I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

The thought had barely crossed her mind when the footsteps suddenly turned back. This time, the female teacher didn't deliberately lower her voice to observe; instead, she boldly lifted the curtain, walked to the bedside, and then pulled it back.

"There's still a little time before get out of class ends, I'll take a break too~"

A mature and melodious voice murmured to itself, seemingly with a hint of a smile.

Before Yuu Tenkuji could react, she heard the sounds of her high heels being unfastened, fingers lightly picking at her collar and twisting it open, the collar being stretched open by the unrestrained pressure, and hands gently pressing on the bed.

"???"

If he didn't have a girlfriend, he would probably continue to pretend to be asleep and see what this strange health teacher was up to. As long as he was confident in his own abilities, he could never be at a disadvantage in this kind of perk. He might even be able to turn the tables and take advantage of her. Yuu Tenkuji was not afraid to do that.

Unfortunately, even though he wasn't physically present, his heart was still with his girlfriend, Iroha Isshiki, so he couldn't possibly be seduced by a mere busty, long-legged female teacher.

So before the other person could actually climb onto the bed in the same infirmary, Tenkuji Yu suddenly opened his eyes and glared at the wine-red eyes that were quite close to him with a calm yet stern look of reproach.

"Teacher, what are you doing?"

"Go to bed and rest, what else can we do?" She blinked innocently, her upper body swaying slightly, as if she was about to fall onto him on the bed at any moment.

Instead of looking at the deep, fair skin that seemed to be deliberately displayed before him, Yuu Tenkuji frowned slightly and scrutinized the young and beautiful school nurse with a puzzled gaze, asking in return:

"The bed next to mine is empty, so why are you trying to squeeze into it? Don't tell me you're trying to give a resting male student some warmth and comfort by sharing a bed with a seventeen-year-old high school boy at school... Am I right?"

Without offering her any leeway or any ambiguous gestures of coy refusal, her behavior was simply exposed bluntly.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, keeping his distance from the female teacher, Yuu Tenkuji waited for her rebuttal or explanation—unless she was truly a lecherous woman who had taken a liking to him at first sight and wanted to "devour" him, a young, vigorous, handsome, and strong man, in the infirmary, then there must be a reason for her doing this...

"It's simple, because I've taken a liking to you."

"...?" Tenkuji Yu slowly typed out a question mark.

Seeing his stunned expression, the female teacher couldn't help but smile, revealing a bright and cheerful smile.

She then buttoned up her shirt, tidied her slightly disheveled short black hair, and stared straight at him with bright, reddish eyes, as if she could see right through his true thoughts.

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of 'sexually frustrated female teacher who wants to devour male high school students' that you're imagining, and I'm not doing this because I'm targeting your body."

"..."

Is this because she is too self-aware, or because she saw through his thoughts and deliberately said it?

Yuu Tenkuji didn't complain. He suddenly had a strange intuition—what the school nurse was about to say might be closely related to his purpose in coming to the infirmary to see her.

Chapter Ninety-Three: Only You Are Special

"To be precise, I have no experience in dating men yet, and this is the first time I've done something as bold as what I just did."

She smiled and lightly twirled a few strands of her pink-dyed hair with her fingers, her cross earrings sparkling—such a fashionable outfit shouldn't be worn by a school teacher, even if she's just a school nurse.

Perhaps it's because Toyosaki's school atmosphere is relatively free, or perhaps this teacher has the privilege of not having to follow the rules...

In any case, that's not something that Yuu Tenkuji should care about right now.

"Then why..."

"What I mean by 'taking a fancy to you' is not about having an affair with you. If you've misunderstood, I can only apologize."

The school nurse spread her hands, and even though she was smiling, you could see the icy rationality in her eyes: "Although you are indeed a very interesting person, even I can't help but want to continue and see how you react... But let's stop testing here. I don't know why, but you give me a very familiar feeling."

"So, I have a lot of questions for you, second-year student Yuu Tenkuji."

Looking at her unquestionable smile, Tenkuji Yu felt surprised and countless guesses flooded his mind, but on the surface, he remained calm and composed, smiling slightly to show his respect.

"Perfect timing, I also have something I'd like to ask you, Ms. Yukinoshita from the infirmary."

"Just call me Teacher Yang, or Sister Yang is fine too. We're not that far apart in age anyway, so just call me by my first name, don't use my surname."

