Chapter 278: Miwa V/S Ayako

[The Other Side]

The plain and ordinary high school student who was being thought of, Hikari, had just arrived at school.

However, after Hikari arrived at school today, he did not go directly to class.

Instead, he walked toward the teacher's office.

Although he had also been called to the office in the morning by Shirakawa Miwa before, the one who called Hikari this morning was not the familiar Japanese language teacher.

But someone else.

"Good morning, Teacher Takamine."

Arriving in front of a certain female teacher's desk, seeing the ponytail tied up like usual, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, with a pretty but very stern face, Takamine Ayako, Hikari greeted her.

"Good morning, Hikari-kun," Takamine Ayako, like greeting any other student, greeted Hikari with a calm and indifferent expression.

Only, as she looked at Hikari, in those beautiful eyes of hers, there was a rather complicated expression.

Looking at Takamine Ayako's current stern and cold appearance, Hikari couldn't help but turn to look at Takamine Ayako's current ponytail, and suddenly remembered the night before last, when Takamine Ayako unusually tied twin tails and let him hold them like steering wheels, and her expression that was completely different from today.

Although she couldn't fully perceive what exactly Hikari was thinking, Takamine Ayako vaguely sensed that Hikari's gaze seemed a bit off.

She quickly coughed twice.

"Ahem!"

Hikari also shook his head, tossing out those strange memories, and with a calm expression asked Takamine Ayako, "Teacher Takamine, why did you call me here today?"

Takamine Ayako's expression suddenly became a bit nervous, and with a somewhat unsteady voice she said, "N-Nothing really. I just happened to buy an extra portion of breakfast today, and thought of you, so I figured if it's convenient, I'd call you over to eat together or something."

As she spoke, Takamine Ayako took out two delicately packaged breakfasts.

While pushing one portion toward Hikari, her expression also became a bit tense, seemingly afraid that Hikari would refuse.

Actually, Takamine Ayako naturally didn't just want to invite Hikari to eat breakfast, otherwise it would be too strange.

Takamine Ayako actually just wanted to see Hikari again.

After all, ever since that unexpected thing happened between them the night before last, Takamine Ayako had been unable to forget those scenes. Recently, every time she fell asleep, she would dream of them.

You have to understand, Takamine Ayako had never even been in a relationship before, and had never experienced any of this.

So although afterward she had said they should forget about it, the image of Hikari kept surfacing in her mind.

After all, that was her first time.

And the sensation was far too intense, far too unforgettable.

Because of the inexplicable feelings she had toward Hikari, and not having seen him since that day, Takamine Ayako very much wanted to see Hikari again.

So this morning, she couldn't help but use the excuse of eating breakfast together to call Hikari over.

Looking at the breakfast in front of him, Hikari also clearly noticed that Takamine Ayako, although appearing as if nothing happened, was secretly glancing at him from time to time with a rather complicated expression.

With far more experience in this kind of thing than Takamine Ayako, Hikari roughly guessed her thoughts.

So he didn't say much and directly sat down to eat breakfast with Takamine Ayako.

Seeing Hikari sit beside her and start eating breakfast, Takamine Ayako quietly let out a sigh of relief.

A few minutes passed, and the atmosphere seemed to become a little stiff.

Takamine Ayako took the initiative to ask, "Hikari-kun, how's your studying going recently?"

Perhaps because she rarely chatted with people and was overly serious, the topic she brought up didn't quite match the relationship and atmosphere between the two.

But Hikari didn't mind, and while eating breakfast casually answered, "It's okay, going well I guess."

After a while, Takamine Ayako asked again, "And the matter with Kitou and the disciplinary director guy from before, you weren't hurt, right?"

Hikari answered, "Didn't Teacher Takamine check ten-plus times that night? My body's fine."

Hearing Hikari's words, Takamine Ayako's pretty face blushed red and gave him a coquettish glare.

But seeing that Hikari's expression remained indifferent, she could only awkwardly retract her gaze, then continued to ask, "Then about Kitou Masami and Director Mutou, those two… beasts, how did you deal with them?"

At the time, Hikari had told her not to get involved in Kitou Masami's handling.

And when Director Mutou was dealt with by Hikari, Takamine Ayako had still been under the peak effect of the drug, dazed and confused, so she hadn't noticed at all.

So she still didn't know exactly what had happened.

Although Hikari said he would handle it, with her serious personality, and considering that Hikari, despite his strength, was still just a high school student, Takamine Ayako remained quite worried.

So at this moment, she looked at Hikari with a very concerned expression.

And seeing Takamine Ayako's worried look, Hikari smiled and said, "Don't worry. I've already taken care of it. They won't have a chance to bother you or Serizawa-san again. Teacher Takamine doesn't need to worry."

Hikari had already physically cremated both people. In this strange world, a few people suddenly disappearing wasn't even a big deal.

Besides, he had used the Corpse Incineration Technique, so there was absolutely no chance of any ripple. After all, Kitou was an unemployed vagrant.

And that Mutou guy, although he had a formal identity, the Corpse Incineration Technique ensured Hikari wouldn't be tied to his disappearance.

And although still somewhat worried, after hearing Hikari's words, Takamine Ayako didn't press further.

For some reason, perhaps because she had been saved by Hikari multiple times, this always stern and serious woman began to trust the still-high-school-aged Hikari deeply in certain areas, even to the point of feeling dependent.

