I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"These things are all things in my dreams. They are not my will. I cannot be responsible for them."

It's a bit bad.

But being together is impossible because of Hisata and because of their former teacher-student relationship.

What should I do?

Back to this question again.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen lay on the bed and sighed deeply.

I can’t figure it out, I really can’t figure it out.

Maybe he should talk to Shinohara Shiori?

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa picked up his phone again.

He looked at the dark screen, on which his vague face was reflected, and hesitated.

Call?

Or... let's fight?

Now that you're awake, you should communicate with her, right?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa turned on the screen of his mobile phone and opened the call interface. Then, his finger paused for a long time on Shinohara Shiori's name. Finally, he made up his mind, clicked on it, and pressed the dial button.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa put the phone to his ear, then sat up slightly and leaned against the headboard.

There was a ringing sound in the receiver, but after a few rings, the call was connected.

When the ringing in his ear disappeared, Tetsufumi Hirakawa heard his breathing and heartbeat.

Because it's very quiet.

There was a quiet atmosphere, and neither of them spoke a word across the phone.

Silence.

After a long time, it was Shinohara Shiori who broke the silence between the two.

"Hello, Mr. Hirakawa." Miss Shinohara's voice was always dignified and unhurried. "You called Shiori because... is she awake?"

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa let out the breath that had been stuck in his chest during the silence.

"Yeah, I'm awake," he said.

"That's it."

"..."

"Would Mr. Hirakawa want to be angry with Shiori?" Shinohara asked, "Would you want to blame Shiori?"

"No," said Hirakawa Tetsufumi. "It's pointless to blame anyone now."

After things are over, think about how to solve them, that's what you should do.

"So why did Mr. Pingchuan call you?"

"I want to ask Shi...Shiori, what do you think?"

Shinohara Shiori's voice was very soft, just like the way the corners of her mouth curved slightly: "Whatever Shiori thought, I told Mr. Hirakawa everything last night when I left today."

"Of course, if Mr. Hirakawa wants to hear it, Shiori can say it as many times as she wants."

"Because Shiori likes you, she would do such a thing."

"Then you should know that, in this case, when I wake up, I will be very confused..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi's tone was very complicated, just like what he said, full of confusion.

"Yes, Shiori knows." Shinohara Shiori, who had returned home and was now sitting at her desk, nodded on the other side of the phone. "This is a bad way."

"Then..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi wanted to ask, but before he could open his mouth, Shinohara Shiori might have guessed what he was going to ask and answered him directly.

"But besides this method, do you have any other way to make Mr. Hirakawa pay attention to Shiori again?"

"..."

"Since there is no other way, Shiori has no choice but to do this."

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was speechless.

Shinohara Shiori laughed.

A small, crisp and pleasant laugh came into his ears through the receiver of the mobile phone.

"And, Mr. Hirakawa, do you know? Do you know how sad I was when I saw Mr. Hirakawa abandoning Shiori at the end of my last dream?"

"The more I like it, the sadder I am."

"Teacher Hirakawa has already heard Shiori's inner voice, so he should be able to imagine it, right?"

"..."

"Of course, I'm not blaming Mr. Pingchuan. After all, you do have your reasons."

"Me too, Shiori has her own reasons."

"The reason why I don't want to give up...I told Mr. Hirakawa all of that last night."

"…I remember." said Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

Not only remember, but remember very clearly.

Including what Shinohara Shiori said, including the body of Shinohara Shiori that he was holding at the time, the touch and the picture at that time, all these things are very clear.

"Just remember it... What Shiori did will not be an illusory dream." Shinohara Shiori's voice was very pleasant. "Then, have you thought about how to respond to Shiori?"

"No." Tetsufumi Hirakawa shook his head.

"Well, it's okay." Shinohara Shiori said, "Teacher Hirakawa can take your time to decide, and Shiori can wait for your news. Even... even if you wait until graduation to give Shiori a response, Shiori can accept it."

"By then, Shiori will no longer be a student, so it will be easier for Mr. Hirakawa to accept her, right?"

