I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

Under the latter's questioning gaze, Teacher Heisei smiled and said, "I'm quitting."

Upon hearing this, the math teacher laughed as well: "Hey Heisei, do you have a girlfriend? Why did you suddenly quit smoking?"

In the eyes of the math teacher, Heisei's smoking habit was no less than his own, but recently he had indeed been rarely seen in the smoking area.

According to his stereotypes, only men who find girlfriends undergo such a significant change.

"You're joking. Where am I supposed to find a girlfriend when I have neither a car nor a house?"

"The reason I quit smoking is because I feel I need to grow up."

Therefore, he did not try to bring Mako into this world.

Some of them are even better at it than him, but he's never fallen for it before. Haha, now you want to use this kind of tactic to play hard to get? Sorry, goodbye then!

I wouldn't be tempted by such a simple tactic!

Tomie lowered her head and previewed the English lesson for the next class, entirely because the teacher was going to check her on dialogues and vocabulary. If she didn't pass, she might be held back a grade or even punished by copying the text.

"Kayako has come in too."

……

"I don't understand that sentence. I slept through all the previous classes on this topic."

For Tomie Kawakami, Yoshizaki's behavior was simply a way of attracting her attention in a peculiar manner.

And, during this period of time.

There's a saying in Chinese linguistics that goes, "Life is short, so seize the day and enjoy it to the fullest; don't let your golden goblet stand empty before the moon!"

Then, none of the future calamities will occur.

And what he, as an independent individual, wants to do is quite simple.

Growth represents independence, it represents breaking free from Yoshizaki River's memories, and becoming one's true self.

Yoshizaki was unaware that Kayako had also joined the dream. In his mind, this was a dream constructed by Tomie, and the Kayako she envisioned was nothing more than the Kayako in her own mind.

All I need to do is keep this beautiful dream from being shattered.

After finishing his cigarette, he took his coffee and said goodbye.

At that moment, he sensed something was amiss; everything was proceeding as he had anticipated.

In fact, what he said earlier was a lie to Yoshizaki Kawa.

He learned to smoke, drink, and spend money.

I am not Yoshizaki Kawa, I am just myself. I don't need to be stingy. I like to smoke, I like to exhale smoke, I like to drink, and I like the feeling of being slightly tipsy and my brain swaying.

In his judgment, the possibility of Mako becoming a vengeful ghost is not very high.

"Pursuing personal growth is meaningless; one should enjoy life to the fullest!"

She'd seen this kind of trick far too many times, from junior high to high school!

Tomie Kawakami was taken aback at first, then gave a soft hum, lowered her head, and pretended to look at the exam paper.

Anyway, his main task right now is to increase his favorability with Tomie. When he entered the classroom, he immediately noticed the tall high school student Tomie, who seemed to be looking at him with great interest. However, Yoshizaki only glanced at her before sitting down in his seat, ignoring her completely.

This means that he is both Yoshizaki Kawa in the dream and the Heisei teacher in this world.

Therefore, he wasn't paying much attention to her for the time being—at least that was his mindset before he saw her.

During this year of high school, the boy in front of me has grown a lot.

So right now the whole class is nervously preparing for the exam.

He killed everyone who, except for Kurosawa Saege, had accidentally fallen into this dream.

In fact, the time he was given in this dream was far longer than the time Yoshizaki River descended.

Heisei-sensei threw the cigarette into the trash can, then, holding his coffee cup, slowly walked back to school.

In short, before the dream even began, he had already lived his entire "Heisei" life here, carrying some of Yoshizaki's memories.

There were no two choices at all, and he would not lose his memory in just one month. In fact, for the Tomie he imagined, memories only evolved and would not be erased.

Because of Yoshizaki Kawa's "stabilizer," as long as he maxes out Kayako and Tomie's affection levels, he can keep them in this beautiful dream forever.

Sure enough, when Yoshizaki Kawa walked in from outside, he only glanced at him once before turning his gaze away as if he didn't see him at all, leaving him with only his back to him.

This can be considered as fulfilling the obsession he had when he was named Yoshizaki Kawa!

As for Mako?

The bald math teacher scratched his bald head, not understanding, but he still chuckled.

