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

Chapter 194 Time, Towards the End of the Period

Faith and confidence are not uttered by slogans, but honed through performances and feedbacks.

On the way back from the bus, this was the answer Hirakawa Tetsufumi gave to Shinohara Shiori.

This is the case for the Yushan performance department. Their belief and confidence were born in one national competition after another, and they were born in the national gold medals one after another.And it is constantly emphasized, solidified by the instructor, and finally shaped.

So will Moriya.

The road show is an opportunity to exercise, and the compliments from passers-by will become positive feedback for Moriya.

The students of the Moritani Playing Department, after hard practice in the past, occasionally heard these praises, maybe the breathing during the playing will be more powerful, right?

Maybe.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen didn't know how effective this method would be, nor did he know how many students would be able to spend more energy on playing music because of such "feedback".

But it's a worthwhile endeavor.

It is also good to be able to increase the experience of playing live, practice and actual combat are different after all.

In the end, just like that, as the return bus arrived at Moriya, the students left the school after putting away their musical instruments, and the first road show came to an end.

The time at this time is June 6, and there is only half a month left before the final exam.

In the last half month, time seemed to be sped up, and various things passed by in a flash.

On June 6th, a new week ushered in the beginning, but in a blink of an eye, it was July 30th, and the new week ended in Moriya's second roadshow.

There is nothing to say about this roadshow, which is almost the same as the first time.

As for whether something happened during the week...

Hirakawa Zhewen admitted that a certain eldest lady was indeed a bit difficult.

As a teacher, there is naturally a set of rules that should be followed.Isolate students and completely reject all communication?It cannot be done.

And this young lady is sure of this, and it seems that there will always be various reasons to come to him.

However, Hirakawa Tetsuwen is not without methods.

At least, he summed up three rules for this.

First, nature will never respond to her emotions, this is the bottom line.

Second, as a teacher, it is impossible to completely eliminate contact with students, but there is no need to have too much contact, that is to say - to keep communication at a minimum.If not necessary, keep a proper distance.Even if there is something to do, just do business.

The third is a supplement to the second point-rejecting the possibility of being alone.

As long as this is the case, even if Shiori Shinohara has something to say or do, there is no occasion for her to come.

Although he can't change Shinohara Shiori's thoughts, nor can he correct her behavior, but he can regulate his words and deeds.

Self-denial, that's all he can do.

And as the "three major rules" were summed up by Tetsufumi Hirakawa, he became much more calm when dealing with Shiori Shinohara in the following time.

No need to mind too much, just ordinary students, nothing more.

In this way, time began to advance backward again, approaching the end of the period.

And because the end of the term is coming, the new weekend of July 7th, the Moritani performance department did not have a road show.

However, Tetsufumi Hirakawa unexpectedly received a message this weekend, a message from Saiko Ogasasa.

-

On the afternoon of July 7th, near three o'clock, an afternoon tea restaurant near my home.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who arrived at the agreed place ahead of schedule, waited for the arrival of Saiko Ogasa.

With transparent glass walls, the weather outside the restaurant is beautiful, and the summer afternoon sun is a brilliant golden color - it's hot just by looking at it.

It's already mid-July, and summer has begun to show its temperatures.

Fortunately, there is air conditioning in the restaurant.

He waited in ecstasy, and it didn't take long. At 2:55, at the entrance of the restaurant, at the boundary between sunlight and shadow, Tetsufumi Hirakawa saw the figure of Saiko Ogasasa.

Dressed in a cool summer style, her petite figure is carrying a shoulder bag that is slightly larger than her figure, which further accentuates her petiteness.

She opened the glass door with some difficulty, walked in, and then looked around at the door.

Then, after seeing Hirakawa Zhewen's raised hand, he walked towards him.

"Sorry, Teacher Hirakawa, I'm late."

Pulling out the chair and sitting down, Saiko Ogasasa was talking.

"Nothing, I came earlier, and I just arrived. Good afternoon, Miss Ogasa."

"Well, good afternoon, Mr. Hirakawa."

"I don't know what you like to drink, so I haven't ordered yet—you can take a look."

"Well, thank you."

"..."

After a set of process-like greetings is over, the waiter is called to order, and after that, it is the next thing to face.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen sat up a little bit, looked at the opposite side and also straightened his upper body - although he worked hard, he still looked like a child.

