Don't force me to use my right fist.

"Let's introduce ourselves. We'll be studying together from now on, so it's good to get to know each other, isn't it?"

The young female teacher, who was only a few years older than the students sitting below, smiled gently and seemed to be a decent person.

And it looks great.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the average appearance of the class is above average.

Perhaps this is a characteristic of this world.

As Saya was thinking this, he saw Kaguya Hazaki sitting in the second-to-last seat in the last row, the protagonist's reserved seat, and the hint of mockery hidden in her cold eyes as she looked at him.

Is this guy just waiting to see me make a fool of myself?

Then she'll be disappointed. While he might not be good at much else, being a student is definitely his specialty.

He was even more familiar with it than he was with the blocky character.

"My name is Zuoyou. My hobbies are reading and cooking. Please take care of me from now on."

Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've still seen pigs run, right? Having watched countless anime series where transfer students introduce themselves, Saya calmly turned around, wrote his name on the blackboard, and smiled at the students watching him below.

Of course, he couldn't bring himself to say anything too polite. He was just accompanying Kaguya Hazaki as a study companion to get some benefits, and he didn't want to actually experience the tense and exciting high school life all over again.

High school romance is possible, but I haven't experienced that.

"Okay, then Saya, please sit in that empty seat over there. There's a table over there."

After Saya finished speaking, the teacher led the applause as a gesture of welcome, then pointed to the spot behind Kaguya and said to Saya.

She didn't intend to treat this transfer student, who had been suddenly assigned to her class by someone above, any special treatment he might receive. Everyone in the class was her student, even the newcomer.

"After you've packed your things, come to my office to get a set of textbooks. I'm your future homeroom teacher, Shang Bai Ze Huiyin. Just call me Huiyin."

"If you have any questions, you can ask class monitor Amakawa Tsubasa."

Pointing to a bespectacled girl with pigtails sitting in the front row, the teacher named Keine finished speaking to Saya, who was already seated, then tidied up her teaching materials and left the classroom.

Unbeknownst to her, Sōyū was stunned, as if struck by lightning, and stood frozen in his seat.

What's wrong with this teacher?

Kaguya Hazaki turned around and asked Saya, who had a "Holy crap" look on his face.

She had never seen Sōyū show such an expression before. Even when facing those men in black with guns, he always remained calm and collected.

But if there was something wrong with the teacher, she should have noticed it long ago. Moreover, her intuition told her that the reason why Sawa was stunned was not so simple.

"It's not just the teacher who has problems; I think everyone in this class seems a bit off."

Sōyū gave a wry smile. He didn't know whether to complain that Japan was really a small place or that the world was too chaotic.

These are two incredibly familiar characters who have just changed their identities and are now making their appearance again. He's increasingly finding these things incomprehensible.

To sum it up in one sentence.

They're all troublesome.

"Are they all just a nuisance? Should we just get rid of them all?"

As Kaguya listened to Saya's words, she pinched her chin and looked around at the classmates who hadn't dared to come over and chat with Saya, the new transfer student, because of her imposing presence. She then silently uttered a line that was chilling to think about.

"Could you please not say things that could lead to such inappropriate thoughts? It's really scary, okay?"

Saya interrupted the girl's dangerous thoughts with a curt tone.

"Huh? You didn't misunderstand, that's exactly what I meant."

Chapter Nineteen: As long as you're bold enough, Ah Zhen...

Given that this girl was an outsider who had never seen the world, Sōyu didn't laugh at how ridiculous her idea was.

But then again, thinking about it this way, the class might really be full of talented people.

For example, the blonde giant X mentioned earlier, with those two drill-shaped ponytails and that round face, immediately gave off a sense of familiarity with Sasuke.

The blue-haired and green-haired guys looked increasingly familiar.

"I advise you not to do something so dangerous. Do you have a class roster?"

Saku shook his head at Kaguya. Since she said that coming to the school would provide clues, he decided to gather some information first.

"Yes, but I don't have it with me. I can have it delivered if you need it."

Kaguya glanced at him. She had guessed something from Saya's attitude. In other words, there might be some extraordinary being in this class that she could only come to a few times a year?

For example, weird or something.

"Okay, get me a copy, preferably a detailed one."

