A Serious Error in Chihaya-chan’s Reputation – Volume 1 – Chapter 19

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗: 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐆𝐨

Chihaya was elated when a large sum of money was deposited into her account one after the other.

Rather, she was escaping from reality because she didn’t want to think about the resentment she had bought.

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“. . . . . .O, Okay.”

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Pulling her hat down over her eyes, putting on a face mask, Chihaya checked the time and left her apartment.

It was just past eight in the evening. There were no people walking on the street, only the back view of a police officer patrolling on a bicycle could be seen.

It was a time when she wouldn’t be noticed.

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Today, Chihaya was planning her first outing since coming to the New World Development Zone. Even groceries were ordered online and delivered to her room, a social withdrawal Chihaya, this was a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

Besides, Actors often shut themselves in underground soundproof rooms for long-term assignments, so home delivery is common.

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Putting her hands in her pockets, Chihaya began to walk along the edge of the road.

The New World Development Zone is as large as Tokyo’s 23 wards.

However, many places, like the Actanoid research and development area, gun factories, Self-Defense Forces training grounds, large-scale facilities for researching New World fauna and flora, were restricted to the general public.

Still, there were buses running on dedicated roads for transportation, and shopping districts were also built based on bus stops.

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Chihaya’s destination was that shopping district. Though she’s only eighteen and can’t drink, she can enter a slightly stylish and expensive shop in the shopping district.

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“I, I’d like a private room, please. No smoking. Private room. . . . . .”

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Muttering the lines she would say when entering the shop, she giggled.

She had even checked online and picked out a restaurant. She had studied the menu so well that she could just point to her order as soon as the menu was handed to her.

She also checked the reservation status of the private rooms. Though she couldn’t call for a reservation due to her social awkwardness, it wasn’t a problem.

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She could do it, and Chihaya was confident of her victory, no, her triumph in the dinner.

Who would stand in the way of this victory road? No one.

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“Hey, are you alone? I know a place that has a couple’s discount. Wanna go together? It’s this place.”

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Dodging a flashy guy trying to show her his smartphone displaying the restaurant’s homepage and putting his arm around her, Chihaya immediately turned her back on the shopping district and ran.

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“Impossible!”

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Blocked by the strong man skilled in communication, the pick-up guy, Chihaya’s adventure ended.

She even glimpsed the stylish restaurant she had set her sights on displayed on the flashy guy’s smartphone. There was supposed to be no couple’s discount, but if that pick-up guy succeeds in the future and they run into each other at the restaurant, it would be more than awkward.

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“W, Why. . . . . .”

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Depressed at what had happened, Chihaya walked home dejectedly, passing by a ramen shop she found along the way. Even if it was just ordering and paying, she had lost the energy to talk to the staff.

With a small sound from her hungry stomach and feeling frustrated, Chihaya went into a convenience store she found.

She took prosciutto salad and instant pumpkin soup to the register, and then noticed.

Since she was planning to eat at the restaurant, she didn’t bring a shopping bag.

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“Ah, um, bag. . . . . .”

“I’ll give you a bag. Do you need chopsticks?”

“I, I want, please.”

“One pair, I’ll put it in the bag.”

“Th, thank, you. . . . . .”

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After paying, Chihaya quickly left the convenience store.

She felt sure the clerk would remember her face, and feeling even more down, she returned to her apartment.

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While facing a dinner completely different from what she planned, Chihaya began fiddling with her smartphone.

In her strange frustration, she decided to make a reservation by email for a completely private room and arrange a taxi by email.

But the completely private room restaurants were either members-only or booked up to a year in advance.

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“Huff. I’ll leave it at this today. . . . . .”

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She muttered resentfully and opened Actor’s Quest.

Although it was out of spite, she thought she might as well take a job with this momentum. If she sleeps and her mood calms down, she will surely start to worry aimlessly again.

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But the request bulletin board kicks Chihaya into despair.

There are a large number of combat-related requests displayed. Moreover, only requests to subdue the bandit Actanoid are emphasized in red frames with the phrase 『Recommended for you!』

Even the app seems to completely think she’s a Bomber.

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“Why, whyyyy. . . . . .”

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Chihaya holds her head, wanting only to work peacefully.

However, if you scroll down persistently, non-combat requests somehow begin to appear. Chihaya set her eyes on one of them.

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That request was “Take photos of the stunning views of the new world to create posters and calendars for investment promotion and recruitment.”

The shooting points for the required scenic photos have also been made public. One of them is beyond the Wagawa upstream mountain range where she defeated a Berlette before.

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What a peaceful and cultural request it is.

The stunning views of the new world will surely stir emotion in her troubled heart now, and the grand generosity of nature should permeate her soul.

Furthermore, if she complete such cultural requests, the situation of only combat-related postings appearing on the bulletin board should change.

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“Let’s accept it,” Chihaya presses the request acceptance button.

Then, an unfamiliar sentence, “Do you want to make it a public order?” is displayed.

It seems that to prevent other orderers’ photos from overlapping for poster use, it has become a public order. The photo of the Actor who made the public order first will be adopted.

Competing for shooting points is a waste of time and effort. Chihaya unhesitatingly chose public acceptance.

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――Completely forgetting that she has incurred resentment.