At this hour, the students, teachers included, had already begun their morning reading in the classroom.
This discovery made Mirai raise an eyebrow slightly. Looking through the low window at the students reading inside, he could not help feeling a little moved.
"After being away from school for so long and struggling out in society, I never expected to become a teacher at a different school today. This really is a blessing."
Mirai smiled, then saw two people knock on the classroom door, bow to the female teacher standing at the podium, and walk toward their seats.
The moment Mirai saw this, he stepped forward and shouted, "Stop!"
"Huh?"
Mirai's shout even drowned out the students' loud reading. They looked from their seats to Mirai.
"Who is that?"
"I don't know. I've never seen him before. Judging by his age, he doesn't look like a student. Is he our new teacher?"
"Maybe. By the way, doesn't our school have a martial arts instructor who's supposed to be really handsome? Is that him?"
After the classroom fell silent for a moment, it grew noisy again as the students began whispering among themselves.
The two young lovers who had returned to their seats also looked at Mirai in confusion. Windlistener pointed at himself and asked, "Are you telling me to stop?"
"Not just you. Her too—your girlfriend."
Mirai smiled and pointed at the girl standing there.
The girl froze the instant Mirai pointed at her and said that. Then she suddenly exclaimed in agitation, "Y-You... who are you... Ah! You don't know anything... Don't talk nonsense!"
The boy named Windlistener was furious when he heard Mirai say that. He glared at Mirai and said, "Whether you're a teacher or a student, please take back what you just said. Don't slander us so