Waka Miyazaki, student number twenty-seven of Class 3-A, had always kept a secret in her heart. The owner of this secret was related to her new math teacher, Yoshino. Although this teacher claimed to be an adult, her inability to even reach the top of the blackboard made people doubt her true age. At first, her strong demeanor in class made everyone feel that this little teacher was not to be trifled with.
After a period of getting along, they learned that this little teacher was very kind. She only pretended to be unapproachable because she was worried they wouldn't listen. Perhaps it was because their initial 'welcome ceremony' for Negi was too 'grand,' which made her somewhat worried that her students were Problem Children. (They were!) So they decided to behave in class.
But only Waka Miyazaki harbored special thoughts about Yoshino in her heart. This happened on Yoshino's first day at school.
After Yoshino saved Waka Miyazaki at the bottom of the stairs, Waka Miyazaki had been paying attention to Yoshino. Without Yoshino's knowledge, she had been observing Yoshino's every move from a corner. Although it sounds unpleasant, this behavior, in professional terms, would probably be called stalking. (You've gone bad, Konoka!)
At first, she didn't know why she was doing this. Although she knew it was wrong, she couldn't control the impulse to follow her. Initially, she thought it was because Yoshino saved her that she cared so much about Yoshino. But as time went on, she realized that the situation was not what she had imagined.
She felt herself becoming very strange. Many times, when she slept at night, she would dream of living with Yoshino in the future. Cooking together, sleeping together, and... no! If she kept talking, it would reach forbidden territory! What? You want to hear? She wouldn't tell you that she dreamed of sleeping and bathing with Yoshino.
Although this feeling was a bit absurd, her honest self knew that she seemed to have developed feelings for Yoshino. And this kind of affection was different from what she felt for her friend Yue Ayase. It was that feeling of her heart racing whenever she saw Yoshino, the desire to see Yoshino every day. If she were to use professional terms, it would probably be love.
This discovery shocked her and brought intense unease. She felt very strange. This kind of thing shouldn't be allowed, this kind of emotion that only existed in books, why was she experiencing it? To get rid of this feeling and return to her original state of mind, she ignored Yoshino last semester, intending to use this to forget this strange feeling. But she failed. That feeling didn't disappear at all; instead, it grew stronger and stronger, now to the point where it would overflow whenever she saw Yoshino.
Yesterday, unable to bear it any longer, she told her friend Yue Ayase about it while organizing books in the Library. She still remembered the (○o○) expression her friend had when she discussed this in their dorm, an expression she had never seen before, which showed how surprised her friend was by this matter. She had originally wanted to tell Haruna Saotome, her roommate, but was stopped. She was told that Haruna must absolutely not know about this, or the whole class would know by the next day.
She also thought of Haruna Saotome's somewhat peculiar personality. If Haruna, who claimed to smell 'a sweet and sour scent of love,' knew about this, her secret might really be known by her classmates the next day. This wasn't about not trusting her; if such a thing were unintentionally leaked, it would be a huge problem.
After Yue Ayase recovered, she found a novel about romance between girls in the Library and gave it to her. Although she was curious where she found such a book, Waka Miyazaki quickly skimmed through it. The book described a female student falling in love with her teacher, exactly like her current situation. Some of the more explicit scenes made her blush, but she was drawn into the plot and continued reading. An hour later, she closed the book with a red face. Her feelings were just like those described in the book; she felt a little scared.
But she wasn't as proactive as the student in the book. At most, she only dared to secretly follow Yoshino and watch her. As for actively talking to Yoshino or eating lunch with her, such behavior would clearly indicate ulterior motives. Even if she reserved a year's worth of courage in advance, she couldn't do such a thing! Waka Miyazaki thought, somewhat distraught.
Unable to resolve anything, they had no choice but to return to the dorm and think about it the next day. However, what she didn't expect was that they would witness an unexpected scene. It turned out that mages truly existed in this world, but she also saw another side of Yoshino. Yoshino with crimson pupils, a crazy smile, wielding a greatsword, tormenting Negi and the others, made Waka Miyazaki feel a little scared, yet at the same time, her heart raced. Because this wild Yoshino held a unique charm for her.
Then the scene shifted to the present. Upon hearing that the method to form a contract was to KISS Yoshino, she couldn't help but occasionally gaze at Yoshino's cherry lips. She hadn't noticed this before, but now Yoshino's cherry lips seemed to possess an immense allure. She recalled the illustration she had seen in the novel earlier, which depicted a teacher and student KISSING. Seeing this image, Waka Miyazaki was filled with longing.
Yes! Yoshinon was right, the first kiss is indeed very important to a girl. But to have a romantic KISS with the person one loves is also something they wish for, so she wasn't entirely against KISSING Yoshino. It was just that this matter came too suddenly. Could it be that her wish was about to come true so soon?
