In Tokyo in autumn, when the doors open, you can feel a cool breeze blowing in front of you.

Outside the door, a young and beautiful female teacher, with a long brown skirt, a belt at the waist, and the ends of her hair on both sides also fluttered in the wind.

"Hirakawa-sensei."

When he appeared, Hinata Moshu reached out and brushed his hair, greeting him with a surging smile on his face.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa also smiled and said hello in return.

"Well, ah, Kuda-sensei...... What are you doing here? ”

Kuda Moshu put down his hand, and his tone was quite helpless: "Let's take a look at a certain teacher who is sick because he can't take care of himself." ”

“…… Eh, didn't you say it on the phone, but it's actually okay, there's no problem. ”

I told me about the cold on the line in the morning, and after I said it, Hisada immediately called.

However, there was no mention on the phone that he would come to see him in the afternoon, so he was caught off guard now.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was a little apprehensive in his heart, but on the surface he still kept talking calmly to Hisuda.

The young and beautiful teacher didn't notice his abnormality, maybe he did, and he would think it was because of the cold, after all, he stayed up late and had a cold, and his face was indeed not very good.

"Anyway, it's not far, so I'll come and have a look." Kuda Moshu said.

"That's ...... Okay, Mr. Kuda, let's come in first. ”

"Well, that's a bother."

"No, it's my honor that Mr. Hisada came to see me."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled, pulled the door open, and moved out of the way.

Kuda Jasaki walked in.

"Speaking of which, how did Mr. Hirakawa catch a cold this time?"

He asked, looking down and changing into slippers.

"This ......"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa thought about how to explain it, because the matter of the movie editing could not be revealed, so he had to ......

"It's a matter of the school festival.,There's an activity I need to deal with.,It's too late.,Because I'm too sleepy to sleep at the desk.,I caught a cold after waking up in the middle of the night.。

Tetsufumi Hirakawa explained with a smile.

“…… So, you really didn't take care of yourself, right? ”

"This."

Unable to deny it this time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled a little awkwardly.

Kuda began to look at him from top to bottom.

"My face is not very good."

"Hmmm......"

"My voice is hoarse."

"Hmm."

"Do you have a headache?"

"Well, no."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa accepted the teacher's physical examination in a regular manner, asking and answering questions one by one.

But soon something else came to discover-

Tetsufumi Hirakawa saw Kuda in front of him, as if he had suddenly discovered something, and he was suspicious.

"What's wrong?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't feel anything wrong there.

He followed her gaze, looked down, and then saw that he was barefoot, just standing on the tiled floor.

“……”

It wasn't until I saw the picture at this time, and after slowly experiencing the chill from the soles of my feet, Tetsufumi Hirakawa reacted to what was wrong-

He had just taken off his shoes so as not to make a sound, and now, they were behind him, a few steps from the entrance.

When he raised his head and looked at Kuda, the teacher's eyes showed a color of doubt.

She blinked and pointed behind him with her gaze.

Mr. Hirakawa...... What's going on with you? Come and open the door and run off your slippers? ”

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa silently stared back at the shoes on the ground not far behind him.

Belch...... How do you say this?

Fortunately, when I looked back, I had already figured out the reason.

He nodded in the affirmative.

"I don't know if Mr. Kuda knows an allusion."

"Huh? What? ”

"Stand on your feet." Hirakawa Zhewen began to look like popular science knowledge, "In the battle of the famous Guandu, when Cao Cao fought against Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao's adviser Xu Yu defected to Cao Cao. ”

"When Cao Fang undressed and rested, he heard that Xu You eloped to the village, he was overjoyed, he didn't have time to put on his shoes, he stepped out to greet him, saw Xu You from afar, stroked his palms and laughed, joined hands and worshiped on the ground."

A paragraph of the original text of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is at your fingertips.

Then, Tetsufumi Hirakawa began to ramble.

"I was upstairs just now, I heard the doorbell ringing, and I walked downstairs wondering who it was, and then, when I was about to get to the door, I suddenly had a premonition, and I guessed that it was Mr. Kuda.

"So at that time, I was in such a hurry, and I rushed to open the door in order to see Mr. Kuda as soon as possible, and even my shoes ran off."

“……”

Hearing this explanation, Hinata Moki was silent.