She suddenly frowned and complained, "Although I don't dislike family surnames and I don't have a sister who's afraid of being called the same way, I still feel a subtle discomfort when you call me by my surname."

"Why?" Yuu Tenkuji tilted her head in confusion. "How are you usually addressed?"

“Yukinoshita-sensei, I’m actually more unhappy when other people call me by my name.” She sat on the edge of the bed, casually swinging her legs, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye. “So, you’re the only one who’s special—I realized that yesterday.”

"Starting yesterday?"

When I came to the health clinic yesterday, the teacher was busy filling out forms and didn't even look up at me.

She only came to offer her condolences and concern when I left, and incidentally, she took the opportunity to grope me...

What are you supposed to realize?

Is there any muscle on his body that no one else has? How can you tell at a glance that he's the most special person?

“I find it strange too, just like you.” Yukinoshita Haruno shrugged, tilted her head slightly, and said in a lazy, magnetic voice, “I’m wondering if I’ve fallen in love with you at first sight. Otherwise, why would I be so involuntarily drawn to an ordinary high school boy after just one glance?”

"But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that she's long past that age of youthful romance. How could she fall in love with just anyone she bumps into on the street? If this feeling isn't just my imagination, then maybe I've seen you somewhere before, but I just forgot?"

"So with that in mind, I took some time yesterday to investigate your background, and I happened to discover something interesting..."

She feigned seriousness, her tone a mixture of reproach and concern: "Little Youyou, you actually used the school's computer to investigate the student files of Toyosaki and the Department of Education! That's against school rules! I never thought you were such a bad student!"

Ignoring her teasing accusations, Tenkuji Yu simply clicked her tongue and said, "Tch, I thought no one would care about my actions. I figured the school wouldn't find anything out, so I just hastily finished... Carelessness really does lead to mistakes."

Even if he ended things hastily, no one in the school should have been able to catch him... Who knew that a school nurse would have such high computer skills? Even though the school nurse's office doesn't even have a computer, she was able to find out what he did in the computer lab.

"I'm the kind of woman who gets the information she wants as quickly as possible."

Seemingly noticing his surprise, Yukino Haruno became even more smug: "For example, I already know that you passed the 'self-study permit' this morning, and that you didn't know who to look for at the library this afternoon. Of course, I won't tell you the specific methods; you just need to sit still and listen to what your older sister has to say~"

"You're just a simple stalker, aren't you?" Tenkuji Yu was speechless. What was this guy so proud of?

Yukino Yukino pouted as if she was aggrieved: "How rude of me. If you encountered the same strange thing as me, you would also become more cautious than anyone else."

"Strange thing?" Yuu Tenkuji's heart skipped a beat. Was they finally getting to the point?

Regardless of how Yukinoshita-sensei took a liking to him, and regardless of what Yukinoshita-sensei planned to do to him—the amount of information she possessed was far less than he had imagined, so he could only trust her 'contributions' to the strange events.

"That's right, the first thing is that I'm treating you differently, and my feelings are more complicated than ever before."

Yukino turned her head, her tone relaxed, but her deep red eyes stared at him intently, as if trying to draw him in, as deep as a swamp.

"Next, when I wake up, I always feel like there's something wrong with my memory. Many scenes I remember have become blurry for some reason, and there's a sense of incongruity... Unfortunately, I'm a girl with a rather sensitive constitution, so I can't relax and put this matter out of my mind."

She pursed her lips, her alluring smile curving upwards again, and said leisurely, "Oh dear, you don't seem surprised at all? It's like someone from another world who's seen too much magical battles coming to the modern world to watch superpowered individuals fight; it's nothing new to them."

"...To be honest, my situation is similar to yours."

Even though they were separated by a bed, Tenkuji Yu didn't escape her gaze. She stared back into the teacher's eyes, and a strange sense of familiarity welled up inside her, warming her chest. It was a feeling that she could look at the teacher for a whole year without getting tired of it.

He didn't say much, but casually steered the conversation to the point he cared about, allowing the exchange to continue.

"I've pretty much got the information from your side. Before it's my turn, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, what's the problem?"

Yukino Yukinoshita got out of bed, patted the curves of her bodycon skirt, crossed her arms, turned to face him, and smiled as if she was looking forward to his performance.

Although he wasn't always sincere, he had to admit that he didn't dislike the smile on that mask, nor did he dislike the other person's roundabout way of speaking.

