Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

Just when Lin En was still wondering why nine hundred was four times two hundred, Mutsuki spoke with a smile.

"Aruk-chan, do you think the owner of that hotel is a bad person? Do you want to take advantage of him?"

“Hey… this…”

Seeing that Aruru seemed a little hesitant, Mutsuki added with a smile.

"As an outlaw, shouldn't you take revenge when you encounter something like this?"

“Then…is there any need to say that?!”

However, in the face of Mutsuki's words that could be regarded as adding fuel to the fire, Aruna agreed without hesitation amid Kayoko's sigh and Lin En's somewhat dazed gaze. Not only that, she continued to speak seriously as if she had figured out something.

"Besides, running away in disgrace after suffering a loss is totally inconsistent with my style as an outlaw!"

Hearing what Aruru said, Mutsuki smiled even more brightly.

"In that case, I'll teach you a method, Aru-chan."

After a slight pause, Mutsuki said this while looking at Aru with a slightly expectant and curious look in her eyes.

"Think about it, a bottle of water outside only costs 200 credit points, while the one in the hotel costs 900. In that case, you go outside and buy a bottle of water of the same brand, drink the water in the hotel, and then put the one you bought back. In this way, wouldn't you earn 700 credit points? And on the other hand, wouldn't the hotel lose 700 credit points?"

“…I see! There is a way to do this!”

After hearing Mutsuki's "suggestion", Aruru nodded with shining eyes.

"Next time I go to that hotel, I'll buy ten bottles and put them in there! Yeah, that's it!"

After realizing that Arru seemed to really intend to do this, Lin En couldn't bear to just stand by and watch, so he spoke up to stop this idiot who wanted to do something stupid, amidst Kayoko's sigh.

"Varied--?!"

After listening to Lin En explain the truth of the matter to her, Aryu froze up.

"Huh? Aruna-chan has been completely petrified."

As Mutsuki said this, he knocked on Aru with a bright smile, and as expected, there was a clanging sound, as if if he knocked her a little harder, she would be shattered into pieces.

"After all, it's not surprising that the computer freezes after hearing such a shocking fact."

After shrugging, Lynn pointed to the pair of devilish little horns located on either side of Aruna's head.

"But maybe if I twist that place a little bit, I can find the switch that can restart Aryu."

"Eh?! R-Really?"

Fortunately, before the surprised Haruka could reach out her hand, Aruru fell weakly on the table.

Now, she was very envious of herself who was arguing with Mutsuki a few minutes ago.

After all, I shouldn't have had any hope for Mutsuki's proposal from the beginning, right?!

But thanks to Aryu, the atmosphere of this lunch became relaxed again. During this time, Lin En also asked about the recent situation of everyone in the convenience house. Aryu quickly regained her spirits and joined the conversation.

After finishing lunch, Lin En declined the help from the convenience store and others and quickly cleaned up the dishes and brought them to the kitchen.

Although the kitchen is equipped with a dishwasher, Lynn still prefers washing by hand.

It wouldn't take too much time anyway, and it would allow him to "escape" from the mountains of documents for a while.

Just as he turned off the faucet, he felt someone approaching him. At the same time, the smell of laundry detergent coming from the other person also revealed her identity.

However, what surprised him more than the fact that the other person came to him quietly was the other person's identity.

"Aru? What's wrong?"

It seemed that she didn't expect that Lin En recognized her before he turned around. Yalu, who had just rolled up her sleeves and stood next to him, couldn't help but pause.

But then, she smiled and put her hand into the foamy sink, and said to Lynn with a smile.

"Although you said you don't need our help, there is no tradition in the convenience house where people can eat plain rice with peace of mind. Anyway, even if we can't help with cooking, we can still do things like washing the dishes."

Aruna said this without waiting for Lin's answer and started to move.

What somewhat surprised Lin En was that the convenience store president's movements were unexpectedly skillful.

As if she could see the doubt in his heart, the girl who was taking the washed dishes out of the sink spoke proudly.

"Haha, as the president of the convenience store and the person who will become the strongest outlaw in Kivotos in the future, how could I not be able to do such a simple task as washing dishes?"

Although Lin En was very confused about what Yalu's definition of "outlaw" was, seeing that the other party seemed to be enjoying it, he had no intention of disturbing her interest.

At this moment, perhaps because they were eyeing the same plate, the two of them reached into the sink and suddenly grabbed each other's hands.

Because of the bubble barrier, the two people could not see each other's hands completely. But it was somewhat surprising that they both chose not to let go of each other's hands immediately.

Just when Lin En was thinking about what to say, Aruna, who always looked silly, spoke first.

"That... is like washing dishes now."

Looking at Lin En who was stunned by her abrupt words, Aryu blushed slightly but continued to speak with a smile.

"If it's a request from the teacher, I will do it no matter what."

"..."

Facing Lin En who was looking at her, Aryu coughed lightly in embarrassment, but a smile without any gloom appeared on her face.

"Because, thanks to Teacher Lin En, we now have such a great convenience store and such a great me."

"So...thank you, Teacher Lin En."

Holding Lin's underwater hand, the girl with long red hair said this to him with a smile on her face.

Although the water in the pool is cold, it cannot block the girl's passionate emotions.

Chapter 64: The Cat's Advance

"call……"

After packing up the remaining curry potatoes and fried eggs, Lynn couldn't help but recall how Arru looked a few minutes ago.

It must be said that when Lin En saw Yalu smiling at him, he even forgot how "unreliable" and "face-conscious" this girl was on weekdays. He had to admit that at that moment, his heart was really moved.

