Truly Need to Let the Great God Cao Tian Punish You

At the end of the corridor by the school's back gate, four boys sat on the floor eating their respective bento boxes.

If one looked closely, only two of them had their own homemade bentos, while the other two were meals packed from the cafeteria.

Naturally, the ones with homemade bentos were U Amakusa and Kosei Sanada.

"Must be nice, Amakusa. Someone makes you a bento every day, and it tastes so good, too."

"That's just because they're skilled."

U Amakusa took a sharp gulp of the milk in his hand before continuing to eat his bento.

"Speaking of which, doesn't your library girlfriend mind?"

Satoshi Satonaka looked at U Amakusa with some concern; he was afraid his good brother might accidentally end up like Makoto Itou.

After all, the three of them were well aware that U Amakusa went to the library every day to pick up a bento.

Someone had once mistakenly thought the library offered free bentos just like the cafeteria and had foolishly gone to check it out.

It was Kosei Sanada who had to explain the situation to him later.

"Library girlfriend? Hmm... we haven't reached that stage yet, so it's not a big problem for now."

Kosei Sanada: "I don't really approve of this approach. You should pick one and settle down as soon as possible."

Satoshi Satonaka: "I'm neither for nor against it, but just take it easy. Having dreams is a good thing, just don't play yourself into a corner."

Naoki Shimizu: Eating... vanished!

When all three realized Naoki Shimizu was gone, they tacitly checked the trash can at the same time.

"Oi--! How could it be in a place like that! You guys are too much!"

A roar came from nearby, and the three looked over to see Naoki Shimizu approaching.

The three exchanged glances and, with the same tacit understanding, went back to eating their bentos.

Seeing the three ignoring him, Naoki Shimizu calmed himself down countless times, solely because he still needed them to help him with something.

"Hey, can you guys do me a favor?"

Hearing this, all three looked toward the source of the voice--Naoki Shimizu.

"Help me pursue Student Nishikawa."

Naoki Shimizu's expression was extremely serious; he had completely fallen for Ryoko Nishikawa.

In reality, he had just finished self-indoctrinating.

"Shimizu, I think this kind of thing..."

"Hey, hey, Kosei Sanada, leave him be. This kid has been like this for more than a day or two."

"Satoshi Satonaka is right. This depends on him; how are we supposed to help?"

Having long known the outcome, U Amakusa hoped Naoki Shimizu would give up sooner; Ryoko Nishikawa would not accept him.

This wasn't something U Amakusa could force, though if he were Naoki Shimizu, things might be different...

Under the three's puzzled gazes, Naoki Shimizu left firmly, only to return not long after.

He returned carrying three drinks.

"Godfather."

What else could they say after that, brother?

"Let's go!" x3

Led by the gentle upperclassman style, the group successfully joined the small circle where Ryoko Nishikawa was during the lunch break.

Naoki Shimizu successfully engaged in conversation with his beloved Ryoko Nishikawa, leaving the other girls to U Amakusa and Satoshi Satonaka, creating space for them.

Of course, whether he could actually make Ryoko Nishikawa develop feelings for him was another matter entirely.

Knock, knock, knock------

"Please come in~ Honami..."

"Oh?"

"My apologies, it's me, Mori Hoshinomiya."

Pushing open the door, U Amakusa saw the woman known as the "grown-up Kushida," Mori Hoshinomiya, and his purpose for coming was very simple.

Looking closely, there were three teachers in the office; the one sitting there smoking was undoubtedly Chabashira.

Another was the homeroom teacher of Class A, Majima, and U Amakusa could identify which one was Chabashira in an instant.

Well, she was easy to recognize anyway, with her black hair and high ponytail.

Judging by the situation, the homeroom teacher for Class C was not present, and Mori Hoshinomiya was waiting for Ichinose. Did she have business with Ichinose?

U Amakusa didn't know, nor did he need to care.

"Is Mr. Majima in?" U Amakusa asked, knowing the answer.

"U Amakusa?" Majima paused his work in confusion, looking toward U Amakusa at the door.

"It is I, Majima-sensei."

"Is there something you need?"

"No, I simply came to express my gratitude for what happened earlier, Majima-sensei."

