Pirate's Freedom

"I see."

The person who answered was a petite girl who was particularly radiant among the students.

The combination of fair skin, cute appearance, textured silver hair, and a frail body that requires a cane to move around gives her an illusive and fleeting magical atmosphere.

"This kind of paper will do."

She gently tore a page from her notebook, stood up with a slender cane, walked to the podium, and said with a friendly smile.

"My name is Sakayanagi Yusu, welcome to Class A."

The white paper was very neat, and there were almost no saw teeth in the torn area. Sakayanagi Yusu handed it to Nami and continued at the same time.

"It seems that you are a calligraphy genius, but unfortunately, we don't have a writing brush here."

"No, I don't know any calligraphy."

Nami, who took the paper, moved her steps and walked slowly off the stage.

"but……"

As she spoke, she pinched the edge of the paper with two fingers——

"A friend taught me a little bit about swordsmanship."

The next movement was neither fast nor slow. He just raised his hand easily and waved it down normally.

If there is anything unusual about it, it is that during the wave, the soft paper breaks the air silently without any trembling.

Then, three to five seconds passed with no one speaking.

Just in front of her, a gap gradually appeared. After expanding to the point visible to the naked eye, a triangular piece of varnished hard wood fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

In the first row of the classroom, the third column from the left, the girl sitting in the seat had her pupils widened and her body was frozen. A corner of her desk was cut off with paper like a hot knife cutting butter.

Simple, straightforward and clear - this is a pure visual impact that anyone can directly feel.

"what--?"

"Hey Hey hey--!"

Chaos and commotion spread uncontrollably.

After realizing what happened, the students who couldn't hold themselves back left their seats and ran to the front row to watch.

Even the teacher, who looked calm just now, stood there in a daze, showing no intention of maintaining classroom discipline.

"how is this possible?!"

"Is this magic?!"

"It must be!"

"Even if you say so..."

"That piece of paper belongs to Sakayanagi Arisu, and this table is even more..."

"Wow! It hurts!...Am I not dreaming?!"

Amid the commotion, a slightly dissatisfied child's voice sounded.

"If you suspect it's fake, I'll demonstrate it again. Who wants to try it?"

When Nami put down the paper in her hand and picked up a ruler, the people around her subconsciously took a step back.

Except for one person——

"It's amazing~"

Sakayanagi Arisu leaned his stick next to the table.

"You are really amazing~!"

Her eyes were bright, and she clapped her hands repeatedly as if she was very happy, and then clasped her hands together and said pleadingly.

"Please, please let me see it again. Ah, by the way, what's your name?"

"..."

After a moment of hesitation, Nami raised her hand and rubbed her cheek.

"Nana."

……

After going back to the staff room to get the key, Sae Chabashira left the teaching building with a few transfer students. After walking for a few minutes, he entered a warehouse to collect tables and chairs.

Gu</span>“It seems that the maximum adjustable model is not here.”

After Kawasaki, Totsuka, and Zaimokuza had all picked out tables and chairs, Chabashira Sae, who had disappeared for a while, came back from the depths of the warehouse and said to them, as well as Ira and Karina, who were empty-handed at the side.

"The first class is about to begin. You go back to the classroom first, and I will take them to find it."

Then, watching them move their desks and chairs, they walked away towards the teaching building without saying a word, panting, or laughing.

Sae Chabashira closed the door of the warehouse and took the lead in walking in the other direction.

"Let's go."

On the other side of the teaching building, near the sports field, there is a warehouse mainly for sporting goods.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to ask-"

Walking on the tree-lined road leading there, Chabashira Sae suddenly spoke.

"Why did you choose to come here?"

Although Ila looked around indifferently, Karina understood what she meant——

Most of the people who choose to come to this school and live a completely closed campus life do so for the bright and ideal future promised in the propaganda.

In other words, for those who are already determined to have a bright future, this school will not be so attractive. On the contrary, various inconveniences will be highlighted.

Especially for the two of them, who have to leave their families at such a young age, there must be a very sufficient reason for such a choice.

"for money."

Karina's answer was concise and powerful.

"Is that so? If that's the case... By the way, let's talk about it -"

Faced with this answer, Chabashira Sae didn't seem surprised. She didn't stop at all. She pondered for a moment and then continued.

"Based on students' activity and contribution in club activities, there are sometimes cases where points are awarded individually. For example, if someone from the calligraphy club wins a prize in a competition, the school will give them corresponding points."

She asked: "Do you want to try to participate?"

"Let's see," Carina seemed to be interested, but also seemed not to be interested. She replied in a non-committal manner, and then asked her in turn.

"What do you think, Chabashira-sensei?"

"What do you mean?"

Chabashira Saeda asked without looking back.

"Didn't you say that this is a world where strength is paramount. In this case, it should be the same for not only the students, but also the teachers."

Karina continued.

"Although the situation is not that tragic, in general, Mr. Chabashira, your position should be consistent with Class D."

The kind of attitude shown in the classroom: if you want to suck, you will suck until the end, and there is no enthusiasm at all. She found it strange at the beginning.

"Or, teacher, do you think this is enough? Looking at it this way, even though you said it harshly, Chabashira-sensei, you actually believed them..."

"Well, is it so simple to make a judgment——"

Taking an almost identical step forward, Sae Chabashira asked in unchanging tone, "Could it be that, Kallen, do you have any conclusive evidence?"

"Chabashira-sensei, in a detective novel, your words alone could be used as evidence."

Karina laughed.

"But it doesn't matter. I just want to make sure that--Chabashira-sensei, you are not as unmotivated as you seem."

"Only the strong can have margin. I can only think so - you feel that you have already obtained the biggest bargaining chip."

Having said this, Karina looked at Chabashira Sae's back and sighed softly.

"But in this case, for you, teacher, our arrival may not be a good thing."

"..."

Sae Chabashira stopped and turned to look at Karina. After looking at each other for a moment, he took the lead to look away.

"For you to say something like that at your age... I'm honestly kind of shocked."

"Really, but nothing is innate."

A bright and hard-to-understand smile appeared on Karina's lips, "Teacher Chabashira, I don't like your genius statement very much."