Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"Is there anything wrong?" Liu Mei asked me.

"Um, I want to ask where did you go to junior high school?"

"Private Tianyang College, what happened?"

"Well, I just roughly know the scope of the investigation, so I also want to know where your junior high school is."

"Do you need to go to my junior high school?"

"That's right."

"Then Hachiman, where are you now? Can you wait for me for a moment? I'll go with you later!"

"Is it okay? Your body?"

"I've fully recovered. I just don't want to go to the student council anymore, so I said that my body still needs to rest. Therefore, I didn't go to Sobu High School."

You don't even want to go? It seems that Rumi really dislikes the members of the Seaside High School Student Council, of course, Orikusa is excluded.

"Okay, how about I wait for you at the tram stop?"

"Yeah, I'll be there soon."

After saying this, Liumei hung up the phone and I walked towards the tram stop.

Not long after I arrived at the station, Liumei also arrived. Because she had run there, she was still breathing heavily and her face looked very rosy. She kept looking around at the door of the station, as if she was looking for where I was.

I waved to Liumei, and after seeing me waving, Liumei trotted to my side.

“Is it okay? Liu Mei was still panting heavily because she had just exercised.

"Well, it's okay. It's still within my acceptable range. Huh..."

It's really not convincing at all when you say this while panting!

"You don't have to be so anxious, it's okay!"

"No, I'm afraid Hachiman will have to wait too long, and besides, I'm also concerned about this matter."

Do you care? Is it because of Niwa? Indeed, if someone suddenly likes you for no apparent reason, it is understandable that the person is curious. Even if it is me, if someone suddenly tells me that they like someone, I will unconsciously wonder if the world has changed. Who knows, there may be someone behind the scenes manipulating something. (It's just because of you, Hachiman. It's a pity that you didn't think of this.)

"You take a rest first, and then we'll go together."

"Yeah." After agreeing to me gently, Liu Mei began to rest, catching her breath.

Next, it is the most important task of today. I hope we will not return in vain.

Liumei and I took the tram to her former junior high school. Since the distance was not very far, it only took us about ten minutes to reach our destination.

"There's nothing wrong here, right?" I asked Liu Mei while standing in front of the college gate.

"That's right, this is the place." Liu Mei nodded.

That's right. If you look closely at the school gate, you can find the name of the school written in bold letters on a plaque next to it. It seems that this is indeed the place.

Well, now that we have confirmed it, we are now faced with a more difficult task, which is, how can Liumei and I sneak into the school?

Since I was wearing a business suit, I should be able to get in easily, but what should I do if I am studying in the United States? In the past, there were cases where someone bought a high school uniform and sneaked into the school secretly. Although the students studying in the United States are only high school students, the school's management is still very strict recently. As a teacher, I still understand this.

Chapter 191: Encounter is like this

It seems that I need to make up a reason to stay in the United States. Although I also need it, it should not be too troublesome because I carry my teacher's certificate with me.

"Eh? Is that Tsurumi-san?"

When I was still racking my brains to find excuses to stay in the United States, a person came out from the corner of the street. After seeing Liu Mei and me, she asked us questions in confusion.

I turned my eyes to the owner of the voice. It was a woman in her twenties. Her upper body was a black professional OL suit, and her lower body was probably for warmth, she was wearing black tight pants, but this did not affect her showing the beautiful curves of her legs. The woman was not particularly stunning, but she was the type that was very pleasing to the eye.

"It's Tsurumi-san, right?" The woman seemed unsure and spoke again in a low voice.

Hearing this voice, Liumei seemed to be frightened and quickly hid behind me. She also vigilantly stuck her head out from behind me and looked at the man.

"Study in the United States?" I looked at her puzzledly. Why did she suddenly become so weird?

"That person is an enemy. Be quiet, Hachiman."

Then, I got this answer, enemy? What's the joke? Is there a setting for "soldiers existing somewhere" in Liumei? Then, this person dressed as a teacher is a member of the organization that opposes Liumei?

No way, it's impossible no matter how you think about it.

"Well, um, I'm sorry..."

Seeing Liumei's behavior, I couldn't help but apologize.

"what?"

When the girl saw me bowing to her, she started to get nervous.

"It's me, sorry." Perhaps she didn't know how to respond to my bow, so she also bowed to me.

"No, this is my side."

I also didn't know how to respond, so after a moment of hesitation, I bowed to the girl again.

"It's my side..."

"No, it's me."

"Your words frighten me. It's my fault."

"It's my fault."

Just like that, the two of us kept apologizing and bowing to each other, as if we were trapped in an endless loop.

