Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"Teacher Hikigaya, I'm sorry that I came here so quickly because I was too worried about her. I should have finished my work first!" Hai Zhixing looked as if he understood what she meant, closed the door and prepared to leave.

"Wait, did you misunderstand something? You definitely misunderstood something, didn't you?"

"That's not the case. I will just be a little biased when I treat Hikigaya-sensei in the future. But don't worry, it's not a big bias. I just think you're a pervert..."

"What is your standard for measuring things?"

"That's just a general rule."

Hai Zhixing said as she walked to my bedside. She took off the black coat she was wearing over her school uniform and carefully put it on the unconscious Tamasaka. Then she found a bench and sat next to me.

"How thoughtful..."

"Really? I've been used to it and I don't feel much." Hai Zhixing was silent for a while: "You are the first one who said that I am considerate, Mr. Hikigaya."

She seemed to be sighing about something, or lamenting something?

Infected by her tone, I unconsciously lowered my voice as well.

“Even if it’s just a joke, could you please not say such hypocritical things? You obviously…” Thinking about what I was going to say next, I couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed, so I slightly turned my eyes away.

"Seeing you take care of Tamasaka, I can tell that you are a very gentle and sensible child. You will definitely be praised by others." The air in the health room suddenly solidified, as if God had frozen this small space.

"Puchi..." The laughter of Star of the Sea broke the silence in the health room. She held her belly and laughed exaggeratedly.

"Mr. Hikigaya is really interesting. Do you think I, the coldest woman in the academy, am gentle?"

She was still there smiling, even with tears flowing out of her eyes.

It's not funny at all, this exaggerated smile and what Sea Star said.

I didn't know how to respond to the Sea Star's forced smile, so I just stood there and looked at her quietly.

“Boring…” Seeing that I didn’t respond, Sea Star supported her chin with her hand and looked away.

I didn't know what she was thinking, and it was not easy to interrupt her, so I could only look at her like I did just now.

After a long time, she turned her head and looked at me, and her eyes finally became as clear as I remembered.

"No kidding, Mr. Hikigaya is really the first one..."

Her voice became so calm that I couldn't easily guess her mood.

Although Hai Zhixing has certain personality problems, I always think she is a mature and sensible child.

Even if she behaves coldly at school, Hai Zhixing probably won't deliberately keep a distance from her parents at home. She has the same personality as Yukinoshita, and when she treats you as a stranger, she won't even look at you, and when you take a step closer to her, she will take a step back. But when you gradually become familiar with a cat, when she feels safe with you, she will stick to you tightly.

If this is the explanation, then there should be a deep misunderstanding between Hai Zhixing and her parents. The last time Hai Zhixing was sick, her parents did not come to visit her. If this is the case, the previous events can be quickly explained.

Do I need to do home visits afterwards? What a headache. I am not good at dealing with people I am not familiar with.

"I will definitely not be the first one..." I looked at Hai Zhixing more seriously than before, and Hai Zhixing looked at me without fear at all. We could clearly see our serious selves in each other's eyes.

"What are you talking about, Mr. Hikigaya? Do you know me better than I know myself?"

Generally speaking, it is true that no one knows oneself better than oneself. I still cannot say that I have understood all of her, but I can easily discover some of the advantages of Sea Star that she herself has not discovered.

I turned my gaze towards Tamasaka without saying anything. I believe that Umi no Xing can understand what I mean.

"Tamasaka never said anything..."

“While some things must be said to be conveyed, there are other things that you should be able to understand without having to say them.”

"Such an explanation is really cunning..." Sea Star looked at me with dissatisfaction. Unlike before, I can now clearly feel the emotion called "joy" in Sea Star's heart.

"Just think of it as Mr. Hikigaya winning." Hai Zhixing smiled with relief and didn't continue arguing with me.

"Patting my head... feels so good... hehe..." At this time, the sleeping Tamasaka had no idea what he was dreaming about, and he murmured these words vaguely.

"Tamasaka sometimes talks in his sleep, but before that he always said something like he was full and couldn't eat anymore."

It's a simple and easy way for an idiot to survive, but for now, I'd better tell Hai Zhixing about the home visit later.

"Star of the Sea."

"Well, what's wrong?" Sea Star turned and looked at me in confusion.

Before she could react, I slowly raised my hand and touched her head, stroking it very lightly.

"You are a very sensible and gentle child. I have no doubt about that. If I have time later, I may visit your home. Please remember to contact your parents for me."

At first, Sea Star didn't react, but soon, her face flushed, she broke free from my hand and waved her arms around.

