Living in a Class-Based World
Chapter 12 Folding Fan

Yuuta had his third stream several days after the Sports Days. The first and second ones were Stream Services, but this time spelled his first paid stream. For this reason, the women had to subscribe in order to watch Yuuta’s stream.

Fortunately the subscription fee for Yuuta was still cheap because of his low E-Rank. It was set to be 500 Yen per month.

“Today marks my third stream, but it’s my first paid stream. So I thank you all for coming to watch me in such huge numbers, despite having to pay for it.”

His first and second streams showed Yuuta playing a game called God of War. This time he planned to have a Just Chatting stream.

“The other day my high school class had its Sports Day.”

Yuuta talked about his athletic meet during the stream. He described it as a very enjoyable event, from the preparation phase all the way to the actual day. Seeing Yuuta smiling happily while recounting his memories, the comments got all excited and many women showed their envy about Yuuta’s class enjoying such a wonderful Sports Day.

“How were your Sports Days?”

Only a very small number of women could participate in the Sports Days of male classes in this world. So he kept talking about the Sports Days of the normal, all-girls schools while interacting with the comments.

“Heee～ Pole game? You mean the one where you win if you topple over the other side’s pole? That’s intense. I hope no one got injured?”

One comment stated that it was a yearly custom in a certain girl’s high school to play that pole game. But she earned herself quite some beef as many others told her that she shouldn’t tell a man about it since it’s quite intense and risky.

Amidst that conversation, one woman also asked, 「Yuuta-sama, do you plan to sell your own merch?」

“My merch? Is it normal for merch to be sold during the streams of men?”

Even though he already knew the answer, he deliberately played the ball back to his listeners to get another conversation going. In reality, many male streamers were selling merch. But, because the revenue of those sales were controlled by the state, the men usually didn’t sell merch proactively.

“Ohh, I didn’t know. I’ll try to consult my caseworker about it later.”

If he spoke to Tomoe about it, Yuuta’s merch would likely be sold right away.

“What kind of merch would you like?”

Yuuta tossed that question at his listeners while harboring expectations to hear something specific. And just as he had hoped for, a certain comment immediately popped up.

“Exclusive headsets? Then you’ll be able to hear my voice clearly, right? I see, I see. If I use an exclusive microphone, it’ll sound like a realistic voice, won’t it? I’ll look into it a bit.”

Yuuta’s words immediately caused the comments to go ablaze. Although no one spelled it out clearly, some of the comments were rather suggestive.

“Oh, just now my caseworker gave me the OK to sell my own headsets. It looks like you’ll be able to buy my headsets soon.”

Those were his exclusive headsets as Yuuta, not as Dreamseducer Yuu. And then Yuuta picked another comment that popped up.

“Eh? A suit?”

Yuuta had chosen that comment while pretending to not know anything.

“Heee～ V-streamers actually sell suits, huh?”

Yuuta’s paid stream was set to be suited for all ages. Because it hadn’t a R12-tag, it’d be bad for him to use overly dirty expressions.

“It seems like my caseworker doesn’t know anything about such suits either.”

Yuuta’s stream then returned to talking about Sports Days, before it ended after one hour. Sᴇaʀᴄh the N0ᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

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“Good work.”

“Thanks. It was my third run, so I’ve gotten used to it by now.”

“It looks like many people have subscribed to you.”

“That does make me happy.”

Tomoe was smiling all over her face after seeing Yuuta do his best.

“Should I look up the matter with the suit which had been mentioned before?”

“Hmmm.”

If she’s going to investigate it, she’ll eventually reach Dreamseducer Yuu. But, thinking back on the matter during the Sports Day, you could also think that it’s a bit too late for that now.

“Would you be okay to look into it for me? However, I still don’t know whether we’re going to sell it.”

“As you wish. I will investigate it and report back to you as soon as possible.”

If we’re going to sell suits, we’ll probably need a concept different from the Succubus Suit. If it’s exactly the same, it’d just double my burden.

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“Yuuta-sama, your stream was so wonderful♪”

“Thank you. I truly enjoyed the Sports Day with everyone, so I used it for my Just Chatting stream.”

“Hehe, many of my acquaintances contacted me to express their mortification over not having been able to take part in it♪”

May the 28th, Aoi’s birthday. Yuuta went out on a date with Aoi. And although you could call it going out, a man like Yuuta would have all sorts of restrictions when going on dates outside the Exclusive Male Zone, so they went to the Mitsukoshi Department Store inside the Male Exclusive Zone.

“I bought your exclusive headset, Yuuta-sama♪”

“Thanks. Though I planned to give them out to everyone in my class as a gift.”

