On June 16, after a brief period of no rain for the first two days, today Tokyo was once again covered in rain.

I opened the curtains, looked at the water droplets on the glass window, and listened to the rustle of the rain coming in from the window.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa picked up his phone again and looked at it.

In terms of weather forecast, from today to the 22nd of this weekend, it will be cloudy to light rain or light rain to cloudy weather.

However, this week is the last struggle of the rainy season.

According to the weather forecast, the quasi-stationary front that has controlled Tokyo for a month will almost dissipate next Monday, after seven days, and after a few more rains, the rainy season will be completely over.

The skies over Tokyo are about to clear, which is gratifying.

At that time, you will finally not have to carry a wet umbrella when you go out.

Also, the roadshow of the wind club is about to be arranged.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who went out with an umbrella, had such a thing planned in his mind and went to Moriya.

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In the corridor of the Moriya campus, Tetsufumi Hirakawa unexpectedly met-

Ahead, the back of the female teacher walking in the rain with an umbrella is definitely Hinata at first glance.

Quickening his pace a little, he tapped the edge of the umbrella on the right side of the governess, and then quickly stood on her left.

Then, in the sight of Hirakawa Tetsufumi, the simple female teacher looked to the right, looked at it several times, and found that there was no one, and she was stunned for a moment.

After that, maybe I thought it was an illusion or something, but Kuda Moshu, who was looking left and right on the right, turned around again, so Yu Guang immediately saw it-

Tetsufumi Hirakawa blinked and met the eyes of the female teacher.

“……”

“……”

At the moment of eye contact, Maki Kuda, who figured out the situation, immediately puffed up a little cheek, making people want to poke it.

"Hirakawa-sensei."

The tone also took on a bit of sternness in an instant.

"Yes." Tetsufumi Hirakawa responded, still smiling.

"Be serious, don't laugh."

"Yes." Tetsufumi Hirakawa put away his smile very obediently.

Hinata Moki stared at him.

"Excuse me—what was Hirakawa-sensei's birthday yesterday?" At this moment, the female teacher is in a very similar state to the way she teaches students on a daily basis - although this state is very rare.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who heard the question, reminisced carefully and cooperatively.

"Hmm...... Roughly calculated, it's—"

As a result, I don't know why, thinking about it, I suddenly seemed to realize something, and my eyes died all of a sudden.

"More than forty ......"

"-What?"

The voice was so small that it was drowned out by the sound of rain, and Kuda Maki couldn't hear what Tetsufumi Hirakawa was saying.

“…… No, nothing. ”

The sound is still very quiet.

It took several seconds to regain his strength, and his left hand was raised, and two fingers were extended.

"Actually, it's the 23rd birthday."

“……”

Kuda Moshu, who was puzzled for a moment, stared at him with the majesty of a teacher after seeing Tetsufumi Hirakawa's answer.

"That Mr. Hirakawa, it's his 23rd birthday, why are you still so naïve?"

"This ......"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa only thought for a moment, and then quickly replied in a lazy tone that made it impossible to tell whether it was a joke or a serious one.

"Probably because I met Mr. Hida, I couldn't help it. After all, Mr. Kuda, who pretends to be angry, is really cute and wants to see it. ”

“……”

“……”

For a long time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't see the face of Maki Kuda.

Well......

——

It wasn't until he was almost at the location of the shoe cabinet that Tetsufumi Hirakawa was able to see the young and beautiful face of the female teacher through the rain curtain.

Of course, the expression on his face was helpless.

"Hirakawa-sensei."

"Yes."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa now looks like a student admitting his mistake, his head is still slightly lowered, and his gaze is slanted downward.

The governess's words then rang out faintly.

"As I said a very early on, Mr. Hirakawa is not allowed to play tricks on me for fun."

"Eh......"

"What do you mean?"

"That's it...... Hmmm......"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa began to procrastinate again.

"That's right."

Thinking of it, he looked into the eyes of Maki Kuda and met her interrogating gaze.

"Speaking of which, why did Mr. Kuda come to school so slowly today? You can actually meet me. ”

"I was able to meet Mr. Hirakawa......

"yes."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa takes himself as the standard of "late", but it is quite natural.

“……”

“……”

I don't know how to say it's good, Kuda Moshu had to ignore this little problem.

