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

Chapter 263 Encounter, Meeting of Destinies
The distance is 370 kilometers, the time is 2 hours and 15 minutes, and the price is... 13500 yen.

This is the Shinkansen from Kyoto to Tokyo.

Speaking of which, why is she thinking about going to Tokyo in such a hot head...

Looking at the scene of rapidly retreating outside the window, recalling the Kyoto left behind, Reya Hazuki's thoughts began to wander.

A little sleepy.

She yawned, and the gas from her exhalation fogged the car windows.

She leaned against the window, her reflection appeared faintly on the window, the monotonous sound of the train running smoothly was heard by her ears, and her eyes gradually lost focus.

It is indeed tired.

Hazuki Reya closed her eyes.

……

The weather is sultry, the sky is clear, the air on the street seems to be distorted by the sun, and the cicadas on the trees can't stop.

"Reiya, Reiya—I'm calling you."

"Ah, yes, what's the matter?"

"Entering high school, have you figured out where to go?"

"This one……"

Hazuki Reya withdrew her gaze from looking up at the dense tree canopy, and looked forward.

Her mother stood in front, turned around, looked at her with helpless eyes, and waited for her.

She trotted to catch up.

"Haven't you thought about it yet?" Her mother asked when she rushed to her side.

"Of course I've thought about it." Ye Yueli said briskly, "—to Yushan."

"Ushan?"

"Yeah, Yushan, the flute department is very good."

"It really is Yu Shan."

"really?"

"I guessed it long ago."

"Then ask."

"Isn't this asking for your opinion? But, if you want to go to Yushan, you should pay attention."

"Pay attention to what?" Hazuki Riya asked.

Her mother reminded: "It's true that the Yushan Piano Department is very good, but it also means that the students in it are of a high level. If you don't, you won't be able to get a place in the national competition."

"I won't." Ye Yueli pouted.

"Not always."

"You are underestimating your daughter."

"Just tell the truth."

"Hey--"

"what happened?"

Hazuki Riya stared at her mother's profile.

"Where did the person who would praise me for being the best in the world no matter how badly he played when I was young?"

The mother looked over and smiled back at her: "That's what Jingjie would say."

Hazuki Reya didn't understand, and blinked: "Father? What do you mean?"

My mother lightly explained: "I thought you played it badly, so I wanted to tell you to stop it, but Jingjie told me that you are still young, so I need to encourage you more. The best sound in the world - that is, he will said."

"..." Ye Yueli was stunned for a moment, "Then you—"

"He asked me to say it. As for me... I still think you played badly before."

"Hey!"

"Be quiet."

"There's no sincerity towards me."

"My sincere respect."

"...It's disgusting." Ye Yueli Mi hugged herself tightly, and stayed away from her mother with a look of disgust.

Mother didn't care about her evaluation at all, with a smile overflowing on her face.

"You don't understand at all."

"I really don't understand." Ye Yueli put down her hands, but still had a disgusted expression, "It's been so long since I've been married, and I can still be so tired."

"So you don't understand."

Reya Hazuki turned his eyes to the side, looking at the trees on the street.

Her mother started again, telling the love story she had told countless times.

"I think back then when I respected you..."

……

"We're back."

Opening the door, Hazuki Riya shouted.

"You're back." Father walked out of the house and came to the entrance, "how's it going?"

"After thinking about it, go to Yushan."

"Sure enough, it's Yushan... Yushan is good." Father nodded, and took the handbag handed over by his mother, "Isn't it hot outside?"

"Of course it's hot." The mother took his father's hand.

"Thanks a lot."

"Ah."

"I'm sweating." He took out a tissue and wiped it off.

"..."

Hazuki Riya couldn't stand it any longer, and stepped over the entrance.

"...you two are enough."

"Hey, wait a minute." Her father stopped her.

"What's wrong?" Ye Yueli stopped, turned around and asked.

"After entering Yushan, practice can no longer be as easy as before."

"It wasn't so easy before." Ye Yueli said unconvinced.

"Okay, okay, it's not easy... In other words, the next practice should be more serious."

"Always be serious."

"Yes—seriously, then when I teach you, be more serious, okay?"

"Alright then." Ye Yueli nodded reluctantly,
"Okay." Her father was satisfied, and then began to preach, "Playing is not an easy thing, you must be serious, and then persevere, Reiya, you are still far behind, you can't relax..."

Reya Hazuki didn't want to listen, and walked towards the room, but halfway there, she suddenly remembered something, and turned around——

"I'm the best player in the world!"

Shouting without end, she continued to turn and walk towards the room.

Behind him, there was a moment of silence followed by a slight smile—it was her mother's.

then.

"What's the matter?" her father asked suspiciously.

"Told you."

"I?"

"..."

"..."

"Why are you talking to her about this kind of thing..."

"Why, are you shy? It's cute to be shy."

