The bell rang, and after the outside became quiet, we headed toward the classroom.
“—Huh…!?”
Everyone should have been inside the classroom, but before we entered Class 1-D, we heard a voice coming from a shadowed area some distance away.
“Ah… p-please wait a moment. Leave this to me.” “Y-yes…”
The person hiding in the shadows seemed to be a girl, judging by her uniform. Igarashi-sensei looked somewhat surprised but soon became solemn, letting the girl go somewhere. she then returned alone.
“…Yes.” “‘Yes,’ but… what exactly is going on?” “…?”
Nanami-san tilted her head in confusion. Igarashi-sensei seemed to be deep in thought for a moment before clapping her hands as if she had realized something.
“He… or rather, she… yes, about her, the school will properly support her… There will be penalties for her actions in the dungeon, but we cannot simply let it go, even if there are family circumstances involved.” “She…? It seems like she’s a student from our class, but she can’t come to the classroom?” “…Ah…” “Nanami-san? …Whoa.”
Following Nanami-san’s gaze, I saw the back of a girl trying to sneak away unnoticed — she tripped on nothing and fell. Upon closer inspection, her panties had slipped down to her ankles.
(…Could it be that her underwear doesn’t fit? And that hair color… it’s a bit light, but if it’s blond… then…)
“Speaking of which, Igarashi-sensei, wasn’t Hinata…?” “Hyuh… H-Hinata-kun isn’t here! I mean, he’s at the academy, but he hasn’t come to the classroom yet… I-I’m not lying, really…” “I-I see…”
The moment I mentioned Hinata’s name, the teacher started panicking. If the effects of the energy drain had worn off like they had for me, he shouldn’t be this flustered. Which means… it must be the opposite.
“Hinata… is he alright? He’s being treated at the hospital, right?”
“Al-alright… Well, it depends on how you define ‘alright’… I wouldn’t say he’s doing well either. He still needs some time.”
“Fujiwara-kun is really worried about him, so please let us know when he returns.”
“Ah… w-well, um, ugh…”
“A-are you alright? Is it some kind of attack?”
“No, it’s not my body that hurts… It’s more like… my conscience, I guess… L-let’s discuss this later. Let’s go to the classroom.”
I was curious about that girl, but since he mentioned she received a penalty for something in the dungeon, something must have happened during yesterday’s training. It didn’t seem like I could ask more about it now.
As soon as I entered the classroom, all the class’s eyes were on me at once — their stares were completely different from yesterday.
“Ah… ah…”
“Don’t pass out, Nagakura, you’re being rude to Fujiwara-san!”
“In just one day, he’s gone so far… Our class ‘hero’…”
The trio of idiots, as I casually called them, worried me about how they’d fare in this class going forward. They seemed pretty scared of me now.
I sat down, but since Nanami-san and I were on opposite corners of the classroom, there was a slight feeling of loneliness… but I shouldn’t be thinking such selfish thoughts.
