Chapter 507
"No need to be so formal."
"Welcome to our family. From now on, you'll live with me and Mom."
Kazama Kiriori's voice was truly gentle and pleasant, and these tender words instantly pierced through Sakaki Chika's defenses.
"Um!"
Like a little rabbit, Sakaki Chika nodded several times, her face visibly flushed with excitement and joy.
This is not a dream.
She has now officially become Teacher Haihara's adopted daughter, just like President Kazama... no... President Kazama is now her older sister too.
What should I do? How did I suddenly become so happy? It's so strange, hehe...
Sakaki Chika noticed that she found it particularly difficult to suppress the corners of her mouth today.
"I'll go cook now. Mom and Chika can go and rest for a while."
"OK!"
She looked quite well-behaved.
After that, she and Teacher Haihara sat on the sofa and spent the evening like an ordinary family. They turned on the TV, and at the same time, the unfamiliar Sakaki Chika sound of cooking came from the kitchen, along with the strange temperature of the stove fire.
Everything happened so fast and smoothly that even now, Sakaki Chika a little unaccustomed to it.
However, it was precisely because it was like a dream that she felt it might be fleeting that Sakaki Chika felt a little itchy and restless.
I want something else to happen.
Thinking of this, she subconsciously touched her cheek again, hesitated for a long while, and then mustered up her courage to say:
"Teacher, um... we're a family now, right?"
"Yes."
Haihara's face showed a gentle expression that was rarely seen on her face.
After receiving affirmation, Sakaki Chika raised both hands, extended her index fingers, and clumsily gestured to each other. In reality, she was just trying to calm her chaotic mind. Haihara patiently watched the delicate, fair-skinned girl's fingers poke or bend.
"... Then, could I... kiss you a few more times?"
By the end, Sakaki Chika was completely red.
Is that all?
Haihara seemed to accept it easily, but as if that wasn't enough, she smiled, her lips curving slightly in a teasing manner, and breathed hot air into Sakaki Chika's sensitive ear.
"That's all?"
Sakaki Chika blinked.
Then, under Sakaki Chika's gaze, the woman's fair and slender hand gently caressed Sakaki Chika's soft thigh. Her five fingers sank in, causing the overly tender flesh to deform and bounce. Sakaki Chika's whole body trembled with tension.
Just as Sakaki Chika was trembling, the woman had already kissed her, instantly making the little bunny feel blissful and intoxicated...
But Sakaki Chika's only remaining rationality told her that the teacher's hand was still moving upwards along her thigh.
"Teacher, um... uh."
The president is still cooking right now.
Is it really okay to do this in the living room?
Sakaki Chika was unaware of this; she only felt that what the teacher was doing was incredibly bold, immoral, and despicable.
The thought that the student council president was nearby made her even more...
"-----Bang!"
Suddenly, a loud bang.
Sakaki Chika was startled and, like a frightened bird, searched for the source of the sound. Then she saw that someone had suddenly flung open their door.
Who is it?
Upon seeing the person entering the door, Sakaki Chika's eyes widened in surprise, revealing an expression of utter confusion and bewilderment. She then called out the person's name:
"Shiori? And Ai, and Yu Ke..."
Appearing at the door were the other three members of the Problem Child's Quartet: Takanashi Shiori, Kirishima Ai, and Kuroki Yuka, with Takanashi leading the group and being the one who had just opened the door.
After they opened the door, they acted as if they didn't see Teacher Haihara at all, and just stared intently at Sakaki Chika.
Sakaki Chika doesn't know whether to cry or be scared.
She's at a crucial moment, why all of a sudden?
Wait, isn't the door locked?
Just as Sakaki Chika's mind was in a complete mess, pondering all sorts of complicated possibilities, Takanashi rushed into the living room in a few steps, ignoring Teacher Haihara, and came to stand in front of Sakaki Chika.
Then—he grabbed both of Sakaki Chika's shoulders.
"--- Chika, stop living in a world of fantasy!"
Takanashi grabbed Sakaki Chika's shoulder and suddenly shouted loudly.
Sakaki Chika froze, not yet reacting, her eyes filled with dizziness and a wave of light.
"Huh? I was just President Kazama to Teacher Haihara..."
She was interrupted again by Takanashi Shiori before she could finish her sentence.
"Quickly unleash your full Magic Power and dispel the illusion of Lost Paradise Twilight."
"...?"
Volume Four Does This Count as a Magical Girl??: Chapter 28 Next up!
Unsurprisingly, the work to recover Lost Paradise Twilight went awry.
When Kirishima Ai and Kuroki Yuka tried to show the ring, which had been transformed from the Lost Paradise Twilight, to Takanashi Shiori and the others, this Magic Armament, which was fond of playing tricks on others, once again unleashed its power.
Sakaki Chika was attacked just as she got close to it.
At first, everyone thought that Sakaki Chika had stabilized the Lost Paradise Twilight by wearing the ring.
