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

So... what that pervert was touching... was this boy's butt?

"puff."

I don't know who laughed first.

Amidst the whispers, Chiba sighed and pulled back Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was about to rush in and finish off the enemy.

"Teacher, calm down. Although I appreciate your righteous actions, if you keep hitting us, we'll all end up in jail for excessive self-defense."

He looked at the pervert who had been pinned to the ground by several well-meaning older men and shook his head helplessly.

"These days, boys need to take care of themselves when they go out."

Finally, the farce ended with the subway making an emergency stop and the police intervening to take the suspect away. As a "victim's family member" and a "good Samaritan," Hiratsuka Shizuka was even required to sign a document.

After all that trouble, by the time the two of them finally finished giving their statements at the police station and rushed to the school, the morning assembly had already ended.

Hiratsuka Shizuka walked ahead with a dejected look on her face, muttering things like, "It's over, it's over, I've lost my perfect attendance bonus," and "I have to write a self-criticism again."

Qianyu followed behind, holding a form she had just taken from the academic affairs office.

"Um, Kazama."

At the office door, Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly stopped and turned to look at him.

She had regained her usual capable demeanor, though her eyes still seemed a little unfocused.

"What happened today...and what happened yesterday...it's all very confusing, but thank you anyway."

She paused, as if organizing her thoughts.

"As a teacher, it's truly unacceptable of me to show you such an unprofessional side of myself. But... if you encounter any difficulties, feel free to come to me anytime. Whether it's academic or... something strange."

She was clearly still bothered by that so-called nightmare.

"understood."

Qianyu waved the piece of paper in her hand.

"Since you put it that way, I think I can help with this small favor, right?"

"what?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka took the paper and looked at it.

Application form for the establishment of a student organization.

Club Name: Paranormal Research Club

President: Kazama Chiba.

Instructor: Shizuka Hiratsuka (tentative).

Activity content: Researching incredible phenomena.

"What kind of weird club is this?!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka felt her temples throbbing again.

"A paranormal club? Are you serious? That kind of club is so outdated in schools! And if they can't recruit five members, they'll be forced to disband within a month!"

"I know."

Qianyu smiled like a fox.

"Why not just disband it and apply for a new one? For example, 'Supernatural Phenomena Enthusiasts Club' or 'Strange Tales Verification Department.' As long as the name is different, the school system won't block it."

He took the application form back and twirled it between his fingers.

"As long as it remains in the 'applying for' or 'soon to be disbanded' state, I don't have to participate in those boring sports clubs or serve as a background figure for them. This is what is called—Schrödinger's club activities."

Looking at this student who spoke so confidently about exploiting loopholes, Hiratsuka Shizuka could only sigh helplessly.

"Are you... too smart or just plain lazy...?"

"That's called survival wisdom, teacher."

Qianyu waved and turned to walk towards the classroom.

"Then, I'd like to ask you to sign the 'mentor' section as a thank you gift for that punch last night."

Watching the receding figure, Hiratsuka Shizuka paused for a moment, then revealed a helpless yet indulgent smile.

"What an...unlovable brat."

Chapter 41: Yui's Cookies Have Gone Sweeter?

Turning our attention back to the Service Club, Yukino Yukinoshita and Hachiman Hikigaya received an urgent request from Yui Yuigahama early this morning.

The request was that she wanted to make a perfect cookie by hand for a friend, so she hoped Yukino and the others could teach her how to make cookies.

Yukino accepted the task, thinking it would be easy to resolve.

However, this baking lesson soon turned into a paranormal event.

Inside the cooking classroom, the air was filled with a suffocatingly sweet aroma.

The flavor was so rich it seemed to pickle one's lungs into candied fruit, and even the wall clock seemed to be covered with a layer of visible sugar frosting.

Yukino Yukinoshita stared at the plate of freshly baked cookies in the oven, her brow furrowed so deeply it could trap a fly.

"This...this is too strange!" Yui Yuigahama held a freshly baked cookie in her hand, her face scrunched up like a bitter gourd.

She only licked a tiny bit of the crumbs, and the terrifying sweetness, as if she had swallowed a pound of saccharin, shot straight to the top of her head, making her teeth groan in agony.

