At the cafeteria stood two women with history deeply relating to Rena Nakano. Shimoda, who had seen Rena as an angel, beacon of hope, only for it to be taken away by Maruo, a man she had come to despise. On the other side was Itsuki, the fifth sister of the quintuplets, who had been hit the hardest by her death. Itsuki had believed that the only way to continue her legacy was to become another Rena. This was a notion that Shimoda would just happen to agree with upon their second meeting. However, thanks to the help of her sisters, Itsuki finally realized that wouldn't honor her legacy. Now that Itsuki had grown, it was time for her to help the person that was looking forward to it the most. Due to not stopping her, Itsuki let Shimoda's delusion get out of control and Itsuki was going to put an end to that.

Shimoda:"Come on, stop playing this childish game. It's time for you to grow up."

Itsuki:"Growing up does not mean throwing away my own sense of self."

Shimoda:"But your sense of self is to be Rena! That's the reason you were born. Your family was given five chances to continue her life. But the rest of you weren't up to it. Three of you dared to cut your hair and the other looks far too gloomy to even dare stand up to Rena's beauty. It's only you that has still kept all her attributes!"

Itsuki:"...Did my mother ever wear glasses?"

Shimoda:"Huh? Why would she? She's far too perfect for-"

Because Shimoda could finish, Itsuki took out a pair of glasses and put them on.

Shimoda:"What the hell are you doing? Take those off."

Itsuki:"I suppose you didn't know. I always sat at the very front of our classes. But I don't have the greatest eyesight. It's been getting slightly worse over time. For some dumb reason, I didn't wear my glasses at all while I was studying during the past two days, and all that caused was a massive headache from constant squinting."

Shimoda:"..."

Itsuki:"So, I've had enough. I'm going to start wearing glasses from now on."

Shimoda:"You know you don't need to do that! If you absolutely must, just wear contacts, so as to not hide the beauty of Rena!"

Itsuki:"I can't do that."

Shimoda:"Why not!?"

Itsuki:"Because contacts are scary."

Shimoda:"Eh?"

Itsuki:"You have to basically touch your eyes to put them in, they're too scary!"

Shimoda:"Are you being serious!? Do you think you can become Rena with such a thin skin!? Rena would never be afraid of such a thing, she-"

Itsuki:"But I'm not my mother. I'm Itsuki."

Shimoda:"No, you're not! You're Rena!"

Itsuki:"Rena is dead."

Shimoda stepped back.

Itsuki:"Why is that so hard to believe? You already experienced her death once, right?"

Shimoda:"No…! But she's coming back! She never died! She'll come back and guide me once again!"

Itsuki:"Shimoda-san, you know that nothing is more than a delusion."

Shimoda:"No…! Rena-sensei will save me...I need her…!"

…

…

"Geh! It's her again! The shark of pain!"

Shimoda:"Come back here! I'm pissed as hell!"

"Why is she after us!?"

"I hear she lost to that other delinquent! I think his name was Uesugi!"

"But why is she blowing up on u-"

Suddenly, the scared student was hit in the head with a notebook.

Shimoda:"You think I'm not threatening enough to even keep your eyes on!?"

"P-Please let us go!"

Shimoda:"Sure, just let me have some of your teeth."

"Ah! It's Nakano-sensei!"

Shimoda:"Huh!?

From an early age, Shimoda became a delinquent due to the environment she grew up on. The complete lack of care her parents gave her let her do whatever she wanted in search of fame and attention. With enough time, she would become one of the most notorious delinquents, right alongside Uesugi and a certain leader in another school called Minami Katsumi. One day, she decided she wanted to be the undisputed strongest and challenged Uesugi. Despite not being into beating women, the amount of force Shimoda showed led to him accepting her challenge. After 30 minutes of pure fighting, Uesugi came out on top. After experiencing her first loss, Shimoda went on a rampage. And now she was standing face to face with a teacher.

Shimoda:"Move over unless you want to get hurt."

Rena:"Let's stop this. I'm sure you don't want to do this."

Shimoda:"Okay, warning given."

The delinquent moved her arm in an attempt to hit Rena out of the way but her arm was stopped with little to no effort.

Shimoda:"Huh? Am I extra weak today?"

She released her arm and tried to punch consecutively, all punches were still blocked with seemingly no problem.

Shimoda:"What the hell!?"

Rena:"You can't take me on."

Shimoda:"I said out of the way, you old hag!"

With that, she threw another punch that was easily caught. But instead Rena tightened her grip, causing pain.

Shimoda:"Hey, what the-"

Rena:"Who are you calling an old hag?"

Rena's hair seemed to levitate as an aura of darkness enveloped her.

Shimoda:"Eh?"

…

Shimoda laid on the grass, looking up at the sky with Rena next to her.

Shimoda:"Two beatdowns in a row. I'm getting sloppy."

Rena:"No, you're very strong. But there's always someone out there better than you. That's why you mustn't get overconfident."

Shimoda:"Tch."

Rena:"Say, what school do you go to?"

Shimoda:"None."

Rena:"I see. What if I take you to where I teach? I promise I'll help you with what you want."

Shimoda:"You think you know what I want?"

Rena:"Is it not attention?"

Shimoda:"Geh!"

Rena stood up and reached out.

Rena:"Let me help."

Shimoda:[I wonder if it was at that moment. She looked so bright. Without thinking, I reached out. I accepted someone's help for the first time.]

Once she was enlisted, she still tried to fight here and there, including Uesugi, who was also attending school at the time, but she would always be stopped by Rena. The more she did this, the more Shimoda would look up to her. Thanks to Rena's strict helpt, by the end of Shimoda's second year, she was almost a different person.

Shimoda:[I wouldn't admit it, but my time with Rena-sensei was truly wonderful. But...that happiness wouldn't last…]

End of Chapter 119