'Tap! Tap Ta----!'
Quirks of tapping her leg into desk to make herself be more composed, and let out nervousness....such habits make--no forces me to think Ichinose is a real person instead of just being a character from a book.
In many stories, main character says things like they are "inside a book" or "inside an anime" but I am without a doubt in real life.
I have no choice but to think about the world I am in is where I belong now....even if being different from where I was born.
Sid Danvers/ Rem Hahari Kujou
I am without a doubt him and he is me, whether I can go back to my old life or not should be marked as irrelevant.
But I still want to hope, to thrive... finding a way to go back.
Even the faintest of doubt is enough for me to deviate what's been given to me, I believe more in type of invented toys rather than a doll or train given to kids to get used to the society with pre-set conditions.
"Ichinose-chan, that was too reckless of you signing such an agreement. Being too kind is not good...."
"...I see. I just wanted to help."
Ichinose's face is currently swollen, and she doesn't want to look either at me or Chie after everything that happened.
She is feeling too ashamed.
"I told her the same thing. Ichinose is sometimes too easy to be manipulated."
I nodded with both arms folded under my chest, while talking to Chie, this really doesn't look like a student teacher conference at all.
More like chiding Ichinose for being swayed too easily, she might be upset but it needs to be said until our views make a deep hole into her.
This is happening after she gave that slip to Chie, who on reading it, started to get a bit angry with such behaviour.
It's already quite amazing, she's not all like Kushida and what seems to be described as in novels.
She does care about the students she teaches, her brain snaps a little when it comes to Chabashira that's all, well.... it's not just her. I also have a bone to give her.
"It's different for a girl. We have one more student in a similar situation with Kujou-kun. However, even if someone is assigned to her...."
"It will be a girl, right?"
"Indeed. Now taking care of a boy is a completely different matter. You are not aware of situations you might come into...."
"But, it's not like I am completely stupid. I have taken care of my sister from young age.... Kujou-kun is my...well, I thought I should help."
I glanced at her sad face.
"I am sorry. I was not of much help earlier...you know I just got blanked out, I am really ashamed for..."
"It's alright. I won't blame Ichinose for having her own fetish----"
"Meooow!"
That got her riled up all right, you know I am really sick of her looking at the world with such "kind eyes".
It's unreal to have such a filter, glaring Ichinose is the one I have come to appreciate when she uses her brains....
"Hahaha.... It's good that you are getting along wel----"
"But sensei...he teases me too much. Something should be done about it, right? I don't accept being defeated!"
"... She's right. Ichinose is really cute."
"T-That's what I am talking about. Who knows what he will say the next second...!~"
I ignored poking... of her fingers on my cheeks to emphasize as if I am the one bullying her....
"Ahem..So, being a guardian...I will teach you some things."
Look, Chie too thinks her actions are not much that needed to be paid attention,"But, keep in mind, I can't allow the same dorms...so neighbours it is. I will send an email to the dormitory manager."
"Oh...."
"Oh...."
"Well...now about Sae-chan."
You know I might have just never seen Chie being serious for such a long period of time, but now she's rubbing her eyebrows as if thinking how to explain, "I won't ask what she did or say to you both. But, I can only imagine...it wouldn't be any good."
This...it looks like story time, I shared a look with Chie first who is making a pitiful face, I can only describe it as such.
Talk about Ichinose....well it seems she's lost again in her dreams, must be thinking about..."I--I guess, she's a little strict?"
I stared at her face, she's in my left seat at the moment.
"... Ecchinose is back. You really do have a switch."
"Pfft----hahah!"
'Dhabb---Dhabbb--! Thap! Tha---'
"Kujou-kun!?! Do you want to be beaten? Don't give me such...such weird nick names?!"
I smiled at her, I wanted to laugh actually, but I don't think, it would be appropriate...
Chie's beating table in front of us by the way, muffling her outburst, "Ecc---Ecchinose...Hahah! So, can I...can I give you a name too? How about Tomatonose? Look, your face is all red..."
Camera function is opened right in front of Ichinose who swatted it after a moment of looking at her face.
Her expression now turned very ugly, "I will remember this humiliation. I will pay it doub---no triplefold!"
Wiping some tears from her eyes, Chie is back to providing guidance again....I can see her trying to pretend with a straight face, "You see, me and Sae-chan are best friends. We also studied at this school."
"Nani kore? Sensei, is it really true?"
Ichinose forgot about her promise in an instant, then leaned over the table...desk, she's really interested in gossip, wow....here I am... adjusting my pants from time to time.
Two friends "bitching" on other ladies in their community.
"Yep! I can't tell everything...let me think."
