Especially for students, it was extremely lethal.
For example, the students who were walking in front of Hikari and Kaguragawa Yui, discussing supernatural events, quickly ran away as soon as Daimon Naoko appeared.
However, facing such a terrifying gaze, Hikari showed no particular expression and felt no fear.
After all, it wasn't his first time facing the school principal. The private Seika Girls' Academy was better than his school, and the aura of Sumeragi Rikka was no less intimidating than Daimon Naoko's.
Having been through the baptism and trials of Sumeragi Rikka's aura multiple times and having deep exchanges with Principal Rikka, Hikari naturally had no fear of Daimon Naoko's so-called principal halo.
However, Kaguragawa Yui, after greeting Daimon Naoko and seeing no response, realized something was wrong.
So she spoke first to Hikari: "Hikari-kun, class is about to start, you should head back first."
Hearing Kaguragawa Yui speak, Hikari nodded, politely greeted her, and then turned to leave.
Kaguragawa Yui, who had planned to return with Hikari, naturally had to stay behind.
Seeing no one around, Kaguragawa Yui again proactively greeted Daimon Naoko: "Auntie? Is there something?"
After a moment of silence, Daimon Naoko, crossing her arms, finally spoke: "I've told you, at school, call me Principal!"
Daimon Naoko's tone was icy, hardly like she was speaking to her niece.
'It's not like I didn't call you just now, you didn't respond,' Kaguragawa Yui thought to herself, then quickly said, "Yes, Principal, is there something?"
Daimon Naoko's tone remained cold: "Yui, that boy who was walking with you just now, is he a student from your class?"
Kaguragawa Yui nodded: "Yes, he is. Why?"
Daimon Naoko coldly scolded: "Why? Haven't I told you before, as a teacher, you shouldn't get so close to students?"
"As a teacher, you need to establish your authority to properly educate and manage students, build a good teacher-student relationship, and improve the students' grades."
Kaguragawa Yui wanted to explain: "I..."
But before she could speak, Daimon Naoko interrupted and continued her cold lecture: "No need to explain, I know you're still a trainee teacher and want to build good relationships with students."
"Having such thoughts is normal, but as someone who's been through it, I must warn you, remind you of this."
"In short, don't get too close to those students, or it will only harm you."
"Also, all men are bad! Without exception! Male students too!"
"So, even with that male student, you need to be careful."
Daimon Naoko coldly warned Kaguragawa Yui.
Although it was hard to hear, Kaguragawa Yui dared not argue, only nodding with a bitter smile and agreeing: "Okay."
Seeing Kaguragawa Yui obediently agree, Daimon Naoko snorted, cursed Hikari who had been mingling with Kaguragawa Yui a few more times, then turned and left.
Watching Daimon Naoko's retreating figure, Kaguragawa Yui smiled somewhat helplessly, not too angry.
Because she understood her aunt Daimon Naoko's personality.
Daimon Naoko was somewhat misandrist.
When she was young, she had been set up on a blind date by her family.
Though she didn't have much affection, she didn't resist the family's arrangement and was prepared to accept it.
However, after meeting a few times and starting to discuss marriage, just before the wedding, she found out that the man was actually gay.
Then she saw her blind date kissing another man in public.
This infuriated Daimon Naoko.
Although their family marriage alliance had no emotional foundation or physical contact, it still represented their respective family's honor.
So naturally, the marriage contract was torn up.
Since then, Daimon Naoko threw herself entirely into her career, never interacting with any men again.
She seemed to have no intention of marrying or finding a partner, and when family elders advised her, she would retort.
Thus, many in the family secretly called her a menopausal old maid.
And the already bad-tempered Daimon Naoko became even more irritable after hearing these insults.
In short, unlike the gentle Kaguragawa Yui, Daimon Naoko's personality was icy and irritable.
Knowing this, Kaguragawa Yui didn't say much, only planning to comfort Hikari later.
