Several days after a minor incident within the school, during the commute to school.
“Good morning, Mr. Melek! Good morning!”
“Ah, good morning. Yes, good morning.”
Since no one died, the school was spared from further attacks by parents.
However, the advisors of the students who caused the problem were attacked by their parents and acquaintances, and the school offered no defense.
Students who were permitted to return to school after being hospitalized were staying holed up at home.
If they returned to school, they would be subjected to unwelcome interactions from students in the same grade and upper grades.
The reason for their truancy was clear.
The advisors, taking turns, would deliver papers detailing the class content and homework to their homes, bowing their heads daily and apologizing to the parents, “We are truly sorry.”
Lately, they complained of increased hair loss, dark circles under their eyes, and sharp stomach pains.
They wanted to resign from their jobs, but rumors were spreading throughout the city.
Re-employment was hopeless.
The salaries of teachers and staff were by no means low.
Considering their physical and mental health against their salaries, the pay still held the advantage.
*Cus cus* *Cus cus*
Lately, during the commute to school, a trend has emerged where students greet each other as a form of “punishment game”?
If they had the free time to do something so trivial, they should be studying for the comprehensive school exam! I wanted to yell, but I held back.
I cast a fleeting glance at the backs of the female students chatting amicably.
If I glare, the male students will tease me with silly grins, so I lowered my gaze and headed towards the staff room, the teachers’ refuge.
*Zawa zawa* *Zawa zawa*
“Alright everyone, we will now hold a staff meeting. As you are all aware, our school’s reputation has not recovered. Please, absolutely ensure you are keeping a close eye on the students’ actions… It’s about time for the students to be waiting in their classrooms. Well then, let’s have a productive day today.”
“Let’s have a productive day.”
After listening to the principal’s uninspiring words,
Each teacher went to their respective classrooms.
Those who didn’t have any particular tasks started checking answer sheets, printouts, and teaching materials for their classes.
The sports teachers were poring over the student evaluation sheets for the classes they were in charge of today. How should they be handled? Which ones should be nurtured? They consulted and discussed.
Meanwhile, Melek, letting out a deep sigh,
He felt his mood sink, wondering how much longer he would be teased by the students. He reached for his lesson plan for today, trying to pull it from the drawer.
“Mr. Melek♪ You look tired. Are you getting enough rest?”
“Ah, it’s you, Ms. Rasis. I am getting rest, but…”
“Hahaa, is it the female students again? I’ve been telling them to stop, but…”
A teacher called out to him.
Her name was Rasis. She was in charge of art.
Since the students mostly prepared their own materials for her class, she often spoke to various teachers and listened to their worries and complaints.
Rasis’s most famous artwork was:
The magnificent stone statue placed in the school garden,
Children dancing with small animals and bugs.
“Thank you.”
“Not at all, it seems I’m not being helpful at all. Rather, I should apologize.”
She bowed her head.
“Ms. Rasis, please stop.”
“But it’s… Ow!”
A female teacher hit Rasis on the back of the head with a rolled-up answer sheet.
“Mr. Melek is in trouble, isn’t he?”
“Ouch… Huh? Ms. Meiris, I was simply trying to… Ouch!”
*Pocan* *Pocan*
“No excuses. Mr. Melek, you haven’t finished preparing for your lesson yet, right? Right?”
Melek could only nod at Meiris, who approached him bruspectly.
“See? I told you.”
Meiris then ordered Rasis to stop wasting time and go organize the art room.
She was in charge of the female students’ sports.
She was a formidable teacher who could take on anyone, male or in large numbers, with jujutsu, and she was very careful about how she handled them (from Melek’s perspective).
“Hahaha, well then, let’s do our best today too!”
“Yes! B-b-but♪? I heard that some students are still doing that ridiculous (,,,,) thing (,,)?”
She was referring to the punishment game during the commute to school.
“W-what are you talking about, hih!”
