With his head down, staring at his dim shadow on the ground reflected by the street lamp, Tetsufumi Hirakawa silently walked home.

The words of Hinata Moshu just now made him start to get entangled again, and his steps were heavy.

The female teacher who doesn't want to give up and wants to hold his hand, I have to admit that this is Kuda, and this is the charm of the gentle teacher he likes.

What kind of person can make such a decision in such a situation? It's only Hisada, right?

I don't want him to fall, I want to be the "teacher" in his mind, the teacher who changed his life.

Just now, Tetsufumi Hirakawa heard the news from the mouth of Moshu Kuda, and when he received such a gaze from her eyes that could only be summed up in words like "infinite tenderness", he was really moved in his heart.

If he hadn't met Shiori Shinohara and hadn't met Reya Hazuki, then according to the most normal development, perhaps—no, it should be certainly—he would have gone on with Hisada, with this gentle teacher who could hardly find flaws, all the time, right?

And the jobs of teachers are generally very stable, so it is not surprising that they will continue to work with Moriya.

Work together, retire together, be together every day.

And ah, with such a gentle teacher, he and her must have almost no conflicts, right?

It's hard to imagine any contradiction in normal times.

With her life, with a career she loves, and such an understanding wife, it will definitely be quite smooth, right?

“……”

However, all this will only be a fantasy.

From the time he walked into his home with the door that was not closed when he left the house and is still open, Tetsufumi Hirakawa saw that:

Shiori Shinohara sits on the couch with a cat on her lap, and Amamiya runs around his living room at night, catching up with Michael who is jumping up and down.

And when he heard his footsteps, Amamiya Ye stopped, looked back, and Michael "meowed" in relief.

As for Shiori Shinohara, she also stood up with Jia Baili in her arms.

"Mr. Hirakawa, are you back?"

"Hmm." Tetsufumi Hirakawa responded, lowered his head and changed into slippers, and stepped into the entrance.

Amamiya Ye ran up to him, looked up at him, and asked with concern.

"Mr. Hirakawa, how's it going?"

Shiori Shinohara glanced at Amamiya Night, she really wanted to say that it was not about Amamiya Night, but at this time, the concern for her Hirakawa-sensei still overcame the desire to say something to Amamiya Night.

Shiori Shinohara also looked at Tetsufumi Hirakawa, waiting for his reply.

"Nothing." Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled reluctantly at the two girls.

After the beginning of a series of things this afternoon, he was a little tired.

"Shiori, Amamiya-san...... It's not getting early, so you'd better go back early, right? ”

Amamiya Ye focused on the obvious distinction between titles and "Shiori" to Miss Shinohara, and "Amamiya-san" to her......

Amamiya Ye felt a little frustrated, and her little face puffed up a little.

Shiori Shinohara focused on getting back early.

She smelled something unusual in it.

"Is Mr. Hirakawa tired?"

Shiori Shinohara let go of the Michael she was holding in her arms, and she stepped forward.

"It's a little."

"Is it because, Kuda-sensei and Hiragawa said something?"

“……”

It looks like it's absolutely it.

Shiori Shinohara looked at Tetsufumi Hirakawa's expression in front of her and sighed.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Hirakawa. Although Shiori also knows that you are tired and does not want to disturb your rest, but, if you are like this, Shiori can't go back with peace of mind. ”

She didn't know what Mr. Kuda and Mr. Hirakawa said, and if these words happened to make Hirakawa have any ideas, then she would go back like this, but no.

"I ......"

"Can I talk to Shiori?"

“……”

The eldest lady who naturally held his hand in front of him, the temperature of his palm was transmitted along his hand that was blown cold by the outdoor air, and the concerned look in her eyes also made Tetsufumi Hirakawa refuse.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded gently.

"Shiori, let's sit down, I'm a little tired."

"Of course."

Holding hands, Shiori Shinohara, led Tetsufumi Hirakawa to the sofa in the living room.

- Leaving Amamiya alone, she stood in place, blinking her bewildered eyes, staring blankly at the two who were holding hands and leaving her.

“……”

What to do, she seems to be neglected?

Eh——?!

What should she do next?

Standing here, by the entrance, silently watching Miss Shinohara-sama and Mr. Hirakawa leaning on the sofa affectionately and doing nothing?

After thinking about it, Amamiya quietly stepped forward without a trace, followed the two gently, and also walked to the sofa, and sat down not far from the two.

"......" came to the sofa, and after sitting down, Shiori Shinohara glanced at Amamiya Nighta silently.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa also glanced at Amamiya Night.