"Two idiots." (I'm not adding words here, hehehe, tsundere face)

That cold voice certainly wasn't spoken by one of us, but rather was a cold remark made by Liumei, who was hiding behind me and saw our behavior.

Liu Mei's ruthless complaints interrupted our endless loop, so the girl and I had to look at each other awkwardly. Because we were very close, I discovered some small details that I had not noticed just now. The girl's hair had a little bit of natural curls. Although the curls were not very large, they looked very charming.

"What's wrong? Is there something weird on my face?"

"No, no, sorry, I was rude."

I lost my focus unconsciously, because there are very few people with naturally curly hair in Japan. So, I lost my focus a little, but it seems impolite to say so.

"Um, is it really Tsurumi-san?" She no longer cared about what happened just now, but focused her attention on Rumi who was hiding behind me.

Such tentative questions always felt a bit strange. It was totally unlike the tone a teacher would use to talk to a previous student.

Even so, Liumei still hid behind me and did not respond to the girl's plan at all. It was for this reason that I looked at Liumei sternly.

"Stay in the United States." I spoke in a low voice, and my meaning was already very clear. No matter what, he was my former teacher, and such a behavior was a bit excessive no matter how I thought about it.

After hearing my voice, Liumei still did not move. She still hid behind me firmly. Seeing her performance, my eyes became more severe. At the same time, I reached out and touched Liumei, indicating that Liumei should say hello to her former teacher.

When you meet your former teacher, you have to say hello no matter what. Even if the relationship was bad, you have to say hello seriously. When I first came to school after graduation, even though I met Ms. Hiratsuka, I still said hello to her reluctantly.

There seems to be something wrong with this example. Forget it. Don’t pay too much attention to the details. Hmmmm, this is what adults do…

"There's no need to force Tsurumi like this. Well, it's almost enough to leave it like this." Seeing that Liumei was still unwilling to go up and say hello, and also noticing my unnatural expression, the girl opposite her spoke first to excuse Liumei.

I still didn't say anything, but just gently touched Liumei's shoulder again.

Since the other party has expressed this, you really should say hello. You have to understand that when someone says they don't want something, she actually wants it very much in her heart, but she doesn't force it out of courtesy.

After hearing what the female teacher said, Liu Mei finally walked to the front, but she lowered her head, and no one knew what she was thinking.

When I thought Liumei still didn't want to say hello and wanted to break the awkwardness by speaking in person, she finally opened her mouth and said slowly, "Good afternoon, Teacher Tian Xia."

After saying that, Liu Mei immediately ran behind me again.

What's wrong with this girl? It seems that she doesn't really hate this teacher. Is she just simply afraid of him? Are there really people in this world who are afraid of studying in the United States? It's a little hard to imagine...

"I'm sorry, this child..." I wanted to say something, but after I said it, I suddenly didn't know how to say it. My child has always been like this? No matter how I think about it, it's not appropriate. I'm not a parent who brings his child to observe the college.

"It's okay, I don't really care." Seeing that I wanted to say something, the person named Teacher Tian Xia waved his hand, indicating that I didn't need to explain anything more.

"So, what brings you to school for? If possible, how about we go in together?"

When Teacher Tian Xia saw us standing at the school gate, she roughly guessed our purpose, but she probably didn't know whether we had permission to enter... Meeting here is also a kind of fate, so in that case, let's go in together without any hesitation!

"I'm really sorry, this child doesn't usually speak like this." I looked at Teacher Tian Xia in front of me helplessly, my voice full of apology.

Through the relationship of Teacher Tian Xia, we were able to enter Tianyang College easily. Teacher Tian Xia also invited us to her office to chat. As soon as we entered the office, Liu Mei twisted her body uncomfortably, and then, after she said she was going to the toilet and ran out in a panic, she never came back.

Can you find a reason that is a little more normal? If you leave like this, I will be the only one who feels uncomfortable. I can't find a topic to talk about, so I can only talk to Teacher Tian Xia awkwardly like this.

"It's okay. Tsurumi-san has been saying this for a long time. I understand."

"What do you mean? Is this how you treated your teacher before Liumei?"

I nodded dissatisfiedly. If this was really the case, I would have to teach her about manners.

"No, what Tsurumi said was not like that before. What he said today was probably because of me." Teacher Tian Xia's mouth was slightly bitter, and it can be seen that she seemed to feel very guilty about her behavior in studying in the United States.

"Your reason? What does that mean?" Because I had misunderstood Liu Mei before, and although Liu Mei's behavior up to now can only be described as rude, if Liu Mei has any special reason, I will still choose to stand on Liu Mei's side.

