I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"Don't let me down again, okay?"

"..."

When Hisada Maki said this to him, when she said that she was sad and disappointed, Hirakawa Tetsufumi's heart really ached.

He is really bad.

How could he, and on what basis, make Hisata sad and disappointed because of such a thing?

My girlfriend is so considerate, gentle and lovely, why are you still not satisfied?

He and Hisata are the official boyfriend and girlfriend.

At that moment, looking at Hisada Maki's figure with her back to him, listening to her soft voice, and feeling the heart-wrenching pain in his heart, Hirakawa Tetsufumi really had this impulse:

He walked up to her, hugged her, and told her that he had thought it through. He would end the forbidden relationship with Shinohara Shiori, draw a clear line between them, and would not make mistakes again. From now on, no matter what happened, no matter what kind of dream he had, it would not take him away from her. He would only have her.

His Hisata, his Moshu…he would only have her from now on.

but……

"..."

"Teacher Hirakawa."

The memories that kept echoing in my mind gradually dissipated in the clear voice that suddenly sounded in my ears.

In the field of vision, the world that seemed to be separated by an unclear fog also became clear.

In front of me is the street, the crowd, the place where Hisada Masaki's figure last disappeared, and the afternoon sun and sky.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi turned around and looked behind him.

Under the golden light, the eldest lady held two cups of black tea in her hands.

"The black tea you ordered."

Shinohara Shiori said this, handing him one of the cups of black tea.

"..."

Facing this cup of black tea and the girl's fair, beautiful hands and slender fingers holding the cup, Tetsufumi Hirakawa hesitated for a long time.

"Shiori, why are you here?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa finally took the cup of tea from Shinohara Shiori's hand, then looked at the girl's delicate face and asked.

In response to his question, Shinohara Shiori used her free hand to stroke her long hair, with the corners of her mouth rising.

The clear voice floated over along with the pleasant afternoon air.

"If Shiori didn't come, would Mr. Hirakawa be persuaded by Mr. Hisada, and then, without hesitation, choose to give up Shiori and be with Mr. Hisada?"

"..."Hirakawa Tetsufumi held the tea in front of his chest in mid-air, with a look of surprise on his face.

Shinohara Shiori took a sip of the straw on the black tea in her hand.

After taking a small sip, he looked at Hirakawa Tetsufumi again, with a look of smile that seemed to show he saw through him.

"Teacher Hirakawa, is Shiori right?"

"..."

The black tea in his hand conveyed warmth, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa was speechless.

That's right, he had indeed had such thoughts for several moments just now.

"But, when Mr. Hirakawa had these ideas, did you ever think carefully about them?" Shinohara Shiori sighed lightly.

"Now, Hisada-sensei is upset in front of Hirakawa-sensei, and Hirakawa-sensei feels guilty and distressed about it, and suddenly feels some impulses because of this, which is of course fine."

"But, Shiori also hopes that Mr. Hirakawa will also consider Shiori's ideas."

"Please don't just think of Hisada-sensei."

"Don't forget that Shiori will be sad too."

"Shiori doesn't want to experience something like what happened during the last summer festival again."

"Kusada-sensei felt that her boyfriend was taken away by someone else... Shiori also felt that Shiori's Hirakawa-sensei was taken away by her."

"If it weren't for her, Mr. Hirakawa would have accepted Shiori by now, right?"

"..."

Shinohara Shiori walked forward, stretched out her hand, which had become warm from touching the black tea.

She held Hirakawa Tetsufumi's equally warm hand.

“……”Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn’t know what to say.

Is there anything wrong with what Shinohara Shiori said?

Because Hisada Masu was in front of him, he felt sorry for Hisada.

And now, Shinohara Shiori stood in front of him——

Hirakawa Tetsufumi's hand could feel the body temperature transmitted to him by Shinohara Shiori's palm, real body temperature.

Similarly, when this young lady was about to wake up from the dream, she asked him not to abandon her again. How could he not feel distressed?

"If Mr. Hirakawa chooses Mr. Hisada, what should Shiori do?"

"After all these things have happened, Shiori can no longer leave Mr. Hirakawa."

"In your heart, Mr. Hirakawa also likes Shiori and can't leave her, right?"

"So, please don't abandon Shiori just because of a momentary impulse."