"I didn't even put any sugar in this batch! I used only artificial sweeteners! And only a tiny bit! Why is it still this lethally sweet after baking?!"

She looked at the pile of discarded items beside her in despair. It was her eighteenth failed attempt.

Standing beside her, Yukino Yukinoshita frowned, her eyes filled with doubt about all the knowledge she had acquired in her life.

“Strange… I’ve already specified the recipe down to the milligram level. Even if someone like you, who has absolutely no culinary talent, were to do this, the worst you could do is burnt or undercook it. There’s absolutely no way you could add sugar out of thin air.”

She reached out and picked up a piece, gently breaking it open. Inside, she could even see a viscous liquid, resembling royal jelly, forming threads.

"Unless... this flour is made of sugar itself?"

"How could that be!"

Yui was clutching her hair, her whole body practically glowing.

"Yukino! Hachiman! This can't be my fault, can it? This must be haunted!"

Hikigaya Hachiman, who was sitting in the corner reading a paperback, rolled his dead fish eyes and didn't even bother to lift his head.

“Yubihama, if you’re trying to cover up the fact that you mixed up the sugar and salt, that’s a rather lame excuse. Besides, I’m more inclined to believe that you accidentally poured the whole jar of honey in than that it’s a ghost story.”

"No way!"

Yui stomped her feet in anger.

"Could the oven be broken?"

Then, unwilling to give up, she wanted to check the raw materials again.

Just then, Yui caught a glimpse of an unusual color out of the corner of her eye.

Upon closer inspection, it was a strange creature, no bigger than a palm, with fluffy, cotton-candy-like hair and a pair of translucent wings.

At this moment, it was quietly sprinkling glittering powder into Hachiman's cup, which was originally filled with black coffee.

"what is that?"

Yui rubbed her eyes hard, trying to see more clearly.

Hikigaya, oblivious to everything, picked up his cup and took a sip. Then, his face contorted into a scream as he spat it out.

"Pfft—! Cough cough cough! What is this?! Syrup?! It's way too sweet! Not only is there something wrong with it, this coffee is practically poisonous!"

Seeing this scene, Yui Yuigahama might have thought she was seeing things in the past.

But after last night's magic tokusatsu show in the park, she was now quite certain.

This must be magic! It's definitely magic at work!

To prevent these two oblivious ordinary people from getting into danger, Yui's mind raced, and she quickly came up with a reason.

"Um... Yuki, and Hachiman! I just remembered I have something to do. How about we make cookies another time? You guys go ahead."

After saying that, she didn't give the two of them a chance to react. She grabbed her apron and, before they could even react, she dashed out of the classroom like a startled rabbit.

Yukino and Hachiman were left staring at each other, completely baffled as to what had gotten into this little dumpling today.

Meanwhile, on the first floor of the old school building, in a classroom with a temporary application sign hanging on it.

Kazama Chiba was sitting with her feet up on a dusty desk, staring blankly at an old laptop.

The screen displayed a high-resolution map of the United States, densely covered with various strange red dots.

"Hey Qianyu, are you planning to travel to America? The desserts there are really rough, they taste like saccharin all the time."

Xiao Ke was sprawled on the keyboard, oblivious to its surroundings, happily munching on a piece of chocolate bigger than its face, its mouth covered in black stains.

"Shut up, eat your food."

Kazama Chiba glanced at it and pointed to the location of San Francisco on the map.

He was actually looking for a talisman.

Although he now has the Rat Talisman, it can only be used as a power bank.

If you want to live comfortably in this dangerous world full of gods, you should at least get a horse or dog talisman for protection.

Most of the talismans are scattered in the faraway United States.

Therefore, it's almost certain that Kazama Chiba will go to the United States later on, so we need to start planning her trip now.

"Tch, fine, don't tell me then, who cares?"

Xiao Ke mumbled a complaint and swallowed the last bite of chocolate.

"However, if you want to travel all over the world, you should pay attention to the 'Move' card in the Clow Cards. It can bring people along, although there are distance limitations, but it should be effective when combined with other Clow Cards."

Qianyu touched her chin.

"Should we move the cards..."