It felt as though my right hand had been slammed forcefully onto the desk. In reality, I used my right hand to support myself on the desk.
Although the sound was quiet,
The teachers around them inwardly cheered Melek on, thinking, “Come on, Mr. Melek, fight on!” but continued without stopping their work or talking.
Satisfied with conveying the characteristics of the female students she remembered and had seen,
Melek was released by Meiris.
“Please forgive me…”
Although she didn’t mention a name,
The description narrowed it down considerably. He then offered a silent apology to heaven for the innocent female students with similar characteristics who might face consequences,
The preliminary bell signaling the start of class soon echoed through the school.
*Zawa zawa* *Zawa zawa*
Hearing the voices of students rushing to their classrooms, the school grounds, gymnasium, research building, etc., to avoid being late for class,
Melek, having finished preparing the materials for his own class,
He welcomed the arriving students with a smile and began the lesson.
Melek was in charge of history.
It was a relatively recent history concerning the struggle for hegemony between continents.
“Teacher♪! Is it true that magic skills were lower than they are now? I can’t believe it~~!”
“It is true. We humans had lost the skills to interfere with magic to such an extent that we couldn’t handle it without the assistance of magic tools.”
He taught the students that this was a natural consequence of those who could handle magic being used up on the front lines.
So that they would not make the same mistake twice.
*Kiyi* *Kōōn* *Kaān kõōn*~~
After school.
Having safely navigated the day’s schedule,
The professors’ meeting concluded with the principal’s usual words of wisdom, just like in the morning.
Each teacher headed home.
“Mr. Melek! I apologize for this morning. As an apology…”
Rasis somewhat forcefully invited him out for a meal as an apology for the morning.
Before he knew it, Melek.
With a blushing face, he found himself alone with a half-naked beauty on a large bed.
“Where did Ms. Rasis go???”
“No, wait, I should excuse myself… Could you let me speak? ///”
“Customer? Huh? Where are you going? We haven’t even started any services yet… Customer—!?”
Shaking off the beautiful reception,
Melek, ducking behind a building, with his thoughts clearing, tried to recall his actions in as much detail as possible that led him to this situation.
“Haaah.”
He sighed.
He remembered taking Rasis out until she got drunk.
Then, the drunk Melek, with a surge of spirit, declared, “I’ll drink by myself,” and entered a place for “human interaction.” Upon arrival at the reception, he exclaimed, “Wow, that’s expensive (for a bottle of alcohol ♪)” and paid the fee. He stopped recalling.
He took out his wallet from his pocket.
Hesitantly, closing his eyes, he opened the billfold compartment of his wallet and then peeked.
—This month’s living expenses are goneeeeeeeeeee!
He screamed towards the darkness of the alley.
Staggering, he finally made it home to his empty house.
Barely managing to change, he collapsed onto the bed.
*Bofun*
Ironically, he received a mental shock (damage) similar to that of the “human interaction” establishment (※ This is an illusion).
Melek, exhausted mentally by the shock, slept soundly until morning.
The next day.
Having gone to bed early.
His body felt good.
He turned a blind eye to his simple breakfast.
And headed to school.
He went to the staff room, looking for Rasis.
“Ms. Rasis.”
“Ah, oof. You’re close. Good morning♪”
He brushed off her teasing, “Did you get plenty of rest last night, both body and mind? ♪ What kind of positions did the beautiful prostitute like?” pulled under the desk for secret conversation.
“Nothing. …There was nothing.”
Swallowing the fact that his wallet was now empty,
He emphasized to Rasis that he hadn’t done anything fun and had just gone home to sleep.
“Ehhhh, you were quite agitated yesterday, mmmph!”
“Shhh. Please don’t bring up what’s over. Well, I have class starting now, so…”
Ignoring Rasis, who was trying to call him back, as he quickly began preparing for his lesson, the principal popped his head into the staff room.
“Good morning, Principal.”
“Everyone, let’s have an energetic day today! ♪”
