Teacher, Please Go Out with Me! (5K) (continued)

This wasn't the first time Claire had heard this phrase from Mahiro.

If last time it was just to amuse myself, what about this time?

She naturally had no doubt about Mahiro's judgment, after all, she had already witnessed just how strong he was.

But...

Is Cid really that strong?

Could it be that he's been lying to me since I was a child?

That can't be...

Claire ultimately couldn't believe it and suppressed such an outrageous idea.

She knew very well how stupid Cid was, and besides, the teacher had said that perhaps he was wrong.

Yes, that must be it.

Little did she know, doubts had already begun to creep into her subconscious.

But once the seed of doubt is planted, it will eventually take root and sprout.

It's just a matter of sooner or later.

"Aaaaaaahh..."

"What's wrong, Cid?"

"Got a cold? Don't infect me, or it will ruin my grand plan to pick up girls!"

Cid stood at the academy gate, rubbing his slightly red nose.

The other two members of his "trio" group chimed in, echoing his sentiments.

"I don't think I have a cold, I just suddenly feel a little itchy in my nose."

Cid tried sniffing, and stopped only after finding no problem.

However, at that moment, the crowd not far away suddenly became excited and lively.

In the center of the crowd, Princess Alexia, with her flowing silver hair, made her appearance, with a boy standing opposite her.

Ah, another confession...

Cid, hands in his pockets and with dead fish eyes, immediately understood just by looking at the scene.

Because in just two short months, hundreds of idiots have attacked Princess Alexia.

But without exception, they all suffered a crushing defeat.

I was devastated by her cold words.

"I'm not interested."

The man opposite him almost burst into tears.

Yes, that's right.

However, Cid didn't just want to be a spectator; he was also a participant in this challenge.

It's all because of an incident I recently caused with these two minor classmates—

[A punishment game to find a girl to confess your feelings to]

This couldn't be more perfect for a character like him who longs to be a background extra or a nobody.

So, encouraged and egged on by his two best friends, Cid found Princess Alexia after school in the evening.

Using the specially prepared, most perfect way of being an extra-star—

"Ah... ah... ah... ah... Alexia... I... I... I like you...!"

"Please... please... please give me the doll...?"

Cid's legs trembled as he uttered those words, his gaze darting across the ground.

Then.

As he expected, he was rejected without hesitation.

Very decisive.

That's how it is.

"That's terrible, Cid."

"Hmph, isn't that inevitable?"

The next day at noon, Cid and his two best buddies were still discussing the matter.

I don't know if it was just my imagination, but when I heard that Cid had been rejected and saw how miserable he looked, one of his friends seemed quite happy.

But their attention was soon drawn to the noise in the cafeteria.

Although it was a canteen, it was still a place where nobles ate, so there were usually no loud shouts or noises.

But today is an exception.

All eyes were drawn to the table where the teachers were eating.

There sat a boy who looked to be about the same age as them, and three girls sitting around him with their trays.

"That... that couldn't be the legendary princess of the art kingdom of the Oriana Kingdom, the Student Council, Rose Oriana Kingdom -senpai!"

Seeing the blonde beauty with her spiral-shaped hair, the two best friends couldn't help but beam with joy.

"And another thing, that pink-haired girl must be Sherry Barnett, the senior from the academic department, right?"

"Who on earth is this person who gets to dine with them?!"

"Hmph, that must be Yotsuba Mahiro, the legendary teacher of the Midgar Academy, and probably the young man sitting between them."

Legend has it that the man possessed a handsome face capable of captivating countless women, but it seems he is even more handsome in person!

With his blond hair, looking like a delinquent, his friend Hyoro remarked.

But Cid blinked casually and asked:

Are those people famous within the academy?

"Of course!"

Another friend, sporting a baseball player's hairstyle, slammed his fist on the table and excitedly exclaimed:

"Senior Sherry and Rose were two of the three beauties of the school after Alice graduated."

And then there's Yotsuba Clan- sensei, a legendary teacher. It's said that two years ago, when Yotsuba Clan- sensei first took up her post at the academy, she taught all the students in her group to become sword masters! Among them was Rose- senpai.

