I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"It's okay." Hisada Masaki changed her posture and rested her head on the doll. Originally, she used her chin, but now she changed to the side, with half of her face buried in the doll.

Mr. Hisada himself is wearing fluffy pajamas and is now holding a fluffy pillow, making them look like two dolls.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at her, and she also looked at Tetsufumi Hirakawa with the half of her face that was exposed.

After a long moment, he blinked and reached out to pat her side.

"Teacher Pingchuan, would you like to sit for a while?"

"Well..." Faced with the invitation, Tetsufumi Hirakawa hesitated for a moment and took out his cell phone to take a look.

"Well, let's not do that. I need to start making lunch."

Hearing this, Hisada Masuki, who had been buried in the pillow, sat up straight.

"Oh, now... Yeah, I'll help too."

"I can do it myself."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa had already picked up the ingredients on the ground.

"Teacher Hisata, as a patient please don't move."

"I'm already fine."

"Stay still, and I'll show you my cooking skills."

Talking to Teacher Hisata who was sitting on the sofa like a little girl, Tetsufumi Hirakawa turned around with a smile and walked towards the kitchen.

But there were still footsteps behind me.

"Then I'll watch over Mr. Hirakawa."

"Supervision?"

"Supervision."

I turned on the light and took a quick look at the layout of the kitchen. It was fully equipped with all kinds of kitchen utensils, and it looked like it was used frequently.

"If you're supervising, does that mean you don't trust me?"

"Yes."

"Hmm...are you worried that I'll add something weird to the food?"

"Strange things, what do you mean?"

"……nothing."

I was thinking about sleeping pills or something like that, um, just kidding.

But when I looked back, I saw the innocent and confused look in Mr. Hisada's eyes, and I didn't think of this at all.

After thinking about it seriously, the young female teacher stopped worrying about this issue.

"Then Mr. Pingchuan, start your performance."

"receive."

He handled the ingredients very skillfully, the kitchen knife flying up and down on the eucalyptus board.

The steam from the boiling water soon began to fill the kitchen, and was swallowed up in a spiral shape by the low sound of the range hood.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa moved around among the various kitchen utensils, and everything was in order, fully demonstrating what cooking skills are.

——The dividing line for cooking——

"Teacher Hirakawa, you are quite amazing."

About fifty minutes later, looking at the extremely rich and delicious dishes on the table, Hisada Mashu on the side exclaimed.

"Just a little?" After washing his hands, Tetsufumi Hirakawa wiped them with a tissue and walked out of the kitchen.

Mr. Hisada looked at him, thought for a moment and said seriously.

"Hmm... it looks great, but you have to try it to know how it tastes."

"Then let's get started."

"Good."

——The dividing line for eating——

"Teacher Hisada, how is it, how many points can you give?"

After dinner, Tetsufumi Hirakawa stood up and tidied up the remaining food on the table.

"Hmm... give it an 8."

"Only 8 points?"

Hirakawa Tetsufumi didn't believe it and his hands paused as he was tidying up the table.

Hisada Masuki smiled.

"Teacher Hirakawa, I'm very picky about food. 8 points is already very high."

After saying that, she also stood up and prepared to help tidy up.

"Is that so...Okay then." Hirakawa Tetsufumi reluctantly accepted her score and continued.

"As a patient, you should just sit down, Mr. Hisada. Just let me do it."

"Eh? This..."

"It's ok."

"Ok."

After clearing the table, Tetsufumi Hirakawa sat on the sofa with Moki Hisada for a while, watching TV and chatting.

The chats are basically about school matters, especially the various messy things happening to students.

After all, there are two class teachers.

When it was almost two o'clock, he said goodbye.

"Teacher Hisada, I'm leaving now."

Hisada Masuki, who was holding the doll, also stood up.

"Well, today, thank you Mr. Pingchuan."

"It should be. Then, I wish Mr. Hisada a speedy recovery."

"Thanks."

Having said this, I was about to turn around and leave, but at this moment, the doorbell suddenly rang in my ears.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked at the door, then looked at Hisada Masuki with a puzzled look, but what he got in return was the same puzzled look from Hisada Masuki.

"I'll go and take a look," she said.

Hisada Masu really didn't know who would come at this time.

He put the doll down and walked to the door with this doubt.

There was a faint sound of conversation outside the door.

"Hey, isn't this a bad idea?"

"What's wrong with that? This is called taking the enemy by surprise and catching them off guard."

Judging from the voice...it seems like a student in her class?

Hisada Masu slowed down her pace and listened to the conversation outside.

"Why do you want to do this? If Hisada-sensei's boyfriend comes to visit her at this time, it would be very embarrassing if they see each other."

"That's what I want!"

"Eh?"

"Everyone is always gossiping that Mr. Hisata and Mr. Hirakawa from the next class look like a couple."

"Yes... yes, I saw Mr. Hirakawa get into Mr. Hisata's car earlier."

"Then aren't you curious whether it's true?"

"I'm... curious."

"That's right."

"Okay, okay."

"Yeah. By the way, why isn't the door open yet?"

"..."

"..."

The doorbell rang again.

Chapter 37 What is life?

What is life?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was thinking about this problem very seriously.

Milan Kundera said in The Unbearable Lightness of Being:

Everything is experienced immediately, just once, without preparation. It's like an actor going on stage without rehearsal. If the first rehearsal of life is life itself, then what is the value of life?

Well, what is the value of it?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa silently looked at the bedroom in front of him, which was full of girlishness. The quilt on the bed was neatly folded and there were no messy clothes.

At the head of the bed, a twenty-centimeter-tall brown bear was looking at him.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at the bear, gazing into his small black pearl-like eyes.

"..."

Well... life is really wonderful.

What is going wrong?

Why did he hide in Mr. Hisada's bedroom like this?

Why did Teacher Hisada stand by the door for a while, then hurried over to him, blushing and with watery eyes, and said:

"Teacher Pingchuan, could you please hide for a moment?"

Although this look is very cute - she is wearing furry bear pajamas, which makes her even cuter - it is really difficult for most people to refuse a request from Teacher Hisata.

But...why is it like this?

Those people outside are students from Mr. Hisada's class, right?

"Teacher Hisada, the classmates in the class heard that you were sick, so they assigned me and Inaba to represent the whole class to visit the teacher."

Such sounds can still be heard through the bedroom door.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was silent.

If I walk out of the bedroom now, I really can’t explain it, right?

Life is indeed full of all kinds of unexpected things. Hiding in the teacher's bedroom, this slightly... strange thing, suddenly happened today.

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Hisada Masu opened the door of her home.

As the door was pushed open, two girls gradually appeared behind the door. After seeing her, they bowed to her in unison.

"Hello, Mr. Hisada."

"..."

Hisada Masu's mood was a bit complicated.

"Ah, um, that... Takao-san, Inaba-san, why are you here?"

His tone pretended to be surprised but couldn't hide his surprise, he tried to be calm but couldn't, and was a little flustered.

It's just that complicated.