After the intense match, the stadium erupted in cheers and screams. Even the teachers couldn't hold back their excitement. Among them was Mitsuha Tachibana, a young and beautiful teacher in her early 20s. With her hands cupped around her mouth, she shouted, "Everyone played so well! And... I love you, Kaiser!"
As always, Kaiser ignored her sudden declaration.
However, the female students didn't take it lightly. Death stares flew toward Mitsuha from every direction. Among the more notable glares came from Shinoa and Rukia.
"Sensei," Shinoa said sharply, "Isn't it inappropriate to feel anything beyond a sense of responsibility for your student?"
"You're old enough to be our guardian," Rukia added smugly.
"I'm not that old!" Mitsuha pouted. "And age is just a number!"
Just then, someone accidentally spilled water on Kaiser's shirt. The student apologized, and Kaiser simply nodded, forgiving him without a second thought. He casually removed his shirt to avoid walking around soaked.
Gasps echoed across the crowd.
Even in this relaxed act, Kaiser managed to cause a stir. His physique was chiseled—clean, hardened abs, a well-built core, broad and strong shoulders, a powerful back, and defined arms that looked like they were carved from stone.
Kaiser muttered, "Now I'll have to clean this again," clearly unbothered.
Hiraku, shaking his head with a teasing grin, handed him a spare shirt. "Just change already. Look how many girls are blushing and fainting because of you."
"Huh… this drama again," Kaiser mumbled.
Ironically, one of the girls who fainted from excitement was none other than Mitsuha.
Kaiser chuckled softly in his mind and thought, Guess my first day went well... Let's hope the rest is the same.
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The Next Morning - Day 2 of the Camp
The second day was all about survival—learning to endure with limited tools in the wild. Kaiser's eyes sparkled with excitement.
As he dashed through the early morning mist, he accidentally bumped into Shinoa.
"Where are you going this early?" she asked, surprised.
"Cardio. Some morning exercise," Kaiser replied casually.
"Can I join you?"
He nodded. "Sure."
The two jogged together in silence for a while. Eventually, at the rhythm of their pace, Shinoa asked, "Have you ever had romantic feelings for someone?"
Kaiser raised an eyebrow. "Why ask me that?"
"Because I love you."
Kaiser blinked. "There was a girl I used to admire... back in elementary school. Her name was Chitoge Raku. She was smart, quiet, and beautiful. But... she always came second to me in class. One day, she walked up to me and asked, 'Why are you so perfect?' I replied, 'Because I'm worthy.' That triggered a debate, which turned into friendship. We even went to the same middle school… but our friendship ended when her dad's job forced her to move away."
"So... was it love?" Shinoa asked.
Kaiser shook his head. "No. Just admiration."
"I don't get it."
Kaiser smiled. "Then let me ask you: What's love to you?"
Shinoa thought for a moment. "When being around someone makes you happy... when your heart races just seeing them... when you want them all to yourself. That's love to me."
Kaiser looked at her with a calm smile. "So, are you happy right now?"
Shinoa's cheeks turned pink. "Yes."
"My turn," Kaiser said. "Your definition isn't wrong—but it's incomplete. Love is when your happiness is found in someone else's. When they're sad, you feel it too, and want to lift them up. If someone confesses and gets rejected, they shouldn't blame the other person. Love should be mutual. If both aren't happy, it's not love—it's just obsession."
He continued, "Some people restrict the ones they claim to love. They say things like, 'I'm telling you this because I love you,' while controlling them. That's not love either."
Shinoa stared at him in disbelief. "I never thought I'd hear this kind of wisdom from you."
Kaiser chuckled. "These aren't my words. They're from the Bhagavad Gita. Even I want to fall in love someday. I wonder who that person will be…"
He leaned in and whispered in her ear, "I think you'd make a solid choice."
Flustered and red-faced, Shinoa pushed him lightly. "Shut up! Stop teasing me!"
Kaiser smirking. "Why? I wasn't lying you know. "
And then both started to laugh and jogged together for a while and then did some stretching and exercises. Kaiser asks shinoa. "Were you also one of the girls who fainted when you saw me shirtless."
Flustered, shinoa. "No. I didn't faint and I know you have a great physique and I started to blush but not fainting."
Both of them laughed and were preparing to go the school camp building again. Kaiser didn't knew what was going to come next but he was really looking forward to it.