Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

The reason is that the recent events have become more and more complicated, and the dusty past and current memories are intertwined. And he needs to find clues from these messy things and explore the truth of the whole thing.

However, at this moment, Lin En forgot that he had not had a good rest for quite some time.

“…May God bless us on our journey ahead.”

After finishing her prayer, Mary gently opened her eyes.

I don’t know if it’s psychological or for some other reason, but after praying, Mary always feels unusually calm inside.

"Perhaps, it's because the teacher is with me right now."

Thinking of this, Mary couldn't help but look at Lynn who was still slightly lowering his head.

"Um... Teacher Lin En?"

Seeing that Lynn didn't answer her, Mary suddenly felt a little confused.

After waiting for a while and finding that Lin En still didn't answer, she tried to speak again.

"Teacher Lin En?"

Although there was no verbal response this time, Mary still caught the sound of Lynn's shallow breathing.

Apparently, Lynn fell asleep in this position.

Mary couldn't help feeling a little amused when she realized this.

Although Mary had many things she wanted to talk to Lynn about, she decided to let him rest for a while.

However, if Lin En kept this posture, she would not be able to rest properly. However, the other nuns would soon arrive at the cathedral, and it would be inconvenient for her to carry the teacher to other places.

After thinking it over, Mary, with blushing cheeks, reached out her hand to Lynn.

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After an unknown amount of time, Lin En's consciousness slowly returned from his deep sleep, and his senses gradually began to revive. Not only that, he also smelled a faint and light, yet somewhat distant, strange fragrance.

Almost at the same time, Lynn felt the silky touch of some fabric and the softness unique to her thighs.

"...Ah?"

After Lin En realized something and subconsciously exclaimed in surprise, he felt his thigh move under his head.

At the same time, a person came into Lynn's sight.

"Um... Teacher Lin En, are you awake?"

Mary's face was just above Lynn's, stroking his hair as she looked down at him with tenderness.

Of course, in addition to this, there is the girl's red cheeks and the almost unconcealable shame in her words.

There was no doubt that Lynn's head was resting on Mary's thighs now.

"Uh... sorry, I think I fell asleep?"

In response to Lynn's knowing question, Mary smiled and nodded.

"Yes, the teacher seemed to have fallen asleep unconsciously while praying. Then I thought that the teacher would definitely be uncomfortable resting like this, but it was inconvenient for me to move the teacher to another place, so I had to... do this."

At this, Mary's cheeks turned even redder.

"Just... I hope the teacher doesn't mind..."

"Of course I wouldn't mind."

As he said this, Lin En stretched out his hand and held the girl's fair hand, which was a little nervous and unsure of where to put it.

"I am very glad to hear of it. Thank you, Mary."

However, at this moment, Lynn suddenly remembered something and asked Mary.

"Mary, what time is it now?"

After hearing the time Mary announced, Lynn couldn't help but cover her face with her hands.

"In the end, I slept for almost a whole day... I have to go to the cram school in less than an hour..."

Having said that, Lynn sighed and stood up from the girl's lap.

"what……"

Seeing this, Mary couldn't help but make a sound of reluctance and nostalgia. But the next moment, she coughed lightly as if to cover up this emotion and spoke to Lin En.

"Well... if you have time later, you can come to the cathedral more often."

Facing the disappointment that could not be concealed in Mary's words, Lynn looked at the girl with a smile.

"Don't worry, I will definitely come. After all..."

Seeing the girl's curious look because of what he said, Lin En continued.

"After all, Mary, didn't you say this morning that [all encounters are destined]? If that's the case, then maybe it's also destiny that I met Mary here today."

"what……"

Looking at the girl's eyes that were slightly widened, not sure whether it was out of surprise or joy, Lin En smiled and touched the girl's head.

"So, we will definitely meet again, Mary."

Chapter 17: Unexpected and Unexpected

It was an ordinary afternoon for both Kivotos and Trinity Comprehensive Academy.

However, perhaps due to psychological reasons, the Trinity Building today seemed much quieter and more serious than usual.

In one classroom in particular, everyone seemed to have lost the mood to talk and sat in their seats in silence.

Hifumi looked up at the empty podium from time to time but didn't say anything.

Bai Zhouzi sat in his seat silently, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Xia Jiang Xiaochun was a little restless, and the anxiety on his face could hardly be concealed.

In the entire classroom, only Urawa Hanako was still holding her chin with her hand as usual, smiling at the other people in the classroom.

Under such circumstances, the entire cram school classroom was filled with a slightly heavy atmosphere.

Until Lynn's voice suddenly sounded.

"It seems that you are all mentally prepared."

As the usual sound rang out, the air in the entire classroom began to slightly stir.

Lynn pushed open the door of the classroom and walked in with an unopened file bag.

After nearly a week of tutoring, everyone in the tutoring department finally had their first academic ability test.