Moreover, Kaguragawa Yui actually agreed with some of Daimon Naoko's words, knowing that Daimon Naoko didn't mean to harm her but was advising her, albeit in a harsh tone.
Kaguragawa Yui didn't intend to get along with all students, but Hikari had caught her attention from the start, and their interactions felt good, so she wanted to get a bit closer. As for other students, she naturally wouldn't get too close.
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On the other hand, Hikari, who had just returned to the classroom, didn't think much of it.
Because he had just returned to the classroom.
It was during the break after class.
A beautiful figure with a golden ponytail hurriedly entered through the back door of the classroom and came to Hikari's desk.
Seeing this sudden appearance, Hikari was slightly stunned: "Hinata-senpai?"
The figure standing by Hikari's desk, wearing a archery uniform, with a slender figure, beautiful golden hair tied in a ponytail, fair skin, and a pretty face, was none other than one of the goddesses of the archery club, Sakuramiya Hinata.
"Hinata-senpai, what's the matter?", Hikari asked Sakuramiya Hinata curiously.
"Ah, didn't I say yesterday, Hikari-kun, you don't need to call me senpai, just call me Hinata," Sakuramiya Hinata said.
"Then, there's nothing much, it's just that I made two bentos today. I was planning to eat with Saya-nee, but she said she wanted to eat at the cafeteria today, so I thought of you, Hikari-kun, and came to see."
"If you haven't eaten yet, if you don't mind, we can eat together."
As she spoke, Sakuramiya Hinata placed the bento, still wrapped in a cloth, on Hikari's desk.
"Alright, thank you, Hinata-senpai," Hikari thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Because just yesterday, he had spent a long time with three gyarus, and in the rush of the morning, he hadn't brought any bento today.
After visiting several places with Kaguragawa Yui, he was just hungry, and having food delivered was perfect.
Seeing Hikari agree, Sakuramiya Hinata showed a happy smile.
"Then, please wait a moment, Hikari-kun, I'll go to the restroom, and we'll eat together when I return," Sakuramiya Hinata said with a smile.
"Alright," Hikari also nodded in agreement.
After Sakuramiya Hinata actively delivered the bento yesterday and recently often took the initiative to chat with Hikari, their relationship had somewhat warmed up, and they could sit and chat.
After all, one doesn't hit a smiling face, although Sakuramiya Hinata's attitude was just average when they first met, recently she had been very enthusiastic, and without any deep-seated grudges, Hikari naturally wouldn't give her a cold shoulder.
Just as Hikari was waiting for Sakuramiya Hinata to return from the restroom, another figure carrying a bento appeared at the back door of the classroom.
Seeing this figure also approaching him, Hikari turned to look and was slightly stunned.
"Saya-senpai?"
Standing by Hikari's desk was not Sakuramiya Hinata, who should have returned from the restroom, but her sister, Sakuramiya Saya.
"Hikari-kun, good afternoon," Sakuramiya Saya greeted Hikari with a smile, but her tone carried a hint of nervousness.
"Saya-senpai, good afternoon, what brings you here suddenly, is there something?", Hikari asked curiously.
Although recently his relationship with Sakuramiya Saya had also eased a lot, and not long ago she had even actively kissed him in the archery club's lounge, and they could barely be considered to have 'lingered' for a few minutes.
But Hikari didn't think his relationship with Sakuramiya Saya had any breakthrough progress, and she had also said that kiss was just a token of gratitude.
Although aware that his looks were indeed not bad, Hikari wouldn't be as narcissistic as Kurashiki Reina, thinking all women would like him.
Unless explicitly confessed to, he would try to avoid thinking others had feelings for him, as he had some social anxiety, finding such misunderstandings too embarrassing.
So Hikari didn't understand why Sakuramiya Saya, who had previously been indifferent to him, suddenly came to find him.
"Uh...", Seeing Hikari staring at her, Sakuramiya Saya inexplicably felt nervous.
She took a deep breath, thought for a moment, then raised the bento box in her hand, pretending to be casual, and said: "It's just, I made two bentos this morning, originally planning to eat with Saya. But she said she didn't want to eat bento today, wanted to eat at the cafeteria."
