Society fears that young people don’t want to be literary godfathers

And it was at the moment when she was thinking like this.

The tram also arrives at this moment.

Extracting herself from her thoughts, Takegami Kasumi took her bag and walked out of the tram - when she looked around blankly, looking for her aunt, she saw a tall-haired woman wearing a beige lady's gown. The woman also hugged her little niece tightly at this moment:

"Xiaocheng, long time no see~"

"...Well, morning, good morning, Sakuraba-sensei."

"How many times have I said, don't take your job seriously in life."

Sakuraba Risa frowned slightly and gently flicked her dog-eyed niece's forehead:

"Come, call aunt."

"aunt......."

Feeling the suffocation-like feeling of being held tightly, the girl also gently pulled the lapel of her aunt who taught in a high school in the town at this moment:

"Um...I can't breathe, can you...give me a breath..."

..........

After receiving her little niece and exchanging casual greetings, Risa Sakuraba took Kasumi Takegami into the Toyota that had been around for many years and drove on the streets of the small town.

"It's a new semester again."

Before school started, Sakuraba Risa didn't want to continue to be a teacher - she opened the car window and let the breeze in the field lift her slightly curly hair, and her voice also showed some accent at this moment:

"How's it going? Did you have a good time during the summer vacation?"

"...It's very ordinary. I don't have many friends in Tokyo. I read comics and watch Japanese dramas every day. Occasionally I play games online with my friends here."

"Hey, is that so?"

Seeing his little niece answering his questions as obediently and calmly as ever, Risa Sakuraba nodded thoughtfully:

"In other words, Tokyo is boring, right?"

"you can say it this way."

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to stay here all the time? Although our area is not very developed, we still have basic entertainment facilities. The most important thing is that it is quiet and we have many friends. You can invite friends to watch at any time. Watching a movie and drinking coffee or something, right?”

"...That's true, but my parents work in Tokyo, and I always have to go home several times to see them."

"...Haha, I knew you would say that."

The car didn't move very fast, and the street scene of the town also changed.

Sakuraba Risa's expression also became somewhat meaningful:

"Your parents are working very hard... In fact, if possible, I hope they will come back to this small town to have a look when they are tired - after all, Tokyo is not as beautiful as it seems. good."

"...Auntie, are you going to educate me?"

"Oops, sorry, I'm used to it."

Realizing that he had unknowingly entered a preaching state, the mature people's teacher also obediently shut his mouth at this moment and stopped talking too much.

But...maybe I remembered something.

Sakuraba Risa's expression showed a little emotion:

"Although Kasumi-chan may be a little surprised to say this...but in some aspects, you are really similar to another student of mine."

"Eh...really?"

Takegami Kasumi tilted her head slightly, her amber dog eyes showing the same look as before:

"It's...which classmate is it?"

"His name is Mochizuki - he's your classmate."

While holding his chin, pretending to think, the mature people's teacher got addicted again and started to take out the pocky and click it:

"What are the similarities between you two... You are both very independent children. Your parents are both busy with work and both like to stay at home. Of course, he is truly alone. Pai, you have relatively more contact with people, after all, you are the president of the comics club~"

That's it.

Savoring the pocky he picked up from Mochizuki some time ago, Sakuraba Risa also recalled the dull boy:

"Speaking of which, that kid seems to be very gloomy and doesn't seem to have many friends. He may be the kind of shady kid who doesn't go out much all day long. Alas, I'll pay more attention to his physical condition and let him exercise more if I find time. That’s all—”

Before Sakuraba Risa could finish her words.

A curly-haired young man with deep eyes, who looked quite handsome upon closer inspection, came towards me on a mountain bike wearing a white shirt and jeans.

When he looked closely, he felt that the boy's face seemed very familiar. The people's teacher, who was still driving a small Toyota, fell silent for a moment.

"Eh......?"

Perhaps suspecting that she had seen something wrong, the woman stepped aside and rubbed her eyes, only to find that the young man wearing a white shirt and riding a mountain bike was looking at her through the car window.

".......full moon?"

Good guy, at this moment, Sakuraba Risa really feels like she is dreaming——

She rolled down the window and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar young man, her expression became quite shocked:

"What a coincidence. Are you...exercising?"

"When I have nothing to do, I ride for two hours every day to exercise."

While responding to his teacher, Mochizuki wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, and then said:

"Um...Teacher, would you like one?"

"?"

After being stunned for a moment, the people's teacher realized that what the boy wanted was that thing, so she took out the pocky and handed it to Mochizuki:

"Neng, it's your goods."

"Thank you teacher."

"Accompany one."

"no problem."

Risa Sakuraba and Ri Mochizuki symbolically touched the pocky, and then clicked it simultaneously.

"......"

The dog-eyed girl sitting at the back of the carriage just watched her aunt and the boys of the same grade performing some mysterious ritual like believers, and fell into deep thought.

