CH 5.14(2/2)
They are capable of defeating such an opponent. Above all, it must be their sincere feelings that make them happy. Hamria also cried like Deck, and Jin pretended to be calm but his mouth was smiling loosely.
"Nozomu-kun, we'll be working together only for one day, but once again, I'm in your care..."
Jin reached his hands out to Nozomu while smiling. Both Deck and Hamria also smiled at him, and Nozomu felt that the wall they had before was gone.
Nozomu nervously presented his hands out. Jin and his friends were still smiling at Nozomu, and their eyes were no longer the color of contempt that had been directed at Nozomu. At the same time, Nozomu felt a little embarrassed due to their gazes.
"Y-yeah."
Nozomu's appearance who was shaking hands looked somewhat strange. Jin and his friends smiled at such a situation. Nozomu also relaxed his expression, which was previously tense. However, at that moment, a strong chill shot through Nozomu's back due to someone's gaze.
" !! "
Nozomu immediately let Jin's hand go and held his katana. He looked in the direction where he felt someone's gaze. Jin and his friends didn't know what had happened, but they felt that Nozomu's behavior was not trivial, and immediately readied their weapons and observed their surroundings.
"Ah~, It's Nozomu-kun. Yahho~~!"
A woman came out of the bush with a slow-paced voice. Nozomu and the others felt familiar with her wavy brown hair and her previous voice. She is waving her hands towards them like a child. She is one of the school staff who meet Nozomu and his friends most often and she is also their teacher.
"Anri-sensei. Are you ..."
Nozomu was talking to himself but it was conveyed to Anri.
"Yup. I'm also~ ... one of the special targets of this special training~."
Anri Var. The homeroom teacher of the 10th class in the 3rd year, and the homeroom teacher of Nozomu and his party members. She stood before them as the special target.