"As for Tsurumi-san, it's probably because of something that happened before. At the sports festival before high school graduation, I gave her a supporting job without her consent. Maybe Tsurumi-san has always been very concerned about this matter, so I can understand her behavior just now. Before, it was also because of this incident that Tsurumi-san didn't pay much attention to me."

What does this reason mean?

"What do you mean? Could you please explain it in detail?"

"When Tsurumi-san was in junior high school, she never interacted with others. She always seemed to be alone. As her homeroom teacher, I wanted to help her and communicate with her privately. But she always seemed to ignore me. Even so, I didn't give up. I often communicated with her, helped her with her homework, visited her at home, or took her out to play. When I finally got a chance to communicate with Tsurumi-san, I thought she should be able to get along with the other students normally.

Because, as long as you get to know Tsurumi for a while, you will find that she is actually a very good kid. Such a good classmate should be able to get along well with others. So, during the sports festival, I didn’t communicate with Tsurumi and signed her up without her permission…” At this point, a look of pain appeared in Teacher Tian Xia’s eyes: “After that, Tsurumi treated me like this, and I didn’t know what to do.”

"Is that so?"

It sounds like Teacher Tian Xia did basically nothing wrong. If this is really the case, it might even make people feel that she is just an ignorant student studying in the United States.

"Actually, I know how Tsurumi-san feels."

Teacher Tian Xia spoke with a wry smile.

Chapter 192: Working hard, Hikigaya Hachiman said this

"I know how Tsurumi feels." Teacher Tian Xia's voice was filled with deep fatigue and helplessness.

"Tsurumi-san might be unhappy with me because I let her join the executive committee without my permission, so she ignored me afterwards. I can understand this. If I had been able to communicate well with Tsurumi-san before, maybe it wouldn't have turned out like this. No matter how you think about it, it was my fault, so it's normal for Tsurumi-san to behave like this."

"Teacher Tian Xia, although it may be a bit rude for me to ask this, can I ask you why you want Liumei to participate in this event?"

"I just think that Tsurumi-san is a very good person. If she can take the initiative to get along with others, then she will definitely have a lot of friends, and then, probably..."

Teacher Tian Xia paused here and did not continue speaking.

Probably? It's an uncertain statement.

But what Teacher Tian Xia said should be serious, and Teacher Tian Xia really wants to be able to help students studying in the United States.

However, in this world, not everything done with good intentions is necessarily kind. People with malicious intentions may do good things unintentionally, and people with good intentions may do bad things unintentionally.

Because it is not ourselves who criticize the things in this world, but the world. If we do not grasp this point clearly, we will do things that go against our own conscience in the future.

However, this makes things a little troublesome, because neither Liumei nor Teacher Tian Xia seem to have done anything wrong. Teacher Tian Xia also had a positive purpose, which was to make friends in the United States. Liumei was also because someone else arbitrarily signed her up for an activity she was not interested in, which led to this. Neither of them seemed to have done anything wrong, and it was really difficult to deal with the situation now.

This kind of thing is quite common in interpersonal relationships. Both parties are not wrong, but it always turns out to be such an unclear situation.

If you want to untie this knot, there is only one way...

"Teacher Tian Xia, thank you for talking to me so much. I want to ask you, are you willing to apologize to Liumei?"

After thinking for a long time, I said to Teacher Tian Xia that in this situation, it should not be a question of who is right or wrong, but whether you are willing to give in for the other party.

Too much calculation will only make you lose your sense of proportion. Many times, getting along with others depends on how much you are willing to compromise for the other person and whether you are willing to sacrifice part of yourself for the other person.

That’s why some people say there is no right or wrong in feelings, only willingness and unwillingness.

Well, Hiratsuka-sensei told me the same thing when I was in high school, that you can’t get the answer to your feelings if you just do calculations.

"Of course I am willing." Teacher Tian Xia agreed to my request without any hesitation: "I have always wanted to say sorry to Tsurumi-san, but after that incident, Tsurumi-san has not had much contact with me, so I have no chance to say sorry to Tsurumi-san."

"Is that so? Teacher Tian Xia, are you really willing to apologize to Liu Mei?"

Will the teacher apologize to the students? Even if you can accept it, you will still feel a little uncomfortable inside, just like a boss telling his subordinates that you are doing a great job and are better than me.

"I have always wanted to apologize to Tsurumi-san. Maybe it's because I just started working, so I didn't pay much attention to the students' feelings. I feel that I need to sincerely apologize to Tsurumi-san."

It seems that Teacher Tian Xia is serious. In that case, things will be much easier.

"Then please wait for me for a moment. I'll go look for Liu Mei."