Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Vol. 9 by Ryo Shirakome

Author:Ryo Shirakome [Shirakome, Ryo]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Light Novel
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2019-06-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter III: Charging Emotions

Shizuku sat in her familiar seat by the window, staring blankly at her elementary school classroom. She was so tired she could barely keep her eyes open. Her limbs felt heavy. Were it not for the laws of physics, she would have melted through her chair, into the ground, and lay there forever.

“I think Shizuku-chan should be the one!”

“Huh!?” Shizuku jumped as she heard her name called. But then she settled back down and remembered they were in the middle of homeroom. And today they were deciding on the cast members for the class play.

“Yaegashi-san, what do you think? Do you want to do it? Shirasaki-san seems to think you’d be a perfect fit,” Shizuku’s homeroom asked gently.

Oh yeah, I really liked this teacher’s smile. Shizuku thought absently, her teacher’s question going in one ear and out the other.

“Come on, Shizuku-chan! You’ve gotta do it! You’ve gotta be the princess!”

“K-Kaori?”

Watching her best friend look excitedly at her finally brought Shizuku back to her senses. The play they were doing was as cliched as they came. A tale of princesses and knights and dragons. The beautiful but timid princess gets saved by the knight after a long and arduous adventure and the two fall in love.

Why does she want me to play the princess? Shizuku didn’t need to think long to figure out the answer. Rather, it was obvious from the start. Kaori was far more perceptive than she let on. She knew that Shizuku secretly loved cute things, and wanted to appear more feminine than she did.

“But...”

“You’d look really cute in a princess’ dress! Come on, don’t you want to make some memories in our last year of elementary school?”

There was a school play every year, but never once had Shizuku played such a cute and girly role. Half-unsure, half-embarrassed, and just a little creeped out by her best friend’s excited panting, Shizuku fumbled to find a reply. Of course, she was aware that she was secretly happy that Kaori thought she’d make a good princess. And she definitely did want to give it a try. Kaori picked up on Shizuku’s inner desires and, straightforward as always, decided to give her one more push.

“Shizuku-chan, if you become the princess, I can play the knight! What do you think!?”

“Um... Well, if that’s what—”

Blushing slightly, Shizuku thought to herself, Maybe I should give it a shot after all.

“Huh? Shouldn’t it be the other way around!?”

It felt as though someone had thrown a bucket of cold water into Shizuku’s face. Her classmate’s assertion put a damper on her excitement.

“Kaori-chan should be the princess and Shizuku-chan should be the knight!”

“What’re you talking about, a guy has to play the knight!”

“Yaegashi-san’s way manlier than any of you wimps, so she should do it!”

“Yeah, exactly! She even does kendo, so she’s a real swordswoman!”

“I want to see Yaegashi-san dress up as a knight!”

In seconds, everyone else in the classroom was clamoring for Shizuku to play the knight. Kaori got to her feet and

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