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

Chapter 243 Amamiya Night and Shinohara Shiori's Conversation

Noon, lunch break.

In the classroom of Class A of the second year, Yu Gongye sat alone on the seat and looked at the lunch box on the table, looking a little hesitant.

However, her hesitation has nothing to do with the lunch in front of her, but...

She turned her face and took a sneak peek at Shiori Shinohara, who was sitting on a seat not far away and had already started eating.

Hmm...she was hesitating, should she go over?

Since the beginning of this semester, the two of them haven't been together for a long time, and they haven't even spoken a few words—or it's not wrong to say that they haven't at all.

So it would be weird to pass now.

But, she thinks, it seems that she really needs to go to find out the situation now.

Because... She had a hunch that something bad was about to happen.

For example, this semester, Mr. Hirakawa has that "is about to disappear" aura, that look of hurrying up, as if it will be too late, and the scene of chatting with classmates in the morning class——

Although it was well hidden, she, who was keen, and who signed the contract with Mr. Hirakawa, still sensed some strange aura.

According to the revelation of the eternal full moon—that is, the sixth sense—she believes that even if Mrs. Hirakawa told her again and again that she did not suffer from any incurable disease, nor did she suffer from any fatal curse, there must be something else. concealed.

Yu Gongye believed in this premonition.

What is it?Why did Mr. Hirakawa become like this?

She didn't know.

A fog of the unknown clouded her vision.

However, she has reasons to believe that this change is likely to be related to Shiori Shinohara and what happened during the summer vacation.

The key to solving the puzzle is definitely Shiori Shinohara.

Therefore, Amamiya Ye's eyes locked on Shinohara Shiori who was eating her lunch quietly.

After about a few seconds, she seemed to be aware of her gaze, and turned her face to look at her.

The eyes of the two met at this moment.

"..."

Sure enough, it was still cold.

Yu Gongye shrank her neck and turned back silently.

Miss Shinohara doesn't know what's going on, this semester will become like this.

but……

In order to find out the truth of the matter, for Teacher Pingchuan, she had to face it.

What's more, Shiori Shinohara is just a mere person, as a contracter of the eternal full moon, she will definitely not just retreat like this.

Ah!
Yu Gongye summoned up his courage.

She took the lunch box and stood up.

Then, with Shinohara Shiori staring at her blankly, he walked towards her.

"Student Amamiya, what's the matter?"

Although it was a question sentence, Shiori Shinohara's tone of voice did not fluctuate much, and the cold breath had already escaped from her body.

What is going on with this person...

Yu Gongye murmured something in his heart, but still whispered her reason for coming.

She pointed to Shinohara Shiori's desktop with her eyes.

"Shinohara-san, can I sit here?"

"No."

"..."

As a result, he was rejected without hesitation as soon as he said it.

Yu Gongye froze in place all of a sudden.

Hmm... Can anyone tell her what to do if she is rejected when she asks for help...

She's not good at it at all.

Amamiya held the lunch box with some grievances, and just stood in the aisle next to Shiori Shinohara, feeling a little at a loss.

The atmosphere was a little inexplicably awkward, making people want to turn around and leave.

However, if he left like this, he would not know what Mr. Hirakawa was doing.

Yu Gongye took a breath.

"I want to ask you something, can I?"

"If it's Mr. Hirakawa's matter, Amamiya-san please go back."

Even when talking about that teacher—the teacher she once cared about, and who would be jealous if she cared about even a little bit about him, Shiori Shinohara's tone still didn't change.

From the past to the present, the changes between this must, something must have happened.

Yu Gongye had to confirm, otherwise, she would be very uneasy.

The bad feeling is getting stronger and stronger.

Before, Yu Gongye had definitely left now, but today, she didn't.She was still holding her lunch box, standing next to Shiori Shinohara, with the aura that she would stubbornly stand here if she disagreed.

Obviously, her appearance is also a bit of a headache.

At least, Shinohara Shiori, who was eating, had to put down the chopsticks in her hand again, and stared at her expressionlessly.

Like a solitary beast guarding its own territory... or something.

Amameiya caught this feeling in Shinohara Shiori's gaze, which made her want to run away.so……

Well, it would be nice not to look at her.

