It had been a long time since he'd been at Jilin High School, and Masato was busy weeding.
　A few days have passed since he came back here from Seisheng Academy.
　The "explanation" given by Ichigo, Mari and the others on their way back from the girl's academy still sticks in the mind as a trauma for Masato.

''........''

(No more sending the winning girls to school instead of themselves... what the hell did you do to me in the form of Mizuho and Marion, already?

　Tears well up in his eyes, but Masato shakes his head and immerses himself in the weeding.
　Today is the last day of weeding.
　Since it's the last day, Miura-sensei hands him two baskets that he needs to fill up.
　The well-informed Ichigo seemed to have found a good spot to weed, and seemed to have already finished weeding and left.

''Huh.''

　Sighing, Yuto vaguely recalled the Seisei Academy and this time, the Dark Night No Leopard.
　After that, he went with Mizuho and Marion to the institution to meet with Hisae to report to her.
　Yuto was nervous because he was aware that he was quite reckless, so he wondered what she would say, but surprisingly, she didn't say anything but just said, "Thanks for your help.

''On the contrary.......it's scary. That person called Oomine-san seems like he's not a simple man....

　As for the curse, the curse has been completely freed, and Akiko Hozuki and the other capitalists are rapidly getting better, and Mizuho sent me a text message as well.
　She told me that Akiko Hozuki, who had been weakened, lost her hair and was in tears, had regained her strength, and Masato was pleased to hear that she had regained her strength.

''Head honcho, head honcho~''

'Wow!　You're back.　Kurama and Tsukuba.

I've decided on my prize!

Yeah, I've decided!

　Since then, Kurama and Tsukuba began to show up frequently, and every time Yuto was surprised by their sudden appearance.

The only thing that matters is the fact that it's finally decided.　What did you get?

　Kurama and Tsukuba did a great job this time, so Yuto didn't mind getting excited about rewarding these two, and he told them so, "Umm, I'll think about it! And I still hadn't been told what the reward was.

　In fact, I had Tsukuba and Kurama working for me after that.
　Isn't that going to turn the Chinese government upside down about the Dark Night's Leopard they defeated this time?　And worried, Yuto made one move.
　That is........this time, he sent them to harass......no, he sent them to the house of the executives who he thought had ordered a curse on the Japanese capitalists for a few days......to nail them so that they would no longer pester him unnecessarily.
　According to them, the Communist Party leaders seemed to have lost their minds as Kurama and Tsukuba appeared in their beds at night.
　This was to become an urban legend that would be passed on for a long time within the Chinese Communist Party.
　That is....

　"The Donggala Gashan Incident" or "The Donggala Gashan Curse".

　This is a top secret in the Chinese Communist People's Republic that even Yujin does not know about.
　Naturally, he didn't know that Zhang Lin, a senior official, had been purged in conjunction with this.
　Tsukuba and Kurama, with their okappa heads and sparkling eyes, always rode on Yuto's shoulders when they appeared.

''Chieftain, chieftain, my reward is to travel!　With the leader and everyone else!

'Osa!　I'd rather travel!　Kurama and Tsukuba are always in the mountains. Sometimes it's like any other landscape!

　Kurama and Tsukuba told me cheerfully in my ear.

'Heh, a trip, huh? I see... I didn't expect it, that's just the way it is. Alright!　Let's plan a little something!　All together with the winning girl, right?

'Nope, the more the merrier!

Yeah, yeah!

'What?　Really?

'It's always just the two of us, Kurama and the others. No one else is with them!

'Oh, not many people notice!

　Yuto widened his eyes a bit and looked at Kurama and Tsukuba, who were always supposed to be high-strung. He felt as if he understood a little bit of the feelings within their rolling eyes.......Masato nodded widely.

''I understand!　Let's reach out to as many people as we can!　So then you can keep showing up!　Kurama, Tsukuba!

"Oh!

　Kurama and Tsukuba hug Yuto. They seemed quite happy, so Masato smiled as well.
　After that, the weeding was over and as he stood up with the two of them hugging him, Yuto spoke softly to them.

''Let's see........Kurama, Tsukuba.''

Osa!

Hey, hey, hey!

It's heavy and hot as hell. Would you mind leaving?