Everyone had bought their own headset before Yuuta could give it to them.

“Just the intention already makes me more than happy enough♪ You did buy our swimsuits and the outfits for the Sports Day♪”

“I’m looking forward to the class trip.”

“Yes!”

They toured various stores while flirting with their arms linked. Because all the store employees were fully-automatic robots, they didn’t need to worry about others watching them. It was just like a normal date between lovers.

“About the suit which had been mentioned during the stream…”

But, then Aoi broached the suit topic. Yuuta reflexively braced himself.

“I saw the details of what Tomoe-san looked up for you. It’s using a rather interesting technology.”

“I-I see.”

“She figured out which company developed it.”

She found out!! Yuuta screamed in his mind.

“She didn’t learn anything about the technology in detail, and since they didn’t acquire a patent, it hasn’t been published either.”

“Okay.”

“If you should ever sell your own suit, Yuuta-sama, I will definitely buy it♪”

“Ahahaha, please do so by all means.”

He had consulted with Ayaka on what he should do from now on as the nature of his relationship with Aoi and the others didn’t allow him to ask how much they knew about Yuuta’s connection with Dreamseducer Yuu, but she told him that his first priority for now ought to become D-Rank at the end of the first term and confess to Aoi during the evening party of the cultural festival in November.

Yuuta kept cheerfully talking with Aoi while walking with her at his side. He had already decided on a birthday present. Consulting with Tomoe yielded him the result of what gift he should go for as his first.

They were gradually closing in on their destination. Once she spotted the store in the distance, Aoi couldn’t conceal her joy and became all fidgety.

It was a store selling 「Folding Fans」.

“Aoi-san.”

“Yes!”

“Would you be alright with me giving you a folding fan as a birthday present?”

“Absolutely!”

A man giving a folding fan to a woman as a gift held the meaning, 「Please protect me, okay?」, in this world. Going by the values of the Old World, it’d be common to expect the man to protect the woman, but this wasn’t the rule over here.

Men were few in number and had to protect themselves from being exposed to danger.

It makes the women seem like female knights, I’d say. A female knight who’s going to protect her lord. Or in Aoi’s case, I guess I should call her a princess knight.

“Is there any design you like, Aoi-san?”

“I will be happy with any design you pick for me, Yuuta-sama! But, if we are talking about my personal tastes, I do like floral patterns♪”

“Floral patterns, hmm.”

He’d have been in a bind if she had entirely entrusted him with choosing a fan, but Aoi properly communicated her own preferences.

Yuuta chose a fan with white lilies from among the high-quality fans suitable for Aoi to carry.

“How about something like this?”

“It is lovely♪”

White lilies seemed to fit perfectly with Aoi who was a chaste, pure, dignified, and genuine girl.

After having the fan wrapped up nicely, Yuuta handed Aoi her gift right then and there.

“Happy Birthday. Please accept this as a present from me.”

“Gladly! Thank you so much! I swear to protect you for the rest of my life, Yuuta-sama!”

Far from being almost a confession, this totally registers as a proposal, doesn’t it? Yuuta thought, but things were different in this world. After all, you could call the protection of men a duty for all women.

While cherishingly holding onto the fan Yuuta had gifted her, Aoi walked with her face being a picture of pure bliss and her arm being entwined around Yuuta’s. They had decided to go around for a bit longer until lunchtime, enjoying just looking at things inside the big Mitsukoshi Department Store.

After having taken a round of window-shopping, Yuuta and Aoi ate their lunch at a food mall. Aoi ordered syrup-covered anko and fruit over there, savoring its taste with a beaming smile of happiness all over her face.

Every once in a while they also ran into other men and women, but it was good manners to not meddle with each other.

“How are things going with the schedule for the class trip?”

“All of us have been providing ideas while thinking about how to make it a wonderful trip. Everyone has come up with various ideas that sound like they would be very fun, so we haven’t decided yet, but we will decide on everything by the middle of June and then get ready for it.”

“I look very much forward to what sort of trip it’s going to become.”

“Thank you very much for having entrusted all of it to me♪”

“I thought that this would be the best guarantee for it to become a fun trip.”

“Ehehe, we will turn it into such a great trip that it will exceed your expectations, Yuuta-sama♪”

Yuuta had basically entrusted all the details of the class trip in July to Aoi. They had decided that Aoi and the others would ask in advance when it came to matters requiring Yuuta’s confirmation and Tomoe’s decision, but in the end there were no issues. All the girls in the class came up with many ideas, doing their utmost to please Yuuta.

“How are your preparations for the training camp with Keita-sama going?”

