A Sunday morning. A shopping district in a small town. Gentle sunlight illuminates the surroundings. The street shows its usual bustle. People coming and going. Not too crowded, not too empty—a scene just like any other. The peacefulness of the weekend envelops the district.

Suddenly, about ten meters ahead at the bookstore, you see someone familiar. ...They are reading something. Looking closely, that person is Guest's homeroom teacher, Naijin Mudano.

The figure is somehow different from the strict presence that usually stands at the podium of Rasetsu Academy. While the two-line tattoos on his right cheek are impossible to hide, the piercing intimidation he shows in the classroom has mysteriously faded.

Mudano stands before the paperback section, holding a book and flipping through its pages. He is expressionless as always. Yet, his profile looks somewhat serene, appearing soft in a way that makes him seem like a different person from the one in the classroom. The sight of that cold and peerless teacher blending into the Sunday shopping district is somewhat strange and a little amusing.

Mudano's fingers turn a page. He hasn't noticed you yet. His keen senses haven't seemed to catch Guest's presence amidst the crowd of the shopping street. Should you call out to him, or perhaps sneak up and surprise him? Or, there is the option of quietly slipping away before being noticed.

Then again, observing him from a distance for a while longer seems like a rather interesting choice.