I work as a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Chapter 152 A Trip to Kyoto (Fifteen) (Two in One)

During the rainy season, which is near summer in June, the air is slightly hot and entangled with humidity.

Because of the rain in the afternoon, when the footsteps step on it, there will be a slightly dull "click" sound.

"Clap, clap."

Reya Hazuki was walking along the bank of the Uji River.

In the Uji River at night, the supposedly green water lost its light, and naturally became a blurry black in the dark.

It flows quietly, and only occasionally when there are waves, can it reflect a small wave of light in the street lights on the shore.

Remi Hazuki stared at the surface of the Uji River absent-mindedly, her thoughts were probably as chaotic as the undulating surface of the river.

Are there really so-called superpowers and spells in this world?
I'm lost in thought.

The memory of being in the alley just now played back clearly in his mind.

A simple sentence, like a mysterious magic power, can manipulate people's hearts.

In an instant, more than a dozen members of the Jidao organization lost their ability to resist, and stood there dumbly, like puppets on a string, waiting for the order to be issued.

"Let me tell you, it's so simple, you can catch it without a word."

"As for the effect...Of course you can order them. If you want, let them call you the boss from now on—oh, of course I'm joking, I won't do that."

"Okay, it's time to call it a day, how should I put it..."

"Forget about the things related to me and Ye Yueli tonight, after that, stop harassing Ye Yueli, and then, goodbye."

The order was issued, the stagnant air recirculated, the time that seemed to be static reflowed, and the sculpture-like figures in the perspective finally resumed their actions
Then, the members of the Jidao organization who had glared at them earlier and threatened to make them look good, after regaining consciousness, ignored the two of them and walked out of the alley in a daze.

The unbelievable scene was like a dream, and the hot air enveloped the mind, making this "dream" even more like a hallucination seen because of the heat of the mind.

However, it is not a dream, not an illusion, but a real reality.

The evening wind blows from the river, blowing a little cool breath to cool the mind.

Reya Hazuki stretched out her hand, took off the peaked cap that came with the convenience store uniform on top of her head, and tidied up her slightly messy bangs, tidying them up.

Then he grabbed the peaked cap in his hand and put it down.

She turned away.

Beside her, the figure walking with her——

"Have you recovered?"

Hirakawa Tetsubun smiled and said to her.

"...En." Ye Yue Limi responded in a low voice, then turned around and looked at the road ahead.The wet ground stretches ahead.

After a while, after walking a few steps, she still couldn't help but speak.

"Hey."

"what happened?"

"..."

"..."

There was a moment of hesitant silence, Hazuki Riya stared at the street lamp on the side of the road in the distance.

"Who the hell are you...?"

"Who am I?"

"Ah."

A little laugh.

Then, there was a flat voice.

"As you can see, an ordinary teacher is even questioned whether he is a teacher because he is too young."

"..."

Ye Yueli was speechless for a while.

"Let's not talk about young or not...ordinary teachers?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"Ordinary teachers, can you hypnotize more than a dozen people with one sentence?"

"Ah... this one."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen thought for a while, "Actually, you don't need to pay too much attention to that ability. If you ignore it, I am indeed an ordinary teacher."

"...How can you not care about this?"

"Can't you?"

"I can't say anything, can I?"

"Most of the time I don't care about this ability myself."

"Hey, think about it—"

Hazuki Reya's tone became inexplicably strong.

"Just one sentence can hypnotize others, and then brainwash and manipulate them, and others can't resist. How can this terrible ability not care?"

"this--"

was interrupted.

"For example, as long as you want, if you meet any cute female student, like me, you can lure her to the hotel with just one word, and act recklessly."

The girl spoke faster and faster.

"You can even hypnotize me afterwards to make me forget about it. I didn't know who did it until I realized I was pregnant one day. How can I not care if this terrible ability is mastered by a pervert? Maybe it's actually I'm done with your murderous hand now and just forgot about it."

She didn't turn her face away until she finished speaking.

Hirakawa Zhewen stared at her silently.

"..."

Ye Yueli closed her mouth, shrank her neck, and quickly lowered her head.

