Don't Talk to Me So Much in Class

... As expected of someone who's practically my disciple, he's quite the lousy bastard.

As your teacher, I am very pleased.

Shuya smiled wryly.

After finishing her meal, Ayase did some homework and then left.

She hadn't made a reservation to come to Shuya's house today; Shuya invited her.

She activated her special physical condition yesterday and needs to rest.

After Ayase left, Shuya opened the glass door from the living room to the garden and waved, "Hey, wanna have a demon?"

He had barely finished speaking when a crow flew in response.

A gust of black wind swept through, and a man with long black wings appeared respectfully. "What are your orders, Alliance Leader?"

"You can take those cookies and divide them up for me."

"Yes."

The Monster bowed and then took all the cookies with it.

"Done."

Shuya leisurely closed the door.

He thought to himself, "Tomorrow is Thursday, I'll have Mai teach me, and try to deliver the cookies by Friday. If that doesn't work, then next Monday."

He was unavailable on Saturday; he had to deal with Uesugi's matter.

It's hard to say even on Sunday.

In short, the cookies are tentatively scheduled to be delivered on Friday or Monday.

After thinking it over, Shuya took out his phone and called Mai- chan.

"Hey, Mai- chan."

"What's wrong?"

Are you free tomorrow? Come to my house and teach someone how to make desserts.

"You're really sudden... Is it that girl from the group chat today?"

Yes!

Shuya explained the situation to Mai- chan.

Mai said, "No problem, come pick me up from my house after school."

"Good."

"But..."

"But?"

She seems to be a very cute girl.

Mai- chan hung up the phone after she finished speaking.

Shuya fell into deep thought. Was this a dig at his boyfriend, or did he feel that Yukino might be taken away from him, which was why he made this comment?

The day passed quickly.

Shuya went to school as usual, and this time he didn't bump into anyone and went straight back to the classroom.

"Yah hello, Shu-chan!"

As soon as they entered, Yuigahama greeted Shuya energetically in a strange language.

"Hmm? Good morning, Yuigahama."

Shuya gave a professional smile.

Yuigahama felt a pang of panic; she could tell it was an absolute fake smile.

But... what did I do? Why am I calling her Yuigahama- san again?

She looked like she was about to cry.

The classmates started to notice this.

The two Golden Hair retrievers next to Shuya's seat seemed to be trying to get involved, and even Hikigaya was watching them.

Shuya hadn't expected Yuigahama to react so strongly.

But he remained calm and smiled normally, saying, "By the way, Yuigahama, Gorilla asked me to come find you earlier, shall we go together?"

"Huh? Really? Then, we have to go right away!"

Yuigahama said goodbye to her friends Shuya, who had put down his schoolbag.

She followed the path for a while, then realized she was on the wrong track; it wasn't leading to the staff room.

Shuya led her to the front of the rooftop, where no one else came.

"Um, Xiu... um, Inoue- kun..."

Yuigahama's eyes welled up with tears, and she cowered in fear.

"I'm sorry, it's not what you think."

Shuya smiled apologetically, "You didn't do anything wrong. I called you back to your surname just now purely for my own reasons."

"?"

Yuigahama a question mark in her eyes.

"I hope you won't talk to me too much in class."

Shuya spoke in a very serious manner.

"???"

Isn't that something a girl would say to a boy?

Yuigahama doesn't pay much attention to anime, but she's occasionally watched one or two episodes, and those pretty girls always say things like that to the ordinary-looking male protagonist.

But now, why am I being talked about like this?!

Yuigahama was deeply affected.

Shuya explained:

"Honestly, Yui- chan, your group of 'normies' is so noisy and annoying, I don't want to join you at all. I can't stand it physically. If I could, I'd switch seats."

"I don't want any contact with your group, so please try not to bother me. Just speak to me the same way you always have."

"That's outrageous!"

Yuigahama was stunned.

"Yui- chan, I don't mean to dislike you, I just don't want any trouble."

"... Okay, okay. I'll be more careful in the future."

"Very good."

Shuya satisfied.

"See you after school today. I've arranged for Mai- chan to give you some extra training, so don't skip it, or I'll get a really bad scolding."

"Okay... wait, you said, Ma, Mai- chan?"

Yuigahama was shocked and stammered, "Y-yes, yes, is it that Sakurajima Mai- san?!"

"Yeah, she's friends with Yukino- chan, knows her preferences well, and is good at cooking. So we asked her to help... What, you don't like her? Then you're not going to call her?"

"How could this be! Ahhhhh! I'm so excited!"

Yuigahama blushed and jumped up and down, completely transforming into a little fangirl.

"Shu-chan! I'm so glad I can be your friend!"

Yuigahama excitedly hugged Shuya tightly, then squatted down and groaned:

"Oh no, what am I going to do? Is my hairstyle even presentable? Should I do my makeup again? What should I wear? I can't take it anymore, I'm so nervous, so nervous!!!"

"Calm down."

Shuya slightly suppressed by the Dango, but his heart was not greatly affected.

After all, Haruno and Tsuruko are not young either.

He was actually surprised by Yuigahama's reaction; it was such an exaggerated one.

Shuya managed to calm her down, but he couldn't hide the fact that her lips were curling into a wild smile.

He felt that if she went back to the classroom like that, she would definitely be exposed, so he stayed with her until the bell was about to ring before going back.

Yuigahama's expression had improved considerably by this time; at least her complexion looked relatively normal.

When her friend asked a few questions, Yuigahama couldn't answer and awkwardly laughed it off.

Section 349, Chapter 331: Kirino

The Golden Hair Shuya, handsome guy next door glanced at him thoughtfully a few times, but he couldn't see through Shuya's acting skills.

Shuya completely ignored his gaze and started Twitter.

He didn't chat in the group because it was so early; everyone was either in class or at work, so no one would be online...

"Um?"

No sooner had I finished speaking than a message popped up in the group chat.

Shuya clicked on it and almost spat it out.

It was a photograph.

The uploader is Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"I... I took some incredible photos..."

The photo was taken from a low angle, capturing the moment Yuigahama hugged Shuya at an angle.

Then another photo was uploaded.

The scene was shocking: Yuigahama excitedly squatted down...

Shizuka Hiratsuka: "What were you doing just now???"

Haruno: "Shu-chan are you???"

Then came the "???" from Hyakka, Mai, Ayase, Kirino, Yukino, Kyousuke and others.

Finally, the Little Senior Sister surfaced. "What happened?"

---Damn Shizuka Hiratsuka, she's never on Line, but when she is, she sends me this kind of nonsense?!

Shuya had to admit that Shizuka Hiratsuka had the potential to be a reporter.

These two photos perfectly created a misunderstanding.

Shuya immediately wanted to explain, but then he remembered that Yukino was also in the group chat, so he didn't want to say anything directly. Instead, he used Mai as a shield.

Shuya: "She's a fan of Mai- chan. I told her I'd introduce them today, and she just got too excited."

Shuya: "As for meeting in a secluded place, it's just that you don't want people to hear you talking. You're exaggerating."

Shizuka Hiratsuka: "What are you saying? I'm telling you, kid, don't you dare cause me any trouble."

Shuya: "I just told her not to talk to me too much in class."

Shizuka Hiratsuka: "This..."

Haruno: "The female lead?"

Hyakka: "Shu-chan, you..."

Yukino: "Ha, men."

Kyousuke: "I'm impressed. Is this the world of the strong?"