Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

I don't know why, but after I told him the truth, the dissatisfaction on Ichinose's face didn't subside at all. Instead, he became even more annoyed and moved his face closer to mine.

"...If I must say, I can also meet up with Kanzaki and the others occasionally...Is Ichinose satisfied with this?"

It would be better to spend the waiting time reading books, so I tried to relax my body and mind.

"...And then, what will you do?"

"It depends on the situation. We either play video games together or read comics... In short, there are many things. But we haven't done anything out of line."

"...Besides that? Is there anything else you didn't tell me?"

"That should be all..."

This is indeed a large part of my daily life. I have no idea what Ichinose is looking for.

"...Then let's just leave it at that."

"Why are you bothering me with this simple question..."

"No, nothing...By the way, hasn't the locksmith contacted Luo Jun yet?"

"Well, come to think of it, it's been over an hour since they started work... It's strange that there's still no contact."

I took out my phone and looked at the time on the screen. It was a little hard to understand. During the conversation last night, I learned that I was the first on the appointment list, so I should be the priority service person.

"Could it be affected by the weather?"

I followed Ichinose's direction and saw the dark sky outside the window, and immediately denied it.

"Even though the sky is overcast now, there are no factors that affect the work—"

Before I could finish my words, as I was looking out the window at the street scene, the sky suddenly became furious. A thunderclap came crashing down, and at the same time, lightning flashed and heavy rain began to pour down.

"The thunderstorm has begun..."

Faced with such rain, I didn’t know what to say for a moment.

"...Well, it started last night. It should stop in a while...Anyway, I'll call the people at the locksmith service center and ask them about it."

I couldn't help but sigh, and then started to operate my phone. Unexpectedly, the caller ID number lit up on the screen at this moment.

I originally thought that the timeline between us would be so cleverly arranged, but when I looked closely, I found that the caller's name was not "Unknown", but "Ryuji Kanzaki".

"Kanzaki-san's phone call...why did he call at this time?"

"Maybe he got tired of waiting."

Although Kanzaki is not such a person, based on his performance in the past few days, I can make some random guesses that are inconsistent with his character.

Then I picked up the phone and put the phone to my ear.

"Why are you calling me at this hour?"

"I said, it's almost eleven o'clock now, haven't you started yet?"

"I'm also quite puzzled by this. I was just thinking about calling back, but you interrupted me... Do you have other things to do?"

"No, I just feel a little anxious about the unfinished business of my scheduled schedule."

"......Isn't this just your hobby? Why do you say it's the same as the must-do tasks and life missions in the game......"

"In short, I just have the urge to complete the things I have arranged quickly."

"This is the first time I've heard of such a thing as compulsion... You really are a strange person."

"Since you want to contact me, I'll hang up now and not disturb you. Remember to notify me when you come."

"I understand. No need to repeat it so many times."

"Goodbye then."

The words fell and the phone was hung up.

This guy's attitude became cold again. He is such an unpredictable person.

"Kanzaki-san is really serious about what he does."

"Does this incident reflect his serious attitude?"

"It's going to feel like this."

"I see... Wait, I wasn't on speaker just now, was I? How did Ichinose know what we were talking about just now?"

"I can roughly guess the content of the conversation through Luo's answer."

"That's really amazing... Next, I need to call the locksmith service center and ask for information, so excuse me."

"Ah."

After getting Ichinose's reply, I dialed the number left by the dormitory manager last night, and soon I heard the familiar greeting from the receptionist on the other end of the phone.

"Hello, hello."

"This is the locksmith service center of the Higher Education Institute. What can I do for you?"

"Hello, I'm the customer who made an appointment for lock changing service last night. Do you remember me?"

"Sir, could you please tell me your name? I'll help you check it out."

"Falling wood."

"Okay, please wait a moment... Is this Mr. Luomu from the first-year class B?"

"Yes."

"So what's the problem here?"

"If I remember correctly, your company opens at nine in the morning, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

"You also said last night that I was the first person to make an appointment. May I ask if your company's locksmiths were put on hold due to other matters? I have been waiting for a long time but still haven't received any relevant contact number."

"If that's the case, I apologize. I'm going to urge the master to do his work now. Please wait for a moment."

"OK, thanks."

"Well. Do you have any other questions, sir?"

"No more, please help me contact the master as soon as possible."

"I see. Thank you for calling. I wish you a happy life. Wait, sir."

Just as the receptionist was about to finish her final service line in an absent-minded tone, she interrupted herself, which made me dazed for a moment.

"Is there anything else?"

"Um, I'm sorry. I told you last night that I would call a locksmith this morning, right?"

"Yeah...what's wrong?"

Could it be that the master’s schedule is fully booked today, so he can only open the door for me tomorrow?

If that's the case, it would be bad.

"Um...I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you, and I told you the wrong thing."

