I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

"enough!!"

When Kayako heard that Yoshizaki-sensei was hypocritical, her face immediately darkened.

She realized that the woman in front of her, Mako Yamamura, didn't seem to be playing a game.

She is truly insulting the teacher!

Even if it's a joke, there are limits to this kind of thing.

She disliked the girl in front of her very much. The teacher had helped her so much, yet the girl was still slandering the teacher behind her back, even using words like "hypocritical" to describe the teacher.

She's practically the kind of wicked, heartless woman you see in magazines.

At this moment, even Kayako, who was usually timid and barely dared to speak, lost her temper and blurted out in anger:

"Even when playing games, please have some boundaries! Mako, you have no idea what your teacher has done, and you don't know what place your teacher holds in my heart."

"What evil clutches, what hypocrisy, you don't understand anything at all!"

"Furthermore, ask yourself honestly, your teacher has been so good to you, he has done everything for you at school, yet you are here slandering him, using such a disgusting excuse as games. You are a bad girl with no bottom line!"

"go out!"

Kayako pushed Mako away, declaring she would never play with her again; she was an ungrateful and wicked woman.

At this moment, Mako's head was still spinning. She didn't know what was going on. Faced with Kayako's anger, her head was buzzing. She had been pushed out without even putting up any resistance.

Only now has my mind cleared up a little;

She thought about how angry Kayako had been earlier, and it didn't seem like she was acting at all, so... what exactly happened?

—Perhaps she was blinded by Tomie's charm before, and only now did she think to verify it.

He glanced at the door in front of him.

Mako felt that Kayako's last words were still echoing in her ears;

Yoshizaki Kawa was indeed good to me, but wasn't that all a facade? He was just a gentleman on the surface; who knows what he really felt behind my back...

At that moment, Mako suddenly thought of—

It seems I haven't verified any of these things at all; everything is just my own conjecture.

Based on such unfounded speculation, he had done such a foolish thing, and for a moment his face felt hot, the heat spreading to his ears.

But when she remembered what Tomie looked like, her heart gradually calmed down;

It's a very simple thing, why don't you just verify it yourself?

—There must be something wrong with Tomie's appearance and Yoshizaki's words.

Mako didn't believe, or rather, she was unwilling and dared not believe that Yoshizaki Kawa was truly a great and righteous man.

Because of this... she felt like a clown for her previous actions, the kind of person who couldn't even be forgiven by kowtowing and apologizing.

She didn't even know what had gotten into her; it was as if she had lost her mind the moment she saw Tomie.

But who should we ask for verification?

Just then, Yoshizaki came over with the butler. The butler looked serious, and Yoshizaki also seemed uneasy.

"Mako-kun, didn't you go out to play with Tomie?"

Upon seeing Mako, Yoshizaki Kawa forced a smile and asked;

However, when she faced Yoshizaki Kawa and thought about what she had just said, she felt guilty: "I...I'll go right away."

She moved quickly toward the exit, but then she heard a conversation behind her.

"You've worked so hard, that child has really had a tough time."

"It's all I should do."

What kind of child has it tough? What did Yoshizaki Kawa do?

She hid around the corner, listening to what was being said, but after those two sentences were finished, Yoshizaki Kawa went into the room.

The butler walked towards her, and Yamamura Mako jumped in surprise. She then quickly ran to the other side of the hall, where she saw the Bible on the table, and her eyes lit up.

She picked up the Bible and, pretending to be panicked, went to find the housekeeper;

however--

When the housekeeper saw her, she only saw a child with a blank expression, saying that she had touched the Bible and was now very scared...

If he ignored her expressionless face, he might be able to believe her a little.

Hmm, are all kids these days... so bold?

He felt somewhat frustrated, but still prepared to take the Bible;

But when he touched Mako's fingers, his gaze changed slightly, and he felt a lot of goodwill towards the child in front of him.

Even her expressionless face felt strangely endearing at that moment.

"Uncle Butler, who is the child you were talking about with Mr. Yoshizaki before?"

Shinji asked;

"That child, I talked to your teacher Yoshizaki about your classmate Kayako before."

Because he felt a connection with the child in front of him, he felt a urge to confide in him and said with a sigh, "Your teacher, Yoshizaki Kawa, is a very admirable person!"

"If it weren't for him, I would hardly believe what kind of situation Kayako is in now."

—Perhaps, it has already become a terrifying curse.

He couldn't say that to the child, of course. He had been wondering why the child had such a strong and terrifying curse behind him and why his face was filled with an inescapable gloom.

But after learning about Yoshizaki's experience from him, he understood.

Given that environment, that family, and her own personality, which was isolated due to the curse, it's quite normal for her to become like this.

Yoshizaki was a ray of light shining into her life, preventing the child from becoming completely corrupted.

Furthermore, even knowing that the latter was a reincarnation of a great evil spirit, he still persisted in his beliefs. To be honest, he greatly admired such a person.

This is like dancing on a knife's edge; you could be doomed at any moment.

He admitted he couldn't do it himself, but he figured God would forgive him.

What exactly happened here?

"I asked, Mako Yamamura."

“That child was neglected and was seriously ill at home. She almost died, but her parents didn’t care about her. It was Yoshizaki Kawa who risked going to jail to climb over the wall and save her life. Later, the child’s parents died in a car accident. Before they died, they sold their house. Yoshizaki Kawa let her live in his house and helped her deal with the car accident.”

There was nothing wrong with saying these things, and under the influence of Mako's ability, he naturally said them.

Meanwhile, upon hearing the butler's words, Mako froze on the spot.

She suddenly recalled Kayako's angry words from before;

"You have no idea what the teacher has done or what place he holds in my heart."

So, is this the truth?

That guy wouldn't publicize what he did, even though living with a student might be misunderstood.

Perhaps he didn't want Kayako to be looked at differently?

Regret welled up from the bottom of her heart. Thinking about her previous attitude towards Yoshizaki Kawa, she felt so ashamed that she wanted to find a place to crawl into.

I'm like a petty person, judging others by my own standards. Because my own thoughts are evil, I assume everyone else's thoughts are evil too.

In reality, I'm like a rat in a sewer, using disgusting thoughts to speculate about others.

Seeing Mako's stunned expression, the butler assumed she was surprised that such a kind person existed in the world, and said in a casual tone:

“He complained to me before that the principal even embezzled money from you poor students. He went to great lengths to keep these benefits for you. If it weren’t for his connections, he probably would have been fired by the principal long ago.”

If that guy refuses to embezzle money even after the principal issues an ultimatum, he will definitely be kicked out of the game by the principal.

No water is allowed in the ink.

That's why we can better appreciate Yoshizaki Kawa's hardships and his kind heart.

Perhaps that's why he was able to suppress the curse!

"Fortunately, the principal probably won't dare to embezzle anymore. He's taken out quite a bit of money, and it seems he's applying to use that money to support more children in welfare homes who don't have the opportunity to go to school. You should all be grateful to him."

numb.

Completely numb.

She nodded blankly, like a puppet, wondering what she had done.

Mako wanted to jump from the third floor.

They repay kindness with enmity, making me feel like an ungrateful wretch.

Although she has very low emotional intelligence, she still felt extremely ashamed of what she had done wrong at this moment.

If I kneel down and apologize, will Yoshizaki-sensei forgive me?

Should we offer our apologies with a bundle of thorns on our backs? Are there any thorny branches around here?

……