Unspeakable bubbles

"Patty, let him try again."

Seeing that Patty was still hesitating, the little girl spoke up: "Look, isn't everyone looking forward to it?"

"Well, since you've said that, Bubble..."

Petty glared at the bespectacled man: "I'll give you another chance since you're the first one to come and give away points."

"However, regardless of the outcome this time, you won't be able to get your points back!"

“I know.” The bespectacled man nodded.

'This loser looks so confident; I wonder if Bubble can handle it.'

Patty secretly worried for the little girl and began the countdown.

"three"

"two"

"one!"

"..."

"A draw! A draw!"

Patty breathed a sigh of relief and teased, "Phew, all that mystical talk you were spouting, but in the end it all comes down to the same thing, doesn't it?"

No, they're not the same.

The bespectacled man's face turned completely sour. He looked at the little girl in front of him, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

One's own bad luck is, in fact, a kind of special mystery.

Although the two of them only played a few rounds of rock-paper-scissors, upon closer examination, it was actually a comprehensive contest between their own mystery and the mystery of the little girl in front of them.

The result was obvious: he suffered a complete defeat!

"Incredible! This Bubble student is definitely one of the top experts in Laplace Academy!"

"Don't stand there, there are still two rounds left."

Seeing the guy staring blankly at the little girl, Patty impatiently reminded him.

"No need, there's no point in continuing the competition; the result will be the same anyway."

"I concede defeat."

The bespectacled man bowed to Bubble and ran out of the classroom amidst a chorus of boos.

.............................................................................................

While the little girl was having fun playing with her classmates in the classroom, Ryuichi Mizushima was having a tough time.

"Mizushima-kun, do you know why the teacher called you here for a talk?"

Inside the office, Emma asked Mizushima with a serious expression.

"do not know."

"Teacher Emma, ​​I have always followed the rules and regulations, so why did you call me in for a talk at this time?"

Mizushima adjusted his glasses, looking puzzled.

Section 442, Chapter 441: The Visit

"Indeed, Mizushima, you are law-abiding and have excellent grades."

"But the teacher didn't call you here to talk about these things."

"I'll just be blunt!"

Emma looked at Mizushima: "Vice President, your private life is extremely immoral. As your teacher, I want to have a serious talk with you."

"..."

“Teacher, Laplace College doesn’t have any rules that forbid students from interacting.”

"Grandpa, well, the academy is quite open-minded in this regard."

"But that only applies to normal interactions between people of the opposite sex."

Mizushima adjusted his glasses, frowned, and asked, "Teacher, is there anything abnormal about my sexual activity?"

"This is a huge problem."

Emma shook her head at Mizushima, who was asking a question she already knew the answer to.

"Changing girlfriends frequently is bad for both you and them!"

"Mizushima, your teacher can't stop you from dating other girls, but I hope you can be more sincere when you're with them."

"Teacher Emma, ​​I'm serious about every interaction I have with you!"

Seeing Mizushima say such things with a serious expression, Emma couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

"Since you're always serious, why do you dump all the girls you date so easily?"

"I broke up with them amicably; there was no question of who dumped whom."

"You're just making excuses!"

"No, no, no, Emma, ​​that's just sophistry."

The two stared at each other for a while before Emma finally spoke up: "Mizushima, you actually like Reiko, right?"

"Yes."

Without the slightest hesitation, Mizushima answered the question decisively.

"Since you like her, don't use someone else as a substitute."

"Why don't you just pursue Reiko properly?"

"..."

This time, Mizushima fell into a long silence.

"I... I tried."

When he spoke again, Mizushima's face was full of frustration.

"I tried my best, I tried every method imaginable."

“Reiko has been very busy since she became the student council president, so I became the vice president to help her solve the student council’s problems and give her more personal time.”

“Reiko hates the dark, so I laid out lanterns along her way back to the dormitory.”

"She was thirsty, so I brought her water; she was tired, so I handed her a pillow; she was in a bad mood, so I tried to cheer her up..."

"But it's no use, no matter what I do, it's no use."

"Not only did she agree to date me, but Reiko and I aren't even friends!"

'This is...this is too tragic.'

Faced with Mizushima's grief and indignation, Emma cautiously said, "Mizushima, I think it's already quite obvious."

"Ok?"

"I mean, Reiko's behavior shows that she has someone she likes."

"impossible!"

Mizushima rejected the idea without hesitation.

Emma didn't say anything, only looked at her with sympathy.

"Teacher, it's not that I can't accept the facts, but the situation is really not what you think."

"If I can't even tell whether Reiko has someone she likes, then I don't deserve to say I like her at all!"

"Is that so?"

"Of course! Teacher Emma, ​​do you know what I find most unacceptable?"

"No, I don't know. Actually, the teacher doesn't have much experience in dating either, haha."

"What I can't accept the most is not that despite all my efforts, Reiko still hasn't fallen for me."

"In fact, Reiko simply didn't give me a chance!"

"She shut out all kindness, closed her heart tightly, and kept a distance from everyone."

“In the past, I always thought that with my own efforts, I could continuously shorten the distance between myself and Reiko, and finally truly open her heart.”

"But, that won't work."

"After taking a few steps forward, I just... I no longer felt like I could go any further."

"..."

Emma's smile gradually faded. "I was just reminding you about your lifestyle as a teacher. Why are you going on and on?"

"Sigh, I'm still single. Please don't ask me such profound questions about relationships."

Emma's expression stiffened: "Mizushima, aren't you being too sensitive? Although I've only been teaching your class for a short time, I can already tell that Reiko and Bubbles have a very good relationship."

"She's not the kind of person you're describing, someone who secretly keeps her distance from everyone, is she?"

"This is another question that I can't figure out. Why is it that Reiko can open her heart to Bubbles alone?"

Mizushima pondered for a moment and said, "There must be some reason I don't know about... That's it! Figuring this out might be the key to winning over Reiko!"

"You should work hard."

"By the way, since you're planning to focus all your attention on Reiko from now on, you shouldn't bother with other girls."

Emma stood up, patted Mizushima on the shoulder, and prepared to end the meeting.

however……

The moment Emma's hand touched Mizushima, both of their heads went "buzz".

That ethereal voice echoed once more in Emma's heart, and before Mizushima's eyes appeared the twisted, ominous text he had seen while reading "The Original God of Darkness."