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

Chapter 238 End, Farewell

In short, I don't know if this can be regarded as a greeting. After the end, Hirakawa Tetsufumi still came to say hello in a serious way.

"Forget it, good evening, Ye Yue."

"Oh." Reya Hazuki responded a little bored after getting serious, "Good evening."

"Where are you going today?"

"It's all right."

"Would you like something to drink, please?"

"Huh?" Ye Yueli was stunned for a moment, and then came again, looking at him with uncertain eyes.

Hirakawa Zhewen quickly explained: "Thank you for listening to what I have to say."

"I thought..." Ye Yueli whispered, and the second half of the sentence disappeared in the noisy street, but after thinking about it, you can probably guess that this is probably not a good association, so it's better not to know.

"no need."

Hazuki Riya refused after thinking about it.

"No need?"

"Who knows if you will secretly add something to your drink."

"..."

Although it is a reason that makes people want to complain, but if you refuse it, just refuse it.

Tonight, the two of them still walked along the street like this.

But that's okay, for the two of them, Nagoya is not familiar, so walking around isn't too boring.

and.

"Overall, it's not too much trouble. It's just listening to your emotional gossip. Sometimes it's quite interesting."

"..."

Got such comments.

Hmm... Emotional gossip, that's right.

In this way, today's emotional gossip about Hirakawa Zhewen officially started.

"I said yesterday why you still can't let go of this matter after so long."

Hazuki Riya reminded him, then closed his mouth, waiting for him to speak.

"..."

Although I have talked enough with this girl, but when I talk about this, I feel a little embarrassed.

After walking a few steps quietly and adjusting his mentality, Hirakawa Tetsubun opened his mouth.

He didn't look at the girl beside him, but looked ahead and talked about himself.

Amazing speech.

"Actually, strictly speaking, she should be my first love... or something."

"..."

"..."

As expected, there was a fairly long silence.

Hazuki Riya probably stared at him with rather shocked eyes.

It took a long time before I came back to my senses, and asked in an unbelievable tone.

"Hey... let me ask, how old are you?"

"...23."

"High school, college, never been in love?"

"……No."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen answered truthfully.

In fact, let alone this life, there was none in the last life.

Ok……

The concept here in Japan is like this, and some people even have such a boring idea that people who have never been in a relationship are not attractive enough.

and so……

"what."

It is conceivable what kind of meaning is contained in Ye Yueli's laughter.

"Because it's the first time, so I can't let it go, is that so?"

"...There may be a little reason for this."

"..."

This first experience in life, although it turned out to be a failure, undoubtedly left an indelible impression on Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

"I'll ask again."

"Ah."

"In today's national competition, the trumpet solo of your school is the student you mentioned?"

"...Yes." After a moment of hesitation, Hirakawa Tetsubun replied, "What's wrong?"

Reya Hazuki thought back to the girl she saw today who was playing solo on the field, and after a while, she let out a "tss".

"It's no wonder you're addicted."

"..."

Does it mean that Shiori Shinohara is too good... If that is the case, it cannot be refuted either.

In that summer festival, the picture of the eldest lady wearing a bathrobe is, until now, the most beautiful picture that cannot be surpassed in Hirakawa Tetsufumi's mind.

To be more realistic, no one does not like good-looking things, be it people or objects, except for some with unique tastes, most people are like this.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa is not so detached that he ignores the outside world.

He admits that Shinohara Shiori's appearance is part of the reason that attracts him.

Even in the face of Jiu Tian, ​​that gentle female teacher, he couldn't deny that part of his liking for her was due to her youth and beauty.

It would be hypocritical to say that there is no such reason at all.

therefore.

"She is indeed outstanding." Hirakawa Tetsufumi said.

Facing his answer, Ye Yue Limi pouted and didn't speak.

It wasn't until he got out of the obsessive painting in his mind that he heard Hazuki Riya continue to ask him.

"I can't let go, so what?"

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen shook his head.

"No reason."

"What does that mean?"

"The resignation has been decided, and the relationship with her is over, and I won't think about going back."

"Since a decision has been made, it's not very good, so what do you want to say to me?"

Facing this question from Hazuki Reya, Hirakawa Tetsufumi answered it like this.

"The problem is, I don't know, what to do after that."

"after?"

"After resignation." Hirakawa Zhewen smiled wryly, and then said, "I told you last time, I will resign after everything is settled."

"Easy to say, but actually?"

"I don't talk about my thoughts. Although there are some contradictions, I know what I should do. Don't think about turning back."

"But in other respects, it's not as easy as saying 'solve it clearly'."

"This matter is a mess, how can it be resolved."

After making complaints about himself, he turned to Reya Hazuki, stared at her seriously, and said.

"Obviously, despite what I said before, my affair with her began with a hypnosis like a dream."

"However, even if this is the case, before starting everything, as a teacher, I should have the opportunity to make a better choice, and then, completely prevent this from happening."

"Instead of doing that, I let the situation slowly evolve until it became like this."

"This is my dereliction of duty."

"It's understandable that a student who is not yet an adult can't control her emotions. It's not her fault."

"So after this, the fault of this matter is all on me, and it's all on me who couldn't control myself."

"Naturally, I'm sorry for her, and it's hard for me to just walk away with peace of mind."

"Can you understand?"

"..."

An extremely serious statement made Hazuki Reya a little speechless.

She looked at Tetsufumi Hirakawa and began to digest what he said.

After a while, he tentatively concluded: "You mean... you think it's unfair to her to leave like this?"

"Ah."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen nodded, agreeing with Ye Yue's statement.

And added: "Especially after today's game."

"..."

Hazuki Reya knew that the teacher in front of him from Moriya told her when he came out to deal with an unknown creature in Kyoto.

