I refuse to be a plagiarist

Hasegawa, you never disappoint people when it comes to serious matters."

His originally stiff expression began to improve slightly.

After the initial resentment, Yukinoshita Haruno has now realized that her behavior just now seemed a little inappropriate.

However, having said that, it is absolutely impossible for her to take the initiative to surrender to Hasegawa.

Various signs of the school festival gave her an inexplicable sense of crisis.

This young man, who used to go only between work, school and rental housing, now seems to have a more colorful daily life as he pursues his dream.

And the most important thing is that compared to the past, there are many more inexplicable women around him now.

This made her feel very uncomfortable.

"that.........."

"Ok?"

"Thank you."

The hanging hair covered Yukinoshita's eyes, making it difficult for him to see the expression on the girl's face.

However, in response to the other party's words that seemed to be expressing gratitude to him, Hasegawa waved his hand indifferently, indicating that he should not take it to heart.

“It’s just a small thing.

Saying this now seems a bit strange."

Regardless of whether the girl in front of him had been joking before, thanks to her, his material situation had indeed improved a lot since he entered high school.

He himself is not a generous person, but he will not be stingy when it comes to repaying those who have helped him.

Friends.

If you get hung up on "Take & Give" and care too much, then...

It's too boring.

Chapter 96: Request from Shizuka Hiratsuka

“Yo~!

I'm telling you two, why are you hiding here secretly instead of studying for the final exam during your self-study period?"

A hearty voice suddenly came from behind.

Following the sound, I turned around and found that the homeroom teacher, Shizuka Hiratsuka, had appeared at the classroom door at some point.

His eyes, full of meaning and teasing, looked back and forth between Hasegawa and Yukinoshita.

Looking at her two students, at this moment, she, who is gradually moving towards becoming an older left-over woman, can't help but sigh in her heart again about the immaturity and beauty of youth.

But when she looked back, the thought that she was already in her thirties but still alone made Shizuka Hiratsuka's mood, which was originally filled with emotion due to reminiscing about the past, become depressed.

"Um, Teacher Jing..."

Compared to Yukinoshita who looked indifferent, facing the situation of being caught by the teacher, Hasegawa quickly walked up to Hiratsuka Shizuka in time and waited for the other party's lecture with a calm face.

Although it was a meaningless self-study class, it was definitely wrong for me and others to sneak out of the classroom for so long.

"Okay, don't be nervous."

He chuckled and waved at the boy in front of him.

Although she was depressed, as a responsible teacher, Shizuka Hiratsuka was not the kind of person who would easily show her negative emotions to her students.

"To be honest, the teacher is not here to bother you for such a boring thing.

If that's the case, don't come back and blame the teacher for missing out on something 'important'."

"........."

[Look at what you said... It's as if we just did something shameful and bad. ]

I was somewhat speechless as I looked at the head teacher in front of me, who was burning with gossip one second and suddenly became a little depressed the next.

However, after spending almost two semesters together, Hasegawa has now developed a certain immunity to the other party's occasionally ridiculous behavior.

But then again.

Since the two of them are not of the same generation and especially since he is still a high school student, Hasegawa feels that he is quite lucky to have a homeroom teacher like Shizuka Hiratsuka, who has a somewhat eccentric personality but is extremely easy-going and respectful of her students.

After all, he had encountered some people who were disguised as teachers but were not really human beings before...

"So, Teacher Jing, is there anything I can help you with?"

He did not directly help Yang No who was beside him to make a decision.

After all, he knew very well that although the two of them seemed to be the subject of constant rumors in school, they were actually just good friends and not tied together as everyone imagined.

Seeing the inquiring look from Hiratsuka Shizuka, Yukinoshita Haruno came to her senses and took the initiative to walk to the boy's side. Her usual gentle smile, which faintly exuded confidence and pride, appeared on her face again:

"yes.

If there is anything, just leave it to Hasegawa and me.

Jing~chan."

Perhaps because their families are in the same circle and have a good relationship with each other privately, compared to the conventional Hasegawa Hide, Yukinoshita and Hiratsuka Shizuka are more like a pair of sisters who can talk about anything when they communicate rather than students and teachers.

"Enough is enough."

He clenched his fist slightly and tapped the girl's head symbolically.

Seeing Yukinoshita Haruno sticking out her tongue and making faces at her with an irreverent look, Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed softly and then made her request.

It turned out that not far from them in Chiyoda District, there was a traditional high school called "Otonogizaka Academy".

It is only because of the recent economic downturn and in this era of sharply declining birth rates that this relatively remote university has finally faced a shock - it is on the verge of closure due to a sharp drop in the number of students.

In order to avoid this tragic ending, several girls from well-off families gathered together and planned to form an idol group to gain social attention and enhance the school's reputation.

“…That’s roughly what happened.

Because the daughter of an elder was also in that small team, she asked me to mobilize the students to help her think of a solution.

But I haven't been teaching here for long, and after thinking about it, the only people I can think of are you two."

There was a hint of helplessness in his tone.

