As the melodious bell rang, amidst the joyous laughter of the girls, the Valkyries of St. Freya also ended their day of study.
"Finally, class is over! I'm so tired, Mei, what are we eating when we get back today?"
As soon as class was dismissed, Kiana wanted nothing more than to hang on Mei.
"Today, we'll make Kiana's favorite fried chicken wings. I've already asked Takatsuki to buy the ingredients when he's home."
"Yay!"
Bronya, holding a Homu toy and carrying a Homu backpack, watched Kiana from the side and silently grumbled, "Idiot Kiana, you were sleeping through class the whole time."
"What do you mean? I only slept for a little while. History class is just too boring."
The three of them chatted as they walked out of the classroom.
"Why are there so many people at the door?"
As soon as they walked out of the classroom, the three of them saw many classmates gathered at the classroom door.
"Why is there a boy?"
"Is he a new student?"
"He's so handsome."
Listening to the students' discussions, Kiana and the other two realized something and quickly pushed through the crowd. Sure enough, they saw Takatsuki standing by the side of the road, reading a book. Takatsuki didn't even seem to notice the other Valkyries watching him.
"Takatsuki, why are you here?"
Kiana wanted to rush over and hug him, but seeing other classmates around, she stopped herself.
"I came to pick you up. The new residence is ready."
Takatsuki looked at the three girls in front of him and added, "Himeko has already gone over. Speaking of which, she really doesn't act like a homeroom teacher at all. The students haven't even been dismissed, and she's already run back to drink. So she took all your luggage with her. You don't need to go to the dorms."
"Really? Is that place already built?"
On their first day, when they went to collect their textbooks and uniforms, they saw the villa already under construction. They went back and told Takatsuki, who even lamented Theresa's efficiency. But now it seemed Theresa herself was in a hurry.
"Kiana, Raiden Mei, Bronya, this is… someone you know?"
As the four of them chatted, a voice came from outside.
"Ah? Class monitor, why are you here?"
Kiana looked at the gray-haired girl who walked through the crowd.
"I saw many classmates gathered here and was worried something had happened."
As she spoke, she turned her gaze towards Takatsuki.
"My name is Takatsuki, and I'm also a probationary teacher at the Academy."
Hearing Takatsuki's words, Fu Hua looked him up and down, then pushed up her glasses: "So you're the teacher for the two new courses?"
Fu Hua nodded and didn't say much more: "I misspoke."
"What is she here for?"
Kiana scratched her head strangely, watching Fu Hua, who had just come over, said a few words, and then left.
"The class monitor is looking out for everyone, and also to prevent any accidents."
Mei chuckled awkwardly.
"Bronya wants to go see the new home quickly, more than anything."
"You're right. Follow me."
He led the three of them back to the villa. Himeko was already drinking in the living room, and Theresa was sitting next to her, reading manga.
"Oh, you're back. I'm telling you, this place is so much better than the dorms, and there's even a hot spring!"
Himeko raised the beer can in her hand and waved to them, looking as if she was already drunk in the middle of the day.
"Hot spring! Where, where is it?"
Kiana got excited as soon as she heard "hot spring."
"I'll take you to see it. This hot spring is very good for the skin. Soaking for thirty minutes every day will show effects, and minor skin problems can be resolved."
"A hot spring, I feel like it's been a long time since I've soaked in one."
Raiden Mei, originally a young lady from ME Corp, naturally often bathed in hot springs. However, after Raiden Ryoma was imprisoned, she naturally hadn't bathed in one again, so she felt very nostalgic when it was brought up.
"Bronya has never seen a hot spring before."
The three of them were all excited when they saw the hot spring. Kiana even ran directly over and started playing with the water: "It's so warm! Is this a hot spring? Where is it heated? Is there a furnace underneath?"
"Idiot Kiana, hot springs are naturally heated."
Bronya also reached out and put her hand into the hot spring: "According to Project Bunny 19C's analysis, the water temperature is stable at 37℃, but Bronya thinks St. Freya Academy's geographical location shouldn't have a hot spring."
"Anyway, it's good as long as it's confirmed to be a hot spring, right?"
Mei looked at the surrounding environment and then at Takatsuki, smiling. There was a hot spring in the yard, and there were no supporting facilities around it, which looked abnormal no matter how you saw it. But having seen Takatsuki always pull out strange things, she was no longer surprised.
"But, are you not planning to separate it for mixed bathing?"
Because the hot spring was newly built by Takatsuki, there were no partitions or anything. When mixed bathing was mentioned, Mei blushed and looked in other directions.
Kiana also realized this instantly, her face flushed, and her two braids seemed to be flying up. But before she could say anything, Takatsuki said with a pair of dead fish eyes.
"How could that be? That Theresa even arranged my room in the corner. There's no way such a situation would occur."
"Alright, alright, hurry up and pick your rooms. There are five bedrooms upstairs and downstairs. My room is the one in the furthest corner near the door. Theresa and Himeko both live upstairs, so you might as well live upstairs too, lest Theresa scolds me for seeing something I shouldn't."
Mei chuckled awkwardly, while Kiana was much more direct: "I don't want to live on the same floor as Himeko. Takatsuki, you don't know, Auntie Himeko often comes to my room when she drinks at night."
A "roar" from Sister Himeko came from the living room, and then there was no more movement.
"Alright, alright, it's getting late. After choosing your rooms, it's time to prepare dinner. We'll talk about the hot spring tonight."
The hot spring made Kiana very excited. Although Bronya kept a straight face, everyone could clearly feel her anticipation. After all, she was no longer in her previous emotionally damaged state; she was just suppressing her emotions to a certain extent for her "mission."
The result was that evening, the two didn't even play their usual games, after all, the joy of moving into a new home coupled with the anticipation of the hot spring that night…
"Oh! Hot spring!"
Kiana shouted in the living room, while Theresa looked towards Takatsuki: "Boys, don't come peeking, or I'll tie you up with Judah."
"Am I that kind of person?"
Takatsuki said with a pair of dead fish eyes, "I'm going back to my room first. The Hamon textbook is already written, and there's still some Haki material. Tell me when you're done."