Since Trinity was in charge of the exams and marking, even Lin En, their tutor, could only wait outside the door for good news before the results came out.

However, even if Lin En was the invigilator and the grader, he would not have the slightest thought of letting anyone off the hook or covering up for them.

Under the gaze of the four people in the classroom, Lin En walked up to the podium and came in front of them.

"Because the full score is 100, as long as the score is above 60, it will be fine! Besides, it's not that difficult this time..."

As if to encourage herself and the others present, Hifumi looked up at Lin En while muttering to herself.

"Teacher, please announce our results!"

Facing Hifumi's words and the gazes of the other three, Lin En, who read their emotions, chuckled.

"Don't be nervous, the results are out. No matter how anxious you are, it won't change anything. It's better to accept it calmly."

Although he said this, Lin En had no intention of keeping everyone on suspense. He opened the file bag and took out the transcript.

"The first one is...Hifumi-ni, 72 points, no surprises."

After hearing Lin En's answer, Hifumi, who was a little nervous, finally relaxed.

"As expected! That means there won't be any problems for me! Then what's next..."

Under Hifumi's slightly expectant gaze, Lin En showed a slightly relieved expression.

"What I said next is a bit surprising. Azusa, 70 points."

When Hifumi heard the score Lin En read out, she couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

“Eh hey hey?! Should I say that it’s worthy of Azusa-chan? But as long as Azusa passes the test, that’s fine…”

When Hifumi sighed, Azusa nodded very seriously.

"The types of questions on the test paper are basically what Teacher Lin En has taught me before... and if Teacher Lin En wants me to, I will definitely work harder to become the best in her eyes."

"Well, it seems that this crisis can be easily overcome..."

However, seeing Hifumi smiling as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders, Lin En hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Next one, Xiaochun...11 points."

“Gurgle—”

Upon hearing the score Lin En uttered, Xiaochun, with a hint of envy in her eyes, suddenly fell on the table as if she had suffered a heavy blow, as if she wanted to escape reality like an ostrich.

"Ah wu..."

Although she had expected this result deep down, when she really faced this scene, Hifumi still couldn't help but feel a little shaken. Even so, she hurriedly spoke out to comfort him.

"Don't be discouraged, Xiaochun-chan. If you don't know anything, just ask the teacher. You've seen how hard Azusa-chan works. I believe that as long as Xiaochun-chan works hard, you will succeed!"

Seeing that Koharu didn't seem to react to her words, Hifumi could only smile helplessly.

Looking at Hifumi in this state, although Lin En tried to weigh his words, he knew that the girl would eventually face reality, so he reluctantly made the final "judgment".

"Finally, Hanako... 2 points."

"Two... two points?! But, I think Hanako-san is quite knowledgeable..."

Unlike Hifumi and the others who were shocked by Lin En's words, Hanako, the instigator, chuckled as if she had known the result.

"Oh my... Although I do give people that feeling, good performance doesn't mean good grades."

Hearing this, Lin En could only shake his head helplessly.

"Although Hifumi and Azusa passed, Koharu and Hanako failed. Therefore... the cram school will start training together to improve their grades."

"Ah... I feel like my Master Peloro is moving away from me..."

Looking at Hifumi lying on the table in disappointment, Lin En, who had put down the report card, couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In fact, he might know better than anyone else present that this test was not about grades but about people's hearts.

But looking at the bright side, maybe training together isn't a bad idea?

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"Ah, thank you for your hard work, teacher. I already know the situation of the cram school. But... it doesn't seem to be going very smoothly."

In the conference room, Nagisa, who had been waiting there for a long time, looked at the teacher sitting opposite her.

“Although this result is basically within my expectations, I didn’t expect that under the guidance of the teacher, the student who transferred to Trinity could also achieve such a good result.”

"Ultimately, it's because she has a good foundation. She can understand it quickly with just a little guidance."

As he answered this, Lynn caught a glimpse of something familiar on the conference table.

"Oh? This is..."

"Ah... this is chess. It's one of my hobbies. You should have seen it, teacher?"

Looking at the endgame on the chessboard, Lin En chuckled and nodded, while casually moving one of the chess pieces.

"Yes, I usually play chess with myself like this in my spare time."

After hearing Lin's answer, Nagisa took a sip of her tea and looked thoughtful. But then, she smiled and asked Lin.

"However, the teacher sent me a message saying that he wanted to discuss something... I guess he didn't want to play chess with me, right?"

"...Yes, because I have something to ask you."

Seeing that Nagisa seemed to have seen through his intentions, Lin En didn't continue to beat around the bush.

"Why did you go to so much trouble to stuff them into the remedial lesson club that was set up at that time to make students drop out of school?"

As if she had never expected Lin En to ask this question, Nagisa couldn't help but pause.