"Even at the risk of losing my job, I had to visit her home for the students and confront her parents. Even if it happened again today, I wouldn't let it go."

These are his exact words.

The "student" among them is this girl named Shiori Shinohara.

As for the home visit, it was to allow her to join the performance club, and this was the first time he had used his ability.

The girl who played solo on the field today really loves wind music, which can also be heard.

"You also know, Moriya's results this year."

"Yeah. I know."

When announcing the results, Hazuki Reya naturally paid special attention to Moriya's results, it was——

Hirakawa Tetsufumi was also thinking about it, thinking about the moment when the results were revealed.

At that time, in the concert hall.

Tension, anticipation, and some silently wishing and praying.

This is the closest they have come to a national gold medal for a long time.

All the members of Moriya are waiting for the possible gold medal to come.

Even Ogasa Suzuki, who was beside him, was too nervous and clutched his sleeve tightly.

In such an atmosphere, he deliberately turned his head to look at Shiori Shinohara.

The girl's upright posture has not changed, and on her beautiful face, the fair skin has a little blush from being too nervous.

No one knew better than Tetsubun Hirakawa that Shiori Shinohara was determined to win the gold medal.

After so many things, this is the only wish she wants to achieve.

He knew this young lady well.

He also knew that in the blind spot where he couldn't see, she must be holding her trumpet tightly, and then, looking forward to the golden award.

however……

Everything that Moriya expected, what this young lady expected, did not come.

When the word "Silver Award" appeared in his ears, Moriya fell into complete silence.

After a long time, Tetsubun Hirakawa came back to his senses and glanced at Shiori Shinohara again. She was sitting in the same position without changing her posture.

Reality once again refused to respond to her expectations.

After he saw the expression on Shinohara Shiori's face and the almost lifeless brilliance in his eyes, at that moment, he really felt a kind of heart-wrenching distress.

It is precisely because of understanding that I can empathize with her emotions.

For the sake of playing music, the girl who has always insisted on herself, and even fought against her mother's will, bowed down to it for the second time.

……

"In this case, should I just leave like this...?"

"..."

Hazuki Reya couldn't answer his question either.

It was impossible to stay any longer, but it was also impossible to just leave as if nothing had happened.

It is this kind of contradiction, and the result of this national competition has deepened this sense of contradiction.

"There are many things in this world that can't tell right from wrong, and can't discuss which situation is better."

After a long time, Hazuki Reya sighed inexplicably.

Reality is not a precise multiple-choice question, and there is no precise answer for people to choose.

"Ah."

Hirakawa Zhewen responded.

This is where he gets confused.

After that, what should we do?

Shiori Shinohara, in the last moment, how should he finally deal with the matter with her?
Although it is said that there is no relationship between the two of them, can they really just walk away in this situation?

This kind of thing is not something that can be explained clearly in a few words.

But he, who has been subconsciously avoiding this question before, has now reached the time when he has to face it.

Of course, when he told Hazuki Reya about this, he didn't want to hear her opinion.

"After talking to you like this, although there is still no answer for the time being, it feels much better than holding it in my heart."

At the end, Hirakawa Tetsubun put on a smile and thanked Hazuki Reya.

"Thank you today, Ye Yue."

The girl wiped her hands in her pockets, and said indifferently: "You're welcome, anyway, every time we meet, you always stuff a bunch of things, I'm used to it."

"..."

"I'm talking about your troubles. Are you thinking about something perverted with this expression?"

"……Absolutely not."

Hazuki Riya looked at him with disgust.

Hirakawa Zhewen didn't want to talk to her.

She used a strange way of saying it, but instead called him perverted. She has some perverted taste, right?

Of course, it's just to complain in my heart, after all, she just listened to his "emotional gossip" seriously.

After sighing helplessly.

"Anyway, thank you."

"OK, all right."

Reya Hazuki accepted it very rudely.

"A girl like me who is cute and willing to be your tree hole, you should really thank me."

"..."

The soft and waxy voice really sounds very pleasant, and it will be very pleasant to listen to her.

This is probably the reason why Hirakawa Zhewen was willing to talk to her. Even if she was complained by this girl, she would feel that it was no big deal to be told by this voice, so...

and many more.

Examining his heart, Hirakawa Zhewen suddenly discovered an extremely dangerous idea.It is definitely not his hobby to be scolded.

"Hey, what are you doing all of a sudden?"

Hazuki Riya frowned and stared at him.

"...No, no."

Facing the girl's eyes, Hirakawa Zhewen, who put away his thoughts, quickly shook his head and said.

But Ye Yueli didn't believe it, and watched him continue to guess: "What? Don't you want me?"

"Reluctant?"

Hirakawa Zhewen blinked his eyes, not understanding how this statement came about.

"Is today's matter over? The national competition is also over, and you probably won't have a chance to see me after that."

Hazuki Reiya said indifferently.

"Shouldn't you go to Kyoto again for nothing?"

"Ah, this..."

After Hazuki Reya's words, Hirakawa Tetsufumi realized this matter.

He thought about it.

"Probably won't go again."

The matter is over immediately, and it is not long before resignation.

"En." Ye Yueli agreed.

Subsequently.

"Goodbye then?"

Just casually walking along the ordinary streets of Nagoya, very free and easy to say goodbye to the last meeting.

Even the tone of voice was ordinary and flat.

Hirakawa Zhewen glanced at her profile.

"Then...bye."

"Ah."

"..."

"..."

"Although it's true that you probably won't be going to Kyoto anymore, if you have any questions, you can come to Tokyo to talk to me, and I won't mind."

"I do not want it."

Saying this at the end, Hazuki Reya left, disappeared among the crowd on the street, and disappeared from Hirakawa Tetsufumi's vision.

(End of this chapter)