Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

"Hmm? I was just planning to close my eyes and rest for a while, but I didn't expect to fall asleep so quickly. The lunch break should be extended a little bit."

Ginjo Sousuke yawned loudly, stretched and complained.

"Don't worry about studying. I'm studying on my own."

"But if you have no idea what's on the blackboard, isn't there a limit to what you can do on your own?"

"Don't worry, my grades have always been very stable."

Shimazu Mai looked at Ginjō's confident look and did not ask any more questions, but just smiled gracefully.

"That Sosuke is really amazing. When I was studying, I put a lot of effort into improving my grades."

She saw that Yincheng's clothes were wrinkled because of his nap, so she used her hands to help him flatten them little by little.

"Mai looks like a very good student."

"No, I always felt that my mind was not flexible enough, so I could only desperately accumulate time to make up for it. At that time -"

Shimazu Mai's words were suddenly interrupted, and at the same time, there was a knock on the door outside.

"The door is open, please come in."

While responding, she pulled the bed curtains closed.

However, Ginjō was already up and dressed, so it didn't matter if the bed curtains were drawn.

"Sorry, the health teacher is not here right now."

"Ah, it's okay. I'm here to see Miss Shimazu. Is it convenient now?"

"Hmm? What do you want from me?"

The person who came in was a female student, and judging from the conversation, she should be a senior student.

Is this someone Shimazu Mai knows?

Ginjo Sousuke thought with some curiosity.

"Thank you very much, Ms. Shimazu! Thanks to you, my boyfriend and I are back together again!"

The female student's clear voice sounded, but the content of the conversation only made Ginjo more confused.

Since the bed curtains were drawn, the other party probably didn't notice Ginjo's presence.

This eavesdropping state made him feel a little uncomfortable, but it would be too subtle to go out now.

"Really, it's great to be able to discuss this with Miss Shimazu."

"Well, if you have any questions, can you still consult Miss Shimazu?"

"Yes, no problem, you are welcome anytime."

The voice that responded to the female student's voice was also a voice that sounded like a young girl.

People who don’t know the situation might mistakenly think they are of the same age.

But in fact, on the other side of the bed curtain, the "Ms. Shimazu" who was thanked by the female student was already a working professional.

"Then I'll take my leave now. Thank you very much!"

There was a creaking sound of the door opening, and then the sound of it closing.

After the female student's footsteps faded away, Ginjo Sosuke opened the bed curtain.

"Since when did Mai become an emotional counselor?"

"I don't know how this happened. In the beginning, a girl was sent here because of an emotional outburst due to relationship problems."

"The health teacher was at a meeting at the time, so I sat down and counseled her for a while. As a result, after the incident spread, there were always girls coming to me to talk from time to time."

Shimazu Mai looks a little helpless, but it is her duty to take care of the students' health, and mental health is no exception.

"It's good to fulfill your job responsibilities, but vanity can bring you trouble."

Ginjo's words suddenly caused Shimazu Mai's back to react while she was sitting on the round stool.

After a while, she slowly turned her head and looked at Ginjo.

"What is Sosuke talking about? When have I ever been vain?"

"In fact, Mai has never dated a boy, right?"

Hmm, Shimazu Mai's expression was obviously frozen.

Ginjo Sousuke has always had an accurate eye for women, so he saw through at a glance that she was only providing relationship guidance to those girls out of some childish vanity.

"How rude! I am different from students like Sousuke. I am an adult, an adult."

"Haha, is that really the case?"

"After all, I am older than Sousuke, and I have lived a few years longer than you, which is thousands of days. This means I have accumulated a lot more experience. Do you understand?"

"So...I can do something like this to Sousuke too?"

Shimazu Mai moved unexpectedly quickly.

Her long hair swayed in his sight, and when he came to his senses, her flawless face appeared before Ginjo.

It was impossible for her not to be shaken as she stared at that beautiful and dignified face at such a close distance that they were almost kissing each other.

Just at this moment, a very proud smile appeared on Shimazu Mai's face.

"Fufufu, why is Sousuke so surprised?"

"I just moved my face a little closer. You're so shaken by such a small thing. Sosuke is still just a child after all~"

If you are unwilling, you can refute me if you can!

The expression on Shimazu Mai's face gave people such a feeling, and then she glanced at Ginjō with a smug look on her face.

In fact, this is already a naked provocation, right?!

In this case, Yincheng Zongji had no choice but to accept the challenge.

"Since Mai said so, then fine, just come on and see who will be the one who is shaken."

Ginjo grabbed Shimazu Mai's hand as she tried to leave and once again put his face close to hers.

"Eh?"

She opened her round eyes and walked straight towards me.

The next moment, Shimazu Mai's cheeks turned red as if they were cooked.

"What...what? You're so easily fooled by provocation..."

"Sure enough, Sosuke-kun is also...also..."

As she murmured a mysterious language as if her tongue was tangled together, you could almost see the hot air coming out of her head with a "Puff Puff" sound...

Chapter 552: Broken Shimazu Mai

Spending afternoons like this with Shimazu Mai in the health room was no longer a rare thing for Ginjo Sosuke.

Every time I look at her delicate silhouette swaying in the drapery through the bed curtains, it gives me a sense of hazy yet accessible beauty.

But now Shimazu Mai was somewhat at a loss because of Ginjō's sudden attack, and she had completely lost the elegance and dignity she usually showed in front of her students.

Yincheng suddenly felt that her appearance was a bit pitiful, so he let go of her hand and took a step back.

"Today...I'll spare you today..."

Shimazu Mai's shoulders were shaking, and she lowered her head with a flushed face, but she was still unwilling to admit defeat.

"Why do you always blow yourself up like this, Mai?"

Ginjo laughed at her and asked, resting his hands on the bed behind him.

"What's a self-destruct? Nothing of mine exploded!"

Even though his argument was totally groundless, he still refuted it fiercely, forcing Ginjō to nod “yes, yes”.

That being said.

"Maybe Mai thinks she's helping those girls, but is that really a good thing?"

Ginjo's next words were not meant to be reproachful. He just felt that she was often involved in such complicated issues, and he didn't know if there would be any unexpected troubles in the future.

"I know what Sosuke wants to say. Maybe the role I play is dispensable. Maybe no matter what suggestions I make, the answer will not change."

"But I always feel that girls in this situation need someone who can treat them gently, so every time they come to me, I don't know how to refuse."

Such a commonplace look, such a nonchalant look.

However, the sighs between words, although sporadic, revealed a hint of fatigue.

"Whether it's confession or dating, why do people obsess over such things?"

"It seems to me that love may not be as good as the world says it is."

That voice sounded a bit thorny, and Ginjo was at a loss as to what to do.

According to common sense, girls like Shimazu Mai should have been very popular when they were students, and it is very likely that she had been confessed to more than once.

Since she has no dating experience until now, it only means that the boy who can really make her heart beat has not appeared yet.

But even so, she must have had unpleasant experiences of being harassed endlessly.

Perhaps the reason why she said that just now was because she was recalling her past.

"Is that right?"

Ginjo Sousuke subconsciously continued her words and asked.

"That's right. When I was a student, some people asked me out, but there were only a handful of people who were sincere."

"Often, 'at this moment', they may be sincere, but their feelings will change after a while."

"If you are led by this level of emotion, you are still just a child after all."

The tone of voice that Shimazu Mai uses really sounds like an adult speaking to a child.

However, that indifferent tone is as if saying "no one will truly like me".

Her words just confirmed Yincheng's guess. Perhaps it was because of such experiences that she had a different view on love.