Yu Gongye, who was extremely stubborn today, turned his face away, and his footsteps were still motionless.

"..."

"..."

Shinohara Shiori stared at Amamiya Ye in front of her speechlessly.

What's going on with her today?

Moreover, because Yu Gongye was standing here strangely, it had already attracted the attention of some students in the class, and they looked over.

Perhaps in their eyes, Yu Gongye and her seemed to be conflicting companions?

But the relationship between them is far more complicated than these people imagined.

Sometimes it's okay to say that it's a partner, and sometimes, um...a rival in love?
Because of the word that popped up in his mind, Shiori Shinohara suddenly smiled at the corner of his mouth as if mocking himself.

But it was quickly put away.

"Student Amamiya, please sit down."

After saying this plainly, Shiori Shinohara lowered her head and picked up her chopsticks again.

What will Yu Gongye ask?

In fact, I already had some guesses in my heart.

"Thank you."

Yu Gongye's joyful words were heard in her ears, and then the girl sat in front of her, turned around, and put the lunch box on her table.

At the same time, some curious gazes not far away looked back.

Amamiya pretended to open the lunch box, as if she was about to have lunch, but just as soon as she picked up the chopsticks, she couldn't wait and asked the question.

"Xiaoyuan-san, do you know what happened to Hirakawa-sensei recently?"

"I don't know." Shinohara Shiori replied casually.

"Do not you know……?"

"I don't pay attention anymore, it's useless for you to ask me, student Yugong."

"..."

Stop following...?

Amamiya stared at Shiori Shinohara who was eating her lunch calmly.

Well, she wasn't naive enough to ask the question "what happened during the summer vacation" directly.

Shinohara Shiori obviously wouldn't answer this kind of question.

Therefore, she continued to probe around.

"Recently, because of the school festival, I have been with Mr. Hirakawa."

"Ah."

"Also, because of some things, Hirakawa-sensei and I are shooting a movie that will be shown at the school festival."

"Movie?"

"Well, the movie, the script is written by Mr. Hirakawa, I am the protagonist, and, shooting, editing, these are all done by Mr. Hirakawa because of me."

Shinohara Shiori seemed to be interested, and looked at Amamiya Ye.

Amamiya blinked her eyes, waiting for Shiori Shinohara's reaction.

If it was in the past, this young lady would definitely not be reconciled to hearing such things.

The script written by hand, the movie filmed by hand, most of the time there is only her in the camera.

Moreover, for the sake of their mutual agreement, they have been almost together in the past month or so.

Go out to shoot together, and start over and over again for a shot together.From shooting to editing, it's always like that.

If it was before, Shinohara Shiori would definitely stare at her unwillingly now.

however--

She saw a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Shiori Shinohara's mouth.

I read it right, Shiori Shinohara's originally indifferent mouth did reveal a slight smile.

Ok……

how to say.

When Yu Gongye proudly showed off these things to her, she naturally thought about those days.

Summer festivals, homes, and rooftops.

That absurd, but it can indeed be said to be a sweet time.

Sticking together, cuddling, kissing almost all the time.

In this way, Yu Gongye is like a naive child with what she is showing off now.

If you tell her these things, how will she react?

but……

Suddenly, Shiori Shinohara put away the smile on the corner of her mouth, and became indifferent again.

All this has nothing to do with her.

Whether it's those memories or Yu Gongye's showing off, she doesn't need to care about it.

"Then, congratulations." Shinohara Shiori said in an unusually calm tone.

"..."

Amamiya fell silent because of Shinohara Shiori's reaction.

Hmm... This eldest lady didn't care at all.

Things that once absolutely cared about, now don't care at all.

What kind of shock made Shinohara Shiori become like this?
While muttering about this matter in his mind, Yu Gongye continued to speak.

"However, when I was with Mr. Pingchuan recently, I discovered that something might have happened to Mr. Pingchuan."

"Yes." Shinohara Shiori responded indifferently.

No way, in order to attract attention, Yu Gongye decided to apologize to her teacher Hirakawa a little.

She has a serious face, with a little sadness on her face.

"Because Teacher Hirakawa always gives me a strange feeling."

"I always feel that Mr. Hirakawa's time is running out."

"..."

