I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

After seeing Shiori Shinohara out of the living room, he and Shinohara's mother were the only ones left in the room.

Tetsuo Hirakawa knelt back down beside the table. After sitting down, he looked seriously across at Mrs. Shinohara.

In fact, before meeting Shinohara's mother, he still had hope for friendly communication. But after seeing what just happened, he suddenly understood:

The cage created by a controlling mother cannot be broken down by one theory, one conflict, or one cry.

After all, it is too trifling for the protagonists in novels or animations to easily shake the ideas that others have adhered to for years or even decades just by talking nonsense.

If it can be easily shaken, it only means that the concept is not strong at all. Generally speaking, such a concept cannot be implemented for a long time.

The fact that he just realized this now shows that he hasn't considered it comprehensively enough. It's not easy to communicate with anyone.

This is what happened to Shinohara's mother. She has a very strong will.

But this doesn't mean he will give up.

"Mrs. Shinohara."

"Well, Mr. Hirakawa, I'm sorry for letting you see Shiori being so rude." Shinohara's mother still looked gentle, as if all the conflicts just now did not exist.

"It's nothing." Tetsufumi Hirakawa shook his head slightly.

"Then, Mr. Pingchuan, do you have anything else to say?"

"Yes, there are."

"What's the matter? Please tell me, Mr. Hirakawa."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa did not speak for the time being.

He plans to use the system.

This is the worst case.

Any rational adult should know this: the best attitude to adopt towards an uncertain external tool whose operating mechanism is unknown and whose origin is unknown is definitely to be cautious.

Therefore, it should never be used unless necessary.

However, now he had reached a point where he had no other options. If he couldn't resolve the issue today, he would be fired. Moreover, he couldn't disappoint Shinohara Shiori's expectations and the promise she made to him.

Most importantly, for Shinohara's mother, language has completely lost its ability to communicate. It cannot shake her ideas or change her will.

So, in the current situation, there is no other way out except to use the system.

But before that, you need to consider...

"Mrs. Shinohara, could you please answer a question for me?" asked Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

"Please speak, Mr. Hirakawa."

He continued speaking, asking the question he wanted to ask.

"What do you think of your daughter?"

Shinohara's mother was puzzled for a moment and asked back.

"What is Mr. Hirakawa asking about?"

"Regarding the position she occupies in your heart... For example, if Shinohara Shiori had a conflict with other students at school, how would you react?"

"..."

Mrs. Shinohara was obviously silent for a moment, thinking carefully, and then answered with a smile.

"No."

Say so.

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi stopped talking and looked at Shinohara's mother, carefully analyzing what the word "no" meant.

Generally speaking, when faced with such a problem, ordinary parents should be more concerned about who is right and who is wrong, right?

However, Shinohara's mother didn't care who was right or wrong, but directly said "no".

So when she said this, did she mean that Shinohara Shiori couldn't do such a disrespectful thing, or did she mean that... other students couldn't have conflicts with Shinohara Shiori?

It seems possible that both are possible.

As for the reason...then we should think carefully about this question: What exactly is the so-called desire for control?

With the brief contact with Shinohara's mother, Tetsufumi Hirakawa should be able to get some answers.

For Shinohara's mother, Shinohara Shiori is "her daughter", and "her daughter" is regarded as a whole and as the property of Shinohara's mother.

She values ​​her possessions because they are an extension of her and her will. Mother Shinohara places all her expectations on "it" and intends to shape "it" into a shape that satisfies her.

So she values ​​"it".

However, Shinohara's mother ignored the real Shiori Shinohara. She also completely ignored the spirit, soul, or personality that "lived" in Shiori Shinohara's body.

Simply put, in the eyes of Shinohara's mother, Shinohara Shiori is divided into two sides: one is the external, objective body, and this body is her property, her daughter, her extension, and is valued. This is the source of the desire for control.

As for the other inner personality, Shinohara Shiori, Shinohara's mother doesn't care about her thoughts at all.

The body is recognized but the personality is denied.

What Shinohara's mother cared about was only the external attribute that Shinohara Shiori was her daughter. As for the personality that "lived" in the body, she didn't care.

