I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"..."

Hisada Moki decided to ignore him.

With one last glance at him, he turned away and prepared to drive.

Just a few seconds later, Hisada Masaki turned back and looked at the puddle of water on Hirakawa Tetsufumi's sleeve.

"Teacher Hirakawa, what is this?"

"..."

At this point, Tetsufumi Hirakawa stopped smiling immediately.

Chapter 159: Continue to call the great teacher Hisata?

"This -"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked down at the water stain on his right shoulder.

This is naturally Mr. Ogasa's saliva... It was left when he got off the train a few minutes ago, and it is quite conspicuous on the light-colored clothes.

As for why this mark was left, it was of course because Teacher Ogasa fell asleep on his shoulder halfway and could not be woken up.

Besides, it was he who disturbed them in the middle of the night that caused this to happen, so they just let Mr. Ogasa do it.

It’s just such a simple reason, there’s nothing worth hiding, right?

There is absolutely no reason to hide it.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi was about to speak—

"Ok?"

Perhaps because he was thinking and failed to answer in time, Hisada Masu made another sound to remind him.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked the female teacher straight in the eye.

There's really no reason to hide it.

"Was it wet from the rain?"

"Yeah, that's what happens when it rains in Kyoto. When I went out this afternoon, a large area of ​​this place got wet accidentally, and now that we're in Tokyo, it's still not dry."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa remained calm and completed the task in one go.

"Oh, I see." Hisata Masuki ignored it and turned to look forward. After a few seconds, the vehicle started moving.

"..."

"Teacher Hirakawa, fasten your seat belts."

"Well, okay, safety comes first after all."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa did as he was told.

-

The destination of the vehicle was not Tetsufumi Hirakawa's home, but a pet shop near his home, where Michael and his other cats were kept.

"Are those cats still being taken care of by Mr. Hirakawa?"

After learning the destination, Hisada Maki asked.

I remember that the last time he came back from a teaching research meeting, it was Mr. Hisata who inadvertently reminded him about the cat.

He even sought out Amamiya Yoru for this purpose, but... he was completely helpless against that girl...

Recalling this, Tetsufumi Hirakawa answered Masaki Hisada's question.

"It's not just temporary care anymore."

"no?"

"Well, because the students couldn't adopt them, I ended up adopting them."

"Eh..." Hisada Masu seemed a little troubled.

"what's wrong?"

"Teacher Hirakawa can't even take care of himself, can you take care of a cat?"

"..."

Speechless.

However, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Hisada Masu's mouth.

Remember, this kind of happiness built on the suffering of others is false happiness.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa decided to use Moki Hisada as a negative example to warn himself.

-

Located in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Tetsufumi Hirakawa's home is quite close to Tokyo Station.

It didn't take long before Hisada Masu's car arrived at the door of the pet shop near her home.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa got out of the car, walked in familiarly, and brought out Michael and his three kittens.

Hisada Masu also got out of the car and helped him hold the airline box containing the cat.

The kitten grew bigger and heavier.

"It's been a while since I last saw you, and you've grown so big already."

Hisada Masu obviously felt the same way.

"Kittens grow up so fast."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa responded and put the cats, which were meowing non-stop when they saw him, into the trunk.

Hisada Masu stood behind the trunk, bent over, and looked at the cats through the gap in the airline box.

After a long time, I sighed with joy.

"so cute."

Then he turned around and asked Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

"Teacher Pingchuan, since you have adopted them, have you named them?"

"This..." Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was watching the cute female teacher playing with the cute cat, suddenly looked a little subtle.

"Of course." He looked up at the Tokyo sky.

The sky in Tokyo, still in the rainy season, was gray and gloomy, no different from when he left two days ago.

"What's your name?" Hisada Masu asked curiously.

"...Let's get in the car first."

"Oh--"

It turns out that, at least for now, Hisada Masaki is very curious about cute animals. Even after getting in the car, Hirakawa Tetsufumi kept trying to change the subject, but he still couldn't resist the young female teacher's inquiry into the cat's name.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa finally gave up resistance.

He looked out the car window. In the dim light, his outline was vaguely visible on the window.

"The biggest mother cat is called Michael, and the remaining three kittens are named Gabriel, Chimera, and Impermanence."

"..."

No sound.

After a long period of silence, the teacher's response came.

"Well, this, Mr. Hirakawa's naming is very unique."

"…Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Hisada."

If you're really giving a compliment, could you at least tone down your tone of distress that you can't hide?

After waiting for a few seconds, Tetsufumi Hirakawa couldn't help but ask again.

"Actually, I think the name Wu Chang is pretty good, right?"

"..."

"Right, right?"

"..."

All I got was silence.

"Teacher Hisata?" Hirakawa Tetsufumi asked unwillingly for the last time.

But what I got was——

"Hmm... maybe?"

Hisada Maki answered uncertainly while driving.

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stopped talking.

He brought this humiliation upon himself.

-

A few minutes later, Hisada Masaki's car arrived at the door of Hirakawa Tetsufumi's house.

"Teacher Hirakawa, we're here."

Hisada Masuki took her hands off the steering wheel, unbuckled her seat belt, and looked over.

"Yes--"

Hirakawa Tetsufumi responded lazily and unbuckled his seat belt.

After getting out of the car, he first moved a few cats to the door and put them down, then took out his backpack and closed the trunk with a soft "bang".

Then he faced Hisada Masuki.

"Teacher Hisada, would you like to come in and sit for a while?"

Hisada Mashu shook her head and declined: "No, it's already late. And Mr. Pingchuan should be tired today, so I won't disturb you to rest."

"Okay, then thank you Mr. Hisata for the special car pick-up today." Hirakawa Tetsufumi bowed politely while holding his backpack.

"It doesn't matter. After all, Mr. Hirakawa is a patient."

"Goodbye, Mr. Kuda."

"Well, see you next Monday."

After saying goodbye, Hisada Maki got back into the car, and as Hirakawa Tetsufumi watched her go, the white car body disappeared around the corner.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa also took the key with the cat keychain, opened the door, carried the airline box in, and let them out at the entrance.

After being away from home for two days, they suddenly started running around happily.

In contrast, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was sick and had been on the bus for a long time, did not have as much energy as a cat.

He simply cooked some noodles for dinner, took a few minutes to take a shower, and then went back to his bedroom to sleep.

-

It was midnight when Hirakawa Tetsufumi woke up in a daze.

My body felt a little hot, so I turned on the light and measured the temperature of my forehead with the back of my hand. It was slightly hot.

He stood up again with his somewhat weak body, walked to the table next to him, took out the thermometer from the drawer, and took his temperature.

37.8 degrees Celsius.

"..."

Looking at the reading on the thermometer, Tetsufumi Hirakawa was speechless.

It seems that his fever has not completely healed, but fortunately it is not very high.

So what are we doing now? Keep calling the great Hisada-sensei?