Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

Am I having dinner with my teacher, with Chabi, with Octopus Pi, and everyone else?

Why is it so warm? Why is it so lively? Why? Why is this happening?

I clearly—

creak.

"I could smell these odors outside! You damn good-for-nothing, where did you get the money? Did you steal my money to buy things? Shizuka Kuze, get out here right now! Who gave you the guts to touch my money? You useless piece of trash who only knows how to hold me back!"

The door was violently pushed open, and a heavily made-up woman, exuding an air of glitz and glamour, stormed in, yelling and accusing him on the spot.

"Besides eating my money, what else can you do? I should have given you to your father in the first place. Don't come here and get in my way all day long. How much money did you steal from me?!"

Swish!

At the same moment the woman entered the kitchen, Yato Takeshi stood up abruptly and shouted back, "I bought all of these things with my own money. What does it have to do with you, an incompetent mother? Who would doubt their own daughter for no reason like this!"

Kuze's heavily made-up mother opened her eyes wide: "Huh? Who are you?"

“I’m a new teacher at Sakuraoka Elementary School,” Yato Takeshi took a step forward, shielding Kuze Shizuka, Octopus Pi, and Chappie behind him, and looked at Kuze’s mother seriously. “I think I need to have a serious talk with you about Kuze-kun.”

Kuze's mother scoffed, "Talk? What's there to talk about? It's not like I didn't pay my tuition. The rest is none of my business."

“This isn’t about tuition.” Yagi frowned. “Do you know that Kuze has been bullied and harassed at school since last year? Are you really not concerned at all? Your daughter has been beaten black and blue!”

"Let's fight, we won't die anyway."

Kuse's mother gave a lazy, disdainful laugh, waving her hand as if chasing away a jinx. "I didn't starve her, nor did I prevent her from going to school. I didn't beat her. What's the use of telling me all this? I don't care."

"That's wrong. If Kuze is being bullied at school, it's all your fault!"

"What does this have to do with me? It's ridiculous."

"The person who bullies Kuze is named Kirisaka Marina."

“Mica Slope…”

When the familiar surname was mentioned, Kuze's mother, who had been indifferent, finally focused her attention and looked at Ya's Takeshi for the first time.

"That's right, that's the daughter of Mr. Kirisaka, whom you've been seducing and tempting since May of last year."

Ya no Takeshi nodded slowly: "Your interference brought Mr. Kirisaka's family to the brink of collapse. His daughter has been bullying and harassing Kuze at school ever since then."

"The root of all this is that you let Mr. Yunmu Saka have an affair. You personally caused your daughter to end up like this. Don't you have anything to say about that?"

What do you want me to say?

Even after hearing the whole story, Kuse's mother only paused for less than two seconds before giving a charming smile. "Tell me not to be a prostitute, or tell me not to be a mistress? You make it sound so easy, teacher."

"If I don't hook up with these men, where will my money come from? And where will that good-for-nothing who only holds me back get to eat? Should I make her drop out of school? Would you be happy if I made her pick up trash?"

"Don't try to argue your point!"

One after another, heavy accusations were hurled at Kuze's mother, but Yato interrupted her directly, looking at her and saying coldly:

“I’ve already called Kuze’s father and asked. He’s been sending you child support every month. That money is more than enough to cover all of Kuze’s expenses and the family’s utility bills.”

"You never paid for the minimum living expenses and schooling for Kuze-kun. You have no right to use your own daughter as an excuse for your own depravity."

"If you have even a shred of self-respect as a mother, you should stop those shameless acts right now and find a decent job, no matter how much you earn. In fact, no matter how much you earn, you won't have any extra pressure. Even if you earn less, it'll be enough for you to enjoy yourself, won't it?"

If someone were to commit shameless acts in ancient times or during wartime, they might have no choice but to do so, unable to do so against their will, and thus cannot be blamed.

But in this peaceful era, in this ordinary world, without the need to provide for the expenses of her daughter and family, an adult woman, even without professional skills or a good job, can live quite well simply by doing part-time work every day.

Kuse's mother couldn't find any reason. She wanted to defend herself and pin the blame on others, but those were all false, and she didn't have a single plausible reason.

"A mother's pride? Haha."

Upon hearing this, Jiu Shi's mother burst into laughter, saying sarcastically, "I never wanted that burden in the first place. Do you know how many opportunities I've missed because of this burden? If it weren't for this daughter, I could have already gone to be a gold digger and remarried a rich man."

