A crossover anime, where people are in Classroom of the Imaginary Era, and behind the scenes, the ki

Horikita Suzune quickened her pace, took a half-step, and asked side by side:

"Is there any emergency?"

Su Wei casually explained:

“As the student council senior, Akane Tachibana, said, the school has opened up a channel for registration to participate in the extra afternoon classes. The process is similar to the previous survival class.”

"I'm going down to take a look. I wonder if, like before, there will be a detailed paper notice posted on the bulletin board."

I just went to check the announcement.

Horikita Suzune raised her hand, gently pressing her slender knuckles to the corner of her lips, and pondered for a second.

Then, she turned to Nanase Tsubasa, who was half a step behind, and said:

"Nanase, you go downstairs with the teacher first."

"I'm going to the classroom to get something, I'll come down to find you right away."

Nanase Tsubasa nodded obediently, not caring what important thing Horikita Suzune had left behind.

After listening, she took a few quick steps, her long legs encased in over-the-knee socks, and followed closely behind Su Wei.

While walking in the relatively quiet stairwell.

There was no one else around.

The girl seemed to finally be unable to suppress the doubts in her heart.

She tilted her head slightly, and asked softly, as if making conversation out of boredom:

"Senior... I've always been a little curious."

Why does Horikita-senpai sometimes call you "teacher" and sometimes just call you by your name?

Su Wei paused slightly.

There weren't many complicated reasons.

"It's just that when Horikita wasn't strong enough, he asked me to be his apprentice and learn swordsmanship. Actually, I don't care much about these so-called titles and names; you can call me whatever you want."

"But I am teaching you Japanese kendo. Your rules are strict, and the respect for teachers is ingrained in your bones, so the title 'teacher' has been retained, albeit somewhat reluctantly..."

After a moment's thought, a mischievous glint flashed in Nanase Tsubasa's watery eyes, and she asked again:

"But if I remember correctly."

"Isn't Ichinose-senpai learning swordsmanship from senpai before?"

"Why doesn't Ichinose-senpai call you teacher?"

Su Wei shrugged noncommittally:

"That's true. But at the time, I told her to just call me 'senpai' (senior)."

"As for the title 'teacher,' it was Horikita herself who insisted on using it..."

At this point, Su Wei couldn't help but smile wryly:

"Speaking of which, Horikita thought I was terrible at academics back then. Considering she wanted to teach me and tutor me, her calling me 'teacher' was definitely intentional..."

Su Wei shook his head and chuckled, "Heh, a little cunning, huh."

Nanase Tsubasa listened quietly to the sound, a faint smile gradually appearing on her lips.

Although during the time she interacted with Horikita Suzune, Horikita always presented herself as an unapproachable, stern, and unsmiling iceberg in front of most people.

However, Nanase Tsubasa, being a girl with a sensitive heart herself, knew this.

Beneath Horikita Suzune's aloof exterior lies a little girl who desperately craves recognition and love.

This can be seen from what Horikita said to her last night.

A person who is truly without inner deficiency and who is never lacking in love.

They wouldn't try to comfort themselves through self-destructive efforts like she did.

The senior student was just using a cold exterior to disguise her inner strength...

Just like herself.

As Nanase Tsubasa thought to herself, her thick, curled eyelashes trembled slightly. She quietly raised her eyes and stole a glance at Su Wei walking beside her.

To be honest, she was now unsure whether the unknown stirrings she felt for Su Wei were a good thing or a bad thing.

She couldn't quite tell the difference.

Is this simply an overwhelming admiration for him?

Or was it the natural gratitude she felt for his patient teaching during this time?

Or perhaps... setting aside all other factors, it's simply a girl's attraction to an outstanding man...?

But one thing Nanase Tsubasa was absolutely certain of.

It was after meeting Su Wei that the "Eiichiro" vengeful personality she had created through strong self-suggestion to escape pain... completely disappeared.

No matter how much she called out to him in her heart, there was no sign of him reappearing.