"You're still students. Don't talk so much about teachers."
At that moment, one of the two male teachers seated in the back, a man with a watermelon-shaped haircut, suddenly spoke up.
"Huh? Sorry, sorry."
Since they were nearly finished eating, the freshmen quickly polished off their breakfast and ran away.
For students who had only just entered high school, teachers were still terrifying creatures, naturally carrying an air of authority.
Hachiman, meanwhile, watched the two teachers seated to his right.
Apparently, although Chabashira-sensei had worn a ring before and had even submitted her resignation, there were still many male teachers interested in her.
"Come to think of it, you're Hachiman, right? You used to be Chabashira's student."
Hachiman noticed that the watermelon-haired teacher had walked over.
"Is there something you want to ask?" Hachiman said.
"Um, Chabashira hasn't been wearing her ring recently. Does that mean her love life... Well, did things fall apart between her and her partner?" the male teacher asked.
"..."
"..." Hachiman said.
Huh?
So that was a thing?
"Chabashira-sensei seems to have submitted her resignation application last year," Hachiman said seriously.
In other words, this student actually knew what he wanted to ask?
Indeed.
Since Chabashira had stopped wearing her ring recently, people naturally wondered whether something had gone wrong in her relationship. There were surely male teachers who wanted to seize the opportunity.
Still, what this student said made sense. Chabashira had submitted her resignation, which meant that even if someone pursued her, it would likely fail because of long-distance separation.
But still.
The male teacher felt that he could try.
"Nishimoto-sensei, what do you want with my former student?"
"By the rules, teachers aren't supposed to interfere too much in students' affairs, are they?" At that moment, a sharp female voice cut in.