Are you crazy?! - 3

Sensei went off to the Schale kitchen. I sipped the remaining half of my cocoa. The warm cocoa went down smoothly. I only planned to stop by the convenience store and leave immediately, but I don't know how it ended up like this. I was so hungry that I forgot one thing – Sensei is canonically a workaholic. Instead of letting my guard down at this late hour, I should have been more cautious. Still, thankfully, I didn't end up completely charmed by Sensei like in the game, ready to give away my everything. If that had happened... I don't know what that creepy Sensei would have done to me. I'm as short as Hina and Hoshino, if Sensei tried anything with me, he'd probably be buried alive... But you never know. Look at the Aris fans who are crazy about Aris. Anyway, it's possible. I'm still wearing pajamas and a jacket. Time feels like it's moving incredibly slowly. It's probably going to take a while for Sensei's cooking to be ready. ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ Meanwhile, Sensei... 'I almost died.' I never dreamed she would just start firing a pistol like that. Of course, her accuracy was low, but even a graze would be a critical hit for me, so it was terrifying. Even now, I'm amazed I managed to gather my senses and hide behind the door after seeing that madness in her eyes when I said "Let's talk it out". But after calming her down, she seemed no different from any other cute student. She must have had some reason to panic like that. Since I couldn't let her wander around outside Kivotos alone at this late hour, I brought her to Schale. Since she's here, I might as well let her stay the night. I can sleep in the duty room. And she probably hasn't eaten, so I'll make her something... So, now I'm cooking. At the same time, I'm also searching for her student information. And the shocking result that popped up was... [Student Information] Name: Aoi Nito Age: 14 Height: 142cm Birthday: August 5th Affiliation: General Student Council Special Note: Dropped out of middle school and is currently affiliated with the General Student Council. The fact that she was a middle school dropout who wasn't even old enough to enter high school yet. But her affiliation is the General Student Council? Then why couldn't she open the door and come in? Lost in thought, I completely neglected the cooking, Sizzle-! "Aaaaaaah-" I ended up burning it all. ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ What is this? I thought, looking at the cup of ramen in front of me. He took that long just to give me a cup of ramen? What was that 'Leave it to me!' expression earlier all about? Sensei sits next to me, watching me carefully. So, what do you want? I gave Sensei a look that conveyed that meaning. Sensei flinched. Behave yourself, okay? I took a bite of the ramen cup with my chopsticks. Wow, is it more delicious because Sensei made it? Nope, that wasn't the case. It's just the taste we all know. It does seem a bit spicy though. I got up to get some water. It's not because it's spicy. It's because it's hot. "Is it... spicy?" "Ah, no?" ...Seriously. I drank about half the water as soon as I got it from the dispenser, then refilled the rest and went back to the ramen. After finishing the ramen with water, I slumped onto the sofa. "Haaah..." Still, I feel relieved now that my stomach is full. I'd been enduring hunger for a while, and that feeling completely dissolved my tension. And another piece of good news, as some of you might have noticed, is that I can speak Japanese. If we couldn't even communicate in this situation, it would have been a real mess. Being alone with Sensei in the empty Schale lounge at midnight, with neither of us understanding what the other is saying? Just imagining it is horrifying. "Um." "...?" Sensei suddenly called me. Fine. I'm in a good mood now, and considering the effort he made to bring me 'just a cup of ramen', I'll make an exception and listen. "It's late, and it would be dangerous for you to go home alone... Do you want to stay here tonight...?" I threw the cup of ramen container at Sensei.