Chapter 85

After rummaging through the refrigerator, I found some blueberry jam, which Kiriori had bought for her not long ago. However, she doesn't really like this kind of sweet and cloying jam, so she hasn't touched it since opening the jar once.

I'm not sure if the Takanashi will eat it, but I'll just take it out anyway.

After heating it for five minutes, Haihara took the bread out. She wanted to cut it, but it was too hot to handle. After thinking for a moment, she put it directly on a plate.

On the other side, Takanashi leaned lazily against the sofa, her loose yukata naturally slipping off her shoulders, revealing the delicate curves of her neck and shoulders, suddenly exposing a large expanse of pure yet alluring spring scenery.

Haihara slowly walked over with the plate in her hand and saw the unsuspecting girl.

After smelling the aroma of bread, Takanashi straightened up and reached out to take it, but the woman gently grasped his wrist to stop him.

It seems that Haihara doesn't want her to get the bread so easily.

The aloof woman casually tore off a small piece of bread, waved it in front of Takanashi like feeding a small animal, and then asked with a wicked grin:

"Who is Mommy's little kitten?"

Haihara's tone was flat.

The piece of bread landed between the woman's long, beautiful fingers, exuding the aroma of wheat, which was especially tempting when she was hungry, making Takanashi unable to resist moving forward a little.

This woman always knows how to keep people in suspense...

The Takanashi couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied.

But at times like this, she had no way to resist the woman. All she could do was fawn over her like a puppy and satisfy the woman's perverse desires.

So she bent down with a slightly helpless expression, placed her hands on the sofa, and struck a docile pose like a small animal.

The woman simply watched her with interest.

Then, Takanashi raised one hand, clenched it into a fist near her cheek, and shook it, her mouth slightly open without any expression:

"... Meow?"

It seems like she didn't imitate it very well, and it wasn't very cute either.

After mimicking a kitten, Takanashi moved closer to the woman's waist, gently rubbing his head against hers, and said with a mixture of shyness and barely concealed excitement:

"Mommy, can you feed me?"

Only then did Haihara reveal a satisfied smile. She reached out and scratched the girl's chin like she was petting a cat, then offered a small piece of bread to Takanashi's mouth.

Takanashi naturally ate the bread the woman fed him, and then, with a hint of revenge, lightly bit the woman's finger.

Haihara tried to pull it out, but Takanashi wouldn't let go.

What a naughty cat!

Her gaze turned slightly cold. She slipped her finger a little further in, seemingly touching the soft, moist tongue inside. What would she encounter if she went deeper...?

Takanashi paused for a moment, then quickly released his mouth, but because he was still swallowing bread, he choked in the end.

The girl coughed a few times, looking somewhat disheveled.

After finishing coughing, Takanashi looked at Haihara with slight displeasure:

"Poor..."

Haihara simply wiped her hands with a tissue, her expression blank.

Do I still need to feed you?

"... Is that not allowed?"

They've done even more outrageous things before.

"I'm a little tired, you can eat by yourself."

Haihara seemed genuinely tired. After feeding the Takanashi around for a while, she lay down on the sofa without saying anything else or showing any interest in playing anything else.

Lately, she's been feeling more tired than usual because of work, and she met up with JK to relax a bit, but after relaxing, she just wanted to sleep.

After Haihara lay down, Takanashi ate bread alone, temporarily filling his stomach. However, he got a little bored after eating, and seeing the woman lying on the sofa, he couldn't resist doing something.

She imitated the woman's earlier actions, tore off a piece of bread, and held it to the woman's mouth.

"Ah."

The Takanashi.

Haihara opened her eyes and saw the bread cubes and the girl's hand.

After thinking for a moment, she gently bit into the bread, chewing slowly. The warm bread was indeed quite delicious when she was a little hungry. After swallowing, she casually said:

Remember to answer the phone when your takeout arrives.

Takanashi nodded.

After that, she fed the woman piece by piece, like feeding a stray cat in a park, but not quite the same.

Women are certainly not as cute as wildcats.

They're even more indifferent than stray cats.

But Takanashi actually quite enjoyed the feeling of feeding the woman bite by bite.

This is probably how she felt when she was with this woman.

Although she looked strange and was somewhat deformed, she didn't dislike her.

At least a woman is the first person to give her warmth after she comes into this world.

After arriving here, she met Haihara, which made her feel that the world wasn't so bad after all, and she seemed to have a reason to protect this place as Magic girl.

