Southeast Asia's Collapse

"Mm!" Seeing both that "Lord of Spirits" and her sister encouraging her,

Yae Rin's already rosy cheeks instantly turned even redder. She fidgeted and lowered her head.

The girl's bashful appearance naturally drew quite a bit of attention.

"Eh—what are you looking at, Rin? Let me see!"

A girl immediately followed Yae Rin's gaze, and the figure bearing the title of St. Freya's only male entered her field of vision.

"Wait, that's... Assistant Teacher Yang?! And standing beside him is... Teacher Yae Sakura?!"

The moment those words came out, the crowd erupted again.

Everyone stared at Yae Rin in disbelief. "No way! Wait! Assistant Teacher Yang, Teacher Yae Sakura... and you too, Rin. Could it be... could it be that you've known each other all along?!"

"Mm." Yae Rin nodded honestly.

"Eh?!! Then doesn't that mean you get to see each other all the time?"

"Mm." Yae Rin nodded again.

The students' expressions suddenly changed upon hearing that.

"Guh, damn it! We miscalculated! Who would've thought it'd be Teacher Yae Sakura! With an enemy of this caliber outside, we students were still dreaming of fighting amongst ourselves every day. Were we the clowns all along?!"

"Miscalculated?" Yae Rin was a little confused.

"Wuwuwu... It's nothing, Rin. You're still young. Once you're a little older, you'll understand everything."

"Understand what?"

"Wuwu... Understand exactly what bad thing your sister did—she stole something precious from you. Wuwuwu... Rin, we're both pitiful people! Assistant Teacher, my Assistant Teacher! Wuwuwu!"

Meanwhile,

On the raised platform, Yae Sakura stood gracefully beside someone.

She looked thoughtfully at him. Looking at his calm face, she seemed to understand everything. Her lips parted slightly. "So, all of this was your doing?"

"Mm... What are you talking about?"

"What happened to Rin was your doing, wasn't it? I'm Rin's sister,