"Suddenly... Teacher, what are you doing? Something like this... a home visit, right? I see. I will contact my parents later. Oh, and I still have work to do on the school magazine, so I'll go back to the office first."

Sea Star hurriedly stood up and prepared to leave.

"Wait, won't you be cold if you go out like this?"

"Oh, well, but Tamasaka..."

"There's my coat on the bedside table, you can..."

"Mmm Good."

Before I could finish, Sea Star responded by picking up my coat and running quickly to the door.

What I meant was that you could put my coat on Tamasaka so that you can take your coat back; but looking at her expression, there was probably no point in saying it, so forget it, it's almost the same anyway.

Hai Zhixing opened the door of the health room and hesitated for a while, then turned around and looked away embarrassedly, muttering softly.

"It's the first time for someone to touch my head... I can understand Xiaoyou's feelings a little bit..."

Her voice was very low and I had to try hard to hear it clearly. Patting the head? What does that mean?

I looked at Hai Zhixing in confusion, but Hai Zhixing slammed the door shut. Then, the sound of rapid running came from the corridor.

What happened suddenly? This panic is not like the style of the Starfish of the Sea.

But is this guy okay? She put on my clothes and went out in a panic, and I have to trouble her to come back and return the clothes later.

The current situation is very troublesome. Since my head is still hurting, I want to rest for a while, but Tamasaka is now fainted on my bed, which prevents me from resting well. If I had known earlier, I should have asked Hai Zhixing to help me put Tamasaka on the bed next door.

It's autumn now, and the weather is very cold. I wonder if Tamasaka will catch a cold if she sleeps like this. When Hai Zhixing was sick, I had no place to sleep, so I slept on a bench in the hospital corridor. But of course, my body is not comparable to Tamasaka's, and Tamasaka should still stay in bed.

It would be better to get up and put Tamasaka on the bed. Tamasaka's health has not been good to begin with. If she gets sick again, she will probably have to spend this Christmas in the hospital.

I tried to push my body. Although it still hurt a little, I could still hold on if I gritted my teeth.

I struggled to move the quilt off me. Since it was a cold autumn day, I was naturally wearing very thick and warm clothes, so my body felt very heavy.

I don’t feel it much at ordinary times, but once my body becomes weak, I will feel that the clothes are very heavy. But what surprises me is that I don’t know who took off my pants, luckily I was still wearing a pair of long johns.

As soon as I got out of bed, I felt very cold. It turns out that quilt is the warmest thing in the world. I really don’t want to leave my quilt for a moment.

If I think about it carefully, it is impossible for Tamasaka to help me take off my pants, so it must be the teacher in the health room. It might be better to ask the teacher in the health room to help.

"Excuse me, is there anyone? Can you help me? Can you please move my students away for a while?" I shouted around, but no one responded to me.

"Really? Where are you at this time? You don't have any sense of responsibility as a teacher in the health room."

I grumbled about the incompetent teacher, stood up and hobbled to Tamasaka's side. The silent Tamasaka was like a porcelain doll. Her figure was not as perfect as that of the Sea Star. Tamasaka should be considered a loli type. This setting is subtly similar to that of a certain editor-in-chief... But if you check carefully, Tamasaka should be older, and Tamasaka is not as willful as the editor-in-chief. She is a very good girl.

She is so cute even when she is sleeping, I can't bear to disturb her; I can understand the feeling of parents watching their sleeping children...

Chapter 128 Hiratsuka Shizuka narrates

There is an old saying that goes, "Once a teacher, always a father." If you think about it this way, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong.

This guy was sleeping so soundly that he wouldn't be easily woken up. Thinking of this, I reached out my hand to help Tamasaka up.

"Hikigaya, what are you going to do!?"

Suddenly, a very loud voice came from the door.

"So, you're actually worried that it's bad for Tamasaka to sleep there, and you're trying to put Tamasaka on the bed next to you to rest so she won't catch a cold?"

I nodded silently and looked at the woman in the white windbreaker in front of me.

A pretty face, a perfect figure, and her white skin. Being in the same room with such a woman should generally make most men feel very lucky, but I just can't be happy.

After all, you see, if a woman punches you in the stomach almost every time you meet, making you fall to the ground in pain, no matter how you think about it, you probably won't like her very much, right?

"So that's how it is. I completely misunderstood. I'm so sorry!" Mr. Hiratsuka looked at me embarrassedly.

"I said, is that all?"

"Well, Hikigaya, you're a generous person, don't worry about these details, ahahaha..."

It seems that this person wants to brush it off, but his laughter is too obvious. Are you the kind of unscrupulous author who digs a big hole and then passes it over with just a few words?

"Whatever, can you help me put Tamasaka on the bed?"

