Fantasy Library.

Chapter 409 An Overly Pure Heart

Saikai Academy, Junior High School, Grade 3, Class A.

With only a little time left before lunch break, the teacher who had finished the last part of the lesson had already left, leaving the classroom filled with a relaxed atmosphere of the end of get out of class, and a little noisy.

The students had already gotten up in twos and threes and gathered with their acquaintances, chatting and laughing.

However, if you observe carefully, you will find that during casual conversation and laughter, many people's eyes will unconsciously shift to one spot.

There, a girl, as pure as a saint, sat upright, her face bearing a hint of sorrow for some reason.

Seeing this young girl, the conversation among the people around them unconsciously shifted to her.

"Yase-san is as beautiful as ever today."

"It's so nice to see Yase-kun like this every day. My friends in the next class are so envious."

Why are some people in this world able to be so good-looking?

"I suppose this is what it means to be exceptionally gifted?"

"I've always thought that Yase-san is the most beautiful person in the entire school."

"I think so too, but I guess the senior students in the high school might have some objections?"

"High school... Ah, you mean Asagi-senpai from Class 1-B, right?"

"That's right, some of the senior students in the high school are fans of that person."

"Indeed, Senior Lan Yu is also very beautiful and mature, with a kind of hot girl vibe, but I still prefer Ye Se."

"Of course I also think that Yase-san is prettier. In fact, Yase-san is more popular than Ai-yu-senpai in the school."

"After all, Yase-san is just too unfair."

"I just don't know what she's thinking; she seems to be in a bad mood..."

This is a topic that almost all boys talk about, and even some girls talk about similar things.

The title of "Saintess of the Middle School" was so prestigious that her classmates were constantly paying attention to her and looking at her with admiration.

Unfortunately, Natsumi Yase was just too beautiful and too holy. Her pure and flawless aura made most people afraid to approach her, for fear of ruining the atmosphere.

As a result, Natsumi Yase rarely had the opportunity to talk to anyone in class. Most of the time, she would sit there like this, being secretly watched by others. However, she thought it was because of her own shortcomings. Therefore, Natsumi Yase was unaware of how popular she was at Ayami Academy and how much popularity she had.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this scene should continue until Natsune Yase leaves the classroom.

However, today's developments are different from usual.

"Um...Yase-san!"

A female student standing at the classroom door suddenly called out to Natsune Yase, attracting the attention of everyone in the classroom.

"Ah, yes."

Natsune Yase seemed surprised to be called out to; she paused for a moment before quickly standing up.

The female classmate was amazed by her classmate's delicate beauty, but hesitated before speaking.

"Someone outside is looking for you. I wonder if it's someone you know?"

As she spoke, the female student pointed outside the classroom, drawing everyone's attention.

The next second, everyone, including Natsune Yase, saw a person appear outside the classroom.

"Yase, over here."

Aize stood at the classroom door of Class A, Grade 9, ignoring the gazes of the others, and waved to Natsune Yase.

"Senior!"

Natsumi Yase's eyes lit up immediately, and a surprised smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

That gentle and beautiful smile made everyone present involuntarily stop breathing, and their hearts suddenly raced.

They had never seen such a sight before.
Normally, Natsune Yase is always quiet and reserved. When has she ever smiled like this?
The girl, who already possessed an angelic face and was known as a saint, now smiled in a way that seemed to radiate light, making many people feel as if they had fallen in love.

But the more they were captivated by Natsumi Yase's smile at that moment, the more they hated the boy standing outside the door the next.

"Did you come looking for me, senior?"

Natsune Yase came up to Aize, her eyes filled with gratitude.

"Hmm." Aize looked at the beautiful and refined girl, smiled and nodded, and said, "I heard from the people in the class that you came to see me this morning, right?"

"I'm sorry." As always, Natsune Yase apologized first, saying, "I know this will bother you, senpai, but I really have no other choice."

"It's alright, I don't feel disturbed at all, you don't need to mind." When Aize saw that Ye Se Xia Yin was about to bow to him, he subconsciously pressed down on her slender and delicate shoulders, stopping her movement while saying, "The fact that you took the initiative to come to my class proves that there must be something urgent, right?"

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Upon hearing this, Natsune Yase was about to speak when she realized that the atmosphere around her was a bit off.

Aize naturally noticed that when he pressed down on Natsune Yase's shoulder and made physical contact with her, the people around who had been watching all involuntarily revealed murderous expressions.

His extremely easy-to-understand performance made Aize raise an eyebrow and couldn't help but reveal a slightly amused smile.

On the other hand, Natsune Yase had absolutely no self-awareness.

"It seems my voice was too loud and disturbed them."

Natsune Yase lowered her voice, looking guilty.

"Disturbing?" Aize said with a half-smile, "Perhaps I'm the one who disturbed your pristine image in their eyes?"

"Hmm?" Natsune Yase tilted her head, puzzled. "A saintly image?"

This girl still doesn't realize how sacred and inviolable she is in other people's eyes.

Aize didn't explain, ignoring the murderous aura emanating from the people around him, and naturally took Yese Natsune's hand.

"Let's talk outside."

"Good, good."

Natsune Yase nodded reservedly, seemingly not resistant to Aize's physical contact, and obediently let Aize hold her hand.

The two left on their own, completely unaware of the impact their intimate behavior had on those around them.

"I...I didn't see that wrong, did I?"

"Yase-san has been taken away!"

"Let's...let's hold hands again!"

"who's that person?!"

"I challenge him to a duel!"

Soon after, a series of eerie screams erupted from the classroom of Class A, Grade 9, causing a great commotion.

…………

Ayakai Academy, central courtyard.

On a bench next to a vending machine, Aize handed a can of drink he had just bought to the girl sitting there properly. "Here, I hope it's your favorite flavor."

