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Chapter 31: Jealousy (EC)

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Jealousy (EC)

The next morning, as soon as Kotone Asaba woke up, he used his right eye to suck everything he had prepared for Pochita into the Kamui dimension.

A sofa, food, things to read, things to play with... he had even prepared a bed for Pochita.

Then Kotone Asaba sent himself and Pochita into the Kamui dimension as well.

This was not Pochita’s first time entering his Kamui dimension. Back when Kotone had used his long-distance teleportation ability while bringing Pochita along, Pochita had already learned of the Kamui dimension’s existence.

Inside the Kamui dimension, there was nothing but one huge pillar after another, each one rising to a different height, and the place looked as though it stretched on without end.

Everything he had just brought in was already arranged. Kotone Asaba then placed Pochita on the sofa.

If he had any interest in doing it right now, he could even build a villa directly inside the Kamui dimension.

After temporarily settling Pochita in, he left for school.

He had to admit, even in the advanced class, Kotone Asaba still felt that school was easier than it had been in his previous life. Saying it was much easier would not be an exaggeration at all.

Getting to school at eight in the morning was already considered early, classes ended a little after four in the afternoon, and there was no evening self-study. Since Chiba Rissei High School was a public high school, there were no classes on weekends either.

The only part that might not be all that relaxing was the lunch break, which lasted less than an hour. But back in his previous life, his high school had not given them much time to rest at noon either.

His daily routine back then had basically been this: when class ended a little before noon, he would be kept behind to retake the English quiz he had failed during morning reading. If he still failed, he would be punished by copying it out by hand. By the time he finally finished, he would rush to the cafeteria, spend a dozen minutes eating, then return to the classroom, only for his seat to barely warm up before another sudden English or math quiz started.

It was not that he had been a bad student in his previous life. His grades had been fairly stable and somewhere in the upper-middle range. He had simply been too lazy to memorize things for those English quizzes.

There had been four classes in the morning and four classes in the afternoon. If he was unlucky and the fourth afternoon class happened to be math, the math teacher would definitely spring a sudden math quiz on them, and once the test started, it would drag on until past six in the evening. After dinner, evening self-study would begin immediately.

If there was no test during evening self-study, things were still fine. But if there was a test, he would have to wait until he returned to the dorm to do his homework. The school had even thoughtfully prepared a wooden desk for every boarding student so they could sit on their beds and do homework.

By comparison, even in the advanced class at Chiba Rissei High School, Kotone Asaba truly found things very relaxing. With the stress tolerance he had built up in his previous life, combined with his current learning ability, he was basically crushing the other students from a higher dimension.

In the blink of an eye, the first three morning classes were over.

The fourth class was P.E.

Before P.E. began, everyone had to change into their gym clothes and sneakers ahead of time. The girls went to the changing room, while the boys changed directly in the classroom. It was not that the boys did not have a changing room, it was just that everyone was used to doing it this way.

As for Kotone Asaba, he was too lazy to make an extra trip to the changing room. Changing directly in the classroom was much more convenient.

Even though they were all boys, Kotone Asaba was a new student. More accurately, his identity was far too special, so quite a few of the other male classmates were secretly glancing at his body.

They were all curious what kind of physique someone like Asaba, who could kill powerful Devils, had.

The result was about what they had imagined. He looked slim in clothes but had muscle underneath. Even just looking with the naked eye, it was obvious his physical condition was strong. Add his Devil power on top of that, and no wonder he could kill Devils.

Ivan Goto was also looking at Kotone Asaba’s body. When he saw such a good physique, jealousy instantly rose in his heart, and his expression turned somewhat twisted.

"Goto? What’s wrong? Your expression looks scary."

The boy beside him immediately asked when he saw Ivan Goto’s expression.

"N-Nothing."

Only then did Ivan Goto realize that something was off about him, and he hurriedly turned his face away.

He pressed a hand to his forehead, his brows slightly furrowed.

What was wrong with him?

Why did he feel so uncomfortable just from seeing Kotone Asaba’s body?

Was this the influence of the Jealousy Devil?

Ivan Goto felt this was the most reasonable explanation. What he had felt just now had clearly been jealousy, so he had probably been affected by the Jealousy Devil.

Otherwise, if it were his usual self, he would not have become like that so easily.

Ivan Goto did not pay too much attention to it. He simply treated it as the price of forming a contract with the Jealousy Devil and felt it was harmless.

He only wanted a Devil to appear at school or somewhere else so he could show off his power. That way, Kotone Asaba probably would not look down on him anymore.

Kotone Asaba had just finished changing into his gym clothes. He had not noticed anything strange about Ivan Goto just now, and he had absolutely no idea what Ivan Goto was thinking.

If he knew Ivan Goto thought he was being looked down on by him, he would be utterly speechless.

After changing clothes, the boys left the classroom one after another and headed to the athletic field.

P.E. in Japanese high schools included practical training and theory classes. Practical training covered things like sprints, long-distance running, basketball, soccer, and other events, and it was held in the indoor gymnasium or on the athletic field. Theory classes were held directly in the classroom.

Today’s P.E. class would be practical training. As for what the specific activity was, Kotone Asaba still did not know.

"Man, we’re running laps again today. This is the most boring and tiring one."

"I think it’s fine. We can just follow the group and jog slowly later anyway."

"I just hope whoever leads doesn’t run too fast..."

On the way to the athletic field, a few boys beside Kotone Asaba were chatting about P.E.

Thanks to them, he learned that today’s P.E. activity was long-distance running.

At that moment, one boy said to him, "Asaba, can you run a little slower later?"

With Asaba’s physical ability, if he did not hold back, they definitely would not be able to keep up. If the whole group got thrown out of rhythm, it would be harder for them to slack off.

"Sure."

Kotone Asaba was not interested in long-distance running. He was not the type to show off by running.

Just before P.E. began, the boys and girls had already gathered on the athletic field. After changing in the changing room, the girls had come straight to the field.

The P.E. teacher first led them through warm-ups, then started the laps.

Since this was endurance running rather than a one-kilometer test, they had to run more than a dozen laps, but it would not be too exhausting.

The average physical condition of Japanese high school students was not poor, especially in a world where Devils could appear at any time. Schools placed even more importance on students’ physical training.

The boys started running first, while the girls waited beside the athletic field.

At this moment, Rika Matsumoto went to buy three bottles of water ahead of time, then handed two of them to Kobeni Higashiyama.

"Thank you! But I only need one bottle."

"It’s not like I’m asking you to drink both bottles by yourself, Kobeni. Isn’t there also Asaba?"

Rika Matsumoto smiled meaningfully.

"Ah... So that’s what you meant. But why are you giving Asaba’s to me?"

Kobeni Higashiyama did not immediately understand the meaning behind Rika Matsumoto’s words.

"Obviously so you can bring him water later, Kobeni."

"Oh... H-Huh?"

Only then did Kobeni Higashiyama react. A faint blush immediately appeared on her face. Although it was not a particularly special gesture, she still felt a little embarrassed.