Amamiya Ye both of them were on her knees, sitting in a well-behaved position, and she looked like she would never disturb the two of them, so please don't let her leave.

Shiori Shinohara didn't know what she should say, she kind of wanted to let Amamiya go away, but after all, Hirakawa was still there, and she glanced at the teacher beside her, wanting to ask for his opinion.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't say anything...... He was a little tired and didn't want to worry about such inconsequential things anymore.

I'm afraid it will take some tongue to get Amamiya to leave, and it may not be successful, so forget it, even if Amamiya Ye is next to it, it won't affect anything.

In this way, while Amamiya was sitting on the side with a curious gaze, Tetsufumi Hirakawa faced Shiori Shinohara beside him.

He shook the hand that had the girl's body temperature in his hand.

Shiori Shinohara didn't want to care about Amamiya Night, and she heard the teacher in front of her speak.

"Shiori."

"Hmm." Shiori Shinohara also held Tetsufumi Hirakawa's hand and responded, "Mr. Hirakawa, Shiori wants to know what Mr. Kuda said to you. ”

There was a moment of silence, and the scene of the street lamp in the night just came to mind, and as the memory surfaced, Hirakawa Tetsufumi felt his heart throb again.

He controlled the mood swings and spoke as restrained and undulating as he could.

"Just now, after Kuda and I went out......"

“……”

“……”

……

After a brief recount, there was a brief silence in the living room.

Amamiya, who was sitting on the side, kept blinking his eyes and his head was racing quickly, trying to analyze the current situation.

Before she could analyze it, Shiori Shinohara's voice rang out.

"Is that so? So, Mr. Kuda doesn't plan to give up, right? ”

"Poetry ......"

"Mr. Hirakawa, what's wrong?" Shiori Shinohara was staring at Tetsufumi Hirakawa in front of her all the time, and she never let go of her hand.

"Hmm...... Do you want to know Shiori's thoughts? She guessed.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded, in affirmation.

"That's right." In response, Tetsufumi Hirakawa saw that the corners of the girl's mouth in front of him suddenly raised a little smile.

"Hirakawa-sensei, don't treat Shiori's words as if they don't exist - Shiori said, she will never let go of Hirakawa-sensei's hand, and if Kuda-sensei is not willing to let go, then Shiori can only hold you tighter...... You're sure to belong to Shiori. ”

“…… I'm not an object. I didn't know what to say, and in the face of the girl's declaration, Tetsufumi Hirakawa sighed helplessly.

Shiori Shinohara is noncommittal.

"Mr. Hirakawa wants to ask Shiori this question, what, do you think Shiori will let go?"

"I ......"

"Or does Mr. Hirakawa think that - [since my liking will cause trouble to the other party, for the sake of the other party's good, I have no choice but to quit] - such a plot development is more in line with Mr. Hirakawa's ideas?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly under the girl's eyes.

"I didn't think so."

But I have to say that Shiori Shinohara summed it up like this, [because I chose to let go because I listened to Kuda's reprimand], this kind of plot direction seems to be indeed ...... Youth Pain Literature?

That's the name, right?

It's really a bit bloody.

Never letting go is Miss Shinohara's style.

"I see, Shiori."

"Hmm. So, what about Hirakawa-sensei's thoughts? Shiori Shinohara asked.

"Me?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa hesitated.

But before he could answer, Shiori Shinohara looked like she knew everything, and she held out her finger and put it on his mouth.

"Okay, Mr. Hirakawa, you don't have to open your mouth, Shiori will know."

“…… Is that so? ”

"Hmm. Hirakawa-sensei, you-" Shiori Shinohara, leaning closer, looking directly into her somewhat confused eyes as far as her breath could reach, "Your thoughts are just no thoughts." ”

‘……’

Shiori Shinohara smiled, leaned back to pull away, fingers running through her long hair.

"There's no way, Shiori also thought about it just now, and I know, with the current situation, what choice I want Mr. Hirakawa to make, I am definitely embarrassing Mr. Hirakawa."

"You don't have a choice."

"In that case, Shiori shouldn't let Hirakawa-sensei choose at such a time."

"But—"

Shiori Shinohara became serious again, and looked at Tetsufumi Hirakawa with an inexplicable momentum exuding from her body.

Let Tetsufumi Hirakawa subconsciously sit up straight.

He heard Shiori Shinohara's mouth speak.

"Hirakawa-sensei, doesn't mean Shiori agrees with your ridiculous idea of wanting them all, you know?"

"You're not a child anymore, please don't say that."