Besides having a great figure, this woman's personality also seems to suit his taste... It's a pity he already has a girlfriend, otherwise he might have been tempted.

Thinking this, Tenkuji Yu temporarily looked away. Tenkuji listened intently to the sounds by the window, and after confirming that the cat still hadn't appeared, asked her again:

"Did you open the window for a cat after I came yesterday?"

Chapter 94 The Cat and Yukinoshita

"cat?"

Yukino blinked, as if she had suddenly thought of something, and a thoughtful look of surprise appeared on her face.

"You're not talking about that little black cat with the red ribbon tied to its ear, that looks really thin and arrogant, are you?"

“…It should be this one.” Raising an eyebrow, Tenkuji Yu observed her seemingly genuine expression and began to doubt his own guess.

Isn't this reaction a window she opened for the cat?

"Hmm... I don't know what you encountered, but I only saw that cat once. Not at school, but in my garage."

After pursing her lips and pondering for a while, Yukinoshita Haruno recalled the scene from that time.

"Yesterday morning, as I was getting ready to drive to school, the cat suddenly jumped out and meowed at me several times, as if it had something urgent to tell me. The cat looked very flustered... I just told it to calm down. Although talking to a cat is a bit silly, I don't know if it was just my imagination, but it seemed to understand what I was saying. It quickly calmed down and even scratched something on the ground with its paws."

She spread her hands and shrugged: "Maybe it wanted to write something to chat with me? Unfortunately, the garage floor is cement, not dirt, so her little paws couldn't leave any marks. I couldn't help but laugh at it a few times, and it seemed so angry that it wanted to pounce on me and bite me. What a grumpy little cat."

"And then what?" Yuu Tenkuji asked with great interest.

"So I started driving to work. I don't really like cats, and no matter how smart they are, I wouldn't keep one."

At this point, the young and beautiful health teacher stroked her chin and sighed with some regret: "Now that I think about it, whether or not I wanted to keep it, it was never a bad thing to catch such a smart creature... Even if I didn't sell it, I could have found a friend to adopt it, and then tease it when I was in a bad mood. It would have been such a loss to just let it go."

She made no attempt to conceal her evil intentions, but simply analyzed her feelings calmly from an observer's perspective.

"I don't know why, but that cat also gave me a strange sense of familiarity... except it's different from yours. It makes you really want to bully it, to grab it and tease it a lot! Why was I in such a hurry to get to work back then..."

Yukino Yukinoshita regretted it more and more, and couldn't help but pat her head and groan. She casually put her high heels back on and swayed towards her desk.

"Next time I see it, I absolutely can't let it get away so easily again!"

"...Are you a school nurse or a cat trafficker?"

Yuu Tenkuji reluctantly made a comment.

He sensed the seriousness hidden beneath the joke. Even though it wasn't directed at him, he still felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn't help but rub his arms and silently mourn for the cat with its rather bad temper for a few seconds.

If this guy catches me, I'll probably be living a miserable life that's worse than death...

Although it's better than being caught and euthanized by the stray cat capture team.

However, that cat shouldn't be so stupid as to be captured by the capture team. Judging from its reaction yesterday, it's clear that if it doesn't set a trap in a big way, probably only it could catch that nimble and light black figure.

After all, it contains the soul of a human.

Subconsciously, Yuuki Tenkuji looked towards Yukino Yukinoshita.

She pulled out her office chair and sat down, her slender, toned yet not bony waistline captivating. Her long legs, encased in low-cut black stockings, were casually crossed, her professional skirt covering less than half of her thighs. It seemed that if one were to look closer or turn the angle, one could encounter an exquisite and alluring scene under the night sky.

Unfortunately, he wasn't a certified night view connoisseur, and no matter how excited he was, he wouldn't stare at people in public and comment on how elegant and magnificent the mountains, rivers, skyscrapers, and plains were.

I was just looking at her face and thinking about certain things.

'If the window didn't open under the sun after the snow, then the cat opened it by itself, right? I forgot to check if the window was locked. If it wasn't, then it's the cat that turned into a human who opened the window... It's difficult, but not impossible.'

Imagining the scene of "the kitten straining its pink paws to push open the window with all its might, then returning to its calm and collected sitting posture the moment he looked over, meeting him in the most elegant and leisurely manner," Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but smile, almost bursting out laughing.