Intentional? Provocative?

Today was supposed to be the morning exercise, but the weather changed too quickly. As Shinichi and Ichika parted ways in the corridor, a drizzle started outside.

Shinichi carried his school bag and opened the classroom door. Currently, even the students on duty hadn't arrived yet, so he was still the first person to enter the class.

After a two-day holiday, a bit of mustiness surely accumulated in the room, so he pushed the window open, letting in a bit of cold freshness.

"These years are calm and peaceful, and the world is stable."

In the empty classroom, Shinichi held the window frame and sighed softly.

It's effortless to let go when there's no one around. It's a human nature.

After enjoying the pleasure of being in an exclusive classroom for a while, Shinichi returned to his seat, took out his phone, and sent a message.

[Due to rain, morning exercise is canceled. Have you returned to class?]

Soon, after receiving a positive response from Yotsuba, Shinichi put his phone in the drawer, lay on the desk, and began to continue his nap.

Usually, he would use this time to study. However, lately, he had been occupied with too many things, so his sleep time was a bit delayed, making him, who was used to waking up early, a little sleep-deprived.

At this moment, the wind blew strong, rain fell, and the humid air provided comfort for people to sleep under the blankets in air-conditioned rooms.

Shinichi relaxed his body, closed his eyes, and let his consciousness slowly be swallowed by darkness.

Not long after, soft snores were heard from the folded sleeves.

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When Shinichi woke up, he happened to see two beautiful faces in front of him.

"What's wrong."

Low and magnetic, cold but gentle. It was a special voice he emitted when he just woke up, and his brain wasn't functioning yet.

Full of masculine charm, having a great impact on young girls.

Combined with this rare sleepy expression, the two girls in front of him blushed.

"A-Asada-san, are you going to enter the classroom?"

The reminder was very stiff.

"Yes, yes, this is Kirisu-sensei's class. If you don't wake up, you'll be scolded by her."

Fumino and Itsuki sat back in their seats, pretending to be calm, but at the same time, the image of Shinichi lying on the bed and waking him up appeared in their minds.

The more they thought about it, the redder their faces became.

Shinichi was confused, but not paying too much attention, he looked at the podium and found that the teacher hadn't arrived yet, so he planned to go back and lie down for a few more seconds, waiting for his drowsiness to subside.

At this moment, a serious voice came from behind.

"Laziness. Asada-kun, if you're not sick, please get spirited immediately."

Itsuki turned around to look and exclaimed, "Kirisu-sensei, you entered through the back door..."

Mafuyu didn't answer but stared straight at Shinichi, seemingly dissatisfied.

Shinichi yawned under the gaze of others.

"Sorry, Sensei... I'll get up right away..."

Words with youthful innocence and a pleading attitude.

Fumino grabbed her clothes at her chest and bowed in pain.

"I have a childish heart..."

Itsuki broke the recorder in her hand and hit the table with regret.

"It's too late... Why can't I be smarter..."

As for Mafuyu, after a subtle pause, her expression remained cold, and she passed by Shinichi without changing her expression and walked toward the podium.

After all, she was different from those students; she was a mature teacher.

"Good to know. In class, everyone should sit back in their own seats!"

After finishing the class, Mafuyu quickly entered the restroom.

Locking the door of the cubicle, she sat on the toilet without taking anything off. She remained confused for a few seconds.

Suddenly, she bumped into the door.

"As a teacher, how could I have an unbearable imagination about a student... Disqualified! Disqualified!"

Along with the thud, the cry of regret echoed softly inside and outside the women's restroom.

The gathered female students were surprised and ran away in fear.

Since then, the women's restroom had a supernatural legend like "a girl disqualified died in the bathroom and hit the door panel while trying to escape."

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Shinichi didn't know what he said, and he also didn't pay attention to the reactions of the three.

He was used to sleeping early and waking up early. After a lack of sleep, it was easy for him to ignore some unimportant things before he fully woke up.

After sleeping in the morning, he felt much more energetic. He spent the rest of the classes reading as usual.

One of the classes on the way had to be moved to another classroom. While walking through the corridor carrying teaching materials, Shinichi happened to meet Nino and Miku from Class A.

Their eyes met, and they greeted each other.

"Going to class?"

"Yeah, what about you?"

"Same."

"Okay."

The conversation ended.

They looked at each other and fell silent due to an inexplicable embarrassment.

Twirling the hair on her cheek, Nino averted her gaze to the ground and brought up a topic.

"You found a part-time job, congratulations."

Upon hearing this awkward voice, Shinichi looked at Miku.

Miku turned her face away. She shifted her thick bangs to her eyes to hide her expression.

Shinichi interpreted this as Nino's expression being easily understood.

Nino might want to make some sarcastic remarks and inquire about yesterday's date, his thoughts, and the like.

How to answer...

"...Yes, I went on a date with Miku to the aquarium and also went shopping in the shopping district."

Shinichi took a glasses case from his pocket and put on thin-framed gray glasses.

Because he wasn't used to it, even though he brought the glasses case, it was the first time he wore them in front of others.

Raising the glasses on the bridge of his nose, he felt like there was a charm +10 sign on his head.

Shinichi hid his thoughts in his heart and looked at Nino with a friendly smile.

"Glasses? Where did they come from? Aren't you nearsighted?"

Nino stared at his face carefully; her doubt quickly turned into admiration.

Miku was so happy that she smiled, but she didn't understand why Shinichi mentioned glasses at this moment.

"These are non-prescription glasses for decoration." Shinichi said casually.

"Miku gave them to me after our date yesterday."

"..."

As these words were spoken, the atmosphere became extremely awkward.

The expression gradually disappeared. Nino had understood his words.

Her fists clenched, and blue veins appeared on the back of her hand.

"S-Shinichi?"

Miku looked at the two of them in confusion. She didn't understand why Shinichi deliberately provoked Nino, and she didn't know what reaction she should have now. She was so panicked that she couldn't speak.