Chapter 39

Today is a day off. Originally, Tsukuyomi Tsukiko wanted to go shopping with Saten Ruiko. If the atmosphere was good, they could even go all the way. However! He was forcibly dragged by Tsukuyomi Komoe to help with some... special lecture? It seems to be a lecture for the Imagine Breaker users from last time. But what is he supposed to do? Maintain order? By the way, it seems that Hozumi Aizawa is also here.

Saten Ruiko and Shokuhatsu Shizuri decided to go shopping with Misaka Mikoto and Tsukuyomi Kuroko. However, Saten Ruiko thought about it and decided that on such a hot day, with Tsukuyomi Tsukiko being called to work, he must need her comfort. Besides, now there's a new competitor—Shokuhatsu Shizuri! [I need to be more proactive!]

So, Saten Ruiko talked to a few people and decided to go to Tsukuyomi Tsukiko, bringing some comfort items along.

On this side, in the lecture room, students from various schools have gathered, including misguided junior high students and delinquent high school students.

The leader of a group of delinquents is a girl, whom the others call "Big Sister." She is the girl who fought against Misaka Mikoto when she used the Imagine Breaker.

"Everyone looks so unhappy~" she said in a slightly frivolous tone. But she was right; a good holiday being spent listening to a lecture is not something anyone would be happy about, and Tsukuyomi Tsukiko was also very unhappy, but he couldn't ignore Tsukuyomi Komoe's request.

"Let's go back, Big Sister, it's too boring." One delinquent suggested, but was rejected: "We're already here, so stop complaining!"

At this moment, a pleasant voice came from behind them: "Come on, come on, let's go in."

They turned around to see a little girl with pink hair.

"Who is this shorty?" The delinquent's words immediately angered the little girl.

"I'm the teacher, Tsukuyomi Komoe, responsible for this lecture. If you underestimate me, I'll extend the lecture time~" she said with a gentle smile, but her words were terrifying to the students.

"Ah?!" Everyone was surprised.

Yes, this is one of the legends of Academy City—the eternal little girl!!!—Tsukuyomi Komoe.

After a morning of lectures on self-realization, it was time for a lunch break. Tsukuyomi Tsukiko had been in a standoff with Hozumi Aizawa all morning, just wanting to leave to buy something to eat.

The reason for their standoff was due to Tsukuyomi Tsukiko's actions as the head of the Dark Side, forcibly excluding the security personnel. After much thought, Hozumi Aizawa decided to pull Tsukuyomi Tsukiko out of the dark, so she took the opportunity to talk to him. However, she didn't expect Tsukuyomi Tsukiko to be so stubborn, always using "This is a Dark Side secret, I can't tell you" as an excuse. Before she knew it, it was already noon. Hozumi Aizawa had no choice but to let him go, after all, she couldn't let him go without eating, right?

After Tsukuyomi Tsukiko left, he was about to buy something when he saw the group of four, including Misaka Mikoto. Upon asking, he found out that the four had come to see him because Saten Ruiko wanted to see him and brought lunch. Excited, Tsukuyomi Tsukiko hugged her, making the other three turn red.

In the afternoon, the students gathered on the playground, watching Hozumi Aizawa walk up to them.

"Attention, I am the physical training instructor, Hozumi Aizawa. Please take care of me."

"Please take care of us..." The responses were uneven and weak, but it was understandable; doing physical training on such a hot day was not pleasant.

"Ah!" A delinquent fell to the ground, screaming in panic.

Everyone felt strange and followed his gaze, seeing a figure behind them. Suddenly, a chill ran down everyone's spine.

"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce. The person behind you is my student, Tsukuyomi Tsukiko. He's here to help with the teaching today."

No one responded. A quarter of the people had been disciplined by Tsukuyomi Tsukiko, and the other three-quarters had heard of his reputation. The thought of such a person being present made those who wanted to slack off tremble.

"What are you looking at? Do you want to play? Turn around." Tsukuyomi Tsukiko, seeing that the situation was affecting Hozumi Aizawa's teaching, broke the atmosphere.

"Yes!" Everyone responded, who would want to "play" with him? They didn't want to end up crippled. The miserable state of Kurotokage was seen by a delinquent who was injured and went to the hospital, and the news spread, making Tsukuyomi Tsukiko's name even more terrifying.

"Alright, let's start with endurance running!"

If it were a normal day, everyone would complain, but with a god-like figure watching them, they became obedient.

"Run until you can't anymore. If you feel you can't run, raise your hand." This command made everyone curious, but they had no choice but to follow. Then...

"Ah!!!" Another scream. It turned out that Tsukuyomi Tsukiko had also entered the track and started running, shocking the last person.

"Why are you running too?" Hozumi Aizawa was also surprised.

"Teacher Hozumi, I just want to show them my limits." After saying that, Tsukuyomi Tsukiko sped up.

Time passed, and everyone stopped, sitting in the middle of the track to rest, except for a fat student and Tsukuyomi Tsukiko, who were still running.

Since Tsukuyomi Tsukiko's information had been widely spread among the delinquents, everyone knew he was an ice-type ability user. He had been running this whole time using his own strength. Moreover, Tsukuyomi Tsukiko hadn't even taken off his sword bag while running.

The only female delinquent, feeling annoyed by Tsukuyomi Tsukiko's continued running, stepped forward and grabbed Hozumi Aizawa's collar. She was quite bold, being disrespectful to a teacher who was a security officer in front of Tsukuyomi Tsukiko. But then again, she was the one who dared to punch Misaka Mikoto, so she wasn't as timid as others. She would say what she thought rather than holding it in.

"What's the point of this endurance running? It's just pure torture!" Although Tsukuyomi Tsukiko was still running, she believed he was just putting on a show to make them run willingly. "Why not tell us the truth? Is it a punishment? Is this lecture just to punish us?"

"You're mistaken." Looking at the girl, Hozumi Aizawa saw a shadow of her past self. "The point is to surpass your limits. Look at him." Pointing to the fat student who was still running, Hozumi Aizawa slowly said, "He was the first to raise his hand, yet he's still running. If you give up when you think you can't, that's where you stop. You might have more strength than you realize."

The delinquent girl was speechless, and Hozumi Aizawa continued, "The same goes for ability development. You can't set your own limits."

Hearing this, the delinquent girl couldn't hold back. When words fail, delinquents usually resort to violence, but facing a top security officer, she was taken down in one move.

The delinquent girl had high prestige among the delinquents, and they wanted to "avenge" her, but they saw Tsukuyomi Tsukiko stop running and stand behind them. He hadn't shown any signs of fatigue, only a slight sweat.

Seeing Tsukuyomi Tsukiko, the delinquents stopped, wanting to say something tough but not daring to. The situation became awkward.

The weather helped them, as the clear sky suddenly turned cloudy, and soon it started pouring. Everyone hurried back to the school building. Tsukuyomi Tsukiko looked back at the fat student in the rain, a smile forming on his lips. He admired people who didn't give up, but such people were not suitable for the dark side. Otherwise, he would have pulled him into Protect.

Ps: Resuming normal updates

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