An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

After all, it would be difficult for students to suppress their restless curiosity when the people who have received much media attention are in the same school as them.

Of course, Hajime didn't use any artifacts that hindered cognition to drive away students in school, nor did he use "coercion".

Considering future campus life, it is not a good idea to make other students feel strange or afraid.

So, they don't do anything special. All the returnees are good students who follow the rules.

The returnees tried their best to act in this way. As expected, the young people, who were easily bored with the old and easily attracted to the new, quickly lost interest in them. The attention they received on campus had recently subsided considerably.

But because of this, students began to pay attention to other things.

A large number of envelopes poured out of the shoe cabinet like an avalanche.

“…Hmm…”

It was Yue's shoe cabinet. Although this way of pursuing her might seem a bit retro, it was unavoidable because there was no other way to express my feelings to Yue.

After all, Yue's contact information was extremely rare, requiring an SSS-level difficulty to obtain. Those around her wouldn't disclose it without her permission. Even if someone approached Yue and asked directly, she wouldn't share her contact information.

Confessing his feelings directly to Yue was out of the question. Even if he asked her out, she wouldn't go. Ignoring the timing and the situation and forcing his pursuit, he would only be intimidated by Absolute Zero's gaze and the pressure he felt, leaving him speechless.

To use a video game analogy, this is no longer god-level difficulty, it's simply a shit game.

"You're still the same."

“…Yeah, the notices are already posted.”

Yue did not hide her annoyance and grabbed a handful of letters at once.

After changing into shoes and closing the shoe cabinet, I saw a notice on the door that said "No Mail!" But it seemed completely ineffective. Perhaps it was because the sheer number of people gave me courage, so everyone threw it in together and it didn't matter.

"Sure enough." Yue casually glanced at the contents of the letters, took out a few of them, and then with a troubled look on his face, crumpled up the rest of the letters and stuffed them into another shoe cabinet with a name tag on the door that read "Shirasaki Kaori".

"Another love letter from a girl?"

"……Um."

The letters Yue didn't crumple up seemed to be all from girls. It was always like this. Of the love letters Yue received, about 30% were from girls.

"...More than love letters, most of them say they're fans of me or want to be friends with me. Those idiots who know I'm dating you but still want to take advantage of you are fine, but these girls just want to be friends with me, so I can't waste their letters."

"That's why you're so popular."

Regardless of her appearance, Yue is a mature woman on the inside, with an unconcealed calmness and tolerance that other girls her age lack. Therefore, although Yue is generally indifferent to boys other than Hajime, she is more gentle with people of the same sex.

Not to mention that she was incredibly beautiful, so it was only natural that girls her age would be fascinated by her.

Although Yue looked troubled, she wasn't truly rejecting the other girls' admiration. Hajime teased her while opening his shoe cabinet.

There were also some cute envelopes stacked discreetly in the corner of his shoe cabinet. Master Yue's gaze made his skin tingle.

In fact, Hajime unexpectedly often receives love letters.

After all, he was the only man Yue, Shia, and the others were vying for his affections. From this perspective, Hajime was quite popular, and many girls found him to have a unique aura, a majestic and poised presence, which attracted their attention.

"I'm already with Yue and you guys, why do they think they might have a chance?"

"...Isn't it because you're having multiple relationships?"

"…………I see."

Hajime was speechless and reluctantly took out the letter from the shoe cabinet and stuffed it into another shoe cabinet. The name on the shoe cabinet was "Sky River Glory".

At the same time, Yue secretly activated her "Past Vision" skill to secretly investigate who these women who came to seduce Hajime were. Then, she suddenly raised the corner of her mouth with malicious intent.

“…Hajime. Don’t you want to take a look at the letter at the top?”

"The top one? Any questions?"

Hajime asked with a puzzled look on his face. Yue took out the letter and said to him:

"...Hmm. The person who wrote this letter is a boy who admires you."

“Hey huh—!!”

Hajime quickly snatched the letter, compressed it with all his strength, and threw it out of the school window with all his might. Compressed to a size smaller than a ping-pong ball, the letter flew at a speed of 166 kilometers per hour, as violent as a laser beam.

"Ahh, my letter! Ahhh~!" It was as if she saw an androgynous-looking boy being thrown out and crying out, but that must be an illusion.

