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<h1>Chapter - 21</h1>
<h1>Who to give the essence to? (2)</h1>
 
After making it to the class we parted ways as we headed for our seats.  And after 10 minutes the door to the classroom opens.
 
Harumachi-Sensei enters the classroom and everyone stands. She looked as beautiful as ever and stole away her eyes from me.
 
“Good Morning Class. Everyone to their seats”
 
Glancing over her whole class, and having all of her students settle down.
 
Sensei looks like she’s faring a lot better than yesterday, but even now I can tell she’s trying to keep her distance from me.
 
Well, that’s natural for an upright kind of teacher.  After all, having an intimate relationship with a student is outrageous in a teacher’s line of work.
 
“Everyone Bow!”
 
Natsuno-san does the usual homeroom greeting.  And everyone in class pays respects to our teacher, before getting back up in unison.  And when it’s all over, everyone sits back down in their assigned seats.
 
…….Looking at Akitsu, she seems normal.
 
After everyone had sat back down, I looked over towards Akitsu-san’s chair, checking on her condition.  But it doesn’t seem like anything changed about her at all, she’s still her bubbly airheaded self today.  She didn’t show that serious intellectual curiosity of hers, like yesterday.
 
Hmmm, for the time being, I need to be wary of her….. Even if I used the item I just acquired, things will become difficult if she figures it out.
 
While trying to think of ways to deal with Akitsu, I turn back to face the front of the class.  I should be careful so she doesn’t find out about the labyrinth.
 
But at the same time, Akitsu-san’s body is so enticing, that there’s no way I’m not going to give up on doing erotic things with her.  One day I’ll find an item I can use, and with that, I’ll be able to do whatever I want.
 
After putting my thoughts together, I glanced over my class, before turning to the seat right next to me.
 
Since Sensei doesn’t seem to want to get near me.  And Akitsu is always together with Class Rep, which makes it hard to go for either of them.  Then that leaves me with one other individual left.
 
A cool beauty, that always looks forward, never bothering to be concerned about what is around her.
 
The calm, enigmatic, quietest girl in class.
 
With her elegantly straight glossy black hair and slender figure, it would be easy for her to become a model.  She doesn’t have a modest chest, but she’s still attractive enough to match the rest of her figure.
 
The ideal image of a silent beauty.  That’s right, the only person left I can use “The Thirsty Essence” with is our class’s Snow Fairy, whose beauty is like a work of art.
 
Fuyushima Enishi-san.
 
The rest of the day went smoothly as time passed and by then classes had ended.
 
It was the long-awaited moment, I anticipated. It was after school that I decided to be the perfect time to execute my plan.
 
“……Excuse me, Fuyushima-san?”
 
The moment when class ended, I swiftly went over to chat with my seat neighbor.
 
Fuyushima-san didn’t belong to any club and neither did she do any afterschool activities, as she always went straight home once school ended.  If I didn’t talk to her right away, I would miss the timing.
 
“……..Yes?”
 
Fuyushima-san looked at me with emotionless eyes.
 
Her cool gaze struck me.
 
Even after responding to me, there was not a single twitch nor stir in her heart.  I decided to put on an energized smile, towards her indifferent response.
 
“Well you see, there were a couple of things in class I didn’t get…. Fuyushima-san is good in math, right? If it’s alright, can you tutor me for a bit?”
 
“…… It shouldn’t be a problem.”
 
In a low voice, Fuyushima-san responds, but not a flutter of emotion could be seen.  I was surprised that she readily agreed.  I thought Fuyushima-san would be a little more reluctant.
 
But with a brief nod in agreement, I was grateful that it wasn’t that hard.  After thanking her, I put Fuyushima-san and my desks together, so we could sit next to each other.
 
“So which is it?”
 
“Ah, the part I’m having trouble with is the trigonometric functions, it's this problem…”
 
Opening my textbook, I pointed Fuyushima-san to the part of the book where I was having trouble after she questioned me.  It was a math problem with reasonable difficulty and it was something our teacher taught in class not long ago.
 
Something of this caliber was quite easy for Fuyushima-san who was excellent in math and to be frank I already knew the solution to the problem I was asking her to help me with.
 
Having learned it in class, it wasn’t the difficulty of math that I was struggling with but, something else.
 
Acting as if I had trouble with the equations in order to get Fuyushima-san’s help, was a lot more difficult than I had planned.  Of course, it’s not like we could stay late in school.
 
.…..Hm?
 
Feeling that someone was watching me, I raised my head and glanced around.  And immediately found the individual whose presence I felt.
 
Right near the classroom door.  Was a petite girl whose beauty could not be missed, it looked like she wanted to say something, but nothing comes out.
 
- Class Rep?
 
Could it be that her feelings are in turmoil after seeing me with Fuyushima-san?
 
But before Natsuno-san could act out her thoughts, her back is pushed from behind by Akitsu-san.
 
“Hiyori come on, let’s go home.”
 
“….O-okay…..”
 
Leaving the classroom with Akitsu-san urging her.
 
It looks like I’m safe.
 
If Natsuno-san stayed back and became the third wheel here, it would turn into a really inconvenient situation.  Even though Akitsu-san who was very much interested in my secrets could have intruded, this time her leaving with Natsuno-san was good for me.
 
Just before the two left the classroom. I caught Akitsu-san’s glance as she narrowed her eyes at me.  Eyes that held contempt and at the same time a deep sense of curiosity, almost like yesterday but not as calm.
 
Oh man, what a relief, but……
 
It didn’t seem like Akitsu-san did, what she did, to help me.
 
I then started to realize Akitsu-san’s motives, as I sigh inwardly.  Maybe Akitsu-san knows that I’m going after Fuyushima-san.  And she’s using Fuyushima-san as a scapegoat.
 
She’s probably thinking about if Fuyushima-san will change or stay the same, comparing today and tomorrow. Or maybe she’s planning on watching the situation to find out my tricks.
 
Or did that look mean “I’ll cooperate with you, as long as I get to know your secret?"
 
Anyway, with Akitsu-san’s logic, Fuyushima-san would be a good sacrifice for her curiosity.
 
“First of all, we’ll use Law of Cosines at this part and on this next part………..”
 
Fuyushima-san continues explaining math to me.  Looking at the textbook and then focusing back on Fuyushima-san.
 
Nevertheless, it’s a good thing they won’t get in the way.  As more students leave the class, it wasn’t long before the only two people left were Fuyushima and me.
 
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