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

Well……"

Xiao Ke chewed on the candy, thought carefully about the scene, and finally had to nod in agreement.

"It seems... the latter is indeed more convincing."

"In the world of superpowers, the truth often seems more like a joke than a lie."

Qianyu opened the car door, preparing to wake up the teacher who was sleeping like a pig.

Just then.

The Thunder Token, which he had been keeping in his pocket, suddenly began to tremble without warning.

Um?"

Before Qianyu could react, a blinding white light burst forth from the card.

"Meow—!!!"

Within that ball of light, a small shadow, like a blue bullet, shot out from Qianyu's palm in an instant.

After landing, it didn't pause at all, and didn't even give anyone time to react. With a sudden push off the ground, the entire "cat" transformed into a blue afterimage that was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye, and darted into the nearby bushes.

"That's a 'drive'?!"

Xiao Ke, being a genuine encyclopedia, recognized the deserter at a glance.

"I knew it! How could that big, clumsy guy Lei run so fast! Turns out, this card is attached to him, enabling dual-core operation!"

Qianyu realized it instantly.

No wonder that thunder beast was able to run at such a speed.

No wonder it insists on using melee attacks even though it's clearly a mage.

Qianyu said that it was so difficult to play a Thunder Beast card, like playing a World Cup.

Kaguya, that woman, keeps giving him these one-against-two scenarios. Is she trying to make him look like a monster?

"Hurry, Qianyu! That's a speed-enhancing card! If it gets too far away, we'll never catch it!"

Xiao Ke was so anxious that she kept patting Qian Yu's head.

Without saying a word, Qianyu raised her hand and threw out a Thunder Card.

Since you're fast, I'll use an area-of-effect attack to stop you.

Although I haven't fully mastered the Thunder Card yet, I can still expel the magic power I just absorbed.

"Sizzle—!"

Blue arcs of electricity exploded in the grass, striking precisely the small figure that was running through it.

"Meow!"

The "cat" let out a painful scream, a wisp of black smoke rose from its body, and it visibly staggered.

But that's it.

It was as if it had activated an invincibility cheat, stubbornly withstanding the lightning strike, and scrambled into the deeper forest, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"They actually ran away?!"

Xiao Ke stared in that direction in disbelief.

Qianyu lowered her hand, looked at the swaying bushes, and showed no intention of chasing after them.

"They run really fast."

"Hey! Why didn't you chase after them!" Xiao Ke stomped her feet in anger.

Qianyu released the sealing staff, and the red and black stick returned to the size of a keychain, which he then put back in his pocket.

Tonight I not only raced my car, but also danced on the verge of death, and now I have to be the driver for this troublesome teacher.

As for that card that got away?

Anyway, it's not very aggressive except for its speed, so it's fine to let it roam free for a few days.

……

On a small path outside the park.

Yui Yuigahama was humming an unknown tune, carrying Sabre, whom she had found behind a trash can, and walking along while grinning foolishly.

The experience that night was like a dreamlike adventure for her.

Although the process was a bit thrilling, the ending was perfect.

"Hey Sabre, don't you think Kazama-kun is really cool? He just 'whoosh' stepped in front of him and that giant monster just 'boom'ed away! It was more exciting than a movie!"

She buried her face in the dog's fur, feeling her cheeks burning.

Recalling the warm embrace and the seemingly cold yet reassuring voice, the girl's heart began to pound uncontrollably.

"So that's why he was so low-key all the time... Is this some kind of hidden guardian storyline? This is too unfair! What am I going to do? I feel like I'll never be able to look him in the eye again."

Once a girl's imagination starts running wild, there's no stopping it.

At this moment, in her imagination, Kazama Chiba had been automatically transformed from a "shadowy passerby" into "a dark knight who bears the burden of fate and loneliness alone in this indifferent world."

"Huh?"

Just then, a very faint cry came from the bushes by the roadside.

Yui stopped and curiously moved closer.