"... Hajime, you've gone too far. You've ruined the feelings of a cute boy."

"I couldn't help but think of those tomboys in the other world, and my body moved reflexively..."

“…Hajime, are you self-aware? Some boys really like you.”

"If we just want to make friends, then of course it's fine. But I can't stand those guys' passionate looks. It reminds me of Christabel and the others...the way they kept staring at my butt."

"...Christabel is obviously a good person."

"Please pay attention to your boyfriend's psychological trauma. Don't just dismiss him as a 'nice guy.'"

Seeing Shi's haggard face, Yue chuckled softly.

Yue's joyful smile made the students passing by slow down their pace.

Even though students no longer gathered here intentionally, during school hours when the entrance was crowded, more and more people could not help but stop and look at this beautiful girl.

So Hajime quickly took Yue's hand and headed to the classroom.

The classroom Hajime and the others were in was located in the far corner of the uppermost floor of the school building. There were no other classrooms in this area, and the others were seldom used special purpose classrooms and preparation rooms.

The reason why the classroom was set up in this corner where almost no one usually comes is because it is a necessary measure for the "returnees" to return to school.

School officials, some current students, and their parents remain uneasy about the presence of the returnees. However, expelling these miraculously resurrected children from campus would be inhumane and would expose the school to public criticism. Furthermore, the local government wants to prevent the returnees from transferring to other schools and dispersing, preferring to keep them all together.

Taking these factors into consideration, the compromise was to allow the returnees to stay in this school and resume their studies, but the class location must be a "special classroom" isolated from other students.

Furthermore, due to these factors, the instructor for this class is Aiko. For Aiko, since she had never been an instructor for a class before being summoned, this could be considered a promotion in some ways.

"Besides, it would be a problem for students to treat everyone equally, even if they're all second years."

"……Um?"

Yue tilted her head in confusion, and Hajime shook her head and said, "It's okay."

Hajime and his classmates were in the second year when they were summoned. However, they did not advance and are still in the second year.

This was understandable. They hadn't taken any classes for the entire year. However, they weren't considered to have "repeated a grade"; in reality, it was simply a return to school after a leave of absence.

After all, the circumstances were special, and this approach was appropriate. It was also the result of a compromise after considering the opinions of all parties. For those returning from the first generation, any measure was acceptable as long as it didn't result in any negative labeling.

And emotionally, they also want to make up for the year of student life they missed.

The returnees weren't entirely happy with the fact that their former close friends, who were in the same grade but different classes, were no longer in the same grade, or that their former juniors were now in the same grade. If they really wanted to, Hajime could use all his resources, initiate a "Limit Breakthrough" and study hard together to complete the course, and perhaps they could even be promoted to the third grade right away.

However, if that happened, graduation would be in less than half a year. Since we had cultivated such strong bonds with our classmates in this other world, we didn't want to part ways so soon. Therefore, everyone agreed to continue into the second year.

Hajime thought about this and brought Yue to the top floor.

Walking into the hallway leading to the classroom, the crowds immediately thinned out. The noise had faded noticeably, leaving a sense of loneliness. However, this morning was different from usual. Someone other than my classmates appeared. I could hear someone shouting loudly.

"That's... the school administrator? The other person's figure is completely obscured, but I think it's Aiko."

"...Hmm. Looks like there's some kind of argument going on."

The school director, sporting a perfectly smooth, slicked-back, sleek hair, stood with his back to the others. His impressive hairstyle was so unnatural that everyone knew it was a wig. Consequently, they all secretly called him "Wig Teacher," and since he wore glasses, some even called him "Wig Glasses."

From here, through the back of the school director, you can see a pair of slender legs covered in black stockings in front.

Judging from her aura, it must be Aiko. She seemed to have been scolded by the principal early in the morning.

Hajime and Yue exchanged a glance and silently moved behind the school director.

"Teacher Hatayama, don't forget. It's only because of our school's kindness that you can continue to teach here. You should be more self-aware!"

"Uh, yes. Regarding that, I'm certainly grateful..."

"So, why did you so thoughtlessly say such disparaging things about our school in front of reporters? I'm completely baffled!"

"I'm so sorry, I really didn't mean that..."

