To be fair, it really isn't good to scold a student in front of all the other teachers. That was definitely wrong. If he was scared of being alone with her, he should have asked the guidance counselor or someone like that to go with him to the guidance room.
The "cunning Claude" in the thought bubble was really sexy! Claude also looks a lot younger in that panel since, I guess, he remembers the young Claude better.
Ah, I don't blame the leader for leaving him since it seems their lives are all on the line. MC wasn't able to keep up anyway even before the trap and even more so now that he's wounded.
Oooh a harem catfight! Uh, my money's on Bai Yu "winning" the fight but... in the end, the main consort gets to go home to Li Yan An's arms (and bed) while Bai Yu has to stay alone in his home.
Yep, I knew he was looking for high level slaves to kill so that he could level up easily, lol. It's simply not in his nature to make any slave a comrade or save them.