Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

As if she remembered what happened to Koharu in the morning, Hifumi declined with a wry smile.

"Uh... I, I think that's not necessary..."

"Things like taking a bath... you can just wash it yourself! We are not children!"

Perhaps she was thinking of the same thing as Hifumi, as Koharu, the person involved, poked her head out from under the covers.

“It’s not a question of method, but a question of efficiency.”

Somewhat unexpectedly, Azusa actually refuted Koharu seriously.

"If everyone washes together, it will not only be faster but also save water."

"exactly."

What was even more unexpected was that Hanako actually nodded in agreement with what Azusa said.

"But since Trinity doesn't have a large bath, we can't bathe together openly... What a pity."

But in the next moment, Hanako seemed to remember something and smiled and made a suggestion to everyone.

"In that case, how about we all jump into the swimming pool naked together next time as an alternative?"

In an instant, Lin En, who was about to say something, was petrified.

As expected, Koharu, who was extremely sensitive in this regard, pointed at Hanako and refuted her almost immediately.

"You, you bastard! The teacher is still here! What are you saying all of a sudden?! No! That kind of H behavior is absolutely forbidden!!!"

However, in response to Koharu's words, Hanako tilted her head in confusion.

"But, it is precisely because Teacher Lin En is here that it is appropriate to talk about this kind of thing."

"……what?"

Amidst the stunned voice of Lin En, who had never expected the topic to turn to her, and the curious gazes of the others, Hanako took a deep breath and slowly spoke to them.

"Please think carefully, Xiaochun-chan... the thing that Teacher Lin En was wearing when she was swimming with us in the pool yesterday... do you really think that was swimming trunks?"

Chapter 32 If it hadn’t just been taken off, it would have been meaningless

As Hanako finished her words, the entire room suddenly became extremely quiet.

Although Lin En wanted to explain something, he always felt that if he spoke first, it might lead to worse things.

After realizing this, Lin En couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

No matter how you look at it, I was clearly wearing proper swimming trunks at the time, so why did Hanako suddenly say that?

He first glanced at Hifumi and Azusa, whose cheeks were flushed as if they were thinking about something, and Azusa, who had a blank expression on his face and seemed to be thinking seriously. Then, he turned around and met Hanako's gaze, who was looking at him with a playful look.

But even Lin En couldn't tell what Hanako was thinking for a moment.

After a moment's silence, Xiaochun's trembling voice finally rang out.

"If, if those weren't swimming trunks... then, then what was the teacher wearing at that time...?"

"Although we all don't know much about men's underwear, we should be very familiar with the underwear we wear on a daily basis, right? Nowadays, the underwear sold in the market is very well designed. Don't you think it's difficult to tell whether it is a swimsuit or underwear at a glance?"

"Eh...wait, so..."

When Lin En, who finally understood what Hanako wanted to say, put his hand on his forehead, Koharu couldn't help but open her eyes wide.

"What's wrong? What would it look like if the teacher wasn't wearing swimming trunks, Koharu-chan?"

Facing Koharu who had fallen into her "trap", Hanako continued to add as if to add insult to injury.

"So, Xiaochun, what do you think is the difference between underwear and swimsuits? Is it the ability to release water? Is it the design? Or is it the range of exposure? And in this case, how can you prove whether it is a swimsuit or underwear?"

“Wow…Wow! I don’t understand anything at all! So, so! What is the truth!!!”

Seeing that Xiaochun seemed to be on the verge of going crazy, Lin En could only interrupt with a wry smile.

"Those are just normal swimming trunks, Haru."

"……Eh?"

Facing the girl who was staring at him blankly, Lin En sighed helplessly.

"In fact, there are quite a few differences between swimsuits and underwear. Don't let Hanako confuse you."

"So...that means...this is all just a joke!?"

Seeing that Xiaochun still seemed a little unbelievable, Lin En could only shrug helplessly.

"If you still don't believe me, Xiaochun, then I'll just have to go show you my swimming trunks and underwear."

"Please do this!"

Before Koharu could say anything, Hanako straightened up and looked at Lynn seriously.

"I am also very curious about this aspect. Of course, as an equal exchange, you can also take my underwear and swimsuit? And if you don't mind... it's okay to give them to you, right?"

When Lin En's pupils trembled because of these words, Koharu, who had finally recovered, pointed at Hanako without hesitation.

"No, no! Don't discuss such dirty stuff!"

"Ah ha ha……"

Just as Hifumi was looking at the scene in front of her with a wry smile, Azusa, who was deep in thought, suddenly nodded slightly.

"I see... Is that the fifth one?"

As Zi finished speaking, the whole room suddenly became silent.

Unlike Hifumi and Koharu who had somewhat puzzled expressions, Hanako, who had just been smiling and talking about strange things with everyone, suddenly looked slightly shocked. Even Lin En couldn't help but frowned slightly.

"Clause five? Azusa-chan, what are you talking about?"

Hearing Hifumi's hesitant question, Azusa answered without hesitation.

