CH 76

Handsome Transfer Student VS Maria

Translated by Dawn

Handsome Transfer Student VS Maria

Japan in the year 2040, where people with psychic abilities were born at a rate of one in every 100 people.

Japan, which suffered a financial collapse due to the prime minister’s failure, gathered psychics to revive the economy.

During all this, it turned out that Okui Ikuo, the main character, a loner, was actually a teleporter.

Ikuo was tasked with teleporting all the people with psychic abilities to their respective workplaces.

As a result, he became friends with many beautiful girls with psychic abilities such as Miina, the madonna of the school, Shisae, a beautiful albino girl, and Maiko, Maria, and Maya of the police squad, and he was moving toward a more riajuu-like life.

A second later, the classroom door opened at just the right moment and a female teacher with a bun on her head emerged.

Behind her stood a certain handsome man. His hair was long for a boy, and he looked like a handsome character from a shoujo manga.

“Good morning everyone. I’d like to introduce you to a new transfer student today.”

As the female teacher proceeded to speak animatedly over the podium, the students were suddenly in an uproar.

As the female teacher proceeded to speak animatedly over the podium, the students were suddenly in an uproar.

It was only natural for them to ask why a new student had transferred to the school a week before summer vacation.

I, too, wondered why at this time of the year.

—I mean, that guy hadn’t transferred in yet, right?

In answer to my question, the female teacher repositioned her glasses and opened her mouth.

“He left his previous school late due to family reasons. Although it was in the middle of the school year, he had worked at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, so I wonder if there are many people who might know him. Then, Ijuin-kun, please introduce yourself.”

“Yes.”

With a beautiful voice in reply, the boy called Ijuin, with a face that couldn’t have been more kempt, flicked his gaze to the back of the classroom.

“I am from Hakuo Gakuen. My name is Shusuke Ijuin.”

With that one word, the air in the classroom changed.

Hakuo Gakuen was one of the most elite high schools in Japan.

I heard that the students at that school were sons and daughters of prominent politicians and businessmen.

Not only he was good-looking, but he also came from a good family.

—He’s like a character from a manga.

“I have been working at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications until now, but my father kept me around because he didn’t think I would need to change schools as well. However, at my strong request, I moved to a new school today. It will be a summer vacation in a week, and I intend to find someone I can spend that summer vacation with.”

He said again with an attractive smile on his face.

—The one that’s always sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong.

Some of the girls’ cheeks reddened. Understandable.

Matsumi’s eyes were pale and dead. Understandable.

Shisae was looking at Kiriha’s chest. I didn’t want to understand.

Maria had Maya on her lap. When did that happen?

“My ability is Precognition: I can tell if there is an accident or incident that will happen in the next 24 hours, or if I or someone I know is in imminent danger. However, the accuracy is extremely low for things that have nothing to do with crises and for things that will happen after 24 hours. So don’t expect it to be applicable to gambling.”

While Ijuin introduced himself in a well-tempered, cheery manner, the class was still filled with lively excitement.

—Well, it can’t be helped since an ability to predict is such a cheat ability.

To be able to know the future was a foul thing to do.

In fact, Ijuin was very active with that power.

Ijuin was a member of the same police squad as Maria and the others.

That was why I teleport Ijuin to the police station every day.

For the record, Ijuin’s Precognition could be altered, and the current accuracy rate was said to be about 90%.

The reason for this was the butterfly effect.

When people who heard the precognition change their behavior, the future would inevitably change as well. It was not an ability to interfere with time, but an arithmetic ability to know the most likely future based on the current state of the world.

“Then, Ijuin-kun, take the vacant seat—”

As if interrupting the female teacher who was urging him to sit down, Ijuin started walking.

His feet aimed at us without hesitation and stopped right in front of Maria.

The tall Ijuin arrived at Maria’s desk with his right hand and leaned forward to look down at her.

“Maria, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?”

“I don’t want to.”

Maria immediately responded to the unexpected confession one-tenth of a second before the classroom became noisy. The classroom was enveloped in silence.

I thought I heard a crack in Ijuin’s confident, handsome face.

In fact, Ijuin’s left cheek twitched slightly and his sweet mask stiffened.

Maria, on the other hand, maintained a completely silent, expressionless, and emotionless face. The only thing that was moving was her two hands pinching the cheeks of the dozing Maya.

“A-are you embarrassed? Or do you prefer to be chased when it comes to love?”

