Let's do it again, Yukino.

Although with Yui's help, Hikigaya finally escaped his single, otaku status, the lingering sense of despondency from high school prevented him from ever understanding what was so great about being a teacher.

Sure enough, just as lunch break was about to begin, Haruhi, who was still half asleep, was suddenly dragged into the classroom by the throat by her miserable teacher, Hiratsuka Shizuka, and pulled into her private office.

Without hesitation, she told Haruhi everything she knew from the principal without reservation. Without saying anything else, she sat in her office chair and silently waited for Haruhi's choice.

"Forehead……"

Haruhi, who had just woken up from his sleep, seemed to understand the meaning behind Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, and he scratched his head in confusion.

It seems that this rebirth has brought about some changes compared to his daily life in high school seven years ago.

He frowned involuntarily: "Why did you come to me? Do I look like the kind of helpful, obedient student?"

He couldn't quite understand it. He had seen the phenomena that Hiratsuka Shizuka mentioned before. Although he was somewhat disgusted by them, he didn't intend to stop them at that time. After all, he wasn't a pushover who would rush to help unrelated classmates who were being bullied.

"I remember that you alone, Mr. Hiratsuka, were enough to take care of those guys, right?"

“Teachers beating students is not the right thing to do, and my conscience does not allow me to be violent towards my students.”

Springtime stuck out her tongue dismissively.

I didn't see any remorse from you when you beat me and Hachiman before.

"The principal said that if you help, you won't have to bear the consequences, and we'll also provide you with a free meal ticket in the cafeteria every month—"

"make a deal!!"

As soon as Hiratsuka Shizuka finished speaking, Haruhi nodded without hesitation.

"Of course, if you're different—oh? You agreed so quickly."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was still planning to appeal to his emotions, did not expect the boy to answer so quickly. She could hardly believe it; could he really be bribed with just a meal ticket?

"I never do things for others for no reason. Although I am indeed very idle at Zongwu High School and I am a bit annoyed by those guys who bully the weak and fear the strong, if you want me to take action, you should at least give me some benefits in name only."

That's right. After his rebirth, he was indeed somewhat idle. It would be even better if he had something to do at school to pass the time and stretch his muscles.

And so, with a wry smile, Haruhi picked up the first set of materials that Hiratsuka-sensei had handed her.

But before long, Chunri's usually calm expression began to waver.

"Second grade, class J, Aizawa Shoko? And a girl? The victim is the class teacher?"

Group J? Haruhi frowned slightly. That class seemed to be the one that Yuki was in.

Hiratsuka nodded: "Ah, perhaps Kasuga-san hasn't heard much about it, but in Class J, the conflict between Yukino-sensei and Aizawa-san has escalated to the point where it's almost unsolvable. If it's not resolved in the next couple of days, Yukino-sensei will have no choice but to resign."

"Are there really students who dare to bully their teacher?"

Although Kasuga wasn't particularly drawn to the teaching profession due to Hikigaya's instigation, most teachers genuinely wanted to educate their students into successful individuals, truly serving as gardeners of the nation.

However, according to Hiratsuka Shizuka, Aizawa, who originally admired the Japanese literature teacher Yukino Satsuki, suddenly became hostile towards Yukino-sensei for some reason.

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She started arriving late without reason, and when the teacher spoke to her, she ignored him as if she hadn't heard him.

"Are you sure you're not talking about me? Being late? Ignoring the teacher, or even sleeping in class?"

As Chunri listened, her expression grew increasingly unpleasant.

I feel like Hiratsuka is targeting me, Kasuga Gian!

Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hand, casually distinguishing the two of them.

“Unlike you, yours was just the arrogance of a delinquent, while that Aizawa-kun’s malice was completely directed at Yukino-sensei alone.”

Recently, things have escalated even further. The relationship between Aizawa and Ms. Yukino has deteriorated rapidly. Aizawa even led the entire class to boycott Yukino Yukari's classes and isolated students who spoke to Ms. Yukino. She displayed the peculiar leadership qualities of a wealthy girl, creating a situation where almost the entire class was hostile to Ms. Yukino.

Although a small number of students did not heed Aizawa Shoko's threats, such as Yukino Yukinoshita and a few other reasonable students, their power alone could not change the course of events.

Now that you mention it, it seems that Haruhi mentioned to Yukishita during university that one of her Chinese literature teachers was driven to the point of resigning by a female student, but at that time there was nothing she could do, and the reason seemed to be—

Although it may sound unbelievable, bullying in schools naturally includes students bullying vulnerable teachers.

Yukino Yukari, a teacher who was deeply hurt by her classmates despite doing nothing wrong, is one of those vulnerable teachers.

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That sounds a little excessive.

Haruhi, who understood everything, nodded, but then he suddenly remembered that Yukinoshita was also in that class, and he couldn't help but make a small request to Hiratsuka Shizuka: "I understand, I'll help, but I have one more request. I just ask that if Yukinoshita ever asks you about this, please don't tell her the real reason."

Yukinoshita never liked Haruhi to be violent, no matter the reason, unless it was "domestic violence" between the two of them. She didn't like any other kind of violence.

As a result, after entering university, Chunri almost never got into a fight with anyone again, and even her originally fiery temper became much gentler.

Hiratsuka-sensei said half-jokingly, "What happened between you and Yukinoshita? I remember you two used to be from completely different worlds. How come you two seem to have become inexplicably close lately? Don't you even want to tell her about this? Or are you dating?"

Haruhi simply shook his head at Hiratsuka's teasing without explaining anything. He folded the information about Aizawa and Yukino into several layers, put it in his pocket, shrugged, and walked out the door.