Aize bought a bottle of cola and a bottle of grapefruit tea, and handed the grapefruit tea to Natsune Yase.

"Thank you, senior."

Natsune Yase carefully took it and held it in her hand, without opening it or drinking it immediately.

Clearly, the girl was still somewhat reserved and not very comfortable with herself.

That makes sense, though. This is only the second time the two have met. It's only natural that they would feel reserved in front of an upperclassman unless they're overly outgoing.

Rather, Aize's previous actions of pressing her shoulders and holding her hands were actually a bit too frivolous, but Natsune Yase didn't seem to feel anything about them, which made Aize wonder if this girl was too unguarded.

"To be honest, I didn't expect you to come to my class to find me." Aize took a sip of cola and said with a smile to Ye Se Xia Yin, "I thought it would be a while before we could run into each other again."

"I'm so sorry." Natsumi Yase apologized instinctively, saying, "If I've disturbed you, please let me know and I'll be careful."

"So, I didn't feel disturbed at all." Seeing Ye Se Xia Yin apologize again, Aize said helplessly, "Don't apologize all the time. You didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary, most people would be happy to be visited by such a beautiful girl as you. Why would they feel disturbed?"

"Beautiful...?" Natsune Yase tilted her head, looking incredulous. "Is that so?"

This girl seems to have a very low self-esteem when it comes to her good looks.
"No wonder everyone in the academy calls you a saint. It seems that it's not just your appearance; your heart is also unbelievably pure."

After sighing, Aize stopped dwelling on the topic and returned to the main subject.

"What do you want with me? Is it related to yesterday's cat?"

That was the only thing Azer could think of.

Unfortunately, the only interaction the two had yesterday was with the little kitten that Natsumi Yase took away.

The only reason Natsune Haze would come to the high school building to find her is because of that cat.

as predicted……

"It's all my fault." Natsumi Yase lowered her head and said with some disappointment, "I failed to take good care of that child."

"What happened?" Aize asked immediately when he saw that Natsumi Yase looked down. "Did something happen to the child?"

"Hmm." Natsumi Yase said helplessly, "I took it to the back of the school yesterday, but it was gone when I went there this morning."

"It's gone?" Aize frowned and said, "Can't you find it?"

“Yes,” Natsumi Yase said sadly, “I have searched almost the entire back mountain, and I have also searched the school during breaks, but I still haven’t found it.”

This was the first time Natsune Haze had encountered something like this.

She kept quite a few cats on the back mountain, in fact, a lot of them. But those cats were all very well-behaved and would generally not show up when she wasn't around, let alone run around. At least, Natsumi Yase had never encountered such a thing before.

But this time, she encountered it, and the cat that had run away was the one Aize had entrusted to her care yesterday.

This made Natsune Yase not only anxious, but also very guilty, feeling that she had let down Aize's trust.

"I understand, don't worry too much." After understanding what happened, Aize didn't say anything, but just patted Yese Xiayin on the shoulder and comforted her, "That little one is still young and a bit wild, otherwise she wouldn't have sneaked into the academy and climbed up the tree, making herself unable to get down."

"It's not your fault, it's just that the little guy likes to run around too much."

"Wait a minute, I'll go look for it now."

As he spoke, Aize stood up and walked to the front of the bench.

"Senior?"

Natsumi Yase didn't know what Aize wanted to do, so she called out softly.

Aize didn't reply, but squatted down, extended two fingers, and there was spiritual energy fluctuation at the fingertips.

"The heart of the south, the pupil of the north, the fingertips of the west, and the toes of the east."

Accompanied by a soft chant, Aize drew mysterious patterns on the ground with his fingers.

"Gathering with the wind, scattering with the rain."

This is a Kido technique used to sense the spiritual pressure of others and track and capture their location.

After Aize inscribed it in his spellbook, this Kido technique could be used to sense energy beyond spiritual pressure, just as Aize could activate it using the spiritual power of this world.

At this moment, what he needed to track was the spiritual energy that remained on that little kitten from yesterday.

Because he had used his powers on the kitten briefly yesterday, some of his spiritual energy remained on it, which is why Aize thought of using this method to find it.

"Binding Technique 58: Slapping the Toe and Chasing the Sparrow".

As the incantation ended, Aize finished painting, placed one hand on the pattern, and infused it with spiritual power.

The next instant, the inside of the circular pattern began to glow, flickering like an LCD screen.

An invisible surge of spiritual energy also spread out, echoing throughout the entire Rainbow Sea Academy.

"Ugh?"

Seeing this, Natsune Yase's eyes widened in surprise.

Aize looked at the pattern on the ground and read a coordinate from the flashing light screen.

"here it is……?"

Aize checked the map and was immediately stunned.

"What's wrong?"

Ye Se Natsune couldn't care less about what was happening in front of her. Seeing that Aize's expression was off, she quickly asked him what was wrong.

“…It’s nothing.” Aize looked up and said with a strange expression, “It’s just that the guy ran off to an unexpected place.”

"An unexpected place?" Natsume Yase asked疑惑地, "Where is it?"

Aize dispelled the spell, stood up, and said something that was both funny and exasperating.

"In my class."

…………

First year of high school, Class B.

When Aize and Natsune Yase arrived, only a portion of the students remained; the rest had left during their lunch break.

Unfortunately, Aize's only three acquaintances in the class happened to be there.

"So, this child came to see you?"

Aiba Asagi, Akatsuki Kojo, and Yase Motoki surrounded Aize's seat, and as Aize entered, they jokingly spoke up.

A kitten lazily meowed from the seats where the three of them were sitting.

"Meow~~~"

Judging from his appearance, he was clearly very content.

(End of this chapter)