Chapter 187
[Asahina Nazuna: Um, Nakano-kun, have you guys seen a lucky charm?]
Amulet?
"It seems she lost something, which is why she's been looking for it. That's why she only read your message."
Kushida explained.
Then there's no solution.
"Let's help her look for it."
"Nakano Yuu said."
Because at this point, no amount of smooth talk can help solve the other person's problem.
"Uh-huh."
Kushida was happy to do someone a favor, so after paying the bill, the two went to the shop entrance and walked back along the entrance. Unfortunately, they didn't see anything like amulets along the way.
"Looks like I wasn't of any help."
Kushida said regretfully that Nakano Yuu sent another message to her senior on the way, asking where she had been. However, the senior had come directly from the dormitory to the shopping street, so if she had gotten lost along the way, she must be on her way.
Or perhaps it wasn't actually lost, and is still in her dorm room.
This is the typical fate of most lost items; they may not have been lost at all, and Asahina is currently searching in her dormitory.
Half an hour later.
[Nakano Yuu: We walked back and forth twice, but we didn't see anything that looked like a talisman.]
[Asahina: Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to a meal next time.]
In other words, the senior student had basically given up.
That's basically it. They were too familiar with each other, and although Kushida wanted to help find the other person's lucky charm, there was nothing he could do if he couldn't find it.
However, the fact that Asahina lost her amulet is something that happened in the original work. The male protagonist of the original work found it, returned it, and Asahina felt that it was fate, so she secretly helped the male protagonist in various ways.
Because this amulet isn't just anything; it's for praying for a destined connection.
Although she was Miyabi Nagumo's childhood friend, she didn't fall in love with Nagumo. Or rather, she was rather naive, longing for romance and hoping for destiny.
She believed the amulet would guide her true love to her side.
In other words, Asahina believes in fate, so the person she wants isn't necessarily outstanding or ordinary, but rather someone she shares a connection with. When fate brings them together, that person might be her soulmate.
She's the kind of girl who'll accept anything as long as her "destiny" is fulfilled.
So, once you find her talisman, Asahina could become your ally, making it much easier to deal with Nagumo- senpai.
After all.
Is there a mole among your people?
Just like Sakayanagi.
Nakano-kun is quite good at this kind of thing.
However, the timing is off; the senior's amulet was lost before the Training Camp Exam in the original story, not now. And Nakano and Kushida couldn't find it even following the route given by the other.
But who is Nakano-kun?
He is a persistent person.
"..."
Chabashira.
"So, that's why you called me so late to ask me to check the surveillance footage?"
The young female teacher's voice came through the phone.
And then the other side's people showed up.
Even in the evening, Chabashira-sensei was still wearing her women's uniform.
Her tall and graceful figure was encased in a sharply tailored black and white office lady suit. A dark ribbon was tied at the collar of her pure white shirt, and a crisp suit jacket accentuated her slender waist. The knee-length pencil skirt hugged her rounded hips, and semi-transparent black stockings extended from the hem of the skirt, gleaming with a dark sheen.
Her long, black hair was tied into a high ponytail at the back of her head, with a few strands falling around her ears. The ends of her hair swayed gently against her snow-white nape with each step, like ripples on a dark silk ribbon in the wind.
The pointed high heels on her feet created a crisp, rhythmic step.
Of course, what Nakano-kun saw was that Chabashira-sensei was still wearing black stockings so late at night.
That must have been tough.
Monitoring room.
After paying 200,000 points, Nakano Yuu gained access to view the shopping street's surveillance footage.
The staff were about to leave work because it was too late, so Chabashira-sensei sat down and started reviewing the surveillance footage, Nakano Yuu watched from the side.
"This is Asahina Nazuna from Class 2-A."
"Next, we'll specifically look for her images."
"Unfortunately, this part wasn't captured on camera. Move back a bit."
"..."
Chabashira.
