Love Comes After Learning

"Inevitably. I'm the head teacher!" Tongsu Mafuyu snorted softly, and realized that such a tone was too girlish, so she blushed halfway and pursed her lips into a straight line.

Fortunately, his back was facing him, and under the arrangement of a certain great will, no one came and went in this stairwell, otherwise it would be too shameful.

"Then teacher, do you know what happened in class just now?"

"Just now?" Surprised, Kirisu Mafuyu couldn't help turning his head, "I haven't been to class for about an hour, did something happen?"

As soon as he turned his gaze, he happened to meet the smile at the corner of his mouth.

Kirisu Mafuyu opened his mouth dumbly, and for some reason, his heart stopped beating so suddenly, and he couldn't move under his calm and straight eyes.

"I asked my classmates to help me book a venue for confessing to them—a confession on the premise of getting married."

"Although the ring given is not high-end, it is already the best that an ordinary student like me can do."

"So now, I already have a girlfriend."

He didn't pause on purpose, but briefly talked about what happened not long ago smoothly and naturally.

When it came to the phrase "I have a girlfriend", I smiled even more cheerfully, not intending to hide that joy and happiness at all.

Kirisu Mafuyu subconsciously clenched the apple candy in his hand, and suddenly felt unable to breathe.

"...Conclusion. Do you want me to congratulate you?"

Even she herself didn't know what mood she used to say those words.

In Asada's eyes, the teacher who is always awe-inspiring and serious, and occasionally dumbfounded, and occasionally so blunt that people don't know what to say - the teacher who always hides everything about himself under a cold shell, unwilling A woman who shows weakness in front of students.

Biting his lips slightly, he looked at himself in confusion, uneasiness, and unconcealed sadness.

"What do you want me to answer? What do you want me to do?"

And Asada just walked up, took away her apple candy, and put a small box in her palm.

"Actually, I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do."

He smiled helplessly, but without any hesitation.

"It's just that I think, leave this thing to the teacher for safekeeping... Maybe one day, you will throw it away and treat it as someone who gave you an inappropriate gift."

"But before that, I want to tell you selfishly—from today to a long time later, I still want to see more of your expressions, and I want to know more about the person "Mafuyu Kirisu"."

"As for the others, I dare not speak directly, and I know you won't want to hear it, so I use this to represent my heart."

"Sorry, my bad student is after you."

"So before I graduate, I need your advice, Mr. Tongsu."

After finishing speaking, Asada stretched out his hand, pinched her delicate, soft, cold and slightly warm cheeks, and took advantage of her openly when she didn't react in a daze.

Only at that moment, what was reflected in his eyes was Kirisu Mafuyu, not Kirisu-sensei.

The gentle and intimate gesture lasted only for a moment, Asada quickly withdrew her frivolous hand, and nodded to her with a serious expression.

"Then I will go to the school festival alone, teacher, please enjoy the atmosphere of the festival!"

After the words fell, as if she was afraid that she would recover and put the box back into her hand, she ran away without looking back.

"..."

The long eyelashes blinked, and when the dazed consciousness recovered, the young man who kept saying words that did not match his age had disappeared.

Kirisu Mafuyu slowly looked at the small box in his hand, as if he knew what was inside, he moved his fingers twice, and dared not open it for a long time.

"...Before graduation, huh?"

He murmured a sentence he said - this was an agreement he made without authorization, and he obviously didn't need to pay attention to it.

But in the end, Kirisu Mafuyu took a deep breath, raised his trembling fingertips, and opened the lid.

Inside was a ring with a small ice-blue diamond carved like an ice crystal.

The beauty is so cold and pure that people can't help but fall in love with it at a glance.

Kirisu Mafuyu didn't dare to take out the ring for a closer look, but silently stared at the row of cursive characters engraved inside the ring.

"Shinichi x Mafuyu".

"It's a good thing it's not an abbreviation..."

For some reason, the thought of this flashed in her mind, and she even felt relieved by it.

Shaking his head and throwing out his inexplicable thoughts, Kirisu Mafuyu closed the box and looked at the trash can placed in the stairwell.

She hesitated, her lips turned white from being bitten, and she was not as decisive as her ideal self.

"Correct. As a teacher, even if I..."

Such clichés could no longer be used as an excuse, and Kirisu Mafuyu knew it himself.

If someone gave you an inappropriate gift, would you throw it in the trash as soon as you received it?

——No, she can't do that kind of thing that spoils other people's wishes.

