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

Chapter 217 The Encounter at the Staircase, Maybe It Wasn't the Time

"Mr. Hirakawa, what can I do for you?"

After staring at him indifferently for a long time, Shiori Shinohara spoke, and said the first words between them, the tone was quite indifferent.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen hesitated a little because of the unfamiliar tone in his ear, and then nodded.

"Yeah, there is."

"what is it then?"

"I want to talk to Shinohara-san, is that okay?"

"..."

"..."

The wind on the roof was blowing, and after Hirakawa Tetsuwen asked, there was an inexplicable silence between the two.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked at Shinohara Shiori's expressionless and indifferent face in the wind——

It was as cold as it was when he first came to Moriya to teach and saw this young lady in the class before all the incidents happened.

Such indifference.

It's as if all the relationship between them has returned to the original point - Hirakawa Tetsufumi has such a feeling.

Thinking of this, he suddenly saw that Shiori Shinohara, who was expressionless, had an almost sarcastic smile on his lips.

This smile is beautiful, this girl looks good no matter what expression she has, even if it is ironic.

"Mr. Hirakawa, you said that Shiori was self-willed before, but you don't think that you just left and disappeared for several days before returning, and then came back to me and said, 'I want to have a good talk' Teacher, you , more capricious?"

"I……"

"What do you think?"

"..."

Faced with the questioning of the girl not far away, Hirakawa Tetsubun was speechless.

He admits that what he did was really bad, badly bad.

"...Because at that time, I hadn't figured out what to do."

"Really?" Shinohara Shiori asked flatly.

"..."

"Then Hirakawa-sensei is going to have a good talk now because 'it's been dealt with', is that so?" Shinohara Shiori repeated the conversation between him and Ogasa Suzukiko in the morning, and continued to ask.

"...I've thought about it."

"What about Shiori?" Shinohara Shiori's eyes revealed a slight doubt, "Does Mr. Hirakawa think Shiori has thought it through?"

"..."

Under the golden light, her questioning eyes made Hirakawa Zhewen overwhelmed.

He couldn't even look directly at the line of sight.

"This one……"

"Sorry." The intermittent answer was immediately interrupted.

The figure under the light bowed upright, and the long hair in the shawl fell down.

"Teacher Hirakawa, Shiori doesn't want to talk to you about this right now. Just because you think about it doesn't mean Shiori has already thought about it."

Shiori Shinohara straightened her body, and then reached out to brush her hair that was messed up due to bowing.

"Also, the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition will start in 5 days. As a soloist in the brass section, if you are distracted by personal matters and affect the competition, it is not acceptable."

"If Mr. Hirakawa really wants to talk, at least wait until after the game."

"that's it."

"..."

Shiori Shinohara's words blocked all of Tetsufumi Hirakawa's words, making her unable to speak.

He watched Shiori Shinohara turn around and pick up the golden trumpet.

Then blow the melody.

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsubun stood at the door for a while, while Shinohara Shiori, during this period, just practiced the trumpet silently, never looking back.

-

Hirakawa Tetsubun's idea of ​​"having a good talk" failed for the time being.

What Shiori Shinohara said was right, he had said before that the eldest lady was willful, but in the end, his own actions were surprisingly willful.

Wayward to the point of looking awful.

At that time, the eldest lady, who was immersed in their sweet and greasy breath a moment ago, suddenly received a message from him, and said to herself that she woke up from a dream, and then blocked her like this, and could not convey any news ...

What emotions and thoughts would she have?

Hirakawa Tetsubun only needs to think about it a little bit, and he can feel the uncontrollable sadness.

But what can he do?
Waking up from the dream is waking up from the dream, and it is impossible to continue.

Even if he walked up to Shiori Shinohara and sat down face to face—what could he say?

With his bewildered brain just woken up from a dream, what decision can he make?
He couldn't make any decisions because he didn't think about it himself.

……

Time continues, continue to move forward, and continue to move towards the long-prepared Tokyo Metropolitan Competition.

The practice of Moritani's performance department is also getting more and more intense. Starting from the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition, even Moritani can't take it lightly.

Finally, on the weekend of the 24th, the performance department once again held a road show in the square of Tokyo Station.

The result of the road show was very successful, and passers-by remembered them.

After the road show, on the second day, on the 25th, all participating members of the Moritani Piano Club had a sleepover at the school.