"...No, I'm worried that she's too complacent."

"If you want to boast, just praise it, let me do it, you father and daughter have the same personalities... What is this called, Tsundere?"

"..."

……

"National Gold Medal for Yushan Piano Department, Mom, did you see that?"

"How am I blowing? Did you see me?"

"In the middle of the third row."

"Great, right?"

"Back then you said that I would not be able to participate in the national competition, you must have thought too much."

"In the future, I will still play solo."

"By the way, where did Dad go? Why didn't you see him?"

"..."

"mom?"

"mom."

"Hey--"

The national competition is over, and in Kyoto at the end of October, the autumn colors are bright and the sky is bright.

Remi Hazuki held the hand of her mother who was walking in front of her.

however……

When she hadn't recovered from the joy of the gold medal in the national competition, in her suspicious gaze, very suddenly, she saw in her field of vision:

The mother's hand she held became dry and thin in an instant, covering the bones.

Side face, pale and bloodless.

The light also became pale, and all the surrounding scenery disappeared, turning into a vast expanse of dazzling whiteness.

Her mother turned around.

The eye sockets were sunken, and the whites of the eyes were bloodshot, like a man-eating ghost.

Her mouth opened and closed stiffly, like an old machine, running jerky.

"Reiya."

"return."

"..."

Hazuki Riya was stunned.

Originally grabbed her mother's hand and let go weakly, but...

Her mother grabbed her arm with her backhand, so hard her nails seemed to dig into the flesh.

She approached, and a sharp voice exploded in her ears——

"If Jingsuke dies, it will be your fault!!!"

……

Ye Yueli opened her eyes abruptly, and her body that was leaning against the window bounced away.

Shocked.

She stared blankly at the back of the front seat in front of her.

There is the constant sound of trains running in my ears, and there are a few small chatters, very quiet.In the seat next to her, a girl seemed frightened and looked at her not knowing what to do.

"..."

Time passed little by little, Ye Yueli finally came back to his senses.

After a while, she slowly raised her hand and touched her own face, and the touch of her fingertips was cold for a while.

She turned her head and looked out the window.

Her faint reflection was printed on the car window, and she saw that her eyes were red and tears were streaming down her cheeks.

"..."

……

Tokyo has arrived.

After getting off the Shinkansen and exiting Tokyo Station, Reya Hazuki followed the navigation on the mobile phone map, took the tram, got off the tram, and walked to the address that Shiori Shinohara told her.

The station is not far from Hirakawa's home, just a few steps away.

This location is really good.

Arriving here, Ye Yueli found a place among many large-scale single-family buildings.

She put away her phone and looked at a building in front of her.

It can be seen that owning this house in the central area of ​​Tokyo is really...

Hazuki Riya dismissed the subconscious thoughts in her mind.

She was silent for a moment, went forward, and rang the house doorbell.

"Ding dong."

……

Reya Hazuki took out the phone and glanced at it, ignoring the missed calls that popped up, and an unknown number of messages, looking at the time displayed in the middle of the cracked screen.

【16:50】

Ten minutes had passed since she rang the doorbell for the first time.

Not at home... what?

Hazuki Reya finally rang the doorbell.

Five minutes later, she left the closed door.

……

Now, where should she go?

Hazuki Riya returned to the tram station, stood on the platform, stared in front of her, in a daze.

no contact information...

In fact, thinking of coming to Tokyo is just a sudden desire to try it out.

Are you really looking for that person?

It seems not necessarily.

Otherwise, there is no need for contact information.

Just like back then, that person suddenly went to Kyoto and met her in that convenience store.

If she was off work, or didn't work that day...the probability of this is not low...they wouldn't have met.

Just like today.

"..."

Since this is the case, it seems... there is nothing else to think about.

Hazuki Reya lowered her head and looked at the phone screen.

【17:00】

And news from my mother.

[Jingsuke's death is all your fault! ! ! 】

She was silent.

In my mind, I recalled the dream on the Shinkansen, and recalled the time when her father was not lying on the hospital bed.

In the distance, there was the sound of trams rolling over the tracks.

Hazuki Riya raised her head and took a look.

"..."

She took a step forward and crossed the yellow cordon.

……

……

……

"Well, well, that's it - see you tomorrow."

Saying goodbye to Saiko Ogasa and Matsushita Yoe - the manga artist Hirakawa Tetsufumi helped her choose Waka earlier - Hirakawa Tetsufumi walked out of the coffee shop.

He glanced at his phone, it was 16:50 now.

In the evening in winter in Tokyo, the sky at this moment tends to be orange-yellow.

Now, he's going to the studio.

Hmm... Speaking of which, I have to talk about his current situation.

As early as half a month ago, when Saiko Ogasa learned about his resignation, she approached him and said that she hoped to discuss with him about work.

After resigning and resting for too long, Hirakawa Tetsuwen, who was about to start looking for a job, agreed.

