Tokyo: Restricted Tutor

Inside the classroom.

Hearing the discussions among his classmates, Fujiyama Kyotaku's face instantly darkened.

Outside the classroom, Hojo Sakirei was also stunned upon hearing the news.

Based on his understanding of Kono Mika, she shouldn't have many friends at this school, which means Kono Mika disappeared by herself.

Even her schoolbag was still in the classroom, meaning she must have been unable to return for class due to unavoidable circumstances.

Thinking of this, Hojo Sakirei couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"You go back to the classroom first, I have something I need to do."

Hojo Sakirei said to Asahi Rinka.

Hojo Sakirei took out his phone and called Kono Mariko, whose contact information he had just added yesterday.

"Beep, beep, beep!"

He made the call, and Kono Mariko must have been busy, as he only heard a few busy signals before the call was hung up.

"Why haven't you gone back yet?"

Seeing Asahi Rinka still standing there, Hojo Sakirei asked with a puzzled look.

"I... What are you going to do? Who were you calling just now? Do you need my help?"

Asahi Rinka asked.

Based on her intuition, she also felt that Kono Mika must have encountered some problem.

Or rather, Kono Mika was likely in a very dangerous situation at the moment.

Otherwise, how could her schoolbag still be in the classroom, yet she hadn't returned since noon, even after the first class ended?

"Not needed for now. If I do need you, I definitely won't be polite."

After saying that, Hojo Sakirei called Kono Mariko again. The phone rang for a long time before Kono Mariko finally answered.

"Hello, who is this?"

"I am truly sorry, I was busy with work just now, so I couldn't answer your call in time."

Kono Mariko on the other end of the phone quickly expressed her apologies after answering.

Through the phone, Hojo Sakirei could even sense that Kono Mariko was still busy at the moment.

"Sister Mariko, it's Sakirei. I just wanted to ask if you contacted Mika at noon?"

Hojo Sakirei didn't immediately state the matter.

After all, Kono Mariko was still busy right now. If she also didn't know about Kono Mika's situation, what he said would only cause her to worry.

As expected, Kono Mariko on the other end of the phone immediately asked nervously upon hearing Hojo Sakirei inquire about Kono Mika.

"Sakirei-kun, did something happen between you? I didn't talk to Mika at noon, and she usually doesn't contact me when she's at school."

"Sakirei-kun, if Mika angered you, I apologize on her behalf here..."

"Sister Mariko, you must have misunderstood. Mika and I didn't have any unpleasant incidents. It's just that at noon, Mika and I discussed some issues. She said she wanted to ask if you would let me tutor her starting today."

"It just seems like Mika's phone ran out of battery."

Hojo Sakirei said.

Before this, he had also called Kono Mika, but the phone showed it was off.

"Everything can be done according to Sakirei-kun's plan. I don't know much about studying, so I'll trouble Sakirei-kun with everything."

"Sakirei-kun, I'm busy right now. Can I call you back later?"

Kono Mariko on the other end seemed to be getting busy again.

Hearing her say that Kono Mika hadn't contacted her, Hojo Sakirei had already wanted to hang up, so he naturally agreed at this point.

"How was it? Her family doesn't know about her either?"

Asahi Rinka asked from the side.

Originally, she was planning to go back to the classroom, but seeing Hojo Sakirei make a call, she waited here for a moment.

She naturally heard the conversation between Hojo Sakirei and Kono Mariko.

"Yeah, maybe the situation is as I thought. She might really be in trouble."

Facing Asahi Rinka's question, Hojo Sakirei didn't choose to ignore her this time.

However, after saying this sentence, he turned around and walked towards the classroom.

Then, under Asahi Rinka's puzzled gaze, he wrote a leave request slip.

Sick leave!

Seeing the leave slip Hojo Sakirei wrote, Asahi Rinka immediately knew that Hojo Sakirei was going out to look for Kono Mika.

Kono Mika must not be in school. If she were in school, it would be impossible for her to skip class.

"Are you going to look for her? Do you want me to go with you?"

Facing this kind of situation, Asahi Rinka really wanted to help.

However, Hojo Sakirei shook his head.

"Go to class properly. I don't have a single friend in the class. I was still thinking of waiting for you to explain the teacher's lecture content to me, so you can't leave."

After speaking, Hojo Sakirei put on his schoolbag and walked towards the direction of the teacher's office.

"Sick leave?"

Seeing Hojo Sakirei's leave request slip, Tomoda Minako looked at him with a serious expression.

After all, Hojo Sakirei looked full of energy at the moment, and he didn't look sick at all.

If this were before, if Hojo Sakirei asked for leave or anything, Tomoda Minako would definitely approve his leave slip without a second thought.

But now, after sensing the difference in Hojo Sakirei compared to before, Tomoda Minako's hand, which was just about to sign her name on the leave slip, suddenly stopped.

"Yes, Teacher. My stomach hurts, so I want to go to the hospital to get it checked."

Hojo Sakirei said with a serious face.

At this time, none of the other teachers were in the entire office; only Tomoda Minako was there.

As Hojo Sakirei's words fell, their eyes met.

"Sakirei-kun, schoolwork is still very important. You can't just ask the teacher for leave every time you don't want to attend class."

Tomoda Minako said with a serious face.

Facing Tomoda Minako's difficulty, Hojo Sakirei also knew that the other party definitely didn't want to approve his leave slip.

"Teacher Minako, my student is missing."

Just as Tomoda Minako was looking at Hojo Sakirei with a stern face, Hojo Sakirei spoke directly.

Because Hojo Sakirei knew very well that since Tomoda Minako didn't want to give him leave, if he didn't have a valid reason, he shouldn't even think about leaving the school before dismissal.

If he were to leave school directly, the consequences would be very serious.

It was very likely that tomorrow morning, Hojo Sakirei would have to make a self-reflection in front of all the students.

"What?"

"Your student?"

Inside the office.

Tomoda Minako looked at Hojo Sakirei with a shocked expression.

Only after seeing that Hojo Sakirei's expression hadn't changed at all did she believe that everything Hojo Sakirei said was true.