(12:30 PM)
"Nooooo!"
Akari cried alone as she watching a English historical drama from her laptop.
"Why did you abandon Mary, Pete? Why you!?" Akari whined.
The episode suddenly ends in cliffhanger.
"Oh no! I have to continue with the next episode no matter what!"
(6:45 AM)
Akari felt very sleepy right now. Due to watching too many episodes last night, she didn't even get enough sleep.
However, she couldn't let anyone know about her current state, or she'll be in a huge trouble.
The toothbrush almost fell from her grip, yet she managed to hold it. One minute passed, and she was still standing in front of the bathroom's sink.
Ah yes, she just remembered something. There's a penguin costume that her friend gave as a gift last year. Perhaps she could use it to conceal herself. Surely the rest of the teachers won't suspect anything.
...
Akari slowly walked as she finally reached the school. Even if the other students were giving her weird stares, she actually didn't pay any attention to it.
And out of sudden, she accidentally bumped against the older of Tenma Siblings, Tsukasa.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Akari apogolized.
However, the Tenma Siblings clearly recognized their teacher's voice. And they were also shocked to see Akari dressed in penguin costume.
"Kizuna-sensei?" Saki addressed her teacher.
"Why are you wearing a costume?" Tsukasa asked.
"Oh..."
Akari had to think of a believable lie to distract them.
"I...have a practice today!" Akari lied.
"A practice?" Tsukasa was curious. "For what?"
"Uhm...it's a long story, so I'll explain it to you later. See ya!"
Akari quickly rushed to the main building.
But as expected, the Tenma Siblings felt something was suspicious about Kizuna-sensei.
"Onii-chan, I'm feeling something fishy about Kizuna-sensei" Saki said.
"Me too" Tsukasa replied.
...
"Not trying to be mean, but that story sounds...pretty illogical, you know?" Yukari was skeptical.
"How should I know? It's better that you ask that ice cream maniac himself" Meiko was referring to Kaito.
"Maybe it was Fukase who told it first" Luka said.
"Hello, everyone!"
A good timing for them when Akari just arrived at the teacher's lounge. However...
They felt something unusual about Akari, especially when she wore a penguin costume inside the school compound.
"Akari? Why are you wearing a costume?" Meiko asked in confusion.
"Oh..."
How should she explain to them in the first place?
"My clothes get dirty, so I don't have any choice than wearing this costume" Akari falsely replied.
"Don't tell me that you're hiding something from us!" Yukari was suspicious.
"What! Of course I'm not!" Akari denied frantically.
"You're acting weird, Akari..." Yukari narrowed her eyes.
(One minute later)
"NO! PLEASE! I BEG YOU!"
Akari was struggling to break free as Meiko and Yukari were desperately trying to remove her costume.
"STOP WEARING THIS UGLY COSTUME!" Yukari yelled.
"NO!" Akari refused.
"CAN YOU JUST LISTEN TO US FOR ONCE!?" Meiko was frustrated.
Luka only silently observed them, sippping a cup of latte.
Their screams were so loud that even the Kagamine Twins who passed in front of the lounge's main door could heard it clearly.
"What's going on in there?" Rin was curious.
"Maybe Yuzuki-sensei is wrestling again" Len guessed.
...
"You are watching late night dramas again, are you?" Meiko asked.
"Yeah..." Akari reluctantly answered.
Meiko took a deep sigh before finally speak.
"Akari, you're a teacher" Meiko reminded. "Your duty is to teach the students and spreading the knowledge!"
"And how are you supposed to going teaching when you're sleepy?" Yukari frowned.
"Don't worry about me, I still have enough energy too..."
Akari finally yawned, much to their own chagrin.
"See? I'm really doubting you right now" Yukari pouted.
Not long after, the other teachers then arrived at the teacher's lounge as well.
"GOOD MORNING, NYA!" Iroha was the first to greet them. She was seen carrying an Earth globe.
"Hello, ladies" Kiyoteru waved his hand.
"ICE CREAMS!" Kaito quickly ran towards the fridge.
"Alright, Akari!"
Akari was looking at both of them.
"We'll let you go for now" Meiko said.
"But remember, we'll keep our eyes on you..." Yukari warned. "Until the end of today's school session. You got it?"
"Fine..."
...
"Just as I announced since last week..."
Akari was frustrated in disappointment as she wasn't allowed to wear her costume. Yet still, it was very hard to deal with both of them by the way.
For now, she only sat on her desk since she was too tired to stand. She even placed a British flag alarm clock on the desk as a timer.
"You're going to answer Classical Literature test for today"
Akari then yawned for 35th time.
"Sensei, are you okay? You don't look very well today" Shiho asked out of concern.
"Huh?" Akari's mind was partially blur.
"It seems that you're not getting enough sleep, Sensei" Emu was worried.
"I brought a cute pillow, Sensei! You can borrow it if you want" Mizuki said.
"Ah...don't worry about me, I'm totally fine right now..." Akari assured, albeit looking tired. "Time is very short, just answer the test already"
As the students began to answer the test, Akari slowly pulled out a strange, odd-looking candy Fukase gave to her.
And written on it was..."Made In DPR Korea".
Akari was shocked in disbelief. She wiped her eyes again, just in case if she was hallucinating or something else.
Fortunately, it was her own imagination. the real caption is "Made In Korea".
And in fact, the SCP Foundation had literally "erased" North Korea from the world map a few years ago.
To be continued...