Vol. 1 - Ch. 7

The next day, Aookuji came to school as if nothing had happened. I went to work the same way.After morning homeroom ended, she came up to me and thanked me, saying, “Thank you for last night.”

“Ah, you’re welcome, I guess. What’s up all of a sudden?”

“No, I just realized afterward that I never thanked you.”

The dark-haired girl had a mean-looking face, typical of the exemplary honor students around here.

“It’s normal for teachers to help their students. You don’t have to be so formal about it. Is it necessary to thank me?”

As a teacher, I’m still not very good at handling these situations. I don’t know what the right thing to say is.

"Yes. And also, you may hear from my household later. My master seems to be interested too."

“Hmm, okay. I’ll be sure to respond when I hear from them.” I replied, and Aookuji looked a little relieved as she returned to her seat.

Last night, we had parted with a loose agreement to keep each other in the dark. I knew she would talk to her family or her 'mentor' or whatever, and of course, they would be intrigued.

The problem is that it would be troubling if it turned into a complaint like, "I can't leave my daughter with a substitute homeroom teacher who is a pervert who calls himself a 'Hero.'" ...or would they be grateful?

At the same time, if I tell anyone, I’ll be treated like a crazy person, and since I’m obliged to keep it confidential, I have no intention of revealing anything. The question is whether or not I should report it to Ms. Yamashiro, the assistant head of the grade…

“Aiba-sensei, you seem to be in a daze a lot today. You must be tired,” Ms. Yamashiro said to me after school when I was being instructed on a subject.

“Um, yes. There’s something that’s been bothering me.”

"Oh, you mean your students?”

The beautiful assistant head of staff flirtatiously turned to me. I knew she was pointlessly sexy.

“I’m sure you’re right. I just came across a situation that I couldn’t quite understand and didn’t know what to do.”

"Hehe, girls do that sort of thing from time to time. Is it a student from class 1?"

“Yes, it’s Miss Aookuji. ……”

As I said that, Ms. Yamashiro’s eyes narrowed, and her expression seemed lost for a moment.

Ah, so you do know after all. Judging from your reaction, it seems like you're treating it pretty seriously. Well, that makes sense.

“What was Miss Aookuji doing?”

"The other night, I saw her fighting something with what looked like a Katana. When I talked to her after it was over, she told me that she came from a family that does things like that. What should I do?"

“…… That’s not very calming, is it? I think we should talk to the principal right away. Would you mind coming with me for a moment?”

Ms. Yamashiro quickly got up from her seat.

Obviously, the principal knows about this. I wonder what she's going to say. She won't suddenly erase my memory or anything... right?

When I went to the principal's office, I was made to sit on a reception set as if I were being interrogated by both the principal and Ms. Yamashiro.

The powerful lineup of a beautiful actress-type woman in front and a bewitching beauty on the left was quite tough for a former hero who had spent most of his life in battle.

As I shrank in my seat, the principal spoke with a rather stiff expression.

“Mr. Aiba, could you describe again what you saw?”

“Ah, yes. A few days ago, when I went out shopping at night, I saw someone who looked like Miss Aookuji. It was nighttime, so I thought I couldn’t just ignore it, so I followed her. Suddenly, she started fighting with a strange animal that appeared out of nowhere. I didn’t know what to do, and the fight ended. Then I talked to her, and she told me that she was from a family that exterminates monsters. ……”

“I see, so you heard it directly from Aookuji herself. Have you told anyone else about it?”

“Of course not. It’s a matter that concerns a student's privacy."

I thought to myself, ‘as I thought, this isn’t really a privacy issue, is it?’ But the principal said, “That’s the right call,” so I guess it was the right decision.

“So, how should a teacher respond in a case like this?”

Feeling a little relieved, I immediately asked a question. I didn’t want to get into too much detail about the facts. I was stalking her, after all.

“First of all, I ask that you not tell anyone about what you saw, Mr. Aiba. Even if you did tell anyone, I doubt anyone would believe you.”

Then the principal laughed. Being a mysterious beauty also suits her.

"I would also like you to know that Miss. Aookuji comes from a family that hunts monsters and that she does in fact hunt monsters, which is known by some of the faculty at our school. In other words, she is hunting monsters with the school's approval. Therefore, there is no need for you, Mr. Aiba, to give her any particular guidance."

“Haa……”

"You may not agree, but please understand that there are many things in this world that ordinary people do not know. Of course, I am not someone who knows everything either. I would like to ask you to continue doing your best as the temporary homeroom teacher of Class 2-1, Mr. Aiba. Am I clear?”

I see, so they are going to get over it without delving too deeply into it.

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“…I understand. I don’t want to lose my job either, so I will continue to devote myself to my duties as before.”

She didn’t say anything like ‘…if I told anyone about Aookuji, I would be severely punished for violating confidentiality,’ but I wanted to let her know that I understood that.

The principal smiled as if she understood that too. Ms. Yamashiro sighed in relief beside her.

"That's fine. Please treat Miss Aookuji the same way you would treat a normal student. Oh yes, I heard from Ms. Yamashiro that you're surprisingly very calm, considering you're a first-time teacher. I have high expectations for you.”

“Thank you very much. I will do my best to live up to your expectations.”

So, for the time being, it seems there is no need to do anything about Aookuji.

However, seeing how dire the situation was yesterday, I can’t help but feel that doing nothing would be a bad idea…