The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best

“Good morning, sensei.”

As usual, I greet Niiyama-sensei at the main gate. At first, I was nervous, but walking to the classroom while chatting with her was actually quite enjoyable. She knows a lot of useful things.

But I’m worried that the teacher might be overdoing it in the morning since she must be busy too. Sometimes her complexion looks bad. Especially recently, with the students who got suspended, today she didn’t even notice me until I greeted her…

“Ah, Taketo-kun, good morning.”

As I thought. I feel like her complexion is a bit off today… I wonder if relaxation and healing can help somehow.

Relaxation somehow feels easy to use (because I’m using it unconsciously, I’m highly skilled but unaware of it), and it seems okay even if I’m away from it… Alright, first things first, okay.

Next is healing. I feel like healing isn’t very effective unless I’m touching them, but if it can make her feel even a little better… haa (about 5 seconds since the greeting).

For a moment, the teacher had a puzzled look on her face, but pretending not to notice, I decided to introduce Mil-san to the teacher. Before that, I checked to see if Mil-san was nearby, and oh, she had somehow moved next to me, just a step back.

“Sensei, this is Mil-san, the guardian. She’s been taking care of us since yesterday.”

“My name is Mendou Mil, and I serve as the protector of Taketo-sama.”

Even though she was wearing a bulky transformation vest and it should have been difficult to move, Mil-san bowed her head with a natural motion.

“Guardian? Uh, um, I’m Niiyama Mika, the homeroom teacher for Class 1-A of Gouda Taketo. Nice to meet you.”

The teacher was a bit taken aback by the sudden situation, but quickly understood what was happening and bowed to Mil-san.

“Should I also go greet the principal?”

“Hehe. I’ll take care of letting them know, so it’s all good.”

After that, I head towards the classroom while briefly explaining the circumstances under which I contracted with the guardian.

Originally, outsiders needed to obtain an entry permit from the office to enter the school, but since Mil-san has a guard badge on her chest that clearly identifies her as a male guard to anyone, an entry permit is not necessary.

“Okay. Everyone, please take your seats.”

As usual, the teacher comes in, and I follow her into the classroom. But today, Mil-san comes in after me.

“Who could it be?”

“That badge.”

“A male protection officer?”

The classroom was a bit noisy, but it quickly settled down. I stood next to the teacher, and Mil-san stood next to me.

After the teacher explained about Mil-san to everyone, I returned to my seat, but Mil-san stayed at the back of the classroom.

It seems that the teacher will bring a chair for Mil-san to sit on after homeroom.

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As expected, this appearance was the right choice. The feelings that everyone (the female students) directed towards me were colorless. In other words, it seemed they had no feelings towards me, and I felt relieved.

The girls in the class are glancing at Taketo-sama. Just as I thought, it seems that Taketo-sama is liked by everyone. However, the number of people is more than I expected…

Especially the small and cute girl sitting next to Taketo-sama. Also, the beautiful-looking girls sitting in the back seem to have feelings for Taketo-sama that anyone can see. There are so many glances directed at Taketo-sama during class.

However, the fact that almost all of the classmates have feelings for him and nothing has gone wrong might indeed be largely due to the relaxation brought about by Taketo-sama.

Huh? As I thought, or rather, it seems there are more people trying to gather information about Taketo-sama than I expected, so I can’t let my guard down while I’m at school. Just as I was thinking this, the first period ended,

“Mil-san, it’s time for gym class next, so we’re moving to the gym.”

To hear such words from Taketo-sama.

“Yes. I will follow behind you, so please move with everyone as usual.”

Hehe, while you were concerned about me, the girls around us were fidgeting, wanting to go together. When I glanced at those girls, you noticed and invited them to join us. Watching that from a distance…

——?

I just realized that those girls are armed. So that’s why they seem closer than the others. I was struck by a slightly lonely feeling that I couldn’t quite understand myself, but…

“Mil-san, do you have a moment?”

When I was called by Taketo-sama and introduced to those kids, those feelings disappeared before I knew it.

“Saori-sama, Nanako-sama, Tsukune-sama, and Sachiko-sama, right? My name is Mil. I look forward to working with you.”

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Translator’s Note:

Hello, everyone! I just want to clear something up about Taketo’s teacher. Her name is Niiyama Mika (新山美香 . にいやまみか). You might have noticed that in the earlier chapters, I used the name “Shinyama”. That was a mistake on my part, and I’m really sorry about that.

When I first translated her name, I used an online Japanese dictionary, and the first result for the kanji 新山 was “Shinyama.” But after working on this chapter, I saw her name written in hiragana as にいやま, which is actually read as “Niiyama”. So I’ve gone back and changed her name to Niiyama Mika in the previous chapters.

I hope this doesn’t cause any confusion. Thank you so much for understanding, and thank you always for reading and supporting the series! (๑˃ᴗ˂)و