He became a god in Japan starting with the bear disaster.

Chapter 16 Help from Friends

"Lin-kun, quite a few classmates have reported that you're standing too close to Iroha Kin from Class A, haven't you?"

In the teachers' office, Maeda Kenpei adjusted his glasses, looking at Hayashi Hideichi, whom he had summoned, and felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Mr. Maeda, our school doesn't prohibit students from dating, does it?"

Lin Xiuyi calmly retorted, as if the matter had nothing to do with him. He knew without a doubt that the other students were jealous of him spending time with Isshiki Jin, so they came to Maeda to tattle.

"Is that true?" Maeda Kenpei was quite surprised, immediately swayed by Hayashi Shuichi's words, "It's only been two days, and you and Isshiki Kin... have already reached that kind of relationship?"

Kenpei Maeda looked incredulous, yet completely took it as the truth.

Lin Xiuyi's homeroom teacher is quite gullible; although she has a good personality, she's also a bit too soft-hearted, so it's no wonder she was...

"No, I'm just friends with Isshiki Kin at the moment."

Lin Xiuyi's subsequent confession calmed Maeda Kenpei's fluctuating emotions, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Now I know what happened. It must just be a misunderstanding."

Kenpei Maeda advised, "However, Isshiki's situation is a bit special. I think it's fine for you two to be friends, but I've heard that you two are not only together all day at school, but you even go to and from school together. That's a bit abnormal, so shouldn't you try to maintain a balance? Of course, this is just my suggestion as a teacher..."

Lin Xiuyi patiently listened to Maeda-sensei's long-winded words of advice before leaving the office.

"So, is it because of me that I'm talking to you?"

Outside the office door, Isshiki Jin, who was waiting for him against the wall, came over and asked with a smile.

"Yes, he told me I'd better keep my distance from you."

Lin Xiu nodded. The two walked together towards the classroom.

"What should I do? Should I keep my distance from Shuichi?"

Isshiki Jin was clearly having another episode. Although her tone was questioning, her teasing attitude was unmistakable. In fact, she moved even closer to Hayashi Xiuyi, clearly not intending to keep the two of them at a distance.

She just wanted to tease him and see his unnatural reaction.

Have you ever heard of the idiom "love at first sight"? That's what I'm worried about.

Although Lin Xiuyi felt he had nothing appealing about him, there might be people in the world who preferred that kind of thing. However, he said this to retaliate against Isshiki Kin, and had no other intention.

"Really? Well, who knows?"

Isshiki Jin casually accepted the sentence.

It was already after school, and neither of them participated in any clubs. Not wanting to go home so early, they went to the study room for one-on-one tutoring.

The study room, with its raised platform, was much more comfortable than the cramped and cramped Doya. If it weren't for the school's night patrols that prevented overnight stays, Lin Xiuyi would have moved a blanket over and moved in.

After spending some time finishing his own homework and tutoring Ise Jin, Lin Xiuyi had some free time.

At the same table, the two sat facing each other. Iseki was engrossed in reading a novel, while Lin Xiuyi was deep in thought about the events of the day.

Principal Daichi Yokota of Minato High School is an absolute scoundrel and a truly deserving villain. This scoundrel not only abuses his power to amass wealth and undermines the fairness of education, but he also takes advantage of a female teacher at the school. What's worse, this teacher is the wife of his loyal subordinate.

Judging from what we saw at noon today, the Maeda couple still get along harmoniously and lovingly, which proves that Maeda Kenpei is unaware of what happened between his wife and the principal, unless he has some strange and unspeakable fetish.

But if Kenpei is innocent, then the problem lies with Masako—even if it was forced, she actually cheated on her husband, yet she was still able to act as if nothing had happened, not resisting the principal's advances while showering her unsuspecting husband with affection...

Perhaps, Yokota Daichi has some kind of leverage over her.

After initially outlining the overall picture, the path to the conclusion still appears quite chaotic, prompting one to ponder the relationship between the three elements.

"Shuichi, do you think that Ms. Masako is the 'other person' in the principal's office this morning?"

A sudden remark from Yi Se Jin startled Lin Xiuyi.

"Did you already know about what happened in the principal's office this morning?"

"Of course I know, my nose isn't stupid." Isshiki Jin smiled and pointed to his nose. "Besides, you lost your composure like that after you found out at noon that Masako-sensei was Maeda-sensei's wife, so it's only natural that I would think that way."

Lin Xiuyi sighed and confessed, "That's true, but I can't tell you how I knew that Ms. Masako was that person."

"So what are you thinking?"

"I was thinking, Kenpei Maeda is a universally recognized good teacher, but he was the one who called me to the principal's office and, along with Principal Yokota, informed me that my scholarship had been canceled. Although he knew there was something wrong with what he was doing and apologized to me beforehand, he still followed Yokota's instructions and helped to withhold the scholarship. Isn't that something a conscientious teacher would do?"

Lin Xiuyi continued his analysis: "So..."

"Like Masako-sensei, he was forced to compromise with Yokota for some reason."

The two spoke in unison.

"Is Shuichi seeking revenge because of the scholarship issue?"

Isshiki asked, wondering how she came to such a conclusion.

"If that's what you're saying, then of course I'd like to. After all, what he did was clearly an insult to me, and I absolutely cannot forgive him emotionally. But right now, I'm thinking about this from a rational perspective."

Lin Xiuyi's eyes turned serious. "I have a feeling that we can't just ignore Yokota's crimes, otherwise something bad will happen."

His feeling wasn't unfounded; the events of the past two days seemed to be pushing him toward solving the problem.

It can be said that this was the impact of that phone.

"I see."

Isshiki Kin nodded, then tilted her head as if she had thought of something, and continued, "Speaking of which, I got an admission ticket from Yokota before. He seems to use these to gather some students' parents for some kind of event outside of school. If Shuichi needs it, I can give it to you tomorrow."

Are there event admission tickets for parents?

Lin Xiuyi immediately became interested. Perhaps this was an effective way to investigate Yokota's crimes. "Then thank you."

Isshiki Kin happily replied, "You're welcome, because we're friends."

Lin Xiuyi was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, not expecting that the friend she made yesterday would be of help today.

He suddenly remembered that he had something quite important to do.

"Oh, right, these are the things you left at my house."

He took out 80 yen wrapped in white letter paper from his bag, placed it on the table, and pushed it to Isshiki Kin, saying, "I've taken back the 20 yen that was originally lost, and I'm returning the remaining 80 yen to you."

However, Isshiki Kin pushed the money back.

"Wait a minute, this 80 isn't part of the compensation. It's the money I'm giving you for this month's friendship and tutoring fees. Oh, and it also includes something even more important—"

The girl lazily sprawled on the table, muttering:

"Daily errand service fee".