To be honest, there was no special reason why he chose to help Kayoko, Aruna, and everyone in the convenience store at the beginning. Because in his opinion, although these students were a little impulsive, they were all good kids in essence.

——Although at the beginning, Aruna, who claimed to be the strongest outlaw in Kivotos, did scare him, and he thought he was helping someone extraordinary.

Therefore, as long as they didn't get into any big trouble, Lin En would choose to help them. Sometimes he would use some of the leftover ingredients in the cafeteria to make them eat more, and sometimes he would help them hide to avoid being hunted down by the discipline committee.

If it weren't for what happened today, he probably wouldn't have thought that they had known each other for such a long time without realizing it.

As for why Aryu would say something like this out of character...

Recalling the way Kayoko sighed but smiled as she was dragged away by Aru, the way Mutsuki laughed as she ran after her, and the way Haruka smiled shyly, Lin En already had the answer in his heart -

This emotion does not come only from Aryu, but from the entire convenience store.

Not only that, Lin En, who was not made of wood, could also feel the emotions of the people in the convenience house. Some of them had already understood this emotion, while others seemed to have not yet discovered the true name of this emotion.

only……

"..."

Rubbing his head, Lin En pushed back into the depths of his mind the memory of the team that had the same four members as the convenience house, and even had some overlapping figures.

After taking a long breath, Lin En thought for a moment and put the lunch box into the thermal bag beside him.

Judging from the time, the response should be coming soon. After she helps me install the game equipment in the cafe, I will give it to her. After all, it doesn't take too long to install those things, and if they are placed in the refrigerator, the taste of reheating will deteriorate.

As expected, just as Lin En had packed up the kitchen and living room, his phone rang with a message alert.

Xiang and the amusement equipment have arrived at the entrance of the Xialai Building.

After picking up the cooler bag and taking the elevator downstairs, Lynn saw the boxes in front of the gate, the mechanical equipment used to assist in transportation, and next to them, Xiang, who looked a little uneasy.

"Ah... Lin, Teacher Lin En."

Almost at the moment when she saw Lin En's figure, the ears on her head, which were originally drooping, suddenly stood up, and the tail behind her, which was originally a little listless, also slightly curled up.

"Good afternoon, Hibiki. Have you had lunch yet?"

Gently touching the head of Xiang who ran in front of him, Lynn asked with a smile.

"Well... I've already eaten..."

Although still a little shy, Xiang chuckled and nodded slightly.

"Teacher, let's install all these devices now..."

Before Lynn could say anything else, Xiang had already grabbed his wrist and pulled him towards Xialaine.

If Aruna's initiative surprised Lin En, then Xiang's initiative shocked Lin En.

Rather, what kind of day is today? Why do all the students I meet take the initiative to "attack" me?

However, since these students chose to do this, to some extent, they understood their own hearts or what they wanted. Faced with such a situation, he, as a teacher, was of course happy.

But one thing is for another, although he is very happy about this, but...

Thinking of this, Lin En, who was being dragged away by Xiang, smiled bitterly and pulled the girl, who had not been holding him too hard, with a little force.

"Xiang, don't go any further. I haven't opened the door for you yet. If you go any further, you'll bump into Xia Lai's door."

"..."

After hearing Lin En's words, the girl who was originally planning to continue pulling him forward couldn't help but pause.

Then, the girl, whose back was facing him, covered her face with her hands and squatted aside.

"Ah ha ha……"

After looking at the appearance of the girl in front of him, Lin En could only shake his head helplessly.

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“That completes the installation.”

Due to the unexpected incident just now, there was a somewhat awkward atmosphere between Xiang and Lin En.

But unlike when they had lunch at the convenience store just now, there was no Aru or Mutsuki to liven up the atmosphere. Therefore, the two of them could only quickly install these play equipment in this weird atmosphere.

By the way, although everyone in the convenience store tried their best to hide their whereabouts, Lin En still caught a glimpse of Mutsuki and Kayoko grabbing Haruka and Aruka who wanted to help, and quickly pulled them back into the office.

As for the thermos bag containing lunch, it was placed on the brand new bar counter that had been wiped clean not far away.

After installing the amusement equipment and checking it with a maintenance device to confirm that there were no problems, Xiang put the equipment back into the tool box he carried with him and sat down next to Lynn.

Although there was only a small round table between the two of them, neither of them took the initiative to speak out to interrupt the "atmosphere".

Lynn placed the already empty cup on the table, while Xiang stroked the cup in his hand that was still full of drink.

After pondering for a moment, Lin En decided to take the initiative to admit his mistake.

After all, he also had some responsibility in that "accident". There were so many amusement equipment, and it would be very troublesome if he had to open the door one by one, so when he came out of the Xialai, he should have kept the door open in advance. This would not have led to such embarrassing things happening later.

After organizing his words a little, Lynn took a deep breath.

""that--""

Almost at the same moment, the two people who spoke at the same time looked at each other.

"puff……"

Perhaps because he instantly understood the atmosphere at the moment, Xiang couldn't help but chuckle.

Lin En, who also noticed the other party's thoughts, also smiled.

"This is the first time I've seen Teacher Lin En so restrained."

Hearing this, Lin En was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"But no matter what...thank you for taking care of my feelings, teacher."

Although Xiang's cheeks were still flushed as she said this, she still smiled and nodded.

In response, Lynn just smiled and shrugged.

"But since you are willing to treat me with your true emotions, doesn't it mean that you trust me? I should be happy."