Shiori Shinohara's expression finally changed, the chopsticks in her hand stopped, and then, staring at Yu Gongye, she frowned slightly.

"What did you say?"

……

After school in the afternoon, in order to find out the real reason why Shiori Shinohara wanted to quit the club, Tetsufumi Hirakawa found this girl again.

"Student Shinohara."

In the corridor filled with afternoon sunlight, Shiori Shinohara, who had just stepped out of the classroom door, stopped, looked to her side not far away, and stood quietly waiting for her teacher.

He had a gentle smile that represented friendliness.

"Let's talk again, shall we?"

"..."

……

Walking out of the shoe cabinet, stepping into the sunshine of autumn.

The green shrubs on both sides of the campus walkway are also shining in the sun.

"Teacher Hirakawa, I think I have made it very clear that I have no interest in staying in the playing department anymore."

Today is Wednesday, and Hirakawa Zhewen has been looking for her for the third time this week.

Shiori Shinohara looked away from the green plant, and then stared straight ahead without looking at him at all.

Hirakawa Tetsubun also followed the young lady's gaze to look in front of Kong Wu.

"It's true, but I don't really agree with Shinohara-san's reason for quitting."

"Does the reason for withdrawal also need to be recognized?"

"Although normally it is not necessary, but I still want to know clearly the real reason why Shinohara-san quit."

"why?"

"Because, Shinohara-san is a soloist, which is very important to the performance department, and, in fact, Mr. Ogasa, please ask me to persuade Shinohara-san to stay in the performance department."

"……yes?"

"Ah."

"..."

"..."

After a few steps of silence, then——

"Is it for these reasons?"

"..."

Shiori Shinohara suddenly turned her face away and stared at him.

Hirakawa Zhewen was taken aback by this slightly abrupt change.

"Uh...that's all."

"Ok."

Shiori Shinohara nodded understandingly.

"Then, does Mr. Hirakawa really want to know the reason why I want to quit the playing department?"

"Ah."

"I clearly said that because I was disappointed in the performance department, I couldn't get the gold medal, so there was no need to stay."

"I don't agree with this reason. I always feel that the Shinohara-san I know is not someone who would give up because of this reason."

Shinohara Shiori smiled slightly, with a slightly sarcastic tone.

"Teacher Hirakawa, you seem to know me very well."

"..."

This sentence makes it difficult to answer.

He avoided Shiori Shinohara's sight.

"Really...it should be, it should be regarded as understanding..."

Hirakawa Zhewen looked a little embarrassed when he was coping with it.

Then, amidst his guilty words, Shiori Shinohara, who was looking at him, seemed to lose all interest.

In the bright light of afternoon before dusk, she spoke coldly.

"If Hirakawa-sensei insists on disapproving of what I said, the reason for being disappointed with the playing section."

"Well, then, I'll get straight to the point."

"The real reason I want to quit is—"

"..."

Silent footsteps followed.

"I'm disappointed in you, Teacher Hirakawa."

"..."

A cold voice sounded, and then fell into silence with only the sound of footsteps left.

"Is that so?"

"Hmm. Does Mr. Hirakawa agree with this reason?"

"..."

Hirakawa Zhewen's face was a little grim, and he was quiet for a moment.

After that, a forced smile emerged from the corner of his mouth.

"This...that's right, you should be disappointed."

"Then can I quit the flute department?"

"...Although, this is Shinohara-san's wish. But, in fact, I still want to persuade Shinohara-san to stay in the performance department."

"Huh? Why?" Shinohara Shiori asked.

"because……"

Hirakawa Zhewen hesitated for a moment, and then, with a little bitterness.

"If it's only because of this reason, there is no need for Shinohara-san to quit the playing club."

"..."

"Okay, this...you will know later, um."

Tetsubun Hirakawa looked at the school gate in front of him, and he didn't dare to look at Shiori Shinohara anymore.

With some heavy steps, he left the girl and walked out.

"..."

This time, Shinohara Shiori was left behind.

'If only for that reason...'

She stood where she was, looking at the back of the distant teacher who looked a little lonely.

She suddenly remembered the news that Yu Gongye told her at noon today, the news that she didn't believe at all and scoffed at.

"..."

Her heart suddenly sank.

(End of this chapter)