From the Itsuka residence to Raizen High School, it took about thirty minutes on foot.
Although Arthas was also a student here, he had often skipped school since the Tohka incident.
Eventually, the school directly issued an ultimatum: if he didn't go to school again, he would be expelled.
It wouldn't matter if he was expelled, but Tohka would probably make a fuss about not going to school either.
For Tohka's sake, Arthas had to go to school again.
The clock hands mounted on the outer wall of the school building pointed to 8:20, ten minutes before the morning homeroom was scheduled to begin.
"We'd better hurry."
"Yeah, we should."
Saying this, they entered the elevator hall and rushed to the classroom.
The classroom was already full of students, as expected. Under the gaze of the many students, the two hurriedly took their seats.
The school bell rang over the loudspeaker, and soon, the classroom door opened. A short, curly-haired woman wearing glasses entered the classroom.
Despite looking like a student, this was a genuine social studies teacher. Tamae Okamine was already a twenty-nine-year-old spinster.
"Alright, good morning everyone."
Just like that, after finishing the usual greeting, Ms. Tamae was about to open the attendance book... when she suddenly stopped.
"Ah, that's right. I have something to announce to everyone today."
Saying this, she looked around the noisy classroom with a mysterious expression.
"Today, there's a transfer student coming!" After a brief pause, Ms. Tamae said with a smile.
"Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh..." As Ms. Tamae's words fell, the students in the classroom burst into cheers.
Tapping her fingers lightly on the desk, Arthas looked at the lively classroom with some boredom.
After all, they were just a bunch of kids. They were getting so excited over such a small thing.
"Well then, come in..." Arthas's thoughts were interrupted by Ms. Tamae's drawn-out voice.
The door slowly opened, and the transfer student entered the classroom.
Instantly, the classroom fell silent.
What appeared was a girl. Even in this hot weather, she was wearing a winter jacket and black stockings.
Like a shadow - this description was very apt.
The black-haired girl, with her hair tied in two bundles, had skin as white as a pearl.
The neck revealed from the collar of her clothes seemed delicate, as if it would break with a little force.
The most distinctive thing was her bangs. She had a stunningly well-proportioned face, but... her front hair was unusually long, covering the left half of her face.
The girl's beauty was so incredible that it was breathtaking.
Her right eye, visible through her front hair, gave people a feeling of being bewitched by a demon the moment their eyes met.
If anyone saw both of her eyes, even the toughest men would be captivated.
Gulp. The sound of people swallowing reached Arthas's ears.
But Arthas didn't have time to marvel at the girl's beauty. What he noticed was the strange feeling she gave him.
It was an abnormally familiar feeling, the same feeling as with Tohka and Yoshino - the feeling of a Spirit.
"Well then, please introduce yourself." At this time, Ms. Tamae spoke again.
"Mm." At Ms. Tamae's prompting, the girl nodded gracefully and picked up a piece of chalk.
Then, on the blackboard, she wrote the name "Kurumi Tokisaki" in beautiful characters.
"My name is Kurumi Tokisaki."
Then, in a fairly loud voice, the girl, Kurumi Tokisaki, continued.
"I'm... a Spirit."
Because of the words of the transfer student standing in front of the blackboard, the classroom of Class 4, 2nd year at Raizen High School fell into silence.
Everyone could only make the same expression, unable to speak.
Of course, most of the students didn't understand the meaning of her words, "I'm a Spirit."
They looked at the girl before them with the feeling of, "What's this girl talking about? Is she daydreaming?"
Aside from that, most of them were captivated by her stunning beauty, and the boys hadn't been listening to what she was saying from the beginning.
This girl... Kurumi Tokisaki, huh?
Silently reciting the girl's name, Arthas's eyes became deep. Interesting... This is really interesting. Much more interesting than Yoshino and Tohka...
Unlike the feelings he had with Yoshino and Tohka, the girl named Kurumi Tokisaki gave off an abnormally dangerous feeling.
Among the noisy students, only Tohka and Origami reacted the same way as Arthas. Although they also had serious expressions, there was no doubt that it was only because of the Spirit.
Kurumi probably noticed this, and for a moment, showed a smile in Arthas's direction.
"Ahem... Well then... Good! That was a very unique self-introduction!"
Probably realizing that Kurumi wasn't going to say anything more, Ms. Tamae clapped her hands to signal the end.
"Then, Tokisaki-san, please sit in the empty seat, okay?"
"Mm. But before that, there's something I'd like to ask."
"Mm? What is it?" After Ms. Tamae spoke, Kurumi raised a finger.
"I just transferred here, so I don't know much about this school. Even after school is fine, I hope someone can show me around the school."
"Ah, that's right. That's true... Then the class representative..."
But, Kurumi took a step forward in the middle of the teacher's words, walking to directly in front of Arthas's seat.
"Hey... Can I ask you, Arthas-kun?"
"Oh, how do you know my name?" Slightly turning his head, Arthas asked.
"Have we... met before? I don't seem to have any memory of that."
"Who knows?" Kurumi's face wore a bewitching smile.
A long, slender leg covered in black stockings secretly stretched out between Arthas's legs, teasing him from a perspective that no one could see.
The smooth touch of the stockings sent a shiver down Arthas's spine.
He couldn't help but marvel at the girl's boldness. If there were no accidents, he and she were clearly meeting for the first time.
"Then it's decided. Please take care of me, Arthas-kun."
Kurumi smiled enchantingly, walking towards her designated seat with light steps amidst the stunned gazes of her classmates.
"What exactly does this woman want to do?" Arthas stroked his chin with some confusion.
Clearly, the Spirit girl named Kurumi Tokisaki's goal seemed to be him, but how did she know of his existence, and what did she intend to do?
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