“Oh, it’s about time. Bobby, you should get back to your seat too.”
“Is it that late already? I guess I have no choice.”
The bell for the start of class rang, but Bobby seemed to still want to talk. With a look of disappointment, he returned to his seat.
“Um, Kent, are you also curious about the new teacher everyone’s been talking about?”
“Well, it would be a lie to say I’m not curious.”
Patty, in the seat next to him, spoke to Kent.
“What kind of teacher do you think she’ll be? Will she be involved in our classes too?”
“I wonder. If one of the teachers in charge leaves, there’s a possibility, but it doesn’t look like there’s any movement like that so far, so I don’t think so?”
“That’s true. If they’re in the same school, we might have a chance to meet them.”
“Yeah.”
In the short time before the teacher arrived, Kent and Patty talked about the rumored teacher.
“Excuse me, Kent, do you have a moment?”
“Ah, Josette. Sure.”
The first class ended, and during the break, Josette approached him. Her prickly attitude from yesterday was gone, and she appeared calm and back to her usual self.
“So, you brought me all the way here for an important talk?”
“Yes, it is an important matter for me.”
Josette led him to the backyard where Kent and his companions usually ate lunch. Josette fidgeted a bit before a second before she spoke.
“Actually, people from a Duke’s family are not allowed to apologize, even if they are mistaken… I’m sorry about yesterday. I heard the circumstances from Caro this morning. You were meeting with Patty’s mother, weren’t you? I should have trusted you a little more, Kent. I’m a failure as a fiancée… Hahaha.”
Kent felt bad seeing Josette forced a smile, but since Patty had kindly tried to mediate, he decided to treat Josette gently, so she wouldn’t notice his true feelings.
“I’m sorry too. I must have made you worry about a lot of things.”
Although he felt a pang of guilt for lying to Josette, he gently embraced her and stroked her head.
“Kent… this is a school. If you do something like that, I…”
Josette’s face turned red, and she gazed at Kent.
*Crack*
As they were having this exchange, the sound of a twig snapping was heard from a short distance away.
“Who’s there?”
Josette immediately turned towards the sound and called out.
“I-I didn’t intend to peek, but such behavior is unacceptable within the school. As a teacher, I cannot overlook it… Oh, it’s Kent. And if I see correctly, you are with Josette.”
Upon realizing it was Kent, her tone softened slightly. Standing there was a woman with long brown hair swaying in the wind, a white shirt that further accentuated her outstanding proportions, and a short black skirt that suited her perfectly. She looked like a female teacher.
“Was there such a beautiful teacher at this school? And she seems to know me too…”
“What are you talking about? It’s Teacher Tia, who is in charge of the School festival executive committee.”
“Eh?”
Josette, not understanding even when Kent told her, let out a surprised gasp.
“As expected of you, Kent. To recognize me so quickly.”
“Of course, I recognize you.”
Kent had once saved Tia from an attack. At that time, she had been stripped of all her clothes. While it was inappropriate, he had imprinted her beautiful face and figure into his mind then. Furthermore, Kent had been present when she no longer needed glasses recently, so there was no mistaking her.
“Well, the conversation has strayed. Kent, I hear you have good relationships with various girls? There are rumors around the school. Since what’s between you and me is a friendship, I’ll let this slide today, but be careful next time, both of you.”
“Yes.”
“I understand.”
With that, Tia returned to the school building.
“I’m surprised. I thought she was a teacher who didn’t stand out much, with her glasses, but to change like that. I thought it suited her, but it was a peculiar outfit. Is it a new clothing brand?”
“That outfit was probably made by Rachel.”
“I know she makes various unusual clothes, but to be able to make something like that, it feels like she could do business normally.”
Josette said, appearing surprised by Rachel’s talent. From their recent exchange, Kent was sure that Rachel had made the outfit. Although the design was not of this world, in Kent’s previous world, it was a standard design, albeit with some variations, for “female teacher” themed outfits.
