I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"sorry to bother you."

Miss Hatsuzaki, who was wearing a maid outfit, bowed behind him. Tetsufumi Hirakawa said goodbye to her and turned away. The door of the Amemiya family slowly closed behind him.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked towards the tram stop.

The scenery along the way was great. The afternoon sun was very bright, the shadows of the trees were swaying on the sidewalk, and the fragmented light and deep shadows of the trees were intertwined and cast on our bodies.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa began to recall the silent response given by Amemiya's mother when he was about to leave.

Obviously, the answer is no.

Having lacked companionship since childhood, even though Amemiya's mother corrected her mistakes and returned to the family, it seemed a little too late for her to be accompanied.

A rift has already arisen between Amemiya Ye and his mother.

Although...Does Amamiya want her mother to accompany her? Yes.

Is there a communication gap between her and her mother? Yes.

This is not a contradiction.

It is not uncommon to see people who can say anything in front of others but cannot say a word for a long time when facing their parents.

The middle school girl who can freely show her true nature in front of him finds it difficult to show her true self in front of her mother, and can't even act coquettishly.

That's it.

Moreover, facing the mother who gave up her job and returned to her family out of compensation, another problem that Amamiya Ye had to face was——

Love based on compensation is speechless, and this silence imposed on two people who already have a communication gap makes the silence even more hidden.

If Amamiya Ye was alone, she might never be able to share her inner feelings with her mother.

A middle school student with a secretive body, her true self can never be revealed to her mother.

And because of her mother's denial -

"If the child gets sick because of something like this, it will be very troublesome."

The denial from her closest people made the girl deny her appearance in her heart, and it was even more impossible for her to show this appearance.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was the only person who gave her affirmation.

It is not difficult to imagine the trust this middle school girl has in him.

But this is certainly not enough. What this girl wants most is the affirmation from her mother.

Therefore, Tetsufumi Hirakawa agreed to solve the problem with her and communicate the matter clearly with her mother.

Obviously, the communication gap caused by lack of companionship cannot be solved simply by re-accompanying each other.

Under the premise that the gap has already occurred, an opportunity is needed to eliminate it.

What Tetsufumi Hirakawa did was to create this opportunity between them.

But this opportunity cannot be created simply and immediately; it has to be done step by step.

During today's home visit, what Hirakawa Tetsufumi did was to plant a seed in Amemiya's mother's heart, making her realize that the problem was not solved and that Amemiya Ye was hiding something from her.

The reason for concealment lies in the gap and the lack of communication.

Now the seeds have been planted, just waiting for them to sprout in the future.

This will take some time, so don't rush it.

However, if the process goes smoothly, maybe it can be resolved during the school festival?

The plan has been drawn up in my mind and is just waiting to be executed.

That's it, take your time.

It's just...

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was strolling leisurely on the road, looking at the clear blue sky, the pedestrians and vehicles around him, and his thoughts rose up with the high sky.

Because of the conversation with Amemiya's mother just now, vague memories of the previous life began to emerge, like broken ruins covered by dust. The dust was blown away by the wind, revealing a little trace of existence.

What happened to your parents in your previous life?

What is sad, or perhaps not sad, is that most of the memories have been forgotten, and even the faces have become blurry.

What is equally sad, or perhaps not sad, is that when we mention them now, only a vague impression remains, and the emotions have become dull, without any sadness or joy.

It’s hard to say whether this is sad or not.

Forgetting is a self-protection mechanism of human beings.

If you were to live your life again, but bring with you all the pleasant, nostalgic, sad...all kinds of things from your previous life, and these things are engraved in your mind, then when you live your life again, these memories that you can't let go of will only become indelible scars, right?

Because I'll never see you again.

The inability to forget will result in a person being forever stuck in the past and never being able to get out of it.

Even with a new body, a rotten soul will drag a person into the abyss.

From this point of view, forgetting is necessary.

The faces of his parents, good friends, and the teacher who gave him hope in his previous life have all become blurred, leaving only rough memories and rough events to indicate that they had indeed left traces in his life.

But there was nothing else. He couldn't even remember his own name from his previous life.

Memories from a lifetime ago have become old, noisy movies, and when we recall them, only a trace of nostalgia remains.

In this regard, we can only say that forgetting is the beginning of a new life.

At the beginning of this life, when he was still a toddler, Tetsufumi Hirakawa's memories of his previous life had not yet recovered. It was not until he was about to go to kindergarten that some fragments of them gradually emerged.

If all the memories, all the clear memories, were given to him at the very beginning, would he still be able to integrate into his current family so easily?

Can you still easily integrate into the life of this world?