Although protecting this city is no longer her concern right now.

"Mother."

"What's wrong?"

"... Do you hate me?"

Takanashi Shiori picked up a piece of bread and took a small bite, but it looked a little unnatural.

Haihara slightly raised her head:

"Why?"

"We're a few of us, and we must be causing you a lot of trouble as a teacher."

As a Magic girl from R'lyeh, dealing with Monster is a normal thing for her, and it's also part of her homework when she goes to school in R'lyeh.

But things are different in this world.

The student and the Magic girl are two conflicting identities.

It shouldn't be known by ordinary people, as it would cause trouble for teachers and others around them.

In her view, it was strange that being a Magic girl would cause trouble for others, and it often troubled and perplexed her.

However, it seems quite normal to be disliked by teachers for this reason.

Haihara's answer to this was...

"A little."

The woman spoke calmly, without watching the Takanashi.

Takanashi paused for a moment while holding the bread.

His gaze dimmed almost imperceptibly, but quickly returned to its usual nonchalant expression.

"Feel sorry..."

The fact that Haihara disliked her left her somewhat frustrated.

She opened her mouth, unsure of what she was thinking.

It seems that Kirishima Ai was also disliked by Haihara before, but Kirishima Ai was a little angry at the time and ended up disliking Haihara in return.

Takanashi didn't seem to care at the time.

But now, I kind of understand.

"Can you please stop hating me?"

She said something rather strange.

It's a bit awkward, a bit unreasonable.

The woman didn't answer immediately, but instead reached out and gently pulled up the collar of Takanashi's dress that was hanging down by her shoulder, pulling it back onto her shoulder.

"Only when you're my good boy, okay?"

She spoke in her usual tone.

At times like this, the Takanashi gets a little annoyed.

She couldn't help but want to make this cold and arrogant woman suffer a little, to let her know what a true filial daughter is.

However, after receiving this answer, she was somewhat happy.

"Speaking of which, why did you go out with female students?"

He's clearly a teacher.

It's really strange for a woman to date those frivolous and materialistic high school girls.

Although Haihara seems different from other women, she is ultimately just an ordinary person without Magic powers, making her somewhat out of place in such a society.

Does he like young girls?

But to be honest, aside from some strange ways of playing, Haihara didn't do anything out of line with affection; she didn't even kiss him.

It seems like they gave quite a lot of money again.

Upon hearing this question, Haihara blinked her sleepy eyes, as if trying to recall something:

"Um..."

Upon closer reflection, I can't really remember what it was like at the beginning.

She doesn't have a very good memory; she can't quite remember things that happened a few months ago, let alone the details of things that happened a few years ago.

But more or less, she still remembered the reason why she went to ask JK out.

It's certainly not something worth commemorating.

"I used to feel a bit lonely, and I stumbled upon this kind of thing online, so I thought I'd give it a try, and then I got addicted..."

That's utterly despicable.

However, for some reason, Takanashi felt uncomfortable.

It seems that women have been dating high school girls (JKs) for a long time now...

Thinking about the things he'd done with women, and how other girls might have done the same things before, even though it wasn't a big deal, the thought of doing it with other people made her uncomfortable.

The Takanashi tilted its head to the side.

"If I'm free every week from now on... will you keep calling me?"

"I don't have that much money."

"... It's not that I absolutely need the money."

The rain stopped sometime later, but the room still felt as cool and gray as when it was raining, making one instinctively want to get closer to others and seek some warmth that lacked emotional connection.

On the rain-soaked streets, the occasional meows of stray cats could be heard, sounding somewhat hungry.

The moon peeked out silently, and the lights in the city buildings slowly went out one by one, ushering in the end of the day.

Chapter Seventeen: Teacher, I'm really angry.

Recently, the atmosphere in Class 4 of Grade 11 has been somewhat depressing.

The reason was that the young homeroom Teacher Haihara, seemed to be in a bad mood.

Not long ago, the first-year high school students took a mock test before the end of the semester. The teachers should be able to get the students' scores in the next couple of days. Considering the recent absenteeism rate of Class Four, it is reasonable to speculate that Class Four's results this time should be very poor.

The woman, who usually had a cold expression, now looked even more gloomy.

I heard that because of her absences and grades, Teacher Haihara has been frequently called to the principal's office these past few days, and each time she's stayed for a long time, which shows how serious the problem is.

However, just like the calm before the storm, Teacher Haihara did not reprimand the students, say anything harsh after class, or even take any obvious measures regarding the homework.