Teasing Master Takagi-san (からかい上手の高木さん)

Presence

Presence, Continued

Good morning, Yukari-chan!

What've you been doing back there, anyways?

Nothing...

Let's walk together!

Uh... sure.

I thought I saw Sanae-chan walking ahead of me, too. Have you seen her?

Nope. I haven't.

Desk Check

Desk Check.

I just remembered, I think we have a desk check later today.

Oh yeah? I didn't realize.

Really? You don't seem worried.

Well, I don't have anything that would get me in trouble.

Are you sure?

Uh, you're making me start to lose confidence...

It's possible that I may have brought some manga or a game from home without thinking.

Thanks, now I'm getting freaked out and it's all your fault.

Okay. Then why don't we do a practice run?

Before the real thing.

What's the point of that?

If we check your desk now, then you don't have to panic later.

Okay. I'll check everything from your desk.

This is just making me even more nervous...

E-everything's cool, right?

Nishikata-kun!

You must address your teachers with proper respect!

She's totally hamming this up.

Yes, ma'am.

That's more like it.

AH HAH! YOU'RE BUSTED!

Oh crap! Did she find something bad?!

I'm doomed!

Never mind. It was just your English textbook.

Did I scare you?

N-not even a little. It's cool.

You didn't scare me, ma'am.

Very good.

Okay. Now it's my turn.

Sure. Fine with me.

Math

Please go ahead, sir!

Splendid.

I'm gonna give Takagi-san the scare of her life!

"Splendid"? Your impression of an adult sure is funny.

A-address your teachers with respect!

Yes, sir.

Darn you, Takagi-san! I'm supposed to have the upper hand right now!

She looks like she doesn't have a care in the world.

I'm betting that means there's nothing in her desk that could get in her in trouble.

Fine. Then I'll just have to fake it!

Wait. Is it me or is there something hidden in her gym clothes?

Could it be...?

She must be trying to bluff me with that smile!

Is something the matter, sir?

I'll pressure her into confessing!

Those gym clothes... it sure looks like you're hiding something under them.

Then feel free to check them out.

Please. Go right ahead, sir.

What? Is there a problem?

You know I'm way too embarrassed to even try touching your gym clothes!

Five...

Four...

W-w-w-wait!

Three... W-w-w-wait!

W-w-w-wait!

Two...

One...

Zero!

Time's up.

Why is Takagi-san making up all these rules?!

I'm supposed to be the teacher here! But she's too imposing!

Well, you can relax, because there is no desk check today.

Huh?!

I just "thought" we might have one.

You just took me for a ride...

Oh, right.

Here. Thanks for lending me this.

Psychic Red

I knew it!

You're too easy, Nishikata-sensei.

Feel free to do a surprise desk check on me anytime.

Curse you, Takagi-san!

Library duty.

Library Duty

Okay.

On culture fest duty we have...

Kimura and Tsukimoto.

And on library duty...

Library

Do you see this card that's in the back of each book?

Just take that out and write the student's name and the date.

Inner Emptiness

Muroi Masamichi

Then you keep the card here.

And when they return the book, write the date and place it back into the book.

That's about it.

Pretty easy, right?

Library

All right.

I don't think many students will come, so try to stay focused.

Crap, we have to waste our lunch break on this once a week now.

What's the problem? We can read novels to pass the time.

Aw man, novels?

They're fun to read, trust me.

So what, you read often or something?

I'd say I split my time evenly between manga and novels.

You don't seem like you read much at all, though.

Well, I'll have you know that I do... on occasion.

Let's go pick out some books. We've got nothing else to do.

A book, huh?

Gotta say, they all seem pretty boring to me...

But maybe I can find something.

AN

ILLUSTRATED

GUIDE TO

DINOSAURS

Dinosaurs!

Sweet! I love picture books!

Did you find something good?

No, not really.

That was close! She'd totally call me a baby for reading picture books!

Hey, I have an idea.

Let's pick out a book for each other. Then we'll read them together, okay?

Huh? Okay, sure.

No take-backsies!

Bryan

By Tomoko Minakami

I've never read this one before.

I wonder what it's about?

I don't know anything about it, I just went with my gut.

The illustrated guide to Dinosaurs?!

You looked like you were really enjoying it.

She knew the whole time...