Sōyu nodded. Asking Kaguya directly for this kind of information was the fastest way. Money might not be enough to buy anything, but it would definitely reduce unnecessary trouble.

"Actually, there's still one thing I don't understand."

Saku glanced around at the classmates who were staring at him like he was an alien, the ones who were actually whispering to Kaguya.

"explain."

"You're being chased, how can you possibly have time to come to school?"

Sawa was genuinely confused. Logically speaking, even if there were clues at the school, wouldn't it be enough to just have him come over? There was no need to put himself in danger.

"Didn't I tell you? There would be clues."

Kaguya Hazaki sat upright in her seat, her long black hair blowing in the spring breeze outside the window, allowing Saya to once again smell the alluring fragrance emanating from her.

"You have to come in person for this to happen?"

"If I come to school, I'm sure to die. Don't you think there's something fishy going on here?"

Kaguya Hazaki casually dropped another important piece of information, leaving Saya frozen in his seat once again.

"No, what did you say again?"

Thinking he had misheard, Saya asked again to confirm.

"If I come to school, it means I'm not far from death, but the more that happens, the more clues you'll get, right?"

Kaguya answered Saya's question, her small hand lazily supporting her forehead, as if she wasn't the one who was going to die.

"I won't ask you how you knew you were going to die. Can we talk this over? Don't gamble with your life, okay?"

Sōyū became serious for once. He had noticed it from the first time he met her. She seemed to have never cared about her own life. There must be something wrong with her brain.

"You're concerned about me?"

Her wine-red eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile finally appeared on Kaguya Hazaki's small face, which was as cold as an unyielding iceberg.

"Yes, yes, I care about you. I'm afraid I'll have nowhere to live if you die. So you can do that, right?"

Saya responded irritably, wondering if this guy was even listening to him.

"Since you put it that way, I'll agree. Actually, it's because I trust you. With you by my side, what I said might not necessarily happen, right? Besides, this is the fastest way to get information."

Saya nodded his little head. The more Saya looked like this, the sweeter Kaguya felt inside her.

In order to maintain this feeling of not being averse to something, Kaguya finally managed to suppress the growing numbness in her heart.

From now on, I'll just be a little more careful.

"Your trust is quite heavy."

"So, what you just said about certain death, was that some kind of hint or warning you received?"

Seeing that she agreed, Zuoyou breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask questions.

Given her personality, the fact that she could say such a thing with such certainty almost made him think she had actually died once.

"No, it's just that if we don't do something, I reckon we're not far from dying."

Kaguya Hazaki shook her head. There were some things that weren't the right time to tell Saya.

However, if he can resolve this trouble, perhaps sharing my most important secret with him wouldn't be a bad idea.

Whether he believes in himself or not is his business.

If even this is not enough to trust her, then her trust in Sayu will naturally be affected as well.

"Do something? Give me a hint, do you think I'm a god?"

Sōyū rubbed his temples in annoyance. Why did this person talk like a riddle?

"I don't know. If there's anything different about coming to school this time compared to before, it's probably this."

Seeing him troubled by his own affairs, Kaguya, for some reason, felt a secret delight. She pulled a black object—whoever had put it there—from her desk drawer and placed it on Saya's desk, saying...

"Ah, this..."

Saku looked at the somewhat old black videotape that Kaguya had placed on the table.

"I think we can solve the case now."

Videotape, weird, sudden death.

These three words automatically formed a name in Zuoyou's mind.

A woman with white clothes and black hair, whose appearance had been completely altered by countless fan works, appeared before his eyes.

How to describe Kaguya Hazaki's luck?

It's really good.

She actually managed to run into all of this.

If she doesn't die, who will?

Do you remember this?

Kaguya Hazaki tapped her slender fingers on the videotape.

"Tell me first, you probably haven't seen this thing before, right?"

Sōyu scratched his head. If it really was that guy's situation, then he wasn't without a solution.

As long as you're bold, the strange isn't scary; as long as you have a strong fist, even Ah Zhen will kneel down and cry.

However, he has just finished drinking all the milk, and regular milk can't be put into the container. If Kaguya Hanazaki really gets infected, it will be a little tricky.