I sighed. I was already very tired, and I was hit hard by Mr. Hiratsuka. Now, I feel even weaker when speaking. I really don't want to get entangled with this person any more. I'll just let you fool around for now.

Moreover, if what I said to Hiratsuka-sensei behind his back was discovered, this punch would be considered a light blow. Just consider it as a payback for my previous disrespectful words to Hiratsuka-sensei.

Comforting myself in this way, I looked back at Mr. Hiratsuka.

However, I just looked at her and felt extremely terrified.

Teacher Hiratsuka is looking at me very gently, her eyes are as clear as a lake. If it was another girl doing this to me, I would feel good, but if it was Teacher Hiratsuka, I always felt that she had some conspiracy behind her. This person pushed me into the abyss countless times with her smile and fist.

"Hikigaya, you have indeed changed a little."

"Huh?" The unexpected "frame-up" plot did not happen, and I looked at Mr. Hiratsuka in confusion.

"Didn't I say before that you haven't grown or anything?"

I nodded. When I was rushing to school from Tamasaka, Mr. Hiratsuka did say something to me like I hadn't grown up yet, and that sentence still bothered me for a long time.

"Those are biased words. Hikigaya, you have grown a lot. You can definitely become a good teacher now."

"Why do you say that suddenly?" I was very curious why Mr. Hiratsuka's attitude towards me changed so quickly. There must be some reason. Was it because I was attending class while sick?

"Is it because I went to class while sick?"

"No." Mr. Hiratsuka slapped me with his hand unceremoniously. "I was just trying to say that. Please don't joke with your own body. If you have any problems in the future, find someone to substitute for you. If you want to educate students in person, you must take care of your body. If you can't do it yourself, wouldn't it be stupid? Teaching while sick is more of a show than a reluctance to let go..."

What Mr. Hiratsuka said was correct, I could not refute it, I could indeed find someone to substitute for me. But I did not want to trouble others, so I just insisted on doing it alone. In addition, I was indeed angry, and it was not an exaggeration to say that I was just putting on a show.

"What really changed my opinion is that you care so much about your students. Even though you were still in the hospital bed, you were still worried about whether Tamasaka would catch a cold. Hikigaya, you have changed. Although your essence is still the same rottenness; but there are still some things about you that I don't know about that have changed."

"Like becoming more handsome or something?"

“The sense of humor hasn’t changed at all.”

"It's so boring."

I turned my head away from looking at her and hummed softly.

"She's still the same as before." This person has really gotten better at irritating people recently. Is it because I can't beat her that I'm always on the defensive when I'm with Hiratsuka-sensei? That must be the case, otherwise she wouldn't always be so arrogant.

It turns out that this world is ruled by fists. Not only am I inferior to her in terms of martial arts, but my social status is also far behind hers. If we discuss it seriously, this person is still my superior.

It's really terrible...

"Anyway, you should get some rest first. I've arranged for a teacher to substitute for you for the rest of your classes today. You should take care of your health first."

"It's not like I can't move... Wait, I'll stay here and rest."

When I saw Hiratsuka-sensei raising his fist to threaten me, I quickly changed my words.

"This is an obedient child!" Teacher Hiratsuka smiled and retracted his fist.

It’s a naked threat, but there’s nothing I can do. Faced with “power” and “strong fist”, I can only choose to compromise.

"I'll have someone bring you dinner later. You should rest for a while." Mr. Hiratsuka said to me nonchalantly as he put Tamasaka on the bed next to him.

"Also, I heard you have a lot of work to do recently. Is that okay? Do you want me to help you?"

Help? As soon as Mr. Hiratsuka finished speaking, I began to think seriously. Write a novel? I don't want to be the passionate protagonist who beats bosses all the way through the game; write a stage play? The ending must be me waving my fist and having a passionate conversation with Sagami; help me teach? Sagami is more reliable; help me with the school magazine? In that case, she will definitely become a hands-off boss and leave all the work to Tamasaka and Uminohei...

When I think about it seriously, I feel like an idiot. I'll be thankful as long as Mr. Hiratsuka doesn't cause me any trouble. And since you have time to think about these things, you might as well pay more attention to your own life-long affairs and try to get married as soon as possible.

"No need to help. Doesn't Mr. Hiratsuka have a lot of work to do?"

"The pause before your answer is too long. Do you really think so?"

Teacher Hiratsuka was staring at me. I was about to break out in a cold sweat when she was staring at me like that. Why was this person always so perceptive about some strange things?

"Of course I think so. As the director of the school's teaching department, Mr. Hiratsuka, you must have a lot of work to do. As for me, I can still handle it for now."

"Not showing off?"

"No."