　When Yuto entered the classroom the next morning, he had a casual conversation with Ichigo, and when he told him about the trip, Ichigo immediately took a bite out of it and left the rest to me!　I told him boldly.
　So I decided to leave the trip to Ichigo.
　It will be summer vacation in a few days.
　Maybe Ichigo was also trying to make some plans originally.
　Yuto vaguely reminds himself of Yan Shizui.

(Yan Shizui........I haven't heard from that hermit since then either. I wonder what's going on with Yan Shizui now...)

　Thinking that, with a serious face, Yuto took his seat.

(Even though he was a Daoist.......he wasn't in such an easy condition. Even if he miraculously survived, it might take him quite a few months to recover).

　I heard that Shihira and his friends had received an empty house from the agency after that incident in the village of Kanmura in Gunma.
　They also said that they had made arrangements for their children to be able to attend school in the future.

(Kakidate-san is really an itchy guy... I have a bit of respect for him.)

　All these things were arranged by Kakitate-Shima, including the arrangements.
　And there was one more thing that concerned Yuto.
　
　It is possible that that person may have passed on the knowledge of the magical world to Surt's sword and Alessandro and others.

(Who in the world........is this person?　This is not something the Du family can afford to overlook. I'll have to tell Grandpa and Dad about this........ I can't think of anything else right now, but if they don't go through the Demon's Grotto and open the gates to the Demon's World, then.... (Right now, it seems like my father is in charge of coordinating the cooperation between the various countries in the Demon Realm.......

　A light of anxiety dwelt in Yuto's eyes.

(Behind the scenes of the three nations in the demon world.......something might be going on. Demons can gain power from people's negative emotions........ The population here is nothing compared to the demon world. What if........it?　(Now, I may have to go to the demon world too, depending on the circumstances...)

　I suddenly realize that it's time for homeroom in another minute. My homeroom teacher, super cool beauty Takano Miura, is supposed to show up, so I turn my body forward.
　It's an ingrained behavior that everyone in the class does.
　But........for some reason, Miura doesn't show up.
　It's impossible, and the classroom buzzes with excitement.
　Then, a few minutes later, the classroom door opened.
　But it was the vice principal, Mr. Suganaka, who appeared. The students were tense, wondering what was going on.

'Oh, excuse me. I'm sorry, I'm late because four new students came today.

　Immediately, the classroom began to make a loud noise. It's no wonder. I've never heard of anyone transferring to a school right before summer vacation like this.
　What is it with Yuto too?　I think to myself.

'Oh, the transfer student isn't in this class, is he?　This past school year we had one in class A, one in class B, and one in class E. I've just come around there and I'm late. The other one is in second grade.

What the f*ck?
Are you a man?　Is it a girl?

　The head teacher replied politely in a calm tone of voice as the obvious questions flew around.

They are all girls. If you're interested, please come back later during recess to say hello.

""Oh!"

　The boys mainly cheered. Naturally, Ichigo was also delighted.

'Today, Takano-sensei had some urgent school business to attend to, so I've come to introduce a replacement teacher to you. I'm the new teacher, but I hope you'll take care of her. She will be in charge of physical education. Please come in, please come in, teacher.

...hmmm.

　The teacher, who seemed to be the new one who had been introduced, came in.......but all the students gasped.
　Because the teacher, who was wearing the man's jersey, had bandages all over his body.
　For all intents and purposes, he looked like a patient who had been super seriously injured and had to be kept in absolute rest in the hospital.
　While the students in the class stared in stunned amazement, Yuto's jaw almost came off in surprise.

''Ah, ah!　You!

　Masato unintentionally stands up and screams.
　Vice Principal Suganaka is surprised by Yuto's scream, but he frowns and admonishes him.

'Hm?　You're not a teacher by any chance, are you?　But within the school, it's teacher and student, right?　I'm not impressed with what you're called.

Uhhhhhhhhhh, so sorry.

　The vice principal admonished him and made an awkward face, but he was still trembling, unable to control his excitement.

''Yes, then introduce yourself, sir.''

The name is Yan Hu Huomato. I'm still new and I have no idea how I got here or what the hell this is all about, but I'm counting on you. And I don't know the vice principal or that rude boy. I think he's a poor kid who thinks he's a stranger, so please forgive him. He's rude, though.

(What? !)

'Oh, I see. That's no problem then. Well, I'll take care of everyone. Then I'm going to go. I need to arrange the delivery schedule for yokan....