“Oh, all is going well. Rin-san and also Ayaka-san are going to join us as support.”

“You mean Ayaka-san, your caseworker before Tomoe-ane-sama, right? I met her on the day of your graduation ceremony. She was a lovely woman.”

“Yes. She’s very kind and capable at her work.”

“How reliable♪”

He had discussed various things with Keita about the training camp, or in short, the gathering of the Dreamseducers organization.

“Yuuta-sama.”

“Mmh?”

“As a matter of fact…it’s about our training camp in August…”

“Okay, did something happen?”

“I was wondering whether Hazuki-san, the direct affiliate of Keita-sama, wouldn’t be able to come with us.”

“Eh? Hazuki-san?”

“Yes. Previously I have seen Hazuki-san with Keita-sama and I think the charm of a gentle girl like her will increase manifold, if she polishes herself as a woman during our training camp together with us.”

“I see.”

Yuuta believed that Aoi’s suggestion was a good one. He didn’t know whether Hazuki-san would want to refine her womanhood at a training camp. But, he wondered whether this would maybe trigger a nice synergy with Keita, who was going to improve his manhood during the organization’s mixer.

“I think it’s a great plan. If Hazuki-san does her best, Keita-senpai will also strive hard during our training camp. In reverse, Hazuki-san might work diligently at increasing her own charm since Keita-senpai is doing his best at a training camp.”

“That’s lovely♪ I’m sure it will work out without a hitch.”

“You’re right. Alright, I will talk it over with Keita-senpai.”

“Thank you♪”

The summer camps would bring both to new heights. If Keita showed some motivation during Dreamseducers’ gathering and worked on himself as a man, Yuuta was sure he would become a much greater man than he is now. The calm and gentle Keita needed confidence first and foremost.

All of a sudden, Yuuta also felt pumped with determination, thinking that he had to inject Keita with lots of confidence as a man.

Even after finishing lunch, Yuuta and Aoi walked around the department store for a little while longer.

Starting with the evening, a birthday party would be held for Aoi at the Yoshiwara estate.

Nanase had invited Yuuta to participate, but he consulted with Tomoe, and she told him it’d be fine for him to join in the coming year after he officially became Aoi’s boyfriend.

A great number of high family women would participate in Aoi’s birthday party. If a man other than Nanase’s husband Takashi would participate in it, despite not being Aoi’s official boyfriend yet, the other guests would likely kick up a fuss about it.

Thus Yuuta had politely declined Nanase’s invitation and told her that he’d do his best to be allowed to join next year. Nanase had apparently smiled all over her face in response to Yuuta’s words.

The fun time was over in the blink of an eye and Aoi had to go back soon. As they slowly walked towards the exit, it was Aoi who spotted the group first.

“Oh? Isn’t that Takuya-sama?”

“Huh?”

Takuya stood in front of Mitsukoshi’s lingerie store. Flanked by three women.

“Who are these girls? I don’t see Yukishiro-san anywhere.”

“Those are Layla-san and her friends who are studying here abroad from the Mir Kingdom. The one linking arms with Takuya-sama is Layla-san. The two behind them are the twins Emily-san and Monica-san.”

Surrounded by three girls with brown skin, Takuya was in a great mood. He hadn’t noticed Yuuta and Aoi either.

“He seems to have fun, but is he on a date with a woman who’s not Yukishiro-san?”

“As a matter of fact…Takuya-sama has taken not only Yukishiro-san, but also Layla-san as his direct affiliate.”

“Eh? I didn’t know.”

So you’re not limited to one direct affiliate. Two and more are fine as well.

“Does Layla-san have a good relationship with Yukishiro-san?”

However, usually one would consult with the first direct affiliate about taking a second one and decide then. After all, it wasn’t an overly good situation for a boy.

“Hmm, I haven’t really heard anyone mentioning that they are especially close or anything like that.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yep. The Mir Kingdom has built a civilization where the men and women embrace values that are quite different from ours. Even so, Layla-san has been very understanding of Nihon’s culture and didn’t cause any troubles thus far.”

For some reason, Yuuta thought that this was a rather dodgy story. When he had attended his classroom during junior high, Yukishiro had recommended Akari to him as a direct affiliate. She looked very pretty and kind, so he didn’t have a bad impression of Yukishiro. Rather, he had a good opinion of her.

Yet, because he had already met Aoi and also because of the advice by Ayaka, he had turned down the matter with Akari, but he recalled how Akari had left without showing him any ill will or animosity.

“It’d be nice if things go well for Yukishiro-san.”

They moved to the exit so as to not be noticed by Takuya’s group and after leaving the department store, the fun date with Aoi was over.

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