My love index is at its maximum.

Having a girlfriend who is a homeroom teacher means that skipping class is practically playing with your precious life.

At the intersection of the slope, I ran into Kuriyama Sakura. She was standing quietly in the rain, holding a transparent umbrella, occasionally glancing at her watch, as if she was waiting for someone.

"Good morning, Kuriyama-san, were you waiting for me?" Tsukasa Tazaki stepped forward and greeted her, then lowered his gaze slightly to look at her legs encased in black stockings, whose beautiful curves were always captivating.

Kuriyama Sakura stared at him warily, her eyes wide. "I feel like I've been subjected to some very perverted treatment in your mind."

Tsukasa Tazaki looked away. "What do you need me for?"

"Who's waiting for you!"

"Goodbye."

"Hey, wait a minute..."

Tsukasa Tazaki turned around and looked at her with amusement: "Among the students in this school, who else could you be waiting for besides me?"

Kuriyama Sakura said helplessly, "How narcissistic."

"I learned it from you."

"Never mind." Kuriyama Sakura looked embarrassed, lightly rubbing her forehead with her fingers. "Do you know what day it is today?"

"Today is June 11th, what's wrong?"

"So, what day is June 11th?"

“Hmm, let me think…” Tsukasa Tazaki pondered for a moment, then answered seriously, “Today is the 123rd anniversary of the Hundred Days’ Reform.”

"..." Kuriyama Sakura opened her mouth, completely dumbfounded.

"On June 11, 1898, the Guangxu Emperor of the Qing Dynasty issued the 'Edict on Establishing National Policy,' announcing the reforms, and the new policies began from that day..."

"Stop! I didn't tell you to say that!!!"

"Oh, that's the anniversary of the beginning of Japan's party politics era. On June 11, 1924, Japan's first cabinet was formed, marking the beginning of an eight-year period of party-led governance..."

"Shut up, just listen to me!" Kuriyama Sakura took a deep breath, composing herself. "For this workplace experience class, the school requires groups of four to complete assigned tasks. I'm waiting for you to tell you..."

"You, me, and Ninomiya, right?"

“Hmm…yes.” Kuriyama Sakura looked away. “It was Ninomiya who requested it, not me.”

"Is there still one spot available?"

"Let me think..." Kuriyama Sakura rested her chin on her hand, her delicate face showing a thoughtful expression.

Tazaki Tsukasa glanced at his watch; class was about to start. He said, "Tell me when you've thought it through," and walked into the school gate.

"Can't this guy be a little more patient with pretty girls?"

A sigh of helplessness and headache came from behind. Tsukasa Tazaki turned around in the rain, a layer of misty rain separating them. He laughed and called out, "Hey, you're not planning to wait for me to turn around and carry you, are you?"

The handsome young man made my cheeks feel slightly flushed.

Kuriyama Sakura couldn't help but smile.

The rain pattered against the two transparent umbrellas, making a pitter-patter sound.

……

Every year, Kitagawa Private Academy holds an event called "Workplace Experience".

This activity involves collecting (only collecting) the professions students want to experience, then having teachers select corresponding locations for students to visit. And these awful teachers will also assign tasks, requiring students to complete them within a set timeframe.

The purpose of the activity is, of course, to cultivate students' thinking ability and knowledge application ability, and to enrich their social experience.

It's raining outside the window.

The air in the air-conditioned classroom is comfortable and dry.

Tazaki Tsukasa rested his chin on his hand, his eyes glued to his beautiful homeroom teacher who had just entered the classroom. She wore a well-tailored coffee-colored suit with a small deer-shaped brooch at the neckline. Her skirt was short, paired with black suspender stockings with delicate patterns.

Hoshino Hanami, always beautiful and charming, smiled and met his gaze.

The school bell rang, and the morning meeting officially began.

Hoshino Hanami stood on the podium and scanned the classroom: "Your first workplace experience activity will be held at Tsukiji Market."

As soon as he finished speaking, the students erupted in an uproar.

"Isn't that a place that sells seafood?"

"Teacher, are you telling me we're going to sell fish?"

"No... I hate the smell of fish the most."

"What are you all yelling about? Fish is the cutest, okay!"

"Alright!" Hoshino Hanami clapped her hands, quieting the classroom down again. "Recently, the demand for seafood in Tokyo has dropped significantly, leading to protests from some fishermen and merchants. Your task is to find a way to get seafood sales at Tsukiji Market back on track. Of course, it's okay if you don't succeed; the teacher will grade you based on your performance throughout the process."

