Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

"It's not that they said anything to me, but I heard their conversation. They said that the teacher might leave Abydos and return to Chalai in the next two days. When I heard this, I was planning to leave and prepare to say goodbye to you. But then, I heard them say that they planned to spend the last night in Abydos with the teacher like before. Then I remembered the strange attitude of Hoshino-senpai and Nona-san when they talked about the teacher, so..."

Although Bai Zi didn't finish her words, Lin En already understood her thoughts.

But when he quickly figured this out, he still couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead.

So you barged in like this in such a rude way and... jumped like the wolf, just to express your feelings?

And it seems that Baizi's feelings have been suppressed for a long time. What are these students thinking about every day? Although the crisis in Abydos has been basically resolved, this should not be a reason for you to forget about it, right?

Also, even if you want to express this feeling to him in this way, you don't have to force him to work all night, right? Isn't it because some strange nature has awakened in your heart?

There were so many things to complain about that Lin En didn't know what to say for a moment.

However, when he saw Bai Zi sitting beside him with his head slightly lowered, he had completely forgotten about the thought of complaining.

"Ugh……"

After sighing softly, Lin En reached out his hand and tapped the girl's forehead lightly, then rubbed it lovingly.

Facing Bai Zi who looked up at him with some confusion, Lin En said with a smile.

"I promise you, I will never leave suddenly like this. Even if I leave Abydos, if you want to see me, just come to Xialai to find me. Don't do such abrupt things like this in the future, okay?"

"...Well, as long as the teacher can be where I can reach him, I will be satisfied."

As Bai Zi said this, he reached out his hand and gently held Lin En's cheek, then quietly moved his pair of light pink thin lips closer.

Different from the previous feeling, Bai Zi now exudes the youthfulness and beauty unique to girls of this age.

"Teacher Lin En, I like you..."

In response to Bai Zi's words, which were in a sense a little belated, Lin En chuckled and pinched the girl's cheek.

"Don't you think it's a bit too late to say it now?"

Lin En looked at Bai Zi, who lowered his head shyly because of embarrassment. When he was about to say something, he seemed to sense something and raised his eyebrows meaningfully.

"But... from what I know about you, Baizi, you shouldn't be shy about expressing your feelings in front of everyone, right?"

"Of course not. I don't have any intention of monopolizing the teacher. Because to me, everyone in Abydos is just as important as the teacher... So, I will be satisfied as long as I can share the teacher's love with everyone else."

"That's it..."

After touching Bai Zi's head, Lin En smiled and left a sentence that made Bai Zi a little confused.

"If that's the case, then I'm relieved."

After saying this, Lin En stood up, walked to the door of the office and suddenly opened it.

"Wow!"

Accompanied by several screams, several girls rushed in from the door like an avalanche.

However, what was somewhat unexpected was that these girls did not fall to the ground like a pyramid as expected.

"Catch the teacher~"

The one who reacted the fastest to the "emergency" was Nonami. She was at the front of the group, staggered a few steps, and suddenly spun in mid-air, then hugged Lin En who was standing by the door.

"Oh, teacher, you are such a bad person!"

Almost at the moment when Nonami hugged Lin En's waist, Hoshino, who was supposed to fall to the ground with Nonami, had appeared on the other side of Lin En's body and hugged his waist like a mirror image of Nonami.

“Wow?! Hoshi… Hoshino-senpai! And Nonami-senpai! You guys…”

Qian Xiang, who was standing at the back because of shyness, quickly steadied herself and looked at the scene in front of her. She complained first, then walked into the office as if nothing had happened and stood next to Lin En.

"Don't... don't think too much! I just don't like being as close as my seniors!"

Feeling the warmth from the little black cat leaning back slightly against him, Lin En couldn't help but smile bitterly and looked at Ayane who was the last one to enter the office.

"Ah... I'm sorry, Teacher Lin En. My seniors seem to have caused you a little trouble."

Looking at Ayane who bowed slightly to apologize to him, Lin En suddenly felt a little amused.

