I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Unable to deny it this time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled awkwardly.

Hisada Masu began to look him up and down.

"You don't look well."

"Um……"

"My voice is also mute."

"Ah."

"Will it give you a headache?"

"This does not."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa accepted the teacher's physical examination in an orderly manner, answering every question.

But soon there were other discoveries -

When Tetsufumi Hirakawa saw Hisata in front of him, he gave a slight groan as if he had suddenly discovered something.

"What's wrong?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't realize anything was wrong.

He followed her gaze downwards, and saw that he was barefoot, standing on the tile floor.

"..."

It was not until he saw the picture at this time, and slowly felt the chill coming from the soles of his feet, that Hirakawa Tetsufumi realized what was going on.

In order not to make any noise, he had taken off his shoes just now. Now, the shoes were behind him, a few steps away from the entrance.

So when he raised his head and looked at Hisata, a look of doubt appeared in the teacher's eyes.

She blinked and pointed behind him with her eyes.

"Teacher Hirakawa...what happened to you? You came to open the door and ran away with your slippers?"

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa turned his head silently and stared at the shoes on the ground not far behind him.

Uh...well, how should I put this?

Fortunately, I had already thought of a reason when I looked back.

He nodded in affirmative agreement.

"I wonder if Mr. Hisada knows an allusion."

"Huh? What?"

"He went out barefoot to greet him." Pingchuan Zhewen began to explain scientific knowledge, "It was during the famous Battle of Guandu, when Cao Cao was fighting against Yuan Shao, and Xu You, a counselor under Yuan Shao's command, defected to Cao Cao."

"At that time, Cao Cao had just undressed and rested when he heard that Xu You had eloped to the camp. He was overjoyed and did not even have time to put on his shoes. He went out barefoot to greet him. He saw Xu You from a distance, clapping his hands and laughing. They walked in hand in hand, and Cao Cao bowed to the ground first."

A passage from the original text of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms can be readily quoted.

Then, Tetsufumi Hirakawa started talking nonsense.

“Just now I was upstairs and heard the doorbell ring. I walked downstairs wondering who it was. Then, when I was almost at the door, I suddenly had a hunch and guessed that it was Mr. Hisada.

"So at that time, I was so anxious that I rushed to open the door to see Mr. Hisada as soon as possible, and I even lost my shoes."

"..."

After hearing this explanation, Hisada Masu fell silent.

Obviously, the female teacher... well, didn't quite believe what Tetsufumi Hirakawa said, and as he spoke, her eyes became more helpless.

However, this was not a big problem, and she could not think of any other reason, so she glanced at him cutely and helplessly, and sighed: "Teacher Hirakawa, stop talking nonsense and put on your shoes first."

"Ok."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa did as he was told, walked over and put on the shoes he had just taken off.

OK, that problem is solved -

I felt so relieved when I put on my shoes.

"Okay, Mr. Hisata, go sit on the sofa."

"Ah."

After sitting on the sofa in the living room, the topic returned to the issue of his illness.

"Teacher Hirakawa, were you resting when you were upstairs just now?" Hisata sat next to him, looked at him and asked.

"No, I'm still busy with the school festival activities." Tetsufumi Hirakawa answered truthfully.

"Eh? Are you still doing it when you're sick?"

"Well, as I said, I am a very dedicated teacher." He boasted.

"…That's not the problem, right?" Hisata stared at him. "Are you so anxious?"

"Well, time is indeed a bit tight..." said Hirakawa Tetsufumi, "After all, Mr. Hisada knows that I told you that the national competition for wind instruments will be held next week. I will have to accompany our wind band by then, so I will definitely not have time. So I want to try to complete the things at this stage before then."

"...That's it."

It must be the word "time" that reminded Hisada Masu of something, and her voice became a little deeper.

"Yeah." Hirakawa Tetsufumi responded.

"Then Mr. Pingchuan, is there anything I can help you with?"

"No need."

Faced with the female teacher's willingness to help, Tetsufumi Hirakawa quickly shook his head.

"I appreciate Mr. Hisada's kindness, but I'll do these things myself."

