"Y-you… what are you talking about? What do you mean you should not have kissed me? I rejected you! You shameless pervert!"
Fukiyose glared at Ye Fei through gritted teeth, her face burning red.
"I already admitted my mistake," Ye Fei said with complete sincerity, leaving no room for counterattack.
"You think admitting it is enough? You idiot, that was my first time!"
Her face turned even redder, though whether from anger or embarrassment was unclear.
"Then I will take responsibility," Ye Fei replied earnestly.
"Who asked you to take responsibility? Stop being self righteous!"
A visible vein pulsed on her forehead.
Ye Fei shrugged internally. Truly, women are difficult to understand. Whatever you say is wrong.
Komoe-sensei rubbed her forehead, looking troubled.
"So… from what I understand, Ye Fei-kun confessed, Fukiyose-chan rejected him, and then Ye Fei-kun acted impulsively and caused a disturbance. But Fukiyose-chan also escalated the situation and disrupted class harmony."
She puffed her cheeks slightly while trying to maintain authority.
"Fukiyose-chan, you will clean the classroom today and take over next week's daily duties. As for Ye Fei-kun, you bear primary responsibility. After school, go weed the lawn behind the gymnasium."
Ye Fei immediately grabbed Komoe-sensei's hand with a troubled expression.
"Sensei, that lawn is enormous. That is basically a labor reform sentence."
Komoe-sensei placed her hands on her hips.
"Either weed the lawn, or play Columbus's Egg. Choose."
"Columbus's Egg," Ye Fei answered instantly.
Sorry, Columbus. Your legacy continues to suffer.
Komoe-sensei took out an egg and placed it carefully on her desk.
The so called Columbus's Egg punishment required balancing an egg vertically on its tip for a full minute without cracking it. Even for low level telekinesis users, this required extremely fine control.
Under the astonished gazes of Fukiyose and Komoe-sensei, Ye Fei raised his hand above the egg.
The egg slowly rotated upright and stood perfectly balanced.
"Ahem. I practice precise telekinetic control regularly," he said modestly.
Although his telekinesis was only Level 1, his control was exceptionally refined. Balancing an egg was trivial.
Komoe-sensei puffed her cheeks again.
"Do not let this happen again, Ye Fei-kun. I was seriously deceived today."
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Sensei. I promise to reflect deeply."
"Go back to class and prepare for the next lesson. You troublesome kitten."
Outside the office, Fukiyose suddenly stepped hard on Ye Fei's instep.
"Ye Fei, I will not let this go. Remember that."
"Got it, Seiri-chan," Ye Fei replied with a grin, suppressing the pain.
She froze for a brief moment when he addressed her by her given name, then snorted and walked away.
Using his newly acquired Observation Haki, Ye Fei subtly sensed the fluctuations in her emotions.
When he called her by her given name, she did not immediately correct him. In Academy City, students typically addressed each other by surname unless they were close.
Which meant she did not truly hate him.
He glanced back toward the teachers' office and sighed internally.
This ridiculous system is steadily destroying my moral standards.
Komoe-sensei also had a rotating two star card above her head.
Unlock condition: Lift Tsukuyomi Komoe high into the air.
Ye Fei's lips twitched.
Lift her up?
Would Komoe-sensei cry? Would the entire class hunt him down?
Still, after tasting the benefits of unlocking a two star card, giving up now felt like betraying his own growth.
Better wait for a proper opportunity.
Back in the classroom, everything had already been cleaned up.
The boys immediately surrounded him.
"So? How bad was it?"
"You are insane."
"I envy you so much."
"Saving the world, huh? That excuse was terrible."
Their faces were full of jealousy and admiration. If they had dared to do something like that, even getting beaten up would have been worth it.
Fukiyose slammed her hand onto the desk.
"That is enough!"
Silence fell instantly.
Everyone returned to their seats.
Fukiyose glanced sideways at Ye Fei. He smiled casually at her.
Her cheeks reddened faintly before she turned away, pretending to be annoyed.
To the rest of the class, it looked suspiciously like flirting.
After school, she gave him an indifferent look and left without a word.
Ye Fei shrugged.
"If you have something to say, just say it. Do not make me guess."
He stretched lazily as he exited the school gates.
Finally, school was over.
Opening the virtual map again, he examined the Infinite Cards scattered across Academy City.
Most were not easy to obtain. Research facilities required authorization. Cards attached to individuals required specific conditions.
"Let's collect the accessible ones in District 7 first."
District 7 was the largest school district in Academy City, containing numerous middle schools and high schools.
Aside from the five star and four star cards inside the Windowless Building, there were only two three star cards located at Tokiwadai. The rest were mostly one star cards, with a handful of two star cards.
Two two star cards were located inside a Judgment branch office.
One of them might belong to that Level 1 electromaster whose name was read as Shirai but practically translated as pervert.
Ye Fei narrowed his eyes.
"Forget the Judgment branch for now. I am a law abiding, model student."
He shifted his gaze to another cluster of cards.
"Let's start with the delinquent gathering spots in District 7. Plenty of cards there."
And unlike Komoe-sensei, they probably would not cry if lifted into the air.