Touching her chin to sway her head from left to right, really hard work to move with such weights pulling her down.... gravity must be an enemy for figures like her.
"We were a group of five. There were some games we had to play. Because of our daily activities....Nakano-kun, and Sae-chan were marked as a couple by our classmates."
"Is it a failed love story?"
"No, no it must be something more terrible. Right, Chie-sensei?"
"...how did you make such a theory, Ichinose?"
"My intuition is telling me. Not just this, but that you are thinking something bad about us again....!"
Two faces are making a dead panned kind of unhappy look at me. Where does this "intuition" come from...? Is it some kind of force that can only be tapped by wom----
???
"I have no idea what you are talking about. Ma---Teac--Sensei, please continue with your tale."
Not used to calling "sensei...."
"Hmm. I will pay it no mind for now. So, where was I...? Ah, I know, come closer, someone might be listeni---"
Moving her palms like a cat's paws she told us to come closer, we did without a second thought, "They didn't even hold hands...."
"....Is that a---?"
"Shhh! Listen to sensei first."
"Ichinose-chan is so well behaved, but it's like Kujou-kun is not aware at all. You shouldn't be using "watashi...." it's too weird for us....but also not knowing is a bit cute, what do you say Ichinose-chan?"
"Hmm, I will be more comfortable with him using 'Ore...' I think?"
Suddenly, I am even more lost than earlier? Boku, watashi....? Ah... Remember, I have heard it befo-- in a translation of 2nd year Island exam.
Nanase Tsubasa! Yes, it should be her...so boku when it's her tomboy version.
Nanase with banana. (Boku....)
Nanase with Cherries. (Watashi....)
Hmm, that should be around everything I know about those terms, so what's this "Ore..." Ichinose's talking about, something like in bet---
"I want to pinch you."
"Eh....do me what?"
Ichinose's eyes roamed over to my jiggling fingers, she immediately made a scared noise, and put her entire right arm from harm's way.
"You are so dramatic...."
"No, you just openly told me you will pinch me for no reaso-- Ow! Why hit me all of sudden...it hurts. I won't talk to you! Snort~"
"Pay attention both of you. I forget easily where I am."
"You're so annoying." However, Ichinose seemed to be acting like a spoiled brat, "Zero marks....."
I will get you back fo----
Chie's smile turned upside down, while gathering a lot of air inside her cheeks to show her frown.
We shouldn't trouble her too much.
"So, at the end of high school. We had another game...things happened. Our class lost. We all blamed Sae-chan."
Spreading her hands as if she did herself nothing wrong at all, even her current attitude shows she is proud of it, and definitely won't go back.
"...Even Chie-sensei? But you just told us about being best friends...."
"Hmm. It's a sort of reconciliation, with mutual understanding of sorts. Even Nakano-kun blamed her for it, and never talked to any of us again."
"Good for us...."
"Hmm?" ×2
"I said nothing. You hear nothing."
"No, we definitely heard something? Isn't that right, Chie-sensei....?"
"You have my full support Ichinose-chan. Boys are really dirty, especially Kujou-kun....he thinks it's okay for friends to file a case against each other and never talk."
Their faces are getting a little too big, with scary big smiles like a female joker...or type you see in mask of Ayanokoji's face.
"....He filed a case against Chabashira-sensei?"
Incredible, what an idiot. You could have at least gone for her, or end up on civil terms... what's the need for---
"You are focusing on wrong things but nothing can be said...It's very very embarrassing, I can o---Nakano-kun failed in life. Sae-chan almost lost her parents custody...."
She's come on level of whispering, but exposing people's things like it's none of her business...It's Hoshinomiya Chie alright, she only cares about herself.
".... Unemployed. Failed in business, drunk, addict. Maybe getting fat, could also be...gambling or something like that?"
"Bwaaaah! Hey, Ichinose-chan save me. Are you really not some kind of his illegitima----?!"
"How could this be? What might be your age... should be around twenty seven or eight? Definitely, I kn---"
"Yabai! Yab---Ichinose-chan, he is stalking me. Kujou-ku---he knows too much. My bio data is leaked? Do you want to marr----?"
"It's alright....Shhh...Shhh! It's alright, I know he's the big bad villain...But, don't worry, we will work together to come out on...top of him."
...I am a villain? At least those burning eyes say so, while rubbing her teacher's back to give her some----comfort.
Narrowed, cute and moist glary eyes.
Although Ichinose is stupid, lively and straightforward, she is not worried about her devilish nature being exposed.
Where is her clipboard?
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Author's Note
Next Chapter is 4000 words. I am still writing, Power Stone's to make me focus?~
See ya tomorrow, ❣️