Chapter 16: Plan in Progress

“Student Rirue, I really think your talent is exceptionally high. What I’m about to say as a teacher might not be entirely suitable for my position, but I still believe a talent like yours should develop in a much broader environment.”

“It just so happens that I have acquaintances at some special top-tier ability specialized academies. If you’re interested, I can recommend you.”

“Huh? R-Refuse?! Are you serious?! Special top-tier ability specialized academies aren’t places ordinary families can enter, you know! Inside, you can enjoy the most cutting-edge educational equipment and the finest living environment! Are you… really going to refuse?”

“…Sigh, naturally I have no intention of forcing you. If you truly don’t like it, then forget it. I just wanted to ask your reason for not wanting to go. Is there a person or something here worth holding onto?”

“Not answering? Let me guess, as expected, it’s your brother, Aikawa Yoji, isn’t it?”

“My goodness, hahaha, what is there to be shy about? As someone who has been through it, I can understand these kinds of feelings. Although Yoji-kun looks very, very bad in the eyes of others, I also know he is a person with a soft heart inside.”

“…Then, if I could also bring your brother along and send you both into the special top-tier academy together, would you accept?”

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At least in the office of the ability department for school staff, Yoji didn’t act overly rampant by kicking open that lovely swing door.

Instead, he properly made knocking sounds before opening it.

“Today, police officers in Yunhai City discovered a special ability fluctuation in a certain location. A B-grade ability spellcaster has already been dispatched. Citizens across the city are advised to exercise caution when traveling, and report to the police immediately upon any unusual discoveries…”

Walking into the office with his back straight, the advance news of the day was playing on the radio placed on the desk.

Of course, the reason he didn’t dare kick the door open and act like a slack-off was definitely not because Teacher Shimizu was sitting in this office and he was afraid! Absolutely not.

He simply respected teachers and cared for the elderly and young.

“Clang, clang.”

“Hmm? Why did Yoji-kun come over?”

Aikawa Yoji’s reputation among the teachers was also exceptionally terrible.

The only two people who greeted him were Director Gail sitting in the innermost area, and Teacher Shimizu, who was as gentle and elegant as jade.

“Yoji-student~”

“Ah, good morning, Teacher Shimizu.”

He definitely didn’t bow and salute out of fear, okay?

This was purely a display of his guilty conscience for bringing a terrible influence to Teacher Shimizu last Friday night.

“Cough, cough, Teacher Shimizu, I am extremely sorry for what happened that day. I will definitely visit your house another day to—oh no, I will definitely bring an apology gift.”

“Hahaha, no need, no need, it’s just a small matter. On the contrary, Yoji-student becoming so polite today makes me a bit surprised.”

What?!

She’s insulting me by calling me polite?

“Where, where, Teacher Shimizu overpraises me.” Yoji’s small hand trembled as he prepared to regain his ground. “Ah, I was looking at Teacher Shimizu today, isn’t your makeup… caked with powder?”

Other female colleagues in the office: “?!!!!!”

Teacher Shimizu tilted her head with a smile: “What are you saying, Aikawa Yoji-student? How come I don’t understand?”

‘Holy crap, holy crap! As expected, so scary!’

‘I… was just simply trying to salvage a bit of my image, why did you suddenly get so angry, hey?! You watch your character setting too, hey! Watch your character setting!’

“I, I, I said, I said Teacher, you seem like, like…”

“What nonsense are you talking about, Brother? Teacher Shimizu doesn’t even wear makeup at all, okay.”

Just in this moment of peril, a cold, quiet voice suddenly came from beside his ear, like a fallen feather of an angel gently caressing the sorrow of mortals.

“Ah, cough cough, it’s… I must have seen wrong. It looked like there was a bit of dust on Teacher Shimizu’s face, cough cough.”

Only then did Shimizu’s lethal gaze gradually fade away: “Oh~ so that’s how it is.”

Yoji hurriedly changed the subject, his eyes wild and unyielding: “Aikawa Rirue, why are you here?”

“Director Gail called me over because he had something to say.”

“Had something to say, what did he say to you?”

Rirue didn’t answer, only staring tightly at Yoji with both eyes.

“…Psychopath. If you won’t say it, then don’t say it, why do you keep staring at me?” Yoji clicked his tongue, naturally turning away from Teacher Shimizu’s side to walk toward Director Gail’s desk.

“Yoji-kun.” The latter carefully explained to him. “I called Rirue-student over to ask if she had any thoughts of going elsewhere to advance her studies.”

“Go elsewhere to study? Did that little brat agree?” Yoji didn’t care about Director Gail’s words, his eyes instead glancing at the cute, lovely squirrel mascot placed on the desk.

Gail reached out, picked it up, and handed it to Yoji to play with: “Regrettably, Rirue-student seems much more accustomed to life here in Tokiwa City.”

