Why does the Ruined King still fall in love?

"There is a saying in Chinese that you can eat with beauty. Hiratsuka-sensei seems to fit this saying very well."

"Heh—you're glib, what you learned in Chinese class can be used so quickly in this aspect."

Although she said so, Hiratsuka Shizuka still lowered her head and silently ate the remaining noodles in the bowl.

He didn't want Hikigaya Hachiman to see her expression, but the rosy cheeks exposed the shyness she wanted to hide.

"That's because you taught well, teacher. After all, my Chinese teacher, the person who taught me this knowledge is you Xiaojing."

"..."

But Shizuka Hiratsuka was unwilling to raise her head and respond to Hikigu Hachiman this time no matter what.

It really looks like a large Yukinoshita Yukino, Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Or Yukinoshita Yukino is a small model of Shizuka Hiratsuka?

While thinking, Hikigu Hachiman also picked up chopsticks to eat.

"I'm gonna start now."

Looking at the ramen in the bowl, the oil film on the surface is as smooth as white porcelain, and it has a creamy taste.

So it seems that waiting for such a long time is indeed worthwhile, and it takes time.

However, it may also be because of waiting too long, and the stimulation of hunger has increased the deliciousness of the ramen.

The smell of spices is very clean, and after taking a sip of the soup, the taste is a bit strong.

The noodles are also pretty good, thin and straight, with the right firmness and chewy texture.

"I'm done eating."

Hiratsuka Shizuka finished the ramen in the bowl in front of Hikigaya Hachiman because of the early meal, and after finishing the cleaning work that should be done after the meal, she looked at Hikigaya Hachiman who had almost eaten.

"You look good when you eat, I thought you, Hachiman, like the other boys, eat casually."

"It's better not to talk to others immediately after eating a carbohydrate bomb like ramen. Although Xiaojing is also a beautiful girl...beautiful, but she won't be judged by her appearance..."

Hikigaya Hachiman picked up the napkin prepared by the waiter on the dining table, and said while wiping his mouth.

"Okay, okay, I got it, I got it! Don't repeat this matter..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka covered her mouth and faltered, feeling a little depressed.

He also behaved pretty well during the meal before, not as wild as when he ran to the ramen shop to eat ramen alone, but in the end he still showed his flaws.

In the last step, she exposed her somewhat less ladylike side.

However, looking at Hikigu Hachiman's current appearance, it seemed that he was not dissatisfied with her behavior of talking to him immediately after eating, so he was relieved.

Then she took out the breath freshener she had put in it from the small bag she was carrying.

Open the protective cap, open your mouth and spray it.

Originally, she didn't plan to bring fresheners before attending her cousin's wedding today, because the food prepared at the wedding was not those with strong flavors, and she was not a person who would feel shy about it in front of her relatives, but by accident, she still Bring a bottle.

It's great to be able to come in handy now.

Because they paid first before ordering, the two left the ramen shop after checking if there was anything missing.

"When I was young, I thought tonkotsu ramen was the best. The soup had to be thick enough to be delicious. If the soup was not strong enough, I couldn't drink it at all. But as I grew up, I gradually accepted the light taste of salt. And soy sauce soup."

The two did not have one in front and the other behind as they did when they came here, and now Shizuka Hiratsuka is not far from Hikigaya Hachiman, the two of them walked together, the distance between them was only two punches.

Because of the spray of freshener, Shizuka Hiratsuka had a pleasant aroma when she spoke.

It's lemony.

Hikigaya Hachiman is a person with a good memory. He has been like this since he was a child. After having those different memories in his mind that day, his memory has reached the point where he can never forget it.

The familiar lemon smell reminded him of Ebina Hime.

Thinking of her moist breath with fragrance under the moonlit night in Chiba Village that day.

Students and teachers have the same preferences.

Ebina Himina, what is she doing now?

She is a girl who seldom takes the initiative to contact him. She will only contact him for urgent matters. At the end of the Chiba Village Courage Test, she told him that she would go to Akihabara to sell fan works during the summer vacation.

Probably wandering around the manga in Akihabara right now.

Her maiden cosplay looks really good...

How about letting her wear other cosplay clothes in the next semester after the holiday?

However, Ji Cai also said that she doesn't like cosplay. Although she is exposed to these two-dimensional knowledge as an amateur photographer and creator of fan works, she doesn't like to be a participant who needs to be exposed to the public.

"Hachiman? Are you listening to me carefully?"

"Sorry, I was thinking about the philosophy of life that can be conveyed in the teacher's words."

"Oh? Can you tell me what you learned from my words?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka moved closer, and the shoulders of the two had already touched each other.

Bikigu Hachiman and Hiratsuka Shizuka are similar in height, and there is no obvious height difference, so if the two are so close together.

Hikigaya Hachiman could feel Hiratsuka Shizuka's lemon scent hitting his face.

A little too close.

"A deeper understanding doesn't seem to realize much..."

"It's okay, just say as much as you can think of."

Shizuka Hiratsuka said to Hikigaya Hachiman like a teacher who encourages students to answer questions.

It seems that I can't say that, because Shizuka Hiratsuka is a teacher herself, the homeroom teacher who teaches Chinese.

But it's a little too close.

"I think Xiaojing thinks that way, probably because the teacher is in a higher grade."

"What did you say? I'm sorry, Hachiman, teacher, I didn't hear you clearly before, can you repeat it to the teacher?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka glared at Hikigaya Hachiman fiercely, maintaining an unhappy expression for a while.

But the smile soon changed.

Probably thought of the plan that had been prepared before to not leave a bad impression on this student.