It wasn't until Sakaki Chika suddenly started muttering strange, unintelligible words that everyone realized something was wrong.
---Let's return to the present moment.
Sakaki Chika is still a little confused about the situation.
Her shoulders were being swayed back and forth by Shiori, but Teacher Haihara beside her and the student council president in the kitchen not far away seemed to be oblivious to them.
The Takanashi was becoming increasingly faint, like tinnitus.
Until Takanashi Shiori started repeating a single word over and over again, and even grabbed Sakaki Chika's arm:
"Look at your hand! The ring, this ring!"
Sakaki Chika finally realized what was happening and looked at her hands.
Her eyes widened immediately.
Only then did she realize that she was wearing a snake-head ring on her finger.
How come I haven't noticed this before?
Upon realizing something was amiss, Sakaki Chika immediately followed Takanashi Shiori's instructions, using her Magic Power to dispel the illusion while trying to remove the ring she had somehow put on.
In the empty classroom, after much effort from the Problem Child, Sakaki Chika finally removed the ring and regained her senses.
Ever since she took off the ring and realized it was all an illusion, Sakaki Chika's face had been flushed red all the way to her ears. She would cover her face and mutter resentfully:
"It's all fake... it's all an illusion, all an illusion..."
She looked like she was about to cry.
After the illusion dissipated, the familiar empty classrooms of Kaedehara High School returned to their original state.
There was no Teacher Haihara or President Kazama- president in front of them, only the Kirishima, Kuroki, Takanashi trio.
She immediately lowered her head, feeling all her strength drain away.
Takanashi and the others also sighed.
However, it didn't matter, because before long they discovered that this wasn't the worst of it.
Soon, they encountered another problem.
"---So, now it's Kuroki's turn."
"Kuroki, after you were entangled by that ring, didn't you see any hallucinations?"
Kirishima Ai tentatively and uncertainly asked the new victim of the ring.
Takanashi Shiori also looked at the person Kirishima Ai was looking at.
Before them stood a beautiful young woman with jet-black hair and an elegant, sweet demeanor. The only difference from usual was her obedient, calm, yet slightly curious expression as she stroked the snake-head ring on her slender, delicate fingers.
Shortly after the ring was removed from Sakaki Chika's hand, Lost Paradise Twilight repeated the same trick.
They both had to admit that when she was quiet, Kuroki Yuka was truly an incredibly beautiful girl.
It wasn't until the two called again that Kuroki Yuka slowly came back to her senses, seemingly having reconsidered, and then revealed a gentle and calm smile:
"Hmm? I seem to be fine. Just like when Kirishima had the ring, I don't think there's been any change."
The changes are huge!
Is this another relapse of Kuroki Yuka's illness, or what happened?
Something seems a little off, but it's not quite the same as the symptoms of Jiuqi Liuqianhua.
Both Kirishima Ai and Takanashi had a hint of doubt in their eyes.
However, Kuroki Yuka seemed oblivious to the unusual situation, simply tucking a strand of hair behind her ear and saying something quite normal.
"We've been gone too long, shouldn't we go back to the classroom and get back to work? Staying any later will only cause trouble for the other students."
Her voice was clear and lively, making her words seem very reasonable.
"That's true."
Although Kirishima Ai said that, her gaze remained fixed on Kuroki Yuka.
But now, if we rashly ask Kuroki Yuka to take off the ring, we don't know what will happen, and to be honest, we don't really understand his current symptoms.
Fortunately, we just confirmed with Dean Roland.
Although it seems that the criteria for recycling at Lost Paradise Twilight have not yet been met for some reason, wearing the rings should not pose a danger to their lives or others.
Trusting Dean Roland, Takanashi felt that this judgment was reliable.
However, the necessary caution and considerations should not be overlooked.
She hung up the phone and looked at Kuroki Yuka again.
From now on, we'll just have to take it one step at a time.
Let's observe as we go.
And so, the girls returned to the Magical Girl Café.
In the afternoon, their business wasn't as busy, and with the School Festival coming to an end soon, the four Magic girls no longer needed to take turns standing guard outside and inside the café as mascots.
They simply helped out by making coffee and serving dishes.
Then, take turns resting for a while, or something like that.
Since Kuroki Yuka had acted as usual throughout this time, they had no suspicions. When it was Kuroki Yuka's turn to rest, this skillful girl packed a small box of cake, explaining as she did so:
"I'll take it to Teacher Haihara."
The surrounding classmates naturally had no suspicions.
Compared to the other three, Kuroki Yuka has never been awkward or pretended not to know the teacher. She also has excellent grades and is a Teacher Haihara. She often acts affectionately and affectionately, yet is always polite and well-mannered.
It's perfectly normal for Kuroki Yuka to want to pack a cake and give it to Teacher Haihara.
As for the other three Problem Child?
They don't get along well with Teacher Haihara anyway, so why would they be notified about something like this?