“Heh, at most that woman just can’t part with her piano. Is the thing too big to move? Heh heh.”

“That’s not it, Yoji-kun. Yoji-kun should really pay more attention to sister Rirue on normal days. Aikawa Rirue-student actually cares about you immensely.”

“Cares about me?” Yoji narrowed his eyes, feeling like he was about to throw up. “Tsk, almost forgot my main business. Director Gail, this letter is a suggestion that first-year Tanaka-kun wanted to give you, please hold onto it.”

“Tanaka-kun’s letter? Why are you the one delivering it?”

‘How do you expect me to explain this to you? That Tanaka-kun is currently trying every possible means to infiltrate the protagonist’s team, stopping at nothing to avenge his defeat at the opening ceremony, thereby dragging out the hidden…’

Ah, must not blabber.

Yoji blinked his eyes: “You don’t need to worry about that. Anyway, this is a letter of opinion that Tanaka-kun entrusted me to forward to you. Now that it’s delivered, I’m going back.”

“Hey, wait, wait, wait!” Gail’s expression turned serious as he grabbed Aikawa Yoji’s shoulder in one grip. “Yoji! You clearly know that Tanaka-student’s relationship with Rirue-student isn’t good, right?! Why are you still deliberately contacting Tanaka-kun?! You can’t make your sister lose heart.”

“This… shouldn’t have anything to do with Director Gail, right?”

“…”

“…”

The expression on this blonde man’s face grew increasingly pained, his gaze toward Yoji containing a special kind of emotion.

—Just like a loving father, grieving that iron cannot become steel.

“Yoji! She is your sister, even without a blood relation, she is still your sister.”

“Right, she is my sister, not yours.” Yoji choked back the words, let out a cold snort, turned around, and left.

“You—”

Gail took a heavy gasp, almost choking himself.

The teacher next to him hurriedly walked over, patting his shoulder to smooth out his breath: “Don’t choke up, don’t choke up, Director! Aikawa Yoji isn’t worth you raising such a fuss, don’t be angry, Director.”

“That’s right, Director! A rotten mud like Aikawa Yoji that can’t be slapped onto a wall is simply unnecessary!”

“Right, right—”

A chorus of words comforting the grade director echoed around even before Aikawa Yoji had walked out of the room.

His expression remained plain, holding his hips with hands as he took large strides out of the office.

Walking to the hallway staircase, he threw the small squirrel ornament hidden in his pocket into the trash can.

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“Wait, did that little troublemaker snatch away Director’s limited edition squirrel?! I’ll go get it back for you right now.”

“Forget it, forget it! It’s a gift for him, a gift for him.” Gail was supported by the teachers beside him to sit back down in his chair, endless worry and non-stop sighs on his face.

“B-But that was something Director Gail worked so hard queuing up to buy in Yunhai City! To just give it to a student like that?”

“Teacher Jingmin, please do not judge our student with such malice. I am willing to believe that Aikawa-student is yearning for the light!”

Inside the office, a noisy commotion erupted as the well-liked Director Gail received suggestions from many teachers.

Yet the other popular Teacher Shimizu appeared quite plain, sitting in her seat tapping on her computer keyboard: “Yearning for the light… haha.”

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The moment Yoji stepped out of the office door, he rushed frantically toward the first-year classroom.

After delivering the letter here at the office, he had to show his face in front of the protagonist again.

Speaking of which, writing this kind of plot was very absurd. What did it mean for the protagonist to reject the gentle director’s advice one second, walk quickly back to the class, and prepare to vent to close friends about her brother, only for her wicked brother to eccentricity appear behind her the very next second?

Damn it!

Clearly, the plot just a second ago wrote that the wicked brother started executing the minor minion Tanaka’s plan, had a huge argument with the office teachers, and made Gail lose his temper for a rare time. How on earth could he slip behind you the next second to act weird and eccentric with you?!

Does your brother know how to fly?! Is there no such thing as a time gap in novels?!

‘Hurry, hurry! Run! Aikawa Rirue, you’re not allowed to speak right now! Wait until I arrive before speaking!’

Aikawa Rirue on the side really seemed to have telepathy! Returning to the classroom, she forced herself to keep quiet like a silent gourd.

Only when her good friend grew genuinely worried and came over to ask.

Did she slowly open her mouth: “Actually, when I went to the office just now, I saw my brother. He…”

“Hi hi hi! Aikawa Rirue, saying Teacher Shimizu’s makeup was caked earlier was wrong, the one whose makeup is actually caked is you, right?! Don’t think I didn’t notice, hahaha!”

Aikawa Yoji, brilliant entrance!

“…”

—You wouldn’t really want to use this good-looking, beautiful sword to slash your brother, right?

—Wouldn’t be, right?

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