Survive in Azure Files

He forced a smile, but it quickly faded.

Hifumi sighed, and nodded with a visibly heavy heart: "If I miss this exam, I'll be at risk of repeating the grade. I can only hope that the tea party will hold a make-up exam... Wow, there must be no other student like me who didn't even take the exam... Maybe I'll be the only one in the whole school who didn't pass the exam..."

As she spoke, Hifumi's eyes became red again.

This honest child...except for being unexpectedly bold in Pelolo's matter, he is a very honest child at other times. I'm afraid he has never missed such an important exam in his life.

I could only change my perspective and continue to comfort him: "Don't be so pessimistic. There are so many students in Trinity. You are definitely not the only one who has problems and needs to retake the exam!"

"No."

However, to my surprise, Hifumi shook her head and rejected the idea outright: "Don't expect bad things to happen to others."

I was stunned, thought about it for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

"Sorry, I said the wrong thing."

I didn't expect that Hifumi would teach me the correct principles. This is really outrageous.

Hifumi blushed again and said anxiously: "I, I don't mean that... I mean..."

"Okay, okay, I know."

I couldn't help but reach out and rub her head, interrupting her unnecessary explanation, and I felt that she was even more adorable.

"There's nothing we can do. We can only take it one step at a time." I said, "Let's go back to school and ask the person in charge of the tea party exam if there is any chance to make up for it."

"Yes, this is the only way..."

As expected, Hifumi has to deal with this matter herself first.

After all, it was her own negligence that caused the mistake, and it was also an internal matter of Trinity. Before the preliminary results were given, I couldn't intervene rashly.

It would be good to take this opportunity to teach Hifumi a lesson.

If it's really impossible...

I can only go to Nagisa to ask for mercy.

Even if Nagisa didn't consider my status or her friendship with Hifumi, I don't think she would deny me this face just because of my beauty.

After sending the dejected Hifumi all the way back to the gate of Trinity, the young and beautiful students who had just finished the exam had relaxed and happy looks on their faces and were laughing and joking with their companions inside and outside the school gate. Their expressions formed a sharp contrast with those of a student who simply missed the exam.

The cheerful atmosphere among classmates made Hifumi's head hang a little lower.

On the other hand, Hifumi's appearance also attracted the attention of many students.

The key point, of course, is that next to her, walking is a handsome young man who looks like he is young and promising!

It is inevitable that it will attract attention.

I unconsciously straightened my chest a little more and gave a smile that would surely charm thousands of girls.

"Ah, teacher, please send me here. I can walk the rest of the way by myself."

Hifumi stood still, her expression firm: "No matter what the consequences are, I am mentally prepared."

I nodded: "Okay, I understand. Then I will go back today. When the results come out, don't forget to tell me."

Like the afternoon sun, a soft and warm smile returned to the girl's angelic face:

"Well! Thank you! Then I'll go down..."

"Hey! Hifumi!"

Suddenly, a female voice interrupted from the side.

Following the sound, I saw a cute-looking child running towards me, waving.

I clearly saw that the girl who was shouting Hifumi's name gradually became shocked and her steps slowed down until she stopped several meters away.

Then, she stared at me and Hifumi, and shouted in disbelief, drowning out all the noise around her:

"Hifumi! The reason you missed the exam! Was it because you went on a date with this adult?!"

...What the hell?

In an instant, the area at the school gate where the crowd was most concentrated at noon when school was over suddenly became silent.

At the same time, countless inquiring, surprised, and amusement glances were cast on me and on Hifumi, who was standing beside me with her eyes wide open in shock.

The silence lasted only a short moment, and then there broke out a discussion that was even more intense than before.

"This... this..." Hifumi blushed and denied to her friend, "What are you talking about, this is the teacher..."

"What?" Hifumi's friend asked in a low voice, "You went on a date with Xia Lai's teacher after all?"

"That's not the case!"

Hifumi glanced at me, then quickly lowered her eyes, head bowed. "Sorry. I'm sorry. I've caused you trouble. See you next time."

After saying that, she grabbed the shoulder strap with one hand and her friend with the other, lowered her head, and ran into the school.

I scratched my hair, looked at the surroundings, and felt that it was not appropriate to stay here for long.

It's a pity. I originally wanted to meet other Trinity students, but I'm afraid that given the current situation, it will cause more criticism that will affect my reputation.

I tried my best to keep my expression calm and walked a long way towards the station before I breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, my cell phone rang.

Chapter 100 I am a grapefruit chef

Rumors will spread, sooner or later.