"So, I wanted to ask if you've eaten yet, Hikari-kun. If not, if you don't mind, we could eat together..."
Hearing Sakuramiya Saya's words, Hikari blinked, staring at her beautiful fair face under her dark hair, making the clueless Saya blush slightly.
At this moment, Hikari was actually quite baffled.
Because Sakuramiya Saya's words were so similar to what Sakuramiya Hinata had just said.
'Are they twins, or even blood-related sisters? How come their lines are the same?'
Both made two bentos, then the sister didn't want to eat, so they came to invite him to eat together?
'Is Sakuramiya Hinata lying, or is Sakuramiya Saya lying?'
Wow, it's like the Rashomon of bentos.
[T/N: It is an inneuendo from a movie named 'Rashomon'. In short, here, truth is unclear because there are multiple perspectives of the event.]
"Hikari-kun?", Seeing Hikari not responding, Sakuramiya Saya, holding the bento box, felt somewhat awkward, unsure what to do, and was also afraid Hikari would reject her.
"This...", Just as Hikari was pondering how to respond to Sakuramiya Saya's invitation.
A figure who had just returned from the restroom also entered through the back door.
"Sorry for the wait, Hikari-kun...", Sakuramiya Hinata, shaking the water off her hands, quickly walked towards Hikari, but halfway...
"Sister...?", Seeing Sakuramiya Saya standing by Hikari's desk with a bento, the stunned Sakuramiya Hinata instinctively called out.
"Hinata?", Seeing Sakuramiya Hinata suddenly appear, Sakuramiya Saya, who was about to thicken her skin and sit down to eat bento with Hikari, was also stunned.
""Why are you here?""
Two identical questions simultaneously came from the mouths of the Sakuramiya sisters.
Sakuramiya Saya, who came to her senses first, explained: "I... I wanted to invite Hikari-kun to eat bento together... to express my gratitude for his previous help..."
Sakuramiya Hinata also explained: "I... I too. I came earlier and had already prepared the bento."
As she spoke, Sakuramiya Hinata unwrapped the furoshiki (wrapping cloth) from the bento box, revealing two already prepared bentos.
Perhaps because they were both bento boxes brought from home, the four bento boxes looked exactly the same.
Looking at the four similar bento boxes neatly placed on the desk, the atmosphere between the Sakuramiya sisters became somewhat awkward.
Especially for Sakuramiya Saya.
Because she had thought about delivering bento to Hikari yesterday, but when she arrived, she saw her sister Sakuramiya Hinata already eating with Hikari.
At that time, she felt strange and didn't know what to do.
Later, realizing she had feelings for Hikari, she decided she must also eat with him.
So she planned to deliver again today, and when she arrived, she thought it was going smoothly, but her sister had come earlier, just went to the restroom.
This gave Sakuramiya Saya a sense of being caught in an affair, feeling both embarrassed and helpless.
Sakuramiya Hinata was also feeling uneasy, as from her perspective, she didn't know about Sakuramiya Saya's situation.
She had been secretly delivering bento to Hikari behind her sister's back, and now she was caught by her sister.
Moreover, she had previously used the excuse that her sister wanted to eat at the cafeteria, hence she came to invite Hikari.
But now that her sister had shown up, naturally, she couldn't say that anymore.
If this excuse were known, it would be mortifying.
However, before parting with Sakuramiya Saya today, she had indeed asked, and at that time, Sakuramiya Saya had clearly said she was going to eat at the cafeteria, so why did she appear here, also bringing a bento.
In short, the atmosphere between the sisters was very awkward at the moment, and for a while, neither knew what to say.
Hikari, noticing some clues, considerately broke the ice and proactively said: "Are you both planning to go to the cafeteria? How about you leave the bentos for me, and I'll eat them myself, while you two go eat together?"
"Uh... okay..."
"Alright!"
Sakuramiya Hinata and Sakuramiya Saya responded one after another.
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