"what?"

"Even adults can't solve this kind of problem, so what can we high school students do?"

"Teacher, what will happen if I get 0 points?"

A chorus of groans filled the classroom, but Hoshino Hanami remained silent. After they finished venting and the classroom quieted down again, she continued, "The deadline for the activity is the end of this month. Including all weekends, you have a total of six days. I want to remind you that the score for this activity will directly affect your overall academic performance and can also add points to your future university recommendations, so I hope you will all take it seriously."

After saying that, she added a few more points to note about workplace experience activities.

1. This activity will be conducted in groups of four. Team members can be from different classes, but not different grades.

2. Cheating with money is not allowed in this event.

3. The activities require corresponding funds and related equipment, which students can only obtain through sponsorship.

4. The school has already contacted the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Students who need data such as seafood sales figures can directly consult the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

5. Pay attention to personal safety.

After the class meeting, Tsukasa Tazaki was called to the staff office.

Hoshino Hanami cut a plate of fruit, and while eating it with a fork, she asked him, "Who are you planning to team up with?"

"Sakura and Ninomiya, I haven't decided on a fourth person yet."

"Tazaki-kun, I'm warning you." English teacher Naoko Morisawa peeked out from next door, glaring at Tsukasa Tazaki: "Ninomiya-kun in my class is so innocent, don't you dare steal her away."

"Uh……"

Naoko Morisawa picked up a piece of cantaloupe from Hanami Hoshino's table, smiled, and took a bite: "I've heard about the rumors about your so-called 'first wife' and 'second wife'."

"Mori Sawa-sensei..." Hoshino Hanami rolled her eyes at her and defended Tazaki Tsukasa, "You know it's just a rumor, so don't bring it up again."

"He definitely wants the rumors to come true."

"Tasaki is a good boy, don't think so badly of him!"

"Who knows? Anyway, Ninomiya in my class is so infatuated with him that he's completely out of his mind."

The English teacher was like a demon, constantly whispering things in Hoshino Hanami's ear that could incite war.

"Mr. Morisawa, don't touch my cantaloupe!"

"Hahaha... I'm not saying anything more. Hoshino-sensei, you'd better keep an eye on your people." Naoko Morisawa laughed a few times and lay back down on her desk.

Hoshino Hanami blew her hair irritably and looked back at Tazaki Tsukasa: "Did you hear what Morisawa-sensei said?"

Tsukasa Tazaki replied with a wry smile, "I heard you."

"Don't try to fool this innocent country girl," Hoshino Hanami leaned forward and whispered in his ear, "or I'll have the Navy bite you."

The lover's whispered voice was so beautiful, so soft it felt like my ears were melting.

"Teacher, I..."

"boom!"

Hoshino Hanami slammed the lesson plan directly onto Tazaki Tsukasa's head: "You can't do that at school."

"What's wrong with that?" Naoko Morisawa, who had been eavesdropping the whole time, poked her head out again, her smile quite meaningful.

"You can't steal the teacher's peaches!" Hoshino Hanami replied, biting into a piece of peach. Then she glared at Tazaki Tsukasa. "Go back to the classroom and pay attention in class, okay?"

"understood."

Unfortunately, Tsukasa Tazaki had no choice but to give up the exciting idea of ​​"touching the teacher's thigh in the office".

By the time school ended in the afternoon, the sky had cleared up slightly, and the shouts of the track and field team training could soon be heard from the playground.

Tsukasa Tazaki packed his schoolbag and headed to the club building.

Murakami Mizuiro caught up with them, and the two walked together onto the elevated walkway.

"Tasaki, there are only two of us. Who are you planning to invite when there are two more left?"

"Uh……"

"In my opinion, I'll just find two big guys in the football department and have them help with the hard work."

"Uh……"

"You think there's a problem?"

"actually……"

"Oh, I see. You want a girl, right? No problem, I'll call our female manager from the football department, she's really pretty... Wait, what's with that expression?"

"Well……"

Murakami Mizuiro clutched her chest, her expression pained: "You don't mean you already have someone to team up with, do you?"

"Yes……"

You betrayed me!

"no……"

"You're still trying to argue, I won't listen!"

"We're still short one person."

"You should have said so earlier."

Murakami Mizuiro's face immediately lit up with a smile, and she excitedly patted Tazaki Tsukasa on the shoulder: "I knew Tazaki wasn't the kind of person who would betray his principles for a pretty face. By the way, who are the other two?"

"Kuriyama and Ninomiya."