Obviously, for Tetsufumi Hirakawa's rhetoric, the female teacher ...... Well, I didn't believe it, and as he spoke, his eyes became more and more helpless.

However, this is not a big problem, and I can't think of any other reason, so I glanced at him cutely and helplessly, and Hinata Moshu sighed: "Mr. Hirakawa, don't be poor, put on your shoes first." ”

"Okay."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa obediently complied, walked over, and put on the shoes he had just taken off.

Okay, that's the problem solved -

When I put on my shoes, I breathed such a sigh of relief.

"Alright, Mr. Kuda, let's go sit down on the sofa."

"Hmm."

After sitting on the couch in the living room, the conversation returned to the question of his illness.

"Mr. Hirakawa, were you resting when you were upstairs just now?" Kuda asked, sitting next to him, looking at him.

"No, I'm still busy with the activities of the school festival.。 Tetsufumi Hirakawa replied truthfully.

"Huh? Are you still doing it when you're sick? ”

"Well, that's all said, I'm a pretty dedicated teacher." Said boastfully.

“…… That's not the problem, is it? Kuda stared at him, "Are you in such a hurry?" ”

"Well, it's a bit of a rush......," Tetsufumi Hirakawa said, "After all, Mr. Hinata also knows, I told you that next week is the national competition for wind music, and I will accompany our wind club at that time, so I will definitely not have time, so I want to try to complete this stage of things before then." ”

“…… That's right. ”

It should be the word "time", which reminded Kuda Moshu of something, and his voice was a little lower.

"Hmm." Tetsufumi Hirakawa responded.

"Then Mr. Hirakawa, is there anything I can do to help?"

"No need."

Faced with the female teacher's willingness to help, Tetsufumi Hirakawa quickly shook his head.

"Mr. Kuda's kindness is understood, but I'll do these things myself."

"......" Kuda Moshu was a little speechless.

Although he didn't say it, the teacher's meaning was obvious-he would resign immediately anyway, so in the last period, let's do all these things by myself in earnest-such means.

Indeed, the above thoughts in the heart will ring in the ears in the next moment.

"Anyway, I don't have much time, so it's okay to be busy, and it's going to pass quickly."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled and said this sentence with a smile that he looked quite free.

"Maybe after I quit, I'll miss these busy days."

“……”

This kind of free-spiritedness, casually talking about such an unpleasant topic, makes people feel a little unsure of how to respond.

Even the words 'then pay attention to rest' - this kind of words, when they came to their lips, looked at the serious face in front of them, and felt inappropriate.

So after staring at it for a long time, Hinata Moshu nodded helplessly: "Then let Mr. Hirakawa be willful, and then have a good rest." ”

"Hmm."

In this way, he answered, and as the atmosphere became a little gloomy, there was no topic between the two, and they didn't know what to say.

The living room began to fall silent.

Of course, it is impossible to say that there is no sound at all.

The voice of the words was indeed gone, but the sound of breathing in the silence became clearer in the ears.

What's more, Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Maki Kuda are still sitting very close.

didn't deliberately close the distance, just now when the two of them came to the edge of the sofa in the living room from the entrance, they naturally sat together.

Therefore, in the midst of speechlessness, at this moment, the two people who were sitting together, listening to each other's breathing, and looking at each other, the atmosphere that had been depressed because of a slightly heavy topic began to brew in another direction in such an environment.

“……”

“……”

And it turns out that it is dangerous to be alone like this with a person of the opposite sex who you like in your heart.

Inexplicably, they just looked at each other. Then, it didn't take long for Tetsufumi Hirakawa to hear another voice in his ears besides the sound of breathing—

"Bang, bang, bang" is jumping, and the rhythm is getting faster.

There is no doubt that the source of the sound is his heart.

The face of the young female teacher in front of me already likes it, and it is difficult to control it in such a quiet environment.

I don't know if the psychology of the female teacher in front of him is the same as him.

- Tetsufumi Hirakawa's inner guess was quickly answered.

Because he saw it, the gentle goose egg face in front of him was tinged with a slightly ruddy color.

Then, Kuda Moki skimmed her face because she was shy.

“…… Mr. Hirakawa, look at what I'm doing. ”

The tone of the troubled mixed with a little shyness is very good, and the look of knowingly asking is cute.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa laughed a little.

"Mr. Kuda is obviously looking at me too, but I'm not the only one."

