I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

He had never expected that Hisada Masuki would come to pick him up.

So when I see this teacher now, I feel quite surprised.

Looking at the female teacher walking towards him, the smile on Hirakawa Tetsufumi's face had not yet faded as she walked up to him.

"Teacher Hisada, why are you here?"

"There's no other way, since Mr. Hirakawa is a patient." Hisata Masaki's tone sounded as if she had no choice but to do so.

"Well, it's good." Hirakawa Tetsufumi listened carefully, "As expected -"

He was interrupted mid-sentence.

"Teacher Hirakawa, if you say anything else I'll leave." Hisata Masuki stared at him with a kind smile.

Faced with this kind of look, Tetsufumi Hirakawa had to swallow back the words "great, gentle and caring Mr. Hisata".

It was clearly a compliment, but he was unwilling to listen. This teacher is really too willful.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi secretly complained in his heart.

But Hisada Mashu ignored him and walked past him and went towards Ogasa Suzukiko behind him.

Ogasa Suzukiko still had a naive look on her face. She tilted her head in confusion and looked at Hisata Masu who was walking towards her, her glasses hanging crookedly on her face.

The two of them just stared at each other, and Hisada Masu was the first to speak.

She smiled a gentle smile that was common on the teacher's face and bowed gently: "Nice to meet you, I'm Hisata. You must be Mr. Ogasa, right?"

Ogasa Suzukiko straightened her head and bowed after a moment of hesitation: "Well, nice to meet you, I'm Ogasa Suzukiko."

"In fact, we greeted each other last night."

"......?" Ogasa Suzuki was a little surprised.

Hisada Maki politely bowed again and said, "Sorry for disturbing you last night. Thank you, Mr. Ogasa, for taking care of Mr. Hirakawa."

After saying this, Ogasa Suzukiko remembered the phone call last night. After all, she was not the one who answered the phone. So when she said "I said hello last night", she was completely stunned.

After realizing what was happening, she quickly waved her hands: "It's okay."

Hisada Moki stood up.

"Of course I have to thank you."

Then he turned around and pretended to be stern.

"Teacher Hirakawa, have you thanked Teacher Ogasa properly?"

"Of course." In response to Hisada Masu's gaze, Hirakawa Tetsufumi nodded and answered.

But then, looking at the teacher's pretending stern face, he couldn't help but complain: "Teacher Jiutian, what's wrong with you acting like a parent bringing their child to thank you?"

"..."

So pretending to be strict is pretending to be strict. With just one complaint, this disguise was exposed. Hisata Masu couldn't help but let out a smile, and her eyes revealed her gentle nature.

She pursed her lips and continued.

"Teacher Hirakawa, I have to thank you very much."

“Okay, okay—”

Hirakawa Tetsufumi responded in a drawling tone, walked over cooperatively and stood in front of Ogasa Suzukiko.

Almost a standard ninety-degree bow.

"Thank you, Mr. Ogasa, for saving my life."

"..."

Ogasa Suzuki raised her glasses somewhat at a loss.

Hisada Maki sighed and bowed distressedly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Hirakawa, this really troubled Mr. Ogasa."

“…It’s alright.”

Ogasa Suzuki really didn't know how to deal with this situation.

Finally, after a few more polite words, Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Masaki Hisada said goodbye to Suzuki Ogasa.

Out of gratitude, Hisada Masu also asked Ogasa Suzuki if she would like to give her a ride.

But Ogasa Suzuki said someone would come to pick her up.

So we parted ways.

-

Carrying her backpack, she walked beside Hisada Moki and followed her to the parking spot.

"Teacher Pingchuan, how is your health now?"

"Except for feeling a little weak, everything is fine."

"Is that so?" Hisata Maki glanced at his backpack and asked, "Will it be heavy?"

"I'm not that weak," Hirakawa Tetsufumi replied, "At least, I don't need Hisata-sensei's help to get it."

Hisada Masu hesitated and blinked.

"Hmm? What happened to Hisada-sensei?"

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked at her as if he wanted to say something.