The answer is an obvious no.

Therefore, to say it again, forgetting is the body’s self-protection mechanism, and forgetting is the beginning of new life.

When Tetsufumi Hirakawa repeated this sentence, what he thought of, in addition to the things that happened in his previous life, was a very clear image of a girl in this life.

It's Shinohara Shiori.

"Everything will be gone with the wind, without a trace, and this is how we live."

……

The next day, Sunday, September 9, Hirakawa Tetsufumi met Amemiya Yo at home.

"Amamiya-san, come in."

"I am sorry to bother you."

The girl who was so well-behaved in front of her mother yesterday, today wore a Lolita skirt in front of him and performed her unique umbrella-folding technique for him.

I have to say, it is really touching.

The door was opened and space was made, and the girl walked in, holding up her skirt and bowing.

Then he treated this place as his own home, changed into slippers, and walked into the living room under the subtle gaze of Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

"Teacher Hirakawa, what's wrong?"

"……nothing."

I don’t know what kind of complicated feelings Amemiya’s mother would have when she saw Amemiya Ye being like this in front of him.

Just by putting himself in the shoes of the other person, Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt complicated.

My daughter completely disguised herself in front of me, and only showed her true self when facing others...

But what can he do? He is the only person who has directly acknowledged the existence of Amemiya Yoru's two personalities. If you imagine the psychology of this girl who has been deprived of her mother's company since childhood, you will know that this dependence has not been without reason.

Thinking of this, Tetsufumi Hirakawa could only accept this reality with a little helplessness.

"Okay, sit down."

After getting rid of the strange thoughts in his mind, Hirakawa Tetsufumi walked towards the sofa and said to Amemiya Ye who suddenly stopped.

But after taking two steps, he knew why Amamiya Ye suddenly stopped.

There is a cat lying on the sofa.

"..."

Even after nearly half a month, when facing Michael, Tetsufumi Hirakawa would still recall the morning when Amemiya Ye had her bath towel taken off by the cat in the living room of his house.

——This too must be forgotten. Forgetting is the beginning of a new life.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa quickly cleared the bad image from his mind.

Fortunately, it has been nearly half a month, and the impression is not as deep as it was at the beginning.

After coming to his senses, Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked over and picked up Michael, who was lazily lying on the sofa.

When I held him in my arms, the white cat meowed twice in dissatisfaction.

Hmm... I don't know what to say.

He threw it to the ground and let it find a place to sleep again. Then, as Michael walked away, Amamiya Ye puffed up her cheeks, turned her eyes away from the cat, and sat down on the sofa.

"After the teacher left yesterday, did Amamiya-san's mother say anything?"

After sitting down, Tetsufumi Hirakawa also asked this.

"Nothing." Yu Gongye shook his head.

"Is that so? Okay then, let's start preparing for the follow-up plan."

"Ah."

Chapter 226 Moriya Sports Festival

A week passed in the blink of an eye, and nothing special happened.

School life is mostly like this, plain and uneventful.

As far as Hirakawa Tetsufumi is concerned, in school, it can basically be summarized as three things: attending classes, working in the office, and going to the playing club, and nothing else.

As for the sports festival, he just attended the last meeting before it officially started, and dealt with some necessary documents and signatures, and nothing else happened.

Time passed quietly, and it was September 9th.

The Moriya Sports Festival is here as scheduled.

……

If you were to ask what is the most annoying thing about sports festivals or athletic meets, many people would probably give the same answer:

A meaningless, long and extremely boring opening ceremony - or to be more precise, an opening speech.

"It is September, the beginning of a new semester. I am so lucky to be here..."

"The 23rd Sports Festival of Private Moritani Girls' High School..."

"Thank you to all the students in the executive committee for your hard work..."

"——Officially begin!"

The originally lifeless stadium, the students standing neatly below, until the moment when the official start was finally announced, the applause rose immediately.

Just looking at the expressions on the students' faces, it seems that opening speeches are boring no matter where you are.

However, the leaders love this link deeply, and the appearance of giving speeches in turn is a scene that Hirakawa Tetsufumi has been speechless from his previous life to this life.

"Okay, everyone, go to the designated location."

After the speech, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was standing in the sun with his students as the class teacher, finally gave the order with a look of relief.

"Teacher Hirakawa, let's go."

The class next to him was Class 2-B, and as the class teacher of Class B, Hisada Maki was also standing with him.

"Okay. There won't be anything for us to do from now on."

"Yeah, it's the students' sports festival after all."

"You can take a break now."

"Hmm... Come to think of it, Mr. Hirakawa has been really serious about his work recently. It has changed my mind."