A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

It sounds like she's being coquettish.

"Wow."

Xiao Ke peeked out with half her head out, looking at the horribly damaged cabinet door.

"That's quite a sight. Looks like you're not very popular."

"But these kids went too far! They messed up someone's cabinet like this, how are they going to clean it up?"

Kazama Chiba nodded in deep agreement upon hearing this.

"It is indeed very difficult to clean."

Seeing his calm and collected demeanor, Xiao Ke stared wide-eyed in astonishment.

"Hey, aren't you angry?"

Kazama Chiba gave it a strange look and asked in return:

Why should I be angry?

"what?!"

"They've ruined your closet like this! This is a matter of dignity! How can you tolerate this??"

Kazama Chiba was too lazy to explain.

Ignoring the cabinet covered in curses, he turned to face the cabinet next door with the label of Mishima Kimi.

Under Xiao Ke's gaze, he took out a key from his pocket and skillfully inserted it into the lock.

The cabinet door opened with a click, revealing Kazama Chiba's indoor shoes neatly arranged inside, spotless.

Kazama Chiba stuffed her schoolbag inside and changed into indoor shoes.

"When I left school yesterday, I casually swapped my labels with those of my classmate Mishima next door."

"So, what they actually destroyed was Mishima-san's locker, what does that have to do with me, Kazama Chiba?"

"You...you bastard..."

After holding it in for a long time, Xiao Ke finally managed to squeeze out a perfectly authentic Osaka-accented retort:

"Is your heart black even if you cut it open?! What did Mishima-kun do wrong?! He's the one who suffered the most!"

Faced with Xiao Ke's moral condemnation, Kazama Chiba casually said

"Mishima is also a key member of a bullying group, and he often throws other people's shoes into the toilet. It's just that he happened to be absent today, so I guess the wicked will get their comeuppance."

Xiao Ke's face instantly hardened.

"Oh, that's all right then."

Kazama Chiba didn't change the mark back afterward; he just closed the cabinet door and went upstairs. In between, Kero asked him why he bullied her.

To talk about this, we have to go back to the second year of junior high school.

In junior high, Eriri was still a spoiled young lady who hadn't quite learned how to pretend.

Because of her dazzling appearance and family background, coupled with the fact that her secret identity as a "homebody artist" was almost exposed, she became a thorn in the side of several delinquent groups in the class.

At that time, because of their childhood friendship and the fact that he had received a dowry from Eriri's mother...

So in order to protect her, they used some less-than-honorable but very effective methods.

After all, Qianyu is essentially an adult, and her ability to control people's hearts is many times better than that of these students who haven't even grown up yet. So in the end, she really gave those delinquent girls a hard time.

As a result, Eriri escaped unscathed, continued to be the school's idol, enjoying the adoration of everyone, and even gained a lot of sympathy points because of her victimhood.

The problem is that Kazama Chiba has absolutely no understanding of the social interactions among Japanese students.

After he made his move, all the hatred was transferred to him, the treacherous and cunning mastermind.

Everyone thought this person was very cunning.

Girls are just having fun together, and you're taking it seriously.

With the help of others, he became the pervert who would do anything to bully girls in order to please the young lady.

Isn't this outrageous?

Xiao Ke said indignantly after hearing this.

"Do you need me to take action? If I were to revert to my true form, one roar from me would be enough to scare these brats into wetting their pants!"

Kazama Chiba did not accept his offer.

The reason he didn't get involved was because he hadn't found out who that person was.

Taking action rashly might seem satisfying on the surface.

But that person will inevitably notice, and might even happily disappear.

Therefore, this absolutely cannot be allowed to happen.

If we're going to mess with them, let's make sure they all travel safely together.

"Tch, humans are such troublesome creatures."

Xiao Ke shrank back.

"But since you have your own way, I'm too lazy to bother with it."

Kazama Chiba turned around, picked up her schoolbag, and walked upstairs.

But right now, he's more concerned with finding the Clow Cards than with such trivial matters.

With absolute power, children's schemes and tricks are nothing but a joke.

However, just as Kazama Chiba reached the back door of Class 2-G, a golden figure suddenly blocked his way.

"Kazama Chiba!"

The voice carried an air of imperious authority, instantly silencing the noisy corridor.

Eriri Sawamura, Spencer.

She remains the same flawless young lady today.

Her golden twin ponytails were tied with expensive ribbons, and her deep blue eyes burned with anger. She stood with her hands on her hips, blocking the classroom doorway.

The surrounding students immediately cast their expectant glances at the spectacle.

Kazama Chiba stopped and stared at the other person.

"Is something wrong?"

Eriri was taken aback by the two simple words.

This attitude instantly choked her to the point where she had prepared a whole host of questions.

She had originally expected Kazama Chiba to explain why she hung up the phone yesterday and then beg for her forgiveness.

"What... what kind of attitude is that! What do you mean by 'something's wrong'?"

She stomped her foot in anger and embarrassment, her fair cheeks flushing red.

Why didn't you answer my call yesterday? And why did you hang up?

"Do you know how long I waited at the station? How dare you not answer my calls! Didn't I tell you to come out with me to buy art supplies? Why didn't you listen?! Do you know how long I waited at the mall entrance?"

The more she talked, the more wronged she felt.

"Do you think I've been too nice to you lately, so you can give me attitude whenever you want?!"

Little Ke, nestled inside the collar, shrank her neck and muttered softly.

"Wow, is this what they call textbook tsundere? It's making my fists hard."

Kazama Chiba said calmly.

"Are you finished?"

"what?"

"Get out of here if you haven't finished speaking."

Kazama Chiba took a step to the left.

"Stop right there!"

Eriri grabbed his sleeve.

That was her subconscious action, because she felt an unprecedented sense of panic.

No matter how much trouble she caused before, she always held onto this thread, but now it seems like the thread has broken.

"You have to give me an explanation! If you don't, you're not getting in today!"

Kazama Chiba stopped and looked down along Eriri's arm into her eyes.

“Sawamura-kun, I think you’ve got something wrong.”

"I am not your butler, your driver, your servant, or your emotional dumping ground."

"Aki Tomoya stood you up, that's between you two. If you feel lonely or bored, you can go find a confidant to cry to, instead of coming to me."

Eriri stared wide-eyed, as if listening to an alien language she couldn't understand.

"W-what are you saying? Are you running a fever?"

Kazama Chiba simply walked past her.

"In the future, please find someone else for this kind of thing."

After saying that, he walked towards the back door of the classroom without looking back.

Eriri was left standing there alone.

Her hands remained clenched, suspended in mid-air.

The expression on his face changed from anger to astonishment, and finally, little by little, it was replaced by pallor.

The whispers around them surged up like a tide.

All the curious and mocking gazes were now focused on her.

As the school's idol, this was the first time she had been treated coldly in front of everyone.