Chie Hoshinomiya. On the surface, she was an energetic and approachable young teacher who always liked to mingle with her students. However, Kiyomizu couldn't help but recall the confusing piece of intel he had obtained on the first day of school:
[Intel 3: If you need to satisfy physiological needs, please knock gently on Chie Hoshinomiya's door three times at exactly 2:00 AM.]
(Wait a minute! The mysterious "open-minded" person from the rumors is actually this teacher?! Even though she's a teacher?)
(Could it be... I misunderstood? Maybe "physiological needs" doesn't refer to that...)
The concept of "physiological needs" was much broader than he had initially thought. Besides sex, it also included basic survival needs like air, water, food, and sleep.
However, Hoshinomiya keenly sensed that the conversation with Horikita was going nowhere and naturally turned her attention to the silent Kiyomizu. "Oh my! Isn't it Kiyomizu-kun?!" she suddenly leaned in close. "You're even more handsome in person than in your photo!"
Kiyomizu asked politely, "Do you know me, Hoshinomiya-sensei?"
"Of course~" she held up a finger and wagged it playfully. "The girls have a secret 'First-Year Handsome Boy Ranking,' you know. And you're at the very top, Kiyomizu-kun!"
"Girls make those kinds of rankings?..." Kiyomizu subconsciously glanced at Horikita, who immediately cut in coolly, "Don't look at me. I didn't vote." Her tone was as cold as ever, but there was no surprise on her face. She was clearly already aware of the list's existence.
"Kiyomizu-kun~" Hoshinomiya suddenly leaned even closer, her eyes sparkling with gossip. "A handsome guy like you must already have a girlfriend, right? You must have received a lot of confessions from girls?"
Kiyomizu turned slightly, discreetly putting some distance between them. "I don't have a girlfriend yet."
"Ehh~" Hoshinomiya dragged out the sound meaningfully, tapping her chin. "You only denied the 'girlfriend' part... which means you have been confessed to, right?"
"...I have," Kiyomizu paused for a moment, then added, "but I turned her down." The scene of Karuizawa's confession flashed through his mind. That should count as a confession, right?
"Oh my~" Hoshinomiya suddenly dragged out her voice, her mischievous gaze shifting between the two of them. "Don't tell me, Kiyomizu-kun..."
"...We're not in that kind of relationship," Horikita cut in reflexively, only to realize her slip-up the moment she spoke.
"—you like my Ichinose?" Hoshinomiya finished with a grin, her eyes still fixed on Horikita's face. "This student here, I was talking about our class rep, Ichinose. After all, Kiyomizu-kun talked to her last week. Don't be in such a hurry."
Horikita's expression froze instantly. She then understood that she had completely fallen into the other's verbal trap. This Hoshinomiya-sensei had been looking at her but had deliberately mentioned another girl's name.
(That name... I feel like I've seen it somewhere?)
Horikita suddenly remembered the phone friend list Kiyomizu had shown her last week. Among the dense text, the name "Ichinose" had indeed appeared. Her full name must be Honami Ichinose.
(She did it on purpose. Absolutely on purpose.)
Horikita's gaze gradually turned cold. Her earlier action of deliberately ignoring the teacher had clearly provoked this carefully planned retaliation.
(These teachers are all more incompetent than the last!!)
Horikita concluded coldly in her heart. First, there was her own homeroom teacher, Sae Chabashira—the woman who always left work on time in her high heels. Since the start of school, she had been perfunctory with everything, from class meetings to basic class affairs. The other classes had already elected their class representatives, but Class D was still a leaderless flock of sheep.
And the one in front of her now... Chie Hoshinomiya, with her slightly curled hair and a miniskirt that showed off her long legs, looked just like a gyaru from Shibuya. What was more absurd was that she was openly prying into a male student's love life right outside the teachers' office and was even petty enough to retaliate for being ignored earlier.
Horikita took a step back, her face cold. "The hiring standards for teachers at this school are truly questionable. Your frivolous attire alone is completely unprofessional for a teacher."
"Whoa A mini 'Sae-chan.' So scary, so scary" Hoshinomiya clutched her chest dramatically, but her smile only grew wider. She suddenly stood on her tiptoes and pointed at the surveillance camera in the hallway. "But you know, under the cameras, publicly questioning the school and its teachers will get you a lot of points deducted~ Looks like Sae-chan's plan is going to fail again. I'm afraid she's going to hit me again!..." As she spoke, her expression suddenly changed, her mouth turning down in a pout as she looked pitifully at Kiyomizu. "Kiyomizu-kun, you have to be my witness! She started it."
"Right! Kiyomizu-kun, you even gave me beer to drink. You'll protect your teacher, right? Don't worry! As long as you protect me, I'll give you a full 'reward'." Hoshinomiya reached out her hand coquettishly, but Kiyomizu deftly stepped back to avoid her. He never would have thought that the first opponent he would use his boxing backstep against would be the frail Chie Hoshinomiya.
(I see...)
He finally understood. The cans of beer he had given as a thank-you gift had been passed on by Honami Ichinose to her homeroom teacher. And this teacher had taken the student's kind gesture as a personal sign of favor. So, she was also an alcoholic?
(The so-called "reward"... could it really be what I think it is?)
The ambiguous word fermented in his mind, making his once-certain judgment begin to waver. Perhaps "physiological needs" really did mean what he had initially thought. Our Advanced Nurturing High School was getting better and better in a way. So strict with the students, yet so lenient with the teachers.
(But... she's really the homeroom teacher for Class B!)
Kiyomizu suddenly realized something, his eyes glinting. Hoshinomiya's seemingly casual actions—deliberately provoking Horikita with a frivolous tone, starting a dispute in a location clearly visible to the surveillance camera—were probably all part of a carefully designed trap. As she had expected, Horikita had lost her composure, and a portion of their class points had already been deducted.
From the perspective of another class, this act of tripping up a competitor was indeed unbecoming of a teacher. But from the standpoint of the Class B students, they should probably feel fortunate to have a homeroom teacher who was always looking out for the class's interests.
Overall, however, his impression of this female teacher was not very good. No matter how you looked at it, a teacher indirectly targeting a student was very problematic.
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