"Dating is impossible. There's no way I'll ever date Yukinoshita in this lifetime."

"Remember, you only have today. If it's tomorrow, Ms. Yukino might really have to submit her resignation to the principal."

Hiratsuka Shizuka gave him a series of instructions from behind.

"understood."

The boy's voice drifted from afar without him turning his head.

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Chapter Twelve: Reality and Ideals Are Ultimately Different

In the corridor, spring unexpectedly encounters Yukinoshita, who is walking towards the Service Club.

In the instant they brushed past each other, Haruhi made a face at Yukinoshita, who still had a blank expression as if she had forgotten that she had cried her heart out the night before.

Are you an idiot who just graduated from elementary school?

Seeing the boy's silly look, Yukinoshita couldn't help but roll her eyes and brushed past him, ignoring him completely.

The sunlight outside the window gradually slanted towards its highest point, its color becoming increasingly intense.

Watching Yukinoshita's retreating figure, ignoring him and continuing towards the Service Club, Haruhi stood still, shaking her head with a light laugh.

If she appears too calm, Yukinoshita might notice something amiss.

However, judging from her expression just now, she didn't seem to be in a good mood. Could it be that it's also related to that Yukino-sensei?

Xiaoxue appears cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Although she seems aloof and awkward, making her unapproachable, she is surprisingly kind-hearted. If she knew about innocent people being implicated in something, she would definitely not stand idly by.

If Xiaoxue gets a new Chinese teacher, she'll probably find it a little difficult to adjust.

Although he had broken up with Xiaoxue, Chunri did not, as he had told Xiaoxue, find another lover who was better than her.

In this life, it's already quite difficult to meet someone like this, someone you like even more than yourself. Why bother searching for a second one and exhausting yourself?

Of course, the main reason is that it really seems like no girls are interested in me anymore, lol...

After thinking for a moment, deciding not to tell Xiaoxue about Ms. Yukino in her class, he turned around, put his hands in his pockets, and slowly walked towards the direction of the second-year J group.

As always, the boys and girls around him made way for Chunri with some fear in the corridor.

……

Class J of the second year is famous because of the gentle and beautiful teacher Yukino and the talented and beautiful Yukinoshita Yukino.

Haruhi stood at the back door of Class J, her gaze sweeping across the somewhat empty classroom.

He didn't resent Hiratsuka Shizuka for assigning him this task; even without him, they would have had someone else do it.

Because reality is never perfect, and peaceful days are destined to be short-lived, it's easier to have someone like him appear and stop all of this than to let innocent people suffer from incurable pain forever.

He scratched his head with a slightly roguish smile and slowly walked to the corner of the classroom by the window, looking at the long-haired girl surrounded by a group of boys and girls.

This kind of girl looks like the type Miura would hold a core leadership position in her own circle.

According to Ms. Hiratsuka, Aizawa Shoko's father was a manager or something at an advertising agency and owned a separate villa in the suburbs. While he couldn't compare to the daughters of big conglomerates, he was still a genuinely wealthy man. Aizawa Shoko herself was very fashionable, with fair skin and regular features. She was a great beauty and must have been spoiled by her family to some extent.

However, having long since passed puberty, Chunri has become incredibly calm about her interactions with the opposite sex.

He coldly pushed aside a boy who tried to stop him, and sat down casually on the desk in front of Aizawa, continuing to grin roguishly.

"You're Aizawa Shoko, Aizawa-kun?"

His gaze was fixed on the girl who had just been laughing and chatting with her companions. Even though they were talking about trivial things, she still managed to keep her face flushed.

"Is there something you need, Kasuga-kun?"

A male friend stood in front of Xiangzi Aizawa, forcing a smile at the boy who was quite "famous" throughout the entire Soubu High School.

Without any hesitation, he picked up the meddlesome boy and tossed him aside. Haruhi casually propped his legs up on Aizawa's desk, stretched his limbs, and spoke in a low voice.

"Don't be afraid, I just wanted to ask, are you that Aizawa Shoko classmate?"

"You came to see me because of that old lady?"

Aizawa recognized the boy in front of her, but she also wondered why he hadn't interacted with Haruhi, this rude and delinquent boy, in the two years of high school, and why he had inexplicably come to her.

"As expected, that old lady still has quite a few fans. She's clearly a rather lewd woman. Kasuga-kun, don't you find it a bit disgusting? Do you even know how old Yukino-sensei is?"

"Maybe guys like him are the easiest to be fooled by that old lady's appearance, hahaha."

"If you really want to date her, it might happen soon. After all, starting tomorrow, she will no longer be a teacher at Soubu High School, so you'll have a chance."

When the group of men and women mentioned Ms. Yukino, they temporarily forgot about the boy's bad reputation and started making sarcastic remarks.

Even though that Ms. Yukino is their teacher, they speak ill of their teacher without any restraint.

Aizawa, who had been looking down, suddenly raised his rather pretty face, his expression seemingly malicious and twisted, even mixed with a hint of impatience, as he looked at Haruhi.

"Kasuga-kun, you should thank me, because I'm the one who got that old lady to quit her job."

The spring sunshine spills onto the stream under the wooden bridge in the schoolyard, making it sparkle.

In that classroom

The pretty face of Aizawa Shoko was slapped hard by Haruhi.

"Damn it, you guys are just as impolite as I imagined. If you're so tough, why don't you call me 'old lady' to Hiratsuka-sensei's face?!"

Shaking his slightly sore hands, Haruhi scoffed in disdain, bent down, and gently lifted Aizawa Shoko, who seemed stunned by the slap, to give her a warning.