“I wanted to spend a little more time with you two, but it’s almost time for class to start. I’ve taken up your time. Let’s return to the classroom.”
“Yeah. Let’s go back.”
Kent and Josette held hands until they entered the school building and returned to their classroom.
“It feels calming when the four of us are gathered here. Kent, I’m sorry for being cold to you, even though it was a misunderstanding.”
“Caro, you don’t need to worry about it. That matter is over.”
“Yes, I understand.”
It was lunchtime, and Kent, Josette, Caro, and Rachel gathered in their usual spot behind the school building. First, Caro apologized to Kent again.
“I’m glad it all worked out. It’s a little disappointing that I couldn’t easily talk about the thing I did thinking my older brother would be happy.”
“Are you talking about Teacher Tia?”
“Eh, you already know? As expected, my older brother has an eye for beautiful women.”
“—!?”
At Rachel’s remark, Josette and Caro simultaneously turned to look at Kent.
“Be careful with your words, seeing as you just made up.”
“Hahaha, sorry, sorry. I tried arranging a costume for the model from that book, ‘Secret Lessons with a Female Teacher,’ which my older brother kept hidden under his bed. But, in terms of body shape, Marie might have suited that outfit better than Teacher Tia.”
“—!?”
“Wh-what the-”
With Rachel’s further attack, Josette and Caro’s gazes intensified.
“What is this ‘Secret Lessons with a Female Teacher’ you speak of?”
“I prepared for that question.”
“Eh?”
As if anticipating Josette’s question, Rachel took out a paper bag from her own bag.
“I brought it wrapped in a paper bag because it would be too much if found in the classroom… Here we go, here it is.”
From the paper bag, she pulled out a book with a picture of a beautiful older woman in a swimsuit on the cover.
“Such beautiful illustrations… no, photographs. What kind of book is this?”
Josette looked at the book with apparent interest.
“From the looks of it, it seems like a book Rachel uses for reference when making costumes…”
“You’re right, Caro. It’s one of the books I use for costume making. Um, in this book…”
As Rachel turned the pages one by one, the model’s outfits changed, and she struck a variety of poses.
“Eh?”
“What is it?”
Caro and Josette exclaimed in surprise.
“Hey, hey, don’t turn any more pages.”
“No way, next!”
“Kyaa!”
Ignoring Kent’s restraint, Rachel continued to turn the pages. The model’s clothes gradually became less revealing, until she was naked. Soon, a male model appeared, and they were in intertwined poses. Despite their cries, Josette and Caro watched intently.
“Oops, I went too far. Um, this outfit. I used this as a reference.”
“Th-that was too stimulating for me. I-indeed, when I encountered you during the break, you were wearing an outfit like that.”
After showing them to the end, Rachel turned back the pages and showed Josette and Caro the page with the outfit she had used as a reference.
“By the way, why do you have this book? I thought that was from your previous world…”
Kent did indeed recognize the book Rachel had. He had a similar titled item in his collection, which he kept hidden under his bed. However, that was from his previous world, and such a book should be impossible to obtain now.
“I happened to find it when I had Emily operate the terminal for me. Then I slipped it in when I placed a large order for other supplies. Lately, my older brother is lazy and just clicks ‘approve’ without checking when there are lots of approval requests, so I can buy all sorts of things~. Ehehe.”
“Ugh, I’ll be more careful and check from now on.”
“Ehh. It’s fine. It’s not like it’s going to disappear.”
“My pocket money will disappear.”
“I already gave Emily the money for it, so it’s not a problem, right? Right? Pleeeease, overlook it~.”
“Hey, stop here, don’t lean on me.”
Rachel leaned against Kent, pressing her chest against him. Since it was summer attire, Kent could feel the softness of her body directly.
“You two are quite close.”
“You’re absolutely right. We haven’t reached that level yet.”
Josette and Caro could only watch Kent and Rachel’s interaction with envy.
