On the other side—
With a faint rose fragrance still lingering in his mouth, Hikari had just arrived at the classroom door.
As soon as he stepped into the familiar classroom, he raised his eyebrows in slight surprise.
Because he noticed that the classroom, which was usually quite spacious, felt somewhat cramped today.
Looking more carefully, he immediately realized that there were a lot more people in the class today.
Thinking back to what Tsukishima Kyoko had said earlier, some of today's classes were large combined sessions.
They would be attending together with the neighboring class.
But because of the addition of unfamiliar students, the seating in the classroom was no longer arranged as before and looked somewhat chaotic.
And because he had spent quite a bit of time savoring the sweetness of the rose with Tsukishima Kyoko, he had arrived a bit late, and almost all the seats in the classroom were already taken.
For a moment, Hikari couldn't find a suitable place to sit.
At this time, the class monitor, Chizuru, was sitting right next to where Hikari was standing.
She wanted to help him and let him sit beside her, but there were already several girls sitting next to her.
So Chizuru could only helplessly spread her hands at him.
At that moment, several calls suddenly rang out.
"Hikari-kun, over here!"
"Hikari-kun, here~"
Hikari turned his head and saw Ruri, Yukina, and Reina, the three gyaru girls, waving at him.
Although there were quite a few girls sitting around them as well, there was indeed one empty seat.
It looked like it had been deliberately saved for him.
It had to be said, this was the camaraderie of party comrades.
Although Ruri and the other two gyaru girls had thoughtfully saved him a very good seat out of their party camaraderie, that spot was surrounded entirely by women, and it wouldn't be easy for him, a man, to squeeze in.
And even if he did manage to squeeze in, he would become extremely conspicuous.
But at the moment, there didn't seem to be any other seats available.
Just as Hikari was considering whether to sit in that highly eye-catching spot, practically a pile of women, a very soft voice, so quiet it might go unnoticed if one wasn't paying attention, suddenly sounded.
"Hik… Hikari-kun?"
"I have a seat here too… do you… want to come sit?"
Following the faint voice, Hikari looked over and saw a girl with long straight black hair looking at him timidly.
This girl, wearing glasses, with a timid expression, seemingly uncomfortable with so many classmates crowded into one room, even a bit frightened was none other than Yoshida Saki, who usually sat in front of Hikari and was somewhat socially anxious.
At this moment, there really was a seat next to Yoshida Saki.
But unlike the spot next to Ruri that had been intentionally saved because it was popular, the seat next to Yoshida Saki seemed empty simply because no one wanted to sit beside her.
However, Hikari didn't mind. He just weighed the distance between the two options.
Then, considering how conspicuous it would be to sit among the three gyaru girls, Hikari ultimately waved at Ruri and the others, then walked over to Yoshida Saki.
"Thanks."
After thanking her, Hikari sat down beside the socially anxious girl.
"N-no problem! No need to thank me," Yoshida Saki said, her face red as she quickly shook her head.
Hikari casually chatted with her for a few sentences and didn't say much more.
Because not long after he sat down, the teacher walked into the classroom holding teaching materials.
She was a female teacher with long wavy purple hair, delicate features, stylish makeup, and a very pretty appearance.
Hikari recognized her at a glance.
This beautiful purple-haired teacher was none other than Matsuura Anju, whom he had met not long ago.
Hikari had already seen her, so he didn't react much.
But Matsuura Anju was indeed very beautiful, with extremely high looks, fashionable styling, and a strong sense of presence.
Looking at her gorgeous face, as delicate as a blooming flower, along with her full, impressive chest, slender waist, and long legs wrapped in black garter stockings, many students were stunned, and some boys stared so intently their eyes almost went straight.
After all, Matsuura Anju's looks were in no way inferior to Shirakawa Miwa and Tsukishima Kyoko, the two widely recognized beauties among the teachers.
And compared to the already familiar Shirakawa Miwa and Tsukishima Kyoko, Matsuura Anju was a newer face, younger and more fashionable.
So naturally, she drew everyone's attention.
Noticing that the students' gazes had instantly been drawn to her, Matsuura Anju smiled and introduced herself.
"Hello everyone, my name is Matsuura Anju. I'm your new literature teacher."
"You can call me Matsuura-sensei, or Anju-sensei, either is fine."
"Please take care of me from now on."
After she finished speaking, many students stood up and responded.
