Chapter 268: Chabashira Sae Becomes Class C's Advisor; A New Assistant Advisor?
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"Who is it?!"
Yukino Yukinoshita jumped in fright. She spun around, only to find Seito lying right beside her! Her little heart began to thud uncontrollably against her ribs.
"Sorry, Yukino-chan~ I couldn't help myself!"
"Mm..."
The next morning.
Seito was sitting in the living room with Yukino. Her face was still dusted with a lingering rosy hue as she quietly ate her breakfast. Beside them, Haruno watched her sister with a knowing, teasing smirk.
The three of them ate in silence until Seito stood up. "Let's go. Time for school."
Haruno spoke up, offering a reminder. "The weather has turned quite chilly today. Are you two going to wear your winter uniforms?"
The weather was indeed strange today. In the blink of an eye, the temperature had plummeted, as if the world had skipped the rest of autumn and plunged straight into the heart of winter.
"Yeah, better to," Seito replied.
Even though he didn't fear the cold, he didn't want to stand out unnecessarily. It would feel awkward to be the only one in summer clothes. With a thought, Seito reached into his Kamui dimension, pulled out his winter overcoat, and slipped it on.
"Okay," Yukino murmured, standing up to head back to her room.
As she vanished into her bedroom, Haruno's gaze drifted to Seito, looking somewhat exasperated. "I guess I need to level up as fast as possible. Otherwise, I really can't withstand your... 'offensives' much longer."
Haruno felt a wave of gloom thinking back to yesterday's "duel." She was currently just a mere mortal, and she simply couldn't compare to Seito's stamina. If she could, Seito wouldn't have had to slip away in the middle of the night to find Yukino.
"Then you'd better hurry up and level up~" Seito teased with a grin.
After all, how many people could currently keep up with his physical constitution? Aside from Kirukiru Amou and Shiro, who were deities themselves, the list was practically non-existent.
Just then, Yukino stepped out of her room, fully dressed in her winter uniform. She immediately moved to Seito's side and linked her arm with his.
"Let's go."
Since they had already been "completely honest" with each other, she no longer cared about what others might say.
"Mhm." Seito reached out and ruffled Yukino's hair, causing her to narrow her eyes in a contented, cat-like squint.
The two said their goodbyes to Haruno and stepped out the door.
Outside.
The moment they stepped out, they ran into Amou and Kanade. When Amou saw the intimate way Yukino was clinging to Seito's arm, a look of realization dawned on her face, though she chose to remain silent.
Stare—!
Kanade, however, stared at the pair with a completely expressionless face. The intensity of her gaze made Yukino instinctively look away.
"Kanade, is something wrong?" Seito asked, looking at her in confusion.
"Nothing~" Kanade replied flatly. Nobody could tell what was going on in that head of hers.
The four of them headed downstairs together. Upon exiting the apartment building, they met up with Takanashi Rikka, Umaru Doma, and Nishimiya Shouko from the third floor, as well as Kaguya Shinomiya and Hayasaka Ai from the first floor. Even a certain "pink ball of fluff," Yuigahama Yui, was there waiting to walk to school with the group.
"Eh?"
The group looked at Yukino's arm linked with Seito's, then exchanged glances with each other.
Well then...
The situation was glaringly obvious. Ten to one, Yukino Yukinoshita had officially joined the ranks of Seito's girlfriends!
"Yukino~!" Yui Yuigahama chirped, happily bouncing over to Yukino and giving her a big hug.
Yui didn't feel any bitterness at all. In her mind, it didn't matter how many wives or concubines Seito took. If anything, she herself was probably more "fanatical" than anyone else present when it came to him!
Yukino gave a helpless smile. "Yuigahama-san, let's get to school first."
"Okay~!"
The group chatted and laughed as they made their way toward Sobu High School. Along the way, Kaguya leaned toward Hayasaka.
"Hayasaka, what do you make of the situation?" Kaguya's voice was barely a whisper. Fortunately, Rikka Takanashi was busy shouting about the "Eye of the Wicked Lord," or Kaguya wouldn't have dared to speak so openly in front of two deities like Seito and Amou.
"Mistress, it is exactly what you think it is," Hayasaka replied, her eyes drifting into a deadpan "dead fish" stare.
"I see. Understood," Kaguya nodded stoically.
As the large group walked toward the academy, passersby cast looks of pure envy at Seito, who was surrounded by such a stunning array of beautiful girls.
Twenty minutes later.
The group entered Sobu High and split up to head to their respective classrooms.
Class 1-D.
Countless students were wearing strange expressions. They watched Yukino Yukinoshita with eyes full of intense curiosity. After all, she had walked into the room arm-in-arm with Seito, which set everyone's gossip sensors off like a siren.
"Seito-kun." Kato Megumi, sitting in the seat in front of him, turned around. "Has Yukinoshita-san become your girlfriend as well?"
"Yup! That's right!" Seito admitted it openly and without hesitation.
Megumi nodded simply and turned back around without another word. Meanwhile, Eriri, having heard the confirmation, looked disgruntled, cursing Seito in her heart for being a total playboy.
Ring, ring, ring!
The bell rang, and Shizuka Hiratsuka entered the room in her usual white lab coat. She scanned the class, cleared her throat, and announced, "Ahem. Class, listen up.
Ms. Chabashira will no longer be serving as the assistant advisor for our class. She has been promoted to the head advisor of Class C. In her place, we have a brand new advisor joining us."
At that, Shizuka looked toward the door. "Mr. Yamaguchi, please come in."
Everyone turned their eyes toward the entrance.
Thud, thud, thud—
The sound of heavy footsteps preceded a middle-aged man in a sharp black suit. He had a prominent scar on his face and a fierce, intimidating expression that screamed "dangerous person."
Seito's expression turned peculiar. Yamaguchi? This guy looks like he used to be in a gang.
Under the Eastern Country's administration of Sakura Province(Japan), organized crime had been largely dismantled, but that didn't mean it had vanished entirely. There were always one or two people who thought being a "Godfather" was cool. However, they were mostly just small-time thugs now who didn't dare to cause real trouble.
Standing at the podium, Mr. Yamaguchi scanned the students with a cold, expressionless gaze. When he spoke, his voice was raspy and harsh.
"My name is Yamaguchi Daifuku. Looking at my face, you can probably guess what my former profession was."
"Moving forward, I will be leading you all through a pleasant educational journey."
"While in the office, I heard that our class has a particularly... 'troublesome' individual. I personally hope you focus on your studies, as I don't particularly enjoy resorting to violence."
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