CH 4.16

The day after we fought off Loki’s group.

There was a bit of a commotion in class.

Onimatsuri was late and had no makeup and her hair was even black.

Her skirt was still short enough for anyone to get a glimpse of her panties but she was wearing the school’s designated socks.

Her hair was also tied loosely below her ears in pigtails style.

Honestly speaking, she’s quite cute.

I didn’t know she was this cute when she took off her heavy makeup.

I’m talking about “external” looks to clarify.

「Matsuri!? What’s wrong!?」「What happened to the “Loose Alliance Oath”.」

Onimatsuri’s cronies rushed to her as soon as she came to school.

「Excuse me.」

Matsuri dodged the two of them and came toward me.

「You’re going with Shiratori-san for lunch, right? Can Matsuri join you? Well, I also want to thank you for yesterday—-yyyyyyy!?」

Matsuri held her head and cowered.

Alright. The curse seems to be working fine.

「Matsuri, are you okay!?」「What’s happening?」

The other gyarus came running to Matsuri.

「C-can I?」

A pure, beautiful, and innocent-looking girl asked me while looking up at me.

And we stared into each other’s eyes for some time….

「I refuse」

「「「Why……..?」」」

Everyone, including Yui, who was nearby, turned their heads.

Juju’s Bizarre Adventure has already a lot of fans this time but not that many.

I guess because it has yet to spread on the internet.

In the first place, I doubt that these gyarus even know what a Juju reference is.

This makes me sound like a bad neet.

Or maybe I really am….

「I refuse, that’s it. I’m not going to eat lunch with Onimatsuri. 」

「I see….alright….also, it’s Matsuri and not Onimatsuri….」

Onimatsuri corrected her name in a strict manner but shrugged her shoulders after and went back to her seat.

The two gyarus who were worried about Onimatsuri stared at us.

Those who don’t know what’s happening would be thinking that Onimatsuri has started to target me.

I don’t know if it’s some sort of suspension bridge effect or if she thought I would protect her.

Some might feel scared if they were me.

However, on the contrary, I even admire her.

In any case, I have no intention of dealing with her.

Yui told me what happened in the bathroom.

Even if she has somewhat turned over a new leaf, I don’t intend to forgive her.

-0-

For the class, Onimatsuri’s change is a big event but for me and Yui, something much bigger happened that day.

「I’m Naruyama desu. I’ll be replacing Yamada-sensei who was suddenly hospitalized. I’m just a part-time teacher but I’ll be here at school for a while so if you have any questions, please come and ask me.」

The person who introduced himself as a teacher is someone I did not recognize.

He was a dandy with a well-carved face and beard.

He said he was in his early thirties but he looked younger.

Most of the girls cheered but I didn’t bother.

-0-

That’s until I looked him in his eyes.

Variant.

He was not an ordinary man to get this close to me without me noticing it.

And during class, he said to me with a smile

「Thank you for your help yesterday. I hope you continue your support.」

This part-time teacher is Susanoo.