Chapter 30: The Top-tier Accomplice is Online
In the original work “Star Trigger 2,” Alice Astrea is arranged by the Secret Circle SEMA to enter Star Shadow High School as a student. She is required to get close to the protagonist using her extraordinary beauty, gain his favor, and gradually earn his trust, ultimately obtaining information about the “White Spirit Priestess,” Amamiya Chika.
During their time together, Alice truly develops feelings for the protagonist.
Initially approaching him for the sake of her mission, she finds herself falling for the gentle and kind protagonist.
The protagonist is also moved by her strength and integrity, and he holds feelings for her.
Although she has to say goodbye to him for her mission, they make a promise under the cherry blossom tree.
If they have the chance to meet again in the future, they will definitely be together.
Unlike the female protagonist Amamiya Chika.
Alice Astrea’s memory scene is a part of the common storyline that is bound to be experienced.
That’s why Nagi is feeling tense.
From character design perspective.
Alice Astrea is the ideal type of beautiful girl in the mind of the male protagonist Tsukimi Kanade.
A blonde girl with twin tails, a celestial figure, heterochromatic eyes, and white stockings; a legal loli.
She can be considered a nemesis to the childhood friend protagonist, Hinata Mana.
In the original storyline, the competition between the two for the protagonist is often a topic of amusement among players.
And now, Nagi, inheriting this “childhood friend” attribute, is facing a crisis.
In Class 1-A’s classroom.
After Kanade volunteers to take Alice on a campus tour after school, the students in the class exhibit expressions of suspicion, jealousy, or sudden realization.
For them, some things seem to be explained.
“(So it turns out Tsukimi is into blondes!)”
“(No wonder that adorable Hoshimiya-chan is always clinging to him; they haven’t even started dating yet…)”
“(That guy Tsukimi likes girls with petite figures like this?)”
“(That’s right, Hoshimiya seems taller; she probably doesn’t fit into his criteria… but personally, I still prefer someone like Hoshimiya who has long legs and… )”
“(Enough, enough, who asked you?)”
……
The boys and girls start whispering among themselves.
And Kanade remains completely unaware that he is gradually being seen as a “blonde white-stocking loli enthusiast” by his classmates.
Even Mana, who knows Kanade well, wears a puzzled expression and can’t figure out what her childhood friend is thinking.
Meanwhile, Rin watches with great interest, glancing between the confused Mana and the sagging Nagi.
His amber eyes rolled a bit, quickly understanding why the two were reacting this way.
So these two still didn’t realize they had feelings for each other and started dating? Rin sighed inwardly.
Rin still remembers the first time he met Nagi through Kanade’s introduction.
To him, as an observer.
At first glance, he noticed Nagi, that black-haired beauty who often hovered around Kanade, definitely having feelings exceeding mere friendship for the latter.
Although Kanade doesn’t explicitly express feelings for Nagi, he certainly cares about her a lot.
Even though he previously thought these two had wooden heads, he never expected that up until now, they hadn’t realized they were mutual crushes?
What are these two doing? Especially that guy Kanade.
Even Rin, who is completely uninterested in girls, cannot deny that Nagi is a captivating presence.
A pure, cute, sunny girl like her will undoubtedly attract countless admirers.
If she relies on her feelings for him and doesn’t take the initiative, one day she will surely be taken away by someone else.
Having witnessed countless despicable and ugly competition in romance.
Though saying this might feel a bit unfair to his close friend Kanade, his timid, introverted herbivore character lacks competitive strength in the dating food chain.
If this continues, there will come a day Nagi will drift away from him.
Sigh, what a hopeless good person.
Rin views Kanade’s remark as an action taken to take care of Nagi.
Because as friends who secretly exchanged their favorite manga before, he knows that a blonde girl like Alice would definitely not be within Kanade’s preference range.
That guy likes black-haired, giant-breasted beauties with straight long hair…
Before the homeroom teacher left, Rin suddenly raised his hand.
“Teacher! You don’t need to go through so much trouble; I can take Alice around the campus by myself.”
“But Haibara, you are also a transfer student…”
“I actually visited Star Shadow High School before transferring, so I am very familiar with the campus and can certainly handle this guiding role~”
Rin’s words carried a hint of undeniable confidence, and he accurately grasped the teacher’s dislike of trouble.
“Moreover, since I am also a transfer student like Alice, it will be easier for both of us to interact.”
“Then it’s settled.”
Sure enough, the homeroom teacher agreed to Rin’s suggestion.
Though this action made Alice, who was just hoping to approach Kanade, a bit displeased, she had to agree to this request since it required keeping a low profile.
“Then I’ll trouble you, Haibara-kun.”
“Alice-san, you can just call me Rin, right? After all, it’s a bit unfair that only I call you by your name~”
This scene in front of them made some students who had known Kanade and Rin since elementary school, aware of their friendship, indulge in wild imaginations.
“(Is this a battle among friends over the same woman?)”
“(Alice-san… I can’t believe she’s a temptress that could turn friends against each other…)”
“(But I still prefer Hoshimiya-san wearing black stockings…)”
“(So, who asked you!?)”
“(By the way, for today’s meeting after school, should we invite that guy Rin?)”
“(Sure, I’ll go and invite him during break.)”
……
During the break time.
As transfer students, Rin and Alice naturally can’t escape being surrounded by curious classmates asking questions.
Meanwhile, Nagi is unexpectedly surrounded by several girls with whom she has a decent relationship, comforting her.
No, please don’t suddenly declare my defeat. Nagi thought inwardly.
Kanade’s action was indeed a bit unexpected for Nagi.
Usually timid and not proactive in anything, Kanade surprisingly volunteered to take Alice around campus at that moment.
It really took Nagi by surprise.
That kid has really grown…
Nagi thought to herself.
She understood that Kanade’s original intention behind this action was to protect her.
Because she had intentionally arranged for DD-chan to inform Kanade about Alice’s identity so that he would take the initiative to distance himself from this female protagonist.
Though her ultimate goal is to cultivate Kanade into a dependent person who can’t live without her and then die in front of him, leaving him regret for a lifetime.
She is still pleased to see Kanade’s growth; after all, as a future protagonist meant to save the world, power alone isn’t enough.
…She just didn’t expect him to grow so quickly.
Nagi’s gaze silently passed through the crowd and landed on Kanade, who sat alone in his seat.
At this moment, Kanade seemed to revert to that shy and introverted boy, too shy to squeeze into the crowd to talk to his close friend.
Did he notice her gaze?
Kanade tilted his head slightly, locking eyes with Nagi’s sparkling gaze across the crowd.
But Nagi deliberately looked away.
—Kanade, you’ve given me another stage to shine~
Nagi’s lips curled slightly in an angle that Kanade couldn’t see.
—“The childhood friend sulking adorably out of jealousy” is about to go online.
