I work as a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Chapter 11 She's Not Out of Prison

Hirakawa Tetsuwen walked out of the living room alone.

After walking out, a luxurious corridor appeared in front of him, and at the end of the corridor, at the corner, he found Shinohara Shiori squatting.

"Teacher Hirakawa?"

The girl who heard the footsteps raised her head to look at him, her eyes still red.

"Well, it's me."

Hirakawa Zhewen stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at her.

"Why did the teacher come out?"

"Because it's over?"

"ended?"

"The last step needs to be done by Shinohara-san."

"Me?" Shinohara Shiori asked back.

"Yes." Hirakawa Tetsufumi nodded and smiled, "Now, Xiaoyuan-san just needs to walk into the living room and tell your mother what you want."

"..."

The girl didn't speak, but her eyes clearly showed suspicion.

Yes, after all, I said it before, but my mother didn't listen to it at all.

"Shinohara-san, please trust me."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen said this, and then added another sentence.

"We have an agreement."

This sentence should have given the girl confidence. After hearing this sentence, the suspicion in Shiori Shinohara's eyes gradually dissipated, and she nodded.

"Ah."

"Go ahead and say what you want."

She stood up, took one last look at Tetsufumi Hirakawa who also stood up, and walked towards the living room.

Hirakawa Zhewen watched the girl leave, and when she walked into the living room, he leaned gently against the wall next to her.

Well, the matter is coming to an end, as long as Shinohara Shiori expresses her wishes, Shinohara's mother will agree.

As for why...

Because just now in the living room, Hirakawa Tetsufumi gave Shinohara's mother an order:

"Please respect your daughter's personality and listen to her wishes, at least this time."

Why is it such an instruction?
In the final analysis, if it is only about music, Hirakawa Tetsufumi can directly say "please agree with Shinohara Shiori-san to stay in the performance club" or something.

But he didn't.

Because he has no qualifications and no power.As a teacher, he knows exactly where the limits of his power lie.

He didn't have the right to impose his thoughts on Shinohara's mother so forcefully.If he did this, wouldn't it be a manifestation of the desire to control?
Just because you think a certain thing or a certain thought is correct, you cannot force others to do so.He is just the teacher of Shinohara Shiori, and Hirakawa Tetsufumi knows his own identity very well.

So his choice was to rebuild the bridge between Shinohara Shiori and her mother when it collapsed.

This is the most suitable method in his opinion.

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After waiting for about 10 minutes, Hirakawa Zhewen, who was still leaning against the wall in a daze, heard the sound of the door opening.

Looking in the direction of the voice, he saw Shinohara Shiori walking out.

"Xiaoyuan-san, how are you doing?"

"..."

The girl who walked up to him didn't say a word, just looked at him quietly with red eyes.Well, like a well-behaved rabbit.

"Should be successful, right?"

Rabbit... the girl nodded.

"Well, that's good." Hirakawa Zhewen couldn't help showing a smile.

Efforts were not in vain, and he succeeded in asserting the free will of his pupils.

"In the second year of high school, Shinohara-san can continue to stay in the performance department."

"..."

"It's something to be happy about being able to continue to get in touch with the things you like and continue to work hard for your hobbies?"

"..."

"National competition in the second year of high school, please continue to work hard."

"..."

"So it's alright, Shinohara-san, please act cheerful. Yes."

"..."

Having said that, Shiori Shinohara still didn't seem to want to speak.

"Well... If you don't speak like this, even the teacher will be embarrassed."

"..."

Still did not speak.Even Hirakawa Tetsuwen didn't know what to say for the time being.

The two began to stare at each other.

"..."

"..."

A quiet atmosphere spread in the corridor.

The outdoor world has completely entered the night.

The overhead lights are even brighter.

Shinohara Shiori suddenly bowed solemnly.

The so-called quiet as a virgin moves like a rabbit, such a sudden bow is really shocking.

After regaining his senses—yes, he was distracted just now because he remembered a nursery rhyme about rabbits—Hirakawa Zhewen quickly spoke.

"Xiaoyuan-san, it's okay, get up, I just did what I should do."

"And it was Shinohara-san who convinced her mother in the end, right? Well, that's it. So there's no need to thank me, Shinohara-san should thank yourself more."

"So, don't be so... eh...don't cry."

After the girl got up, Hirakawa Zhewen saw two tear stains on her face.

"That... Shinohara-san?"

"Hmm... I'm also troubled by this... I didn't bring a tissue..."

After searching for a long time, I couldn't find anything.

Finally, Tetsubun Hirakawa looked at the sleeve of his teacher's uniform, thought for a while, and stretched it out.

"This one……"

In the end, his clumsy appearance finally made Shinohara Shiori laugh.

The girl burst out laughing with a "puchi", as if she had seen something particularly funny, she shed tears while laughing.

"Teacher... this is, my house, why is there a shortage of tissues..."

"...Ah, um, sorry, I didn't expect that."

Hirakawa Tetsubun withdrew his sleeves slightly in embarrassment.

Because I have absolutely no experience with girls crying, I panicked all at once.

The only experience about girls crying in front of their eyes should be a kindergarten thing.What's going on...

Playing house and drinking, the girl insisted on calling her "dear".

Well... a grown soul couldn't say that to a child, so she cried.

So in the end I gave in.

I don't know how to evaluate the memories.

But after going through such a mess of memories in my mind, the girl in front of me stopped crying.

Then he bowed solemnly again.

"Teacher, thank you."

"..."

Fine.

Although it is largely due to the system, he also contributed a lot to this.Accept it with peace of mind.

Hirakawa Zhewen nodded, and then lost his mind again.

So the next time you meet a girl crying, as long as you keep recalling some messy memories in your mind, you can make the girl stop crying, right?

Think too much, there is absolutely no connection between the two.

"Teacher Hirakawa?"

While he was complaining about himself, Shinohara Shiori had already stood up, blinking in front of him, trying to get his attention.

"Ah, it's nothing."

"Are you distracted?"

"No."

"When I was thanking the students, I actually lost my mind."

"Absolutely nothing."

"……All right."

"..."

"..."

"I should go." Hirakawa Zhewen said suddenly after a while of silence.

"I'll take you out."

"sorry to bother you."

Shinohara Shiori walked ahead and led the way, Hirakawa Tetsufumi silently followed behind.

I have to say that the house of Shinohara Shiori's family is really big, without her leading the way, she would definitely get lost.

Looking at the back of the girl who was obviously jumping up, the steps under her feet were full of joy.

The child who has been controlled for so long has finally gained... a short period of freedom.

Well, yeah, just briefly.

No matter how much you think about some messy things, you can't let yourself ignore this matter.

Can't escape.

In the living room, Hirakawa Zhewen's instructions contained such a sentence: "At least this time today."

Why do you have to add this sentence?
Because Shinohara's mother's will is unshakable.It's impossible for her to change completely with just such an ordinary threat.

It was rare to get her to obey her child's wishes once.

after that……

Except for the performance department, there should be no more interference, and everything else is probably as usual.

The problem still exists, and the cage built by Shinohara's mother is stable as usual.

Shinohara Shiori still has to live under such control, being materialized into a property and completely denied as an independent personality.

And Hirakawa Tetsubun is powerless and has no qualifications to change this situation.After all, he is just a teacher.

All he can do is to perform his duties as a teacher and solve the current problem: Shinohara Shiori wants to stay in the performance department.

That's it.

When walking out of Shinohara's house, the girl behind him bowed to him again.

"Mr. Hirakawa, thank you."

It is really a heavy thank you.

(End of this chapter)