Chapter 225

It wasn't because I wore perfume or anything.

It's probably the smell of clean clothes and the scent of soap that lingers on a young girl's skin after a bath.

Perhaps there's even a trace of Kirishima Ai's own scent.

Haihara coughed twice calmly, then without looking at Kirishima Ai, casually said:

"Kirishima, I think I've told you this many times already, why do you always fail to learn your lesson?"

She said it in a cold tone.

Haihara, of course, understands Kirishima Ai's predicament.

Rather, she knew very well that bringing Kirishima Ai to her office now would be pointless.

But all she wanted was for Kirishima Ai to her office and give her a good scolding.

Kirishima Ai has clearly become much more shameless.

"Teacher, I'm sorry. If you hate me, then scold me."

She spoke with an innocent and sincere gaze.

The last time Kirishima Ai said that was when she bit her neck in the bath.

To be honest.

This Problem Child has become even more annoying than before.

Her stubbornness used to be kind of funny, but now Haihara just wants to make Kirishima Ai suffer a bit.

Then, Haihara waved.

Kirishima Ai didn't understand what Haihara was going to do, but she obediently moved closer.

Before she could react, she saw Haihara lean in and press her head against her shoulder.

Before Kirishima Ai could react, she felt a sharp pain in her neck, followed by the moist sensation of her lips touching her skin and a slight itch.

She frowned in pain, hissed involuntarily, and could only grit her teeth and bear it.

Haihara held onto her shoulder with one hand, as if to prevent her from resisting, and kept biting Kirishima Ai's neck for more than half a minute.

Only after that did Haihara release her bite, calmly patting Kirishima Ai's face, which looked like it was about to cry from being bitten.

"If you provoke me again, I'll leave marks on other parts of your body."

The girl's fair and delicate neck bore a red, swollen bite mark left by Haihara.

Even with her own students, Haihara didn't hold back her words.

Kirishima Ai clutched the spot where she had been bitten, the pain almost making her cry.

Furthermore, what if someone discovers she has been given such a hickey?

Teacher Haihara is just too awful.

Kirishima Ai, who had initially been looking forward to criticism, now stared at Teacher Haihara with a hint of resentment.

After that, this resentment and anger transformed into a competitive spirit.

She unbuttoned one button of her shirt, revealing a large patch of skin on her shoulder, which she showed to Haihara as if displaying weapons.

"Then, teacher, please stay here."

"Kirishima Ai said expressionlessly."

Since it's already been bitten, it might as well leave a little more.

However, Haihara ignored her and simply turned her head away, as if she found Kirishima Ai's childish behavior boring.

She picked up her chopsticks, preparing to finish the rest of her lunch.

They also showed no intention of paying Kirishima Ai.

Realizing that her teacher wasn't interested in her, Kirishima Ai a little frustrated, but she then moved closer to watch her teacher eat.

It looks pretty delicious.

After all, she had eaten her teacher's lunchbox before, and it was probably even tastier than the food she cooked herself.

What would the teacher do if she stole her food from the teacher?

That would be incredibly rude.

Although Kirishima Ai was eager to see the teacher's reaction, she wouldn't truly forget their identities and relationship.

Despite the fact that rebellious thoughts about her teacher constantly popped into her mind.

Chapter Thirty: Winter

Some time after the three-day holiday ended, Maple Plain City was almost in winter, and about a week later it welcomed its first snow.

For teachers, seeing snow means many things. For example, it means the end of a semester, the upcoming final exams, and also a number of school activities that will take place in winter.

But none of this had anything to do with a music teacher.

Suzuki's life remained almost unchanged.

If I had to say something, there is one; her birthday is coming up soon.

I don't know whether this is good news or bad news.

Recently, Suzuki's more than six-month-long blind date spree came to an end, but the result was that she still hadn't found her ideal partner. Even though her parents kept urging her, she didn't want to go on any more blind dates anytime soon.

Rather than being in a relationship, she now prefers to do things that make her feel more relaxed.

What does it sound like it's saying?

Suzuki began to think about whether there was anything interesting he could do recently.

A while ago, she went to a hot spring by herself.

Being alone is really not fun.

How about inviting my little niece along?