In the shadows where the streetlights couldn't reach, a strange little creature was lying.

It has cat-like ears, but its body is furry like a ball, and it is currently curled up in a ball, shivering.

What's even more distressing is that its originally beautiful blue and white fur has several obvious charred marks, as if it had been burned.

"Ah! How pitiful..."

Yui, with her kind heart, was instantly overcome with maternal love.

Recalling the terrifying thunderstorm in the park just now, she almost instantly conjured up a tragedy in her mind.

This innocent little stray cat must have been caught in the crossfire of that monster or lightning, managing to escape but suffering serious injuries.

"We must have been caught in the blast wave of that monster's attack..."

Seeing the little guy's weak appearance, the girl's instinct for overflowing sympathy was instantly activated.

"Although she looks a little strange... she's so cute."

Yui carefully reached out and picked up the small creature that was still unconscious.

The little one seemed to sense the warmth and instinctively snuggled closer to her, emitting soft purrs.

"Does it hurt? Be good, it doesn't hurt..."

She carefully placed the kitten in her coat pocket and even made a bed for it with a handkerchief.

"It's okay, your sister will take you home and will definitely cure you."

Yui stood up, patted her pockets, and gave a gentle smile that could heal everything.

Chapter 40 Encountering a Pervert

the next day, early in the morning

Hiratsuka Shizuka turned over, letting out a comfortable groan, feeling as if she had slept like a baby again.

There was no alarm clock, no early morning study session, and none of those headache-inducing student self-criticisms. Even the pressure of marriage that always weighed heavily on her vanished in her dreams.

"Mmm...so soft..."

She rubbed against the pillow; the texture was a little unfamiliar, but it felt luxurious.

However, even the most beautiful dream will eventually end.

When she groggily opened her eyes, still slick with sleep, and saw the minimalist chandelier above her that clearly didn't belong in her messy studio apartment, her brain instantly overloaded.

"Where is this?"

Before those three words could even leave her lips, an even more terrifying feeling spread throughout her body along her nerve endings.

Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly lowered her head.

He noticed that his business suit, stained with wine and wrinkled, which he had worn the night before, was gone. In its place was an overly loose men's white shirt.

The fabric hung loosely on her body, which was quite comfortable, but it was clearly not her size.

In an instant, countless headlines from social news flashed through Hiratsuka Shizuka's mind like a movie.

"Female teacher who got drunk late at night suffers tragic fate..." and "Shocking sighting in Shenshui City Park..."

"what!!!"

Just as she was about to let out a scream loud enough to shatter glass, the bedroom door was pushed open from the outside.

Kazama Chiyu walked in calmly, holding a cup of steaming water in her hand.

He was wearing a pink apron, looking almost too casually at home, if you ignored the look on his face that said he was looking at an idiot.

Good morning, Ms. Jingke. Given your lung capacity, I think you are perfectly suited to teach music instead of life skills instruction.

"Wind, wind, wind, wind?!"

When Hiratsuka Shizuka saw that face, the scream she had been preparing instantly got stuck in her throat, turning into a series of meaningless interjections.

Like a frightened hamster, she grabbed the blanket and wrapped herself tightly, leaving only her terrified eyes staring intently at her student, and casually threw the pillow at him as a defensive weapon.

"What did you do to me?! What's with these clothes?! Why am I here?! What happened last night?!"

Faced with this barrage of questions, Qianyu simply turned slightly to the side, and the pillow flew past his nose and hit the wall behind him.

"Calm down, Ms. Jing."

He walked into the room, placed a water glass on the bedside table, then pulled out a chair and sat down, his eyes so clear that they made one feel ashamed of oneself.

"First of all, you insisted on changing into these clothes last night. You said the clothes smelled of alcohol and barbecue, and you felt terrible. You cried and screamed that you wanted to rip off your business suit. When I told you not to take it off, you almost threw me over your shoulder."

"Do I... do I have one?"