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May was instantly captivated: "Where? Where?"

"Over there, let's go take a look."

Ichika followed May away, thus escaping Nino's glare. She glanced in the direction Yotsuba had left, then subtly looked away.

Good luck, Yotsuba! This is all the help I can give you.

Ichika's expression was strange. After all, Nino and Yotsuba were both her good younger sisters. Even if Yotsuba knew Hayakawa first, she had to treat them equally. This was the helplessness of being the eldest sister.

……

"Damn it, how can it run so fast?"

Hayakawa, leaning on his knees, gasped for breath, but there was no sign of Furuhashi and the other two around.

There were so many people at the temple fair that the group from the ancient bridge blended in with them instantly, disappearing from sight.

"Those two guys..."

Hayakawa struggled to sit up, hands on his hips, looking around, and muttered angrily, "Once I catch them, I'll definitely hypnotize them."

As Hayakawa spoke, he slowed down and thoroughly searched the surroundings. This time, he wouldn't run around randomly, because attracting too much attention would make people around him notice him, and if Furuhashi and the others found him, he would escape again.

"Uh…"

Hayakawa was walking along the street vendors, avoiding the crowd, when suddenly his gaze fell upon a familiar figure.

In front of a toy gun stall, a pink-haired woman in a yukata stood. She was tall and slender, with the yukata bulging high in her chest. She wore a mask that completely covered her face. Holding a toy rifle, she fired a burst of shots at the target, hitting the bullseye every time. The target was forced to retreat, and the owner turned pale. The children around cheered as if they were seeing an idol.

"So cool! So accurate!"

"Let me try it too!"

"Hit the bullseye again."

"Humph~"

The children around looked at the pink-haired woman with admiration. The masked woman snorted smugly upon hearing this, and was about to show off her marksmanship again when she heard a devilish whisper from the side.

"Is this Mr. Kirisu? What brings you here?"

"what…"

Kirisu Mafuyu's expression instantly mirrored that of the stall owner, and she fired a shot directly into the ground. The stall owner, seeing this, was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to take the gun away: "It's over, this is your prize."

As he spoke, the shopkeeper shoved a large doll into Kirisu Mafuyu's hands, clearly trying to get rid of this great guy as soon as possible.

"..."

Kirisu Mafuyu held the doll in her hands but didn't look at it. Instead, she stiffly turned her head slowly and looked at Hayakawa not far behind her. She immediately saw Hayakawa.

Kirisu Mafuyu: “…”

"Wrong... wrong!"

Kirisu Mafuyu turned her head instantly and said decisively, "You've mistaken me for someone else!"

"Uh... really? Then I must have mistaken you for someone else,"

Hayakawa twitched his nose slightly, confirming that he hadn't mistaken someone else, but he wasn't concerned about Kirisu Mafuyu coming to the temple fair; he was more interested in other things.

"Speaking of Kirisu-sensei,"

Hayakawa looked around and asked, "Did you see Furuhashi and Ogata coming this way just now?"

"Furuhashi-kun and Ogata-kun,"

Kirisu Mafuyu frowned subconsciously: "They're here too? Just two girls? Without any parents with them, that's so unsafe. There are so many people here, and no adults are with them..."

Seemingly realizing something suddenly, her voice abruptly stopped, and after two seconds she said, "Who are Furuhashi and Ogata... I don't know them."

"..."

Hayakawa paused for a moment, glanced at Kirisu Mafuyu, and then said, "Teacher, have you finished your lesson plan for tomorrow? I have your class tomorrow, and if I'm not prepared for my daily lessons, it will affect my progress tomorrow."

"I'll say no more; I'll naturally take care of my own job."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Kirisu's tone turned cold. He said something as matter-of-fact as a matter of course, and then immediately added, "And I'm not your teacher."

"..."

Hayakawa said expressionlessly, "Whatever you say, it's fine."

At this moment, the children next to them finally realized that the handsome woman who was so good at shooting was actually a teacher, and they were all shocked.

"Huh? This cool lady is actually a teacher!!"

"Teacher? What teacher? A teacher who teaches people how to shoot a gun?"

"Idiot, it must be one of the school teachers, the ones who made you stand as punishment today."

"Ugh... I hate it."

"Teacher, please teach me how to shoot a gun!"

The children around her grew louder and louder, and excitedly surrounded Kirisu Mafuyu. Seeing this, Kirisu-sensei nervously looked around, afraid of being recognized by someone she knew. She also looked awkward and overwhelmed by the children's enthusiasm.

"Hey, you guys,"

Seeing this, Hayakawa thought for a moment and then called out to them.

The children turned to look at Hayakawa, their expressions somewhat fearful. This older brother's face was so cold, completely expressionless.

"See that stall over there?"

Hayakawa pointed to a stall next to him, a stall selling candied apples, which was very crowded.

The children nodded, their mouths watering as they looked at the candied apples on the stall. Candied apples coated in syrup were the children's favorite snack, but unfortunately, these children had all run out to play in the middle of the night, and their parents weren't around, so they didn't have any money to buy them.

"Eat whatever you want."

Hayakawa waved his hand and said generously, "It's on me."

"Huh? Real or fake?"

The children exchanged surprised glances, then looked at Hayakawa, their cute round faces relaxing.

Hayakawa looked up: "Hurry up and go."

"Thank you, big brother..."

"Big brother is so handsome!"

