The light of the setting sun, the half-open door, the Kuda jasmine tree in front of you.

After opening the door and seeing the identity of the person in front of him, Tetsufumi Hirakawa's body froze completely.

One of his hands is still pressing the doorknob, maintaining the posture of opening the door, and the other hand is still holding Shiori Shinohara.

'Jasmine, why are you here?' Even such a question is blocked in the throat and cannot make a sound.

It was too unexpected, completely unexpected.

is still immersed in the afterglow of intimacy with the eldest lady.,And then I met Kuda after opening the door like this.。

When I saw the figure in front of me, my heart beat violently and then stopped quickly, like the feeling of bungee jumping down the rope to the limit and then about to break.

Although Tetsufumi Hirakawa had never jumped to the pole, he really felt this way at this time.

His thoughts stopped, dazed.

And Miss Shinohara-sama beside him, her delicate face did appear a little surprised the moment she opened the door, but after that, she quickly regained her composure.

She quietly continued to hold Tetsufumi Hirakawa's hand, not letting go, her eyes just staring at Kuda who was expressionless in the sunset.

Kuda's face was indeed expressionless, but it was not the stern and rigid face. The warm sunset shines, and the gentle lines on the gentle female teacher's face, even if there is no expression, it looks soft.

If you change the scene, for example, the husband at home greets the returning wife, this kind of warm sunset sun with a gentle female teacher can reflect a warm atmosphere.

It's a pity that it's not, and it doesn't even have anything to do with the word warmth.

It's better to say weird.

After opening the door, the atmosphere in front of Tetsufumi Hirakawa's house dropped to freezing point in an instant, colder than the air in early January.

Everything stopped, my heart beating, my breathing...... The air is stagnant, and time seems to stop.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa remained motionless.

The three of them looked at each other.

“……”

“……”

“……”

There was such an eerie stillness, until Hinata Moshu, who had no expression on his face in front of the door, lowered his head slightly and glanced down with his eyes.

Like a freeze-frame scene, time continues to flow because of this action of Kuda, which restores the action that should have been.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa's gaze inevitably followed Kuda Moshu downward, and then stopped again.

Because my body stiffened, I didn't realize it just now.

It wasn't until now, appearing in the field of vision, that Tetsufumi Hirakawa suddenly reacted-

His hand was still tightly clasped with Shiori Shinohara.

So, what exactly is Hisata looking at......

“……”

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa's thoughts began to run violently the moment he came back to his senses.

He panicked a little.

Obviously, it's too bad, it couldn't be worse.

What could be worse than being blocked by your girlfriend at the door of your house and even holding hands while you're with another girl?

If anything, it must be "blocked while still in bed", right?

The stiff expression fluctuated, and the instinctive impulse that subconsciously arose in his heart made Tetsufumi Hirakawa want to let go of Miss Shinohara's hand.

The fingers that interlocked his fingers relaxed slightly, and he struggled with a slight movement, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa wanted to pull away.

However......

After a little movement, he didn't move.

In the field of vision, you can clearly see Shiori Shinohara's tightly holding hand, as well as the touch of being wrapped by the girl's hand in her hand.

“……”

“……”

Hirakawa paused, then moved his gaze upwards to meet the eldest lady's eyes along the girl's arm.

Her eyes were calm, there was no panic, and the corners of her mouth were still the eldest lady's signature good-looking smile.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't move.

He could already see Shiori Shinohara's thoughts in his eyes.

Now that he has responded, since he has decided to be together, then they have no reason to let go now, not at all.

It's like swearing sovereignty, Miss Shinohara-sama holds Tetsufumi Hirakawa's hand and never lets go.

She was the first to turn her face back to face Kuda, smiling, bowing, and polite.

"Hisada-sensei, hello."

When he heard the greeting, Kuda Moshu took his eyes away from the hands that the two were still holding. She nodded at Shiori Shinohara, and her tone didn't fluctuate much.

"Hello Shinohara-san."

The words fell and fell silent for a moment.

That's right, obviously, at this time, the two have already said hello, so naturally it is his turn to speak.

After a brief silence and a moment of hesitation, Tetsufumi Hirakawa finally mustered up his courage.

He began to respond to the looking gaze that Moki Kuda had come to him.

