My time on the disciplinary committee has almost come to a close.

  After today, I’d only have a week left. And in all honesty, I’m kinda glad it’s over.

  With all the stuff involving Haiko and how much the disciplinary committee despises me, this whole month has been nothing but pain after pain.

  Though, I guess there is one plus side.

  Apparently, at the end of the first month at the start of every school year, a party is thrown for the student council and disciplinary committee by some students from all around the school.

  And since I’m technically still a member when it's supposed to happen, I’m allowed to attend.

  As I rarely eat that much due to how much larger Nia and Vey’s appetites are, this was the perfect chance for me to stuff my face.

  Using this as motivation to help me get through the rest of this week, I pushed through the day's paperwork and went off on patrol duty.

  Nothing as major as the fire incident happened, but there were still a few student squabbles I had to deal with.

  Before I knew it, my shift had ended and I met up with Flynn and Roy as we ate our lunch.

  “Disciplinary work must be pretty tough. We haven’t been able to meet up like this in ages,” Roy stated.

  Flynn nodded.

  “I agree. Your work has made it quite difficult to meet together like this.”

  I scratched the back of my head awkwardly.

  “Sorry. But that should all change after this week is over.”

  “Heh. I guess that’s true,” said Roy.

  The three of us went back to eating our lunch when Flynn brought up something interesting.

  “Say, are you two aware of the new teacher joining the school today?”

  “A new teacher? Is that a big deal or something?” Roy asked.

  Flynn nodded.

  “It is in this case. After all, this was a teacher recommended by none other than Sir Royil of the six wizards.”

  “Seriously!? This teacher must be something else to be recommended by one of the Wizardly Six.”

  I finished my meal and sighed.

  “Hm? Something wrong?” asked Roy.

  In response to his question question, I shook my head. Trying to not think about that guy and his rather nerve-wracking aura.

  “It’s nothing.”

  Letting them continue talking about this, I picked up my tray.

  “I’m gonna go on ahead. Bye, guys.”

  They both gave me a light wave before continuing to talk.

  Jumping off the roof, I landed on the ground below and threw my tray in the trash.

  Then, I began making my way off to my next class period.

  Finishing up my work in the student council, I decided to walk around the school a bit to clear my head.

  While I made my way through the halls, I was greeted by a few students, while others just scoffed in my direction. It appeared that my choice to offer Savoncho the chance as the next student council president has given people a rather poor perception of me. A shame. However, I have already made my choice. There’s no going back on it now.

  As I continued walking through the halls, I was surprised by the sudden appearance of none other than Sir Royil of the Wizardly Six.

  “Hello there Sir Royil. I’m surprised to see you here.”

  Royil chuckled awkwardly.

  “Well, I wanted to make sure the teacher I recommended fit well at the school. Since he seems to be fairing well enough, I planned to leave him be.”

  “Ah. You mean Mr. Amayira?”

  Looking slightly amused, Royil nodded.

  “Yes. Come to think of it, you haven’t seen him yet, have you?”

  I shook my head.

  “No. I’ve been swamped with work all morning. I’ve barely had any time to think about anything else.”

  Royil put a hand to his chin.

  “In that case, why not go see him for yourself? He’s only a bit further ahead. You should find him in class 3-S.”

  “I see. I’ll think about it.”

  I wasn’t that focused on checking in on new teachers, but one that a member of the Wizardly Six recommended did pique my interest.

  As Sir Royil walked off, I made my way over to the class he was talking about.

  I walked up to the door and knocked on it lightly.

  “Coming!” said a mans voice from inside.

  "Hm? Why did that voice sound familiar?" I thought as a moment later, the door flung open and I was met by a sight that made my blood run cold.

  “Is…Is that you Haiko?”

  The one in front of me seemed just as surprised as I was.

  “I…I can’t believe it.”

  Scared, I took a few steps back.

  Seeing my reaction, the one in front of me frowned in disappointment as he slumped his shoulders.

  “Yeah. I deserve that reaction.”

  Huh!?

  Stepping out of the classroom, the man I was terrified of looked me in the eye while scratching the back of his head awkwardly.

