'At least this school isn't monotonous' Yuuji thought as he watched the spectacle.
After noon, the physical education classes combined 1-A and 1-B, which meant Lala and Saki were sharing the same space again.
Tenjoin Saki, because of her background and beauty, was considered the queen of the school. Until Lala's arrival, she had dominated everyone's attention. Although Lala did not seek notoriety, her charisma and beauty made her extremely popular.
Because of this, Saki felt jealous and actively tried to outshine her during class, attempting to draw more eyes toward herself.
The result, they were fairly even, with Lala just slightly ahead.
In the original story, Lala won decisively, which was why Saki felt so much resentment toward her.
What caused this change?
"Ah! Woof woof Puppy-kun, stop!" Lala shouted, distracted, when the small robot dog she had built jumped at her and tore off a large portion of her shirt.
At that moment, four crystals appeared around her, covering her.
'No matter how ecchi this is, isn't showing her naked body in front of the whole class a bit too much?' Yuuji wondered internally.
In the original story, Lala's overwhelming victory was due to several perverted situations that ended with her exposing her body and drawing all the attention, leaving Saki behind.
But even if it was an almost forced situation, Lala was still Yuuji's first friend in this world. There was no way he would let her go through that, even if she herself did not mind.
"Yuuji, thank you! I'm fine now!" Lala's voice rang out. Yuuji withdrew the Project Image crystals, revealing Lala completely dressed and normal.
"You need to be more careful," Yuuji reminded her, while she stood fully covered in her intact gym uniform.
"Ahaha…" Lala scratched her head, somewhat embarrassed. "Somehow I feel like I've had pretty bad luck today. Do you think I should just sit out?" she asked, blushing.
"It's fine, keep doing your thing. I'll take care of your accidents."
"Thank you!" Lala said, hugging him quickly before returning to class and continuing the teacher's exercises.
After a while, the class ended, and later, the day finally came to an end.
"Finally…" Yuuji stretched. "Being in a sleeping position all day isn't as relaxing as it sounds."
"Yuuji, see you tomorrow!"
"Bye" he replied quickly as he left.
Using his shortcut, in less than five minutes he was home again, and after greeting his mother, who was sitting on the couch, he went up to his room and lay down on his bed.
[Host, shall we start the mission today?]
"No, wait two more days" Yuuji replied.
[...]
"Alright, I'll look into that a bit," Yuuji said, standing up.
His room was enormous, equipped with multiple comforts, including a state-of-the-art PC. Yuuji already had a rough idea of what kind of business he wanted to create, so he began searching for useful locations nearby, knowing he would later need his parents' help with the legal side.
But he did not spend much time searching, not even five minutes, when his D-Dial vibrated again.
"Not a single free day?" he complained, though he checked the message anyway.
[Where are you?]
[At home] Yuuji replied.
[Return to the High School, I need you to act] Zastin wrote.
[What's going on?]
[Her Highness was challenged by another girl to compete in a beauty contest. How dare she? It is nothing more than exposing Her Highness's body in various ways to seek the attention of men. I need you to find a way to stop the contest or convince Her Highness not to participate.]
[Can't you do it yourself?]
[Her Highness would get angry with me.]
"Then let her get angry with me, huh?" Yuuji sighed.
After confirming, he went downstairs, ready to return to the High School and fulfill the task.
"Are you going out?" Clara asked, sitting on the couch as Yuuji walked behind her without taking his eyes off the television.
"Yes, I have to go back to the High School to do…"
Mid-sentence, Yuuji had an idea and stopped abruptly, stepping back and sitting down beside his mother.
'Time to use my greatest power' Yuuji thought with a smile.
"Mom, I need your help with something."
"What's wrong?" Clara asked, confused.
"You said you can pressure the Tenjoins, right?"
"Don't tell me the young Tenjoin girl dared to do something to you… Or maybe you like her?" Clara asked, somewhere between angry and excited.
"It's not that… it's…" Yuuji explained the beauty contest situation, without revealing the real reasons for wanting it canceled.
Fortunately, no further explanation was needed, in fact, his mother would not need an explanation to indulge him.
"Ah, that girl… I had heard about the young Tenjoin's personality, but this is another level" Clara murmured. "Alright, I understand. There's no need to pressure them, just informing her parents will be enough. Actually, they don't like their daughter going to these extremes for attention either. I'll take care of it, dear."
"Thanks, Mom!" Yuuji said, excited that he would not have to do anything, and returned to his room trusting that everything would be resolved.
Clara watched him go upstairs and smiled in a mischievous way that resembled Risa when she saw romantic gossip.
"Hehe, that boy… he put so much emphasis on how revealing the outfits were that it's obvious he doesn't want anyone seeing her like that, and since he showed no interest in the young Tenjoin, it can only be the competitor" Clara thought.
Snap!
With a snap of her fingers, an elderly man in a suit appeared beside her and handed her documents with photos and information about Lala.
"So… an alien princess. My son certainly has high standards, but at least she's a top-tier beauty" Clara said, surprised after reading them.
"Madam, shouldn't we investigate the origin of the young master's powers?" the butler asked.
"There's no need. He's growing up and can have his own secrets. He's already grown and has surely realized…" Clara said, extending her hand toward the phone, a green energy flowed from her hand toward it and pulled it to her. "There's no way we obtained all this with just a few investments."
Clara smiled mysteriously before returning to her affectionate expression. "Let's help a little with my secretive son's love life."
...
At the same time, at Sainan High School.
The courtyard was filled with students in front of a wooden stage professionally built in just a few minutes.
In the back, in a makeshift room, Lala was dressed in an elegant gown.
The door opened and Yui entered.
"Lala, I think you shouldn't participate."
"It's fine, it looks fun" Lala said excitedly.
"But… this doesn't seem right to me. You don't need to participate in an unnecessary contest, you don't need a bunch of perverts praising you, right?" Yui said.
Lala remained silent for a second before replying, with a rare hint of weakness.
"But… how do I know he would choose me?"
"Of course Rito would choose you, he's your f-fiancé" Yui said, trying to comfort her, blushing as she pronounced fiancé.
As if realizing something, Lala slapped her cheeks and returned to her usual personality.
"You're right, Rito loves me. I'll participate just because it's fun" she said with her usual smile.
Leaving the room, she headed behind the stage, near the stairs, where she found Rito and Saruyama talking.
"I'm telling you, this is your chance to show dominance" Saruyama said.
"Saruyama, I still don't understand what you're talking about" Rito replied.
"I want to know, I want to know" Lala said excitedly, appearing in front of them. "What is dominance?"
"W-well…" Rito looked at Lala's elegant dress, blushing for a reason different from usual.
"I'll explain. He's your fiancé, right?" Saruyama said, and Lala nodded. "Then he has to show everyone that you're his and that only he can see you. It's an act of true love."
Saruyama kept speaking louder and louder, shouting the last part with extreme emotion.
"B-but… I can't stop the guys from looking at her, and besides… she doesn't belong to me" Rito said, confused.
Lala, focused only on the last part, thinking it was an act of true love, felt a little depressed upon hearing it.
"Ohoho, Satalin, I must admit you look beautiful… but not as beautiful as me, of course" Saki's voice rang out as she stepped out of her dressing room at the same time, wearing an elegant golden outfit that accentuated her figure and highlighted all her attributes.