Ya's anger was building: "You gave birth to this child willingly. Are you saying you only care about giving birth but don't want to raise her? You gave birth to your daughter but treat her as a burden?"

“Yes, that’s exactly what I meant, what else?” Kuse’s mother rolled her eyes at Ya’s fierce expression. “Why would Mr. Kirisaka’s daughter beat her to death? That would have been better, then I could have gone to Mr. Kirisaka and cried to him, so that he could take the opportunity to completely abandon that family and be with me.”

"He's not an extremely wealthy tycoon, but he's a mid-level manager in a company, which allows me to live a pretty good life."

"Stop being so stubborn!" Yato Takeshi's face was visibly red; it was hard to believe there were parents like this. "Take a good look at Kuze-kun, look at this child. She's always been hoping for her mother's love, and even after being treated like this by you, she still loves you!"

"So what if she loves me? I don't love her."

As Kuse's mother was saying this, she suddenly looked Ya's son up and down and realized that this teacher was actually quite handsome, much more handsome than her ex-husband and all the men she had ever dated.

"Hehe... Okay, it seems like it's not impossible to discuss. How much money do you have? If you earn enough, I might consider letting go of Mr. Kirisaka and marrying you, how about that? That would satisfy your desire to be a hero and rescue this burden, right?"

"You shrew!"

Snapped!

A powerful and heavy slap from Ultraman!

This wasn't like the previous slap on Marina Kirisaka, which was somewhat restrained because she was still a child and had some victimhood involved. This was a real, powerful slap, delivered with the full force of Ya's current body.

The sound was so loud that it could be heard not only in the kitchen, but throughout the entire house, and even outside.

The slap forced Kuse's mother to turn her face away, and her body was also pulled along, causing her to stumble and fall against the kitchen door. Her nose hit the door hard, causing a second injury.

Almost instantly, a burning pain shot through her cheek. Without even touching it, Kuse's mother knew that half of her cheek must have immediately swelled up and looked terrible.

"you--"

Her eyes widened in astonishment and horror, and she was about to blurt out something.

But Ya's fierce, angry rebuke came much faster and more intensely than hers.

"Heartless, immoral, depraved, utterly outrageous!"

For the first time in his life, Yato Takeshi unleashed a torrent of words, so unforgiving, so devoid of any compassion, only pure accusation:

“When I called my classmate Jiushi’s father before, I asked him why he got divorced. He said it was because he found out you were cheating on him. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but now it seems that no matter if it was true or not, you have completely become that kind of person!”

"He destroys other people's families, ignores his own daughter, and is single-mindedly swindles other people's money for his own enjoyment, without any remorse."

"You have completely failed as a human being, and as a mother, you are even more of a disgrace to the word. You gave birth to Kuze, but you have no right to let her call you 'Mom'."

"Is Kuze a burden? Is she a good-for-nothing? Since you can say these things and refuse to change anything, then there's really nothing more to say. I'll just go along with your wishes. I'll adopt Kuze properly, and in a few days, she'll have nothing to do with you anymore. Then you'll be happy!"

On the way here, Yato Takeshi had initially considered that if Kuze's mother was struggling financially, he would cover all of Kuze Shizuka's expenses so that she could focus on her legitimate work without any worries.

But when he called Shizuka Kuze's father to inquire about the monthly child support amount and learned that Kuze's mother hadn't refuted him during the confrontation, he already knew that this was no longer something he was forced to do.

Mother?

If Shizuka Kuze continues to call this person "mother," it would be the biggest dereliction of duty for him as a teacher!

"Pfft cough..." Kuze's mother saw stars and took a long time to catch her breath. She stared at Ya's Takeshi with a hideous look. "You said you wanted to adopt this burden? Ha, hahaha, so that's what you were planning from the beginning."

"Fine, I won't hold it against you for hitting me. Transfer 100 million to me right now, and I'll give you custody. Otherwise, I won't budge in court. If you want that burden, then give me the money, right now!"

Yashiro slowly shook his head: "I'm sorry, I won't give a single penny to someone like you."

As he spoke, he took his phone out of his pocket, which showed that it was recording and was still recording at that moment.

With sufficient evidence, the case going to court, and the entire conversation being recorded, it would be difficult for Kuse's mother to disagree.

