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

Chapter 18 Amameiya Ye, must be an angel... right?

This is a wooden box, and the word "bongna" written on the surface of the box shows the real purpose of this box: it is a money box of a shrine, and it is used to put coins into it when worshiping the gods.

But that's a thing of the past.In this old, possibly abandoned shrine, the current real purpose of this chest with a hole in it is:

As a home for four cats.

Yes, Tetsufumi Hirakawa saw four cats in the box behind Amamiya Ye. To be precise, it was a bigger cat and three kittens.

That big cat should be white, but the long life of wandering has made its fur look very dull, slightly gray.As for the other three kittens, one is white, one is black, and one is black and white.

Moreover, the hair of the three kittens is very sparse, and their bodies are still wet. They are struggling to open their eyes that cannot be opened, and snuggle up to the mother cat.

"Is this... just born?"

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked at the appearance of the kitten and the mother cat lying weakly in the box, and made a judgment at once.

"Yes."

Yu Gongye beside him affirmed his statement.

"So, student Yugong is late these days because he came here?"

"Ah."

"Is it because the kitten was born that I didn't come this morning?"

Yu Gongye put his hands on the edge of the box, staring at the kitten closely, revealing the emotion called love.

"When I came here this morning, I thought I'd just take a look at it, because I had promised Mr. Hirakawa. But when I was about to leave, the mother cat started giving birth to kittens, so..."

So you stayed because you were worried?
I really don't know what to say.Hirakawa Tetsubun looked at the girl who was staring at the cat seriously, her attention was completely attracted by the kitten's little paws waving in mid-air, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Originally, I wanted to say: "Even so, I can't skip class without saying a word", but after thinking about it carefully, the slightly absurd reason for asking for leave is "because the cat gave birth" is really not a good reason to tell the teacher.

As for the mother... There is a reason for her to hide from her mother, right?why?

"I didn't tell my mother because my mother didn't let me keep a cat... or something like that?"

asked out.

"Not."

Who would have thought that the girl shook her head lightly.

He froze for a moment, and asked again:

"What's the reason for that?"

There was no immediate response to the question.The girl who was staring at the cat suddenly made a cute sound imitating a cat.

Cats are already cute, and girls who imitate cats are even better.

From the corner of his eyes, Hirakawa Tetsubun saw the mother cat yawning a long time—this is why Yu Gongye suddenly meowed like a cat.

"Because—" Yu Gongye turned his face away after imitating the cat, looked at him and said in a very serious tone, "My mother will definitely agree."

"..."

I have to say, I can't understand the reason at all.She likes cats, right?So it's a good thing for mother to promise, right?

"Why do you say that?" He asked if he didn't understand.

Yu Gongye looked straight into his eyes and smiled, not the kind of troubled smile, but a very caring smile that belonged to his daughter.

"Because my mother is allergic to cats. But if I say anything, my mother will definitely say yes, she always does."

"So if I let her know that I dare not keep a cat because of her, she will blame herself."

"I don't want to embarrass her."

Her smile is so pure, well-behaved and without any complaints.There is also an angelic brilliance in the eyes.

This caring look is definitely an angel, right?
Looking at Yu Gongye's eyes, Hirakawa Zhewen was indeed stunned for a long time.

I thought it would be a sad answer, but I didn't expect it to be so warm.

"Is that so..."

I am so warmed by this harmonious and beautiful mother-daughter relationship that I don't know what to say.

"That's it."

Yu Gongye nodded, and looked at the cat in the box again.

"That's why I asked Mr. Hirakawa to hide my mother for me."

"It's conditional...but Amamiya-san's reason really convinced me."

"really?"

"Sign the contract... No, I promised you, the teacher will not go back on his word."

Almost got sidetracked again.

"Uh-huh."

After nodding like this, he calmed down.

In this deserted shrine, surrounded by trees and under the slightly dim light, there was only the sound of the kitten waving its paws and hitting the inner wall of the box.

The mother cat licks the kitten's body with her tongue from time to time.

Hirakawa Tetsubun and Amamiya Ye, who were beside the box, just quietly watched such a warm scene.

This kind of tranquility is really not willing to be broken, and the girl beside her hides all the beautiful and pure eyes, and she is not willing to let her disappear like this.

But looking at it like this is not enough.

So taking advantage of a gust of wind, the leaves swayed and rustled, Hirakawa Zhewen finally spoke.

"Student Amamiya."

"Yes."

"Then what about the cats?"

Hirakawa Tetsubun finally asked the most critical question, but all he got was silence.

No matter how warm the answer is, it can't cover up Yu Gongye's current dilemma.

The cat should not be kept here anymore. First, the environment here is not good for the cat.

The second is that if Yu Gongye always comes here, she will waste time and always be late, which will worry her mother and herself as a teacher.

Normally, the best way is of course for Amamiya Ye, who loves cats, to adopt them... But the reason why this is not allowed has been mentioned above, so it can't.

So the best way to deal with it...

"Find someone to adopt them?"

"..."

Yu Gongye didn't answer him, she turned her face and stared at him with unbearably pitiful eyes.

After being adopted, you can't see them every day, right?Certainly such concerns.

Faced with this look, Hirakawa Tetsufumi could only smile wryly.

"There is no way, Amamiya-san. However, if you ask your friends to adopt them, you should still be able to see them all the time."

result--

"No." Yu Gongye's voice carried a certain taste of loneliness, she shook her head lightly, and repeated, "No."

"..."

there is nothing?Have no friends?I really want to confirm this again.But there is no need to confirm it, right?
This girl definitely meant that.

But why?Looking at the girl who revealed a little sadness, Hirakawa Tetsufumi really didn't understand.

Although it's not politically correct to say so...But obviously, Yu Gongye's appearance is very juvenile, another way of saying it is cute.

The identity of a high school student is like a junior high school student.With a slightly baby-fat face, the twinkling eyes can shine.All in all, with her looks, she definitely belongs to the cute type that is also popular among girls.

In terms of personality, it shouldn't be considered bad to be so considerate of mother, right?
——If you don't mention the inexplicable threat before.

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi seemed to barely guess where the problem was.

(End of this chapter)