I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stared at Shiori Shinohara blankly, his eyes full of questions and confusion.

"Amusement park?" he asked again and again.

"Yes." What he got was Shinohara Shiori's affirmation again.

"……Why?"

Why a playground?

When she was at home, she did tell him that she was looking for him to solve a problem, right?

If she wanted him to solve a problem, why the playground? Was there anything in the playground that she wanted him to solve? Um...play with her?

What kind of question is this?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa just couldn't understand it.

However, in response to his questions, Miss Shinohara remained calm as usual and explained in a light-hearted manner.

"Teacher Hirakawa, when the time comes, Shiori will naturally explain everything to you."

"..."

The same excuse again, I will explain it clearly when the time is up... When exactly does the time come?

When she was at home, she thought the time was up, but in the end, she just asked him to accompany her out for a while.

Now he answered where he was going, but he could have clearly told him the destination when he was at home, but he waited until now to explain it to him... Because people always have the thought of "I'm already here", and explaining it to him now is obviously a cunning way of taking advantage of this.

"Teacher Hirakawa, let's go."

Looking at the amusement park gate that was already in front of him, shining brightly in the dark, Tetsufumi Hirakawa sighed helplessly.

"OK."

……

Because of Christmas, every location in the amusement park is hung with colorful light strips.

The light strips are intertwined and shaded, illuminating the night into colorful lights.

This is a Christmas light show, an event that starts in mid-December near Christmas and is held in various places.

The amusement park here today is no exception.

After walking in, all Tetsuwen Hirakawa saw was flowing light, dazzling light.

In front, there were quite a few people, couples or friends who were out to play together, standing in front of the lights and posing in various postures for photos.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi glanced at them, and then turned to the girl next to him who was also illuminated by colorful lights.

"So, Shinohara-san, what are we going to do now?"

The girl's crystal eyes were also full of brilliance, reflecting the colorful world before her.

She answered softly.

"When we come to the amusement park, of course we need to ask Mr. Hirakawa to accompany Shiori."

"..."

"Is there any problem?" During his brief silence, Shinohara Shiori looked at him and asked.

"...No, it's nothing."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa hesitated and shook his head.

Although I had considered this possibility before coming in, could it be that the question this girl mentioned was really about asking me to play with her tonight?

This question arose in Hirakawa Tetsufumi's mind, and then Shinohara Shiori continued to look at him, as if seeing through his inner thoughts at the moment.

"Teacher Hirakawa, Shiori can explain first that it's not just this."

"...Is this so?"

"Ah."

Shinohara Shiori responded and stepped forward: "But before the real problem comes, Mr. Hirakawa, can you accompany Shiori to play seriously for a while?"

"This one……"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa followed Shinohara Shiori and walked forward.

"OK."

Now that he's here, and since Shinohara Shiori said she would explain to him later, he'll just wait and see. For now, he'll just accompany her for a while.

……

"Come to think of it, this is Shiori's first time visiting a place like an amusement park."

“Eh…Is that so?”

"Ah."

“It’s never been here before.”

"..."

"If I were to explain the reason, it's because when Shiori was little, she didn't have any free time. Later, she was always alone, so there wasn't much to do."

"...It would be boring to visit the amusement park alone all the time."

"Hmm. So Mr. Hirakawa, do you have any recommended projects?"

"This...classic project carousel?"

"…It seems a bit childish."

"That's true, but we should definitely try this classic project, right?"

"Ok."

……

"Well...how does it feel?"

"I don't feel anything at all. I don't understand the meaning of this kind of project at all."

"Eh……"

"What do you think, Mr. Hirakawa?"

"That's a bit too much... This kind of project is mainly for children."

"So, if you didn't experience it as a child, you will never be able to experience the fun of this kind of project again?"

"Maybe."

"But Shiori feels that Shiori probably wouldn't have liked such a boring project when she was a child."

"……All right."

……

"So where to go next?"

"roller coaster?"

"..."

"Afraid?"

"No, there is absolutely nothing to be afraid of in this kind of project."

"If you are afraid, don't act tough."

"Absolutely not."

"alright."

……

"Eh...um, Shinohara-san? Shinohara-san?"

"Shiori... no problem."

"…Are you really okay? I feel like you're going to faint."

"That's totally fine... Mr. Hirakawa, help me up."

"...Okay, I told you not to be so stubborn."

"..."

"You sit here first, I'll go buy a bottle of water?"

"Excuse me, Mr. Hirakawa."

……

"Well, how do you feel now?"

"Feel much better."

"That's good. By the way, what do you think of this project, Shinohara-san?"

"There will definitely not be a second time."

“…Okay, okay.”

Because sitting like this is too embarrassing, isn't it? It's not dignified for a lady from a noble family.

……

"what's next?"

"Well... since the carousel is too boring and the roller coaster is too thrilling... how about a compromise and go to the pirate ship?"

"Pirate Ship?"

"Ah."

"what is that?"

"How could you not have heard of it?"

"is it not OK?"

"Yes, yes... it's just a facility that moves around. You'll know once you see it."

……

"See? This is it."

"Shiori is not short-sighted."

"Okay, okay, let's go."

……

"how do you feel?"

"good."

"Oh - congratulations, this is the first time Miss Shinohara has given me a positive review today. I'm sure the pirate ship will be moved to tears if they know about it."

"..."

"Am I right?"

"No... that's not the case, but, Miss Shinohara? Is that what Mr. Hirakawa would call Shiori?"

"Uh... sometimes."

"When is sometimes?"

"This... probably when I mentioned it in my heart, um. I just said it out loud accidentally."

"laugh."

"What are you laughing at?"

"I didn't expect Mr. Hirakawa to call Shiori that."

“…Is it strange?”

"A little bit... you are Shiori's teacher."