Chapter 6: My Key is in the Sea of Stars!

In the early morning, the sun shines in with a cool breeze through the open door, which is a bit dazzling. I dragged my tired body to the doorway and let out a long breath of depression. I looked back at the upper room, thinking about the events of last night and Reimu and Marisa still sleeping in my bed, and I couldn't help but light a cigarette to try to suck out the melancholy that had accumulated in my lungs - a loud cough declared my defeat. I don't smoke.

Breakfast can't be as casual as before. What should it be...... I remembered that the kitchen had to be entered through the alley room. Can you only wait for them to wake up...... Let's hope I won't be late.

The reason for the current situation has to start with what happened last night. After observing the first members of the dormitory, it suddenly dawned on me that "Wait! Aren't these all weirdos who can't get along well with their classmates at all! It turned out to be a hot potato from other dorms! "I was entangled in this truth for an afternoon in a gray and white state, but when I came back, I saw Lingmeng with luggage staying at the door of Xianglin Hall. Although the timing was unexpected, I was prepared for it. Well, it's better to say that there is still a little bit of anticipation. And then—

I, no, have, key, key.

The dormitory manager doesn't have such a thing as a room key, and only the headmaster who thinks out of line can do it!

And when did Marisa appear in the Korindo?

As you can imagine, my bedroom was contributed last night, and it is only natural that I would be so haggard after a night of laying under the counter. I was standing in front of my bedroom door hesitating to call the door when it creaked open. I was caught off guard and startled.

"Xianglin, what are you doing here?"

Obviously she had just woken up, but Marisa was already in good spirits, and Reimu was obviously still struggling with her wake-up gas. I restrained the urge to go in, ignoring the awkward atmosphere that only I felt, and tried my best to calm down and answer.

"I'll go to the kitchen and prepare breakfast. If you have a weight of three people, you have to start doing it well in advance. ”

"Well, let's go to the cafeteria."

The subtext of this is to say, "Xianglin's craftsmanship is not as good as the big pot of rice in the canteen"! I almost got angry, but I let that little bit of self-knowledge stop me. Ahh Is it really because of lack of sleep?

After Reimu and Marisa left, I was thinking about today's arrangements while dealing with breakfast. The first is to ask Zi for the key, and the second is to have a good understanding of what is in the dormitory building I manage. A bad situation like last night must never happen again, and I made such a determination in my heart. I cheered up, hung a sign on the store that was closed today, and set off with the ideal of freshly baking.

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Yakumo Murasaki, the principal of Fantesi Private High School, is a mysterious person, and almost all the members of the school agree with this statement. For example, words and deeds that are false and real. For example, the age of the unknown truth. Another example,In the administrative building of the school park,There is no office for her.。

- In that case, where will I find her? Since Reimu had taken the contract with me there, I can be sure that there is such a place. But even the map given by Huiyin was not marked, and the ordinary students I asked on the way did not know about it. It's hard to do.

I thought about it carefully. The only people I know who may know this kind of secret, apart from Reimeng, are Huiyin and Wenwen. Maybe Sister Yonglin knows everything, but after entering the Eight Meanings Research Institute, the first thing to consider is whether she can come out. In the end, I can only pin my hopes on these two. If even they can't solve it, then - the sixth dormitory building is a god? I didn't know there was such a thing. -- That's it. I even thought of the follow-up sales pitch for Xianglintang.

At the end of the first class, I found Huiyin in the teacher's lounge of the history department of the Gezhi department. The lounge is plain and traditional, with a bookish feel. Then Huiyin shattered my fantasies in such an environment with the three words that are most frequently used by humans.

"I don't know. You know that this is a private university, right? Of course, no one can criticize the principal's preferences as long as they are not excessive. Our principal always leaves everything to the secretary and disappears, and everyone has long been used to it. ”

"But, but ......"

Purple seems, although that kind of elegance is not at all common people, but the excessively young appearance really makes it impossible to imagine that she has enough financial resources to open such a college. But that's the way it was, and I quickly put that idea aside with my own expertise. I pulled out my map, found exactly where the principal's office was, and asked Huiyin about my alternate target.

"Huiyin, do you know a student named Shotimaru Wen? She seems to be a ...... of the news agency."

"Of course I do. Why, did she make a rumor about you in that newspaper? ”

Why did you want to go over there? Judging from Huiyin's attitude, it seems that this kind of thing is encountered regularly. It turns out that Wenwen's reputation is not very good...... I thought that the writer would be somewhat treated with some extra respect.

"No, not really. I just wondered if I could get useful information from her. ”

"Oh, that's a great idea. She's a student of the Heavenly Dao Elemental Department, but she rarely goes to class, and you probably won't find her. ”

"Heavenly Dao Department? The name—"

The place I cared about was a little offset. Heavenly Dao, it sounds quite a domineering name! I want to be a student in that department too!

"yes. It's actually a miscellaneous system that combines subjects that are not suitable for other departments. The guys of the Xuan School just love these strange names. ”

Hearing this, I didn't dare to speak anymore. I don't want to get involved in any factional strife, and it's too late to stay away.

After saying goodbye to Huiyin, sure enough, nothing was found in Wenwen's classroom. I hurried to the news office, but was told by the staff who stayed behind that "Shotimaru took over the task of interviewing the principal and left."

So I still have to find Purple, otherwise I don't have to talk about it.

- "Oh, Reimu? ”

Shortly around noon, I returned to Xianglin Hall, only to find Reimu already sitting behind my counter eating a snack. Although I feel that the tight future seems to be a step closer to me, I am still really happy. I was puzzled by how she got in, even though the door was still closed, and the sign on the door was closed...... Over the years, though, I've gotten used to the elusiveness of Reimu, and soon I don't care anymore.

"Xianglin, none of your recent accounts are income."

"Thanks to you. Speaking of which, what about Marisa? ”

"-- I suddenly remembered today that I was a member of the Discipline Commission, so I arrested her and went back to the central part of the country."

Reimu said lightly, there were so many slots that I couldn't reply. It's still important to get down to business first.

"Reimu, do you know where Purple's office is?"

"I don't know."

"Then please...... Huh? What did you say? ”

"If you want to see the purple house, you can see it when you want to."

No, no, no, there is absolutely no such thing. I thought as I walked to the back room. In order for the afternoon search to proceed, it is necessary to replenish energy. I pushed open the door to the back room......

"Woo! This—this is ......"

Behind this familiar door, instead of the cramped bedroom I was familiar with, there was a whole set of spacious and elegant Western-style halls. Purple sat behind the long table that matched her temperament, looking at me with a smile.

"Oh, what's the matter, Morikin-sensei?"

“…… Principal."

"It's called Purple."

"-Purple," I struggled for a moment, and finally managed to ignore the strangeness that surrounded Purple. "I'll just be brief. I'm the dormitory manager, but I don't have the key. ”

"Oops, isn't the key on you?"

"That's ...... Hey? ”

I touched my waist. Originally, I only had the key of Xianglin Hall on my keychain, but at some point, it became a heavy string! I distinctly remember that when I came back and opened the door, it was the same as usual.

In short, my mission was accomplished. After that, when Reimu went into the back room to rummage through her luggage, she didn't enter Purple's office. Why, while feeling deeply incredible, I also sadly learned to give up understanding. In the afternoon, I was able to sit in the store and entertain customers. I thought this as I pushed the door of dormitory 101 open with all my might.

"Boom!"

Explosion-like sound.

Then, I was overwhelmed by the dust that poured out of the house.

PS: Finally rescued from the mouth of the mythical beast......