"I'm sorry I thought too much."

"..."

Hirakawa Zhewen was a little dumbfounded: "What are you? Is your mouth faster than your brain?"

——By the way, this is the first time this girl has apologized. After seeing his abilities, she is finally a little scared, right?
She raised her head and curled her lips: "In short, do you know how it feels for an ordinary person like me to stay by your side? Although... Although it is true that you helped me just now, it is normal to have this kind of worry, right? ?”

Well, it is.The ability to hypnotize and brainwash others with a single sentence is indeed too terrifying.

"...All right." Hirakawa Zhewen replied helplessly, "But to be honest, under normal circumstances, I would rather forget that I have such an ability."

"Really?" Ye Yueli didn't seem to believe it.

"Of course." Hirakawa Tetsufumi said, "So, you don't understand the pressure brought by this ability."

"What pressure can there be? Everyone can be controlled by you, and you can do whatever you want."

"On the contrary, it's this sense of omnipotence that is stressful."

"Huh? Why do you say that?" Ye Yueli really couldn't understand.

Of course, most people should not understand it.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen thought about it.

"Have you ever played a game?"

"game?"

"Yes, the game." Hirakawa Zhewen nodded, "Have you ever tried the feeling of opening the cheat book without any hindrance, and then exiting the game boringly at the end?"

"No." Hazuki Riya shook her head.

"Okay, let's put it another way."

Hirakawa Zhewen paused, looking for an excuse.

"Um... Pandora's Box?"

"I know that."

"Okay, then use this explanation." Hirakawa Zhewen suddenly stopped.

"Why?" Hazuki Riya followed and stopped.

Hirakawa Tetsubun didn't rush to explain, but bypassed the girl, walked towards Uji River, and faced the river.

There was a slight sound of water flowing from the quiet and flowing river, and a cool breeze was blowing head-on.

He listened attentively to the voice, felt the wind on his face, and squinted his eyes.

After a while, he spoke to the dark and calm river.

"Student Ye Yue, let's put it this way, at present, my ability has no upper limit."

"……What's the meaning?"

"It means that as long as I am willing, it seems that there is no problem in hypnotizing the whole of Japan."

"..."

The sound of running water, the sound of wind, very pleasant.

However, Ye Yueli looked at the back of the teacher facing the river, and opened his mouth.

Plain words, easy and freehand, but in such a gesture, something that seems to be very amazing is said.

"...Hypnotize the whole of Japan?"

"That's right." With his back to her, the ordinary teacher confirmed lightly, "It's even possible with a larger range—although I haven't tried it, but I have this feeling."

"..."

"Is it great?"

"……certainly."

"As you said, this ability seems to be omnipotent, and it will scare those who know it. In fact, not only you, but even myself sometimes fear this ability."

Hirakawa Tetsubun spoke, opened his hands, and felt the wind blowing.

"It gave me a feeling of being too illusory, ethereal. I seemed to be able to hypnotize everyone, as if I could make everyone listen to me, as if I could do anything. It made me a little... carried away."

"..."

Hazuki Riya was silent for a while, remembering, and then asked back.

"Like when we were in the alley?"

"what--"

There was a laugh immediately, I don't know if it was self-deprecating or what.

"Did you feel it?"

"...One thing, such as the part where you imitated Cao Cao inexplicably."

"Well, that's right, I really got carried away at that time."

Hirakawa Tetsufu put down his hands, turned around, and smiled.

"When the mentality does not match the ability, the feeling of omnipotence will paralyze a person's nerves and make people intoxicated."

"When I first used my ability, I was thinking how powerful this ability is."

"When I used the ability for the second time, I thought it would be really convenient, I can use it to guide students."

"When I used the ability for the third time, I began to wonder if this ability was too powerful."

"When I used my ability for the fourth time—that is, just now, when I was in the alley, do you know what I was thinking?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Reya Hazuki looked at each other under bangs.

"What?" the girl asked.

"I was thinking, I am so powerful, why should this group of people oppose me."

"..."

Looking at the silent girl, Hirakawa Tetsufumi laughed uncontrollably.

