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    “Satomi…” Kisara’s body trembled, and her voice was stifled as she looked down.
    “Wh-what is it…?” said Rentaro nervously.
    “Satomi, come here for a sec!” As soon as she said that, she pulled Rentaro’s sleeve and dragged him to the ruins where the students could not see them. Had he said something that had offended his prideful boss? Thinking that there was a possibility that she would shake him down, Rentaro made a cross in front of his chest.
    However, the next instant, Kisara started hopping, her face all smiles. “Hey! Did you hear that, Satomi? She said she loved me! She said she loved me!” Kisara squealed, covering her mouth with both hands and blushing, hugging her chest. “What should I do? I was going for the ‘kind but cool Miss Kisara,’ but look at me now. I can’t look like this in front of everyone.”
    “Do you even like kids, Kisara?” Rentaro asked. “What do you like about those things? They’re just noisy, aren’t they?”
    Kisara huffily put a hand on her hip. “It must be nice to be you, Satomi. No matter where you go, kids like you! You wouldn’t understand what it feels like to be hated by kids the way I am.”
    “Kids don’t like me,” said Rentaro.
    “They don’t?”
    “They don’t. Kisara, imagine a pack of mini hyenas living in the savanna.”
    “M-mini hyenas?”
    “That’s right. Now imagine there’s a herd of gnu passing in front of the pack of mini hyenas. When that happens, hyenas look for the weakest individual and then attack it with a pack of thirty to eighty, all hunting together as a group. Those kids have sniffed outthat I’m the weakest and are attacking me as a group. They don’t like me.”
    “Is that really what it is?” Kisara did not look satisfied, but she slapped her cheeks and made her face look sharp. Pronouncing, “Come on, we should probably head back,” she turned on her heel and went back to where the students were. Then, standing on the rough-hewn teacher’s platform, she brushed her long, jet-black hair back. “Are there any kids left with questions for me?”
    “Yes, Teacher! Is the uniform you’re wearing for Miwa Girls Academy?”
    “Oh my, you sure know a lot. It is a pretty famous high school, but does everyone know about it?”
    Apparently, other than the girl who asked the question, no one knew what the school was, and they all shook their heads.
    “Well, do you all know who the Lady Seitenshi is?”
    This time, almost all the girls in the class nodded.
    “That pretty princess, right?”
    “The leader of the nation, right?”
    “That’s right, the Lady Seitenshi is also enrolled in Miwa Girls Academy. Although, she’s been so busy with government affairs that she hasn’t come to school once.”
    The children raised their voices in wonder, and one of the girls raised her hand apologetically. “I’ve never seen the Lady Seitenshi before.”
    “Oh my…”
    “The Lady Seitenshi looks like that!” Enju stood up, pointing.
    Rentaro looked in disbelief in the direction Enju was pointing, and then almost leaped into the air. On the shoulder of the road about twenty meters past the meadow, the Seitenshi herself descended from inside a parked limousine with a lace parasol in her hand, walking straight toward him.
    With her absolute beauty, she was clothed in her white ceremonial clothes that looked like a wedding dress. There was no mistaking it: This was the real thing. But why was she in the Outer District?
    The Seitenshi cast a sideways look at Rentaro as she swept past him and went to stand in front of the students, smiling as she waved her hand gently. “Good afternoon, everyone. Are you having fun studying?”
    The students were frozen with their mouths hanging slightly open.
    “Huh?” The only person who spoke was Tina, who had been sleeping until now and had just woken up.
    Finally, the Seitenshi turned around and looked straight at Rentaro and Kisara. “Satomi, President Tendo, we are in