Can I Still Be Your Heroine Even Though I'm Your Teacher? Volume 3 Chapter 4.2 - To Continue or Not?

To Continue or Not? 2

“I’m scarily smitten with her, even by my own standards.”

I realized another side of myself that I didn’t know.

“Nishiki, did you say sothing? Your face is red.”

“No, just realizing that talking to people can lead to new discoveries.”

I felt it deeply.

How troubleso it is to accurately grasp one’s feelings and articulate them in words.

“Co on, boys, you’ve stopped working! If you don’t hurry up, the wonderful dream space won’t be completed!”

Mayuzumi-san and Akira, both in maid outfits, had arrived.

The other boys let out sounds of admiration at the sight of them.

“Nikki, help Akiaki choose a headband.”

Mayuzumi-san, with cat ears attached, spread out a bag filled with various types of animal ear headbands.

“?”

“If you pick sothing weird, I’ll knock you out.”

Akira warned with a pointed look.

Even without being told, I didn’t have the courage to choose sothing joke-like.

I looked into the bag and made my choice without hesitation.

“Then, tiger.”

At my response, the boys around burst into laughter.

Unaware of the earlier conversation, Akira and Mayuzumi-san were puzzled by their reaction.

“Just try it on.”

Prompted by , Akira put on the yellow and black tiger ear headband.

“How is it?”

“It suits you very well, Akira.”

I voiced my honest impression, and she blushed, her expression blossoming.

After seeing her reaction, the boys secretly conveyed a mysterious surrender, saying, ‘We could never make her show such an expression even in a hundred years.’

“It looks like you’ve made good progress. That’s enough for today’s work. Clean up quickly and go ho.”

As the ti to leave school approached, Tenjō-sensei ca to check on the classroom.

“Reiyu-chan-Sensei, we’ve been waiting for you! Please accept this!”

Representing the remaining students, Mayuzumi-san handed Tenjō-sensei a wrapped bag.

“Eh, what’s this?”

“Just open it, please.”

Inside the present was a class parka for 2-C. The color was a bright sky blue. On the front was a stylishly designed logo of the Animal Maid Cafe.

On the back were the nas of all the classmates printed in seating order, and at the very top, the na of the horoom teacher.

“Ah, you even included my na? Thank you, everyone.”

“Reiyu-chan-Sensei, we’re always in your care, so this is a token of our gratitude!”

Tenjō-sensei seed deeply moved, looking over everyone with a sentintal gaze.

“Sensei, if you have ti on the day, you’re welco to join us not as a guest but as a maid.”

“No, that would be too much...”

She declined gently, looking troubled.

“Aw, we want to see Sensei in a maid outfit!”

Calls of eager anticipation rose from all around.

Of course, I was one of them.

“I want to see it too!”

I raised my voice quietly, blending in, only to be promptly stepped on by Akira next to .

“Ouch!? What was that for all of a sudden?”

“Sothing about you just irritated .”

“It’s just a joke.”

“Right now, you’re supposed to be playing the boyfriend role, so cut out that annoying act.”

She reprimanded in a whisper close to my ear.

“So Akira getting angry is also part of her girlfriend-like behavior?”

“Perhaps.”

“What’s with that response?”

I didn’t understand why she was being deliberately vague.

“Nishiki, you should just be excited about seeing in a maid outfit.”

“Doing that in the classroom would seriously affect the rest of my high school life.”

I’d prefer not to be labeled as a pervert and subjected to harsh looks.

“...What about outside the classroom?”

“Wouldn’t it be creepy if I ca at you breathing heavily through my nose?”

“It depends on the situation and attitude.”

“So it’s acceptable under certain conditions?”

“If we were dating, then maybe that kind of thing could happen.”

Hmm?

It’s a phrase that’s very difficult to respond to.

I wonder how to interpret it in a way that causes the least damage.

“ssing with a maid is definitely a no-go..”

“There are forbidden loves that are excused if they’re born from deep admiration for one’s Master.”

“Specifying such a scenario in a play is too difficult for .”

It’s already tough enough playing the role of a boyfriend, let alone the embarrassnt that makes want to snap back to reality.

“Isn’t it similar to what we’re doing now?”

“That’s only until the cultural festival is over.”

“Are you okay with that, Nishiki? It seems like a hassle to spread the word that we’ve broken up.”

“Yeah, thinking about what cos after is depressing.”

The relationship between Nishiki Yuunagi and Kuhouin Akira in the classroom had beco so established that it could no longer return to how it was before.

“——So, you’re saying we won’t continue even after the cultural festival is over?”

I caught my breath.

The buzz of the classroom felt distant for a mont.

Then, I slowly turned to face the girl sitting next to .

“Akira, what you just said—”

I tried to confirm the aning of her words, but before Akira’s lips could move, another voice interrupted.

“Alright! Let’s have a pep rally to cheer everyone up! Anyone who’s free after this, let’s go eat! We need to build up our energy for the main event!”

At Mayuzumi-san’s command, everyone remaining in the classroom raised their voices in agreent.

“Ririka! I want to eat okonomiyaki or monjayaki!”

Akira shouted her request, which was unusual for her, and the whole classroom’s energy rose in response.

“Akiaki’s suggestion is accepted! It’s fun to go sowhere other than a family restaurant once in a while!”

Decided by Mayuzumi-san’s authoritative voice, everyone started to pack their belongings to move to the restaurant.

“Nishiki, you’re coming too, right? You’re not a loner anymore. We’re friends. And to the boys, you’re a beacon of hope. We’ll hail you as a love guru!”

“No, I was going to make dinner—”

I intended to refuse, but I was forcibly taken away, sandwiched by arms from the sports clubs on either side.

“Don’t even think about saying sothing cold like going ho now.”

Ah, the festival’s excitent is terrifying.

I almost sought help from Sensei, but she was surrounded by other students and didn’t notice my gaze.

“Everyone, don’t stay out too late! And don’t make a fuss at the restaurant, don’t bother other custors! Also, be careful not to get into any accidents or get hurt! Got it?”

“Yes!” replied the mbers of Class 2-C cheerfully.

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