Beauty Inside Sensei (Pause By Original Author)

Beta reading by Sans_ketchup

I didn't want to be alone.

I was afraid of being left behind, misunderstood by everyone, and I was terrified of being ignored by anyone.

I didn't want to be alone anymore... That's why I think that it happened.

Even though I tried to believe it wasn't true, I was afraid... afraid that my lord, my Sensei, might leave me.

Out of fear and a desire to be loved... I ended up causing trouble. Did you come to hate me because of this? Maybe Izuna, who keeps causing trouble like this, is no longer needed.

I don't want to wake up. I don't want to open my eyes. I'm afraid that a terrifying reality might be waiting for me...

But even as I felt that fear, I wanted to open my eyes.

Even if I'm abandoned... I wanted to see that person again, the one who made me feel this way.

So, I opened my eyes.

What came into view was the face of someone I had never seen before, but instinctively, I knew.

That it was my Sensei.

As I watched their mouth open, I wondered what they would say. Would they be disappointed in me? Would they scold me?... But contrary to my worries, the words that came from my lord's mouth were not like that.

"Did you sleep well, Izuna?"

"...Good morning, my lord."

Ah... That's right. This is how my Sensei is. That's why I fell in love with them...

The shop of the Festival Management Department, Baekyadang.

The most famous traditional tea house in Kivotos. During times when there are no festivals, they make money through Baekyadang's business.

Baekyadang was planning a franchise.

Their first branch was to acquire the operating rights of the Resort Archipelago from Octopus Bank and establish a Baekyadang Resort Archipelago branch. They were promoting it and running the business, but...

"There are no customers!!!"

"Well, who would come to such a remote place?"

Not a single customer had come so far. After several days of business, the profit was zero. In fact, it was in the negative.

The most important thing in business is time, and that time was slipping away.

"We're in the red, in the red!"

"Who would come to a deserted place like the Resort Archipelago?"

"But, but they said it was a surefire business! We even remodeled the abandoned resort and set up this Baekyadang building!"

"The problem is the lack of customers. You're usually the most capable person in Hyakkiyako, so why is this happening?"

"Ugh..."

Kikyou, who had come as Shizuko's escort, sighed and shook her head.

"From the start, there's no staff, and if you're going to start a franchise, you should have planned it better."

"Well, we don't have much experience in this..."

Baekyadang, which was struggling from the start of its franchise plan. Since Baekyadang is one of Hyakkiyako's most representative shops, Kikyou couldn't help but sigh. On top of that, with the disappearance of the department head and the deputy head's declaration of resignation, things were already stressful... and now she had somehow ended up as Baekyadang's escort.