In the Ordinary Streets of Tokyo, I Awakened as a Player

Chapter 311 311: Tokyo Competition

"Alright, stop messing around."

Yuuki Asuna cut off Asagiri's abstract madness, then looked at Sakura Yamauchi and asked in a gentle tone.

"So, Yamauchi, is there a codename you want for yourself?"

"Hmm... a codename..."

Sakura lightly tapped her chin with her fair index finger, looking thoughtful. Then she took out her phone and searched online. Only then did she look back up at Asuna with a smile.

"How about Pastor? The English word for priest?"

"Uh..."

The smile on Asuna's face stiffened. Just as she hesitated over how to phrase her response, Asagiri and Iwanaga Kotoko expressed their opinions at the same time in the most direct way possible.

"Trash."

"Absolutely not."

Iwanaga Kotoko gave her reason first.

"Weren't you listening carefully just now? If we encounter an enemy who understands English, the moment we shout your codename, won't they immediately know you're a Priest class? You can't expect every enemy to be illiterate, right?"

Asagiri's attack was even more merciless.

"It sounds awful. Not cool at all. With your naming logic, you might as well just call yourself MilkMother. Vetoed."

"Eh..."

Seeing Sakura look a little disappointed, Kato Megumi stepped forward and patted her shoulder.

Just when Sakura thought Megumi had come to comfort her, Megumi spoke in a calm and gentle tone that made her feel slightly embarrassed.

"By the way, you actually had to look up the English word for priest online... Yamauchi, your English level is a bit..."

"How about we follow the usual practice and let Asagiri think of it?"

Hearing Asuna's suggestion, Sakura asked curiously.

"Did Utsunomiya-san help all of you choose your codenames?"

"Yes."

"Oh."

Sakura drew out the sound, observing Asuna's expression. Being stared at like that made Asuna feel a little awkward, and she gave a hesitant smile.

"Um... Yamauchi, why are you looking at me like that?"

"It's nothing."

Sakura shook her head, looked at Asagiri, rested her chin on one hand, and smiled.

"Then I'll leave it to Captain Shadow to give me a cool codename."

Asagiri did not think for long before answering.

"March."

"March..."

Sakura looked thoughtful.

Just as Asuna, Megumi, and Iwanaga Kotoko waited for her reaction, Sakura smiled awkwardly.

"Um... what does March mean again? May?"

Iwanaga Kotoko was slightly speechless.

"March..."

"March, huh..."

Sakura looked at Asagiri and guessed with a smile.

"Is it because my name is related to cherry blossoms, so you chose the English word for March, when cherry blossoms bloom, as my codename?"

"You guessed pretty accurately."

"Then why not April?"

"Because Your Lie in April."

"Huh?"

"Nothing. Just a meme."

Asagiri waved his hand and chuckled.

"So, this codename?"

"I'm very satisfied."

"That's good. Then next..."

Seeing Asagiri take out the kazoo from his pocket again and start playing that melody, which was extremely abstract yet inexplicably catchy, Asuna sighed helplessly and held her forehead.

"You really stay true to your original intention..."

...

Half a month later, inside the Student Council office at Private Shuchiin Academy.

"Kaguya-chan, take a look at this."

Kaguya Shinomiya took the application form Fujiwara Chika handed over, lowered her head, glanced at its contents, and replied indifferently.

"Shuchiin Academy Summer Camp Plan? Rejected. The right to control summer vacation time belongs to the students themselves. As Student Council President, how could I use school funds to hold such a meaningless activity? Besides, it also involves responsibility for student safety during activities outside the school. Next."

"Okay, President-sama."

Fujiwara Chika answered with a smile, then skillfully pulled out the next application form and handed it to Kaguya.

Watching the two of them work together with tacit understanding, Iwanaga Kotoko propped her feet, clad in exquisite round toed leather shoes, onto the heavy solid wood table. Her petite body gradually slid down from the sofa, and her cute face was filled with boredom as she complained.

"Geez, such boring work. Why do we have to tag along? This is simply a waste of life..."

Kaguya did not even lift her head. She continued reading the application form Chika had submitted and retorted in a flat tone.

"Iwanaga-san, you are the Student Council Accountant. Handling activity applications involving school funds requires your presence anyway. However, I did not invite you today. I only invited Utsunomiya-san. You followed him here yourself."

"Heh, don't make me laugh."

Iwanaga Kotoko snorted coldly, folded her arms across her chest, and spoke with great momentum.