Practice all day that day, and you can go directly to the field to participate in the competition after waking up the next day.

That night.

In the deep night sky of Tokyo, there is no light.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi stood in the corridor of the club building, quietly looking at the completely dark sky.

There is no starry sky, and the moon is also hidden by the clouds, and the dim light cannot penetrate the thick clouds——

Summer rains are coming.

According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow at noon.

At that time, the game should have just ended, which was very unfortunate.

Hirakawa Zhewen put his hands on the guardrail, already irritable, but became even more irritable because of the coming rainstorm.

"Teacher Hirakawa?"

In a trance, at some point, the petite Ogasa Suzuki walked up to him.

"...It's Teacher Ogasa."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa withdrew his gaze from the sky, and looked at Ogasa Suzuki, who was leaning on the guardrail with his palm because of his height.

She was wearing summer silk pajamas, and her usually tied hair was loose and loose.

The upturned cute face is a tired face.

She has already led the students to practice for a day today.

Under the light of a burning light on the top of the corridor, it could also be seen that she was obviously sleepy.

She yawned a little, and opened her mouth a little bit, not like yawning, but like biting something.

After it was over, he put his hands on the guardrail again, and asked, "Why haven't you slept yet?"

"..." Hirakawa Zhewen looked at Ogasa Suzuki who was shaking his head as if he was about to fall asleep, "I can't sleep, where is Teacher Ogasa? Why did you come out?"

Because it was a male teacher, of course Hirakawa Tetsufumi and those female students did not sleep together.

Suzuki Ogasa was in the concert hall with the students, and his words were in an activity room several activity rooms away.

It's the club building going up to the fifth floor, after going out of the stairs, and going in the opposite direction to the playing department.

Facing his question, Xiaoli Suzuki thought for a while before answering: "Well... when I was about to fall asleep, I suddenly wanted to go to the bathroom. When I came here, I saw Mr. Hirakawa."

"That's right." As he remembered something, Ogasa Suzuki asked again, "Why can't Mr. Hirakawa fall asleep? Is it because of tomorrow's game?"

"...Well, yes."

Of course, it was actually because of Shiori Shinohara.

"That's it... Then Mr. Hirakawa, don't worry, I think, based on everyone's recent performance, we will definitely be able to advance to the national competition."

Ogasa Suzuki began to comfort him, and raised one hand, clenched it into a small fist, made a cheering gesture in a serious way, and cheered him up.

However, coupled with her dazed appearance about to fall asleep accidentally, she is quite charming.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was amused by Suzuki Ogasa like this.

"Teacher Hirakawa, what are you laughing at?"

Ogasa Suzuki asked without knowing it, and then rubbed her eyes with her fingers.

Even after laughing, there was still a little helpless smile on the corner of Hirakawa Zhewen's mouth: "Okay, I know, Teacher Xiaoli, you have really worked hard these days."

"Why, and it's my job."

Obviously very sleepy, but put on a serious attitude.

"Okay." Hirakawa Zhewen nodded in response, and then he had to say, "Also, Mr. Xiaoli, let's go to bed early, there is a game tomorrow."

"Okay———" He yawned again when he answered, making the reply sound lazy.

"What about Mr. Hirakawa?"

"I went to bed soon, too."

"Well, then I'm leaving."

"Well, good night, Teacher Xiaoli."

"Good night."

After such a farewell, watching Ogasa Suzuki's leaving back disappear at the stairs, Hirakawa Tetsufumi withdrew his gaze and looked out of the corridor again.

Tomorrow's match, and after the match, Shiori Shinohara talked about it...

What is the end result?

What was that girl thinking?

Hirakawa Zhewen was really troubled by this, and it has been like this for the past few days.

The tormented waiting made him sleepless for several days.

For example, now, it is almost twelve o'clock, and I still don't feel sleepy.

However, let's lie back in the sleeping bag. After all, there is a competition tomorrow. If he falls asleep watching the students playing at the bottom of the competition site because he is too sleepy, it will be too bad.

Thinking so, Tetsufumi Hirakawa turned around and was about to walk back to the activity room where he slept.

result--

"Teacher Ogasa?"

As soon as he turned around, he saw that Ogasa Suzuki, who had just left for a short time, appeared at the stairway again, and the expression on his face revealed a bit of grievance.