"......" didn't reply.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa replied to Hida's question with a smile: "If you want to ask what Hida-sensei is doing...... Of course, I thought it was cute. ”

“……”

"Also, I remembered what I said before, when everything is settled, Mr. Kuda, let's be together."

Too blunt statements are frowned upon.

“…… Who said it, not at all. The female teacher turned her head even more.

"Didn't you?"

"Nope."

"Okay, okay." You can say whatever you want when you're shy, and you really lose.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa responded casually, and waited until Maki Kuda finally turned back to look at him before he continued.

Some emotion.

"However, that's exactly what I thought just now, and after thinking about it, I and Mr. Kuda, who were originally a little unclear, have become better."

“…… Is it? ”

"yes."

Even though I already knew it, I couldn't help but rejoice when I heard it from my ears.

The corners of Kuda Moshu's mouth couldn't help but appear a little happy and shy.

I ran my hand through the ends of my hair and took a few breaths to calm my mind down a bit.

"Then Mr. Hirakawa, until then, just continue to maintain this mood, and finally make a finish."

Kuda Moki said encouragingly.

"Well, naturally."

"What is left to do?"

"Hmm...... Think about it. ”

It didn't take much time to think.

"The letter of resignation was handed in after talking to Mr. Kuda some time ago.,The Chinese language class has been finished.,Now,All that's left is the upcoming national competition of the wind club.,And the school festival thing.。

"Okay."

The agreement between the two washed away some of the dull atmosphere of the imminent resignation.

Kuda Moshu also ignored this matter for the time being, and began to think that it was not long before the agreement was now.

Wait until everything is done.,After the school festival, Pingchuan officially resigned.,That's when he replied to her.。

“……”

“……”

When I think about it, I'm still a little nervous.

Kuda Moshu silently turned his head away from Tetsufumi Hirakawa's gaze again, staring at the coffee table.

The female teacher was shy again.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt that Kuda's appearance was a little funny, and sure enough, the beauty made people feel happy, and even more so when he saw someone he liked.

Even the fatigue of staying up late last night and catching a cold and getting sick today has dissipated a lot.

But the pleasure didn't last long, for all of a sudden he heard this question in his ears—

"Mr. Hirakawa, do you have any guests at home?"

“……”

“……”

Kuda Moshu blinked and stared at the coffee table, two water glasses in different positions, one in front of the two of them, and one on the other side.

“……”

How do you describe how Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt when he suddenly heard this question from Kuda's mouth?

A heartbeat that suddenly stops, like weightlessness when you go down the stairs and step into the air and then fall like this.

His body and expression stiffened visibly.

Fortunately, Kuda Moshu didn't pay attention to him, but looked at the water glass, so after a pause, Tetsufumi Hirakawa had already regained control of his body from his knee-jerk reaction.

“…… Not really. Tetsufumi Hirakawa said very naturally, "Why do you say that......?"

When he asked, he followed Kuda's line of sight to the coffee table, and then saw two water glasses.

"Oh, this one." Tetsufumi Hirakawa reacted, "It's just that I'm too lazy to take it back after I finish using the cup." ”

"Oh."

Maybe because he trusted enough, Kuda Moshu didn't think much about it at all.

……

……

……

After chatting for a while, Hinata Moki said that he should take care of himself, and then offered his farewell.

It wasn't until the governess walked out of his house that Tetsufumi Hirakawa stood in front of the entrance, looking at the closed door, the closed cabinets on the side, and then looking back at the stairs leading to the second floor.

Well...... Mixed feelings.

In short, there were no accidents, which is gratifying.

It's just that...... It's a bad feeling to hide something like that.

I don't want it in the future.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa sighed and walked towards the stairs upstairs.

Fortunately, there will be no chance after that, and when the matter of Amamiya Night is resolved, after he leaves, there will be no such thing.

Let's survive the last minute.

Thinking like this, Tetsufumi Hirakawa opened the door to the study.

He saw Amamiya sitting at his desk, looking at something very seriously.

Even so serious that he didn't pay attention to the sound of his doors opening and footsteps at all, and was a little too focused.

"Amamiya-san, you-"

While walking behind the girl, Tetsufumi Hirakawa asked, but before the question was finished, Amamiya was immediately startled by him and stood up.

“……”

The body froze, looking like he had been caught doing something bad.