"Who knows whether you, this evil black haired, red eyed woman, and that perverted pink haired girl over there with the erotic figure who always likes to blush at Asagiri, might go wild with beastly impulses because you can't control your wicked desires for my handsome boyfriend? I'm here to make sure you can't get your way!"

After spending this much time together, Kaguya had developed some resistance to Iwanaga Kotoko's shocking words and abstract personality. Although she could not help blushing after hearing such outrageous remarks, she still remained calm and retorted.

"What are you saying? Clearly, you are the one who wants to cling to Utsunomiya-san, right? Chika and I combined are not his match. You're worried about his safety? That is rather insincere, Iwanaga-san. Or is it..."

Kaguya raised her head, her ruby like eyes filled with interest as she stared at Iwanaga Kotoko sitting on the sofa. Her tone became meaningful.

"Because of certain physical defects, you are not confident enough in yourself, Iwanaga-san?"

"Heh."

Iwanaga Kotoko glanced at Kaguya's chest with a look of disdain.

"Do you even have the right to say that when you're as flat as an airport despite having such a tall figure? You don't occupy either the cute route or the sexy route. Truly pathetic."

"You..."

"Alright, stop."

Just as Chika was about to mediate, she heard Asagiri speak calmly.

Immediately after, Kaguya and Iwanaga Kotoko, who had been at daggers drawn, instantly quieted down. Although both still looked unconvinced, neither continued attacking the other.

Chika was greatly shocked. A look of admiration even appeared in her eyes as she looked at Asagiri.

Was this Utsunomiya-san's aura?

No wonder. No wonder he could become the man who overcame the hellscape problem. He was simply too powerful.

"Kaguya, you specifically called me over, so there must be something important to discuss, right?"

"Yes."

Hearing Asagiri address her by her first name, Kaguya could not help feeling a trace of joy and shyness in her heart. She tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth from rising and maintained a calm appearance as she spoke.

"Yesterday, Hayasaka Ai reported to me that the Shinomiya Group is forming a Player faction. The base they intend to establish for that faction is the same as ours: Tokyo."

"Oh, is that so?"

Asagiri nodded noncommittally and smiled.

"Ashikaga-sensei also told me a couple of days ago. It isn't just the Shinomiya Group. The Shijo Family and some other factions also want to occupy Tokyo as the base for their Player factions. After all, Tokyo is the most prosperous city in Japan. Other cities aren't on the same level as Tokyo at all. That kind of thinking is understandable."

"However..."

After Asagiri finished speaking, Chika immediately continued.

"The authorities are also forming a Player faction, and they have also selected Tokyo as their headquarters. Although the authorities' attitude is to avoid excessive interference with other factions, the number of factions Tokyo can accommodate is limited. Under the premise that they won't obstruct one another, Tokyo can accommodate at most two Player factions. In other words..."

"Only one Player faction can use Tokyo as its base? Interesting."

A look of eagerness appeared in Asagiri's eyes. Then he replied to Kaguya and Chika.

"According to news from Miwa Ashikaga, she is currently negotiating with the founders of the other factions. The method to resolve this disagreement is the same as before: a combat competition. The difference is that this time, it won't be an individual competition, but a team based competition."

"A team competition, huh..."

Kaguya and Chika looked at each other.

Without needing any verbal communication, they both reached the same thought as Asagiri.

"The combat competition itself is also a form of publicity. Those well informed Players will definitely pay attention to the results. Although we have your team on our side and can certainly take first place, if we can sweep the top three... that will undoubtedly show the entire world the powerful strength our Player faction possesses. At that time, more Players will want to join, and the authorities will definitely grant us many privileges that other Player factions don't have."

"Exactly."

Asagiri nodded slightly, agreeing with Kaguya's opinion. Then he added,

"Furthermore, we also need a competition like this to determine the gap in strength between us and the current Players. There is no doubt that our team is the strongest. But exactly how much stronger are we than the other top tier Player teams? That can only be verified in battle."

"Um..."

Seeing Asagiri's confident expression, Chika cautiously raised her hand and gave a sheepish smile.

"Although Kaguya just said we would sweep the top three, our team... doesn't seem to have certainty in securing one of the top three spots..."

"That is exactly why..."

Asagiri revealed a faint smile and said something that left both Kaguya and Chika in disbelief.

"When the time comes, Asuna, Megumi, and Kotoko will participate as one team. You three will participate as another team. Sakura Yamauchi is still too weak to participate in this competition. As for me..."

"I will participate as a team by myself."

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