"Hehe~ That's right, Waka Miyazaki. However, the KISS I'm referring to is a more in-depth conversation. Besides a little peck, you also need to have a deeper exchange with Yoshino to make the process more perfect," Yoshinon said softly to Waka Miyazaki, having broken free from Yoshino's embrace and moved behind her. Like a devil's whisper, Waka Miyazaki gradually envisioned the scene Yoshinon described and became somewhat lost.
"Yes~ good girl, just like that. I know everything you want to do, and I can understand everything you are thinking about. Isn't this what you have been looking forward to? Just follow your heart and do it; your ideas are correct, and there is no problem at all. Go and implement your ideas now, isn't that great? You can learn magic and get what you have always wanted; there is nothing to hesitate about anymore."
Whispering into Waka Miyazaki's ear, Yoshinon loved children who were easily influenced by her. When was the last time she saw someone like this? Oh my~ she forgot.
"Yoshinon... how scary."
Yue Ayase watched from the side as her friend was slowly being seduced. It seems that even transforming couldn't change that terrible personality of hers. No, wait, she had only seen the perverted side of her before; she hadn't seen this Yoshinon who was good at swindling people. Could she be the next person to fall into the trap? Yue Ayase thought with some concern.
"Go, child. Say everything you want to say and do everything you want to do. If you aren't honest, you will miss out on many things."
She gave a push from behind. Waka Miyazaki stumbled forward a few steps. Magically, when she steadied herself, she saw Yoshino standing right in front of her, which made her face turn extremely flushed.
'Say everything you want to say and do everything you want to do. If you aren't honest, you will miss out on many things.'
Just as she was hesitating, Yoshinon's words echoed in her mind. She turned around and saw Yoshinon standing behind her, giving her a thumbs-up with an 'I believe in you' expression. It was truly something. But Yue Ayase next to her did the same thing, giving her quite a bit of courage.
'Right! I cannot be like this. If I shrink back here, I don't know if there will be a next time. Besides, Teacher Yoshino is so amazing; if I want to help her as soon as possible, the only shortcut is the contract. And being able to KISS the teacher feels quite nice too.'
Thinking of the scene last night where 'Evil' went god-mode and dominated, Waka Miyazaki knew that if she wanted to help Yoshino, she needed to have strong abilities. For the teacher she liked, what did making a little sacrifice matter?
Seemingly in response to Waka Miyazaki's feelings, Yoshino's body emitted a dazzling white light, and then a magic circle radiating white light appeared at their feet.
Seeing the magic circle glowing, Yoshinon hurriedly set up a barrier around them so that no one would be able to discover the anomaly here.
"Teacher Yoshino, although I cannot help you right now, I will work hard to cultivate until I can help you. However, I hope that before that, you can diligently guide me in knowledge about magic and stay by my side."
With her hands placed in front of her, Waka Miyazaki said while looking into Yoshino's eyes. Looking at the firm radiance in Waka Miyazaki's eyes, it was hard to imagine this was the shy girl. But Yoshino had already felt her feelings completely.
"Are you sure? Waka. If you sign a contract with me, you will say goodbye to a normal life, and in the future, you will fall into all kinds of trouble."
Looking at the magic circle representing the contract at her feet, Yoshino knew that even if she objected, it would be useless. It was just that her plan really needed help, and at that time, the help from Waka Miyazaki and Yue Ayase would bring her significant assistance. With the teaching experience from Seguto and Ann Rand's shop, there was no problem in making them excellent mages in a short time.
"It's okay, Teacher. If it's for you, I am willing to give up my current peaceful life."
She walked up to Yoshino, grabbed Yoshino's hand, and had her lift her bangs. Allowing her cute face to be fully seen by Yoshino, and feeling the warmth on her cheeks, Waka Miyazaki bloomed into a moving smile: "I am a member of the Library Adventure Club, so an exciting life should suit me well."
"..."
Staring at the person in front of her in a daze, she didn't expect the other person's smile to actually make her dazed for a moment. What was wrong with her? It seemed that the memories of 'Good' and 'Evil' had let her see too much of the darkness of human nature, causing her to be moved by Waka Miyazaki's pure, unadulterated smile.
'What a good girl, Waka Miyazaki. This is the first time I've heard such a straightforward confession; even Sister Nozomi has never said this to me.'
"If you are really willing, the rest of your life might be lived very excitingly. There is still time to say you regret it, Waka."
Although she already knew her answer, Yoshino still asked.
"If I can live such an exciting life with Teacher, wouldn't that be quite nice? I feel very lucky to be able to see scenes that others haven't seen."
"If that is the case, then the contract is hereby established."
Amidst Yue Ayase's shy expression and Yoshinon's excited gaze, the distance between the two slowly closed, and finally, in the dazzling light, two soft, pink little lips touched.
"Contract established."
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