"If I remember correctly, there are seven ancient rules in Kivotos. The fifth one is [Can the authenticity of those who have reached paradise be proven]... Hanako's words just now gave me a feeling that was very similar to it. I have the impression that this seems to be a somewhat serious philosophical question. As for the other rules, I am not very clear."

Just when Hanako wanted to ask something, she caught a glimpse of Lin En's gently raised hand out of the corner of her eye and closed her mouth silently.

"There is indeed such a philosophical problem in Kivotos."

Seeing that Hanako noticed his hint, Lin En smiled and said this to Azusa.

"But it was something that was passed down from a very long time ago. Even I only learned about it when I was looking through some very old materials. I thought not many people knew about it now."

"...I just seem to have heard this somewhere before, I don't know the details."

After hearing Zi's serious answer that didn't sound fake, Lin En nodded slightly.

"Alright everyone, it's getting late after this, you should probably get some rest. Or... uh, nothing."

Just as Lin En was about to say "Do you want me to sleep with you?", he recalled Hanako's shining eyes and quickly swallowed the second half of the sentence.

"I'm sorry. I wanted the teacher to come over and rest, but in the end, the teacher saw a scene like this..."

After accompanying Lin En out of the room, Hifumi said this to Lin En with a hint of apology.

"It's nothing. After all, Koharu is really cute. But you should also remind Hanako not to go too far when joking with her."

Thinking back to Hanako's explosive remarks, Lin En couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

He originally thought that this girl was just a little straightforward, but he never expected that she would be so straightforward. Not only that, this girl also made him feel unpredictable.

However, when Lin En thought of this, he frowned slightly as he recalled something.

“…It shouldn’t be that simple.”

"Hmm? Teacher, what did you just say?"

After being brought back to his senses by Hifumi's words, Lin En turned to look at the girl next to him, chuckled and shook his head.

"Nothing... It's a little chilly outside now, you should go in and have a rest."

However, what surprised Lin En was that Hifumi did not say goodbye to him as he expected. Instead, she hesitated for a while and then spoke to him as if she had made up her mind.

"If the teacher doesn't mind... I can give mine to the teacher! Although it's a bit rustic... but..."

"..."

After noticing the girl's red ears, Lin En sighed helplessly.

Then he opened the door, pushed Hifumi into the room amid her slightly surprised exclamation, and closed the door without hesitation.

After taking several steps towards his room, Lin En muttered to himself seriously as if he had remembered something.

"This kind of thing...if you don't just take it off, it's meaningless."

Chapter 33 It's okay, I won't mind

"Hifumi, good morning."

When Zi greeted Hifumi who was standing at the door of the classroom, the other party turned around and looked at him as if she had just reacted.

"Ah...it's Azusa-chan, good morning."

Looking at Hifumi who was grinning at him, Azusa tilted his head in confusion.

"What happened?"

"Uh...it's not a big deal...it's just..."

Just as the girl was considering her words, another sudden voice reached their ears.

"Hmm... I guess, maybe it's because the teacher is not only not in the room, but he's not in the classroom right now?"

"H-Hanako-san?!"

Seeing Hifumi looking at her with a hint of shock, Hanako couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

"Ah, this isn't something that's surprising. After all, when I passed by Teacher Lin's room just now, I couldn't help but knock on the door out of curiosity, wanting to invite the teacher to come to the classroom with me. But I found that the teacher was not in the room."

"Is this...is this..."

While Hifumi was feeling a little embarrassed by Hanako's words, Azusa nodded thoughtfully.

"Come to think of it, I didn't see the teacher when I came out of the room just now."

"Ah."

Hearing this, Hifumi nodded slightly and opened the classroom door, showing the scene inside to everyone.

"At this time of day, the teacher should have been waiting for us in the classroom..."

After looking at the classroom, which was as clean and tidy as usual, but Lynn's face was not on the podium, Hanako frowned slightly because she remembered something, but still spoke to the others to comfort them.

"Maybe Teacher Lin En has his own issues to deal with? The reason why he didn't tell us is probably because he doesn't want us to worry too much about it, right?"

"In that case, let's review while waiting for the teacher to come back..."

Although Hifumi said this as she walked into the classroom and sat down, judging from the way she took out her stationery and reference materials, this girl's thoughts had probably already flown far away.

Hanako saw through Hifumi's little thoughts but did not say anything to expose them. Instead, she chuckled and spoke to Azusa beside her.

"Hehe... Let's go in and wait for the teacher to come back."

"Ah."

However, not long after, as the number of people in the classroom increased, the number of people staring at the exercises in a daze increased from one to two, and soon from three to four.

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"Wow! The water in this pool feels so cool!"

While Hifumi and others sitting in the classroom were lost in thought, Lin En was sitting on a beach chair by the swimming pool, looking at the girl who was squatting by the pool and putting her hand into the water.

"I really want to jump in and swim right now..."

Facing Weihua who was lost in thought while looking at the swimming pool, Lin En spoke with a smile.

"In that case, how about taking this opportunity to swim to your heart's content?"

It seemed that Weihua had never expected Lin En to suddenly make such a proposal, and she couldn't help but be stunned.