Then the job is:

Matsushita Yoe, the manga artist who signed a contract with Ogasasai's subsidiary company, suddenly wanted to become independent and set up a personal studio in order to pursue his dream.

So she hooked up with her editor—that is, Saiko Ogasa.

Of course, the studio needs people in the early stage of its establishment. Therefore, he, who had previously "cooperated with, has excellent education, outstanding ability, is trustworthy, and just happens to be out of work for the time being", was taken into consideration in this way——

Comments are from Matsushita sample painting.

At first, Tetsufumi Hirakawa wondered why Saiko Ogasa, who was serious about editing the company's comics, went to accompany a cartoonist to set up a personal studio to pursue her dream.

But after discussing it face to face, he knew it.

There is no other reason - Panasonic sample painting, no, it should be called Panasonic's daughter, very rich.

After reaching a bet with her parents and becoming a well-known cartoonist, her parents finally agreed to her idea of ​​setting up a personal studio.

So, under the condition that she could not refuse, Saiko Ogasa resigned and became independent with Panasonic.

As for Tetsufumi Hirakawa...

Anyway, I don't know what kind of job I want to find for the time being, and with the idea of ​​giving it a try, I became one of the members of Panasonic Studio.

The work is the main writer.

By the way, the money ability is really powerful... In some aspects, it may be able to achieve the same effect as his superpower.

Thinking about this kind of thing, Hirakawa Tetsufumi walked towards the tram stop, and at the same time, raised his mobile phone and called Hisada.

The phone connected after three rings.

"Hey."

"Here." A gentle voice that I haven't heard for a long time came from the receiver.

The moment I heard the voice, my mood rose unconsciously.

"Moshu."

"Here...what's the matter?"

"miss you."

"Hey... It's only the second day since I left." The voice became softer, "Although I miss you too..."

"What? Didn't hear clearly."

"I said, I miss you too..."

"Bad signal."

Kuta Moshu raised the volume: "I said, I miss you—did you hear me?"

Holding the phone, Hirakawa Zhewen nodded with satisfaction: "I heard it now."

"..."

"..."

"Why do I feel like you're lying to me?"

"Huh? What did you lie to you?"

"Actually, I've already heard it. I deliberately said I didn't hear it. Let me say it a few more times."

"It's over, it was discovered." Hirakawa Zhewen used a tone that was not finished at all.

"..." There was silence in the receiver for a while, and then, a helpless voice came out, "Childish."

"I just want to hear my Moshu say that she misses me a few more times, what's wrong with that."

Hisada snorted cutely: "It's not fair."

"Okay." Hirakawa Zhewen chuckled, "I miss you too, Moshu."

"One more time."

"I miss you."

"Not loud enough."

This gentle teacher is strict at this time.

"This one……"

"what happened?"

Hirakawa Zhewen looked around in distress: "To be honest, there are quite a lot of people around me."

"then you--"

"But to prove how much I miss you, it's nothing to be a little embarrassing." Hirakawa Zhewen suddenly turned around.

"..."

"Mo Shu, I miss you—" This time, the voice was much louder, and several passers-by looked at him.

Hirakawa Tetsubun didn't care.

The biggest advantage of being a teacher is that you can turn a blind eye to many eyes...

Lectures under the eyes every day.

"Okay, okay, I received it, it's fine." Jiu Tian on the other side of the phone said quickly.

"okay."

"What are you doing now?"

"Go into the tram station." Hirakawa Tetsufu swiped his card and entered the station.

"Train station, where are you going?"

"Go to the studio."

"Ah."

"..."

"..."

The conversation stopped temporarily, and the other party's quiet breathing was heard in the receiver.

Tetsubun Hirakawa went down the stairs and walked towards the platform.

"Is there nothing wrong?" Kuta asked suddenly.

"Well, there's nothing else to do for now, I'm calling to tell you that I miss you."

"...Yes, yes." The helpless voice echoed, and one could imagine the smile on the corner of the female teacher's mouth, "I'll be back in Tokyo tomorrow afternoon."

"Ok."

"See you tomorrow then."

"Well, see you tomorrow."

"..."

"..."

"beep."

The phone was hung up.

There was a smile on the corner of Hirakawa Zhewen's mouth that hadn't faded away, and he took a last look at the phone——

【17:00】

Just then, the sound of a tram coming into the station sounded in the distance.

He put away his phone and looked forward.

Then--

"Well, this classmate, please don't stand so close."

Perhaps it was the teacher's instinct, Hirakawa Tetsufumi reached out and grabbed the arm of a female high school student in front of him, looked at the yellow warning line at her feet, and said.

Then, the girl whose arm was held by him turned around.

"..."

"..."

They looked at each other.

"Ye Yue?" Hirakawa Zhewen looked at the girl in surprise.

(End of this chapter)