The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

"I love you, and I am happy that you love me back, but we can't go out"

"Why?"

Is this because we are student-teacher? Or maybe it is because of our age difference?

"I am not as kind as Elena"

"What?"

"I can't share you with another girl"

"....."

"Do you think society will accept this?"

"Why care what they think?"

"I am an adult. I am a part of society"

"What does it have to do with this?" 

"If word gets out that a high school teacher is dating her student who already has a girlfriend. What do you think they will think?"

"Why should we care about what they think!"

"We have to care about that. That is how this world works"

"I don't care about that"

"But, I have too"

"Then why did you do this?!"

"I..."

"Why did you confess to me?! Why did you make me think?! Why did you confess to me again?! Why did you make me realize my feelings?!" 

"I am--"

"Why did you kiss me?!"

"I am sorry?"

"I don't need your sorry! I love you and I want you to go out with me!"

"I can't!"

"You have too!"

"I...can't"

"You love me, right?!"

"I do"

"You want to go out with me, right?!"

"I can't"

"I am not asking if you can or you can't! I am asking, do you want to go out with me or not?!" 

"I...want to. I want to go out with you...I love you...I want you to do the things you do with Elena"

She started crying. I pushed her back on her chair and kissed her.

"Then leave it to me. I don't give a shit about what society thinks. If I want to do something, I will do it. If I want to change something, I will change it and make society accept it"

"....."

"And if they don't, they can go rot in hell for all I care"

I left the room after saying that or I wanted to, but miss Serah grabbed me and pushed me on the chair.

"This is payback for what you did right now"

She kissed me. This is our third kiss. The first time she kissed me, the second time I kissed her and the third, she is kissing me right now.

This kiss is different from the first two. She is trying her best to make me feel good. She is using her tongue and twisting it inside my mouth. She is sucking my tongue as well as my lips.

This is bad. Elena hasn't kissed me like this in a while and if miss Serah continues it, I will...no, I already am...

Miss Serah noticed it and jumped away from me.

"Why are you..."

"It's because of the kiss. This is completely natural. You can't blame me"

"Is that so?"

You are a teacher! Don't you know that this happens when you are excited?!

"You were kind of forceful"

"I am sorry. I just don't like when anyone yells at me"

"I am sorry. I got angry"

"It's okay. You got angry, so that means you don't want to lose me, right"

"It's not like that but you are not wrong"

"Do you remember you also yelled when we had a fight"

"What?"

"You yelled, and you were making a scary face"

"..."

Was I?

"I got scared and ran out of the room"

So that's the reason she ran out of the room at that time!

"I am sorry"

"Don't apologize. I am glad that you yelled at me"

"What?!"

"You know, after that, I couldn't get you out of my mind"

"....."

"Maybe I had already fallen in love with you at that time?"

"Is that...so?"

Ding~~ Dong~~

The break is over.

"I should go now"

"I am sorry you didn't get to eat anything because of me"

"It's okay"

As I was leaving the room, I remembered about yesterday.

"Miss Serah, what were you saying--"

"Call me Serah"

Dammit! I was trying to avoid this.

It's embarrassing to call her by her name.

"Se-Serah, what were you saying at the café yesterday?"

"About what?"

"About Elena being bullied by the girls" 

"How do you know that?! I didn't say anything about bullying"

"You didn't, but it seems my guess was right by your reaction" 

"It was during the beginning of the first year"

"Who were those girls? Can you give me their names?"

"I can't. I promised Elena that I won't say it to anyone and I can't break my promise"

"At least give me a hint"

"They were Elena's friends"

"...."

"I can't say any more than this. I can't break my promise and that's one of my ideals"

"I understand"

"I am sorry"

"It's fine. Well then, I am going. Bye"

I left the room. The only thing on my mind was, 'Who were Elena's friends?' 

Elena stopped hanging out with them after I started tutoring her. I hadn't seen her with her friends. There was this one girl who used to come to the library sometimes to meet her.

I don't remember her name, but if I see her here, I will recognize...her. 

This was a funny coincidence, or maybe not, but I just saw that girl coming from the cafeteria. 

"Hey you!" I yelled.

She didn't turn back. I ran and grabbed her shoulder.

"Who are you!! You are Elena's..."

So I was right. This girl knows Elena.

"Were you the one who bullied Elena?!" 

"What are you talking about?"

She tried to run, but I pushed her against the wall.

"Don't play dumb. I already know that you were one of them"

"I am not! I swear I am not one of them!"

"Do you think I will believe that?"

"I am telling the truth! It wasn't me. The other girls bullied her"

"Why?!"

"....."

"Answer me! Why did they bully her?!" 

Elena is not smart in studies, she is not great at anything. There is no reason for anyone to bully her. Why did they bully Elena?

"I don't know why they did that, but they said, 'She is a slut' and 'She is acting dumb to get close to you' and other nasty things about her"

"What?!"

"They were saying that she is trying to get close to you because you are handsome, and she can use you to get your money"

"What are..."

What is she talking about?!

"I really don't know but I know that Elena is not that type of girl" 

"Of course she isn't!"

"Now can I go?! You are scaring me!" 

Should I let her go? Should I believe her?

"I will tell you one more thing, so please let me go!" She said, wiping away her tears.

"Shoot"

"Those girls are the ones who do that type of stuff"

"That type?"

"Compensated dating, prostitution and other nasty stuff"

"Elena was friends with that type of girls?!"

"She didn't know. Even I didn't know. When I got to know about that I stopped hanging out with them"

"....."

"They started bullying me after that. I am sorry. I just wanted to be friends with Elena. I didn't know that would happen"

"Where are those girls?!"

"They are still in the cafeteria"

"Even though the break is long over"

I will kill them.

"You shouldn't involve yourself with them. They will force false accusations against you. They are bad girls"

"You can go now!"

I will deal with them myself.

When I went to the cafeteria, it was empty except for one table.

"There they are"