　Yuto grits his teeth and glares at the new teacher, who is covered in bandages that are too lukewarm to be called eccentric.
　Needless to say, it's obvious that that new teacher is........
　That was the man who stopped watering.

(No problem?)　You are not.　I mean, how did it get here!　You don't even have a teaching certificate!　(Oh, I don't even know where to start anymore...)

　With his head in his hands, Yuto couldn't think straight.

''Well then, I have to do that homeroom thing........you there, tell me what homeroom is. Keep it simple enough for any human to understand.

'What?　Me?　Homeroom is homeroom and there's no other way to say it...

　

''What's that explanation?　Philosophy?　Is there anyone else you can teach homeroom to?

　To be honest, the students didn't know what kind of person this new teacher was, but the students seemed to find it interesting that the new teacher's nonchalant way of saying things was so simple that the classroom was gradually filled with smiles.

'Yes, sir!'

Mm, yeah.

'I think homeroom is a morning meeting, a time to communicate with people about today's communications and priorities,'

"...well that's the way it is. You're a brilliant guy, succinct and straightforward.

Thank you!

　Smiles broke out in the classroom.

'Wow, you're an odd teacher. If the character is wearing bandages all over his body, he's too dense.
But you don't seem too upset about it.
'Yeah, I'll go talk to him later!
Yes!

　In the midst of all this, only Yuto's face was twitching.



　When the time was over, after the time when the questions from the students were only focused on Yan Stoppage, which wasn't even in homeroom, Yuto approached Stoppage and headed to the staff room with him.

''What are you doing here?''　Are you.... No, how about your body?　Are you okay?

'Hmm, I don't actually know what that is. I just woke up and my master told me to work here. Apparently, the master helped me in a lot of ways, although I didn't expect him to do this.

What?　So how did you end up working here?

I don't know that either. But I hear that in return for your help, I have to work here to earn my yokan money.

'Yokan?　What's that?

I don't know.

'Oh my God what's happening and why is this happening?　Asking it will only lead to more unintelligible questions.... What the hell is your master, dammit!　

It's no use. I've given up too.

　Yuto sighs heavily with his shoulder and turns his head to stop the water.

''Have you been in touch with Shihira-san?''

Yeah, I told him what happened yesterday. He doesn't know what the hell he's talking about!　And you were angry.

Oh yes, that's true. Shihira-san seems to be a hard worker too, he must be frustrated by now. But.........

But... what?

No, it's nothing.

　Stopwater saw Yuto grin and looked uncomfortable for a moment, but he ignored it and looked forward.

(Shihira-san........she would have cried.)

'You're going home for the holidays, right?　To Shihira-san.

'Don't be ridiculous. I'm not going to be able to go home every week, but that... that place... that's where they are... that's where I'm going home.

I see.

I heard about the Dark Night Leopard.

'What?　To whom?

'The Master said. I'll thank you for that.

That was our problem. I didn't do it for you. Well, it's good luck for you.

'Hmph ... so I'll take back my thanks. Oh, and I'll tell you something. I'm a teacher. Watch your language. Be respectful, you understand.

"What's with that body? Well I'll be more careful from now on, Swallow-sensei.

Hmm.

　Thus, Yuto parted ways in front of the staff room with the water stop.
　When Yuto was about to return to his classroom, the classroom was somewhat noisy. Especially the cheers of the boys could be heard.

(What is it?)

　As soon as Yuto entered the classroom while tilting his head, Ichigo shouted loudly.

''Ah!　Yuto!　Where the hell have you been!

　Ichigo's face looks impatient as he emerges from the center of the crowd.

''Wha, what?　What's the matter with you, you're making a lot of noise, Ichigo?

"Idiot!　The vice principal told me today that you're a transfer student.

　When Ichigo said that much, the voices of the four girls came from behind Ichigo.
　And their voices were clearly grumpy and spoke in a way that they were letting it out of the pit of their stomachs but holding back the volume of their voices.

'Yuto.......where have you been?'

'Yes........you finally came, Yuto-san.

Mr. Du....

Du Du, you're here at last.

　When Yuto turned his head in the direction of the voice........................there was a line of girls with familiar faces.

''Eeeeeee!　Mizuho, Marion and Nina!　And even the snake eater!　Huh?　Huh?　The new students are Mizuho and the others!　Why!

No, no, no, it's not because of that, it's because of your people.

