Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

"Hanako-san?"

After seeing the other person, Alice was stunned at first, but then she asked the other person as if she remembered something.

"Do you have a way to open this door? Like the NPCs in the plot!"

"Well... yes, there is..."

After looking at the old-fashioned lock on the door for a moment, Hanako chuckled and said to Alice.

"But Alice, you have to promise me that no matter what you see next, you won't make a sound, okay?"

"Yeah, I understand, Alice! It's just like spying on those secret talks. If you're caught, it's game over, right?"

At Alice's innocent smile as she whispered these words to her, Hanako didn't know what to say for a moment, so she smiled helplessly and took off two hairpins from her head.

"Fortunately, this is an old dormitory building, and the door locks haven't been replaced with electronic locks yet..."

"Oh! Alice has seen it before! This is the hairpin lock picking that you often see in games!"

As Alice exclaimed softly, Hanako chuckled and successfully pried open the door lock.

"Alice, remember our agreement, okay?"

"Uh-huh!"

As Hanako confirmed this with Alice while putting the hairpin back into her hair, Alice, who had already opened the door a crack, stretched out her hand.

But when Alice saw what was going on inside through the crack in the door, she couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly.

Chapter 109 Love, or Like?

"..."

Sitting in the chair and looking at the beautiful flower bed in front of her, Alice's mood was not beautiful at all.

What does that feel like?

Alice placed her hand on her chest and asked herself.

After seeing Zi in that state, she had been feeling a strange sense of depression in her heart, but that feeling was not sadness, nor anger, nor pain, but a kind of mixed feeling that was indescribable.

In fact, Alice had no idea what Zi and Lin En were doing, but when she thought back to the scene she had just seen, she felt a kind of inexplicable distress and complexity in her heart.

Moreover, why did the expression of classmate Shirasu Azusa, who always looked a little cold on weekdays, look so happy that it even made Alice feel a little...happy?

That's right, happiness.

This feeling is actually not unfamiliar to Alice, because after playing those wonderful games, Alice will also feel this kind of happiness in her heart.

But...why does Shirasu Azusa also show such emotions?

“Ah, are you still struggling with what you just saw, Alice?”

Just as Alice was dazed and shaking her legs, Hanako's voice reached her ears.

"Hanako-san?"

This time, Hanako did not correct Alice's address, but instead put the drink in her hand against her face.

"How about drinking something cold to cool down?"

Feeling the cool touch on her cheek, Alice nodded, reached out to take the mineral water and poured it into her mouth.

"…Hanako-san."

After a moment of silence, Alice turned her head and looked at the girl sitting next to her.

"Ms. Lin En and Ms. Zi...what on earth are they doing?"

"..."

Perhaps because she had not expected Alice to ask such a question, Hanako paused as she was opening the bottle cap.

However, when she turned around and saw Alice's eyes that were clear without a trace of haze, she couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Originally, Hanako thought that the other person was a girl like Koharu, who had some understanding of that aspect but was afraid to take the initiative to face it.

However, unlike Koharu, Hanako could not see any shyness or excitement on Alice's face. Instead, her expression was pure confusion and doubt.

In other words, Alice really didn’t know what Lin En and Zi were doing just now!

In other words...it seems like I have misled a piece of unpolished jade?

"Alice... don't you have any idea what they are doing?"

Faced with Hanako's persistent question, Alice thought seriously for a moment and shook her head.

"...I never thought I would fall into such a situation."

Seeing the genuine confusion on Alice's face, Hanako couldn't help but sigh.

"About what they are doing... Of course I can tell Alice, but can you promise me that you will keep it a secret from Teacher Lin En and everyone else?"

"Yes! Alice will definitely keep the secret well!"

Seeing Alice nod with a smile, Hanako let out a sigh of relief and asked her.

"I want to ask Alice first, after seeing... that scene just now, how do you feel?"

"Feeling...?"

After thinking for a moment, Alice touched her chest and murmured.

"Alice can feel a strange burning sensation in her heart, but besides that, there is also a strange feeling of distress. Alice's current state is as if she has been cast under a debuff magic and has fallen into some kind of abnormal state..."

"Debuff magic? Abnormal status?"

Although Hanako was a little confused by Alice's adjective, she quickly reacted and nodded slightly.

"That is to say... your heart is in turmoil right now, right, Alice?"

"……chaos?"