"..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi gave a bitter smile, "Shiori, even so, I already have Moshu."

"Hmm... this..." Shinohara Shiori thought for a moment and continued, "Although Shiori is also very sorry about this matter, but... Shiori is willful and has a bad personality. As expected, she only thinks about her own affairs."

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi sighed softly.

Well, this young lady really used a very willful statement.

Anyway, the meaning is that she doesn't want to care about Hisata, she only wants him.

He has to think about Hisata's matter himself.

Really are……

An emotion so hot that it is unbearable.

When such feelings arose in his heart, Tetsuo Hirakawa suddenly heard Shinohara Shiori speaking again.

"Teacher Hirakawa, come to think of it, Shiori really envies Teacher Hisada."

"There is no restriction on identity. As long as I like you, I can express my feelings to you directly."

"As for Shiori, Mr. Hirakawa himself said that he liked Shiori, but in the end, he always rejected Shiori because of her status."

"If, without considering the identity, when the last dream ended, would Mr. Hirakawa still choose to give up Shiori?"

"Or...will you be with Shiori?"

"..."

"..."

Faced with this question suddenly asked by Shinohara Shiori, Tetsufumi Hirakawa did not give an answer for a long time.

"Okay, Mr. Hirakawa, Shiori will be leaving for now."

In his silence, Shinohara Shiori bid him farewell.

"I've been away for too long. Now, Shiori needs to go look for her mother."

"……All right."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa temporarily gave up the question that Shinohara Shiori had just asked.

"Then...goodbye."

"Well, bye Mr. Hirakawa. Shiori will be waiting for your reply."

"..."

The call with Shinohara Shiori also ended.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa put down his phone.

Chapter 298 Hisata Returns

It was one o'clock in the afternoon and Tetsufumi Hirakawa had just finished lunch.

I didn't have much appetite, so I just bought something to get by.

I chatted with Hisata on Line for a while. Most of the time, Hisata was sharing things about the meeting. It was only after Hirakawa Tetsufumi perked up that he managed to chat a little.

His mental state is indeed not very good now.

Hisata returned to Tokyo at seven o'clock in the evening, and it wasn't long before then.

But he still hadn't figured out what he should do and how he should talk to Hisata.

It's like when you were a kid and were home alone, and you did something wrong... like breaking a vase - or maybe it should be worse - accidentally burning down the house, and then sitting in the ruins waiting for your parents to come back... or something like that, it's basically this kind of uneasy emotion.

In such an uneasy mood, Tetsufumi Hirakawa leaned on the sofa, and gradually fell asleep with his head nodding amid complicated thoughts.

He is really tired.

Both psychologically and physically.

Psychologically, I am naturally tired because of this matter.

Physiologically... because last night, for obvious reasons, I was holding Shiori Shinohara, with the girl's soft body in my arms, and I couldn't calm down. I didn't get enough sleep.

In the doubly exhausted state, Tetsufumi Hirakawa fell asleep.

There was some sunlight in the afternoon, and it was not as gloomy as in the morning. A pale light mixed with the winter gold entered the living room.

As the sunlight slants by, time moves backwards little by little.

Halfway through, two cats ran down from upstairs, one running in front and one chasing behind. They came to the living room and played for a while, then disappeared.

The quiet afternoon was quietly moving towards the final moment.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa woke up to the sound of a cat's meow.

When I opened my eyes, my head was a little dizzy. The sunlight outside was a little dim, and it was getting late.

He seemed to have slept for a long time.

Pingchuan rubbed his neck which was a little sore from sleep and glanced at Michael who was lying next to him licking his paw. Not far away, Chimera and Wuchang were eating cat food around the food bowl.

He quickly looked away, picked up the phone from his side and took a look at it.

Time, 16:37.

It's really late.

About three hours of sleep?

But, come to think of it, it seems like he has something going on?

When he saw the time, Hirakawa Tetsuwen's confused brain started working again, and then...

It becomes ugly in an instant.

There are still 7 hours and 2 minutes until 23 o'clock.

"..."