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Though he had no real complaints, using her once was still acceptable.
Originally, Bokue had come to the infirmary simply wanting to clarify matters. Theoretically, if purely conversational, it wouldn't exceed half an hour at most.
However, by the time they actually finished, the entire lunch break had already passed.
As the largest and only middle school on Itogami Island, Saikai Academy's daily student management could be described as relatively relaxed.
No burdensome coursework or soul-crushing test prep. Aside from morning cultural classes requiring slight attentiveness, even school hours started somewhat later than other Japanese high schools. Noon especially provided ample break time—from 11:45 a.m. straight through 1:30 p.m., nearly two full hours.
Typically during this period, ordinary students chose chatting in classrooms or playing on phones. Those preferring quiet headed to the library for reading. Plus, there were those playing ball on the field.
Meanwhile, Bokue and Chisato Hasegawa remained inside the tightly shut infirmary from start to finish.
Like this until the angle of sunlight streaming through windows carried traces of westward slant did the infirmary's commotion gradually settle.
Still on that familiar bed, white curtains marked with red crosses surrounded the two.
Bokue and Chisato lay facing each other on their sides. The young man's hand wrapped around the school nurse's waist with some force.
Beneath them was a single bed—as mentioned before. So area-wise, naturally it couldn't compare to the spacious full-size beds hotels specifically provided.
Precisely because of this, the two in this position had virtually no gap between them. They shared the same pillow. The distance between nose tips was at most five centimeters. Their gazes reflected while their exhaled breaths mingled.
"Truly unexpected... to think it would be such a wondrous experience..."
Chisato's cheeks still carried faint crimson.
Now she'd removed the non-prescription glasses she always wore, placing them on the nightstand behind. Those beautiful emerald eyes were completely, wholly displayed before the young man.
Different from expectations that the glasses' purpose was concealing overly sharp edges in her eyes to make her entire person seem duller and more indifferent—the school nurse having removed her glasses now appeared extraordinarily gentle.
Abundant moisture rippled in her emerald eyes, clearly reflecting the young man's face before her.
Chisato raised her hand to touch Bokue's cheek. Her lips curved upward with a happy smile even she'd never imagined.
"If not for you, Bokue, I probably could never experience this feeling in my entire lifetime."
"...Sounds like you feel you profited somehow."
Bokue gently pinched.
The small action made the school nurse laugh involuntarily while her facial flush deepened several shades.
"Of course. After all, I've been anticipating this from very early on. Just that all sorts of girls constantly surrounded you, Bokue. And with my status, I had no good excuse to get close. Ultimately could only delay repeatedly. Never expected it would drag all the way until now."
"So what should I call you now?"
Bokue asked casually.
Chisato didn't immediately answer. She turned her face slightly sideways, looking up at the white ceiling above while drawing out a humming sound.
"Well, though I have many names, they're ultimately all referring to me. So no distinction between real and false names exists. As for which you want to use, Bokue—you decide yourself. Whatever you choose, I'll like it."
"Then I'll just stick with Hasegawa-sensei."
Bokue made an "oh" sound.
"Unexpectedly ordinary."
The school nurse couldn't help laughing wryly.
"Because you're used to this form of address?"
"Pretty much."
Bokue shifted to another topic.
"Speaking of which, where is Hasegawa-sensei's sister currently..."
"You mean Raphaeline-neesan?"
Chisato instantly understood the young man's meaning.
"Raphaeline-neesan currently remains in Heaven. As the first person to oppose the other Ten Gods back then, Sister also paid a price for her decision—being held hostage under house arrest in Heaven. Only I, her younger sister, was responsible for persuading you to surrender and join."
"...I see."
Bokue thought briefly and understood the logic.
After all, Chisato had mentioned earlier that the Ten Main Gods' interior wasn't unified either. Putting it bluntly, all were victors who'd emerged through brutal struggles. So to a large degree, everyone harbored their own schemes.
The other Ten Main Gods wanted to eliminate him early due to fearing Bokue's power. Only Raphaeline and Aphraea—meaning the Hasegawa sisters—chose opposition.
Under those circumstances, the other Ten Main Gods couldn't possibly not guard against Raphaeline and Aphraea's potential betrayal.
A god-killing threat had already emerged. If the opposing Raphaeline and Aphraea then betrayed them—using "persuasion" as pretense to descend to the mortal realm and farm favorability early, then when timing matured strike back to directly reduce Ten Main Gods to Two Main Gods—that would be quite the spectacle.
Therefore, leaving one person as final insurance was extremely necessary policy.
Of course, that was from the other Gods' perspective.
For Bokue's side, that was another matter entirely.
"Looks like I'll need to make time for a trip."
The young man said casually.
Coincidentally also clean up all those miscellaneous gods one by one. He rather disliked constantly being targeted.
Plus, consider it repaying the favor owed back then.
"So that's what you're thinking."
Hearing this, Chisato smiled faintly.
She'd already understood the young man's inner thoughts, but still half-jokingly added a line.
"Seems my understanding of you still isn't deep enough, Bokue. Originally thought you just never passed up what's served to your lips. Now unexpectedly you've even set sights on Raphaeline-neesan."
"Well, though this works out well."
Chisato leaned forward slightly, lightly blowing breath toward the young man's earlobe.
"After Sister returns, we'll both live next door. That way from now on, you can come find us anytime like today, Bokue... right~?"
"Like today?"
Bokue raised one eyebrow.
"Don't tell me Hasegawa-sensei thinks this is over?"
With that, his hands supported the school nurse beside him, semi-forcibly making her sit up.
"Eh? Bokue, what are you... wait, you still plan to... but now it's already...!"
A few seconds later, following the young man's casual "Afternoon's free anyway," the altitude of the youth center Chisato Hasegawa operated was elevated once more.
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