Perhaps this is the origin of Shinohara's mother's "superficial respect".

Hmm...after analyzing it this way, Shinohara's mother's desire for control is really scary.

However, for the following use of the system, it is enough to know this:

Mrs. Shinohara values ​​her daughter and her possessions.

That is to say-

This can be used as a threat.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi finished his thoughts, raised his head and looked at Mrs. Shinohara across from him seriously, and apologized in his heart. Then...

"Mrs. Shinohara..."

"Hmm?" Shinohara's mother also looked at him, and his figure was reflected in the gentle eyes of a young lady.

He continued speaking, slowly reciting words like a spell.

"You don't want your daughter to be bullied at school, do you?"

"..."

In an instant, in the eyes of the young lady in noble kimono and dignified posture, everything suddenly became different.

Some irresistible force bound her, her body was controlled and her mind was imprisoned.

Everything was starting to get weird.

Chapter 11 She Did Not Escape from Prison

Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked out of the reception room alone.

After walking out, a luxurious corridor appeared in front of him, and at the end of the corridor, at the corner, he found Shinohara Shiori squatting.

"Teacher Hirakawa?"

The girl who heard the footsteps looked up at him, her eyes still red.

"Well, it's me."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked forward, squatted down, and looked at her at eye level.

"Why did the teacher come out?"

"Because it's coming to an end?"

"it's over?"

"The last step needs to be done by Shinohara-san himself."

"Me?" Shinohara Shiori asked back.

"Yes." Hirakawa Tetsufumi nodded and smiled. "Now, Shinohara-san just needs to go into the reception room and tell your mother your wishes."

"..."

The girl didn't say anything, but her eyes clearly revealed her doubt.

That’s true. After all, I had said it before, but my mother didn’t listen at all.

"Shinohara-san, please believe me."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa said this and then added another sentence.

"We agreed on that."

It must be these words that gave the girl confidence. After hearing these words, the doubt in Shinohara Shiori's eyes gradually dissipated and she nodded.

"Ah."

"Go ahead and state your wish."

She stood up, took a last look at Tetsufumi Hirakawa who also stood up, and walked towards the reception room.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi watched the girl leave, and when she walked into the reception room, he leaned gently against the wall next to him.

Well, things are about to end. As long as Shiori Shinohara expresses her wish, Shinohara's mother will agree.

As for why...

Because just now in the reception room, Hirakawa Tetsufumi gave the following instructions to Shinohara's mother:

"Please respect your daughter's personality and listen carefully to her wishes, at least today."

Why is this the instruction?

After all, if it was just about music, Tetsufumi Hirakawa could have just said, "Please agree to let Shinohara Shiori stay in the wind orchestra."

But he didn't do that.

Because he has no qualifications and no power. As a teacher, he knows very well where the boundaries of his power are.

He had no right to impose his ideas on Shinohara's mother so forcefully. If he did so, wouldn't it be a manifestation of his desire for control?

You can't force others to do something just because you think it's right. He is just Shiori Shinohara's teacher, and Hirakawa Tetsufumi knows his identity very well.

So his choice was to rebuild the bridge between Shinohara Shiori and her mother when the bridge of communication between them collapsed.

This is what he thinks is the most appropriate method.

-

After waiting for about ten minutes, Hirakawa Tetsufumi, who was still leaning against the wall in a daze, heard the sound of a door opening.

Looking in the direction of the voice, he saw Shinohara Shiori walking out.

"Shinohara-san, what's going on?"

"..."

The girl who walked up to him didn't say a word, but just looked at him quietly with her red eyes. Well, like a well-behaved rabbit.

"It should be successful, right?"

Rabbit... The girl nodded.

"Well, that's good." Tetsufumi Hirakawa couldn't help but smile.

The effort was not in vain, he successfully safeguarded the free will of his students.

"Then in the second year of high school, Shinohara-san will be able to continue to stay in the wind orchestra."

"..."

“Isn’t it something to be happy about that I can continue to be exposed to the things I like and continue to work hard for my hobbies?”

"..."

"Please keep up the good work in the national competition in your second year of high school."

"..."

"So all right, Shinohara-san, please act happy. Yeah."