"However, it doesn't matter if you can't understand it now. People will always grow up. One day in the future, I believe you will have a moment when you want to understand."

Hikigaya Hachiman knew what Shizuka Hiratsuka was talking about, but both of them knew that it was impossible to say such a thing clearly.

At least for now, it's not allowed.

Everything, as Shizuka Hiratsuka said, has to wait for the moment when the future can understand.

"I know."

"is it?"

Hearing Hikiya Hachiman's words, Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled slightly, and moved a little away from him, but the distance between the two is still quite close, if you look at it from the perspective of friends.

Although his voice was still so indifferent, it was completely impossible to hear whether he had any emotion.

But Hiratsuka Shizuka believes that he must know everything she wants to say.

And answered himself seriously.

"Seeing my immature students grow up and completely break away from the influence of their teachers in the end, this feeling is really strange. I am a little happy, but I always feel a little sad when I am happy. Maybe I am not suitable for being a teacher, but I am lucky. The best thing is that I have met students like you...and the problem students in the class who are so annoying to watch."

"I'm 17 years old, Hiratsuka-sensei. I'm no longer a child."

As soon as Hikigaya Hachiman finished speaking, Shizuka Hiratsuka punched him on the shoulder. The force was very light, and it was more like a joke between friends than a lesson.

"What nonsense are you talking about, brat. Even if you are one year older, you can reach the grade for marriage, but you have to wait until twenty to participate in adult activities such as smoking, drinking, and horse racing."

"This is an adult in the legal sense, and even if you are an adult in the following activities, it is best not to participate in it?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka hammered his arm lightly, Hikigaya Hachiman retorted loudly.

"You idiot, if you want to realize your ideal of becoming a househusband, you must be a daughter of a wealthy family. When the time comes to take over the business and still have status, if you don't do these things, your future wife will be very embarrassed. Oh? Even if you aspire to be a badass, you wouldn't have the heart to see your wife dare not look up in front of her father-in-law, would you?"

"Stop it, let's not talk about why you, Xiaojing, agree so much with the strange words I wrote on the spur of the moment in the volunteer survey. Why are you so sure that I will marry a wealthy daughter in the future?"

The ramen shop where the two had dinner was located on the commercial street. Although it was summer, there were still many people on the street.

Most of the people who shop in the commercial street are women, and basically girls go shopping together, and there are very few groups of men and women hanging out together.

So the combination of Hikigu Hachiman and Hiratsuka Shizuka is a bit eye-catching.

In particular, both of them are considered very top-notch handsome men and beautiful women. Among them, Shizuka Hiratsuka is still wearing a dress, and Hikigu Hachiman, the light hammer, looks like he is a servant who was pulled over to accompany her.

But Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't care about the eyes of these passers-by, even acquaintances would not be afraid if they saw it, because she had a legitimate reason to go with the students.

Since Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't care about this, Hikigaya Hachiman also put away his plan to use the visual distortion barrier to block the two people's sense of existence.

"Don't tell me that you have no idea about Yukinoshita Yukino."

"Ah? How did Xiao Jing see it?"

Although Hikigaya Hachiman thinks that he has not deliberately concealed his relationship with Yukinoshita Yukino, but he believes that basically no one will think that he and Yukinoshita Yukino are actually quite close.

It's time to agree to take the final step.

"Minister Bingshan Pretty Girl? When I was in school, I would have a fixed time to be alone with her every afternoon... To be honest, do you like her?"

Although it was a teasing tone, the worry hidden in the depths was captured by Hiki Valley Hachiman.

"Yuigahama Yui is also a member of the club, right? You said that I was alone with Yukinoshita Yukino during school club activities, and Yui will cry if she hears it?"

Instead of responding directly, he changed the subject.

There is neither confession nor denial.

But changing the subject is also a form of denial, Shizuka Hiratsuka thinks so.

As for Hikigaya Hachiman, it was the reaction after Yui Hihama knew what Hiratsuka Shizu said.

Do you cry?

After all, if you learn that the person you like and your best friend are said to be a good match or something.

Even if they did come together in fact, it would still be a little sad to hear the news, right?

I just don't know what Yuihama Yui will do after crying.

"Well~~ It's just a joke. Why, as long as you write things that can make people laugh to death on the survey form issued by the school, the teacher is not allowed to make fun of you, a problem student?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka was in a good mood.

It's just that she didn't know whether she was happy because she succeeded in molesting this student who gave her some headaches, or because she was happy because she heard the answer that made her feel relieved.

However, the exchange between the two caught the attention of passers-by.

"That woman, it looks like she is taking advantage of the money to tease the boy as a servant?"

"Keep your voice down, I don't think that man is a good person? I guess it's because of the woman's money that he grovels to accompany her. Who does she think she is, shopping and wearing dresses... .Do you want to pretend to be a celebrity?"

......

Whisperers are not in the minority.

As a teacher, Shizuka Hiratsuka's hearing is also very good, so she naturally heard these clearly.

"Is it wrong?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka tugged Hikigaya Hachiman's collar, pulled him to her side, and then showed a provocative smile.

"This guy is my servant, that's why he's with me?"

Then he pulled Hikigu Hachiman and left without looking back.

Leaving passers-by looking at each other in blank dismay.

-

"Brother, where did you go to play this afternoon? I came home so late, it seems that there is no sister and brother who have an appointment?"

Hikigaya Komachi, who was lying on the sofa watching TV, asked his brother who came home late.

After waiting for a while, I found that there was no response, so I turned my head to see what my brother was doing.

Then he found Hikigaya Hachiman holding his water glass in one hand and looking at the screen with his mobile phone in the other.