Yamanaka Sawako casually sat down at the table. Spotting the small cookies on it, she unceremoniously picked one up, popped it into her mouth, and after chewing for a moment, her eyes immediately lit up.
"So delicious!"
"Really?"
Kotobuki Tsumugi smiled warmly as she poured Yamanaka Sawako a cup of black tea.
"If you like them, then please have as many as you want, Sawako-sensei."
"Mhm!"
Yamanaka Sawako nodded. Her eyes sparkled, and her hands moved at an astonishing speed as she rapidly devoured the cookies in front of her.
"Sawako-sensei, were you a starving ghost in your previous life?"
After watching her for quite a while, Sato couldn't help twitching at the corner of his eye as he asked.
Eating fast was one thing, but did she not even need to chew? Wasn't she afraid of choking?!
"Hmph! Based on my years of experience, these cookies definitely came from a famous confectionery shop. If I don't eat as many as I can now, I won't get another chance!"
Smiling, Kotobuki Tsumugi topped up the tea in front of Yamanaka Sawako and said gently,
"It's okay. If you ever want to eat them again, you can come anytime, Sawako-sensei."
"Really?"
Yamanaka Sawako looked at Kotobuki Tsumugi with shining eyes.
"Mhm!"
"Wow! That's wonderful, Kotobuki-san! Even if I worked like a horse for you, I could never repay this kindness!"
Tears streamed down Yamanaka Sawako's face, yet she never stopped stuffing cookies into her mouth, making everyone wonder whether this person was really a teacher.
"That's way too exaggerated, Sawa-chan!"
Ritsu couldn't help twitching at the corner of her mouth as she waved a hand.
"Mm..."
At the same time, Yui groggily held her head as she slowly climbed to her feet. She looked around in a daze before her gaze suddenly landed on Yamanaka Sawako, who was rapidly devouring cookies. Her expression instantly froze.
"Sawa-chan, when did you get here?"
"Mmph... mmph, just now."
Without even pausing, Yamanaka Sawako kept tossing cookies into her mouth as she replied without turning around.
"Just now..."
Yui clearly still hadn't fully woken up. Then her eyes suddenly fell on Mio, who was still lying on the floor, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.
"Why is Mio lying on the floor?!" she asked blankly.
Sato looked at Yui with a strange expression.
"Yui, are you a goldfish or something?"
"Huh? Why would you say that?"
Yui scratched her head blankly, completely confused.
"Because a goldfish only have seven seconds of memory!"
"That's so mean!"
The girl puffed out her cheeks and glared at Sato in dissatisfaction. Comparing her to a fish was just too much!
Just then, Mio also unsteadily got to her feet.
It seemed both of them had pretty good resistance.
Then again, Yui was probably just naturally resistant because she had always been so airheaded.
As for Mio, Sato guessed she had built up some resistance after being scared so often by Ritsu.
"Sawako-sensei?"
Mio blinked in confusion when she saw Yamanaka Sawako eating like crazy. Then she noticed the demon mask resting on Sawako's lap, and her expression instantly turned icy.
Sato watched as she slowly walked behind Yamanaka Sawako, then...
Beautiful!
What a perfect rear chokehold!
Sato couldn't help praising her inwardly. Thanks to Trainer Ritsu, Mio had mastered two skills.
One was recovering quickly after fainting.
The other was naturally applying a chokehold from behind.
"Wah... ah... I'm gonna die! (Mio)Akiyama-san, I was wrong!"
Yamanaka Sawako's throat was suddenly locked by an arm from behind. She desperately grabbed at the arm choking her, her eyes rolling back.
"Sawako-sensei, repent in hell."
Mio's icy voice came from behind her, though she wasn't actually using much strength.
"It hurts! It hurts!"
Yamanaka Sawako wore a pained expression as she stretched a hand toward the others for help.
Aside from Sato, who calmly sat there sipping his tea, the other three had huddled together, trembling.
So scary!
"Does it really hurt that much?"
A trace of confusion entered Mio's voice. At most, the hold should have been uncomfortable. How could it actually hurt?
The pained expression vanished from Yamanaka Sawako's face. Looking back at the puzzled Mio, she explained seriously,
"The main problem is that the back of my head is getting poked."
Hm?
Mio glanced at where the back of Yamanaka Sawako's head was resting. Her face immediately flushed crimson, and the strength in her arms abruptly increased.
Through gritted teeth, she said,
"Sawako-sensei, I think it's better if you just die here!"
"AAAAAH!!!"
A miserable scream echoed throughout the clubroom.
Sato overheard Ritsu whispering with Yui and Kotobuki Tsumugi behind him.
"Sawako-sensei must be lying. Mio's actually pretty well-endowed. It's not poking her at all!"
"She looks slim in clothes, but she's got plenty underneath!"
"Oh!"
The other two immediately let out surprised exclamations.
Sato calmly sipped his tea, though his ears twitched slightly. After hearing that, his gaze subtly drifted toward Mio's modest-looking chest.
Who would've thought...
ptoo ptoo, no no!
...
After a round of horseplay, everyone finally settled down around the table.
"Recruiting new members, huh?"
After listening to everyone's plans, Yamanaka Sawako thoughtfully rubbed her chin.
"If you don't have something special, you won't attract anyone."
"Hm?"
Sensing something, Sato looked at her and asked,
"Sawako-sensei, do you have an idea?"
"Heh heh!"
Yamanaka Sawako shot Sato a look that said, You know quality when you see it, then grinned proudly.
"I've got some outfits. If you all wear them, you'll definitely attract countless people's attention!"
"Outfits?"
Everyone was taken aback. Mio looked at Yamanaka Sawako suspiciously.
"Sawako-sensei... what kind of outfits are you talking about?"
"Don't worry about that!"
Yamanaka Sawako waved a hand confidently.
"My idea will definitely make you all the center of attention!"
For some reason, Sato had a very bad feeling about this.