I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

"The other side is all cleaned up. When will your side be ready?"

Tomie wondered if this guy had forgotten about her.

She spent a whole day getting someone to set up the area, but they haven't given her permission yet, so she can't even set up her club—well, she was stopped by security.

I had something to do yesterday, but I'll help you this afternoon.

Yoshizaki said casually that he was too busy yesterday and only now realized he had thought of it.

However, I hadn't promised how long it would take to complete, so I didn't feel too guilty.

He was more worried about Kayako than about that.

In the original owner's memories, she had almost never asked for leave, let alone disappeared without asking for leave.

I don't know what happened to her, or if it's related to the bracelet she gave herself.

At the same time, hearing the impatient tone of the guy in front of her, Kawakami Tomie was seething with hatred. But facing this guy who had no weaknesses, all she could do was hum and say, "Hmph, then I'll come find you this afternoon."

"I'm so sorry."

He apologized and left in a hurry.

Tomie Kawakami raised her head slightly, looking at the departing figure with some doubt.

If I had spoken so rudely before, he would have definitely snapped at me, but he seemed to be in such a hurry this time. What happened?

After thinking for a moment, she finally gave up the idea of ​​following them.

"Just a mere toy..."

She lifted her foot to walk towards the classroom, but with one foot halfway in the air, she quickly turned around and then strode away in the direction Yoshizaki had left.

It wasn't that I was worried about that guy, I just didn't want to go to class.

……

Yoshizaki's feelings for Kayako were mostly limited to pity. She was a lovely girl whose unfortunate family led to a tragic end. As an outsider, offering her help was something any normal person would choose to do.

Not to mention the meaning she represents—an extremely terrifying vengeful ghost of the future.

Therefore, I chose to get closer to her.

But she's merely treated like a boss in a horror game, her emotions quantified, in an attempt to "destroy" (or "convert") her.

However, after giving himself the bracelet yesterday, he truly felt for the first time that Kayako was a person.

She's not a boss, and she doesn't have any stats.

Even the smallest act of concern can make her happy.

"As a time traveler, having the ability to know the future makes it easy to see people as less than human."

As he walked toward Kayako's house, he dialed the phone number he had previously given to Kayako's mother, Nakagawa Kawamatsu.

Yoshizaki Kawa hadn't expected that the phone number he'd left would actually come in handy. After all, neither of Kayako's parents had come when school started, so he didn't really have their contact information.

The phone rang repeatedly, but no one answered.

He called several more times, but no one answered.

With a slight sigh, he quickened his pace.

About ten minutes later, looking at the familiar house in front of him, Yoshizaki Kawa subconsciously looked towards the window on the second floor, but did not see the ghost.

I breathed a sigh of relief and arrived outside Kayako's yard;

Out of politeness, he rang the doorbell;

but--

There was no response from inside the door, and his heart sank slightly.

I pressed the doorbell a few more times, but no matter how many times it rang, there was no response from inside.

problem occurs!

He felt somewhat uneasy.

After glancing around, Yoshizaki took a few steps back, then charged forward, bracing his feet against the wall, grabbing the railing above, and struggling to climb up.

He then carefully moved aside, hugged the pillar, and slowly fell down. Seeing that the distance was not far, he let go and jumped down.

Unexpectedly, what lay hidden in the corner, overgrown with weeds, turned out to be a ditch. In a moment of carelessness, his right foot plunged into the ditch, while his upper body became stuck against it. A sharp pain shot through him.

"hiss--"

He pressed his hands against the edge, then climbed out.

He stood up, and his calves were probably scraped; he could feel a warm liquid flowing from the cuffs of his pants where they touched his skin.

Just as he was about to step forward...

next moment--

Suddenly, a rapid thumping sound came from the floor in front of him. A moment later, a middle-aged, slightly overweight man appeared, holding a baseball bat and looking at him warily: "Who are you? Why are you barging into my yard? Get out of here! Or I'll call the police right now!"

"?"

Looking at the man in front of him, Yoshizaki slowly typed a question mark;

Damn it, I rang the doorbell for so long, couldn't you hear me?

It's obvious without even guessing that this must be Kayako's useless Showa-era father.

Seeing that the latter was bluffing and his legs were visibly trembling,

Yoshizaki explained helplessly, "Hello, I am Kayako's teacher. Because she was absent without reason, I wanted to call to find out what happened, but I couldn't get through. So I came here and rang the doorbell but no one answered. So I had no choice but to resort to this."

"Kayako's...teacher?"

The man's suspicion hadn't faded. He'd seen the man in the suit ringing the doorbell earlier and assumed he was some thug looking for trouble, so he hadn't dared to respond for a while. But this guy was getting more and more outrageous, actually climbing over the wall to get in.

Now you're telling yourself that Kayako is your teacher?

fart!

How could a university possibly have such dedicated teachers?

He absolutely did not believe it.

Yoshizaki Kawa sighed and took out his teacher's certificate from his pocket: "Look."

Kawamata Yoshida nervously leaned closer for a look, and when he realized it really was a teacher, his tension immediately dissipated, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Kayako hasn't left the house all day, she probably doesn't want to go to school. We can let her go when she wants to."

He didn't care whether Kayako went to school or not. He had wanted to marry her off and get some money for a long time.

However, a nosy neighbor threatened to call the police, so he had no choice but to send the child to school.

Upon hearing this, Yoshizaki couldn't help but feel resentment towards the irresponsible father in front of him.

It's a tragedy to have the child of someone who can't control their lower body, only knows how to give birth and doesn't care about raising their children!

Although he really wanted to curse the guy in front of him, now was not the time; he needed to go inside and take a look.

Kayako is definitely not the kind of person who "doesn't want" to go to school; there must be something wrong with why she didn't go.

He calmed himself down and explained:

"May I go in and give Kayako a word of advice? If she misses this class, it will have a huge impact on her studies later on."

However, to everyone's surprise, the latter's eyes lit up upon hearing this:

Will I be expelled?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 28 The Soul Demon (Please continue reading)

This guy……

Yoshizaki Kawa was already angry, and said in a very unfriendly tone, "We'll call the parents to a meeting at the school! Once a week!"

"Okay, then go take a look."

He was somewhat disappointed. He had originally thought he could get Kayako to drop out of school. As for holding a meeting himself? He didn't have that much time to spend on that guy.

He walked upstairs, with Yoshizaki Kawa following behind him. He put on shoe covers and limped up to the second floor.

"Look, it's inside. Go see for yourself."

Kawamata Yoshida's tone was as if he were talking to a... no, not even a pet.

This guy completely disregarded Kayako.

This isn't just anyone; she's your daughter!

How can there be such cold-blooded people in this world?

This absolute disregard infuriated Yoshizaki Kawa, but because of the latter's status, he couldn't say much for the time being, only feeling frustrated.

This is infuriating!

Yoshizaki finally understood why Kayako had developed such a paranoid personality. In such an environment and with such parents, anyone would become mentally ill!

He didn't even glance at the latter, but walked into the room in the corner and knocked on the door: "Kayako-kun?"