I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"..."

She was silent for a moment, holding the towel in her hand, and bowed solemnly, causing her scattered hair to fall down.

"Anyway, thank you for tonight."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi blinked.

Ye Yue Liya straightened up and continued to speak seriously.

"To be honest, when I was changing my clothes just now, I suddenly recalled what happened tonight. It felt like I realized it only after a while. It's really amazing. I felt that way."

"is it?"

"Well, it's amazing anyway. And thank you."

He bowed again.

"That's enough, I received your thanks."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi waved his hand casually, signaling the girl to stand up.

Ye Yue Li Ya stood up again: "Finally, I want to ask one more question."

After receiving the thanks, Hirakawa Tetsufumi was in a good mood: "Go ahead and ask."

"My omnipotent Mr. Hirakawa, is it possible that one day my belly will suddenly grow big, or that when I wake up, all of Japan will be occupied?"

"..."

The smile on Hirakawa Tetsufumi's face suddenly disappeared and moved to the corner of Ye Yue Liya's mouth.

Her serious demeanor had disappeared, and the smile in her eyes and mouth was very dazzling.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa glanced at her expressionlessly, turned around and opened his umbrella.

"Don't worry, there won't be any."

He walked straight into the night rain.

"It's getting late. Goodbye."

"Well, bye - and, I haven't asked yet, can your school's wind band enter the national competition?"

“It was an easy win for me.”

After replying casually, Tetsufumi Hirakawa continued walking forward, and the lights of the convenience store soon disappeared behind him.

After resolving the issue with the wind band, it’s time to go back to Tokyo tomorrow.

Chapter 151: Trip to Kyoto (XVI)

A quick calculation revealed that this problem, which had been plaguing the orchestra for a long time, had lasted about two weeks, starting from the time when a certain willful young lady had started playing a puzzle game with him.

For two weeks, Tetsufumi Hirakawa has been trying to solve the problem.

There were even days when I stayed in the wind band until seven in the evening to accompany the students in practice.

Although this is what the instructor should do, it is him after all, and it is rare, so it is worth mentioning specifically.

In short, in order to answer this question, Tetsufumi Hirakawa believes that he has put in a lot of effort. He even traveled all the way from Tokyo to Kyoto to accompany Suzuki Ogasa to visit the Uyama Wind Orchestra.

And today, on the evening of June 6, Friday, Tetsufumi Hirakawa can finally announce that he has finally found an answer to the problems facing the Moritani Wind Orchestra.

The two weeks of hard work were not in vain, and the trip to Kyoto did not return empty-handed. I did not let down Mr. Ogasa's trust.

It is really cause for celebration.

"Hello, hello? Are you still alive?"

While still in deep thought, in his field of vision, Ye Yue Liya's fingers were waving back and forth in front of his eyes, and then waving back and forth again.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi raised his head and stared at her until the girl stopped pointing her fingers.

"Alive."

"You've been thinking for a long time."

"is it?"

"So, is there any result?"

"Of course."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi nodded, collected his scattered thoughts, and focused his attention on Hazuki Reiya.

"Of course, thank you for your help."

"..."

Ye Yue Li Ya stiffened for a moment and looked away.

"Okay...it's just a small matter, no need to be so serious-now, can I go back?"

"My questions are over, so of course there's no problem. But you look anxious, aren't you?"

Hazuki Reiya looked up at the night sky.

"I completely forgot about it. I didn't tell the store manager about what happened in the store at all."

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was stunned for a moment.

"So, the convenience store was completely empty for so long?"

"Ah."

“…Will I be fired?”

The first thing that came to his mind was dismissal, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt very emotional.

This is the sadness of the workplace, and he has also worried about such things.

"Maybe, right? The manager is a very nice person." Ye Yue Li Ya said this in a tone that was not very sure.

"..."

"Anyway, I'm leaving. Goodbye." The girl withdrew her gaze from the sky and said goodbye to him.

"Goodbye--" Hirakawa Tetsufumi also subconsciously said goodbye, but soon found something wrong.

"and many more."

"what happened?"

Ye Yue Li Ya stopped and was about to turn around and leave.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked around helplessly: "Ye Yue classmate, this is my first time in Kyoto."

"..."

Just now at the convenience store, I was dragged by Reiya Hazuki and ran to an unknown alley. After the incident was over, I came out of the alley and arrived at Uji River in a few steps.

As it was his first time to visit Kyoto, Tetsufumi Hirakawa naturally didn't know the way back to the hotel.

So, we still need this student to lead the way.

Anyway, just like that, he and Hazuki Reiya walked back to the convenience store together.

-

There was an accident on the road.

"Hey."

"what?"

Ye Yue Li Ya, who was walking a little ahead, turned around and shouted at him. Hirakawa Tetsufumi, who was looking at the unfamiliar night view of Kyoto, responded casually.

"It seems to be raining." Ye Yue Liya stopped and said hesitantly.

"Is that so?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't feel any rain.

"some."

Ye Yue Li Ya raised her hand, and in the dim light from the roadside, she could see a few crystal drops of water on it.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa had to stop and look up.

"Hmm—it seems so."

While I was still in doubt, a drop of cold rain fell and landed on my face.

He reached out and wiped it, but more raindrops fell immediately.

"It's raining. Luckily I brought an umbrella with me when I left the hotel."

The rustling sound of falling rain gradually rang in my ears, and at the same time, a pleasant inquiring voice in Kansai accent also entered my ears.

"And the umbrella?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked to his left hand and saw a red empty Coke can that he couldn't throw away because he couldn't find a trash can.

I looked to my right, and it was empty.

"…Where's the umbrella?"

Ye Yue Li Ya suddenly laughed: "Yeah, where's the umbrella?"

As the cold raindrops dripped on his face, Tetsufumi Hirakawa seized the moment to recall the past.

After a few seconds, he remembered.

"…Maybe it was because of what happened just now, so I left it in the convenience store."

After he finished speaking, amid the pleasant laughter and the sound of gentle rain, Hirakawa Tetsufumi wiped his face with his hand again and asked Hazuki Reiya who was a few steps in front of him.

"How far is this place from the convenience store?"

With her free hands, Ye Yue Li Ya pressed down the brim of her cap.

"If we hurry up, it will only take about 5 minutes."

"..."

-

Running in the rain in a slightly awkward manner.

The increasingly heavy rain wet the hair on his forehead, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa had to reach out and smooth his hair away.

Reiya Hazuki was also running beside her, but her neat bangs were still neat because of her baseball cap.

He even had time to glance at the teacher next to him, who was breathing heavily and chuckling.

"You look, like, a little embarrassed."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi glanced at her in confusion.

"What are you laughing at? You're not doing any better."

His physical strength was better than that of the high school girl, and his breathing was relatively stable. Although he didn't have a hat, so his hair was messy, but running in the rain and panting was obviously not elegant.

Generally speaking, the two are in about the same situation.

However, Ye Yue Li Ya was still laughing while panting, and because of Hirakawa Tetsufumi's question, she laughed a little happier.

"But don't you think it's funny that a person who was still saying that he was omnipotent a few minutes ago has become so embarrassed now?"

"..."

There was silence.

The only sounds left in my ears were the clattering of their footsteps and the sound of Hazuki Reiya's laughter and breathing mixed in with the sound of rain.

He looked ahead. There were not many people on the residential street at night. All he could see under the street light ahead was a figure holding an umbrella.

There is no way to refute it.

"If this person is not me, probably."

"laugh."

-

With their bodies almost soaked, Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Reiya Hazuki successfully reached the convenience store.