The Contradiction Between Humans

Chapter 27: Perspective

Ayanokōji's POV

(In the middle of the night before the deal from the previous chapter)

The starry skies stretched out before me as far as the eye could see. I wandered around, and stumbled onto the deck.

The view was more beautiful than anything I had seen in a movie or envisioned in a book. It was the kind of sky you couldn't see in a large city. There were a few couples holding hands, looking up to the stars shoulder-to-shoulder. Because there was no light, I couldn't make out their faces, but I didn't particularly care.

I wasn't interested in other romances unlike Aito, who for some reason, likes to joke about what would happen if he NTR's them.

But amongst all the couples, there was one student looking up at the starry sky alone. A girl, judging by the silhouette. Part of me was interested in discovering her identity. I tried to discreetly get closer. But I ultimately decided not because I saw a boy approaching her.

They started conversing, but due to the other couples around me I couldn't properly hear anything. If I got closer they would surely notice so I choose not to move. The only things I could figure out by their silhouettes is that the girl got angry and left while the boy stood there as if nothing was bothering him.

With nothing else to do, I wandered around the boat before heading back. They're should've been a few vending machines on the first level, so I decided to head there.

But as I approached, I found an odd three-person group: Chabashira-sensei; the Class B homeroom teacher, Hoshinomiya-sensei; and Mashima-sensei, the homeroom teacher of Class A.

The teachers were relaxing on the sofa. The area wasn't technically off limits to students, but since things like bars weren't open to us, no one came around. I'd taken this route just for a change of scene. I hid myself and drew nearer, listening to their conversation.

"You know, it's been a long time since the three of us all got together."

"It is what it is. Fate. After bouncing around from one thing to the next, we all chose the teacher's life."

"Enough, there's no point in talking about that."

"Ah, that reminds me. You were on a date the other day, weren't you? You've got a new girlfriend, huh? Mashima-kun, you're quite the playboy. And here I thought you were the quiet, unsociable type."

"Chie, what happened to the man you were with?"

"We broke up two weeks ago. I'm the type of girl who breaks it off once the relationship starts getting serious. It's just like, see ya later!" Hoshinomiya-sensei said.

So this is why Aito says these are the type of girls who become 'whores' as he calls them. He really does like to insult people, doesn't he?

"That's what you'd usually hear from a guy."

"Ah, but I'd never do that to you, Mashima-kun. You're my best friend, after all. I'd hate to ruin our friendship."

"Relax, I'm not worried about that."

"What a shocker."

Hoshinomiya-sensei poured whiskey into an empty glass. She downed it in one gulp. Must've been a drinker. Chabashira-sensei, on the other hand, sipped her drink.

"By the way, Sae-chan, I couldn't help but notice that you've stopped focusing on Ayanokōji-kun. Is it really a coincidence? When the test ended he sort of became a leader," she didn't try to hide the fact that she was spying on her other colleagues' classes.