The Stand User Of The Daily World

Chapter 89: Minagawa-sensei, I'm Giving You the Chance to Hold Me Now

Scattered sheets of paper littered the floor as Shuu clutched his face and collapsed to the ground in embarrassment.

Akane caught one of the fluttering sheets mid-air, a playful smile forming on her lips.

"Shunsuke-kun!?"

Upon spotting Shunsuke, Hina hastily wiped her nose, her hands flailing as she tried to shield her face.

"Oh my, isn't this Fujii-san? What brings you here? And what's your relationship with Tachibana-sensei? You're addressing her quite affectionately, aren't you?"

"Nothing special, just two people living together at the moment."

Ignoring Hina's futile attempts to block him, Shunsuke firmly pulled her hands away, took out a pack of tissues, and wiped the tears and snot from her face.

"Stop crying already. You look so ugly right now, do you know that?"

After wiping her face clean, Shunsuke pinched her cheeks and looked her in the eyes with an expressionless face.

"I told you not to call me 'Hina,' didn't I?" Hina muttered, still trying to act tough.

"Fujii-san, is it?" Shuu struggled to stand up, his tone laced with resentment. "Judging by that name, you must be a student of hers, right? Tachibana, I'm truly disappointed in you. Did you replace your feelings for me with those for your own student? Where's your professionalism as a teacher!?"

"And you, Fujii-san. Violence is never acceptable. If the school finds out about this, you could at least face suspension. But I'll let it slide this time because the circumstances are understandable. I used to be a teacher too, so I get it. But remember, not everyone is as forgiving as I am."

Hina, panicking, tried to explain, but Shunsuke pinched her lips to keep her quiet. "Hagiwara Shuu, right? A married man meddling with his former student, and now you're spouting this nonsense? You've got some nerve."

Shuu's heart sank at Shunsuke's words, though he tried to maintain a melancholy facade. "Fujii-san, you don't understand adult emotions. My wife is my mentor's daughter. I married her out of gratitude to my teacher, but perhaps this created an opportunity for Tachibana."

"But even so, Tachibana was once my student. This whole situation is my fault—I failed to set a good example. I accept whatever punishment comes my way. You hit me for her sake, and I'll take responsibility for that too. But let me give you some advice, Fujii-san. Relationships between teachers and students are unacceptable."

High EQ: "To repay my teacher's kindness, I married his daughter."

Low EQ: "I don't like my wife at all. I'm only with her because her father was my boss and helped me get promoted."

Even if someone were to pick up on the underlying low-EQ sentiment in Shuu's statement, they wouldn't necessarily think less of him.

After all, such situations are common in Japan, and given Shuu's appearance and the looks of his teacher's daughter, it indeed seems like an act of gratitude. He wasn't lying.

However, the findings of the private investigator hired by Shunsuke tell a different story.

According to their report, Shuu had already started a relationship with his current wife back when he was still a high school teacher.

It was he who actively pursued her, and only later did his now father-in-law maneuver things to place him in his university's research lab.

Ah, now this is where things get interesting.

Was it that Shuu married his teacher's daughter first and then got transferred from high school to the university?

Or was it that he was moved to the university as a researcher first and then married her?

While it might seem like a simple difference in sequence, the implications couldn't be more significant.

You claim it was an act of gratitude, but from every angle, it looks like you cornered your father-in-law.

For the sake of his daughter's and his future grandchildren's happiness and security, he pulled strings to transfer you to the university.

Shuu himself knows that the truth would be incredibly damaging if it ever got out.

That's why, whenever he talks about it, he deliberately muddles the timeline and sequence of events.

It's how he's managed to deceive naive women like Hina so thoroughly.

Watching Shuu continue to spout his hypocritical nonsense, Shunsuke couldn't help but look at him with disdain.

He wasn't some gullible high school kid like the original Fujii Natsuo in the story, someone who could be so easily duped into thinking this guy was a decent person.

Nonsense! What decent person pulls these kinds of stunts?

For someone with a clear mind, it's obvious that judging someone isn't about listening to what they say—it's about observing what they do.

And Hagiwara Shuu's actions? Sweet-talking his way through life, sponging off others, cheating on his wife, juggling multiple relationships, and seducing former students… which of these screams "decent person"? It's laughable.

Of course, if this were the extent of it, Shunsuke wouldn't bother with Hina's troubles.

Whether Shuu juggled multiple relationships or leeched off others didn't matter much to him.

Even the ability to mooch so brazenly could be considered a skill of sorts.

Shunsuke had no interest in meddling in the love lives of teachers he wasn't close to.

But Hina wasn't just any teacher now—she was family.

She was the older sister of Tachibana Rui, someone who had fled but was still considered part of his circle.

That made her one of his own, and he couldn't just turn a blind eye.

That's why, after meeting his father's fiancée that day, Shunsuke reached out to a private investigator.

What truly disgusted him about Shuu wasn't just the hypocrisy—it was the shameless way he bit the hand that fed him.

He'd take advantage of people, deny his debts, burn bridges, and then have the gall to position himself on some moral high ground.

The sheer duplicity of stabbing someone in the back while demanding they see him as a good person was enough to make anyone nauseous.

Seeing Shuu putting on a facade of decency while subtly threatening him, Shunsuke couldn't help but find it laughable.

Without hesitation, he grabbed another stack of papers and smacked them across Shuu's face.

"Hagiwara Shuu, huh? So you're the great Hagiwara Shuu?"

A slap to the left cheek, then the right. Balanced. Shunsuke, with his mild obsessive tendencies, felt immensely satisfied.

"Fu-ji-i Shun-suke!"

Having been slapped twice in quick succession, even someone as tolerant as Shuu couldn't hold back anymore. "Assaulting a teacher? Having an improper relationship with a teacher? Do you think you can get away with this? Just wait until you're expelled and reduced to nothing in society!"

"Heh, that's it? You think dropping out means I'll end up at the bottom of society?"

"What? Don't tell me your family—"

"Minagawa-sensei," Shunsuke interrupted, "I'm giving you a chance to seduce me right now. And on top of that, you can choose one person among Hanabi Yasuraoka, Utaha Kasumigaoka, or Mai Sakurajima to flaunt it to."

"Oh my, Fujii-san, you're so assertive. My heart is doki doki racing right now."

Comparing the two men and weighing the options Shunsuke presented, Akane didn't hesitate to abandon Shuu.

She walked up to Shunsuke, pressing her body against him.

She wrapped her arms tightly around his right arm, pulling it into her chest while rubbing herself against him.

Shunsuke could feel something he definitely shouldn't be feeling against the back of his hand.

"...Hah!!!" Shuu's glasses fell to the ground, and he found himself in the same position as Hina had been just moments ago. "Akane, My Akane, what are you doing!?"

"Oh my, sorry about that. Compared to Shuu—no, let's stick to calling you Hagiwara—I just find Shunsuke far more attractive."

She leaned her head against Shunsuke's shoulder, her tone playfully coquettish. "I'll admit, Hagiwara, this might sound a bit cruel, but you were nothing more than a tool for me to get under Tachibana-sensei's skin. After all, Shunsuke ignored me before but was so close to Tachibana-sensei."

Her voice was sweet as honey, but the words cut like a blade, leaving Shuu utterly speechless.

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