Yes ... it's terrible.

I'm totally screwed.

Papa said I had to live alone.

　I don't know what Mizuho and the others are saying........no, there was something that was somehow conveyed to me, but the spirit that the girls carried on their backs made Yuto back off.

''Eh?　What does that mean...?

　Mizuho's, Marion's, and Nina's eyes snap open. By the way, Karen's eyes are blinded by her bangs, which are in the way.

''Hi!''

You said you'd be fine, my friends!　Because of the rampage in the academy while we weren't there, the dean bowed down to us and asked us to leave!

'Me too!　It was already terribly embarrassing!

'I was treated like one of his minions!　I can't stand this kind of treatment from a proud millennial lady!

Living alone is lonely!

No!

　Mizuho grabbed Yuto's chest and pleaded with tears in her eyes.

''What are you going to do about it!　I'm too embarrassed to even show my face in social circles anymore!

'Hi, but how did you end up at Jilin High School?

'This is the only place I've ever been accepted!　You're not going to allow Shitenji to drop out of high school, though!　No young lady's school is going to accept a troubled kid with a reputation for being a problem!　And at such an odd time of year!　So, Ming Liang said he had one thing on his mind, and this was the school he was able to transfer to!

'Oh, calm down, Mizuho-san, I get it!　We'll talk later!　On my lunch break. Hey!　Hey, come on, class is about to start!　Hey!

　Mizuho and the others managed to calm down at these words of Yuto, and finally left after making a firm promise to meet at lunchtime.

''Hey, what happened?''

　Mari, from the next class, appeared among the students who noticed the commotion and found Shizuka and spoke to her.

'Ah, well that's the thing I'll tell you all about it during lunch.

　Shizuka replied with a twitching face.



　
　When Mizuho and the others gathered, they were oddly conspicuous, gathered at the edge of the large school cafeteria, but they were attracting the gazes of those around them. The attention of the male students is especially high.
　From all over the place.

Shirasawa-san, there's a whole class of people here.
It's too cute that blonde girl looks like she's from a two-dimensional world.
'No, I want to be trampled by that dark-haired girl!　I want to be made a slave!
''I like that petite, beautiful girl....where does she come from? She's intelligent again!

　There were voices that said things like.

'Why is my attention span so low!

Yeah?　Karen, what's wrong?

It's nothing...

　Beside the exchange between Ichigo and Karen, as he listened to the story that led to this transfer, Yuto's face became paler and paler.

''Ehhh!　I didn't know that was possible!　Mrs. Winnie........Sally, those people.......

'Yes!　In the academy, we call me the Empress of Angel Feathers!　Plus....the humiliation of having a smaller chest...

　Midway through, Mizuho's voice gets quiet.

''I'm just a 'mofo tailed female clan leader'!　In the academy, after school, they made me wear my tail under my skirt or something unintelligible... and I couldn't resist everyone's swordsmanship if the head of the clan didn't set an example... oh!

　Marion covers her face with her hands.

'You two are still good!　But I'm still the head of the organization. I'm not....I've been given a lot of advice from both organizations that I'm not plump enough....

　A teary-eyed Nina.

'I'm going to take this as an opportunity to live on my own, Daddy-sama...'

''The only reason you've been doing this for a while now is for personal reasons, snake eater!

　Ichigo, Mari, and Shizuka had also been on the scene to some extent, and their expressions were indescribable.

''This is all because of Yuto!

'Wow!　I'm sorry!

　Masato bows his head deeply.

It's a good thing that you're able to get your hands on some of these things, but it's also a good thing that you're able to be admitted into our school at such a young age, and so early. It's really an appropriate place to be.

　Ichigo crossed his arms in dismay.

''Yeah, Ming Liang said that we can negotiate here...''

　Mizuho nodded her head.

''Well, well, the circumstances are a bit... but it's better than a school where you only know people who are complete strangers, huh, Shirasawa-san?

'What?　Yeah, right.

　Mari nodded hurriedly as she was suddenly shaken out of the conversation.
　Then she turned her attention to Mizuho and the others.

''I know you won't get used to it at first, so you can talk to me about anything.

　Mizuho, Marion and Nina nodded to Mari's offer, as if they had relaxed their shoulders.

''Yes, thank you.......Shirasawa-san.''

'Yes actually, I'm shy, so that helps.

