum.

“Alright then, onto the next.” (Kouta)

“Okay!” (Haruka)

Haruka-kun is getting hyped up.

Getting pumped from dancing… maybe he’s a born entertainer?

Once again, we played music and danced together.

“It’s been so long I messed it up. But I still remembered more than I thought.” (Kouta)

“Paprika was popular quite a while ago! So, it’s fine!” (Haruka)

Honestly, I’d rather ask, why did we switch songs? Wouldn’t the same song be fine? Or does he think the effect changes depending on the dance?

“Ah! It changed!” (Haruka)

“Got it. I’ll do an appraisal too, since we’re here.” (Kouta)

I was curious about what exactly had changed. Trying to look as natural as possible, I checked my own stats. Just as I thought, this was going to become something big. Everything we wanted to confirm was done.

Alright, let’s go home and share the information with Haruka-kun.

 

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