Chapter Thirty: Unraveling Threads

  To sum it up, that night, for some reason, whether it was because Kamijou Touma had unlocked his genetic potential or something else, his intelligence increased dramatically; and with a burst of inspiration, he took Index to a remote, run-down supermarket on the verge of closing, where they bought a large quantity of discounted vegetables at very low prices. To what extent? Well, after eating hot pot that night, Index didn't say she was hungry again.

  After eating hot pot, if you can sit in front of the computer and watch a Japanese anime while blowing cold air alone, then take a nice nap, this might be one of the most beautiful moments in life worth remembering.

  But in reality, there is a pair of people who stay in front of the TV and refuse to leave, fighting over the remote control - a lazy otaku and a gluttonous nun; and a small, cute teacher sitting at a low table that's as short as she is, drinking beer and smoking heavily, getting drunk like an old uncle. These guys have completely ruined the daily life that Intai Choyori had been dreaming of.

  Due to this frustrating reality, Jitai Shouyokou expressed that he no longer thinks about what's inside the doujinshi, and it's already great if he can quietly sit in front of the computer and fill in the gaps; if not for the occasional loud outbursts from the small Moé teacher after taking a sip of alcohol and the noise made by the two-person group fighting over the remote control.

  My eardrums were constantly being stimulated by the noise they made together, and I couldn't fully immerse myself in the 2D world to laugh and cry with the characters. After struggling to finish one episode of animation, I could no longer bear this torture.

  "Eight o'clock, it's so late and yet you're still making such a racket! The neighbors around here will be very disturbed! Most importantly, the owner has shown great mercy in letting you stay here to enjoy the air conditioning. Shouldn't you feel grateful and keep quiet for me?"

  "Sorry!" x2

  This is the duo fighting for the TV remote control.

  "Hmm...".

  This is the little Mo teacher who fell asleep on the low table, and it seems that she won't wake up for a while; Jie Lü Chū Yì covered her forehead, apparently even tonight's room will continue to be occupied by them.

  “……”

  "Give me back my daily life!"

  Between travels, at the beginning of a journey, with both hands clasped to one's head, a cry of unwillingness is sent out to fate, meanwhile startling a pair of mandarin ducks in the wild into flight.

  It turned out that Kai Lü Chū Yì's idea was still a bit too naive, thinking they would only stay here for one night. As a result, these guys enjoyed the air conditioning at Kai Lü Chū Yì's home for one night and didn't want to go back to Xiao Meng teacher's room with broken electrical appliances, no air conditioning, and sweltering heat like a steamer basket. Even Xiao Meng teacher found an excuse to move into this small room and squeeze together with everyone, unwilling to leave.

  After another day of torture, Jie Lu began to ask Xiao Meng teacher when she would move back and take those two idle troublemakers with her; but was met with a response from Xiao Meng that left him nearly despairing.

  "Wait until Teacher Xiao Meng gets paid and has money to change the air conditioner, then I'll move back! Before that, I'll just bother Xiao Jie for a while."

  Upon hearing Little Meng's response, Jie Lü Chū Yǐ covered her face with both hands, forming a silly expression, and her body swayed back and forth like noodles; in her heart, she let out a mournful howl. By the time you pay your salary, those two people will have already brought their troubles to your doorstep, right? Gaiya, what are you doing?! Why aren't you sticking to the original storyline at this point?! Clearly, last time during 'Void Explosion', you thoroughly screwed me over!

  "What's with that creepy expression?!" Little Moe teacher crossed her arms, clearly dissatisfied with Kaito's reaction. "It's a good thing you can make some new friends because of this, and I don't even mind staying at your weird-hormone-emitting otaku high school house, so what's there to complain about?"

  "It doesn't have the taste of some 'weird hormone' that you arbitrarily imagined (it was destroyed before it could even be produced!), and I think those words coming from someone who reeks of beer and cigarettes at home don't carry any persuasive power." The dead fish eyes of Jia Lu's gaze descended 45 degrees to look down on a certain pink-haired, short-statured teacher.

  "Ugh... actually using the height difference to enhance his speaking atmosphere, Xiao Jie is too cunning! " Little Meng teacher saw that refuting was useless, so she casually found an excuse and tearfully ran away.

  " Bullying someone?" It was Kamijou Touma, who had been watching from the sidelines, speaking up. The nun, who had been nodding along without fully understanding what was going on, suddenly perked up and regained her composure when she heard Kamijou's name.

  "Don't say those three words in a Kansai accent! You're not Mikoto Misaka... Ah, no, you're not that Mikoto person either. Saying it out loud is just gross and not cute at all!" Toma pointed at the two guys crouching in the corner of the wall, who had been eavesdropping for who knows how long, and retorted. Hmm, was it Mikoto or Kinomiya? Whatever, as long as I get my point across.

  "What are you talking about? You're bullying little Moe-sensei right after waking up in the morning, aren't you? If those lolicon classmates of yours find out, you'll be dead meat! Kamijou Touma, with malicious intent, informed Tsuchimikado Natsumi of a certain fact. Finally, I can get my revenge on you, you sadistic bastard!"

  Did you die a terrible death? What's with the lolicon thing? When I saw one hand holding onto Ushiro no Tora, it was clearly a loli-like Indrick's gaze that turned into a smile and remained silent; compared to the still-unconquered cute teacher, you, the winner of life, would be more likely to attract the attention of those FFF members in class, right? If I tell them some things, they'll shift their attention to you, and at that time, will you be killed by jealous people or burned alive on a scorching iron pillar? How exciting~

  "Huh? Why are you looking at me with that gaze full of malice and expectation? What exactly do you think is going to happen?!" Kamijou Touma was completely perplexed by Kanzaki Kaori's behavior. Shouldn't she be showing concern or some other negative emotion right about now? What's with that "I've already seen the omen of your death" gaze?!

  "Ah, some wonderful things can make you finish two bowls of plain rice in one breath without needing any side dishes." Ji Lu's eyes sparkled with amusement as he covered his mouth, and I knew right then what kind of retribution he would face in the future. The trajectory of fate is indeed peculiar.

  "Huh?!" Touma Kamijou was completely baffled, but he could sense a malicious aura surrounding him and knew that this guy wasn't thinking of anything good.

  "No more nonsense with you, I still have to go to the hospital to remove stitches today." Ji Lu Chu Yan touched the bandage on his head and calculated that it was about time anyway.

  "Huh? So the bandage on your head isn't just a part of your chuuni syndrome after all?" Kamijou Touma was startled by Medjine Kiyoshi's sudden words. Because this guy had always been emitting a thick aura of chuuni around him, Kamijou Touma had thought that the bandage on his head was just a fashion statement due to his chuuni syndrome.

  It's not just you, many people who have met the protagonist think so too, even Little Meng teacher thought so (Chapter 3).