Chapter 82
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 82
Chapter Title: 8.1 Naiad's Worries
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Naiad Winzer.
She's an English teacher at Rune Academy and also the older sister of Naibusu Winzer, a student infamous throughout the academy for being a total delinquent.
Having graduated from the academy's high school division and immediately become a teacher, she's among the youngest faculty members there. Born to a British diplomat father and a Japanese mother, she's a striking half-blood with rare golden blonde hair and blue eyes in Japan, not to mention her tall stature and voluptuous figure.
Thanks to her stunning looks, Naiad enjoyed fervent support from many male students despite her icy demeanor.
"Miss Naiad! I've liked you since the first time I saw you! Go out with me... no, marry me!"
Occasionally, she'd even receive direct confessions like this from male students.
-Whoa~! Clap clap clap.
A male student bowing his head as he handed her a letter.
The kids around him applauded enthusiastically with amused expressions.
In Rune Academy's high school division, students were adults who could legally marry, and while teacher-student couples were rare, they weren't unheard of. With precedents existing, it wasn't strange for male students to dream of tying the knot with a beautiful teacher.
But for Naiad, these confession events were far from common.
Normally, students didn't dare approach her.
Because if they did recklessly, a terrifying monster would come calling.
For example, like right now.
"—Pure Love Punch!"
"Guh?!"
-Crash!
This guy had appeared out of nowhere and punched the male student who'd offered the letter, sending him flying.
It was Naibusu Winzer, Naiad Winzer's little brother.
"I've taken care of the Confession Creep with this Pure Love move, so you can relax, sis!"
"Naibusu!"
Her sister startled by her brother's sudden outburst.
But Naibusu replied as if it were no big deal.
"Oh, don't worry, sis. He didn't die."
"Of course he shouldn't die! What the hell are you doing all of a sudden?!"
What if that kid got hurt and you got punished?
Naibusu had strangely avoided punishment for all the things he'd done so far.
But karma builds up.
As his big sister, she was always on edge, never knowing when or how the backlash might hit him.
"Don't sweat it. It's fine to rough 'em up a bit. People don't die that easily."
"Naibusu!"
His sister was dumbfounded by her brother's absurd logic justifying his actions.
"Besides, this was just a fake confession as a penalty game anyway, right?"
"S-Sorry! I'm sorry...!"
"Huh? Who asked to hear your sorry? Was it a penalty confession or not?"
"Y-Yes! It was a fake confession, a penalty game! So forgive me! Spare me!"
"Who said anything about killing you? Oh ho, are you calling me a murderer right now?"
"N-No! Absolutely not!"
If you pester Teacher Naiad, her brother Naibusu will come running.
That story had become practically canon at Rune Academy.
So normal students didn't approach Naiad.
No one wanted to tangle with a thug backed by the Student Council President's power.
But conversely, some heard the rumors and confessed out of curiosity.
Just like now.
This male student who'd confessed to Naiad had lost a bet with friends and done it as a fake.
The psychology of kids playing these penalty games is predictable.
'I won't be the one stuck with the penalty anyway,' and 'If I'm just watching from afar when someone else draws it, it'll be safe.'
They didn't know.
That the target of their prank was a 'mad dog.'
That the one who'd drawn the penalty and confessed, and the ones egging him on from the sidelines, were all equal accomplices before the mad dog. And that before a mad dog, you couldn't hide or run—they didn't know.
The mad dog scanned the surroundings with wild eyes.
The students gulped dryly at that feral gaze, like a predator hunting prey.
There were innocent bystanders around, but also the culprits who'd planned the fake confession prank for laughs.
And sniffing out scum like that was Naibusu's specialty.
"The ringleader—it's you!"
Naibusu pointed at one student who was watching while trembling.
"Eek?! How?!"
"Stay right there!"
The pointed-out student bolted in surprise, and Naibusu gave chase.
"N-Naibusu!"
Naiad urgently tried to call back her brother, but he didn't even pretend to hear as he ran off.
"Haa... What am I going to do with Naibusu?"
Naiad sighed worriedly, her eyes following her brother's receding back.
Naibusu was getting wilder by the day.
She'd chased off students confessing to her before, but never resorted to outright violence like this.
At this rate, wouldn't he cause a major incident someday?
Watching him grow rougher, that 'someday' felt like it was creeping closer.
Rune Holder violence, murders, rapes, and other serious crimes had long been a major social issue. Rune Holders with their superhuman physical abilities couldn't control their power and easily committed crimes.
Academy students were especially prone. Freshly adult high schoolers still thought of themselves as minors with light punishments and caused trouble with a carefree attitude.
But with the recent special law imposing harsh penalties on Rune Holder crimes, kids who acted recklessly ended up as corpses buried in the ground. The law's gist was that if a criminal resisted arrest using Rune powers, they could be shot on the spot without issue.
