Chapter 381: Chapter 378: Deduction of the World Lines
It seemed like she noticed the gaze of the invisible girl, so Shirakawa Sawahei looked back. However, Miss Tachibana Tomoku quickly lowered her head again, as if nothing had happened.
Shirakawa Sawahei felt something was strange, but he couldn’t ask her in front of everyone and had to suppress his curiosity for the time being. He decided to wait and ask her if she was in trouble when they’re alone.
When it came to his most obedient study girl, Shirakawa Sawahei was always very patient.
Unfortunately, until the club activities ended, Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t find a chance to be alone with the invisible girl. She stayed quietly on the side doing her own things, listening to everyone’s conversations, and barely even left the activity room.
There was no way around it. Missing the opportunity today, Shirakawa Sawahei could only plan to find time to ask Miss Tachibana Tomoku tomorrow...
Thinking about it now, it would be great if Tachibana was in the same class as me... At least then when there’s something to discuss, I wouldn’t have to wait specifically for lunch or when there’s no one else around...
With this thought, Shirakawa Sawahei spent the next few days living his normal everyday life calmly, busy with part-time jobs, improving skills, helping Tsukimi Sakurazawa and cute little Ise Yu with tutoring, and occasionally helping the procrastinating girl with some line sketches when her pleas became too bothersome.
Of course, with interest. As for how interest is collected...
Hmm, that’s a secret.
The Black Hearted Lolita had been feeling guilty and hadn’t come to trouble him, giving Shirakawa Sawahei no chance to talk to her alone, always running to avoid him. Judging by how she acted, it seemed more out of fear than embarrassment—speaking of which, this girl really has no sense of shame, being just a little girl and even forcefully kissing me.
If her elder sister knew about this, wouldn’t it be the end for me?
So for these days while his lips healed, Shirakawa Sawahei also quietly avoided the Little Arrogant Study Girl. After all, Miss Kaori’s observation skills were sharp. Any oddity with Shirakawa Sawahei would definitely not escape her notice. She and Tsukimi belong to two kinds of reasoning schools; Tsukimi relies purely on intuition for guesses, while Little Arrogant, guesses based on details.
He couldn’t say which style was better because both girls were quite accurate when guessing about him... especially Tsukimi, whose ability to catch him was unbelievably good...
Regarding the invisible girl’s situation, Shirakawa Sawahei proactively asked her about it, but unfortunately, the girl seemed unwilling to bother Shirakawa Sawahei and kept shaking her head, saying it was nothing. This left Shirakawa Sawahei a bit helpless.
He really wanted this obedient and cute girl to change her personality a bit, allowing her to rely on others more instead of trying to handle everything by herself out of fear of troubling friends. In friendships, mutual involvement is essential, as a friendship where no one bothers each other rarely lasts long.
After all, she’s his study girl, and Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t help it, so he secretly investigated what had happened recently with the invisible girl. In the end, he found out from Uehara Shigeo that Tachibana Tomoku’s parents seemed unable to attend her parent-teacher meeting...
This result left Shirakawa Sawahei in silence; as for helping, he really seemed unable to help with this matter...
An honest official finds it hard to resolve domestic affairs... Every family has its difficult problems. This truth has been so since ancient times. Shirakawa Sawahei hesitated a few times and ultimately decided to abandon the idea of contacting her parents.
The key is the standpoint. What standpoint do I have to persuade her parents? Could it be that, like the procrastinating girl, I would also become the one entrusted with guardianship??
No, for a cute girl like Tachibana, it should be described as being entrusted...
A cohabiting object at home... oh no, another tenant...
In the morning, you could see the sleepy look of the invisible girl; at night, you could say goodnight to each other, that sounds so healing...
The procrastinating girl is not healing at all, not in the least. All that fills her mind is enticing me to commit crimes, draining all my energy in her room day and night...
Simply put, it means playing games together.
Shirakawa Sawahei thought about the future cohabitation scenes and suddenly felt that this world line’s development seemed quite nice...
But... if Tachibana moves in, wouldn’t it start a chain reaction?
Shirakawa Sawahei thought again about the scenario of the Black Hearted Lolita moving in, and it sent a chill down his spine.
Poor door of mine, it cannot be blown up again!
FBI, open the door... Not this world line! No way!
Besides, if the Black Hearted Lolita insisted on coming in, Miss Kaori is also not someone to mess with...
Considering the overly dark end of this world line, Shirakawa Sawahei decisively chose to cut off the thoughts.
Time flew by, and soon it was the day of the parent-teacher meetings. During these days, second-year students mostly talked about this matter.
The choice between humanities and sciences is a lifelong decision, and so is the choice of love! It cannot be taken lightly!
This was the case for students and teachers alike. On this day, Uehara Shigeo arrived early at the office, tidied his appearance, and began waiting for the parent’s meetings.
Time spares no one... In the blink of an eye, it’s already the second year of high school...
This time around, I wonder if I can continue teaching Mr. Shirakawa... Such an outstanding student, it’s the first time I’ve encountered one in all my years of teaching.
Thinking back to when he first met Shirakawa Sawahei in the first year, Uehara Shigeo couldn’t help but show a bit of a smile.
"Teacher Uehara, when bearing the weight of a student’s life, you shouldn’t be so frivolous, otherwise the parents will be worried."
As soon as Teacher Takagi entered the office, she saw her rival, that middle-aged fat man, smiling so happily, and immediately felt unhappy, unable to resist picking a fight.
"Of course, I know that; as a teacher, such a state should be adjusted at any time... However, Teacher Takagi, as a teacher with little teaching experience, might not have this ability to adjust, which I can understand."
"Who said I have little teaching experience! I’m only three years younger than Teacher Uehara! Is such a small age gap enough for you to act like a senior teaching a junior?"
Uehara Shigeo glanced at the aggressive Teacher Takagi and couldn’t help but look around, realizing there was no one around to mediate, so he could only cough lightly and admit defeat: "N-no, there’s nothing like that. I just think Teacher Takagi seems younger..."
"Are you saying I lack the charm of a mature woman?!"
"???"
Honest to God, Uehara Shigeo really didn’t have any sarcastic intention this time; he was purely worried that if they started fighting again, he’d be embarrassed to deal with a woman because of his face... How did it get twisted into me dissing her?
Uehara Shigeo felt very wronged, but he said nothing. He just silently prayed that heaven might assign Shirakawa Sawahei to his class again, so he could continuously suppress Teacher Takagi and maintain this confidence...
"Teacher Uehara, someone’s looking for you outside."
Outside the office, a student-appearing person seemed to be leading someone in. As they entered, Uehara and Takagi both ceased their dispute, focusing on the woman beside the student at the door.
The woman glanced around the office, speaking softly, her tone gentle yet plain.
"Nice to meet you. My name is Hayakawa Sawaba."
"May I ask, who is Teacher Uehara Shigeo?"