I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"..."

I simply stopped answering his question.

sigh.

If it were anyone else, it would be fine if they just walked away, after all, they had said what they needed to say, and it had nothing to do with him. However, as a teacher, facing his students, this sense of responsibility made Hirakawa Tetsufumi unable to ignore it - being powerless was fine, but he could change the status quo.

The power of language is minimal, but he has a way to make the power of language reach closed hearts.

From this perspective...is this the reason why the system exists?

Rebuild the bridge of communication for those who cannot communicate, and let the power of language reach the heart. Is this the real use of the system?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt that he had figured something out. In this shrine where the gods were watching, he suddenly understood the meaning of owning a system.

He took a deep breath and made up his mind.

In the quiet woods here, the sunlight shines through the gaps between the branches onto the open space, casting mottled spots of light in the light shadows.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked seriously at the girl beside him who was trying to escape from real problems, and heard a few cat calls in his ears.

He spoke.

"Amamiya-san, you don't want your mother to know..."

"You want to raise a cat, right?"

"..."

Chapter 20 The culprit is Shinohara Shiori

If we must make a binary evaluation of a tool as "righteous" or "evil", Tetsufumi Hirakawa or the universal values ​​of the public would probably come up with this answer:

There is no good or evil in tools. They have no consciousness and are not good or bad. The evaluation dimensions of tools should be based on whether they are "easy to use" or "not easy to use".

Even as early as more than two thousand years ago, Mencius had already made this truth clear in his sarcastic remark, "It's not me, it's the soldiers."

Tools are merely an extension of humans. If we really want to judge them as just or evil, in the final analysis, it is the people who use them that are being judged.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa firmly believes this.

Anyone who knows something about the system would probably sigh, “This system is too unorthodox,” the moment they hear how to use it.

This is the inevitable result of humans imposing their will on tools and then evaluating them.

However, once you truly discard all the subjective concepts attached to it, the system is just a tool.

Whether it is decent or not depends on its user. No matter how strange the method of use is, the result is still in the hands of the user. If the user is not decent, the tool will become an "evil tool" to satisfy his own desires, but if the user is decent...

Tetsufumi Hirakawa believes he is serious.

When examining one's inner self, being too humble is not a good thing; facing it completely is the correct attitude.

He believes that his use of the system is not out of selfish motives, and he does not let himself down, does not let his identity as a teacher, and does not let anyone down.

——If I have to say it, I feel really sorry for forcing Hisada-sensei to pour the water... Hmm.

In all the time since he got the system, he had only used it three times: the first time was an experiment, and the second time was to build a bridge of communication between Shinohara Shiori and her mother.

The third time... just now, he was trying to unlock the closed heart of a certain girl.

But he doesn't plan to rely entirely on the system.

It is not a good thing to impose your own correct views on others. This is the view he has always held.

So, after activating the system, when facing this very problematic student, Hirakawa Tetsufumi said:

"Amamiya-san, as a teacher, I hope you can think more carefully and seriously about the method I just mentioned."

"May I?"

As the words fell, the wind blew through the treetops, and a certain mysterious power dissipated.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa saw:

Amemiya Ye, who was originally avoiding problems, indulging in her own world and staring at the cat, gradually lost the confusion in her eyes and regained her luster.

At the same time, the girl turned her head and looked at him.

"Think seriously...?"

"Well, in the future, I hope Amamiya can seriously consider the method proposed by the teacher. Of course, the initiative is in your hands, so please consider it carefully."

"..."

"..."

"Ah."

After a long silence, he nodded slightly.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled.

Even if you block your ears, pretend not to hear, or close your heart... it's all useless. With the support of the system, language can reach the depths of your heart and show its due power.

This is the real use of the system. Those messy fantasies and late-night show plots will never appear in his teacher.

"As for these cats..." Although he was pleased with the effectiveness of the system, Tetsufumi Hirakawa certainly would not forget the most important issue at the moment.

He turned to look at the meowing cat in the box, thought for a moment and said.

"Until you come up with an answer, I can take care of them for you. As soon as possible, of course. I don't think I have the energy to take care of four cats at the same time."

"……Thank you, teacher."

"You're welcome. Now... shall we go back to school?"

"Ah."

"After all, you've already missed the whole morning, Amamiya-san."

"..."

Amemiya Ye, who had been smiling because he had found a temporary solution, immediately changed his expression after hearing this rebuke.

The smile disappeared, leaving behind a look of apology and a little bit of grievance.

"I'm sorry... Mr. Hirakawa... I'm causing you trouble again."

Bowed.

However, seeing this scene, Hirakawa Tetsufumi just frowned. No, he certainly had no complaints about the polite apology... He just suddenly remembered the threat.

It was almost the same situation...Why did I get threats the first time but sincere apologies the next two times?

strangeness.

"Teacher Hirakawa?"

After standing up, Amemiya Ye asked him who was in a daze.

Come back to your senses.

"Um...Amamiya-san."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Teacher, please ask."

"Hmm..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked into Amamiya Ye's eyes, trying to see something from them. "Can you tell me why you said that to me in the office before?"

I didn't say the whole thing, but you can't have forgotten about it so quickly, right?

Of course not.

After hearing his question, Amamiya Ye's expression froze. She turned away quietly, not daring to look at him, and stared at the weeds beside her.

"…Teacher, I'm sorry."

Apologize like this.

"Well... I'm not bringing this up to accuse you. I'm just curious about the reason."

I'm really curious. Apologies and such are not important anymore. I just want to know the answer.

"..."

"..."

But after saying this, she only received silence. It seems that the girl is too embarrassed to give the answer?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was very patient and waited quietly.

After the four cats in the box had meowed a total of six times - about a minute - Amamiya Ye finally mustered up the courage to answer.

"I do this... because..."

Although she spoke hesitantly and intermittently, Tetsufumi Hirakawa still heard the answer from her soft response.

"Because... he's handsome."

That's what she said.

"..."

However, after hearing this answer, Tetsufumi Hirakawa once doubted whether he had heard it wrong.

Ok……

Very handsome?

why?

Did you hear that wrong?

What's so handsome about it?

I don't understand.

Facing his confused look, Amamiya Ye continued to explain embarrassedly.

"Hmm... How should I put it... As a student, facing a teacher who symbolizes power, saying 'Teacher, if you meddle in other people's business, you will lose your job', such a line is really cool!"

"..."

It can be seen that in Amemiya Ye's eyes, doing this is really cool.

Because when she finished speaking, her expression was slightly excited, as if she was back to that noon when she was in the office and threatened the teacher in the identity of a student.

Does it symbolize resistance to power?

After saying this, I can understand it a little bit.

Students represent the weak, and teachers represent the strong. If a student says this to a teacher, it's probably like...

He rushed into the principal's office, pointed at the principal and said, "Principal, if you don't want to lose this position, don't meddle in other people's business."

If you ignore all possible intellectual factors, he's really handsome.

Ok……

A very subtle complaint.

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa sighed helplessly.

"So, why did you come up with the idea to do this?"

"Because at the end of last semester, when I went to the office, I heard Shinohara-san doing just that. It was really cool."

"..."

Haha, so the culprit turned out to be Shinohara Shiori. This young lady really caused him trouble.

It also led to Amemiya Ye's idea of ​​imitating the case.

This is really... indescribable.

As for Amamiya Yoru... I don't know what to say. So cool... What kind of person would think that doing this is so cool?

Not only did he think he was handsome, he even wanted to imitate him. And he didn't explain it afterwards, leaving him guessing for a long time.

She is indeed a problem girl, there is no doubt about that.