Fortunately, the news about Hifumi and I didn’t spread so quickly.

In fact, there were only a handful of Trinity students I knew who would ask about this after hearing about it.

I guess they are busy eating desserts as usual.

So, contacting me at this time was just a coincidence.

It seems that I still have some time to figure out how to explain it.

Even if I don't explain, most girls will take the initiative to find excuses for me, but in pure interpersonal relationships, the most important thing is always attitude.

The momotalk I received was like this——

Youzi: Where do teachers usually spend their rest time?

I was quite surprised by both the person who sent the message and the content of the message.

Yuzi, who has social anxieties, would actually send me a message on her own initiative, and in such a chatty tone?

It must be because I am too charming and I haven't been to the game development department in recent days, which made Yuzi's longing for me overcome her introverted nature, and she mustered up the courage to send me a message!

The corners of my mouth rose slightly, and after considering for a moment, I chose a conventional reply.

When dealing with a shy child, you must not rush things. You must approach them slowly at a pace that the other person can accept, and gradually deepen the relationship between you.

This is a project that requires patience.

Me: Usually, I go to Xialai.

Yuzu’s reply was much faster than I expected.

Including the time spent thinking and typing, she probably kept staring at the screen after sending the message.

Just imagining that scene, I couldn't help but smile.

So, I happily changed my next itinerary.

Yuzu, who was completely unaware of this, continued to send messages.

Yuzu: Oh, I see. The Xialai Building... I haven't visited it yet. I'm looking forward to it.

Yuzu: But since I joined Xialai, I will have to be a duty student someday. I feel so nervous.

Me: It’s okay, Xia Lai’s duty work is very easy.

After all, the principle of "those who are capable should do more work" is usually followed.

Me: If it’s really a burden, it’s okay not to be on duty.

Yuzu: It’s okay, please don’t give me special treatment... I will try my best to overcome it.

Me: Well, good luck.

Yuzu: As for me, I like dark places where no one passes by and where the sun doesn’t shine directly.

This wasn't too surprising considering that Yuzu often stayed alone in her cramped and dark locker.

but……

I frowned slightly.

Yuzu: This is my healing space where no one disturbs me...

Yuzu: In a place like that, I feel like I could stay there forever.

Me: Are you in the activity room now?

Yuzu: Eh? Yes.

Yuzu: Why so sudden...?

Yuzu: Teacher...?

Ignoring the girl's question, I bought a sandwich for lunch at the Angel 24 convenience store near the station and boarded the train to Millennium Institute of Technology.

Not long after, I arrived outside the Game Development Department's club activity room, where I hadn't been for a few days, and knocked on the door.

However, after waiting for a while, there was still silence inside the door.

I tapped twice more, then sent a momotalk message to Yuzu.

Then, a muffled "bang" sound was heard in the activity room, as if some hard objects had collided.

I immediately understood.

Then, I found a key, opened the locked door, stepped in, looked around, and my eyes lingered on a pink kitten doll that appeared on the cabinet.

As I expected, at least on the surface, the activity room was empty. If Xiaotao, Xiaolu, and Alice were there, they would at least respond even if it was temporarily inconvenient.

But, this is just right.

I stared at the ordinary locker in the corner, walked towards it, and seemed to hear some heavy and rapid breathing.

Why do I feel like I'm playing a horror game?

And I'm the boss?

I guess the girl who is in the locker right now has a similar feeling.

Suddenly, I became interested.

"Huh? It seems that no one is here. Was the sound just now an illusion?" I said to myself, "I can't contact Yuzu either, so I better go back first."

Having said that, I turned around and walked back to the door, opened it, closed it again, then crouched down and tiptoed back to the locker.

Pulling the door open, I said with a smile:

"Here's sensei~!"

However, I did not get the reaction I wanted.

After seeing the girl who was curled up in the closet with red and swollen eyes and a look of sadness that had not yet been completely replaced by confusion, I quickly stopped smiling.

"Yuzu, are you okay?"

“Hey, I…I…”

Yuzi hesitated for a while and asked weakly, "Teacher, didn't you leave?"

I sat down on the floor, looking at her, then bent down and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, I just thought of a classic scene in a horror game, so I wanted to play a joke on you... It seems that I went too far. I'm really sorry."

"Please, please don't apologize!" Yuzu anxiously stretched out her hands and pressed them on my shoulders. An irresistible force instantly straightened my body.

The physical fitness of students is like this, I'm used to it.

Yuzu and I exchanged glances before looking away in panic and letting go.

After a long silence, she whispered under my gaze: