Time to Leave (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

Respect, and being called "teacher"—I really did feel the nerves of a first-time teacher.

"Uh... You can all get up now."

"Mm."

The three girls raised their heads and looked at me.

"Uh... So, I'm going out tomorrow. Don't follow me. When I get back, I'll start teaching you how to write. How does that sound?"

The three girls glanced at one another, then nodded.

And so, starting today, I became the teacher of three girls. It still felt a little awkward, but I thought I should shoulder this responsibility.

Maybe it was a way to repay them for taking care of me?

Learning to write and read couldn't be a bad thing.

Of course, writing and reading were only tools of humanity. The tools themselves were neither good nor evil, but using them as weapons was a matter of the human heart.

The three girls went back to their beds, claiming they were "saving their strength after dinner." To me, it looked more like they were just being lazy, but that was fine. After a full meal, what else was there to do in this apocalypse, where there was absolutely no entertainment, except sleep?

Did they expect these three children, who knew nothing at all, to play mahjong?

Of course, I also "saved my strength after dinner" and went to sleep on a full stomach.

I pulled up the blanket and thought about what I needed to find tomorrow.

Pens and notebooks were easy to find in a supermarket, so I didn't need to go far for those. But I should look for a bookstore and find a dictionary. Then there was math. I couldn't teach anything too complicated, so I'd start with elementary school.

As for what to teach, I'd see what the bookstore had. But I'd intended