"Welcome, Matsuura-sensei! Please take care of us in the future!"
At this moment, the students didn't even need anyone to lead them. They spoke in unison, and their voices were quite loud.
Some girls couldn't help but complain inwardly, 'Looks really are useful.'
Even though Matsuura Anju had just arrived and hadn't even said much yet, she had already established quite a solid authority.
Hearing their welcome, Matsuura Anju showed a beautiful, charming smile, "Alright! Alright!"
"Thank you very much for your warm welcome."
"Now, could everyone please briefly introduce yourselves~"
Starting with the first person in the first row, the large class began self-introductions.
Hikari noticed that during the introductions, Matsuura Anju would always look carefully at the speaker and nod slightly, as if remembering what they said.
This action clearly earned goodwill.
Before long, quite a few students' gazes toward Matsuura Anju became even more fervent.
After dozens of students had introduced themselves, Matsuura Anju's gaze fell on Hikari.
He stood up naturally and gave a brief introduction.
"Hello everyone, I'm Hikari."
Although his words were very short, they still drew quite a bit of attention.
Especially from the girls in the neighboring class who weren't very familiar with him yet, many of their gazes shifted toward him.
At the back row of the classroom, several girls were sitting together.
And right in the middle of those girls sat three girls dressed in gyaru style.
Clearly, this group had gathered because of those three.
This circle was built with those three at its core.
"Izumi-chan, look, that boy from the neighboring class is really handsome. I'm kind of tempted," said Sanada Minako, a girl with long straight blonde hair sitting slightly to the left among the three, as she nudged Nogami Izumi, who sat in the middle with reddish-brown hair tied in a side ponytail.
Hearing her, Nogami Izumi put down her phone, raised her head, flicked her side ponytail, and looked in the direction Minako was pointing.
Seeing Hikari's genuinely good-looking face, Nogami Izumi raised an eyebrow, "Hmph! That guy's called Hikari?"
"He looks alright. Barely qualified to be my boyfriend for a few days."
Even though her words were full of arrogant disdain, her gaze remained fixed on Hikari's handsome face, clearly betraying her true thoughts.
But even this evaluation was enough to shock quite a few of the girls around her.
"Wow! Izumi-chan thinks he could be your boyfriend? That's such a high evaluation! Haven't you not liked any guys so far?"
"Yeah! He looks okay, but he doesn't seem very manly. Feels like he still doesn't match up to you, Izumi-chan."
Hearing those girls, Nogami Izumi said impatiently, "Hey, I already said it, he's just barely qualified to be my boyfriend for a few days."
"Anyway, I haven't dated anyone yet. Playing around with him for a few days isn't impossible to consider. That's all."
"What are you all thinking? You really think I'd actually date someone like him? Does he even deserve it?"
Hearing her impatient tone, the surrounding girls fell silent.
After a few seconds, they hurriedly echoed her words carefully.
"Right, right! With Izumi-chan's status, and his status, he's only worthy of being with you for a few days."
"Exactly! If Izumi-chan plays with him for a few days, that's his fortune from three lifetimes."
Nogami Izumi waved her hand at their flattery. She was actually a bit tired of hearing it.
But she didn't scold them either.
Because even if it was flattery, she didn't dislike what they were saying.
For someone like Hikari, who looked this good, she felt like she had never seen a boy this handsome before, he was indeed worth bringing over to play with for a few days.
Of course, only that.
Coming from a wealthy family, with a capricious personality, always surrounded by people flattering her since childhood, after starting school, she always had a group of followers and was consistently the core of the group. Nogami Izumi had long developed an arrogant, domineering personality, looking down on others.
So when she thought Hikari was only worthy of being played with for a few days, she was serious.
Suddenly noticing that Hinata Sae, the tanned gyaru with short hair on her right, hadn't said anything and was still staring over there, Nogami Izumi immediately felt a bit displeased and nudged her shoulder, "Hey, Sae, why are you staring at that guy the whole time?"
"Is he really that good-looking?"
"You're not trying to steal him from me, are you?"
Hearing the words of the core of their group, Nogami Izumi, Hinata Sae, who was also one of the core trio, quickly shook her head, "No. It's the first time you've taken a liking to a guy, Izumi. Why would I fight you for him?"
"Even though he is good-looking, I'm not that interested. I prefer someone strong and powerful, or someone dominant like you works too, hehe~"
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