I had spent a harem-like holiday at my house with the luxurious lineup of the Beautiful Girl Trio and a teacher.
Normally, this would be an enviable situation, but nothing improper happened at all—I was simply shown how amazing Hiyori-sensei was.
Ugh, if I had been the one to save Airi and Yuria from having their secrets exposed yesterday, the two of them might have been doing this and that for me as a thank-you by now!!
I was so disappointed that I headed to school with slumped shoulders first thing in the morning.
"Good morning, Ryouta-kun. Really, making such a gloomy face on a Monday morning."
But did Hiyori-sensei already know about Airi's part-time job and the fact that Yuria likes anime? Is that why she was able to cover for them?
Regarding Airi's situation, she was in a position where she couldn't exactly claim ignorance, but when it came to Yuria, I didn't think there was any way she could have known.
"Well? With me, the Student Council's Accounting, PR, and Digital Director Tanaka here, I can solve any problem for you, you know?"
If it was something like adult intuition, then maybe that was the case. Either way, both of them had been saved.
Setting aside my selfish desire to have been the one to rescue them, I owed Hiyori-sensei my gratitude.
"Hey! You can't just ignore me when I finally show up, Ryouta-kun!"
"Whoa, it's Tanaka. Good morning."
"What do you mean 'whoa'?! What do you mean 'whoa'?!"
As I walked to school lost in thought, Tanaka had somehow ended up right beside me.
I hadn't noticed her at all... As expected of Accounting, PR, and Digital Director Tanaka—her presence was way too thin.
"Why were you thinking so hard that you didn't even notice me, Ryouta-kun? Don't tell me you were having sage time first thing in the morning? That's disgusting."
"Well, something like that."
"Something like that?! What kind of thing are you doing this early in the morning, you pervert?!"
"W-well, yeah..."
"Don't get embarrassed!"
As I humored her teasing, Tanaka's face turned bright red first thing in the morning.
"Well, I don't really care about your sex life, Ryouta-kun, but the Student Council is officially kicking into gear starting today, so pull yourself together as the Vice President!"
"Y-yeah, I know. You'd better not skip class either."
"That's... well, I'll skip it."
"I'll tell Rui."
"H-hold on!"
When I took out my phone, Tanaka immediately pressed her hand against it to stop me.
As expected, Rui must be scary to her.
"Anyway, the point is that we should both be mindful of our roles as Student Council officers. You're always flirting with girls as it is, Ryouta-kun, so please aim for a wholesome lifestyle. A Sage Time Vice President first thing in the morning is just wrong!"
"Jeez, you're loud. Who cares."
I grumbled at Tanaka's lecture.
Tanaka was the type of loner whose voice only got loud when she knew she wasn't in the wrong, which made her a pain at times like this.
"Oh, right. Tanaka, you're not going to Kyoto for the School Trip, right?"
"No, actually, I don't know what I chose. It seems like those three and you are going to Kyoto, but I figured I'd be a loner anyway, so I just marked something random and submitted it."
"Hey, it's the School Trip, you know? We save up a lot of money and only then get to go, and you just—"
"If you're going to say that, you forgot about it too, didn't you?! It's the same thing!"
That was... well, true.
"For us loners, no matter how expensive it is, an event that's hell for a loner is just hell."
"Seriously..."
What kind of conversation were we having this early in the morning?
"Good morning, you two."
From behind us, I heard that voice I'd become well acquainted with yesterday.
Yes—it was Anju Hiyori-sensei.
The teacher, who appeared in a more casual outfit than usual with her bag slung over her shoulder, exuded a freshness befitting a young teacher.
Yeah, Sensei had a cute butt today too...
"H-Hiyori-sensei. Good morning."
"Good morning, Ryouta-kun. And Tanaka-san too."
"...Good morning."
Tanaka was still being shy around Hiyori-sensei, offering only a reserved greeting.
"Um, are you walking to school too, Hiyori-sensei?"
"Today I decided to walk as part of my diet. I usually take the bus."
"A d-diet... Um, you already have a great figure, so I don't think there's any need for one."
Tanaka told Hiyori-sensei bluntly with a skeptical look.
I agreed. There was no need to lose weight, especially not the butt.
"Hmm, but it's necessary to maintain my figure. Maybe I'll start walking to school with Ryouta-kun like this from now on."
"Huh?! W-well, I guess that's fine."
When I gave that response, Hiyori-sensei's sharp gaze pierced through me.
What was with this feeling of Hiyori-sensei closing the distance since yesterday?
"Ryouta-kun, the area under your nose is melting like freshly microwaved cheese."
Shut up, Tanaka—.