The children thanked him excitedly, their faces filled with admiration. Instantly, Hayakawa's status in their hearts far surpassed that of Kirisu Mafuyu. One of the children even gave Hayakawa a deep look, as if he wanted to firmly remember this tall figure, and secretly vowed that he would become as handsome as the older brother in the future.

"Ahahahaha!"

Hayakawa laughed loudly, then waved to several children to come over.

The group left Kirisu Mafuyu's side and marched in a large group towards the nearby stalls.

"call…"

Kirisu Mafuyu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the children around her leave. As a serious teacher, she really didn't know how to deal with children of this age. She thanked Hayakawa and said gratefully, "Thank you, Hayakawa-san."

"fine."

Hayakawa was looking at the few children standing in front of the apple candy stand with their hands raised high when he heard this. He looked away and asked, "What brings Mr. Kirisu here?"

"I…"

Kirisu Mafuyu blushed. After what had just happened, she knew she had completely exposed herself, so she simply stopped pretending, crossed her arms, turned her head, and said, "How rude! I'm a teacher, can't I have my own leisure time and relax a bit?"

"Uh...that's not what I meant."

Hayakawa was about to say something when Kirisu Mafuyu suddenly stuffed the prize doll into his arms, and he asked in confusion, "What's this?"

"grateful…"

Kirisu Mafuyu said quietly, then said in a serious tone, "This is a thank you gift for Hayakawa-san getting me out of that situation earlier. Please accept it."

Hayakawa: "..."

"Oh, thank you so much, Kirisu-sensei!"

He looked down at the cushion in his hand and feigned surprise: "I love cute cushions the most, I will keep them safe."

This is a lie. In fact, Hayakawa hates this kind of thing the most. Rather than sending such a boring and space-consuming thing, he would prefer that Kirisu Mafuyu extend the class time more often, leave more homework after school, and it would be even better if there were surprise tests or something.

"I'll be going now, Kirisu-sensei. I need to go find Furuhashi and Ogata."

Hayakawa said something, then glanced at the stall next to him: "But we have to go over there to pay first."

"Let me pay."

Upon hearing this, Kirisu Mafuyu immediately took out her wallet. Although a few apple candies weren't much, as a teacher, she couldn't let her students pay for them.

"No,"

Hayakawa said, "I promised those kids, so I have to go pay them."

"Ok?"

Kirisu Mafuyu looked at Hayakawa with a puzzled expression, not quite understanding what he was saying. What difference did it make who paid? For a child, wasn't it enough to just have candy?

"Children are innocent, but also very shrewd,"

Hayakawa looked at the children in front of the stall and said, "You see, they keep looking in my direction. They're afraid I'll sneak away. So don't assume they don't understand anything just because they're young."

"Since I agreed,"

Hayakawa said, "Then I'll go pay, otherwise I'll break my promise."

Of course, the main reason is that those kids were looking at me with such admiration, but now someone else is paying for it. Wouldn't that ruin my handsome and glorious image?

That's not okay.

Hayakawa expressionlessly pulled out his wallet. A little money didn't matter, but the Emperor's golden words and his position of authority could not be compromised.

Kirisu Mafuyu looked toward the stall and saw the children talking to the owner while nervously peeking in her direction. She immediately fell silent.

"..."

Kirisu Mafuyu vaguely understood something; this was an area she, as an educator, needed to understand even more. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Alright then, go ahead."

"Yes, goodbye, Kirisu-sensei,"

Hayakawa said something, but before leaving, he couldn't help but say, "Teacher, please assign more homework in the future."

After saying that, he left satisfied, planting a seed of hope in Kirisu Mafuyu's body that night, waiting for it to blossom and bear fruit tomorrow.

Kirisu Mafuyu: “…”

……

Hayakawa paid the money and left in style amidst the admiring gazes of the children, resuming his journey to find the wicked disciple. However, as he passed a toy stall, his eyes unconsciously fell upon a string of masks hanging there, and a sudden inspiration flashed through his mind.

"yes…"

Hayakawa recalled how Kirisu Mafuyu had looked wearing a mask earlier and fell into deep thought: "I could go buy a mask and wear one too."

The mask that Kirisu Mafuyu was wearing just now almost completely covered her face, so no one could see it at all. If she hadn't met him, no one would have recognized her.

If I also wear such a mask, Furuhashi and Ogata definitely won't recognize me. Even if they see me, they won't run away. Then I can sneak up to them and take them down in one fell swoop. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

"Wonderful, wonderful! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

Hayakawa was thrilled with his plan and immediately went to a toy stall, where he picked out several masks and tried them on one by one.

First, I found one that covered my whole face, but I couldn't stand it after wearing it for two seconds because it made it really hard to breathe.

How could Kirisu-sensei have tolerated that mask just now?

Hayakawa quickly took off his mask, put on a mask that covered the upper half of his face, and then asked the stall owner seriously, "Can you recognize who I am?"

The shop owner thought to himself, "I don't know you at all," and quickly said, "You don't recognize me? You'll look good wearing this, and your friends won't be able to tell who you are either."

"Very good."

Hayakawa paid with satisfaction, then put on his mask and began another thorough search.

"Ogata said her family also runs a stall here, so you might be able to find her at the udon stall, but she might also be deliberately avoiding her own house to avoid me."

Hayakawa pondered for a moment, then suddenly found himself in front of a striking large green tent. His eyes narrowed instantly: "This is..."