Although his expression was still a little unnaturally stiff, and his tone was there, he really did his best.

"Well, Jasmine, good afternoon...... What are you doing here? ”

Kuda Moshu stared at him, staring at Tetsufumi Hirakawa and feeling a little weak before answering him.

"There's something here." - In terms of tone, it was not very good, it was ordinary, but the answer was quite brief.

At such times, it is obviously not good news to give short answers.

I don't want to communicate, I don't want to touch...... That's probably the message.

"Is there something here? It's ......"

"Package."

"Bag, ......"

“……”

“……”

The conversation of "......" stiffened a little, as if there was nothing to say, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa had to stop.

At this time, his hand, which had been holding the doorknob and was freezing in the cold air, finally remembered to put it down.

He was ready to get out of the way.

It's just that someone is one step ahead of him.

"Mr. Kuda, please." The dignified and elegant eldest lady quietly turned sideways and gave way to her position.

The posture is dignified, the tone is decent, and there are no mistakes in etiquette.

The only problem is......

At this moment, holding Tetsufumi Hirakawa's hand and inviting Moki Kuda in, this eldest lady looks like the hostess here.

Hinata Moki glanced at Shiori Shinohara.

Shinohara Shiori smiled.

Kuda Moshu nodded.

The atmosphere was harmonious, the scene was calm, only Tetsufumi Hirakawa's feet were fixed in place.

"Excuse me, Mr. Kuda, where did you put your bag? Shiori can help you find it too, right? ”

After letting go of her hand, Shiori Shinohara walked in front of her, more like a hostess welcoming guests at home.

Kuda Moshu followed her silently, indeed like a guest.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa mechanically closed the door, turned to accept the reality and began to face such a scene.

……

It didn't take long for Kuda's bag to be found, but it was actually placed on the coffee table and you could see it at a glance.

Maybe it's because I'm used to it, so I didn't react to the fact that this was the bag that Hinata put at his house.

- I don't know when this bag was put down before the winter vacation, after all, after the winter vacation, because of a series of things, today Kuda came to his house for the first time.

"Is Kuda-sensei here today to get the bag?" Facing Maki Kuda, who seemed to have picked up the bag and wanted to leave, Shiori Shinohara asked politely again.

Kuda Moshu carried the bag on her shoulder.

After tidying up, she responded to Shiori Shinohara.

"Maybe something else. But ......" said that, Kuda Moshu turned his head to look at Tetsufumi Hirakawa on the side, and said in a tone that couldn't hear the emotion, "Tetsufumi, it seems that I came at the wrong time. ”

"......" Tetsufumi Hirakawa was speechless, this kind of question, he couldn't answer at all.

You can't answer, "No, you're here at the right time," can you?

And just when Tetsufumi Hirakawa was silent, Shiori Shinohara next to her returned to Tetsufumi Hirakawa's side, standing on the side and facing Moshu Kuda together.

"No, Shiori thinks that Mr. Kuda came just right."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Maki Kuda looked at Miss Shinohara-sama together.

Shiori Shinohara explained softly.

"Actually, Mr. Kuda, just now Shiori and Mr. Hirakawa just mentioned you."

"Did you mention me?" Although it is a question sentence, it does not have much of a questioning tone.

"Well, you were mentioned."

"So, is Shinohara-san trying to tell me?"

"Well, yes." Shiori Shinohara said, her words were amazing, "Actually, the day before yesterday and just now, Mr. Hirakawa was still very badly in front of Shiori, expressing the idea that he couldn't give up Mr. Kuda. ”

"......" Tetsufumi Hirakawa's expression became embarrassed, and Hinata still didn't change much, just listening.

Shiori Shinohara, continued: "To be honest, in the current situation, since Mr. Hirakawa can't let go of Shiori and wants to be with Shiori, then I can't ignore this kind of thing. ”

"So, Shiori wants to talk to Mr. Kuda face-to-face, but I don't know if it's okay."

Kuda Moshu carried the bag and watched Shiori Shinohara bow slightly to her.

“……”

“……”

"It's good to get things sorted out sooner."

After a moment, Hinata nodded in response.

……

So, put down the bag and sit down face to face - Shiori Shinohara and Maki Kuda face to face.