Hisada Masuki spoke with a slightly troubled expression.

"Teacher Hirakawa, um, I don't mean to help you get it."

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi was stunned for a moment and asked, "Am I being too sentimental?"

"Ah."

The teacher nodded without hesitation.

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen remained silent.

Hisada Masuki blinked innocently and smiled.

"Okay, Mr. Hirakawa, don't pretend to be sad."

"How can it be pretended? This is my true feelings."

"Okay, okay."

Hisada Masu responded casually, not taking this matter seriously at all.

Well... although Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't take it seriously.

-

In Hisada Masu's car, Hirakawa Tetsufumi was sitting in the left passenger seat, lost in thought.

"Teacher Hirakawa, what are you thinking about?"

When Hisada Masaki buckled her seat belt, she noticed Hirakawa Tetsufumi, who had been motionless and unresponsive for a long time, so she asked.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi came back to his senses and didn't hear clearly: "What?"

"I say, what is Mr. Hirakawa thinking about?"

"This one……"

Under the inquiring gaze of Hisada Masu, Hirakawa Tetsufumi thought again and again, and finally decided to speak.

"Teacher Hisada, I thought about it carefully and suddenly realized——"

"What did you find?" Hisata Masu turned the car key and the sound of the engine starting rang in her ears.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi's expression was extremely serious: "I found out——"

Hisada Masu stopped what she was doing and looked at him.

Only then did he speak.

"Since we met today, Mr. Hisada seems to have a grudge against me."

Hisada Mashu laughed: "Grudge? Am I a ghost?"

"It would be nice to have a gentle ghost like Hisada-sensei."

"..."

"Ahem... I'm getting off topic." Hirakawa Tetsufumi got back to the point, "Anyway, Mr. Hisata does have it."

Whether it was when she sternly asked him to thank her when they first met, or when she nodded without hesitation to confirm that he was being self-indulgent.

The gentle Mr. Hisada has become like this, it's hard not to wonder if someone has some kind of opinion about him.

"right?"

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked directly into Hisada Masu's eyes. Although he was asking a question, his tone was like that of a famous detective who said, "There is only one truth."

Well, there is no doubt that this is the truth.

Seeing that the "suspect" was exposed, Hisada Masu finally stopped hiding it, put on a kind smile, and admitted it openly.

"Yes, there is."

"So, why?"

The next step is to explain the criminal thoughts.

Hisada Masu looked at him, put away her smile, and her cheeks puffed up slightly, giving her a cute look as if she had been sulking for a long time and was finally discovered, so she had to speak it out.

She spoke.

"Teacher Hirakawa, you went on a business trip to Kyoto, and you made me worry while I was still in Tokyo. Isn't that too much of a worry?"

"..."

Hmm...so that's the reason.

"Or because you didn't bring an umbrella and got caught in the rain."

"..."

Indeed, this kind of excuse should not be used in general. After all, it is the rainy season now, and you should always remember to bring an umbrella. But his situation was special.

"And I have to trouble my fellow traveler, Mr. Ogasa, to take care of me in the middle of the night."

"..."

"When you go out, you should at least take care of yourself, right?"

"..."

There was silence for a long time, so Hisada Maki asked again, "Teacher Hirakawa, do you have anything to refute?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa shook his head.

"Huh? Why?"

A trace of doubt flashed in the female teacher's eyes: "Isn't Mr. Pingchuan usually the most fond of making excuses? Why didn't you refute it this time?"

Hmm...why?

Actually, I was looking for some reasons.

However, Tetsufumi Hirakawa quietly looked at the female teacher in front of him who seemed to be concerned but also had a reproachful look on her face.

As I watched, I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The look on Hisada Masu's face when she was sulking was a little too cute. She was so focused on it that she couldn't even think of refutating.

"Hey, I'm blaming Mr. Hirakawa, what are you laughing at?"

Can't stop smiling.

All I could do was smile and say, "I'm sorry, Mr. Hisata."

Hisada Masu puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction and stared at him fiercely: "Don't laugh."

Too bad it's totally useless.