Alice couldn't help but be stunned by Hanako's somewhat incomprehensible description.

Looking at Alice who was in deep sorrow, Hanako felt a little guilty for the first time.

"Well...how should I put it..."

After rubbing her temples with a headache, Hanako turned to look at Alice again.

"Alice, do you like Teacher Lin En?"

"Of course I do!"

After hearing Alice's decisive answer, Hanako nodded slightly.

"Then Alice-chan, can you tell me what it is that you like about Teacher Lin En?"

Hearing this, Alice thought for a moment and then stretched out her hand.

"Teacher Lin En has always cared about me and taken care of me. Even if I did something wrong, he would tolerate me. It was Teacher Lin En who allowed me to have the life I have now, so I like Teacher Lin En very much."

Facing Alice's sparkling eyes, Hanako was surprised to find that she didn't know how to explain it.

After all, generally speaking, everyone knows this kind of thing on their own and doesn't need anyone to teach them.

As for the dirty jokes she usually told Xiaochun...not to mention whether Alice could understand them, she always felt that if she really explained them to Alice, she would feel guilt crawling up her spine!

But now that the arrow has been shot, there is no turning back, and I can only bite the bullet and continue explaining to the other party.

"Well, although you like Teacher Lin En very much, but...the relationship between the two of them is not just liking, but love."

"What is love...?"

Do I have to start explaining from here?

Hanako opened her mouth slightly, and for the first time she, who was usually eloquent, felt speechless.

"Love... is a very special kind of liking."

"A very special... like?"

After hearing Hanako's explanation, Alice tilted her head in confusion again.

"Besides Teacher Lin En, Alice should have someone else she likes, right?"

"Yes! There are some. Like Xiaomo Xiaolu, and Yuzu-chan, and Yuka-senpai and Noah-senpai..."

Looking at Alice who was smiling and knew everything clearly, Hanako couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly.

"now it's right."

After Alice finished reading out a string of names as if reciting the names of dishes, Hanako smiled and touched the girl's head as if she had thought of something.

"Alice-chan, what do you think Azusa was feeling at that time?"

"…Azusa-san?"

After thinking about what happened just now, Alice answered with a hint of uncertainty.

"I think... that feeling is probably 'happiness'?"

Alice continued speaking as Hanako looked slightly surprised.

"Because the feeling that Azusa-san expressed at that time was the same emotion that Alice felt when she finished playing a high-quality game and watched the production credits slowly scrolling on the screen!"

"I see... I understand."

After nodding slightly in understanding, Hanako smiled and said to Alice.

"Alice, you must have played a game that you really liked, but no one else liked it, and no one else could understand it even if you explained it to them, right?"

"Yes! Yes!"

"now it's right."

Hanako clapped her hands, smiled, and continued.

"Love is like this, it is a very special kind of liking that is different from others. This feeling is hard to describe. Only when you really experience it, you will truly understand its meaning."

"……is that so?"

Seeing Alice's thoughtful expression, Hanako coughed lightly and quickly changed the subject.

"Okay, Alice-chan, you must be hungry too, right? Teacher Lin En should have prepared breakfast, right?"

After all, if Alice continued to ask, even Hanako wouldn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Alice did not continue to ask questions, but nodded obediently, stood up and followed Hanako to the cafeteria.

But deep down in the girl's heart, she was still full of doubts.

What does it feel like to particularly like...?

I like Teacher Lynn…does that mean I love him?

In other words... as long as I love Teacher Lin En, the two of us can do things like we just did?

Thinking of this, Alice raised her head and looked at Lynn who was bringing fried eggs out of the pan in the kitchen.

So... Teacher Lin En... does he love me too?

Chapter 110 What the hell is going on?

"What a peaceful everyday life..."

Lynn, who had no idea that Hanako and Alice had a life discussion this morning, went to the tea party conference room after having breakfast with the students from the cram school to review and organize the documents related to Mika's hearing with Nagisa.

"I'm so sorry... The teacher has already helped us solve the crisis, but now we are still adding to the teacher's burden..."

Looking at Nagisa who looked apologetic, Lin En, who was organizing the documents into a book, smiled and winked at her.

"It's okay. This amount of work is nothing to me. Besides, this is about Mika. Although it's over for now, Nagisa will inevitably feel sad after seeing this. In that case, as one of the parties involved in this incident, how can I let the lovely Nagisa sigh alone in this empty conference room?"

"..."