Obviously, when it comes to this, even Shizuka Hiratsuka herself feels that it is a bit too much to ask.

However, as the class teacher, Yukinoshita Haruno's success in the school festival has proved the strength of her and the young man who worked hard behind the scenes.

Since it was also a performance, in Shizuka Hiratsuka's opinion, facing the dilemma faced by the group of girls, the two young men in front of him should not have any problem...

"Ah this..."

He touched the back of his head with a strange look on his face.

In response to the sassy female teacher's request, Hasegawa's eyes wandered and his face showed a bit of difficulty:

"Teacher Jing.

Although the ideas of this group of students sound a bit too idealistic, but from your description just now, it seems that they... don't need us in any way.

Instead of asking us, the immature students, to help, you might as well contact a few friends with social status and ask them to help mobilize public opinion to save this school."

For example, charitable donations, and other things...

In Hasegawa Hide's view, compared with the insignificant power of that group of girls, certain adult groups who already have a certain social status and sufficient financial support are undoubtedly more capable of quickly changing the status quo and saving the collapsing building.

"Ah...Hasegawa, I have thought of this idea before.

But have you ever thought that if you do this, all the efforts and hard work of those girls will be wasted. "

There was a look of great confusion in his eyes.

After all, from Shizuka Hiratsuka's perspective, the request she received from the elder was to help the other's daughter move forward along the "idealized" route like a fairy tale and achieve a happy ending.

Otherwise, wouldn't she know that there are more efficient and faster methods to use?

"So... in other words, teacher, you want to help those girls who form the group and turn them from obscurity into household idols?"

His eyebrows were tightly knitted together.

It can be seen from his statement that after listening to Hiratsuka Shizuka's explanation, Hasegawa Hide had already begun to have thoughts of resistance.

He is very clear about his own current capabilities.

Such an action, which usually requires a lot of manpower and material resources to operate behind the scenes and may not necessarily succeed, is too much for students.

However, he still underestimated the competitive spirit of a certain young lady.

Just when Hasegawa Hide was about to think about how to tactfully refuse, Yukinoshita Haruno beside him had already taken his hand, patted his chest, and accepted the task from Hiratsuka Shizuka:

“Don’t worry, Xiaojing.

Leave the matters concerning those girls to me and Hasegawa!"

As she spoke, she did not forget to wink at the young man beside her.

However, unlike before, what Yukinoshita saw this time was a speechless expression as if she was looking at a mentally retarded person.

Chapter 97: Everything depends on human effort

"Fuck, Yukinoshita, are you crazy?!"

Elegant Chinese words came out of his mouth.

After Hiratsuka Shizuka left, looking at the smiling person next to him, Hasegawa Hide finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked a soul-searching question directly.

This is not a problem that can be easily solved by just playing around.

Although she didn't understand what Hasegawa Hide was saying, from the boy's undisguised expression, Yukinoshita Haruno guessed what he wanted to express.

“Ahem. Ahem.

Hasegawa, don't be anxious, calm down..."

He grabbed the boy's arm, which was shaking subconsciously due to excitement.

Behind her seemingly reckless behavior, Yukinoshita Haruno actually has her own considerations.

The resources behind the girl give her the greatest degree of protection, and she has enough confidence in her abilities.

Therefore, being able to pull someone along to act together while ensuring the success rate is undoubtedly something worth striving for for Yukinoshita.

[After all, it’s all because of you...]

He looked dimly at the moody and anxious guy in front of him.

Ever since he gave up his life as a worker, with the success of X-breaking the Sky, Hasegawa Hide's allocation of time and energy has gradually become more complicated, with a bit of "live-filled" style that he had never had before.

Although Hasegawa has become much more casual in dealing with people compared to his previous cautious and smooth attitude, it is undeniable that compared to the boring part-time job life, his social circle has expanded and he has gained many new partners.

For example, the ones in Shuchiin.

During the school festival, she felt an inexplicable sour feeling as she watched Hasegawa chatting and laughing with those girls while doing preparations backstage.

It's like...something that originally belonged to me was taken away by someone else.

It would be fine if that were the case, but after the school festival ended, Yukinoshita came to her senses and gradually discovered that Hasegawa Hide, who had found his dream and kept running on this path, seemed to no longer have the time to complain and play with her on campus every day like before.

So this time, the reason why she agreed to Hiratsuka Shizuka's commission was that she wanted to take this opportunity to provide an environment for herself and the boy in front of her.

However, without knowing the girl's inner thoughts, in Hasegawa's eyes, Yukinoshita's forcible taking of the task from Teacher Shizuka was tantamount to a suicidal charge.

"You still want me to calm down... Hey, Yukinoshita, have you considered the difficulty of this operation?

Teacher Jing had to do this innocent thing because she was entrusted by her elders, but we...

well.......!"

Countless speeches finally turned into a helpless sigh.

Rather than continue complaining, now that things have come to this, he would rather think about how to complete the commission next.

"Since you've already promised Teacher Jing, then Yukinoshita, do you have any good plans?

Say it first.

I don’t have any effective solution to help them solve the problem…”