"Nothing. After all, this is their way of expressing their feelings to me, and I should be happy about it."

As he said this, Lin En reached out his hand to Ayane and gently touched her head. He seemed to sense the uneasiness and restraint in the girl's heart and spoke.

"Actually, you don't have to be so reserved, Ayane. You can just be more comfortable like them."

"Well...but..."

Looking at Lin En who opened his arms to her, and feeling the encouraging gazes of her companions, Ayane hesitated for a moment, and finally took a step forward, gently hugging the chest that seemed particularly warm and broad compared to her.

When the girl and Lin En hugged each other, she finally understood why her companions were so "indecent" close to each other and stayed around him so intimately——

Because at this moment, although she was hugging Lin En, she felt as if she was hugging the whole world.

Chapter 79 As long as the teacher needs us

"that……"

Just after Ayane hugged Lin En for a while, a familiar voice slowly sounded.

Hearing this, Ayane finally reacted, her pretty face slightly reddened, and she looked like she didn't know what to do.

"whee……"

Seeing the scene in front of him, Hoshino couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle.

"Teacher Lin, how does it feel to hold Ayane-chan?"

Unlike Hoshino who had a teasing look on his face, Nonami on the other side slightly puffed up her cheeks, showing a somewhat dissatisfied look.

"If I had known this earlier, I would have hugged the teacher directly like this..."

Although Qianxiang didn't say anything, there was a hint of envy in her eyes.

After seeing everyone's expressions, Lynn smiled nonchalantly.

The moment the warm embrace and broad chest left her, Ayane, feeling a little shy, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but at the same moment she also felt a little lost.

At that moment, Ayane coughed with her cheeks slightly red, and spoke hesitantly.

"I... I just want to thank the teacher in this way... Yes, just to thank him."

However, this completely hypocritical excuse not only did not have any effect, but instead made the other people look at him with mockery.

Lin En noticed that the atmosphere was becoming awkward and felt that he should say something. However, Bai Zi, who had been watching the whole process, did not wait for him to speak. He walked up to him and then skillfully put his arms around his neck.

But this time, Bai Zi did not kiss her directly as before, but hugged Lin En gently.

Although Lin En was a little confused at first about the girl's behavior, he quickly understood the meaning of the other party's action. He chuckled and reached out to hug the other party back.

"Ah... In this way, everyone's thoughts and feelings have been conveyed to the teacher."

Amid Hoshino's slightly teasing words, Nonami, who had stood next to Lin En and Baizi with the others, smiled and nodded.

"After all, Baizi-chan rarely expresses her own ideas, and even when she does things, she usually does them as soon as she thinks of them. Although we all know that Baizi-chan actually cares about everyone on the committee, we are not sure what Baizi-chan's attitude towards the teacher is... But now it seems that we should be relieved."

"Yeah. Come to think of it, this is the first time we've seen Shiroko-san express his feelings so directly like this."

Hearing Ayane say this, Bai Zi, who had let go of Lin En's hand, immediately showed a somewhat puzzled look.

"Am I...usually like this?"

Facing Bai Zi's somewhat doubtful words, Qian Xiang complained as if she remembered something.

"That's right. When I first came to Abydos and saw Baizi-senpai, I felt that [Wow, this senior looks like a taciturn, cold, and difficult person to get along with]."

Hearing this, Bai Zi was stunned at first, but then he seemed to have figured something out, lowered his head slightly and said with a smile.

"Maybe... since the moment I met the teacher, I have changed..."

"It is not good?"

Hearing Bai Zi's words, Lin En smiled and touched Bai Zi's head.

"You don't need to pay attention to other people's words and criticisms. Just express your true feelings honestly - even if it's just an action like this, it's enough. Congratulations, Baizi, you have taken the first step."

As soon as he finished speaking, while Bai Zi had a somewhat stunned expression, Nonami, who was sitting next to the two of them, was the first to smile and applaud.

"Oh me de to!"

