As Lott walked past Shizuka standing at the podium, if one observed closely, they would notice this teacher, hailed by the entire Shuchi'in Academy's faculty and students as the [Iron Fist Teacher], was trembling with an almost imperceptible intensity.
Well, that's the normal reaction.
In his previous life, many fanfiction authors had protagonists who were supposedly incredibly powerful, yet were still afraid of Shizuka's fists. Lott really didn't know what those authors were thinking.
But to be fair, Shizuka's reaction was relatively good.
When Lott walked towards his seat, several students directly fell flat on their backsides.
A faint smell of urine emanated from their trousers.
"Uh, um... Good morning, Lott-kun..."
Seeing Lott sit down, his deskmate, Chika greeted him as usual.
However, compared to her usual cute and lively self, this smile seemed somewhat stiff and unnatural.
"Morning. No need to be scared. Just cheat at games like you usually do."
Lott said with a light laugh.
For him, attending school was a form of relaxation during his training.
Moreover, as a transmigrator, seeing so many characters from different worlds in his previous life gathered together was quite entertaining.
Like playing games with Chika, waiting for her to cheat and think she had victory in the bag, then pulling off a comeback.
However, this didn't mean Lott had no interest in male characters at all.
For instance, Lott was very curious about how a waste like Komuro Takashi even got into Shuchi'in Academy.
Chika: "???"
Hearing Lott accuse her of cheating at games, Chika was stunned for a few seconds, then puffed out her cheeks in annoyance, which looked quite adorable.
It seemed she was returning to her usual dynamic with Lott.
…
Shizuka spent the entire class on tenterhooks.
The moment the bell rang, she rushed out the door without stopping.
She nearly tripped over the threshold on her way out.
If the teacher was like this, the students were even worse.
They scrambled out as if they wished they had two extra legs.
In an instant, the large classroom was left with only Lott, Chika, and a few other students.
"Hehe~ Lott-kun, want to play a game? The game division of Kaiba Corp just released a new summoning method."
One had to admire Chika's psychological adaptability.
She recovered after just one class.
This surprised even Lott, 'Was Chika's resilience really this strong?'
However, what even Lott didn't know was that the reason Chika wasn't greatly affected stemmed from a childhood memory.
It's just that Lott himself didn't remember it.
"Da ga, kotowaru!" (Jojo-style: But I refuse!)
Lott glanced at Chika for an extra second before rejecting her the next moment.
"Eh!? Whyyy?"
Lott silently snatched the deck from Chika's hands, and casually pulled out a few cards-
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, Predaplant Verte Anaconda, Painful Choice...
"Wow... Chika-chan is cheating again, stuffing so many forbidden cards, and Lott-kun exposed you right away."
Miku, who had been sitting at her own seat unsure whether to leave or stay, couldn't help but retort as well.
Seeing Lott mercilessly expose her cheating methods, coupled with Miku's additional jab, Chika's face instantly turned red as an apple, tears welling up in her eyes, looking extremely cute.
At that moment, Shizuka returned to the classroom.
The sound of her high heels clicking immediately drew the attention of the three remaining people in the room.
"Uh... I, I forgot my teaching materials, hehe..."
Shizuka said with a dry laugh as she picked up the books on the podium.
Just as she was about to make another escape, Shizuka secretly observed Lott and the other two from the corner of her eye.
After hesitating for a moment, she finally mustered her courage and walked up to the three of them.
"Um... L-Lott-kun, would you be interested in joining a club?"
The moment Shizuka said this, the three looked up at her again.
Hearing this, Chika and Miku looked utterly bewildered.
The fact that Shizuka dared to come up and talk to them was surprising enough.
But she actually dared to invite Lott to join a club?
What was she thinking?
"...Would Sensei happen to want me to join the Service Club?"
Lott revealed a meaningful smile.
"Huh?"
This time, it was Shizuka's turn to be bewildered.
She had just seen that Lott could still communicate normally with Chika and Miku, and had a sudden flash of inspiration, thinking of a good idea.
That was to let Lott get to know more people, or rather, form more bonds.
This way, he would develop more feelings for others, or for this planet.
It might also prevent him from wanting to destroy Planet Terra in the future, or at least allow them to play the emotional card.
It was essentially the same tactic Hiruzen used on Naruto.
It's just that Shizuka couldn't be as shameless as Hiruzen.
As for which club Lott should join... Shizuka hadn't thought that far ahead yet.
But since Lott mentioned the Service Club... Shizuka couldn't help but picture Yukino's perpetually icy face.
'Lott actually knew about this niche club?'
'Could it be he was interested in this club? Or rather... interested in Yukinoshita Yukino herself?'
Unfortunately, Lott's next sentence shattered Shizuka's speculation.
"If anyone dares to trash talk me, I'll slap her mouth raw."
Lott said with a grinning expression.
Shizuka: ...