"Teacher Hirakawa." When he spoke, his voice was also aggrieved.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen was stunned for a moment when he saw Xiaoli Suzuki, then hurried over and asked, "Teacher Xiaoli, what's wrong?"

Ogasa Suzuki continued rubbing her eyes with her index finger aggrievedly, and then said, "Just now when I was walking halfway, I suddenly remembered..."

The voice gradually became weaker because of the grievance.

"What do you remember?"

Could it be some accident?Hirakawa Tetsufumi blinked, staring at Ogasa Suzuki, waiting for her answer.

Ogasa Suzuki put down the hand rubbing his eyes, then looked at him, and seemed a little embarrassed to speak.

"...Thinking of it, I'm afraid of the dark."

A small voice came out in the night, tapping Hirakawa Zhewen's eardrum lightly.

"..."

"..."

He undoubtedly fell into silence because of this accident.

"...Teacher Hirakawa?" Ogasa Suzuki waved his hand in front of his eyes.

"Ah...it's nothing, it's nothing." Hirakawa Zhewen denied it again and again with a smile on his face, and then asked tentatively, "Then what Teacher Xiaoli meant..."

"I go with you?"

"Yeah!" Ogasa Suzuki nodded vigorously.

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsubun glanced in the direction of the performance department. The lights had long since been turned off, and there was no sound coming out. The students were all asleep.

It means that only he can go with the famous teacher.

"……OK."

……

On the dark stairs, Suzuki Ogasa grabbed Hirakawa Tetsufumi's arm and walked down step by step.

At the same time, her explanation came.

"Actually, I didn't feel it at all when I just left, but when I walked halfway, I suddenly remembered that I was afraid of the dark, so I immediately became afraid."

"..."

Faced with this explanation, Hirakawa Zhewen had nothing to say for a while, he wanted to complain, but held back.

As expected of a natural stay?

In the end, he could only sigh helplessly, and walked down. When he reached the landing in the stairwell, he reached out and turned on the light, and the two continued to go down.

There are bathrooms in the club building from the first floor to the fourth floor, but not on the fifth floor. Perhaps the music hall of the performance department is too large and there is no reserved space——

Who knows why, anyway, that's the case.

However, the fifth floor to the fourth floor are also okay, only a few steps away.

What Suzuko Xiaoli just said was halfway through... In fact, it was only a few steps away from the bathroom, and then this teacher who was afraid of the dark would rather go back to find him than force himself to continue walking a few steps.

Ok……

Not knowing what to say, Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked to the door of the bathroom with Suzuki Ogasa and turned on the light at the door.

"Okay, Mr. Xiaoli, here we are."

Controlling a soft smile on his face, Hirakawa Tetsumo softly comforted the teacher who was afraid of the dark.

"Yeah, thank you Hirakawa-sensei."

Ogasa Suzuki nodded her head to show that she knew, then she let go of his arm and walked into the bathroom with peace of mind.

After waiting for a few minutes, Suzuki Ogasa came out of the bathroom, washed her hands, and wiped them with a paper towel.

"Okay, Teacher Hirakawa, let's go back."

Naturally, he continued to grab his arm with both hands.

Hirakawa Tetsubun didn't say anything, turned off the light, and then, letting Ogasa Suzuki hold on, started walking back to the fifth floor.

The only sound of footsteps in the quiet club building was the two of them.

"Tap tap."

'Da da da. '

Patchwork.

Just like that, he walked into the stairwell and walked up, and at a certain moment, Hirakawa Tetsuwen suddenly heard the sound of footsteps a little farther between his and Ogasa Suzuki's footsteps.

It sounded from the fifth floor, from far to near, until it stopped.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen raised his head and looked suspiciously.

The light on the stairs illuminated the figure that appeared at the head of the stairs.

A young girl's figure, long hair with a shawl, and a pretty face.

"..."

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsubun and the girl looked at each other.

"Xiaoyuan-san?"

Ogasa Suzukiko, who was holding Hirakawa Tetsufumi's arm, raised her head to look suspiciously at Shinohara Shiori who appeared above.

And Tetsufumi Hirakawa...

After staying there for a while, he lowered his head and glanced at Ogasa Suzuki's hand tightly grasping his arm, looking quite intimate.

"..."

He raised his head, and the light illuminated Shiori Shinohara's back as he turned and left.

"..."

"Eh?" Ogasa Suzuki was at a loss.

(End of this chapter)