Not Sensei, but 'Teacher' - 6
The house, which was fine just moments ago, collapsed.
Debris from the breached wall fell with a loud crash.
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"Hiccup! Wh-What's going on...?"
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Overwhelmed by the inexplicable explosion, I even started hiccuping.
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"Nito...? You were inside! Are you alright?! Are you hurt anywhere?!"
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"Hiccup...!"
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A girl entered the room.
Her voice sounded familiar, like I'd heard it a few times before.
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Where had I heard it?
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"I was so worried when I couldn't reach you yesterday!"
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More importantly, can't she do something about my house?
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"Hiccup...!"
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Maybe it's because I'm startled.
My body can't form proper words and only keeps hiccuping.
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"I'm just glad you seem to be safe."
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My house is not safe.
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"Th-The door...hiccup...!"
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"The door?"
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The person who was probably called 'President' turned around at my words.
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"Um...uh..."
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It seems she realized she had no solution.
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"I-I'll fix this...somehow..."
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It seems my punishment for my karma is still far from over.
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"What happened yesterday that you didn't answer your phone even during the times you're usually awake?"
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Once the debris from the broken wall was cleared and the situation stabilized somewhat, we sat on the floor and started talking.
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And my hiccups stopped.
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"Uh, yesterday I went out for a bit..."
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"Outside?! Nito went outside?!"
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Geez...
She really has a terrible perception of me.
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Well, a terrible perception of 'Nito' rather than me.
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"Th-Then where did you go?"
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The President, stuttered in excitement.
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"To the convenience store..."
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"Convenience store? There aren't any convenience stores around here. The closest one would be..."
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The President seemed to be thinking for a moment.
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"Ah, could it be..."
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She seemed to have a hunch and took out her phone.
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The President tapped her phone screen here and there. Then, she asked me softly.
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"Could it be that the place you went yesterday was... Schale?"
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"n, n-n, n, n-no?"
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Ah.
I stuttered.
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"It seems I was right."
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How did she figure that out...
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"So, what was your first impression of Sensei?"
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Suddenly, the atmosphere became serious.
This might be a little scary...
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"W-Well..."
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I roughly explained what happened yesterday.
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"I see... Hmm... Ah!"
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The President seemed to have realized something.
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"Hehehe... Nito-chan..."
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The President laughed in a somewhat unsettling way.
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"How about you take the lessons you were having with me with Sensei instead?"
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Wh-What lessons?
With Sensei?
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"N-No!"
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"Tsk, that's a shame."
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Surprisingly, she gave up easily.
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"But you'll have to make up for the lesson you missed yesterday, right?"
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"Come on, let's not stay here and go to my place!"
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"W-Wait a minute...!"
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I mustered all my strength to resist. The result was...
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Drag-
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I ended up being dragged, when I could have walked.
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We arrived at the President's house.
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But... is this a house?
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A place you can only reach by taking a hidden elevator underground.
It was more like a fortress than a house.
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The inside was as spacious and comfortable as the Schale office, and above all, it was filled with devices that looked incredibly high-tech.
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"Ahem! Nito? Come over here and sit down."
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There were only two chairs at the desk.
It seemed I was the only person who came here.
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It was a large, bright space, but thinking that way, it felt strangely lonely.
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"Now, shall we begin the lesson?"
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When I first heard those words, I didn't fully realize my fate.
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About an hour after the lesson started,
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"Haaah..."
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"Nito, we don't have enough time to cover everything you missed yesterday. You need to stay focused."
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At this rate, I'd much rather have lessons with Sensei.
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"C-Can I rest a little..."
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"Hmm..."
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The President seemed to be pondering for a moment. But the answer that followed wasn't what I wanted.
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"No! You went out without your phone yesterday... completely ignored my calls... I was so worried! This is your punishment!"
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That's too much.
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So, I ended up taking a lesson that lasted a full eight hours, packed with content.
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I didn't even study this hard in Korea...
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"Whew... Good work! Should we do this during the day tomorrow too? I was a little tired when we did it in the evening, but doing it during the day feels a bit refreshing."
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"Haaah..."
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At this rate, there's no hope.
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"I'll just... take lessons from Sensei..."
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"Really?! That's a good decision!"
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Sensei wouldn't go this far, right?
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"Ah, but there's a condition!"
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A condition?
What is it?
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"You have to call him 'Teacher' not just 'Sensei'."
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Ah.
That's really too much.
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