Also, of course, the little trick of changing the subject can't be hidden. It's just that I can't help it, this teacher.

Kuda Moshu glanced at Tetsufumi Hirakawa's collar, blazer, white shirt underneath, and, tie the tie she gave him yesterday.

A slight smile on the corner of his mouth immediately stopped.

"It's just that I didn't sleep well and woke up a little late."

"Well, didn't you sleep well......

Tetsufumi Hirakawa repeated.

"Mr. Hirakawa, what's wrong?"

"I didn't sleep well because I was thinking about something."

“……”

As for what was the reason why he didn't sleep well, when he walked to the office together, Hinata Moshu didn't ask.

I guess, it's the same as her.

The flame of the candle, the promise of August.

The things that have passed, and the things that will come, are equally reverie.

——

On Monday morning, the beginning of a new week, although it was raining, it didn't matter if it rained because I met Kuda on the road, and it didn't affect my mood.

I finished the class in a happy mood and dealt with the teacher's affairs.

- The final exam is in mid-July, and the distance is less than a month, so even the lazy Tetsufumi Hirakawa doesn't have much time to rest at this time.

After dealing with the affairs of the class teacher and the teacher of the Chinese language class, after school in the afternoon, I will go to the wind club as a club instructor -

Well, with so many things, even if you meet Kuda-sensei, you will feel tired.

What's more, this kind of thing is not just a day, until this Friday, the 20th, Hirakawa Tetsufumi was tossing and turning between various affairs.

So......

"Finally relieved."

After school on Friday night, it was no wonder that Tetsufumi Hirakawa was able to cheer so much the moment he walked out of the concert hall.

"Hirakawa-sensei."

However, Miss Shinohara-sama, who suddenly appeared behind him, interrupted his mood.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who heard this voice, restrained himself for a moment and put away the smile on his face.

"It's Shinohara-san, what's wrong?"

He looked at Shiori Shinohara.

The girl's expression was unusually calm, and so was her tone.

"There are some things I want to find Mr. Hirakawa."

“……”

Well...... I don't know what it is, but as a teacher, even if I want to take a vacation, I can't refuse this kind of thing

"Okay—yes—"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa said in a dragging tone.

——

The rain was still falling, the rustle of rain in my ears, and the footsteps of the girl.

"Shinohara-san, so, what's the matter?"

“……”

Speaking of which, Shinohara-san doesn't seem to be in a good state of study this week, and he gets distracted in class. When I was in the wind part, the state was not as good as before, why? ”

“……”

"Is it because you're too tired at the end of the semester?"

Walking side by side, Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at the road in front of him and guessed about the girl next to him.

There was a long period of silence.

Shiori Shinohara seemed to be thinking about how to speak, while Tetsufumi Hirakawa waited for her reply.

Finally, when she had already seen the school gate, the girl's crisp voice and firm tone crossed the rain curtain.

"Hirakawa-sensei—"

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Actually, Shiori has a problem, I don't know what to do, I want to ask you."

"Well, it's okay, just say it."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded, not realizing the seriousness of the matter.

Shiori Shinohara finally stroked her long hair, her eyes fixed on the side face of the teacher next to her.

Time is running out, and there are some things that are too late if you don't say it.

It has to be, it has to be spoken.

"She fell in love with her teacher."

Plain words, accompanied by the sound of rain, footsteps.

Then, the footsteps stopped.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa turned his head.

The girl's gaze, through the hazy night rain, was still very serious.

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……

……

June 22 was still a rainy day.

At night, the roadside lights pass through the floating rain, and the rain in the air is illuminated, reflecting the crystal light.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa held an umbrella and walked to the supermarket.

The house ran out of ingredients and needed to be replenished.

And...... By the way, take a break.

In fact, it is also possible that the main purpose is to relax, and shopping is just incidental.

Forget it, whatever. Inexplicably entangled in such inconsequential trifle, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was in a somewhat dull mood, pushed the shopping cart into the supermarket.

Pushing the cart all the way, when I saw something I wanted to eat, I carried it into the car.

In short, I walked around quite willfully, and after a trip, I didn't buy many ingredients, but I bought a lot of snacks.

It wasn't until the end, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who came to the snack area inexplicably, that he came back from his distraction and looked at most of the snacks in front of him.