She seems to still refuse to go to school, and since her older sister doesn't care, Suzuki himself doesn't know what to do.

However, there's not much to talk about just playing with children.

If possible, Suzuki would like to find some friends of similar age to hang out with, like Haihara, who would be a great fit.

I wonder if Haihara would be willing to accompany her.

Furthermore, Haihara a teacher, if her little niece got to know Haihara, would she become more interested in going to school?

After thinking about all this, Suzuki quickly began planning where to go for fun in the near future.

Recently, it seems that the largest museum in Maple Plain City is holding an event.

I heard that there are many precious cultural relics inside, which were excavated from an ancient site in Europe. Before this year, a large part of them were the private collection of the president of Dream Society.

How about going there for fun?

After that, since no one claimed the puppy, Haihara officially adopted it, but she still hasn't decided on a name for it.

Considering the owner's name is Cangyue Yuri, how about we just call her Luna?

And this little dog does indeed have a beauty under the Moonlit feel to it.

After spending some time with Haihara, the puppy went from being uneasy at the beginning to being much more lively, but it still doesn't really like doing the things that dogs like to do.

For example, the puppy doesn't seem to like eating dog food.

Perhaps due to Lilith's memories, Haihara is also used to feeding the puppy things that ordinary people would eat, so there are no major problems with its diet.

Over the weekend, because of the heavy snow outside, Haihara stayed indoors all day, lying in bed with her dog, with no intention of doing anything else.

Now, Haihara is holding the puppy in her arms, smoothing its fur, while the puppy hums contentedly and occasionally licks Haihara's arm.

It's strange, really.

Generally speaking, puppies would probably want to be more active, like going for a walk.

But every time Haihara tries to take the puppy for a walk, it's like she's taking its life.

When the weather gets cold, I become lazy and want to sleep.

Just as the puppy and Haihara were lying in bed, almost asleep, the phone rang, waking Haihara and forcing her to awkwardly reach out from under the covers to answer it.

Is it... Ms. Suzuki?

"Good morning."

Haihara rubbed her sleepy eyes.

Why would Ms. Suzuki come to see her at a time like this?

Are they going out drinking again?

Then, as usual, she chatted with Suzuki in a casual, disjointed manner.

Ms. Suzuki is very talkative.

Haihara rarely sees Ms. Suzuki talking so much with others, because for a long time after she started working Haihara had her own office.

Moreover, although the two of them barely interacted, Ms. Suzuki always seemed to be able to find topics to talk about.

[Speaking of which, Haihara, haven't you gotten along much better with those kids in your class lately?]

Like now.

Suzuki casually mentioned this, leaving Haihara speechless for a moment.

Why do you say that?

She doesn't feel that she's any different from before.

At least at school, Haihara felt that she was behaving the same way she did at the beginning of the school year, and the same way she did when she was a teacher.

[Look, it's like Chika and Kirishima. Even though they used to make you angry a lot, I think they seem to like you a lot.]

That's true.

However, Haihara didn't expect that Ms. Suzuki would notice this.

Is it that obvious?

To be honest, Haihara was actually quite pleased to hear that.

Everyone hopes that someone will like them, especially when the person who likes them is a cute high school girl. Even if it's just vanity, Haihara is no exception.

At times like these, Haihara would think, "I wish I had been this popular when I was a child."

Unfortunately, we can't go back.

Once a person gets older, they tend to lack motivation in everything they do, or even if they are motivated, they feel a sense of unease.

If she were a sixteen-year-old high school girl, what would she be like now?

Thinking about these things now seems pointless.

"... Um."

She responded with a soft voice.

Right after that, Haihara heard Suzuki suddenly say:

[That's great, but the thought that we'll be divided into different classes after this semester, and I might not be able to continue teaching them, is a little disheartening.]

Suzuki said with some emotion.

For teachers, this is quite normal. No matter how happy they are with their students, what will happen after the semester ends is another matter entirely.

Next year, Haihara and Suzuki have no idea which students they will be teaching.

"..."

However, after hearing these words, Haihara was stunned for a moment.

Perhaps due to the long silence on the phone, Ms. Suzuki seemed somewhat confused:

[What's wrong? Is the signal bad?]