"Obviously, I got carried away. I have been very restrained in asking myself, but this illusory feeling of omnipotence still makes me intoxicated. Once Pandora's box is opened, it will drag people into the abyss of desire."

"...That's why you said, are you willing to forget that you have this ability many times?"

"Yes."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen turned and walked forward.

"I have read a book, and there is such a sentence in it..."

Thinking back to the contents of the book, the girl's footsteps followed from behind.

"The heaviest burden weighs us down, makes us bow to it, pins us to the ground. The heavier the burden, the closer our life is to the earth, the more real it is. Conversely, when the burden is completely absent, man becomes Being lighter than air, one would float away, one would be far removed from the earth and its life, and man would be a half-real being, whose movements would become free and meaningless."

"This is……"

"The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. I think it's very true, don't you?"

Tetsubun Hirakawa looked at Reya Hazuki who was walking up beside him.

"The word omnipotent is too illusory and light, like a game with cheats. So, in order to maintain my normal life, I have always adhered to the principle of not using it when it is not necessary."

Hazuki Riya listened to the words of the people around her, and walked quietly.

She probably understood a little bit.

"So... now you tell me this—"

"Of course it's a confession."

"Ah?" Ye Yueli was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't hear clearly.

"Tell me, don't you understand? I said it at the beginning. It's very stressful to have this kind of ability and keep your thoughts in your heart."

Ye Yueli stopped in a daze: "Why did you choose to confide in me? Can't others?"

Hirakawa Zhewen had no choice but to stop: "Because——"

"Look at me, I'm a cute schoolgirl who wants to achieve something with me through communication—"

"stop."

"Oh."

"Here we go again." Hirakawa Zhewen smiled wryly.

Reya Hazuki picked up the peaked cap in her hand, put it on, and buried her eyes under the brim of the hat.

"why me?"

"Why? Because you just found out tonight."

"Friends around you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Hirakawa Zhewen waved his hand: "How to talk about this kind of thing with people who are close to you is a problem, how to say it is a problem, maybe like you said, you still suspect when you have been brainwashed."

"..."

Hazuki Riya raised her face.

"So you mean, I was the first to know?"

"Yes." Hirakawa Zhewen affirmed the girl's statement. "This kind of thing can only be said to people who have just met, and it happened to be known to you tonight."

"...Aren't you worried that I will tell others?" Ye Yueli paused, and then said with a strange expression, "Teacher, you don't want this kind of thing to be known by others, do you?"

"Hey——" Hearing the girl's imitation, Hirakawa Zhewen laughed out loud. After laughing, "If you tell such a thing, will anyone believe it?"

"But you also reminded me, should I hypnotize you so that you don't tell it?"

Ye Yueli's face changed suddenly, and he folded his hands on his chest.

"No, who knew you would do something with hypnosis, like—"

"Okay, don't be like that."

Hirakawa Zhewen stopped her.

The girl was really outspoken, and she didn't worry at all that she was a student and he was a teacher—even though it was a teacher from another school.

He held his head with a slight headache.

"I said, I won't use my ability indiscriminately. If I can use it, I don't need it. If it weren't for a dozen people, I wouldn't be able to use it. I won't use it tonight--well, skip this and get back to the topic."

"The topic? What the topic?" It seemed that Reya Hazuki had completely forgotten.

"I said it when I went to the convenience store to find you at the beginning."

Reya Hazuki recalled it for a while, and replied: "The hotel is too boring, so I want to find me."

"..."

Gee.

Hirakawa Zhewen had to correct her: "The hotel is too boring, so I went out and checked to see if you were there. If you were, I would ask you about the performance department."

Ye Yueli turned her face away: "Okay, I understand, you can ask."

"..."

What's going on with this tone, it's completely different from when it first started.

Because she said that she would not use her abilities indiscriminately, so she is not worried about being hypnotized and becoming arrogant again?
I really don't know what to say.

In desperation, just like this, after a long time, the business about the performance department that was accidentally interrupted by the yellow-haired boy was finally brought back on track at this moment.

(End of this chapter)