"Quiet down, as your new homeroom teacher, I feel it's necessary to say a few words."
Teacher Zhong Chen looked at the female students below, whose eyes were sparkling as they stared at him. Remembering his current identity, he quickly cleared his throat twice before speaking.
"Huh? We're going to hear A Chen's long-winded speech again."
When Rimuru heard Teacher Zhong Chen say that, he knew that this guy wouldn't stop until the dismissal bell rang.
Thinking of this, Rimuru reached out and pulled Milim, who still didn't know what was about to happen, and found two random seats to sit down.
"As your teacher, I will definitely cultivate all of you into outstanding talents for the country, and in this way..."
After that, it was the long-winded speech that everyone disliked, and Teacher Zhong Chen only stopped, still feeling unfulfilled, when the bell for class dismissal rang.
"Oh my, has time passed so quickly? Never mind, I'll talk about the rest later."
At this point, Teacher Zhong Chen looked at the students below, who were all asleep, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly upwards, revealing a brilliant smile. He softly said to the front of the classroom:
"May all students have good dreams!"
"Hehe, that was truly an impressive speech. If it weren't for the time, I believe I could have listened to it forever, Teacher Zhong Chen!"
Among the only two people in the entire class who weren't asleep, a beautiful girl with long, blood-red hair smiled and praised Teacher Zhong Chen on the podium.
"Rias Gremory, you liked my speech?"
Teacher Zhong Chen seemed to have found a kindred spirit, asking softly with an expectant look.
Even Milim, the oldest Demon Lord, couldn't withstand Teacher Zhong Chen's magic attack and was currently sprawled on her desk, fast asleep.
Rimuru, on the other hand, had started chatting with Teacher Ciel from the very beginning, completely blocking out all external sounds.
"Of course, our minister liked Teacher's speech. Who knows, she might even like you as a person."
When Rias heard Himejima Akeno's words, her face couldn't help but flush, and she softly called out to Akeno:
"Akeno!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Teacher Zhong Chen, all of that was just me joking. You mustn't take it seriously, okay!"
Akeno suddenly showed a charming smile and explained to Teacher Zhong Chen.
"Hehe, this must be Himejima Akeno. To have listened to my speech until now without falling asleep, you are very impressive!"
"If you ever have any problems you can't solve, just come to me, Teacher will help you solve them."
"And Rias, seeing as you liked my speech, if you have any troubles, you can also come to Teacher. I can handle any trouble!"
It was rare to see students who could listen to his speech until now without collapsing, and in his excitement, Teacher Zhong Chen immediately made a promise.
Especially when he spoke to Rias about her own troubles, he deliberately emphasized his words.
Of course, the two girls, who at this moment had no idea how fortunate they were, were smiling as they spoke to Teacher Zhong Chen:
"Hehe, in that case, if trouble really comes knocking, Teacher must help us!"
"Of course, I am a teacher, and I keep my word."
Hearing Teacher Zhong Chen's words, Rias and Himejima Akeno stood up and walked to the front of the classroom.
After bowing slightly to Teacher Zhong Chen, they walked out of the classroom with smiles on their faces.
Soon after, Rias and Himejima Akeno arrived at the old school building and entered the Occult Research Club, immediately seeing Sona Sitri sitting on the sofa, drinking black tea.
"How was it? Did you experience it? How do you feel?"
Sona Sitri looked at the two girls, Rias, who walked in with smiles on their faces, and asked expectantly.
"It didn't feel as scary as Tsubaki said. He's a very approachable guy."
Rias went straight to the main sofa and sat down, looking at Sona Sitri with a bewildered expression.
"That's because you haven't seen his terrifying side."
Sona Sitri recalled the shudder she felt when Teacher Zhong Chen suddenly appeared behind her; even now, she remembered it vividly.
"As your good friend, Rias, I'll give you a piece of advice: never play with fire, or I'm afraid you'll get burned."
Rias looked at the serious Sona Sitri, then thought about Teacher Zhong Chen's incessant speech in class, and couldn't help but chuckle:
"Hehe, I know, I'll be careful. You didn't just come to warn me about Teacher Zhong Chen, did you?"
"No, I wanted to tell you that things haven't been very peaceful lately. You'd best pay attention to the Fallen Angels at the abandoned church."
"If you have your own plans, then just pretend I didn't say anything."
After Sona Sitri finished speaking, she said to Shinra Tsubaki, who was standing behind her:
"Tsubaki, let's go."
"Then, Rias, Akeno, we'll be leaving first."
Shinra Tsubaki bowed slightly to Rias and then followed Sona Sitri out of the Occult Research Club.
Rias watched Sona's retreating figure and fell into thought.
"Perhaps, I was too hasty..."
At this moment, the school cafeteria was packed with students from all grades, all staring at the few people sitting at a dining table, eating heartily.
Chew, chew, chew... "Mmm, mmm, mmm, this is delicious, I want another serving."
Milim hadn't even swallowed the rice in her mouth before she eagerly started asking for another serving.
Chew, chew, chew... "Hmph, I don't think you've ever eaten anything good. The food here is far worse than what Sakuya makes!"
Teacher Zhong Chen looked at Milim, whose mouth was full, with a look of disdain, and kept mocking her.
"A Chen, before you talk about Milim, can you please look at how much you've eaten yourself!"
Rimuru pointed at the empty bowls piled half a meter high next to Teacher Zhong Chen, also looking at him with disdain.
"Burp... I was just a little hungry today, it's not... burp... that the food here is so delicious."
Teacher Zhong Chen finished the last grain of rice in his bowl and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Master, have some tea. And Milim, you can't eat anymore after this serving. Overeating is not good behavior."
Sakuya placed a cup of green tea in front of Teacher Zhong Chen, then admonished Milim, who was still eating.
"I know!"
Sakuya nodded in satisfaction, listening to Milim's slurred words.
"Wow... a maid, such a beautiful maid! Issei, should we go introduce ourselves?"
"I also want to be taken care of by a maid like that. If I could be taken care of by such a beautiful maid for a day, I'd die happy!"
At this moment, Matsuda, one of the perverted trio, looked enviously at Teacher Zhong Chen being served by Sakuya.
"How nice, a maid."
"And those two girls are so pretty too. Does being handsome really make girls like you that much?"
Motohama also looked at Teacher Zhong Chen with envy and jealousy.
"Issei, why aren't you saying anything?"
"I'm telling you two, do you still remember why we came to this school?"
"It's almost spring of the second year, and we still haven't found girlfriends!!!"
Hearing Hyodo Issei's roar, the two beside him immediately hung their heads and responded in low voices:
"Don't say it, I feel more and more empty..."
"Ah... my life is over..."
Under the setting sun, Hyodo Issei arrived at the overpass with a dejected expression, leaning on the railing with both hands, watching the cars speeding by below.
He sighed helplessly:
"What a dark youth. If this continues, my student days will end in an ordinary, uneventful routine where I can't even touch breasts."
Teacher Zhong Chen, who was holding a camera in the distance, heard his words and was utterly speechless.
He truly couldn't understand how Rias and the others could be interested in this guy; he had no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
Instead, he had a ton of flaws. A man could be lecherous, but not perverted. If he had done those things in China, he would have been beaten to death long ago.
Anyway, Prince Zhong Chen, who had undergone nine years of compulsory education, stated that he didn't think much of this guy.
Could it really be that good men don't get the girls, or rather, bad men do...