Oh, and your sister, Claire Cagano, the champion of the previous Bushin Festival!

Also, in the afternoon swordplay class, Cid, the teacher for your group was originally Yotsuba Clan.

"Oh, I see..."

Cid inexplicably became somewhat interested.

"Wait, Cid, could she be your sister?"

Hyoro suddenly spoke up.

They finally saw the face of the last girl.

Her long, jet-black hair cascaded down her back in sorrow, and her bright red eyes were particularly alluring.

Although her face wore an aloof expression that suggested she was unapproachable, it also revealed a touch of naivety.

But it also carries a touch of aloofness and maturity.

Most importantly, when she sat down and faced Mahiro, that indifference vanished, and she became exceptionally radiant and captivating!

Even Cid had never seen such an expression before...

"Cid, your sister Claire is so beautiful... I've decided, I'm going to try my best to pursue her and become your brother-in-law!"

Cid, you certainly won't mind, right?

"No, I think you're going to get beaten to death..."

No one knew the relationship between Claire and Mahiro better than him.

Unfortunately, Hyoro was already hopelessly lost in his fantasy.

However, Cid didn't bother with it. When he turned his head again to look at Mahiro's table through the crowd, a slight smile flashed in his eyes.

Hmph, my nemesis, it's been so long!

My strength has reached an unprecedented peak.

I wonder what kind of surprise you, my nemesis, will give me?

Hmph hmph hmph...

Little did he know, while Cid was laughing wildly to himself, Mahiro glanced at him from afar.

But I only caught a glimpse of it from afar.

He had lost interest in Cid.

The afternoon classes went smoothly, and nothing particularly unusual happened.

If I had to put it that way, it would be that Alexia, who should have been in the first group and was a student of Professor Jeno, ended up in his group instead.

Ostensibly, they wanted to request guidance.

"Alexia, since you already have Professor Jeno's guidance, why bother coming to me?"

"I just feel that Yotsuba Clan- sensei could teach better, please advise."

Alexia didn't waste any words and immediately charged forward with her practice sword.

"His basics are decent, but his speed and power are lacking."

Mahiro blocked her sword and gave a fairly objective assessment.

However, Alexia seemed completely unconcerned about his opinion, and instead attacked with even greater speed and strength, as if she wanted to confirm something with him.

"Your Highness, what exactly do you want? If you want to surpass Princess Alice, you won't find a way here."

Princess Alice, the first princess of the Midgar Kingdom, possesses formidable strength that is admired throughout the entire kingdom. She is also known as a genius, a prodigy, and even the strongest in the kingdom today.

Her sister Alexia, however, received less favorable reviews.

She possesses a certain amount of magic and her swordsmanship is quite straightforward, yet she is far inferior to Princess Alice —this is the general public's assessment of Alexia.

However, even after he touched on her innermost thoughts, Alexia did not respond at all.

He simply pursed his lips and continued swinging his sword.

Until Mahiro knocked the weapon out of his hand with a single sword strike.

"Stop it. This kind of sparring instruction is meaningless, and I can't teach you anything anyway."

If he were to teach it again, it would no longer be about swordsmanship, and it would exceed his role as a swordsmanship instructor.

But Alexia surprised everyone by saying something unexpected—

"Teacher Yotsuba Clan, would you please go out with me?"

His words were startling.

This simple sentence shocked everyone in the classroom; even the sparring session stopped, and they stared at them in disbelief.

That brightest star of the first grade, actually has a crush on the Yotsuba Clan- sensei?

Although the two are indeed a good match, I've heard that Rose -senpai, Claire- senpai, and Sherry -senpai all have some kind of complicated relationship with the Yotsuba Clan- sensei...

Even Mahiro took a moment to recover, and said with a slightly serious tone:

"Alexia, although you are a princess, it's not appropriate to tease your teacher with such jokes, and it's also unbecoming of royal etiquette."

"I'm not joking, Yotsuba Clan- sensei," Alexia said stubbornly, looking intently at him.

"What about Mr. Jeno? He's your fiancé, you know."

"I'm not joking, Yotsuba Clan- sensei!"