Tokyo: My Superpower Refreshes Every Week-Chapter 803 - 797: Burning Bridges
"You want me to be Sleeping Beauty?!"
The boy's shocked voice echoed down the corridor, drifting into the Kendo club's activity room. The club members were stunned by the news and stopped swinging their bamboo swords one after another.
They wanted to perk up their ears and catch some gossip.
Aozawa looked back, and the group of members shivered in fear, raising their voices again.
The bamboo swords crossed, making a loud clashing sound.
He turned to Arakawa Reina in front of him, whose two thick braids obediently rested on her shoulders, and the thick glasses pressed down on her small nose, almost covering the upper part of her face.
"Well, according to Teacher Riki's script, Mr. Aozawa will play Sleeping Beauty while Ayatsuki and the others agreed to play the Prince, and they've all approved of you playing Sleeping Beauty."
Arakawa Reina's words made Aozawa's scalp tingle; the upcoming cultural festival would be anything but fun, more like it could be renamed the War Festival.
If they started fighting on stage, they might end up tearing down the entire school.
However, Aozawa knew that refusing to play Sleeping Beauty wouldn't be easy either.
Despite Arakawa Reina saying that everyone agreed, the fact that she came to him probably meant she was also okay with this plan.
The victor would gain the right to kiss Sleeping Beauty awake.
This was a visible storm.
Naturally, Aozawa couldn't openly oppose their decision, so he said softly, "Alright."
He had an idea in mind; to untangle the bell, you need the person who tied it. He would ask Riki to modify the script.
With the teacher's involvement, he believed the others wouldn't have any complaints.
...
In the staff room.
Riki's desk was quite lively.
Needless to say, the single male teachers, even those with families, would appropriately express their interest in getting to know her and inquire about her night-time sleep habits.
Riki always responded with a smile, but her heart was calm and unaffected.
These teachers, each one of them, aside from Mike, lacked muscles. How could they have any strength?
She didn't like weak men.
As for Mike, he met the criteria, but she had promised Morimoto Chiyoda that she wouldn't mess around with relationships at school.
She wore a fake smile to deal with her colleagues.
Until Aozawa appeared at the door, Riki smiled and tactfully sent her colleagues away, saying, "It seems a student is looking for me."
"Oh, let's chat next time then."
The Mediterranean disciplinarian left with a smile, casting a somewhat disapproving look at Aozawa.
He thought that this student was really clueless.
Aozawa and Riki had met before, so he was not reserved as he approached and said, "Riki, please modify the stage play script for me."
Riki shrugged, looking innocent, and said, "Sorry, I can't change it. The Sleeping Beauty script was made in response to a student's request."
"Who?"
"I am a teacher, after all. I won't betray my students.
Anyway, this thing doesn't harm you. You just have to lie there and wait for the Princes to approach.
Isn't this what you've been doing all along?"
Riki crossed her legs, resting her face in her hand, smiling mischievously, "You've always given them the freedom to choose.
Now that they want to choose confrontation, you shouldn't stop them either."
Aozawa thought about it and felt she had a point.
Who can always live in harmony anyway?
Even when living with family members, conflicts can occasionally arise.
Rather, some conflicts actually make things seem real. A family that is harmonious from head to toe without ever arguing is truly an anomaly.
As long as you keep an eye on things and don't let the situation get too serious, there's no problem.
Even so, Aozawa didn't believe she genuinely wanted to help Arakawa Reina relieve her worries.
Aozawa thought it was Arakawa Reina who made such a request.
Ayatsuki Ayaka wouldn't come up with something like this.
The young lady wouldn't have wanted to ask Riki for help either.
After thinking it through, only Arakawa Reina was most likely to seek help from Riki.
Then Riki used Arakawa Reina's request to conveniently carry out her own probing.
Aozawa didn't believe this woman came to the school just to bond with the students and experience the joy of teaching.
She was probably there to pursue traces of the professor.
Unfortunately, no matter how much she wanted to pursue the professor's path, she would never be the professor.
Even if she didn't want to admit it, Aozawa was certain that she was increasingly recognizing the existence of a Different World through the series of events.
Otherwise, there would be no need to probe. It would be easy to confirm that he was Dio.
If it were the professor, Aozawa believed that they would certainly make that judgment.
Unless he used Allowing Anything to cover up the fact that there were six Treasure Users at the school.
"Goodbye."
Aozawa didn't say anything more, turning to leave the office.
Riki tapped her finger on the desk. This time, her probing was mainly to screen Phoenix Academy Maggie and the others.
If one of them were Dio, would they be able to endure watching another girl kiss Aozawa awake?
Sitting in the audience, she could observe their expressions closely.
Including Morimoto Chiyoda next to her.
She didn't believe Morimoto Chiyoda would miss Aozawa's stage performance.
...
The four morning classes passed in a flash, and the Sleeping Beauty script was accepted by the classmates.
With him playing Sleeping Beauty, and Phoenix Academy Maggie and the others vying for the role of the Prince, the thought of that scene made quite a few students feel thrilled.
You could only say those who love a spectacle never shy away from making things big.
"Aozawa, you'd better study fairy tales overnight and research Sleeping Beauty's posture and expression, as well as the change in expression upon waking up.
Although it's a stage play, it's no different from art. Art absolutely cannot be treated carelessly."