Upon hearing this, the math teacher couldn't help but recall the naive boy from back then: "Back then, it seems you used this as an excuse to learn to smoke, because you wanted to grow up, so you learned to smoke and spend money. Now, because you want to grow up, you want to quit smoking. All your excuses are so ingenious!"

In the past, Heisei was a stingy boy who only drank tap water, didn't smoke, and didn't drink alcohol.

Knowing Tomie's stubborn personality well, he naturally had a set of profound and unpredictable fishing methods.

Sitting next to Yoshizaki Kawa, his deskmate was also sweating profusely with nervousness, frantically flipping through his English book and memorizing words.

"Let them all remain in this world, live a perfect life here, and in reality, there will be two fewer Ghost Kings."

Of the entire class, only Yoshizaki Kawa was relatively relaxed, even though he knew about the quiz test in the next class.

but--

As an English teacher, why would I be afraid of these random checks on spoken English and vocabulary?

Based on that tiny clone that Tomie imagined?

It's so ridiculous!

When he has nothing to do, Yoshizaki Kawakami often flips through his books and notebooks.

He took out his notebook from his bag, and as soon as he opened it, a piece of paper quietly fell to the ground.

On that paper, a sketch of a girl leaps to life: a pencil-drawn figure, a beauty mark between her eyebrows, wearing a short skirt, sitting in the classroom, her back to the window, holding a comic book in her hands—

"Ah, just as I thought!"

Tomie, who would steal glances at Yoshizaki every now and then, immediately wore a disdainful smile when she saw her own portrait on it.

This guy really does have a crush on me!

To be fair, this guy's drawing skills are not bad, but it would be great if he could draw his own profile, as his profile looks better than his front view.

Well, with that guy's drawing skills, how could he possibly capture his own beauty? It's really asking too much of him.

It's already quite good that they were able to produce a painting that's barely passable.

I'll just reluctantly allow him to steal a small sketch of me!

Yoshizaki looked at the portrait on the paper and was about to reach for it when he noticed another piece of paper tucked behind the portrait of Tomie.

He picked up both pieces of paper, placing Tomie's paper underneath. The other was an unfinished drawing, showing only the outline of a girl carrying a schoolbag and squatting down.

Although it's just an outline, the shadows and light and dark are almost there, the familiar face shape, the familiar schoolbag.

"Kayako?"

Yoshizaki sighed inwardly. In this dream, Kayako's fate was to be stabbed to death by him.

Moreover, since starting high school, "he" has begun to distance himself from her, and even did something very inappropriate a few days ago.

So, this body also felt guilty and wanted to make amends, so it spent some time drawing Kayako's picture.

Looking at the half-finished drawing, he picked up his pencil, ready to continue drawing.

"That despicable guy, he actually pinned himself under another girl!"

Having witnessed Yoshizaki's actions, Tomie gritted her teeth and decided that for the entire lesson, whenever he looked at her, she would roll her eyes at him!

Seemingly sensing that someone was watching him, Yoshizaki looked in the direction of the gaze, only to be met with a glare from Tomie, who then continued reading her English book.

Ah, this—

Yoshizaki Kawa wasn't some clueless straight man; he instantly guessed why Tomie did that.

But that's exactly what he needs.

For Tomie, as long as there is a way to get her attention, the chances of winning her favor are already halfway there.

Therefore, he did not change the order of the papers.

She continued drawing, but the original Kayako appeared somewhat lonely and gloomy.

Although this did fit her personality, Yoshizaki Kawa didn't like her like this, so he slightly adjusted the overall line drawing.

Originally, Kayako was sitting alone in front of a telephone pole, carrying her schoolbag and looking ahead.

Yoshizaki erased the telephone pole and replaced it with his own image. Kayako, carrying a schoolbag, sat on her shoes and raised her hand to look ahead.

The surrounding roads are simple lines, with a few wavy lines added in the sky to sketch the wind.

Yoshizaki Kawa didn't actually have any artistic background, but in Tomie's fantasy, this body could draw, so when he picked up a pencil, he could draw naturally.

And the drawing is quite good.

If I could take this ability with me, maybe I could draw a picture and give it to them in the future.

While writing, he still had time to think about other things.