Even in the class Naiad homeroomed, three students had met that 'summary judgment.'
Three out of fourteen total students. Over 20% by ratio. The only male student left in the class was Naibusu. Naiad, unaware that Naibusu himself had been the one delivering those judgments, couldn't help but worry he'd be next.
"This... can't go on."
Naiad clenched her fist, steeling herself.
Studies showed male Rune Holders had raging libidos and struggled to suppress sexual impulses.
The evidence was plain in their sex crime rates, dozens of times higher than normals per capita.
Naiad thought: Maybe Naibusu's violence stemmed from unfulfilled sexual urges.
Thus, the 'Naibusu Ejaculation Management Program' was born.
Planned by Naiad and half-jokingly approved by the Student Council President, this experimental system aimed to curb his violence and prevent crimes by managing the problem student's ejaculations.
But when it came to assigning a handler, Naiad had the position snatched by Student Director Akatsuki Hiyori.
Reasons like 'managing students is the Student Director's job' and 'acts between siblings are ethically wrong'—unconvincing excuses.
Naiad wasn't thrilled, but if someone could properly control Naibusu's urges, she didn't care who. Akatsuki Hiyori was attractive as a woman and likely more suited than herself, who had zero sexual experience.
She'd conceded the role thinking that...
"Die! Pure Love Suplex!"
"Guh?!"
...but as you can see, the results weren't good.
No telling if 'ejaculation management' was even happening properly, and Naibusu was still rampaging today. Asking Director Akatsuki about it got evasive dodges. At this rate, it wouldn't be surprising if Naibusu caused a big incident anytime.
This wouldn't do.
With that thought, Naiad had once forced things by bathing with Naibusu at home for 'ejaculation management.'
Inviting Akane home was for the same reason. If he resisted sex with family like her, Akane could be an alternative.
And that plan failed too. Worse, it backfired.
Akane hated Naibusu far more than Naiad imagined.
An attractive opposite sex living together rejecting him—it didn't help vent his urges; it ignited them.
She wouldn't submit willingly, so it escalated to rape, didn't it? When Naiad heard, she felt the sky falling.
She should've been more proactive instead of passing it off. Naiad regretted it endlessly after.
Luckily, Akane's uniqueness kept it from blowing up, but if he did it to someone else next, it'd be irreversible.
She had to do something before that.
As his big sister.
Naiad was ready to do anything she could.
"So, I request a handler switch. Miss Akatsuki."
"...Miss Winzer. I don't follow the 'so' there."
Student Director Akatsuki Hiyori replied with a hint of irritation.
Her outward vibe was as stiff as ever, but inwardly, she was shaking with anxiety.
Today was the 'ejaculation management' day Akatsuki had been eagerly awaiting.
Seeing Naibusu in his swimsuit during morning swim class had her body burning all day. She'd been counting down to after-school management time.
And now, a switch request?
Akatsuki absolutely couldn't accept it.
"Miss Winzer, as I said last time, ethically and efficiently, I'm better suited with my experience."
Truth was, Akatsuki had zero experience too.
Her 'experience' claim was a blatant lie, but now wasn't the time to quibble.
And Naiad was in no mood to quibble either.
"Naibusu told me himself. That you haven't been doing proper 'ejaculation management,' Miss Akatsuki."
"Ugh!"
It was a lie; Naibusu hadn't said that. Just a probe to gauge Akatsuki's reaction.
But Director Akatsuki took the bait. Her response clearly affirmed Naiad's claim.
In truth, Akatsuki hadn't managed properly last time. She'd been counterattacked and ended up managed by Naibusu.
At this rate, she'd lose the role. Her anxiety spiked.
"...I can't accept a switch over one failure. If you want it, get formal approval from the chairman and principal. Then I'll hand it over."
The chairman wasn't easy to meet.
And the principal had been purged last year during the anti-Mizuki faction crackdown, leaving the post vacant.
Akatsuki's demand was tantamount to refusing the switch.
But Naiad didn't give up.
"Miss Akatsuki. Then at least let me observe."
"Observe...?"
Akatsuki was speechless at Naiad's absurd demand.
Observing a student's ejaculation management? Unheard of.
The concept itself was ridiculous, but Akatsuki pretended not to notice that.
"As his sister, I have a duty to look after him. Please, Miss. He's my most precious family, the only one left—more important than my life."
"Miss Winzer..."
Akatsuki knew the pain of lost family well.
Not just her—any Rune Holder who'd survived the Great Catastrophe would empathize.
After much deliberation, Akatsuki reluctantly nodded.
"...Fine, Miss Winzer. You can observe."
"Thank you, Miss Akatsuki!"
Naiad beamed with joy at the permission.
"—But in exchange, there's a condition."