And because he is dressed in a more everyday attire, people who don't know may think that he is dating a high school student, or something...

Well, Tetsufumi Hirakawa might be a little too sensitive about high school girls lately.

With a friendly smile, he emptied out the strange thoughts in his mind.

"Miss Xiaoli, I don't know why you are looking for me today?"

On the other hand, Saiko Ogasa seemed a little... cautious, which is understandable, after all, the process of their acquaintance was a bit embarrassing.

As a girl...as a woman, it's normal to have some concerns about this.

However, after a few breaths and the cooling of the cold air from the air conditioner in the store, Saiko Ogasawa still recovered.

She also responded to Tetsufumi Hirakawa with a polite look.

"Teacher Pingchuan should also be able to guess that I went to see Teacher Pingchuan today because of what happened last time."

"Well, that's right, I guessed a bit, but I don't know the specifics yet."

"Teacher Hirakawa, please wait a moment."

Saying this, Hirakawa Tetsubun saw Ogasa Saiko lower her head, rummaged through her slightly larger shoulder bag, and pulled out a thin book from it.

——To be precise, it should be Manga Weekly.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen saw clearly the cover above.The colorful powder noodles are painted with the image of a beautiful boy and marked with the names of various comics.

"This is?"

Doubtful, Hirakawa Tetsufumi took the weekly magazine with both hands.

Saiko Ogasa quickly gave an answer.

"Teacher Hirakawa, please read page 5."

Page 5?

Nodding his head to show his understanding, Tetsufumi Hirakawa held the weekly magazine in his hand and opened it.

On the first page, the name of the first serialized manga of this weekly magazine is marked: "Wind Story", signed by Matsushita.

really.

No surprises, continue to turn back, then the fifth page should be...

"Waiting for the king to come, the love is surging; the curtain of the door is suddenly lifted, and it is the autumn wind."

It was this waka that he proposed last time.Mr. Matsushita turned this into a manga and drew it.

Looking at the picture above, the heroine misses the waka chanted by the hero.After flipping through a few more pages, Hirakawa Tetsufumi raised his head.

Saiko Ogasa, who had been waiting for a long time, spoke again.

"Teacher Hirakawa, you also saw it. This is the waka you finalized last time."

"Well, yes, I see."

"Mr. Matsushita's Feng Monogatari this issue has received a lot of praise, and many of them mentioned this waka. Most of them think that this waka is very appropriate to put here."

"That's it, that's good." Hirakawa Tetsufumi nodded, and then said modestly, "However, to be able to receive good reviews is actually more dependent on Mr. Matsushita's excellent plot structure and superb painting skills. If it is because of me, no Dare to do it."

"Mr. Matsushita is also very grateful for that."

"it's nothing."

After saying a few more polite words, Saiko Ogasa finally revealed the purpose of this trip.

"So this time I found Hirakawa-sensei, it was because of this incident, Matsushita-sensei wanted me to thank you for your help. For this reason, her original words were—"I am willing to take [-] yen from her manuscript fee as a point A small thank you, I hope you'll take it', that's it."

"Eh……"

Seeing Saiko Ogasa who seemed to be about to withdraw cash, Tetsufumi Hirakawa quickly refused with some trouble.

"I can accept it if you thank me, but I don't have to pay for the manuscript. I didn't do anything, I just chose a waka."

Ten thousand yen is not much to Hirakawa Tetsubun, it is only one-third of his average daily salary as a teacher.

But compared to what he did... just typing a few times on the keyboard, less than a minute.

If you think about it this way, the income of [-] yen is a little too easy to get.

However, Saiko Ogasasa said this:

"It's easy to choose a waka, but it's not easy to know which one to choose. Moreover, the time was really urgent at that time. Mr. Hirakawa saved a lot of time for this, and I should be grateful."

"..."

Well, knowledge is wealth, indeed.

Hirakawa Tetsubun accepted this statement, but regarding the [-] yen in front of him, Hirakawa Tetsubun still shook his head and said to Ogasa Saiko:
"Miss Xiaoli, in the past, I wanted to thank Miss Xiaoli for her care and... to express my apology, so I chose to help. Remuneration and so on are still waived."

"Ms. Matsushita sincerely hopes that you can accept it, and, in fact, she—"

"Actually what?"

