Chapter 5: The Encounter In The Toilet

So it turned out Norika Harada had pulled this whole stunt and recorded what Quillan said just to get him to pose as her boyfriend!

Honestly, pretending to be a boyfriend wasn’t totally unacceptable to Quillan, but he wasn’t going to agree that easily.

He looked at Norika, thinking of using this chance to squeeze a favor out of her. Shaking his head, he said, "Miss Harada, pretending to be your boyfriend isn’t a big deal, but look at me—would your parents really believe it when I’m this young? Besides, I’m practically penniless right now, my luggage has to be left in storage, I don’t have a place to stay, and even eating is a problem..."

"Are you facing some difficulties?"

Norika wasn’t stupid; she caught his drift immediately.

To get Quillan’s help, she gritted her teeth and said, "In that case, you have even more reason to help me! As long as you’re willing to help, I can pay you!"

"But where am I staying tonight?" Quillan took another sip of water, looking at Norika at total ease.

"If it really comes down to it..."

Norika bit her lip and said, "If there’s no other choice, you can stay at my place for tonight. But... only for one night! Tomorrow happens to be the weekend with no school, so you’ll have to move out!"

"Deal!"

Quillan had no reason to refuse a windfall like this when he needed it most.

After returning to the classroom, Quillan slumped onto his desk and fell fast asleep.

Having settled things with Norika, he no longer had any worries.

The third period was still Norika’s class. On the first day of school, the homeroom teacher’s classes were naturally packed, and other teachers wouldn’t come in until the afternoon.

Because of this, Quillan was able to sleep straight through until the bell. During class, an annoyed Norika had called on him to stand up and answer a question, but her question was no match for Quillan, even in his sleep. With just a glance at the blackboard, he gave the correct answer and even went beyond, offering several different solution methods that left everyone jaw-dropped!

When class ended, it was lunchtime, but Quillan was still sleeping. Unable to do anything about him, Norika gave Quillan a glare, picked up her textbooks, and left the classroom. Miyuki Sakurai stayed by his side, waiting until all the other students had cleared out before asking softly, "Quillan, are you feeling unwell?"

"Yeah..." Quillan just wanted to sleep, so he answered absently.

"Then..."

Miyuki’s face flushed slightly as she looked at him. "If you’re not feeling well, do you want to visit the infirmary?"

Quillan waved a hand at her. "No need, I’ll be fine after a short sleep."

"Aren’t you going to eat?" Seeing that he didn’t respond, Miyuki took the initiative. "How about you get some good rest, and I’ll go to the cafeteria to get a bento for you?"

Miyuki left the classroom happily. Watching her back, the corner of Quillan’s mouth curled into a smile.

What a cute girl...

After Miyuki left, Quillan figured he was the only one left in the classroom.

Whistling, he walked toward the restroom. But just as he reached the entrance, the expected bad luck struck.

"Damn it, there really is only one restroom. Is this the men’s or the women’s?"

Quillan had worried about this before. St. Sakura was a girls’ high school, so the restrooms in the teaching building were naturally for girls.

In fact, after drinking two extra cups of water in Norika’s office during the second break, he had already needed to use the restroom. Fearing there wouldn’t be a men’s room, he had held it in until now.

He really couldn’t hold it anymore!

Gritting his teeth, Quillan reasoned that no one was around anyway...

He charged inside without hesitation. After relieving himself, a completely refreshed Quillan whistled as he walked up to the sink to wash his hands. But when he looked in the mirror, he caught sight of a familiar face.

As their eyes met, the girl’s gaze turned fierce.

"Hi, Amatsuki-senpai. You’re using the restroom too? What a coincidence, haha..."

Washing his hands calmly, Quillan braced himself, greeted the girl, and started walking toward the door.

"Stop right there!"

Kaoru Amatsuki was on the verge of a breakdown. This guy walked into the women’s restroom so brazenly, yet he didn’t feel the slightest bit embarrassed?

Stopping him in his tracks, Kaoru said with a dark face, "As the head of the Disciplinary Committee, I ask this student to come with me to the committee office!"

"Whatever..." Quillan said indifferently, following behind Kaoru.

He had thought everyone in the building was off eating lunch, but he hadn’t expected to get caught by Kaoru anyway. He could only accept his luck!

Reaching the Disciplinary Committee office, Quillan found it empty—the others were likely out for lunch. Kaoru sat down on a chair with a scowl and asked him point-blank, "Tell me, are you a pervert?"

"What?" Quillan’s face darkened too. Who wouldn’t be annoyed by someone slinging insults right off the bat? He immediately shook his head in denial.

Kaoru slammed her hand onto the desk and demanded, "Then, Quillan, explain why you were in the women’s restroom!"

"Women’s restroom?" Quillan put on a clueless face. "Amatsuki-senpai, does it say ’Women’s Restroom’ anywhere on the door? Since it doesn’t, and it’s a shared restroom, why can you use it while I can’t?"

"You bastard!"

Enraged, Kaoru suddenly stood up and hurled a knife-hand strike straight toward Quillan’s neck.

Quillan’s refusal to admit any wrongdoing infuriated her. Moreover, she realized that from the moment he ran into her in the restroom until now, he hadn’t used a single honorific or introduced himself—it was a blatant insult to her dignity!

Determined to teach him a lesson, Kaoru threw the blow. But...

Her powerful strike was easily blocked by Quillan. Not only that, he casually grabbed her wrist.

Kaoru had always been confident in her skills, believing she could hold her own against two or three men at once—which was precisely why she became the head of the Disciplinary Committee!

She was a formidable fighter, and most students in the school were afraid of her.

Yet, the martial skills she took pride in seemed like nothing before Quillan.

He held her wrist with an effortless expression, looking as if he wasn’t using any strength at all, but no matter how hard Kaoru pulled, she couldn’t break free!

"Power, speed..." Quillan looked at Kaoru and said, "You’re lacking in both! With skills like this, you dare to pick a fight? Let me tell you, girl, back where I’m from, someone like you wouldn’t even beat a three-year-old..."

"Dammit!"

Claiming she couldn’t even beat a toddler was the ultimate insult to Kaoru!

"You... you perverted freak! How dare you insult my dignity as a martial artist!"

"A martial artist? Are you even qualified?"

"Let go of me! Otherwise, I’ll broadcast your intrusion into the girls’ restroom to the entire school, and everyone will know you’re a pervert!"

"You dare?"

"Try me!"

"Looks like you won’t learn what pain feels like until I spank you!"

Quillan actually was worried Kaoru might spread the word. If things blew up, life wouldn’t be easy for him here.

After all, this was a girls’ school, and he had no desire to be labeled a creep by the entire student body. Since a headstrong girl like Kaoru clearly wouldn’t respond to gentle persuasion... he had no choice but to take the hard approach!