"Shiori won't pursue you for the time being, because she understands your thoughts and doesn't want to embarrass you."

"Wait, wait for Shiori to hold your ...... Hmmm......"

"Four...... Wrong. ”

After thinking about it, Shiori Shinohara still excluded Amamiya Night - nothing to worry about at all.

"After three hands, Shiori will never let you think like this again."

"If the time comes, Hirakawa-sensei still has this thought-"

Shiori Shinohara stared at Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa blinked quickly.

"Shiori is going to tie you up so that Shiori is the only one by your side."

“……”

Unable to tell whether he was serious or joking, Tetsufumi Hirakawa could only smile under the girl's fiery eyes.

"This—That's it."

"Hmm." Miss Shinohara-sama nodded lightly.

"Alright, Hirakawa-sensei, Shiori has finished what she should say. Then it's time to leave. ”

"That's, that's, okay." Tetsufumi Hirakawa stood up.

"Eh, are you leaving?" Amamiya, who was watching from the sidelines, came back to his senses and stood up, "That Hirakawa-sensei, this body-"

Amamiya didn't finish his words, and he got stuck.

She was just about to say goodbye to Tetsufumi Hirakawa when she saw her in front of her, holding hands, facing each other, and the two people after getting up, getting closer and closer, closer and closer.

Shiori Shinohara stood on tiptoe, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa lowered his head.

In the end, in Amamiya's sight, the lips of the two still touched together.

The two were kissing, and Amamiya was watching at night.

“……”

“……”

“……”

The quiet living room, the dull sight of the rainy palace night......

When the crimson cheeks parted, Shiori Shinohara pursed her lips and smiled as she finally said goodbye.

"Alright, Mr. Hirakawa, Shiori is really gone."

"Okay, stay safe on the road."

"Hmm." Miss Shinohara-sama responded, pulling up the arm of Amamiya Night, who had long been unpleasant to the eye and now completely stiffened, and almost dragged her out of the living room and out of the Hirakawa house.

After watching the two girls leave, Tetsufumi Hirakawa wiped his mouth, sighed softly, and sat back on the sofa.

……

Sitting on the sofa, he was alone in a daze for a while, and it was not until he felt the emptiness in his stomach that Tetsufumi Hirakawa came back to his senses.

He remembered that he hadn't eaten dinner yet.

I don't know what time it is.

Thinking about this kind of question, Tetsufumi Hirakawa reached out to the coffee table and wanted to see what time it was on his phone-

The hand stopped in mid-air.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at the phone with a little flurry, the screen was still on, and it was still stuck on the call interface.

“……”

Hasn't Reya Hazuki's phone hung up yet?

Just now, I was absent-minded and didn't notice it at all.

"Hello? Hazuki? Is it still there? ”

Picking up the phone, Tetsufumi Hirakawa tried to call the phone.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

No response.

Somewhat confused, Tetsufumi Hirakawa tried to scream again, and raised his voice a little.

"Hazuki? Hazuki? Is it still there? ”

This time there was a response.

Extremely muffled, as if he had just woken up, with a little bit of waking up.

"Hmm—who?"

"......" Tetsufumi Hirakawa couldn't laugh or cry, "Hazuki, I-Are you asleep?" ”

“hen…… tai？ ”

Even if he sleeps in a daze, he is still used to calling him a pervert......

Tetsufumi Hirakawa decided not to bother with a female high school student.

"Yes, it's me."

"Why did you call me?" Reya Hazuki probably really fell asleep, not only was her voice soft and glutinous, but her tone was also sticky, like a child, and it sounded better than usual.

"It's not me calling you, it's you calling, and you haven't hung up yet, remember?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa corrected.

"Huh......?" There seemed to be some confusion, but after a while, I finally remembered, "Oh-"

"So you're asleep?"

"I was lying in bed, and you weren't there, so I was bored, so I fell asleep." Ye Yue Limi muttered like a coquette.

I really didn't expect this to be the case when she didn't wake up.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa thought it was a little funny.

Laughed for a moment, and then: "Then I'll hang up first, right?" You're going to go back to sleep. ”

"Hmm." Ye Yueli replied in a daze.

"But don't you have anything to say?" Before hanging up, Tetsufumi Hirakawa asked again.

"Say what?" Ye Yue Limi said vaguely, "You can't, you can still leave me, right?" I didn't believe that you, the hentai, would leave me such a cute high school girl. ”

"You're hentai-hentai~ you know?"

“……”

"Toot."

The phone was hung up by Reya Hazuki.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa laughed helplessly.

(End of chapter)