Nice to meet you.

I'm in.

'I'm shocked that Hanaren-chan was older than you.

Yeah ... it's true.

　Ichigo and Shizuka nodded widely to each other.

''Hey!　What does that mean!

　Here, Yuto looked at Mari's profile and remembered something.

I'll check with Mari-chan later. (But that was clearly spiritual power...)

　Unaware of that Yuto's gaze, Mari looked at Mizuho and the others with mixed feelings.
　Because.........Mari is aware of her feelings for Yuto, and is able to accept them head on.
　That's why Mari was thinking about many things in the future.
　She wondered how she would turn Masato to her.
　But then Mizuho and the others appeared.
　She had never imagined that these three would be transferring in.
　Even Mari knew that. How do these three people feel about Masato?
　And that they would become powerful rivals.
　Honestly, Mari thought it was a big advantage that she was attending the same school as Yuto, and in fact, she thought it should be true.
　That had dissipated today, vainly.
　However, Mari roused herself to feel a little bit discouraged.

(Nope, I've decided that I'm going to go after Yuto from now on. I don't want to think that Yuto will come to me again. I have to go for myself. I have to step forward!)

Shitenji-san, Marion-san, Nina-san.

　Mari approached me, and yes?　And Mizuho and the others turned to Mari.

''I know this whole thing was really hard for you. I apologize on behalf of Yuto, too. I'm sorry that Yuto caused you so much trouble.''

"...what?

　Picky!　And the air freezes.
　Ichigo's eyes widen and Shizuka laughs a little after being surprised.

''What?　Hey Mari........it's not her fault!　My people got in trouble for that.

Will you shut up about it?

Nohyo!

　Mari was smiling, but Yuuto's survival instincts suddenly set off the alarm bells.
　Mizuho, Marion, and Nina received the exact meaning of what Mari was saying.
　Well ... this is.

　It's a declaration of war.

　Gradually, Mizuho and the others began to smile at each of them.

''Hmmm, such Shirasawa-san. You don't have to apologize for being a stranger, Shirasawa-san.　Someone else's

''That's right, Shirasawa-san, who had nothing to do with it at all, apologized...........Hmmm, this is your responsibility, and only your own.

'Well you're a bit too concerned about it, Shirasawa-san, aren't you?　I don't mean that he is self-conscious, but there is no way that Mr. Dou Dou Dou would ever take the responsibility for his own actions on someone else's shoulders. There is no one in this world who would take the blame for it. All you have to do is apologize to us and it's all over.

What?　What are you guys talking about?

　Suddenly in a strange atmosphere, Masato looked over the four faces to each of them.

''Wow, Shirasawa-san, you did a great job.''

'Yes, after all, it's the rivalry that sets you on fire.

　Ichigo and Shizuka talk to each other in a whisper.
　Then Karen stands up........................and tugs on Ichigo's sleeve.

''Hm?　What's wrong, Karen?

I don't know where the bathroom is but you need to take me there.

　Shizuka, who saw that beside her, involuntarily let out an uncharacteristic Shizuka voice.

''Hey!　You'd have to ask a girl about that, snake eater!　I'll take you there!

I'm asking Hakamada to do it. Keep the little one back.

'What did you say?　I didn't know Mr. Snake Eater would say that!

'Oh, come on ... what are you getting excited about, Mito? I can't blame you for being such a girl. Alright, alright, well then, I'll take you to him.

Please.

'What?　Hakamada-kun!

　Ichigo stood up and took Karen to the bathroom.
　Shizuka gazed at the back of the two of them with an indescribable look on her face.

''........Oh God!''

　Shizuka put her cheekbones in an unusually sullen manner.
　Beside her, an exchange by the four girls continued.

''No, no, Yuto's blunders are my responsibility to supervise.
'You're a man who can live on his own, right?　Always alone.
'Yes, Yuto-san is a person who can live on his own responsibility, even if he doesn't have any money, he doesn't need anyone to help him. Alone.
Mr. Du Du, you look good on your own.

Hey!　What are you talking about!　Why do I feel so alone!

"'Shut up (sir)!　Don't let men come in to talk to women!

Hahi!

　Shizuka looked at this with a wry smile.

I can't speak for others either...

　He blurted out.

　After this, Ichigo comes back and brings up the matter of the trip, and they decide to go to the beach together for summer vacation.