As for Tetsufumi Hirakawa, when he finally sat down, he looked left and right between the two, and finally chose a position in the middle uneasily.

To be honest, I was worried that when I sat down, the wayward eldest lady suddenly said, "Why doesn't Mr. Hirakawa sit on Shiori's side", this kind of thing comes.

Fortunately, the first stage was successfully passed for the time being.

Then the second phase will begin.

Sitting in the middle, bearing the staggered gaze from both sides, Tetsufumi Hirakawa sat upright, staring at the coffee table in front of him, trying not to move.

What will be discussed? Discuss the question of who is exiting? No, Shinohara has already stated that he will never give up, so the only thing he can say is ...... Do you want Kuda Moshu to quit voluntarily?

But it's true...... What reason does Kuda have to stay with him who is terrible?

In fact, even Tetsufumi Hirakawa himself couldn't think of this kind of thing.

The ordinary and turbulent relationship comes from the warmth of daily life...... Tetsufumi Hirakawa likes this feeling, it has a lazy taste, and the relationship with the gentle female teacher is full of peace of mind.

But ah, this kind of flat warmth, once a third party intervenes, there is no place at all.

It's no longer warm.

Although Tetsufumi Hirakawa said that he would not give up on Kuda, even if Hinata took the initiative to end up with him, he wanted to recover it. But even he couldn't think of anything else to rely on between them.

What would Kuda do if he had made up his mind to end it today?

The beating of his heart became heavy, his chest was depressed, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa was silent.

The air was also very depressing, and the two people sitting on both sides may not have figured out which question to start with, so they just sat quietly for the time being.

Who will speak first, and what will say?

It's like sitting in the defendant's seat, Tetsufumi Hirakawa is waiting for the final trial, what can he do?

Thoughts spread out, and then, no one could have imagined, in the quiet living room, it was not any of the three people who broke the atmosphere of the scene.

It's a phone ringtone.

The mobile phone that suddenly vibrated on the coffee table and the mobile phone screen that lit up attracted the attention of the three people.

looked over together, and saw that on the caller ID, it was shown that the caller was - Ye Yue Limi.

"Hazuki-san?" When Shiori Shinohara caught a glimpse of the name on her phone, she blinked and was a little stunned.

Hazuki ...... Why Hazuki?

Kuda Moshu didn't speak, but in the same way, she also glanced at Tetsufumi Hirakawa with a slightly puzzled gaze.

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“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa sat motionless in place, staring at his phone under the eyes of the two people around him, his face changed uncontrollably for a moment.

Oops – that's the first thought in his head.

Ye Yue, why is it just so happened to call him when the three of them are here?

- Speaking of which, it seems like he sent a line to Hazuki? Then because the eldest lady came, he dropped his phone and didn't look at it at all......

Hey, wouldn't it?

Because he hasn't replied for too long, can't help but call? Is that so?

So what to do?

If you plug it in, it's definitely terrible, right?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt like he was breaking out in a cold sweat.

Although it has been decided that it will not be hidden, it shouldn't be in this already tense situation, and suddenly there is one more Hazuki Reya, right?

Judging from the situation, this is adding fuel to the fire, right?

It's going to be over......

Is there a way to hide for a while?

Didn't you?

At this time, the two people next to him are watching, if they don't answer, they will definitely be even more empty-hearted, right?

"Hirakawa-sensei?"

The mobile phone, which turned from vibrating to ringing, became a little harsh, and Shiori Shinohara's expression gradually became a little worse.

Why Reya Hazuki?

She had a strange relationship with Mr. Hirakawa before, but because she was far away in Kyoto, to be honest, Miss Shinohara-sama didn't take her to heart at all.

But......

Seeing that Tetsufumi Hirakawa hesitated and never connected, Shiori Shinohara had already constructed a bad conjecture in his mind.

What did Hazuki say...... Bondage, it can't be true, right?

"Hirakawa-sensei?" The thoughts in her mind made the dignified eldest lady unable to calm down.

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“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa can't pretend to be inaudible anymore.

He gritted his teeth.

Anyway, sooner or later, I'll have to say it in the future, so let's just make it completely clear today.

He grabbed his phone and connected it.

“……”