Sensei is a Problem Child but the Strongest (End) - 43

"Why did you come in that form?"

Nagisa looked down at Sensei with a cold gaze. Now, Sensei had become a young child, specifically Tanga Ibuki, the treasure of the Pandemonium Society.

Nagisa put down her warm teacup and asked, and Sensei took a sip of his cold orange juice and answered with a faint smile.

"I wanted to have one last serious conversation with you, Nagisa-senpai."

"The last, you say. There's weight in your words."

"Hehee."

It was a pure smile like the original Ibuki, but at the same time, there was a mature atmosphere. Nagisa, with both hands on her knees, made eye contact with Sensei to converse on an equal footing.

"First, I did not go to the head of the Remedial Knights."

"Why is that?"

"Mika-san has already gone, and she even used force to chase them away. Even if I, the host, go, the situation will be the same. In other words, the facts have not yet been verified. If you want to give me certainty, how about mobilizing SRT to investigate?"

"Can't you do that too, Nagisa-senpai?"

"I cannot make an enemy of the Remedial Knights with uncertain information. I am the student council president, after all."

Nagisa says that as the student council president, she cannot conduct a coercive search that could make her an enemy of the Remedial Knights. Her words were valid, but in the end, it was proof of her distrust, that she wouldn't believe it unless Sensei himself used the great power of SRT to show her.

Seeing Nagisa's determined will in her eyes, Sensei smiled bitterly and drank his juice. One sip, two sips, three sips. Sensei puts the empty cup on the table.

Drip~

Mika poured juice into the empty cup. Normally, Mika would have interrupted noisily, but now she just quietly stayed with a sad smile.

"Then, your thoughts haven't changed, Nagisa-senpai?"

"I would appreciate it if you would stop calling me senpai."

"Sorry, I can't help myself~"

"......"

"...Um, Nagisa-senpai. Everyone in the Make-Up Work Club is good and trustworthy. I guarantee it."

Seeing Sensei's smiling face, a vein slightly popped on Nagisa's forehead, and the negative emotions that had been accumulating gradually leaked out.

"You guarantee it? How? Can you prove it?"

"You're friends with Hifumi-senpai, aren't you, Nagisa-senpai?"

"How can you prove Hifumi-san's heart, her true intentions?"

"You can tell by looking."

"No, that's wrong. You can't prove a person's heart. Hifumi-san's warm heart, polite attitude, kind personality...... Even if you observe all of those things, you can't confirm that person's true heart. Because, of course...... we are strangers."

"You can't know everything, and there can't be objective evidence for everything. That's why a person's heart is important. If you can feel their sincerity, then that's their sincerity."

"How can I trust something so uncertain? I can't trust it. That's why I'll just expel them all. For the successful conclusion of the Eden Treaty."

At Nagisa's firm will, Sensei took a sip of his juice and smiled bitterly. As a head of state, it might not be wrong to sacrifice a few to obtain certain safety.

But for Nagisa as an individual... it would be a big wound. The meaning of expulsion, in fact, sounded like a difficult story when Sensei compared it to the countries on Earth.

It was like a head of state saying that they would ignore everything, indiscriminately accuse people of being spies, take away their citizenship, and make them stateless.

In fact, it was no different from a head of state of a country declaring to the UN Secretary-General that they would carry out extrajudicial killings.

Sensei drank all the remaining juice and slowly put down the cup. He jumped off his seat and stood up.

"I understand. Is that your true intention, Nagisa-senpai?"

"...Yes."

"Then I'll ask you one last time. Do you... still, consider Hifumi-senpai your friend?"

Nagisa gulped at Sensei's gaze. After closing her eyes tightly once, she regained her composure and answered.

"Yes."

"......Yeah, that's enough. The rest, I, as an adult, will take care of it."

Sensei smiled and bowed politely. She then turned around and left the Tea Party room with small, pitter-pattering steps.

For some reason, in Sensei's last smile, Nagisa seemed to see sadness.

"Nagisa-chan. Are you sure about this?"

"...As the student council president, I must act for the sake of Trinity. All the students of Trinity, and just four students. There's no need to think about which one to prioritize."

"Is... that the only way, Nagisa-chan?"

"Of course──"

"Would Seia-chan think the same?"

"......Mika-san. How long has it been since we became the student council president as the Tea Party?"

"Well, since the 3rd-year seniors passed it on to us before they graduated in our 1st year, it's been 2──"

"An adult who has been here for only a few months, and me, who has experienced being the student council president for two years. Which one of us would make a more correct judgment as the person in charge?"

Through several consultations with Sensei, Mika felt the difference between them and Sensei. However, even with the advice of her 10-year friend, Nagisa was unwavering. After all, Mika had always been a hasty child. Now that Seia was gone, she couldn't easily waver when she had to be the most level-headed.

But for some reason, maybe it was because she was in the form of a young child, Ibuki? For some reason, she felt stuffy, feeling that she had been too harsh to Sensei, saying that she was absolutely right.

It was like an unknown pang of conscience. Was it because of the pure, childlike eyes? Her harshness made her heartache.

Meanwhile, Sensei left the Tea Party building. He headed to Ichika of the Justice Task Force, who was waiting at the entrance.

"Are you finished?"

"Yeah, it's over!"

Since Tsurugi and Hasumi had work, Hasumi explained the situation to the trustworthy executive, Ichika, and asked her to act as a guard (in name, protection).

"I see...... It must have been quite intense. Recently, there are rumors that martial law might be declared."

"Martial law..."

"It's because of the Seia-sama incident. And the Eden Treaty on top of that...... The atmosphere has been very intense lately. There's a lot of talk among the various clubs in Trinity. There seem to be more rumors than before that Gehenna attacked Seia-sama right before the Eden Treaty."

"Yeah, I see. But it'll be okay soon~ Because Sensei will solve it!"

"Is that so? Then, I'll trust you~ I like peaceful things too."

"Yeah! I'll make it happen!"

Arriving at the annex, Sensei parted ways with Ichika and went to the Make-Up Work Club.

Sensei walked down the hallway leading to the classroom where the Make-Up Work Club was.

Her face was filled with determination.

"Oh my, you're in a cute form, Sensei~"

"...I was trying to be serious......"

"Is that so? But you're not very convincing~"

Of course, to Hanako's eyes, she just looked like a cute girl.

"There's still time, so today's break is... a simple karaoke!"

"That sounds good~ I wonder what kind of reaction Koharu-chan would have if I sang S*x on the Beach?"

"Um... I don't think it's a good idea to sing that?"

"Hehehe."

"Um... I think the image will be a bit strange, Hanako-senpai."

"Is that so?"

Hanako smiled, took Sensei's hand, and headed to the classroom.

Later, there were rumors that Koharu's screams could be heard all the way to the Justice Task Force.