"..." Hisada Mosu was speechless.

Although he didn't say it out loud, the teacher's meaning was very clear - he was going to resign soon anyway, so he should just do all these things himself in the last period of time.

Indeed, the above thoughts in my heart echoed in my ears the next moment.

"There's not much time left anyway, so it's okay to be busy for a while, it will be over soon."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked quite free and easy when he said this with a smile.

"Maybe after I quit, I will miss these busy days."

"..."

This kind of free and easy way of talking about such an unpleasant topic as if it was nothing happened makes people feel a little unsure of how to respond.

Even the words "You should also take care to rest" seemed inappropriate when I looked at the serious face in front of me.

So after staring for a long time, Hisada Maki nodded helplessly: "Then let Mr. Hirakawa be willful for a while, and then have a good rest."

"Ah."

After replying like this, as the atmosphere became a little depressing, the two of them ran out of topics to talk about and didn't know what to say.

The living room began to fall silent.

Of course it is impossible to say that there is no sound at all.

The voices had indeed disappeared, but the sound of breathing in the silence became clearer in my ears.

What's more, Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Masaki Hisada were sitting very close to each other.

There was no intention to close the distance between them. When the two of them came from the entrance to the sofa in the living room, they just sat close to each other naturally.

Therefore, at this moment, in silence, the two of them sat together, listening to each other's breathing and looking at each other. The atmosphere that had originally been depressed due to the slightly heavy topic began to brew in another direction in such an environment.

"..."

"..."

But it turns out that being alone with a member of the opposite sex whom you like is dangerous.

They stared at each other inexplicably. And then, not long after, Hirakawa Tetsufumi heard another sound besides his breathing.

The rhythm of the music gradually gets faster and faster as it bounces "Bang, bang, bang".

There was no doubt that the source of the sound was his heart.

I already liked the face of the young female teacher in front of me, and it was hard not to be moved in such a quiet environment.

I don’t know if the female teacher in front of him had the same mentality as him.

——Tetsufumi Hirakawa’s inner guess soon had an answer.

Because he saw that the gentle oval face in front of him was slightly flushed.

Then, Hisada Masu turned her face away because she was shy.

"... Mr. Hirakawa, what are you looking at me for?"

The tone of confusion mixed with a little shyness sounds nice, and the look of asking questions even though the question already knows the answer is cute.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa laughed a little.

"Kusada-sensei is obviously looking at me too, I'm not the only one."

“……” No reply.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi answered Hisada's question with a smile: "If you ask me why I look at Hisada-sensei...of course I think he's cute."

"..."

"Also, I remembered what I said before. When everything is settled, Mr. Hisada, let's be together."

Too straightforward a statement can cause dissatisfaction.

"...Who said that? I didn't say that at all." The female teacher turned her head even more.

"No?"

"No."

"Okay, okay." You can say whatever you want when you are shy. If you take it seriously, you will lose.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi responded casually, and only continued speaking when Hisada Masuki finally turned around and looked at him.

Somewhat emotional.

"But, that's exactly what I was thinking just now. After thinking about it, Mr. Wakuta, my originally gloomy mood has improved."

"……Yeah?"

"Yes."

Even though I already knew this, I couldn't help but feel happy when I heard it.

Hisada Moki couldn't help but reveal a smile that was both happy and shy.

I smoothed my hair with my hands and took a few breaths to calm myself down a little.

"Then Mr. Hirakawa, until then, just keep this mood and make a final conclusion."

Hisada Maki said encouragingly.

"Yes, of course."

"What's left to do?"

"Hmm... let me think about it."

It didn't take much time to think.

"I turned in my resignation letter after talking to Mr. Wakuta a while ago, and I've finished my Chinese class. Now, all I have to worry about is the upcoming national competition for the wind band and the school festival."

"Ok."

The agreement between the two men dispelled the somewhat depressing atmosphere of their impending resignation.

Hisada Masu ignored the incident for the time being and began to think about the appointment that was not far away.

When everything is completed and Hirakawa officially resigns after the school festival, it will be time for him to give her an answer.

"..."

"..."

When I think about it this way, I am still a little nervous.