"...What does this mean?"

"I forgot to tell you that today is Sunday, and all the locksmiths are on holiday. So if you want to open the lock, you can only wait until tomorrow..."

At the end of the speech, perhaps because she felt guilty, the receptionist's tone became weaker and weaker.

"..."

"Rumble--"

Thick black clouds danced in the sky, seemingly unable to control the emotions they had just released. The clouds pressed against each other until the last bit of blue was completely wiped out, and they were so heavy that they seemed to fall down at the next moment.

The thunder hidden in the air was rumbling nearby, with no sign of being gentle at all.

The fierce wind mixed with rain hit the dormitory windows violently, making waves of shaking sounds.

Although the process is different from what I said, but——

The results were still very bad.

Chapter 127: He's Like My Nemesis

"We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. Finally, thank you for your call and wish you a happy life."

"..."

Under the pressure of various heavy forces in reality, I finally hung up the phone with the receptionist at the lock-opening service center.

Looking at the black screen of the phone in front of me, I felt a little upset and didn’t know where to start or what ideas I should have.

There are always unexpected things happening in life.

The best way to avoid being deceived by a trick is to understand all the tricks.

The way to deal with the unexpected is the same as this, that is, to classify all possible situations as expected. However, such a dense concentration of unexpected things is rare in life.

I took a deep breath, the temperature around me was not low enough to cause white fog. I didn't know when I had walked to the window of the dormitory, and when I looked up, I saw dark clouds in the sky, some distance away from the sofa.

Ichinose also put down his phone at this moment, tilted his head towards me, and gave me a questioning look.

"Um... did something happen? The conversation between Luo and the other party just now didn't sound good."

“…That’s right.”

"Can I ask what's going on?"

"...Of course, this is something Ichinose should know."

"So what exactly is...?"

"Let me first state the conclusion. If no other actions are taken, we will still be locked together for a day. It's not because of weather factors that caused construction delays, but because today is not a working day for the locksmith..."

"It's not a working day... Hey, do locksmiths also have holidays?"

"That's the thing. Under normal circumstances, locksmiths don't have working holidays. Because their working procedures are not fixed, but they just do it when they get a call. But this doesn't apply here."

"......Does this mean that the locksmith has a fixed work schedule every week and needs to repair a large number of door locks?"

"That's not the case." I sorted out my thoughts while recalling the explanation given by the lady at the locksmith service center the day before yesterday.

"The contract signed between the Higher Education Institute and the Locksmith Service Center stipulates that the working hours are from Monday to Saturday every week. This is a mandatory part, which is why Sunday becomes the master's day off."

"Another point worth mentioning is that even so, locksmiths will actually accept commissions on their days off. This is because the majority of the revenue from locksmith services comes from regular financial compensation after the contract is signed, as well as points for services and parts delivery during work."

"Even if all these factors are taken into account, the final salary for locksmiths is still quite meager, so from this point of view, they will still provide door-to-door services on their days off."

"Then why do you say...?"

"This is the key point. Because the school does not have much demand for lock-opening and other related services, and basically there will be no problems, all lock-opening masters will leave the school on this day to accept task commissions outside the school."

I was hoping that a master would accept our request, but when the front desk staff told me this, my hope was completely dashed. Although we also complained and asked them to call back, the final responsibility still fell on the front desk staff, and we still couldn't get relief.

If we could have gotten the front desk staff to set our service time to today last night, we could have received service before the master left this morning. The locksmiths left the school together, and that means they would do the same on their return trip. How could they give up the many possibilities outside because of a guest in the school?

After realizing this, if Ichinose still doesn't agree with me opening the door by force, then we will have to spend another whole day together.

In fact, we were together for two days and two nights during the summer vacation.

After Qi finished explaining the above reasons, I calmly looked at Ichinose who was still trying to understand. To be honest, this was also a tormenting battle for me. I would rather pierce flies with a needle and thread more than a thousand times than continue to experience this cohabitation life.

"Hey, hey, hey——! Doesn't this mean that I have to stay with Luo Jun for the whole day?!"

"That's the truth. I'm not lying. I also know that girls are disgusted by living with men who are not close to them, so Ichinose, why don't you consider the plan I mentioned earlier without worrying about the safety issue?"

"I don't feel disgusted or repulsed. I'm just a little uncomfortable with it... And what was the plan Luo just mentioned? "

"Brutal door opening methods such as using screws and hammer handles to knock the entire lock off."

"...No, no, this is still too dangerous. I won't allow it."

The result turned out to be like this.

Why does Ichinose always think that the human body is so fragile? If it is obvious that as long as the damage to critical parts is avoided, the action of exchanging injuries for lives can be achieved, why not do it?

I still haven't figured this out.

Not only Ichinose, but most of the students have this kind of thinking.

So now I can only carry out activities according to their requirements.