It's okay to eat if you don't like it, but like this kind of token of love, or something that is too valuable, let alone lose it, Mafuyu Kirisu will not accept it, and will directly reject the other party before that.

In other words, if she accepts it subconsciously, and hasn't caught up with the other party until now...

Kirisu Mafuyu could no longer deny what that meant.

"... immoral. Whether as a teacher or as an adult."

Sighing, he put the box in his pocket and put it next to his body.

As if calm after being relieved, Kirisu Mafuyu's expression did not change, his posture was still dignified and straight, he went downstairs and went to the women's toilet on the first floor to wash his hands.

She didn't intend to wash her face.

After all, there is still some light makeup on the face, and it is very troublesome to reapply after washing.

She also doesn't think she is so calm and calm now, which is very in line with the reaction of an adult after knowing that she has fallen in love with a certain young male student, and needs to wash her face to cool down and cover up.

It's just that when he raised his head and met his own eyes in the mirror.

Kirisu Mafuyu was stunned for a moment, then picked up the water and splashed it directly on his face.

slap——

She lowered her head again, her palms covered her face with water droplets, only her hair was hanging down, revealing her crimson ears in the color of sunset.

"Really..."

Mingming's heart was full of shame, thinking about why he showed that kind of reassuring expression that he didn't even notice, no one should have noticed something along the way.

The curvature of the corner of the mouth still blooms involuntarily, gently and not easy to fall.

It's like a velvet flower that is red in the evening.

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time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it was six o'clock in the evening, the winter sky was already dark, and the campus was brightly lit and still lively.

The much-anticipated bonfire party is about to begin under the watchful eyes of hundreds of students, parents, tourists, and teachers.

The person who fired the fire arrow was the current head of the Kyudo Department. I heard that although his archery skills were a little worse than Kaguya Shinomiya's, he was still a good player who could win the national championship.

Although the school festival executive committee had asked Shinomiya Kaguya to serve as the "opening shooter" again-she lit the bonfire last year-but Shinomiya Kaguya said that "this honor should be given to the students." The brothers and sisters declined on the grounds of passing it on.

Fortunately, the skills of the head of the archery department are also trustworthy, otherwise, if the fire arrow is shot sideways, it will not only be dangerous, but also embarrass Xiuzhiyuan Academy in front of tourists and other schools.

whoosh-

As the host announced the start of the ignition ceremony, after a short charge, the flames pulled out a landscape, reflecting the faces of the onlookers.

Immediately, quietly submerged into the campfire.

There were no bumps or scratches in the wood that would cause anything to bring the campfire down.

The flame ignited the dry wood, and immediately, propelled by various combustion aids, it ignited high into the sky with a bang, and the students' eyes seemed to be shining brightly.

Under the night sky, the campus, which had been silent for a moment, once again erupted into passionate cheers like flames.

"Keep everyone waiting! The school festival bonfire party has officially begun——!"

……

"It's as lively as last year."

On the roof independent of the clock tower, Baiyin Yuxing couldn't help but smile when he heard the heat coming from below.

Then, he turned his head to look at the black-haired girl who opened the iron door and was standing there timidly, and said:

"You're finally here, Sigong."

"It's the president... Mr. Baiyin asked me to come."

She raised the phone slightly, then put it away shyly, never daring to look directly at herself.

It looks so cute and squirming.

"Well, that's true..."

As a result, he couldn't help becoming nervous, his heart was beating wildly, his face was red, his fingers were twirling his bangs, and he almost forgot what he was going to say - Kaguya Shinomiya is so cute.

Fortunately, the wind on the tall building was very cold, so cold that Baiyin Yuxing quickly regained his composure

With his heart extinguished, he looked at her seriously without any hesitation.

——Today, he will end this nearly three-year love brain battle and finalize everything.

"Sigong, I have something to tell you."

Thus, Baiyin Yuyuki stood up straight in the cold wind and began his own "confession".

……

"Don't you think the bangs are too long?"

Hearing what Yako Iino said, Yu Ishigami subconsciously moved his hand away from his bangs, and glanced at Yako Iino beside him.

Like last year, she took the initiative to take charge of the most tiring and boring errand - patrolling the campus during the bonfire party.

The difference is that this year he just found a reason to follow her, turning the patrol into a walk, and also made the drudgery that should have been lonely and uncomfortable a little bit happier.

From the face of the little dwarf next to him with a flat tone but couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth, it could be seen whether he was happy or not.