"Why do I sit with you when half of the bus is empty? Is there something you want to tell me, Mori? Something you are hiding from me?"
Mori wanted to hit himself for volunteering to be the sacrificial lamb caring for the odd student out.
He should have left this task up to the other two teachers he had with him. But he knew from experience that Lea was challenging to deal with. She would have been too much for other students to deal with, much less these egoistic teachers.
"Master, will you forgive me if I said this was for my mission? I am being tasked to keep an eye on you and-"
"Tsk, so you want to say I am less fearsome than the government and your superiors? I see where your allegiance lies."
Rachael threatened, and Mori quickly took his words back.
"N-No! That was not the case. Master, I just-"