At the very least, when it came to matters involving someone like Kitou Masami, Takamine Ayako felt Hikari gave her an overwhelming sense of security.

Even though Hikari was several years younger than her.

And looking at the now-silent Takamine Ayako, Hikari also took the initiative to express concern, "And what about you, Teacher Takamine? Is your body okay? Are your legs and butt still… sore?"

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Hearing Hikari's sudden question, Takamine Ayako's pretty face flushed red, and her breathing caught.

She was eating breakfast at the time, and suddenly choked on her udon noodles.

She coughed several times in a row, causing her breakfast box to shake several times. The hot broth splashed out a bit and landed on her fair hand and arm.

Hikari quickly reached out to take the soup bowl from her and place it on the desk, then patted her back.

After Takamine Ayako stopped coughing, Hikari grabbed her hand, using a napkin to help her wipe it, asking, "Teacher Takamine, are you okay?"

Takamine Ayako shook her head and said, "I'm fine. I just ate too fast and choked."

As she spoke, Takamine Ayako's face still carried a faint blush.

Hikari then asked, "Is Teacher Takamine still not fully recovered? Still a bit swollen and sore there? Should I request leave for you to go home and rest for a few days?"

Hearing Hikari's words, Takamine Ayako's face instantly flushed red, and she quickly shook her head, saying, "N-no! I'm already fully recovered! Geez!"

Saying that, Takamine Ayako couldn't help but glare at Hikari, her tone completely different from usual, tinged with a bit of gentleness and grievance, like a coquettish complaint, "We're still at school, don't bring that up!"

When Takamine Ayako said this, her whole face turned red to the tips of her ears.

She probably recalled certain scenes from that time due to Hikari's words.

Plus, being in the office, it made her instantly overwhelmed with embarrassment.

Looking at Takamine Ayako's blushing face and hearing her words, Hikari smiled and replied, "Okay, okay, okay…"

Then Hikari held half of her palm and continued wiping off the soup splashes from earlier.

Feeling shy, and being in the office, Takamine Ayako thought she should ask Hikari to let go so she could wipe it herself.

After all, they were still in the office, people came and went, and if this scene were seen by others, it would be bad.

It could affect her usual reputation and didn't match how she normally acted.

But feeling the warm temperature of Hikari's palm, and seeing his gentle wiping motion, Takamine Ayako couldn't bring herself to ask him to let go.

She could only let Hikari gently wipe her fair arm, and even started to feel a little enjoyment.

But just then, a figure suddenly walked toward her desk.

Before Takamine Ayako could react, the figure had already arrived in front of her desk.

"Teacher Takamine, I came to hand in homework—"

Serizawa Yukiha, holding the homework collected from the class, placed the mountain-like stack of assignments on their homeroom teacher Takamine Ayako's desk while reporting.

After putting down the homework that had been blocking her view, Serizawa Yukiha was about to report the homework situation to her homeroom teacher, but suddenly saw the scene of Hikari holding Takamine Ayako's hand.

She froze.

Looking at Hikari's familiar and handsome face, then looking at her homeroom teacher Takamine Ayako's hand currently being held by Hikari, a stunned expression appeared on Serizawa Yukiha's fair face, and she was completely frozen.

"Hi… Hikari-kun?"

"Good morning, Serizawa-san," Hikari, as if nothing had happened, greeted Serizawa Yukiha.

"G-Good morning!", Serizawa Yukiha quickly responded, then stared in surprise at the joined hands of Hikari and Takamine Ayako, unable to stop herself from asking, "Hikari-kun, what are you doing in the office, and with Teacher Takamine… this…"

Seeing Serizawa Yukiha suddenly appear, Takamine Ayako was also a bit stunned just now.

Upon hearing Serizawa Yukiha's questioning words, she quickly pulled her small hand out of Hikari's grasp and hastily explained, "Didn't Hikari-kun save both you and me the other day? So today I invited him to breakfast."

"And just now, I accidentally got burned on my hand, and Hikari-kun helped me wipe it out of concern."

At this point, Takamine Ayako had completely pulled her hand back and hid it behind her.

Her face tried to act like nothing had happened.

After all, she was a teacher, moreover, a homeroom teacher. In front of her student Serizawa Yukiha, she didn't dare have too much contact with Hikari to avoid misunderstandings. Even though that had already happened between them, it had been an accident.

And Takamine Ayako still remembered, that day at Serizawa's house, when Serizawa Yukiha was saved by Hikari, she had leaned into his arms.

That dependent posture, it was obvious Serizawa Yukiha's feelings for Hikari weren't just normal classmate-level.

After Takamine Ayako's explanation, seeing Serizawa Yukiha looking at her, Hikari also nodded, "Yes, what Teacher Takamine said is true."

He affirmed Takamine Ayako's explanation.

After hearing it, the slightly dumbfounded Serizawa Yukiha immediately let out a breath of relief.

"So that's how it is…"

Even though she had seen Hikari with other girls at the library before, seemingly already having a girlfriend, but Takamine Ayako was still her homeroom teacher. Seeing a student and teacher holding hands in the office still felt very strange.

Yet Takamine Ayako's explanation was quite reasonable, after all, Hikari wasn't her student, so the two shouldn't be familiar.

Still, deep down, Serizawa Yukiha couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

A woman's keen intuition made her feel that the relationship between Hikari and her homeroom teacher Takamine Ayako didn't seem so simple…

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