At the appointed time, Rōshi followed behind Nagato as they headed toward the Ninshu reception hall.
At that moment, Rōshi was both excited and uneasy, his feelings complicated.
The meeting he had anticipated for so long was finally about to happen. Of course Rōshi was excited, but he also had concerns. He was not someone who knew how to talk, and he was not sure whether he could properly express his thoughts without coming into conflict with Sōsuke.
Rōshi was always complaining internally about Ōnoki, but in truth, he knew his own temper was not much better.
After entering the Ninshu reception hall, Rōshi found that Sōsuke had already arrived and was sitting in a chair, drinking tea.
"Teacher, I brought him here," Nagato said as he walked over to Mu Yue.
Mu Yue smiled and nodded at Nagato, then looked toward Rōshi.
Rōshi looked at Sōsuke as well. This was not his first time seeing Sōsuke, but it was the first time he had been this close.
Outside of class, Sōsuke was not much different from when he lectured. He still wore white and often had a gentle smile on his face.
The long-awaited meeting had finally begun, yet Rōshi suddenly did not know what to say.
There was much he wanted to say, but he could not think of what he should say first or in what order.
Rōshi grew a little anxious. He had to be the one to start the conversation, because he knew Sōsuke, while Sōsuke did not know him—not even his name.
"Have you finished the book? Which chapter left the deepest impression on you?" Mu Yue broke the silence first.
When Mu Yue had first learned that Rōshi wanted to meet him, he had not known Rōshi's purpose or thoughts.
Later, Mu Yue