I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"Teacher Hirakawa."

The gentle voice definitely came from the young female teacher that just appeared in his mind.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi was stunned for a moment and looked over.

That's right, Hisada Masu walked out of the shoe cabinet and waved at him slightly.

"Teacher Hisata?" Hirakawa Tetsufumi turned around completely, "Why are you here too?"

"Also?" Hisada Mashu blinked her eyes in confusion, puzzled by the word, but after thinking about it, she didn't care, "Because I have to go home."

"Go home? Test paper——"

"Of course I've finished correcting it." Hisada Maki glanced at the test paper in Hirakawa Tetsufumi's hand and smiled softly, "I'm not like Mr. Hirakawa, who is always slow in doing things. I started correcting the test paper as soon as I got it."

"Teacher Pingchuan, you've been gone for quite a while, haven't you? Why are you still here?"

"Ah, well—I didn't bring an umbrella."

"Is that so? Then--" Without much time to think, Hisada Masu raised the light yellow umbrella and car keys in her hand.

The keys jingled against each other, making a pleasant sound. "Shall I drive Mr. Pingchuan home?"

"Eh……"

"Don't want to?"

"No, no, no, absolutely not." Hirakawa Tetsufumi immediately shook his head, "I'd love to."

Female teachers and stuff are really great.

Glancing at the silent Shinohara Shiori and Amemiya Yo, Hirakawa Tetsufumi smiled as always: "Well, Shinohara-san, Amemiya-san, I appreciate your kindness. Goodbye."

"..."

Hisada Maki, whose attention had been on Hirakawa Tetsufumi, finally noticed the two students.

"It's Amamiya-san and Shinohara-san. You're here too? Hello, um... no, goodbye."

"...Well, Mr. Hisada, goodbye."

Afterwards, Tetsufumi Hirakawa held Moki Hisada's umbrella and walked out of the shoe closet with her.

"Why is Mr. Hirakawa here with Mr. Shinohara and Mr. Amamiya?"

"When they saw that I didn't have an umbrella, two students thought they could help me get there."

"That's it."

"Ah."

"..."

The voice gradually faded away and disappeared in the sound of rain.

-

And the shoe closet in this dim rainy day.

Shinohara Shiori and Amemiya Yo were looking at the outside world where Masaki Hisada and Tetsufumi Hirakawa were holding the same umbrella. The only sound in their ears was the sound of falling raindrops.

After a long time.

"Shinohara-san—"

"I'm in a bad mood right now. If you want to mock me, think about the consequences, Amamiya-san."

"..."

"..."

Chapter 111 Summer, Plum Rain, Wind Ensemble, and Beautiful Girl

In fact, Tetsufumi Hirakawa guessed correctly, the sudden rain did not last long.

When he got into Hisada Masu's car and was halfway there, he looked out the window and saw that the raindrops had turned into invisible raindrops. Only when they blew head-on on the windshield could he tell from the tiny traces left on it that the rain had not completely stopped.

Just as they reached his doorstep, the rain stopped completely.

"It rains quickly and stops quickly."

Just like a summer shower - in fact, if you calculate this way, today is May 5rd, and the summer solstice on June 23st is less than a month away.

Summer is indeed coming.

The car stopped and Tetsufumi Hirakawa slowly unbuckled his seat belt, looking out the window, thinking absentmindedly.

The ground was wet after the rain, and the thick and gloomy clouds in the sky did not dissipate because of this light rain.

Late spring and early summer is basically the rainy season in Tokyo.

so--

“The rainy season is about to begin, right?”

A quasi-stationary front is about to cover Tokyo, which will then face a month-long rainy season.

The air is humid and getting hotter as summer approaches, and it's unbearable to think about it.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa's thoughts have drifted to the future timeline - in a short period of time, he is already in summer vacation.

Where should I go during summer vacation?

However, just as he was daydreaming, Hisada Moki beside him spoke softly, bringing his thoughts back.

"Yes, the rainy season is coming, so Mr. Hirakawa, remember to bring an umbrella next time. Don't forget to bring it again."