“……”

Well...... It's okay to buy too many snacks, but if you do this, there will be no room for cooking ingredients.

As a last resort, I went around the snack area and put some snacks back on the cargo rack.

Sure enough, his heart can't calm down now, so this kind of boring stupidity will appear.

Putting the snacks back in place, Tetsufumi Hirakawa pushed the shopping cart again, went to the vegetable and meat section, filled the space vacated by the snacks, and walked to the cash register.

Walk behind the line and start in a daze.

What you think is self-evident...... Although this kind of thing had been thought about before, but after he thought that the "suspicion" had been ruled out, Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't think much about it.

"The most respected teacher", well, the young man was indeed deceived by this statement, and even believed it.

I didn't expect ......

Anyway, when this kind of thing really happened, Tetsufumi Hirakawa's heart was really messed up.

It's messy.

When encountering this kind of thing, the student said it so bluntly to his face, he really didn't know how to deal with it.

It's really ......

Never mind.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who had been plagued by this problem for two days, decided to let himself go for the time being.

Don't think about it for now, think of something else to distract you.

What do you think?

In my ears, the noisy sound in the supermarket, the campers kept announcing the prices of goods.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa tapped his temples lightly with the knuckles of his thumb and began to scan the surroundings.

Trying to find something that would distract him.

But...... The cash register of the supermarket is not much to see.

I was quite disappointed when I thought about it just now, but suddenly, my originally casual gaze stopped.

Freeze the gaze.

Another queue at the cash register, where Miss Cashier swept through column after column of pudding, looking at the packaging, different flavors, different brands.

Of course the pudding is not important, what matters is in front of the cash register.

It's the back of Ogasa-sensei.

No, it should be said that it's the back of Ogasa Yuiko.

——

The café at night is brightly lit up against the night.

Through the reflective glass wall in the hall, Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at the reflection above.

At a table, there were two people sitting opposite each other, one was him, and on the other side, naturally—

Turning his head, Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at Ogasa Aiko, who was expressionless at this time and couldn't tell whether it was good or bad.

But obviously it's impossible to be in a good mood.

After all, meeting him will definitely remind her of bad memories.

Thinking of this, Tetsufumi Hirakawa faced her and smiled apologetically.

"Ogasa...... Miss. ”

"Yes, Hirakawa-sensei." The voice of the answer did not fluctuate much.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa continued to laugh helplessly and went down.

"Sorry for wasting your time."

“……”

"Actually, I wanted to find Miss Ogasa before, but I didn't have contact information, so I couldn't get in touch. It was a surprise to be able to meet you in the supermarket today. ”

“…… What did Mr. Hirakawa do when he came to me? ”

"Well, the reason why I want to find Miss Ogasa is naturally because...... Actually, I've always wanted to express my sincere apologies for what happened in Kyoto. ”

Facing Ogasasa's eyes, Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked back at each other, trying to show a sincere gaze.

He genuinely wanted to apologize.

In the midst of the gaze from the other side, Tetsufumi Hirakawa stood up, regardless of the other customers in the café at the moment.

Ogasasa's gaze turned to confusion.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled and bowed solemnly.

"Thank you once again for the care of Miss Ogasa before, and apologize once again for my offense."

"And."

There were other customers who came to see it.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who had long been accustomed to all kinds of gazes, calmly continued.

"Actually, I've thought of many ways to apologize, but I don't know what to do after thinking about it."

"After all, I don't know much about Miss Ogasa...... That. ”

"In the end, I can only do my best at work, hoping to help Miss Ogasa's sister, Ms. Suzuko Ogasa, and make up for the lack of my previous job."

"Of course, it's a matter of duty, as for what else can be done to make Miss Ogasa ...... I don't dare to ask for forgiveness, I just hope that Miss Ogasa will no longer be bored because of this. ”

In the eyes of Ogasa Aiko who was becoming more and more overwhelmed, Tetsufumi Hirakawa lowered his attitude very low.

Always use honorifics.

"Actually, it's not just Miss Ogasa who is bored about this, but I also often feel guilty about my previous unintentional offense, so I really hope that Miss Ogasa can give me a chance to apologize."

"Please."

He bowed deeply and did not get up.

“……”