“I have no reason to go out with you. Love is for people who like each other. Who would willingly accept a relationship proposal from someone they have never met before? Rather, what are the odds that you confessed your feelings to me? Please let me know for the sake of learning later.”

—M-Maria-saaaan!?

What a horrible girl.

To cut off so mercilessly the advances of this handsome man, who every girl who would pass him on the street would turn around and blush if he smiled at her. Are you really a girl from the modern age?

“Ha, Hahaha, it’s the first time we’ve met? We have never exchanged words, but we have seen each other many times as members of the same police unit, haven’t we? You see, we go to work together through Okui-kun’s teleportation.”

When Ijuin took one look at my face, Maria stared at me, then returned her gaze to Ijuin’s face, then stiffened as she threw her gaze at me again.

—Y-you don’t remembeeeer!? This girl was not only completely oblivious to Ijuin, she had never even looked at him!

I stole a fearful glance at Ijuin’s expression.

Sure enough, Ijuin looked like a national star who had been asked by a passerby, “Who are you?”

No wonder.

If you were as handsome as Ijuin, it must have been normal for girls to recognize you even if they didn’t know you.

And yet, the girl he sees every day didn’t even recognize him.

As I was thinking about how to work out which one to support, Maria unexpectedly opened her mouth to Ijuin.

“That was just a joke. The truth is, I do remember…it’ll be less embarrassing to say so.”

“Don’t read that last line!”

Ijuin turned around and behind him, Shisae was displaying a cue card on the MR screen.

Ijuin’s face was finally twitching at the corners of his mouth, an expression that was impossible to describe as a smile.

“Are you okay, Ijuin? She’s such a clumsy girl, right?”

Ijuin brushed his long bangs out of his face and brushed off my serious advice.

“It doesn’t matter. Her beauty shines only next to me.”

“You don’t care who she is as long as she looks beautiful, huh? You’re not after Kiriha, are you?”

But Ijuin snickered at my concern.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have a taste for vulgar women. What’s she got stuffed in her chest?”

—Huh?

It was fine that he wasn’t interested in Kiriha, but I was annoyed that he made fun of Kiriha.

Then MARIA asked me anxiously.

“Honey-san, am I really too small after all?”

“No, you’re good enough!”

I gave a quick answer to Maria, who was pressing her D-cup breasts against the back of Maya’s head.

“Anyway, in that case, Maria, why don’t we start with you and me as friends?”

“I don’t think a friend is something you are asked to be, and I don’t think it is something you are supposed to be able to persuade someone to be your friend. Or can you continue to be my friend even if I marry someone else?”

—You’re too right!

“Then Maria, how do I get you to look back at me?”

“Ah, can I ask you to stop calling me Maria?”

—So cruel!?

“Haha, I guess I was a little too familiar. So, Arima-san, could I at least be invited to your group so that we can keep in touch?”

“I understand. Then let’s form a shared group with everyone in the police squad.”

“I don’t mind. By the way, I was wondering if you would like to go into town with me next Saturday. If you don’t want to be alone with me, you can bring someone else.”

“This Saturday, Maya-san, Maiko-san, and I are going to see a movie together.”

“Oh, that’s nice. Can I go with you then?”

“Does that mean you want yourself, as a man, to mix in with the girls’ party?” (backing away)

—Maria never stops!

“Then, let’s hang out on Sunday.”

“I’d rather play with Maya than with you, a total stranger. Maya-san, why don’t we spend this Sunday at Maya-san’s house, just lazing around together?”

“N? Is that okay?”

“Yes, it is.”

—Stop it already! It hurts my heart!

“Fufu, chasing love isn’t so bad. It burns.”

With a forced smile on his face, Ijuin sat down in an empty seat at the back of the classroom.

I was mentally drained from the tsukkomi in my mind.

Matsumi gave me a disgusted look.

“What kind of education are you giving to Maria?”

“It’s not my education!”

“Don’t worry, Honey. I’ll teach Maria to be a true human being.”

“Liar!”

I struck a karate chop pose, and Kiriha stuck her forehead.

“nyan, I got hit by Honey♪”

—Guuh, cute…

Ijuin must be evil to call such a cute Kiriha vulgar. That was my assessment of Ijuin.

After confirming that Ijuin had taken his seat, the teacher cleared her throat as if to regain her composure.

“Also, I have some news for you today. A TV station is coming for an interview.”

As the classroom became noisy, the teacher continued to speak to calm everyone down.