Seeing Saiko Ogasa who had something to say, Tetsubun Hirakawa asked.

Saiko Ogasa spoke.

"Ms. Matsushita means that it is the first time for her to draw this kind of subject, and she is not very familiar with it. Therefore, there may be things that need to trouble Teacher Hirakawa in the future. Then, she hopes to invite Teacher Hirakawa for [-] yen each time. Be her advisor on this."

"Is that so..."

Well, Hirakawa Tetsubun understood.

[-] yen at a time, and it doesn't take much effort. Presumably with his memory, he may be able to get the answer with just a glance every time.

Even if calculated by 5 minutes, this is an income of up to 2000 yen/minute-although it cannot be calculated in this way.

But it can also be seen that this reward is still quite generous.

If Hirakawa Tetsuwen was a high school student with little income, he would be happy to accept this kind of income from cashing knowledge.

However, he is an adult with a stable income and not a low income, and his family is quite rich...

So this kind of reward is really not attractive.

"Miss Xiaoli, please tell Ms. Matsushita that this reward is still unnecessary."

Hirakawa Tetsubun finally shook his head and rejected the reward, but this did not mean that he refused to be a consultant to Mr. Matsushita.He changed the subject -

"However, if Mr. Matsushita needs help, I'm still happy to help."

"Eh..." Saiko Ogasa seemed unable to react.

Hirakawa Tetsubun showed a friendly smile and continued.

"Miss Xiaoli can tell Ms. Matsushita that the act of helping Ms. Matsushita is out of my personal gratitude and apology to Ms. Xiaoli. If there is anything that needs to be thanked, just thank Ms. Matsushita."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Saiko Ogasa stared at him.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen nodded with certainty.

Compared with a little reward, it must be more appropriate to help Saiko Ogasa.

"That's it."

"..."

-

Saiko Ogasa finally put away the [-] yen in cash, her eyes were a little complicated.

"In this case...thank you, Mr. Hirakawa."

"No, I should thank Miss Xiaoli."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen took a sip of the iced coffee that was just served by the waiter, put it down and spoke sincerely.

Afterwards, the two became quiet, and there was nothing to talk about.

Saiko Ogasasa was thinking.

Hirakawa Tetsubun turned his gaze to the outside of the glass wall.

After a long time, I saw that the outdoor sunlight was probably blocked by clouds, and it dimmed for a moment.

Until then, Saiko Ogasasa's voice came from next to his ear.

"Teacher Hirakawa."

"Ok?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa withdrew his gaze from the outside, put down the coffee in his hand at the same time, and turned to Saiko Ogasasa.

Saiko Ogasa's petite face no longer had any previous entanglements, and she also put down her coffee.

"Actually, there's something I want to ask you about."

"Miss Ogasa, please tell me."

"Hmm...that's...what was it like when my sister was in school? Actually, I haven't seen it yet."

"Hey, Mr. Ogasa? When Mrs. Ogasa was at school, uh... he was very popular with the students."

"...the expression is a bit subtle."

"Is there...? But it is true that it is very popular with students. After all, students also think that the confused teacher is cute."

"It's not surprising that my sister is very popular, because my sister is the cutest. Also, I actually want to know what kind of sister is teaching?"

"What kind of thing? Seriously, Teacher Xiaoli is still very serious when teaching students. Although he is often led astray by students because of his confused personality, he still completes his daily work seriously."

"Speaking of this, Mr. Hirakawa reminded my sister before, right? It's good to be relaxed during teaching, but you have to control it and be a little stricter."

"Yeah, this happened when I first took over the performance department affairs this semester."

"I still remember that Mr. Hirakawa was very euphemistic when he said this, just a hint."

"Well, it's like this. After all, at that time, I didn't know how to communicate with Teacher Xiaoli."

"Actually, my sister didn't understand Mr. Hirakawa's hint at all. She only understood after asking me after returning home."

"Hey...is that so?"

"But this kind of natural stupidity is what makes my sister cute, very cute."

"Uh-huh!"

"..."

"..."

It has to be said that Saiko Ogasa is worthy of being a sister-in-law. When talking about her sister, she seems to be a different person.

Tetsubun Hirakawa thought this way, and finally, in the afternoon tea restaurant, he and Saiko Ogasasa chatted until they parted.

(End of this chapter)