Chabashira, who had been sitting, looked up and said, "Could you please be quiet?"
"But Chabashira-sensei, you still don't know Asahina- senpai's specific information."
Nakano Yuu.
"So I'll just provide you with information for now."
"..."
Chabashira.
"But what are you investigating her for?"
Chabashira Road.
"She lost a talisman, which is probably related to her romantic destiny, so whoever finds it will become her true love."
"Nakano Yuu said."
"Of course, that's one reason. More specifically, I don't like the second-year student, Nagumo- senpai, so I plan to use a second-year student to control another second-year student. Thus, I started recruiting a second-year student to work for me."
"And this Asahina, was chosen."
Nakano Yuu honestly replied.
No.
Chabashira stared at him, somewhat speechless, his expression mirroring that of Horikita Suzune on the ship.
Because, even though I recognize all the words, why do they seem... unrecognizable when put together?
"You want to control the second-year students? Could it be...?"
Chabashira remembered that this guy had already collected 20 million points.
"So you want to graduate early? There are currently no cases of students successfully skipping grades. After all, it's practically impossible for an average student to collect 20 million points, and not even Class Points."
"You might be the first."
Chabashira.
"I never thought about skipping a grade."
However, Nakano Yuu shook his head and said...
Please rest assured on that point.
Is she at ease?
What could she possibly be worried about? Even though you're still in her class, you're just slacking off, and your actions, seemingly for the class's sake, are really just for your own benefit.
With that in mind, Chabashira continued to review the surveillance footage.
Her right hand was on the mouse, and she started dragging the recording progress bar.
"Wait a moment!"
At that moment, a boy placed his palm on the back of her hand. His fingertips gently tapped the back of her hand twice, saying, "Move back a little."
"..."
Chabashira.
So Chabashira rewound the video progress bar a bit, but still didn't see Asahina.
"No, I must have misread it."
Nakano-kun said.
"..."
Chabashira.
So, could you perhaps remove your hand from the back of her hand? However, just as Chabashira was thinking this, he noticed that Nakano Yuu's gaze was intently fixed on the screen, which meant...
Actually, she misunderstood.
This guy wasn't taking advantage of her to touch her.
Or rather, it's strange that I felt a little nervous because a student accidentally touched me.
Chabashira immediately began to reflect on his actions.
Twenty minutes later, Nakano-kun and Chabashira-sensei left the monitoring room together and went back to their respective dormitories. The teachers at the school also have their own dormitories, and the treatment is better than that of the students. For example, the rooms are twice the size of the students' rooms.
If the marriage takes place on campus, then an apartment can be applied for.
"That should be enough to deliver it here."
Chabashira.
"You didn't need to go out of your way to bring me back; it would have made you take a detour to get back to your dorm."
Chabashira was now only a few hundred meters away from the teachers' dormitory when she suddenly stopped and spoke to the students behind her.
"Well, after all, I'm a gentleman."
"Nakano Yuu said."
"And Chabashira-sensei's hands are so smooth. By the way, has Chabashira-sensei ever studied piano or anything like that? Her fingers are so long and slender, it would be a shame if she didn't play the piano."
Okay, you don't need to say anything more.
Chabashira could now confirm that this guy had deliberately touched her while she was in the monitoring room.
And they're even making comments about it here.
But this guy is actually with Horikita, right? And during the Island Exam last semester, they even had a secret rendezvous in the cabin on the island.
Then.
That evening, after finishing her studies for the day, Horikita Suzune found a message on her phone.
[Are you and Nakano Yuu dating? If so, then I might need to remind you of some things. Of course, you can choose not to listen; students your age are indeed not very good at listening to others' opinions.]
By Chabashira.???
Horikita looked at the message with confusion.
But.
"This has nothing to do with Chabashira-sensei."
Horikita replied directly.
"Furthermore, teachers are concerned with such trivial matters. Do teachers even have that much free time?"
[...]
Chabashira.