  “Hey, there Haiko. It’s been a while. Still,l remember me?”

  “N..No way. I thought you and Mother went to prison,” I stuttered.

  “Ahaha…Well you’re mom did, but I guess you could say I got it off easy.”

  I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

  “There’s no way you got it off easy! You were worse than Mother!”

  “Ouch. That kinda hurts coming from you.”

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  As the man standing before me tried to walk closer, I took another step back only to find I was up against the wall.

  Now standing almost nose to nose, the man let out a sigh.

  “I see. You still fear me even after all this time. I guess there’s no one else I can blame but myself for that. I’m sorry.”

  Reaching out his hand, the man kept blabbing on and on.

  "But moving past that, I think it's time we got to catch up. After all, we are family."

  While saying that, the man tried to pet my head. However...

  “Woah!”

  Suddenly, the man was pushed back with enough force to knock him off his feet.

  “What the heck was that for!?” he shouted next to me.

  Turning to look at my left, I saw a boy with greyish-white hair glaring at the man in front of me.

  “What the hell’s your problem man? Can’t you see she’s uncomfortable? Fun fact, when someone looks like that, you’re supposed to walk away, not get closer. How stupid can you be?” said the boy. Who I recognized in an instant.

  “Savoncho? What are you doing here?”

  Having realized who it was standing there, I gave Savoncho a look of confusion.

  “Hm? I was just making my way to class when I saw this guy pinning you to a wall. Was it wrong of me to jump in?”

  Feeling a sense of relief wash over me, I shook my head.

  “No. I appreciate your help.”

  Hearing that, Savoncho smirked.

  Seeing the two of us, the man glared at Savoncho for a moment before suddenly turning to me with a frown on his face.

  “He’s right. I was completely in the wrong. I shouldn’t have tried to press up so close to you. I apologize.”

  My eyes went wide with surprise. This man was really trying to act like he didn't know what he was doing.

  Getting onto his feet, the man in front of us turned around and opened the door to his classroom.

  “I’m sorry for the terrible past the two of us had. However, I’m a changed man now. So if you ever want to talk with me about making amends, I’ll be happy to listen.”

  With that, the man returned to his classroom.

  As the sound of the door clicking shut echoed in the hallway, Savoncho looked at me.

  “So who was that guy anyway?”

  Turning to him, I grabbed his hand.

  “Before I tell you that, can you come with me?”

  In response, Savoncho gave me a look of confusion.

  “Huh?”

  Ignoring the look on his face, I held his hand tight and pulled him through the halls of the school.

  Getting dragged by the hand, Haiko led me to the student council room and had me sit down.

  While she went about doing a few things, I thought back to before.

  In truth, I had a bad feeling about the new teacher so I went off to check it out before the next period started.

  But when I got to the place where his classroom was located, I’d seen him pin Haiko up to the wall.

  Bothered by the site, I pushed him back which let me getting a good look at him.

  There was no doubt that he was none other than Haiko’s father. However, unlike when I played the game, he looked to be quite well off.

  When I met him in the game, he had lived through the same misery his daughter had gone through and ended up becoming a better person for it.

  But not only was this version of him a teacher recommended by one of the Wizardly Six, he also seemed to be doing well financially which I gathered from his rather fancy teacher attire.

  Seeing how different he looked reminded me of the other things that were different from the original game. From Dianne’s sister Julia's existence to the succubus curse which wasn’t there at all in the original game.

  All these changes made me wonder just how different the story was in this world.

  But moving past that for now, I looked to see Haiko walking over to me with a cup of tea.

  “Here.”

  “Uh…Thanks.”

  Taking the tea, I checked to make sure it wasn't messed with and then took a sip…Hm? What?

  Is it weird to think someone I barely know might try to poison me or something? I’ve already learned my lesson about trusting people I have almost no knowledge of. Although I guess I do know quite a bit about Haiko thanks to the game. But that didn’t mean I could trust her just yet.

  Sitting down with her own cup of tea, I noticed her hands slightly shaking.

  “You see, the teacher you just met was actually my father.”

  “Your father?”

  Haiko nodded.

