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

Chapter 17 The girl in the shrine signed a contract
As a representative of Shinto culture, shrines can be seen everywhere in Japan.From the bustling downtown to the corner of an alley, there may be a shrine.Large ones cover an area of ​​tens of hectares, while small ones may only have one statue.

In short, it is such a culture of gods who believe in "animism" that makes shrines of "800 million gods" spread all over every corner.

As for the shrine where Amamiya Ye is located... Hirakawa Tetsubun has also been there, and it probably worships a certain small god, and the shrine is only a few square meters.The location is between the tram station and the school. When passing by to work every day, you can catch a glimpse of its faint shadow through the branches of the forest and along the weedy path.

——From the overgrown weeds, it can be seen that few people visit this shrine.

It's such a small shrine, why did Yu Gongye run into it when he was in school?I didn't come to school all morning.

I was late a few days ago, didn't I just go to that shrine?
Such questions lingered in Hirakawa Zhewen's heart, and he was very confused.This girl is really unpredictable, but fortunately, the answer to the mystery will be revealed soon.

After 10 minutes of rushing, he couldn't slow down all the way because he was worried about something wrong with Amemiya Ye, so he finally arrived at the location of the shrine while he was panting non-stop.

It is noon now, in mid-April, the slightly cold wind in early spring is blowing on the face slightly wet with sweat, and it is cold for a while.

Tetsubun Hirakawa stood outside the woods and looked at the shrine not far away.

Among the green shoots of the forest, there is an old stone torii gate, gray, with stone statues on both sides, which are common koma dogs.Inside, irregular weeds grow on the stone path behind the torii gate, all the way—just a few meters—to the main hall of the shrine.

And beside the main hall, there is a squatting figure, which should be Amamiya Ye.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi breathed a sigh of relief immediately after seeing the figure of Yugong Ye, gently wiped the sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand, took out his mobile phone, and dialed Mrs. Yugong's number.

It was connected immediately, and there was a worried voice soon after the connection. The mother should have been waiting for a long time.

"Hello, Mr. Hirakawa?"

"Yes, it's me. I've already found classmate Yu Gongye."

This kind of reply obviously made the wife on the other side relax a lot, and the sound of exhalation came from the receiver very clearly.

"That's really great, Xiao Ye... I really don't know how to say it. Anyway, I'm sorry to trouble you today, Teacher Hirakawa."

"It's fine."

"Then what is Xiaoye doing now? I asked her on the phone just now, but she faltered and didn't tell me."

"About this..." Hirakawa Zhewen carefully looked at the slightly blurred back inside the shrine, but couldn't tell what he was doing. "It may take a while before I can reply to you."

"That's it... I'll trouble you again, Mr. Hirakawa."

"Should be."

Hanging up the phone, putting away the phone, Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked into the woods stepping on the weeds.

Walking forward, it seemed to be isolated from the world, the dense trees acted as a barrier to isolate the noise, and the forest was quiet for a while, only the sound of his footsteps remained.

A few steps to the shrine, Hirakawa Tetsubunli stood outside the torii and looked at the girl who was only a few meters away. It was Amamiya Ye.

She squatted in front of a wooden box, looking at something intently, and didn't even hear his arrival.

What is this for?

With such a question in mind, he was about to step forward to find out, and then, the sound of "Woo~" obviously belonged to some kind of animal sounded in the shrine.

Unsurprisingly, the source of the sound was the wooden box in front of Yu Gongye.

What kind of animal is this?
Tetsubun Hirakawa walked into the torii gate, and the sound of footsteps finally caught the girl's attention.Yu Gongye, who was squatting on the ground, looked back, and when he saw him, he didn't show any surprises. He just got up and bowed to him.

"Teacher Hirakawa."

Probably her mother had told her he would be here.

As for Hirakawa Zhewen, he looked at the uneasy girl in front of him, who ran here privately during school and skipped class all morning, and even faced her polite hello, he was a little stern.

"Student Amamiya."

"Yes."

"What time is it now?"

"Lunch break."

"..."

The answer is correct, but what Hirakawa Tetsufumi wants to hear more is the answer of "going to school".

But after being distracted like this, he didn't have a straight face anymore, he sighed helplessly and asked.

"Student Amamiya, are you here because you didn't come to school this morning?"

"Yes."

"Are you late a few days ago?"

"It's here too."

"why?"

"..."

This time he didn't answer, Yu Gongye's eyes slightly dodged.

But this is completely useless, right?Hirakawa Zhewen looked at the wooden box behind her, and stepped forward to see what it was.result……

Yu Gongye opened his hands and stood in front of him with a firm face.

"...Student Amamiya, what is this for?" Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked at the girl in front of him in trouble, "Don't let him see?" His eyes conveyed such a message.

Presumably, Yu Gongye understood his gaze, and she shook her head and said, "Mr. Hirakawa, can you please promise me that you don't tell my mother?"

"..."

How should I put it... As a teacher, it is really difficult to face this kind of problem.Because he is responsible not only to the students, but also to the parents of the students.Helping students hide things like this from their parents...

How should I reply?
Amamiya, you don't want your mother to know about this, do you?
?

What the hell is he thinking about?
Hirakawa Tetsufumi frowned in distress, deeply sorry for some kind of random thoughts.Then, after careful consideration, he decided to speak:
"I'm sorry, Amamiya-san, I can't promise you first. But...after I understand what happened, and you can give me a reasonable and legitimate reason, it's not impossible."

"Really?" Yu Gongye's little face, which became frustrated when he heard it halfway, immediately showed joyful surprise after he finished saying "but".

"of course."

It is completely understandable that students have secrets, even if they are as close as a mother and daughter, there must be a certain distance between them - of course the following reasons must be able to convince him, if not, I can only say sorry to Amamiya-san.

This is Hirakawa Tetsuwen's consideration, but... Yu Gongye seems to have little trust in him, a teacher who has just been her class teacher for a few days.

"This is?"

Hirakawa Zhewen looked hesitantly at the little finger that Yu Gongye extended to him.

"It's a contract."

"contract?"

"A contract that cannot be broken once signed."

"..."

Well, Hirakawa Tetsubun understood.The so-called contract is commonly known as a pull hook.

"But Yu Gong-san, only if the reason can convince me, can I not tell your mother."

Before reaching out his hand, Hirakawa Tetsufumi carefully repeated his conditions.

However, the girl in front of her continued to speak as if she didn't hear it: "In this shrine, under the witness of the gods, after signing the contract, the teacher must never go back on his word."

"..."

I always feel that the lines are a bit strange, do I need to be so solemn?And it's conditional, right?Not directly agreed.

"Student Yugong, I didn't agree directly." Said again.

Then it was ignored again.

In this quiet shrine, surrounded by woods, the girl in front of him stared at him with innocent eyes full of expectation.

Facing the gaze of the female student, it seemed that it was a sin not to agree.

"..."

So, by the time she regained consciousness unconsciously, she had inexplicably signed the contract... being led astray, it should be said that she agreed to her agreement.

"Teacher, after signing the contract, you can't tell my mother about it."

After withdrawing his hand, Yu Gongye's voice was full of joy.

The conditions are completely treated as if they don't exist...

And I'm already a high school student, and I still like to "sign a contract", isn't that kind of thing?So it seems that his mentality is not young enough.

Not sure what to do to respond well.

Forget it, let's take a look at what's in the wooden box.Find out why this student is always late these days and didn't show up this morning.

　Not surprisingly, there is another chapter, that is, it may be past 12 o'clock

　　
　
(End of this chapter)