A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

"What does this have to do with my salary?"

"It's very important."

Kazama Chiba looked serious.

“If you’re going to deduct money, then for the sake of your quality of life, I’d even go to the calligraphy department to wash my brushes. After all, you’re still single, and it’s not easy for you to save up for your dowry.”

"You kid..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka's forehead veins throbbed twice, but she didn't fight back, probably because she was tired from fighting today.

"It's unlikely they'll deduct my salary! But it will seriously affect my 'Outstanding Teacher of the Year' selection criteria."

"You know how it is. Nowadays, school assessments are all data-driven. If the class's club participation rate doesn't meet the standard, that bald head of the teaching department will be calling me in for a talk again."

“Don’t spout nonsense like ‘Hiratsuka-sensei is a strong teacher, but he is lacking in cultivating students’ overall qualities.’”

Kazama Chiba had an "I knew it" look on her face.

"I'll handle the club matters myself. Give me two days to give you a satisfactory answer."

Chapter 31 The Invitation of Kaguya the Pleiades

"Really?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka turned her head and looked at him suspiciously.

"Don't even think about just tagging along some ghost club. I'll be checking attendance records."

"Don't worry, it's legal and compliant."

Although Kazama Chiba said this, what she was really thinking about was how to exploit a loophole in the rules to create a club with only one person.

"Okay, I'll trust you this once."

Hiratsuka Shizuka breathed a sigh of relief and patted Kazama Chiba on the shoulder.

"Then it's settled. Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Are you free tonight?

"I don't have time. I need to go home to do my homework and help an old lady cross the street."

Kazama Chiba answered decisively.

But Hiratsuka Shizuka clearly denied it.

"Stop making excuses. I have a dinner party tonight, and you have to come."

"A dinner party?"

Kazama Chiba cautiously took a half-step back.

"Teacher, although I know you've been single for a long time and might feel lonely, I'm still a minor. A teacher-student relationship violates professional ethics, and besides, I'm not really interested in older men."

"Shut up!"

A clear tic-tac-toe mark appeared on Hiratsuka Shizuka's forehead.

"Who wants a teacher-student relationship with you! It's Kaguya-sensei! Kaguya Subaru!"

She rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

"She's treating us tonight, saying it's to celebrate my onboarding and to thank me for showing her around the school. She specifically asked you to come too, saying she wants to learn more about the problem children in her class."

Glowing Starlight Night…

Upon hearing this name...

Kazama Chiba said:

"Why would you two single women in your thirties invite a high school boy who's not even an adult to your dinner party?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka patted Chiba's back hard.

"Kaguya-sensei actually cares about you a lot."

"You were able to transfer from your original class to mine so quickly this time entirely thanks to Kaguya-sensei's willingness to let you go."

“Otherwise, according to the school’s procedures, such a cross-grade transfer application would take at least half a month to process. She personally went to the headmaster and said, ‘This child is indeed not adapting well to my class. For his development, it would be better for him to go to Mr. Hiratsuka’s class.’ That’s how it was settled.”

"So, since they've helped you so much, you absolutely have to go to this meal."

Hearing this, Kazama Chiba became even more puzzled.

That doesn't make sense.

If she wanted to keep an eye on him, she should have prevented him from transferring classes and kept him in her own class so she could keep an eye on him every day. That would have been the safest approach.

Could it be that I'm just imagining things?

Maybe they don't care about me at all?

Thinking of this, Kazama Chiyu said:

"Where is the location? What time?"

That's more like it.

Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded in satisfaction, took out her phone, and sent him her location.

"7 PM, at that Tsukuyomi Izakaya near the school. Don't be late, or I'll beat you up if you make Kaguya-sensei wait."

After saying that, she waved her hand dismissively and walked away in her high heels.

Kazama Chiba was left standing alone in the gradually darkening corridor, staring at the location on her phone screen with a complicated expression.

"Hey."

A tiny sound came from his pocket.

The yellow doll that had been pretending to be dead finally poked half its head out.

"Are you crazy? That woman is definitely up to something! She's treating us to dinner? I think she's trying to eat us up, physically!"

"nonsense"

Kazama Chiba put her phone back in her pocket and casually pushed the peeking guy back down.

"Am I blind? Isn't this obviously a trap? If I can get away with it by going, I'll change my name."

"What plot?"

Xiao Ke was taken aback. As a foreign lion, it was clearly having some difficulty digesting such profound vocabulary.

Kazama Chiba explained, "It's like telling you outright that there's a pit ahead, but you still have no choice but to jump in."

"Then why did you agree?!"

Kazama Chiba leaned against the windowsill.

"Since we're bound to clash sooner or later, a pre-emptive confrontation isn't necessarily a bad thing."

"But do we really have to go and die?"

Xiao Ke was stunned for a moment.

"It's not like we'd be sent to our deaths."

Kazama Chiba turned and walked towards the stairs.

"In such a public place, she most likely wouldn't directly resort to violence; at most, she would test the waters with words or exert psychological pressure."

"However, I'm not afraid of pressure at all. I'd like to see just who she is."

Chapter 32 Showdown

As night fell, Kazama Chiba, along with the hidden Kero, arrived at the izakaya called Tsukuyomi as promised.

Just from the name, you can tell it's a place with excessive alcohol content. Qianyu, who doesn't drink alcohol, frowned as soon as she entered the door because of the strong smell of alcohol.

He walked around the corridor and finally found the two teachers who were already drinking in a private room.

The air here is much fresher than outside, and it carries a faint scent of incense.

But the situation wasn't much better than outside.

"That's why I say! Students these days are getting harder to manage with each new graduating class! And that head of student affairs is a complete idiot! All he does is stare at the length of my skirt! What's wrong with me wearing a short skirt? It's fashion! Don't you understand fashion?!"

Hiratsuka Shizumasa was slumped over the table, waving his sake cup like a conductor's baton, spilling sake all over the table.

Her face was flushed with the kind of redness that comes from drinking too much, and two buttons on her collar were undone, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin, completely devoid of the dignified demeanor she usually exuded as a teacher.

Opposite her, Aohoshi Kaguya was sitting upright.

Kaguya Aohoshi changed out of her usual business attire and put on a dark purple modified kimono, revealing her slender neck and rounded shoulders.

The color complemented her skin tone perfectly, making her look like a datura flower blooming in the night.

"Yes, yes, those men who don't understand romance, it's better to just ignore them."

She smiled and agreed, but her hands didn't stop; she poured more wine into Hiratsuka Shizuka's still-unfinished glass.

"Teacher Jing, you've worked hard. Here, have another drink to calm down."

"Hmm... Kaguya is still the best..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka mumbled incoherently, then raised her glass and downed it in one gulp.

"..."

Kazama Chiba stood at the door, watching this scene, unsure whether she should go in or not.

"Ah! Kazama!"

Hearing the door open, Hiratsuka Shizuka abruptly looked up.

Although the alcohol made it a little difficult to focus, she still recognized the figure.

"You little brat... you're finally here... hiccup!"

"Quick! Come here! Have a drink with the teacher... hiccup!"

She stood up unsteadily, trying to pull Qianyu up, but as soon as she took a step, her high heels slipped.