Students performing magic and tricks at the Ryōran Festival were not only performing themselves but also challenging the onlookers.
For example, a student performing "Three Immortals Cave" declared that whoever could guess which bowl the colored ball was in would receive a bounty, and conversely, they would have to pay him money.
His hand speed was very fast, and ordinary people truly couldn't see through it, but after Ayanokouji Kiyohira used his "Supercomputing Space" ability, all of his movements were completely seen by Ayanokoji.
However, even without superpowers, if Ayanokouji Kiyohira watched a couple more times, he could still analyze his movements for hiding the ball after familiarizing himself with his technique.
If Ayanokouji Kiyohira were to step forward and challenge him, he would certainly win easily.
However, even if he won, the bounty wasn't much, and Ayanokouji Kiyohira wasn't short of a few tens of thousands of yen, so he just glanced at it and looked away.
It was Miharu Taki Sakura whose gaze lingered on this trick, watching it two or three times without shifting her eyes.
"Senior, what's wrong? Are you interested in this?" Ayanokoji asked.
Miharu Taki Sakura nodded gently: "Hmm, these kinds of tricks that rely solely on sleight of hand are quite rare normally. I am indeed a bit curious."
"Three Immortals Cave" was probably this vendor's specialty trick. Several people had already stepped forward to gamble with him out of curiosity, but most of them guessed wrong, with only one person picking the correct bowl.
In just a few short minutes, he had earned over a hundred thousand yen with this trick, and the smile on his face was uncontrollable.
Ayanokoji turned his head and asked with a smile: "Senior, do you want to try?"
Miharu Taki Sakura was a little tempted but still shook her head: "Forget it. Although I'm confident I could guess it, as a member of the Student Council, if I were to bully a junior, it might cause controversy, so I won't try."
Although the reasons were different, her thoughts coincided with Ayanokoji's.
In fact, there were quite a few people like them in this school.
Winning such gambling games was as easy as pie for them, but even if they won, the winnings wouldn't satisfy them, so they generally didn't pay attention to such small-scale gambling.
It wasn't arrogance; they were like playing an RPG-style leveling game, where defeating "monsters" in the beginner village only yielded very little experience and gold.
As their level increased, the experience needed to level up became more and more, and even though they could easily defeat these roadside small monsters, they still found it a waste of time and wouldn't even look at them, only stopping when facing "elite monsters."
High-level players challenged high-level opponents, and low-level players also challenged opponents commensurate with their own level, each playing their own game, which also maintained a subtle balance.
So, although the trickster vendor in front of Ayanokoji and Miharu Taki Sakura had won against many people, there should also be many passersby who could win against him, but no one came to end his "winning streak"—even if he had a winning streak, the "gold" he could drop was still the same amount.
Leaving the magic trick stall, Ayanokouji Kiyohira and Miharu Taki Sakura continued to stroll around the campus.
As the Beautification Committee Chairperson, Miharu Taki Sakura did not participate in any games at the stalls but constantly monitored the usage of these stalls.
She checked whether they were occupying public passages, whether they were using excessive promotional methods, whether the items being sold were safe, and so on, then held a record book and went to talk to these vendors.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira followed beside her and suggested playing games like "balloon darts" and "goldfishing" together, but although Miharu Taki Sakura was tempted, she always kept her identity in mind and politely refused.
She said Ayanokouji Kiyohira could play alone, and she would just watch from the side.
Unfortunately, this was clearly a pretty good dating opportunity, but Miharu Taki Sakura was too concerned with her duties and didn't give Ayanokoji a chance to increase his favorability.
However, although she didn't participate in any games, when Ayanokouji Kiyohira bought snacks like candied apples and handed them to her, she happily accepted and ate them... This gave Ayanokoji a little feeling of "it wasn't a wasted trip."
Strolling along, the many stalls on campus were all quite normal, looking just like a school festival at an ordinary school, with all the students enjoying the festival harmoniously.
But soon, Ayanokouji Kiyohira saw something different.
On a relatively open lawn, a real helicopter was parked there. For a fee, one could experience the feeling of spiraling into the sky, and near the ticket booth, there were people queuing up to try it.
This helicopter was not set up by the school officially, but rather a private helicopter brought by a student. Ayanokouji Kiyohira had heard Miharu Taki Sakura complain about it when he was helping her with official duties.
This student's family sold private helicopters, and he hoped that some wealthy students in the school would buy their family's helicopters, so he specially spent a lot of money to buy a temporary stall, hoping to get orders.
Selling helicopters even in school, this idea, although quite whimsical, was actually quite effective. Some people, after getting off the helicopter, really started discussing with him how much it would cost to buy a helicopter.
The area near the lawn was very open, and Ayanokouji Kiyohira turned his head and saw the distant, isolated white tower.
That white tower was a place Ayanokouji Kiyohira had noticed as soon as he arrived at school. He really wanted to go inside and see what was there, but unfortunately, even during the Ryōran Festival, it remained closed to the public.
That was Student Council President Kirari Momobami's territory. Besides her, even other members of the Student Council had never been there, making it an extremely mysterious place.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira tried to approach, but the iron gate leading there was tightly locked, and there were cameras on the wall, along with several security staff patrolling periodically, which made him abandon the idea of forcing his way in.
"Right, should I try flying over it myself and see the scenery from high above? If possible, I could even have a helicopter land inside…"
This thought suddenly surged in Ayanokouji Kiyohira's mind and he couldn't stop it.
While Miharu Taki Sakura was diligently asking the flight staff about safety measures, Ayanokouji Kiyohira quietly approached a staff member and asked if he could fly there.
But as soon as the staff member heard Ayanokoji say half of it, his face instantly changed dramatically, and he shook his head vigorously.
According to him, before they flew the helicopter into the school, the staff inside the school had specifically warned them that the area where the white high tower was located was a no-fly zone, and helicopters were absolutely not allowed to fly inside, let alone make an emergency landing.
If they really did that, this exhibition stand would be removed the next day, and this helicopter would also be confiscated.
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