"Ah, ah, ahhh... What have you done? Delete it, delete it right now, ahhhh!"

Kuze's mother stared blankly as she lunged forward to snatch the phone, but Yama didn't even blink. He swung his fist and punched her, knocking her to the ground where she couldn't get up for a long time.

"Just wait for the court summons."

After saying that, Yato Takeshi didn't look at her again, but turned around and took Kuze Shizuka's hand: "Let's go, Shizuka."

I finished my meal just before Kuse's mother returned, so leaving now means I don't have to worry about ruining a wonderful dinner.

Kuze Shizuka nodded blankly, stretched out her hand blankly, and followed Yagi Takeshi-sensei out of the kitchen. When they got to the living room, she took her schoolbag and some identification documents and left the house blankly.

An octopus landed on her head, repeatedly shouting "happy, happy".

As if she had just figured something out, Chabi quickly ran to grab her bowl and happily followed Yagi Takeshi and Kuze Shizuka as they left the house.

Or rather, this house.

This was a house that Kuze Shizuka and Chappie used to know very well, a house where they had spent many days and nights together, but from today onwards, it will become a strange house, a place that is no longer familiar to them.

"Don't go, ouch... Come back, come back! I'm counting on her to support me in my old age, to give me retirement money! My money, my money! Give me a hundred million, my hundred million... Come back, ahh ...

Inside that house, which was beginning to feel familiar but was now strange, Kuse's mother was in a long, impotent rage, and the kitchen was filled with the sounds of pots and pans being smashed.

But those impotent, furious shouts and noises gradually began to drift further and further away from Shizuka Kuze.

As she walked along the road in a daze, Shizuka Kuze murmured softly, her voice light and airy, as if she were walking on clouds: "Is this really reality? Is this really not a dream, teacher?"

Yashiro squatted down to meet her gaze, and said softly, word by word, "This is reality, this is not a dream. I am right here, right beside you. I will adopt you, stay with you, raise you, and make you happy, Shizuka."

“But this is impossible.” Shizuka Kuze was still in a daze. “Someone like me would never encounter such a good thing. Teacher, you must be lying to me in your dream.”

"But reality is the truth, Shizuka."

In front of his students, Yato Takeshi flashed a bright smile that looked forward to the future: "This world is indeed often unkind, which is sad. Painful troubles often entangle many people. However, reality is not always hopeless. Sometimes, people can also encounter many good things, can't they?"

Kuze Shizuka's pupils began to focus slightly: "Then why, why, teacher, are you so kind to me?"

“There aren’t so many whys,” Yato Takeshi shook his head slightly. “If I had to say, it’s because I’m your teacher. Helping students in need is a teacher’s duty.”

"You're lying."

Kuze Shizuka choked up, her voice returning to reality, no longer dazed or light, but carrying a weight of reality. She stared intently at Takeshi-sensei, "If that's the case, then why didn't the previous teachers care about Marina, or scold her mother?"

Yato Takeshi shook his head slightly: "I have already reported all the teachers of Class 4, Grade 4 of Sakuragaoka Elementary School."

Every day, Shizuka Kuze's desk was covered in graffiti, filled with words like "Go to hell." The severity of the bullying was clearly visible, yet not a single teacher intervened. Although these severely incompetent teachers were not the primary cause of the bullying, he would not let any of them off the hook.

Those teachers all had far more serious problems than Takeuchi-sensei.

Kuze Shizuka stared intently at Ya's fierceness.

With a clear conscience, looking towards the future, and deeply loving her, is Mr. Takeshi Yagami, the strongest support and protector for all his students. His face, his gaze, everything about him makes it impossible not to believe.

"Teacher, Teacher Yato Takeshi, teacher, teacher, teacher!"

After an unknown amount of time, Shizuka Kuze suddenly hugged him, burying her head in Takeshi Yago's chest and clothes, squeezing him repeatedly. Her sobs instantly turned into a wailing that she had suppressed for several years, tears streaming down her face. Apart from sobbing, she couldn't utter a single coherent word.

The weight of those years, all those shadows, turned into tears that flowed.

Yashiro remained silent, holding the child and gently patting her back with his left hand.

"Teacher, Takeshi Yato-sensei, I want to be with you. I believe in you. You won't bully me or abandon me. You must care about me. Teacher, Takeshi Yato-sensei!"