  “You see, I believe I mentioned it before, but my family has a…complicated past. Because of that, I can’t really face them. So seeing my father today made it hard for me to think straight. Thus causing the pathetic display you saw back there.”

  Right. Because of the traumatic past. I'm aware of that because that's how she acted in the game. Still, I didn't think it'd be best to show I knew all this, so I simply nodded my head while thinking of a way to get her to spill the beans herself.

  Taking another sip of tea, I decided it was best to just question her directly.

  “So what was this past? You’ve kept mentioning complications and issues, but never really gone into detail about it. Is it some big secret, or something you feel like you can’t talk about?”

  Haiko looked down as if lost in thought.

  It may have seemed rude of me to ask such a thing considering how painful her story was, but I couldn’t exactly pretend I didn’t know anything forever. The sooner she told me, the less I’d have to worry about holding in the fact I already knew about her past.

  After waiting for a few more moments, Haiko let out a sigh.

  “It’s strange. Despite your rather informal tone, as well as your attitude towards those around you, there’s this strange sense of trust I feel when talking with you. Like you’d be able to take my burdens and carry them without even breaking a sweat.”

  I scratched the back of my head awkwardly.

  “That so?”

  Weird. In my previous world, no one ever told me something like that. Maybe her opinion of me has something to do with that factor.

  As I continued pondering her words, she continued speaking.

  “You see, during my childhood, I was…experimented on.”

  Without saying a word, I turned to look into her eyes.

  “Experiemened on?”

  She nodded.

  For the next hour, she recapped her life to me. From how her parents used her as a test subject, to when her grandparents took her in in order to protect her.

  “My mother ended up in prison, but it appears my father was given his freedom."

  “And your dad is the guy from before?”

  “Yes.”

  Rubbing my eyes, I held back the urge to groan.

  Her parents sounded ten times worse in this world than they were in the games. Not to mention, it seems like the story’s gone a completely different route than it was originally supposed to.

  Getting up from my seat, I bowed politely.

  “Thanks for telling me about this. I think I have a read of the situation now.”

  Actually, I think I have an even better understanding of it than before. Is this Haiko's mysterious way with words at play?

  She shook her head.

  “No. Thank you for letting me get this off my chest. I really appreciate it.”

  I scratched the back of my head with an awkward chuckle.

  Leaving the room, I sensed someone hiding nearby.

  “If you have something to say then go ahead,” I said aloud.

  As I said that, none other than Talia stepped out of the shadows.

  “What were you doing in Haiko’s office? With this much drama going around, shouldn’t you try and avoid her as much as possible?”

  I shrugged.

  “Meh. Drama’s drama. Besides, would you stop hanging out with someone if rumors started flowing around?”

  “Depending on the rumors.”

  “Geez. You people are so shallow.”

  “I don’t wanna hear that from you man commoner.”

  “Huh? Since when have I ever been shallow?”

  “The fact that you can ask that says it all.”

  “Pfft. Whatever. See ya Princess Jackass.”

  Waving her goodbye, I left Talia behind as she walked into the student council room.

  After Axel left, I saw Talia walk in a few minutes later.

  “Talia?”

  Talia looked down at the ground with her fists clenched.

  “Why?”

  She sounded…angry?

  “Why what?”

  Talia looked up at me with tears in her eyes.

  “Why did you tell a man like him your past!? Do you know what he’ll do with that kind of information!?”

  I found myself letting out a sigh.

  “What type of person do you take him for? Has your opinion of him still not improved after all this time?”

  Talia crossed her arms.

  “All men are the same. Even if he doesn’t say it, I know what he really thinks on the inside.”

  Ah. So this anger is rooted within her hatred of men.

  “Are you saying he’s untrustworthy?”

  “That’s exactly what I’m saying.”

  This girl was impossible to get through. It just went to show just how much she despised men.

  Deciding to switch topics, I was about to talk about the issue with my father, but then closed my mouth.

  Knowing Talia, she probably already learned about my father becoming a teacher, so I figured it’d be best to talk about something else.

  Thus we went on chatting for a little while longer about small things before walking back to the dorms together.