Then, Ayane, whose face was slightly red but full of smiles, Akane, whose lips showed a slight smile, and Hoshino, who still looked lazy but whose eyes also showed joy, also clapped softly.

"おめでとう! Shiroko!"

Seeing this, Lin En also took the hand of Bai Zi, who was still a little dazed, looked into her eyes seriously, and spoke with a smile.

"Shirako, おめでとう!"

"Oh me de to!"

Looking at the people of Abydos who surrounded the white piece with congratulatory smiles on their faces and applauded, for some reason, Lin En suddenly had a very strange, but slightly chilling sense of déjà vu.

Putting this inexplicable sense of déjà vu behind him, Lin En couldn't help but smile with relief as he looked at the girls.

The students loved him and he loved his students in the same way.

Although he wanted to feel this genuine love with them, but...

There are really no bullets now.

However, Hoshino and Nonami seemed to have noticed this for some reason. Although they still stuck to Lin En as usual, they did not do anything to tease her.

So, on the evening of that day, everyone held a secret farewell party at the Shibaseki Ramen Restaurant.

As for the person who was seeing him off, it was naturally Lin En.

After learning that Lin En was preparing to return to Xialai, although the people of Abydos had various complicated thoughts, they finally decided to support Lin En and let him leave without any worries.

Therefore, everyone prepared for this farewell party carefully and gave Lin En a parting gift. Even Bai Zi, who had just expressed his feelings, accepted this fact after being depressed for a while.

As for why they chose to hold this farewell party at the Shibaseki Ramen Restaurant, it was because after Ayane checked the current accounts of the Abydos School and calculated the expenses, she found that although they could hold a party like the previous one again, their life would be quite difficult for quite some time afterwards.

Originally, she and the other people from Abydos wanted to keep this matter secret, but Lin En, who reviewed and processed such simple documents as easily as drinking water, immediately discovered the problem with the data.

Finally, with his insistence and suggestion, the venue of the farewell party was changed from the school to the Shibaseki Ramen Restaurant.

However, what surprised Lin En was that this farewell party was not as tearful as he had imagined. Instead, it was just like an ordinary banquet. People in Abydos ate and drank together, laughed heartily, and played with each other, filling the Chaiguan Ramen restaurant with a "Closed" sign with laughter that lasted for a long time.

Taking advantage of the lively atmosphere, Lin En borrowed General Chai's stove and cooked a few dishes himself.

However, when Lin En once again carried two plates of delicious dishes from the kitchen to the table in the hall, several people from Abydos were already fighting over the dishes made by Lin En.

Looking at the table that had been cleared away in a whirlwind, Lin En couldn't help but smile and shake his head as he thought this meal had been like a difficult war.

Although it was the first time they ate Lin's cooking, all members of the Countermeasures Committee were instantly conquered without exception.

"The teacher is so cunning... He made such delicious food for us at this time..."

After eating and drinking her fill, Qianxiang turned her head in dissatisfaction and stared at Lin En who was standing at the table and preparing to clean up the dishes.

Hearing this, Lin En, who had piled up the dishes like magic, turned to the people who were also looking at him and said with a smile.

"In that case, do you want to register under Xia Lai's name? After registering, not only can you come to see me anytime every day and taste the meals I cook, but you can also get extra subsidies after completing the commission. As for the price..."

"Does this even need to be explained, Teacher Lin En?"

However, before Lin En could finish the second half of his sentence, "Just send one person to come here to work one day a month," Bai Zi interrupted him with a smile on his face.

"Even if it's not registered under Xia Lai's name, as long as the teacher needs us, we will definitely rush to the teacher's side."

Hearing Bai Zi's words, and feeling the gazes from the other members of the Countermeasures Committee that contained the same heartfelt meaning, Lin En also smiled sincerely.

"Thank you."

Chapter 80 I am very happy to be the teacher of these children

"Buzz buzz-"

After parking the motorcycle downstairs of the Xialai Building, Lynn looked up at the building which he had not been away from for long.