9. World line convergence

Because of the meeting with Mochizuki, the people's teacher parked the car in the parking space quite happily, turned off the engine, closed the door, and took Takegami Kasumi for a walk on the trails of Toyama City.

"I see, you are Teacher Sakuraba's niece."

At a roadside shop in Toyama City, Mochizuki Rizheng was carrying two bottles of soda and handed them to his teacher and female classmates:

"This is the first time we meet. My name is Mochizuki Ri. I am your aunt's student. Please give me your advice."

"I am Takegami Kasumi, please give me some advice..."

Responding softly to Mochizuki, the dog-eyed girl smoothed down her short skirt and sat on the seat next to Shido:

"I never expected that there would be such a coincidence - Toyama City is really small, and you can meet familiar people just by walking."

"That's right. After all, except for Tokyo, other places in Japan are quite deserted. Everyone knows each other as soon as they come and go."

As he responded politely, the boy took off his equipment and wiped the sweat from his forehead:

"Takegami-san, do you live in Tokyo?"

"....Does Mochizuki-kun actually know that?"

"I've heard a little bit about it. Because Teacher Sakuraba occasionally mentioned that she has a cute little niece, saying that you are among the top ten in the whole grade, and you are also the president of the comics club in our school. Your face is quite twisted, so you can't say it openly. I stay at home all day and don’t have many friends, so I should go out more often.”

"...Why do you think I'm like a vicious heroine?"

"I'm sorry, but the expression on your face when you explained your niece's situation was really abstract -"

"...Okay, okay, stop!"

Perhaps she noticed that Kasumi Takegami, a girl with dog eyes, had slightly red cheeks and her head was about to smoke like a steam engine. Risa Sakuraba also said this at the right time:

"What are you talking about? I'm not a boring woman who shows off to my students all day long..."

"I'm sorry, Teacher Sakuraba. I was blind and told a joke that wasn't funny."

Mochizuki, who is well versed in human relations and sophistication, also bowed and apologized quite skillfully:

"To apologize, I will prepare a new flavor of pocky for you——"

"Stop it, don't try to bribe me."

Sakuraba Risa waved her hand, taking retreat as a step forward, and walked down the steps Mochizuki built for herself step by step:

"Also, school hasn't started yet—don't call me on your job during breaks."

"Okay, Sister Sakuraba."

"Oh, how old am I? Don't call me that."

"No, Teacher Sakuraba is indeed very young. She looks like my sister when she walks on the street."

"...If you talk too glibly, your tongue will be cut out, Mochizuki-san."

Although she looked very cold on the surface, everyone could see that Risa Sakuraba was always ready to retreat, and she took over Mochizuki Risa's glib words quite skillfully.

There's nothing you can do about it... A woman who is older than a child but still unmarried can't refuse the title "sister" - even a tall and tough people's teacher can't avoid it.

"...Okay, you can call me whatever you want."

Ending the topic with one sentence, the remaining dignity of the elders on Sakuraba Risa's face disappeared instantly——

As if he was very satisfied with Mochizuki's vision, the people's teacher smiled like a flower, and he looked as if he were ten years younger, with a kind and kind expression.

"........"

Seeing Mochizuki calmly coaxing her little aunt into a daze, Takegami Kasumi, as her niece, couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly.

..... How can this guy who was criticized so gloomily by his aunt just now be so smart?

(This boy doesn’t seem to be that simple...)

(Wait a minute...something feels wrong...!)

Gently holding her chin always gives people a lazy atmosphere. The expression of the dog-eyed girl, who is really not energetic at ordinary times, became sharp at this moment.

Thinking about it carefully, my little aunt is indeed thirty-five. Because she has always been silently involved in involution and has never enjoyed the nourishment of a man, she has remained single since birth and has never been in love -

(So... this Mochizuki-san is not my aunt's boyfriend, right?)

A thought here.

There was a slight blush on the expressionless cheeks of the girl with dog eyes.

"...Hey, what's wrong?"

Realizing that his little niece turned into a steam engine without saying a word, the tall and hard people's teacher softened instantly, leaned down and touched Takegami Kasumi's little head:

"Xiao Cheng, what's wrong——"

"No, it's fine."

She waved her hands gently, hiding all inappropriate thoughts in her heart quite skillfully. The expression of the girl with dog eyes also showed some fatigue.

........It’s over, I’ve been thinking about it for too long and I feel sleepy.

"....Takegami-san seems to be tired."

Mochizuki pointed keenly at the girl who looked a little shaky and said:

"Sister Sakuraba, let Takegami-san sleep in the car."

"Well...it's not impossible."

Gently holding her chin, Risa Sakuraba seemed to have thought of something, and poked her niece's soft face:

"By the way, Xiaocheng, did you say you wanted to go to a friend's house for dinner before school starts?"

"...There is such a thing."