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Chapter 7: Yukinoshita Haruno
After finishing off the pig-headed Hollow, Kamiba Yuma went to check the situation inside the attacked car.
It seemed like the people inside had all passed out.
"Is anyone in here still alive?"
Kamiba Yuma checked the driver's condition. He was just knocked unconscious from the impact.
There was a woman sitting in the back seat. She looked somewhat familiar.
Kamiba Yuma placed his fingers on her neck. She was still breathing.
However, Kamiba Yuma discovered that she seemed to be pretending to be unconscious.
Kamiba Yuma could clearly sense that as he got closer to this woman, her breathing quickened.
It seemed she hadn't fainted, but was just frightened by what had just happened.
She probably couldn't see the Hollow. She could only feel that her car had been hit by some huge object, and then that invisible monster began to destroy her car, even ripping the door off.
And then there was this weird high school student, Kamiba Yuma, talking to the air as if he were performing a play.
Of course, the woman in the car wouldn't think Kamiba Yuma was just performing a play by himself.
She could guess that Kamiba Yuma was fighting that invisible monster.
But she still didn't dare to open her eyes because she was too scared right now and couldn't calm down.
However, she would remember that face, and that uniform.
It was very familiar because she had also just graduated from that same school.
"Looks like they're all still alive. I'll be going then."
Kamiba Yuma didn't expose her.
"Sigh, I'm definitely going to get yelled at by the teacher when I get back."
"I was clearly out here saving people."
Kamiba Yuma slung his uniform jacket over his shoulder and slowly walked back.
Since he was going to be scolded anyway, he wasn't in a hurry.
When Kamiba Yuma got back to the school, he saw Hiratsuka Shizuka waiting for him by the classroom door with her arms crossed.
"Yo, Teacher. Are you waiting for me specifically?"
Looking at Kamiba Yuma, who was acting as if nothing had happened, Hiratsuka Shizuka's blood pressure soared.
"Kamiba-kun, I went to the nurse's office, but I didn't see you there."
"Don't you want to explain?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka walked up to Kamiba Yuma, a cold smile in her eyes.
"Teacher, you're standing too close."
"I don't mind, but isn't it a bit inappropriate given our relationship as teacher and student?"
"If you're willing to wait until I graduate, Teacher, I wouldn't mind..."
"Kamiba Yuma!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't take it anymore. A student she had just met on the first day was actually flirting with her!
And what was that about waiting for him to graduate? Was he cursing her to not find a partner for the next three years?
"A student should act like a student!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka grabbed Kamiba Yuma's collar and squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth: "Come with me to the office!"
Just like that, Kamiba Yuma was dragged by Hiratsuka Shizuka to her office.
...
Kamiba Yuma sat in front of Hiratsuka Shizuka's desk. The chair was not comfortable at all.
"Kamiba Yuma. Now, can you tell me where you went?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka had calmed down and was looking at Kamiba Yuma seriously.
"Alright, Teacher. The truth is, I just went to save the world."
Hiratsuka Shizuka's expression seemed to say: Uh-huh, I'm listening. Keep making it up.
"Teacher, you don't believe me, do you?"
"Actually, I just went to pay respects to my deceased parents."
The sunny smile on Kamiba Yuma's face instantly vanished, replaced by extreme sorrow.
Kamiba Yuma looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka with dull eyes, which immediately threw her into a fluster.
"Wait..."
"Teacher, the truth is, my parents passed away when I was very young."
"But I've been dreaming about them a lot recently."
"I think it's because they miss me, so they came to see me."
"Teacher, I won't do anything to put you in a difficult position like this again."
Hearing Kamiba Yuma's pitiful life story, Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly felt like she was a terrible person.
A filial child missed his parents. Why was she making such a big deal out of it?
Maybe she should let him off?
"Kamiba-kun, Teacher forgives you. Don't be sad."
"If you have anything going on in the future, just let me know, okay? As long as it's reasonable, Teacher will approve it!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka came over to Kamiba Yuma's side and patted his shoulder, comforting him.
"Thank you, Teacher!"
"Teacher, you're so nice!"
"You're just like a sister to me!"
Kamiba Yuma rested his head on Hiratsuka Shizuka's shoulder.
"Alright, boys need to be strong. Don't cry. Hurry back to class!"
"Remember not to let your classmates see that you've been crying!"
Kamiba Yuma nodded and ran out.
As he left, he saw another woman at the door. It looked like the person he had saved today.
"She found her way here this quickly?"
But the woman didn't seem to recognize him. She probably hadn't seen his face.
But this woman's face is really familiar. Where have I seen it before?
After Kamiba Yuma left, the woman walked in, an inquisitive smile on her face.
"Shizuka, I saw that!"
"Haruno, you just graduated, and you're already calling me by my first name. That's so impolite!"
"And what did you see!"
Yukinoshita Haruno walked to Hiratsuka Shizuka's side, sat down, and rested her head on her shoulder.
"Shizuka, I can't believe that after being single for so many years, you're starting to prey on your own students?"
"Cradlesnatcher!"
"I didn't expect you to be so bold!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka pushed Yukinoshita Haruno's head away in annoyance.
"Don't let your imagination run wild. I'm not that kind of person!"
"Besides, what are you doing here today?"
"Is it for Yukino?"
"That child is very outstanding. You don't need to hover over her all the time."
Yukinoshita Haruno placed her bag on the desk.
The incident from today had left her a bit exhausted.
"What's wrong? Still not used to college life? Or is taking over the family business too tiring?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka poured a cup of coffee for Yukinoshita Haruno.
Although Yukinoshita Haruno was also a former student of hers, their relationship was more like that of sisters than teacher and student.
"The Yukinoshita Haruno I know wouldn't be defeated so easily, right?"
Yukinoshita Haruno nodded confidently: "Of course not!"
"But, Shizuka, I wanted to ask. Were any students at Sobu High late today?"
"A male student. On my way here, I think I saw a boy in a Sobu High uniform..."
Yukinoshita Haruno wanted to know that person's identity. She didn't know how this world had changed.
But she knew one thing: she absolutely could not remain ignorant!
Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to protect her sister!
"A late student? I don't know. I don't think so."
"After all, I'm not the teacher in charge of attendance."