~ a blissing on this wonderful, classroom of the elite!~

-Class D in mansion -

"Thank you," I reply, appreciative of Kazuma's offer to guide my class and me towards his mansion.

We walk in silence as we follow Kazuma's lead, moving towards his mansion and hoping that the journey is one free of any unforeseen dangers. As we make our way towards the mansion, my mind is once again filled with questions. What lies ahead of us? How long will we stay here? Will we be able to return to our world?

We enter the mansion and are greeted by someone named Aqua, who immediately voices her curiosity. "Hey! Oh? Who are these people?" she asks, her tone filled with casual confidence and amusement.

Kazuma quickly responds to Aqua's question, but his response is interrupted by Megumin. "Actually, he's not doing it to help them," she comments sarcastically, "he's doing it just because they're pretty girls in their group."

"Shut up!" Kazuma hurriedly responds, trying to defend himself from Megumin's teasing remarks. However, it seems that her observation has struck a nerve and that she hit the nail right on the head.

Aquas's smile grows even wider at Megumin's comment, finding it quite entertaining. She lets out a short and cheerful giggle, which only adds to Kazuma's frustration. "Oh, is that so?" she asks with a mischievous look on her face.

"No, really!" Kazuma hastily replies, trying to change the subject and act as if Megumin's comment didn't strike such a close chord with him.

However, Aqua is clearly amused and continues to toy with Kazuma, egging him on with her carefree and playful demeanor. "So you're saying that they're nothing more than eye candy for you?" she asks innocently, though her teasing is clearly meant to push Kazuma's buttons and get a reaction from him.

" oh yeah? Shut up! I'm just helping them because they're new to the town plus they're from another world"

"Riiight, sure you are," Aqua replies with a sarcastic grin, clearly not buying Kazuma's attempt to feign innocence.

Kazuma is struggling to keep his temper under control, his face red with embarrassment as the situation grows more uncomfortable by the second. Megumin watches the exchange between the two with amusement, giggling to herself as she watches Kazuma fumble for words.

I notice that Kei is curiously watching the back-and-forth between the two, asking me what's going on. I turn to her and give a brief explanation of the situation.

"So basically, that's Kazuma and Aqua, the guy who offered to lead us to his mansion. Aqua is teasing Kazuma about the reason why he decided to help us, saying that he's only doing it because we're pretty girls from another world. It seems like she hit a nerve and really got under his skin."

"Kazuma is really riled up," Kei notes to me, her curiosity growing even more as the situation continues.

"Yeah, they're going back and forth with insults and jabs at one another, but he seems especially unhappy with her suggestion that he's only helping us because we're pretty girls from another world. "

" pervert .."

"I know right?" I reply to Kei's comment, joining her in calling Kazuma a pervert. He really seems to fit the definition, with his obvious favoritism towards the girls in Class D and his blatant admiration for their appearances.

The back-and-forth between Kazuma and Aqua continues as she continues to push his buttons and call him out for his creepy behavior. His temper is quickly rising and it looks like things are about to get even more heated.

Horikita jumps in between Aqua and Kazuma, calling them out for their behavior and asking them to stop fighting. "Excuse me, could you guys stop arguing?" she says, her voice firm and authoritative as always.