The young teacher always likes to give instructions.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi came back to his senses, turned his head and looked over, smiling: "Okay, I'll remember that."

However, the female teacher's instructions were not over yet: "It's not always possible for me to take Teacher Pingchuan back by chance like today. If Teacher Pingchuan didn't bring an umbrella, he might have to come back in the rain, and it would be troublesome if he caught a cold."

"...Huh?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa said with some confusion.

"What's wrong?"

It's great that Mr. Hisada is willing to send me home, and I'm very grateful, but——

"I'm not a child who can't take care of myself..."

It's just bringing an umbrella. Don't make it sound like he can't even do such a small thing.

In the end, Hisada Mashu just smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth: "Who knows."

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa believes that there must be some misunderstanding between Hisada Masuki and him.

"What kind of image do I have in Mr. Hisada's mind?"

He complained rather weakly.

"Then you'll have to ask Mr. Hirakawa himself."

"Ask me?"

"Teacher Hirakawa, please reflect on yourself. What kind of person are you usually in front of me?"

"What could it be—"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa firmly believed that the teacher must have misunderstood him.

Normally, he was just a little lazy, liked to tease Mr. Hisata, enjoyed finding fun in teasing the female teacher, talked nonsense, and would be distracted and fall asleep during meetings...

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa doesn't seem to be so determined anymore.

"Ahem..." He was about to skip this topic, "Anyway, I'm sorry to bother Mr. Hisada today."

Such an obvious change of subject could not be hidden from Hisada Moki, and she glanced at him.

"Okay, that's okay."

"Goodbye, Mr. Kuda."

"Goodbye, Mr. Hirakawa."

-

After saying goodbye to Mr. Hisata, I got off the car and walked a few steps on the gray and wet ground back home.

The holiday has begun——

Obviously it is impossible.

The midterm exam papers have not been graded yet, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa has not forgotten that tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the wind band will make up for the practice time lost due to the midterm exam.

The practice time is set in the afternoon, from 2pm to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday.

I have to say it was really hard training.

And because of Miss Shinohara's urging, he also had to be present.

Moreover, in order to post the grade rankings on Monday, the grades must be summarized and sent to the teacher in charge of statistics on Sunday.

Therefore, he did not have much time to correct the test papers.

Work overtime seriously.

In fact, if I started grading the papers as soon as I got them like Mr. Hisada did, I should have finished grading them.

I can only say that laziness in normal times will indeed cost you a price at other times.

This is what Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt when he worked overtime this time:

In fact, it's not just true for him, it's also true for those students who submitted this kind of test papers.

Here I have to mention the classic quote from the teacher - "Hasn't this kind of question been taught in class?"

Being lazy in class and careless when reviewing will surely cost you the price during the exam.

After casually making a check mark on the test paper, Tetsufumi Hirakawa began to wander freely again.

It turns out that no matter how much you explain a topic, it is difficult to ensure that everyone can understand it.

He suddenly thought of a sentence he had seen somewhere before: The longer you become a teacher, the more pessimistic you become about the future of mankind.

Ok……

In fact, isn't it because the person who said this is too pessimistic?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa does not quite agree with this idea.

-

Just like his usual leisurely style, he was marking test papers while daydreaming.

Finally, I finished grading the test papers on Saturday morning.

Sending the grades to the email address of the teacher in charge of grade statistics meant that Tetsufumi Hirakawa's overtime work was completely over.

He stood up from the table in the study and looked out the window.

Under the control of dark clouds, the gloomy sky has never seen the sun. According to the weather forecast, it will rain for the next ten days or so.

So if I am not mistaken, we are indeed entering the rainy season.

But now is not the time to think about this.

Taking his eyes off the dense rain, Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked downstairs.

After lunch, it's time to go to school.

-

Holding an umbrella, tiny raindrops fell on the umbrella surface, and all I could hear was the tiny rustling sound coming from above my head.

At this time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa had already got off the tram and was walking towards the school.

However, the damp ground and humid air really do not inspire any interest in such an environment.

I walked slowly on the road. Fortunately, I had reserved time before going out.

Although Tetsufumi Hirakawa is lazy, he knows that being late is not a good behavior.