After letting everything settle overnight, Rizu Ogata had already come to terms with all that she experienced yesterday.
Whether it was a different world, the Quetzalcoatl God, or even Rei Ao, who clearly had a mysterious identity—she could accept them all.
She still wanted to hear definitive information from Rei Ao directly. Only then could she fully put her mind at ease.
"I can tell you very clearly that everything that happened yesterday was real."
Rei Ao's reply was the final reassurance she needed.
Learning the truth actually lifted a huge weight from Rizu Ogata's heart.
"Besides that, do you have any other questions?"
She gave a small nod and blinked her curious big eyes. All she could see in them was Rei Ao.
"What are they talking about? I can't hear a thing."
Behind the door to the rooftop, Fumino Furuhashi pressed her ear against it, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation. But it really was hard to make out anything through the door.
Her mind was excellent at filling in the blanks.
"They wouldn't be... holding hands... hugging... k-kissing, right?"
In her usual line of thinking, that was exactly what a couple who fancied each other might do at school. Though in her own head, she wasn't entirely convinced they were really a couple.
"I want... to get to know you more deeply!!!"
Suddenly, a loud, crystal-clear voice made Fumino's body go rigid.
"Get to know him more deeply...?"
In an instant, an outrageous image flashed through her mind. Had they already skipped all the usual steps? No... That couldn't be!
In her wild imagination, Fumino failed to notice that the voice actually came from Rizu Ogata.
If something like that really happened, their group's relationships would be damaged beyond repair. She absolutely couldn't let that happen!
Fumino instinctively flung the door open and shouted, "Stop!!!"
Rizu Ogata, who had just mustered the courage to voice her feelings, turned around in confusion. Never mind why Fumino suddenly showed up at all.
"What do you mean by 'stop?' Huh?"
Rizu Ogata was baffled.
Eyes tightly shut, Fumino hollered, worried she might see something she shouldn't.
Rei Ao looked at her with a strange expression. "Furuhashi, I'm not sure what you're imagining, but could you open your eyes? We're over here on your left."
Hearing Rei Ao's words and realizing there was nothing inappropriate going on, Fumino slowly opened her eyes and glanced to the side. She quickly sized up the pair: their clothes were in order, their expressions were normal. Nothing seemed amiss. That made her breathe a heavy sigh of relief.
"Phew, thank goodness I made it in time."
That abrupt remark only left Rizu Ogata feeling more puzzled.
"Furuhashi, why did you say it's wrong for me to want to know more about Rei Ao? Could it be you've discovered something?"
As she spoke, she pushed up her glasses, which caught the light.
Fumino was momentarily speechless. She couldn't possibly say out loud what she had been imagining. Standing there to stop them had already maxed out her embarrassment. Finally, cheeks burning red, she left them with what sounded like a warning:
"Anyway, I—I'll be watching you! Don't try anything funny!"
With that, she ran off.
Left behind in a daze, Rizu Ogata asked Rei Ao, "Does Furuhashi know your secret or something? Is that why she doesn't want me to find out?"
Rei Ao looked puzzled. "Why would you think that?"
"Well, maybe there's that special feeling of 'I'm the only one who knows.' I've felt that way before."
Rizu Ogata confessed her own little secret without holding back, recalling an earlier moment in her life.
"Haha, you're overthinking it. Furuhashi doesn't know anything—she probably just misunderstood."
Rei Ao had a good idea of what might have happened with her eavesdropping.
"Anyway, back on topic," he continued, turning the conversation back to Rizu Ogata.
"You said you want to understand me better. But that might mean leaving your normal life behind. Are you sure you want to do that?"
Rizu Ogata's firm response left her lips.
"I've spent a lot of time thinking it over since last night. I can't help my curiosity about this amazing other world, so..."
She paused briefly, then clasped Rei Ao's right hand in both of hers, her eyes shining as she said, "Please tell me, Rei Ao!"
"Well, since you're going that far, I'll grant your wish."
[Ding! You have chosen to grant Rizu Ogata membership in the sub-group of the chat group!]
As knowledge surged into her mind, Rizu Ogata's face changed.
"A chat group... multiple worlds... so that's how it is!"
She never imagined there were more worlds than just one. And Rei Ao's identity was connected to so many of them. No wonder even the Quetzalcoatl God from another world treated him with such respect.
"Rei Ao, you're amazing!"
Rizu Ogata's eyes sparkled with admiration.
"I'm glad you think so right now," Rei Ao replied. "But I hope that once you get to know me better, you won't end up calling me a pervert like some of the other people in the chat group."
He patted the shoulder of the currently naïve Rizu Ogata in a meaningful way and went on, "If you have any other questions, you can look through the chat history. I won't explain them one by one."
"Let's head back to class."
Even though she didn't understand why Rei Ao teased himself as a "pervert," she obediently followed him off the rooftop.
At noon, Rei Ao originally planned to go have lunch with Mai and the others, but as soon as he left the classroom, he was stopped by two people: Satania and Vignette.
"Sensei, we've come to learn again!"
Even though he'd heard Satania's reasoning, Rei Ao still felt it was a little odd for a while. But Satania, being who she was, had completely forgotten about it after a short time. As for Vignette, she was so embarrassed she couldn't bring herself to look Rei Ao in the eye.
Rei Ao sized them up and immediately understood. Satania truly wanted to "learn" how to do bad deeds. Vignette, on the other hand, probably came along hoping for another raise in her living allowance. Even though she was embarrassed, she followed anyway.
However, this time Rei Ao didn't agree right away. Instead, he rubbed his forehead as if in exasperation. "I was planning on having lunch with my girlfriend. Having you two want lessons right here at school is a bit strange, don't you think?"
The two of them pictured the idea of Rei Ao doing something in the classroom with someone else, and their faces immediately reddened.
"W-we're not talking about that sort of thing!"
Even Satania felt shy about it.
But Rei Ao, resting his chin on his hand, spoke in a deliberately serious tone. "Still, as your sensei, I have a responsibility. Doing it at school isn't out of the question. Follow me."
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