Chapter 279: Seito: "Call Me Teacher Seito!"
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"Ms. Kirisu, you're finally back."
Seito stopped in front of her, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Is something the matter, Seito-kun?" Mafuyu Kirisu asked, maintaining her usual icy composure.
"Please take good care of me from now on. I am your newly appointed Assistant Homeroom Teacher." Seito smiled and extended his right hand.
"???"
Mafuyu froze. Assistant Homeroom Teacher? Since when? She hadn't heard a word about this—then again, Seito had literally just become a teacher moments ago.
Confused, she looked toward the other teachers. Her expression clearly asked: Is this guy for real?
To her surprise, everyone nodded in unison. Shizuka Hiratsuka even pulled out the slip of paper the Principal had given Seito. "This is the Principal's handwriting, alright. There's no mistake."
Mafuyu was genuinely stunned. He was a student just this morning, and now he's a teacher? This is beyond irregular! Though she was screaming internally, she quickly regained her "Ice Queen" persona and shook Seito's hand.
"I look forward to working with you."
She withdrew her hand and added, "I'll take you to Class E for the next period to introduce you to the students."
"Mhm." Seito nodded.
Since they were now managing the same class, their desks were placed right next to each other.
"Seito-ku... Teacher Seito, you must take your teaching duties seriously from now on," Mafuyu reminded him. Having spent some time around him, she knew exactly what he was like—which is to say, she didn't trust him one bit to be professional.
"Relax, relax~" Seito gave a breezy smile. "It's just teaching; it's simple."
"Sigh." Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Mafuyu let out a weary sigh. He really doesn't inspire much confidence... Seito looked the opposite of a proper, upright educator.
The break soon ended, and the final period of the day arrived. The teachers for various classes stood up to head out.
"Let's walk together," Shizuka Hiratsuka said, joining Seito and Mafuyu.
The three of them walked down the hallway until they reached the door of Class E. Shizuka and Mafuyu entered Class D and E respectively.
Class 1-E.
The students were bewildered when they saw Mafuyu Kirisu walk back into the room. Wait, didn't we just finish her class? Why is she back?
Mafuyu walked up to the podium with a stern face, scanned the class, and cleared her throat. "Class E has been assigned a new Assistant Homeroom Teacher. He will be leading this period."
The students weren't particularly shocked by the news itself. Since Mr. Zhang had left, a replacement was expected.
Mafuyu turned toward the door. "Teacher Seito, please come in."
The whole class: "???"
The name sent a shockwave through the room. Seito? Teacher?
Before they could process it, Seito entered the classroom with a straight face and an unusually serious demeanor. Standing beside Mafuyu, he cleared his throat.
"Class, I believe most of you already know who I am. I won't waste words with a long intro, but I expect everyone to behave yourselves during my lessons!"
As he finished, his gaze lingered pointedly on Iori Kitahara and Hidenori Tabata.
Iori Kitahara: "???"
Hidenori Tabata: "???"
Are you serious?! In this entire school, is there anyone less 'behaved' than you?! Iori and Hidenori complained inwardly, certain that Seito's warning was directed specifically at them.
"Alright, Teacher Seito, the class is yours. I'll be going now." Mafuyu turned to him.
"Right. Thank you, Ms. Kirisu." Seito nodded.
Once she had left, Seito scanned the room. Iori couldn't hold back any longer; he stood up and shouted, "Seito! How the hell did you become a teacher?!"
WHAM!
Iori was sent flying backward, slamming hard against the rear wall. A piece of chalk, still trailing a wisp of white smoke, was embedded in the wall right where his chest had been.
"Call me Teacher Seito!"
Seito withdrew his hand and spoke with absolute gravity. I'm an educator now; what's with the lack of respect?
"..." Iori crawled back up, his mouth
twitching. Damn! Was that really necessary?
"Fine... Teacher Seito," Iori muttered, clearly annoyed.
"Mhm. A teachable student. Return to your seat." Seito nodded in satisfaction.
"Ahem." Clearing his throat again, Seito put on a standard "teacher's smile." "For this period, everyone will engage in self-study. You can do whatever you want. Just remember—keep the noise down."
The students froze for a second before everyone simultaneously whipped out their phones! If he's giving us a free pass, we're definitely gaming and scrolling through videos.
Seito didn't care. Since they were all on the Path to Godhood, he wasn't worried about their grades.
Grabbing a chair, he walked off the podium and sat down next to Kirukiru Amou.
"Amou~" Seito grinned and gave her a quick hug.
"Watch it, you're a teacher now," Amou replied helplessly, though she didn't actually push him away. Once he let go, she asked, "What's with the sudden urge to teach?"
She knew this was a last-minute decision; he had been with her since last night until noon today. She just couldn't figure out what sparked the idea.
"I just thought it would be fun," Seito answered after a moment's thought.
"Let's watch a movie then." Amou pulled out her phone and clicked on a horror film.
Seito naturally produced two bags of snacks from his Kamui dimension and settled in to watch with her.
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