"Our school is a private academy, and the benefits are excellent. Though I suppose the chairman has already told you all of that," Kyouko Tsukishima said with a smile.
The three women returned to the school, and Tohka finally saw the place where Kazuma studied.
It was also where she would be working from now on.
Delighted to be in the same school as the man she loved, she carefully observed her surroundings.
"Actually, our school used to be quite popular, but too many incidents have happened recently, and even the chairman has been troubled by them." Kyouko Tsukishima led her past the fountain in the plaza and toward the sports field. "On one hand, there was the murder case from before, and on the other hand, there have been disappearances, supernatural phenomena, and other strange events."
"As a result, very few teachers are willing to work here."
"Something like that happened?" Tohka asked in surprise.
"Kyoko, why are you telling her all of this? What if you scare Tohka away?" Shirakawa Miwa said reproachfully before turning to reassure her. "Don't worry. Most of them are just urban legends. As for the deaths... while they did happen, they were merely accidents."
Accidents?
Why do I feel like it has something to do with Kazuma?
Tohka's first reaction was to suspect Kazuma. She already understood how mysterious that young man was. If something unusual had happened, there was a good chance he was involved.
"It's alright. I don't mind those things," Tohka said, blinking softly. "I chose this place not because of the benefits, but because of Kazuma."
She admitted it openly. Tohka had no intention of hiding the fact that she knew Kazuma. If she did not have to consider his situation at school, she might have openly admitted the intimate nature of their relationship.
When someone was deeply in love, they wanted the whole world to know. In that regard, Tohka was no different from any other young woman.
"I see... then what exactly is your relationship? Are you relatives?" Shirakawa Miwa asked curiously.
She had always found Kazuma mysterious, and now even the new teacher seemed to have a close connection with him. Naturally, that piqued her curiosity.
"Something like that..." Tohka replied with a meaningful smile. In a sense, they could indeed be considered family.
"Then if Kazuma-kun causes trouble again, Tohka, I'll come looking for you, alright?" Shirakawa Miwa teased.
Of course, she was only joking, and Tohka understood that.
"Please don't come to me. Even I can't do anything about him."
As they chatted, they crossed the sports field and arrived at the cafeteria.
Kyouko Tsukishima, who had been leading the way, turned around and said, "It's lunchtime now. Teacher Tohka, since we're not going out for drinks, let's eat in the cafeteria instead."
"Okay."
This time, she did not refuse.
Along the way, she saw many unfamiliar students. The cafeteria in particular was crowded. Countless students in school uniforms glanced in their direction, because all three teachers—Shirakawa Miwa, Kyouko Tsukishima, and the newly arrived Tohka—were exceptionally beautiful.
Of course, aside from Teacher Shirakawa, the other two appeared rather difficult to approach. Like Kyouko Tsukishima, Tohka maintained a calm and expressionless demeanor.
Until she suddenly turned her head, as if guided by telepathy. Her gaze swept past the irrelevant students and landed on a table in the distance, where two girls and a young man in a school uniform were chatting.
The latter seemed to share the same telepathic connection. He looked up and met Tohka's gaze.
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.
Kazuma rubbed his eyes as if he had seen something unbelievable, then immediately buried his head in the bowl in front of him, instantly covering his face with rice grains.
"Kazuma? What's wrong?"
Akane Nanao and Kanna Hiiragi were greatly alarmed and quickly helped wipe the rice grains from his face. Tohka smiled at the scene, unaware that her beautiful smile had also left many students secretly watching her completely mesmerized.
"It's nothing."
Kazuma allowed Akane and Kanna to clean his face while keeping his gaze fixed on the beautiful woman. Akane Nanao and Kanna Hiiragi curiously followed his line of sight and noticed the three women.
"Who is that person with Teacher Shirakawa and Teacher Kyouko Tsukishima? Kazuma, are you looking at her?"
"She's very beautiful. It looks like she's looking at you too... Do you know each other?"
Akane Nanao and Kanna Hiiragi exchanged glances and asked curiously.
Kazuma pressed a hand against his forehead. Before he could answer, the three eye-catching beauties had already walked over and stopped beside their table.
"Kazuma-kun, may we teachers have lunch with you?"
"Of course!" Akane Nanao replied immediately.
The two girls quickly moved to sit on either side of him, allowing the three beautiful teachers to sit opposite them.
"Teacher Shirakawa, Teacher Tsukishima, may I ask who she is—?"
"My name is Tohka. Nice to meet you all."
Seeing how intimate they were with Kazuma, she quickly guessed the nature of their relationship.
"I'm also a new teacher who just started working here."
"Really? Teacher Tohka, you..."
"When did you come to Tokyo?"
Kanna Hiiragi's question was interrupted by Kazuma. Looking helplessly at the woman sitting opposite him, he asked,
"Why didn't you tell me before you came, Tohka?"
Tohka deliberately put on a stern expression.
"I am now a teacher at this school, Kazuma-san. At school, you should use proper titles. You should call me Teacher Tohka."
"..."
Kazuma's face darkened.
"Are you surprised?"
Tohka's expression softened, and a trace of amusement appeared in her gentle eyes as she looked at him.
"Did I scare you?"
"What do you think? You suddenly ran from Kyushu to Tokyo without telling me anything. Of course I was surprised. You're really reckless."
So she came from Kyushu?
"And then you even joined the school..." Kazuma said speechlessly. "You ran away from home to Tokyo just to become a teacher here? Didn't your family object?"
Is this the Kazuma that Miwa talks about so often?
Kyouko Tsukishima frowned strangely.
Isn't he a student? Why does he talk like an old man? Who exactly is the teacher here, and who is the student?
The situation felt very strange to her.
"Suiren and the others are adults now and can live independently. As for me..."
Tohka gently lowered her eyes. Her voice sounded distant and ethereal, carrying a hint of loneliness.
"I was feeling lonely at home. I wanted to see you... so I came here to find you. Is that not allowed?"
She pursed her lips.
"Anyway, I'm already here. Even if you try to make me leave, I won't go."
Her expression was stubborn.
Looking at this beautiful wife, Kazuma found it rather amusing.
I never realized it before, Tohka. You're as clingy as a little girl.
"When did I ever say I wanted you to leave? Just remember to tell me next time so I can pick you up. That would be much more convenient."
Kazuma was referring to the Anywhere Door. It would certainly be far more convenient than traveling all the way to Tokyo by car.
Still, when he thought about how she had specifically traveled from Kyushu to Tokyo just to see him and had even found his school, he couldn't deny that he was touched.
Kazuma placed a piece of meat onto her plate.
"After we finish eating, I'll arrange a place for you to stay."
"Mm, okay."
Teacher Tohka's eyes were so gentle they seemed ready to melt.
The two girls beside Kazuma and the two female teachers beside Tohka silently watched their interaction, feeling completely speechless.
These two... why do they look exactly like a couple?
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