บท 2335: Still won't admit

"Shameless brat, what are you still doing here? Don't you have a class to go to?"

That was Orimura-sensei's first words upon seeing me standing by her door. With crossed arms and her usual stern expression, she looked every bit of an authoritative figure. But by now, I could read the subtle softness in her tone, a sign that she wasn’t entirely displeased by my presence.

Like Ryouko-san, she's in her tracksuit as she probably just finished a swimming class for a few of the second-year classes.

“I do, Orimura-sensei,” I replied with a polite bow as I shamelessly stepped into her office, gently closing the door behind me.

“I thought I’d check in to see if you missed me or something. You know... We can't let a day pass without seeing each other, no?”

She raised an eyebrow, clearly skeptical of my intentions. "Missed you? Stop daydreaming, you brat. I'm surrounded by enough trouble in this school without you adding to it."