"That really isn't necessary—"

"Oh my, are you that famous student, U Amakusa? Hey, hey, does U Amakusa know who I am?"

Hoshinomiya snuck over, leaned against the corner of Majima's desk, interrupted him, and tilted her head to look at U Amakusa.

"Know" was an understatement; they had been in the same room just yesterday... engaged in a heated discussion.

Of course, U Amakusa wouldn't say that out loud; he merely marveled inwardly at what a natural actress Hoshinomiya was.

She had been affectionately calling him "Little U" just yesterday, yet now she could pretend not to know him and address him as "Student U Amakusa."

"Hoshinomiya-sensei, it's not strange to know your name. Is it really so weird to remember a teacher's name?"

Before Hoshinomiya could respond, U Amakusa continued to Majima: "Majima-sensei, thank you for yesterday. To show my appreciation, do you like beer?"

The gratitude was a pretense; getting Majima to help him again was the real goal. After all, the country strictly prohibited anyone under 20 from purchasing alcohol.

A reminder once more! U Amakusa and all other characters appearing are 18+!

"If you're talking about yesterday, U Amakusa, you don't have to—"

"No, I must. If I don't express my thanks, I won't be able to rest easy. Please accept it, Majima-sensei; it's settled."

It seemed he had no choice but to accept the beer. Why did everyone love interrupting others?

Majima felt he needed a heart-relief pill. He took a deep breath, encouraging himself not to get angry.

He had to keep in mind what Director Sakayanagi had said: U Amakusa was from the Shinomiya Family. Furthermore, U Amakusa was sharp and devious—he was capable of tricking others into taking out loans and then turning around and having them thrown in jail.

He was someone you couldn't outplay and couldn't afford to offend.

"Hey, hey~ Student U Amakusa..."

Hey, hey, your head. He really needed to let the Great God of Grass come and sanction her.

"Hoshinomiya-sensei, could you please not look at Sae-sensei while you're talking to me?"

"Eww~ What are you saying, Student U Amakusa~ When would I ever look at Sae?"

Hoshinomiya acted as if what U Amakusa said was hilarious, waving her hand toward him.

In reality, Hoshinomiya hadn't been looking at Sae at all.

"Eh? Then I must have been mistaken. My apologies, Hoshinomiya-sensei."

U Amakusa straightened his expression and continued: "Actually, I've always been a fan of yuri works. The moment I saw Hoshinomiya-sensei and Sae-sensei together, I felt you two were a perfect match."

Sae said sharply, "Then your taste is truly terrible."

Hoshinomiya ran over to Sae, hugged her, and said happily, "How can you say that, Sae~ I like you the most~"

Heh, do you even believe that yourself?

Of course, it wasn't just U Amakusa and Hoshinomiya who didn't believe it; Majima and Sae didn't either.

"Hoshinomiya-sensei, I support you!" U Amakusa gave a thumbs-up to the two women locked in an embrace.

"If you'd like, I could teach Hoshinomiya-sensei a trick or two. Although I don't have practical experience—er, I don't have practical experience in this specific area—my theoretical knowledge is extensive, so please feel free to ask me for advice, Hoshinomiya-sensei!"

Hoshinomiya laughed awkwardly: "Ahahaha, that won't be necessary, Student U Amakusa."

Hoshinomiya had only been joking, but who knew U Amakusa would actually take it seriously? How could she possibly like Sae?

"Understood, understood."

U Amakusa put on an "I get it, I get it" expression.

"Hoshinomiya-sensei doesn't want to show it for fear of being alienated by Sae-sensei, so you're hiding your true feelings. I get it, I get it—a classic yuri trope."

After saying this, U Amakusa pretended he had made a mistake.

"Oh no, oh no. Did I just say that out loud? That Hoshinomiya-sensei is genuinely in love with Sae-sensei?"

But it seemed that, aside from Hoshinomiya, the other two didn't care at all about what U Amakusa was saying.

Sae simply pried off Hoshinomiya's hands and sat down to continue her work. U Amakusa wasn't her student, and since Majima was still here, it wasn't her place to intervene.

"Little U... Student!"

As soon as the words fell, U Amakusa felt his shoulder grabbed by a hand with considerable force.

Heh, he won.

U Amakusa triumphantly made a "V" sign in his heart.