"Also, Mr. Hirakawa should be responsible for Shiori."

After saying the last sentence, Shinohara Shiori looked at Hirakawa Tetsufumi who had fallen into silence, with a hint of elegant smile in her eyes.

She held the tea and took another sip.

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi was feeling conflicted again.

He will still remember Shinohara Shiori and everything that happened with her.

Soft lips, hot body...

Why would he turn a blind eye to the girl's ardent love for him? The teacher's belief... was correct.

But is it really completely irresponsible?

Looking back at Shinohara Shiori's delicate face in the sun, Hirakawa Tetsufumi didn't know what to do.

"Shiori...you really made me..."

After holding it in for a long time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa uttered something unclear.

As a result, Shinohara Shiori tightly grasped the hand that was originally on Hirakawa Tetsufumi's hand and held him.

The smile on her face also looked playful.

"Teacher Hirakawa, our experiences have brought us together."

"It is destined. This is a shackle you cannot break free of."

"So if you want to get rid of Shiori now, it's no use. Shiori won't let go of Mr. Hirakawa."

"So, please hold Shiori's hand tightly as well."

"As for what you want to say about Shiori's bad personality, you used this method to tie Mr. Hirakawa to Shiori..."

Shinohara Shiori said nonchalantly.

"I've already told you that Shiori is a problem student."

"So from now on, please stay with Shiori, Mr. Hirakawa, and continue to teach her."

"..."

"..."

It seemed a little quiet for a moment.

In the afternoon sun, Miss Shinohara's cheeks are flushed...

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at Shinohara Shiori's cheek in a daze.

"So from now on, please stay with Shiori, Mr. Hirakawa, and continue to teach her."

"..."

This sentence seems a bit strange, right?

This [teaching]... uh...

It was not at all that Tetsufumi Hirakawa was thinking in the wrong way, because at the end, it seemed that she was a little embarrassed to accept her own statement. Miss Shinohara's voice gradually became smaller and she seemed a little shy.

Did she use such an ambiguous statement on purpose?

……

In the end, when the meeting ended, Tetsufumi Hirakawa still couldn't figure out anything.

Today's meeting did not solve the problem, but only made him more confused.

He would remember every little thing that happened with Hisata, would feel sorry for her, would feel guilty towards her, and when he was impulsive, he would even want to go back to her arms regardless of everything.

Don't let her down again.

But he would also think of Shinohara Shiori.

"Do you know how much Shiori loves you? That's why she did such a thing."

"It's really sad to see disappointment after seeing hope. So, Mr. Hirakawa, please don't give up on Shiori this time, okay?"

"Don't forget that Shiori will be sad too."

"..."

He could sense the willful young lady's ardent love for him. So, he could also understand how sad Shinohara Shiori would be if he rejected her again.

Even at this point, he still doesn't want to give up on either side. He's really bad.

……

January 1st is already New Year.

On the morning of the new year, Tetsufumi Hirakawa woke up from his bed, looked at the date on his mobile phone, and was silent for a long time.

It's already the new year without us noticing.

The last two days of last year, after the meeting, he spent them at home in a daze.

And it's always just one person.

After the conversation ended on the day of the meeting, Hisata never contacted him again - but Tetsufumi Hirakawa did send Hisata a Happy New Year greeting last night.

But I just read it and didn't receive her reply.

As she said, "Think about it yourself."

Perhaps, until he thought clearly and gave Hisata an answer, she would not look for him again.

As for Shiori Shinohara, I found him on the line.

However, he is still in a stalemate with Hisada, his girlfriend, and it is obviously inappropriate for him to be with Shinohara Shiori.

So, apart from the response of "Happy New Year" to Tetsufumi Hirakawa, he pretended not to see anything else, such as "Teacher Hirakawa, I missed you" said by Shinohara Shiori.

In short, this is how it has been these past few days. I feel conflicted and don’t know what to do.

Fortunately, the studio's previous lack of progress had been made up before the holiday, otherwise he would have to worry about work.

……

Just like that, after waking up, I lay in bed with my thoughts running wild for a while as usual.

It was about ten o'clock in the morning when Tetsufumi Hirakawa lazily got up from the bed.

The new year, for the time being, let’s go earlier——

In fact, if it weren't for this idea, he might not get up until twelve o'clock.