"Then why did you say things like 'the special classroom is discrimination by the school'!?"

"You misunderstood! I never said anything about discrimination! I, I just hope the school can treat students more like normal students..."

It seems that the reason for the school director's anger was Aiko's previous response to the reporter.

Because of Shi's interference with global perceptions, media coverage and interviews have become much more restrained, but they are not completely absent. Freelance journalists, in particular, are less hesitant in their actions because they have no backing.

Sometimes these reporters would still insist on coming to interview us, of course without making an appointment or asking for consent in advance.

Although Aiko usually avoids paying attention to these reporters who ignore the rules, she couldn't help but refute some reporters who just recently joined this topic.

The establishment of a special classroom proves that the returnees are dangerous. Hearing the reporter say this, Aiko could no longer tolerate it.

The students were not dangerous at all and should have gone to school normally, Aiko argued.

The reporter then picked out her grammatical errors and claimed in the report that the students' current treatment was abnormal, that they were being discriminated against by the school. This report then caused another uproar online.

Of course, the school received an endless stream of calls, and since the director had been in charge of handling them from the very beginning, it was understandable that he wanted to complain to his son.

Even so, seeing Aiko shrinking in frustration at the director's merciless sarcasm, Hajime and Yue couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

(That bald wig director again. Is he venting his anger?)

(…Hmm. It’s a fact that the school quarantined us.)

Hajime and Yue glared coldly at the school director, who was still screaming at Aiko. They continued to approach him silently from behind.

At this point, Aiko finally noticed Hajime and Yue's proximity.

Hajime smiled and moved his lips, silently saying good morning to Aiko. Aiko then stole a glance at the principal, who was concentrating on giving a lecture, and moved her lips to say good morning to Hajime in the same way.

Hajime nodded in response with a bright smile. Then—

(I think I'll just fire a shot first.)

He quietly took out the Donal and pointed it at the back of the school director's head.

"No! Absolutely!"

"Hmm? That's right, Mr. Hatayama. For a student, their alma mater is a precious place that will be remembered in their life, so no matter what their alma mater says, they should not be harmed in any way. Ultimately—"

Aiko couldn't help but cross her arms and yelled to stop her. The director had just said, "Does it matter if the school's reputation is damaged?" So, miraculously, he didn't mind her strange behavior.

Then, Huan Yue raised his index finger.

(…Don’t worry, Aiko. I’ll completely kill off his few remaining hair follicles.)

Flames appeared from Yue's fingers, and her eyes were fixed on the Director's head.

"No! I'll lose everything!"

"You're right, Mr. Hatayama! We must prevent the school's reputation from being further damaged! If its credibility is lost, students might even lose their precious alma mater completely!"

Miraculously, the two of them were able to connect again.

However, perhaps because the hair follicles that were still struggling to survive in the face of imminent destruction sounded an emergency alarm, the school director suddenly turned around.

In perfect tacit understanding, Hajime and Yue quickly moved to a blind spot and hid.

Could this be an illusion? The school director thought so, and turned his eyes to Aiko again. Then Hajime and Yue returned to his back.

The principal checked his watch and began to summarize his lecture. For him, it was an important lesson for his beloved son, based on principles he cherished.

However, Aiko was completely distracted by the two people hiding behind him and was unable to listen to what the principal said.

(What are you guys doing!? Leave me alone and get into the classroom! Anyway, why am I moving my mouth like that?)

Regardless, Aiko hoped they would stop this immediately, especially when the two of them were reaching for the principal's wig together, like a bride and groom cutting a wedding cake together.

Aiko put on a teacher's expression and used her eyes to stop them from making trouble.

The two students seemed to understand and dropped their shoulders in frustration.

"We just want to save our beloved son..."

"...Wuwu, I'm sorry, we just meant well."

The two spoke to Aiko through telepathy, clearly acting, their tone convincing. Aiko was too overwhelmed by the situation to think much, and she immediately believed them, clutching her chest with guilt.

Seeing Aiko's reaction, Hajime and Yue completely jumped on the bandwagon and continued with tears in their eyes.

"Have I already been disliked by my son?"

"...Does Aiko hate me?"

Being told this by the man she loved and the wife she respected, the already panicked Aizi was unable to regain her composure.