Why is the Demon King like this?

"Cough cough..."

Once the other teachers' attention had shifted, Tsukishima Chizuru reluctantly praised Ao Keisuke's performance, then warned him that such misbehavior was not allowed in other classes.

"What if I get first place in the grade?"

Chizuru Tsukishima paused for a moment, about to criticize Keisuke Ao's wishful thinking, but then she remembered what had just happened.

Then I remembered that the class teacher who was first in the grade could receive millions more in bonuses each year.

It's important to know that Kūkai Private High School is comparable to the University of Tokyo, and the top student in the grade is definitely a potential candidate for the University of Tokyo. It is a prestigious school in the entire Tokyo high school circle.

The school never skimps on funds for publicity.

She immediately became gentle and kind: "Qinggui, although it's difficult to be number one in the grade, it's good to have that as a goal!"

If I could get first place, I believe the other teachers would be more lenient.

"Understood." Qing Guijie nodded. "Then I'll take my leave."

"Okay...wait a minute!"

Tsukishima stopped him: "I haven't told you the important thing yet."

"Um?"

"The main reason I called you here is about club matters. Have you made any arrangements?"

Keisuke Ao: "Teacher, I need to study hard to get first place, so I don't have time to participate in clubs."

Good grief, they were waiting for me here!

Chizuru Tsukishima raised an eyebrow. "Me, a working-class person, do you think I'd fall for your empty promises?"

You better get first place in the exam before you start bragging!

"You need to decide which club you want to join this week, or I'll pick one for you."

Qing Keisuke:......

Surprisingly, I couldn't fool her. Tsukishima-sensei is not to be underestimated.

"understood."

"Alright, you can go now."

Clubs...

After leaving the faculty office, Aokiji went to the student council and got a list of club registrations for Kukai Private High School.

A quick glance reveals many strange and unusual names.

"Let's go to a hot spring resort"

"Hide and Seek Club"

"We have to say 'Banzai' a thousand times a day."

What the hell is all this?

After reviewing the list and confirming that there was neither a "Homecoming Club" nor a "Free Activities Club," the Demon King sighed regretfully.

On my way back to the classroom from the student council, I unexpectedly ran into Chizuru Shiraishi.

"what……"

"Why is it that you look like you're in trouble?!" Chizuru Shiraishi complained bitterly.

"No, you're mistaken, Dr. Shiraishi."

"Hmph~"

Chizuru Shiraishi pouted playfully and gestured for Keisuke Ao to come closer: "Want to come to the infirmary for lunch?"

"Um?"

"Tsukishima has been eating bento boxes lately, so I eat them all by myself."

"Can."

Qing Keisuke is perfect!

He even smiled!

Shiraishi Chizuru, isn't that pretty sensible?

With just a slight reminder, it eagerly came over to cook for the Demon King. Not bad, it has a bright future.

"Ugh~ That smile is really unsettling. What weird thing are you thinking about?"

"I just suddenly thought of something." Qing Guijie waved the list in his hand: "I'm considering which club to join."

"Oh? Are you going to ask me for advice?"

"That was my original thought, but I figured I wouldn't get any useful information, so I decided against it."

Chizuru Shiraishi: ...

I wish I could pounce on him and bite Aoki Keisuke.

"Goodbye, Dr. Shiraishi, I'm going to class now."

"Go! Go!"

Shiraishi Chizuru rolled her eyes, deciding to avoid the sight and sound, and went back to her infirmary to slack off.

After two more classes, during lunch break, Nakagawa Yuto planned to call Ao Keisuke to go to the cafeteria for lunch.

"No, not today. There are other plans."

"Huh? Something's up?!" In this particular situation, Nakagawa Yuto's radar was very sensitive.

He looked like he was about to execute Aokiji, and leaned in to try and strangle him.

Aoki Keisuke slipped to the doorway in a few steps, and Nakagawa Yuto didn't even manage to grab the hem of his clothes.

"What?!"

"Nakagawa, you're still too green at this level."

Keisuke Ao is in a good mood because he gets to eat lunch made by Chizuru Shiraishi, and he's even in the mood to play tricks with Yu Nakagawa: "You can't stop anything."

"Qinggui!!!"

"Damn it!!!"

Nakagawa's scream, as loud as a pig being slaughtered, startled the old teacher who had just stepped out of the classroom.

Keisuke Aokiji didn't hold back, adding, "If you don't go to the cafeteria soon, there won't even be any pork cutlet rice left."

"Teeth are so white!"

……

Before leaving the classroom, Keisuke Ao noticed that the class monitor, who had been silent for most of the day, finally raised his eyes and looked at him quietly.

The emotions in his eyes were complex and difficult to understand. Even when Aokiji reached the door of the infirmary, he still couldn't figure it out.

But he quickly put the question out of his mind.

Let's eat first.

Today's lunch is braised pork ribs, meatballs, seasonal vegetables, and smashed cucumber.

"It's a pity the infirmary doesn't have a microwave. I'll have Tsukishima sneak one in another day, otherwise the bento boxes won't taste as good when they get cold."

Chizuru Shiraishi picked up a meatball and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Hmm... Hanako can bring one in."

"Hanako?!"

"Although Hanako's power is divided into many parts, their inherent talents are very advanced, and they can easily achieve spatial teleportation and barrier creation."

"Suddenly they started saying a lot of things I don't understand at all!" Chizuru Shiraishi cried out anxiously, "Explain! Explain!"

"Let's eat first, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

"But bento boxes are supposed to be cold!"

what……

Aoki Keisuke suddenly remembered something he had forgotten.

My heart is like a bento box on a shelf late at night.

A young girl once sent him this message.

Looking back now, weren't all the bento boxes cold, except when they were put in the microwave?

He smiled, but quickly composed himself.

"Dr. Shiraishi, under what circumstances would someone suddenly stop messaging another person?"

"Huh? You changed the subject a bit too... cough cough cough!"

Chizuru Shiraishi choked on the meatball because she remembered how she had secretly contacted Keisuke Ao using Tsukishima's account.

Did Keisuke Ao find out?

That shouldn't be the case... At that time, she had already meticulously arranged everything for Qing Guijie's account, including deleting chat history, blocking updates, changing the nickname (to "suitor"), and blocking messages.

It's impossible for Tsukishima to have noticed that there's an extra person in the account!

It's clear that Keisuke Ao hadn't noticed this before!

"Um?"

As Keisuke Ao was thinking about how Rena Kobayashi hadn't been chattering away for several days, he wondered why Chizuru Shiraishi had suddenly fallen ill.

He reached out and gently patted Shiraishi Chizuru's back, his spirituality subtly permeating the gesture.

The meatball stuck in his throat immediately and silently broke apart and fell into his esophagus.

"We're saved!"

The female doctor, who had almost choked to death, gasped for breath, touching her throat in surprise.

There's actually a technique even more powerful than the Heimlich maneuver?

Get one for me too!

Aoki looked at her with disdain, unable to imagine a cook choking to death on his own food.

"It's all because you suddenly said those kinds of things!" Shiraishi Chizuru said angrily.

"Which language?"

"It's... the really exciting kind." Chizuru Shiraishi's momentum waned again.