Chapter 337

As she said this, she unconsciously raised her finger and tucked her hair behind her ear.

Star Flower had actually confessed his feelings to her before.

But of course, she refused.

Anyone with a modicum of reason would refuse.

Right?

However, this time, with both of them having drunk alcohol, Haihara couldn't suppress her curiosity and wanted to know what the girl was thinking.

This is rather poor.

But then she heard Star Flower say one after another:

"Haihara is amazing! She's so feminine, smells wonderful, and has a tall, great figure..."

He received praise from a young girl.

Happy.

Haihara felt that her vanity as a single woman in her late twenties had been slightly satisfied.

Then, she continued listening to Star Flower speak—

"Besides, Haihara- san is gentle, cooks well, and gives me... no, she gives gifts to others, and she takes care of people. Haihara- san is so wonderful, I like you, I really like you."

Wasn't this girl being a bit too direct in confessing her feelings after getting drunk?

Haihara was stunned.

She subconsciously lowered her head, trying to let her hair fall down to cover her slightly hot ears.

However, they were both drunk.

This doesn't seem necessary.

For some reason, the woman was somewhat happy.

This time, the joy was suppressed for a long time before returning to the usual tranquility.

Haihara put down the bottle and let out a soft breath.

She said casually:

"... However, there's a significant age gap between us, and I'm also quite bored. Those advantages you mentioned will mostly disappear in a few years."

"Women in their thirties aren't so easy to please."

This is a lie.

Haihara's favorite type of woman is a woman in her thirties who still retains her charm.

Hopefully, saying this will make the young idol back down.

But Star Flower, with a drunken face and hiccups, said:

"I'll take care of you, Haihara- Haihara. If you take good care of yourself, you'll always be beautiful. If Haihara- san dies before me, I'll die with you."

"?"

Haihara was dumbfounded.

What kind of drunken ramblings are these?

Is this acceptable?

She coughed awkwardly twice.

Why don't you get drunk? Drink more, and maybe you'll forget what you just said.

Haihara silently continued drinking her idol's drink.

"..."

Time passed slowly like this.

Because the balcony door was still open, the cold wind from outside blew in, making the room a bit chilly.

Outside, the snow scene under the cover of night is beautiful.

Haihara's gaze was somewhat drawn to the snowy scene; on rainy and snowy days, she would often stare blankly out the window for a long time.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Star Flower was still a little drunk, her eyelids were blinking, and it was hard to tell if she was about to fall asleep.

After a while, Haihara put down the bottle, raised her hand, seemingly casually played with the idol girl's fingers, and then said calmly:

"Did you say you like me because I helped you that day?"

She was referring to the day of the home visit.

That day, Haihara happened to run into Sakaki Chika's scumbag father and taught him a lesson.

Moreover, it didn't take much effort to rescue this naive idol from the quagmire of debt.

To be honest, it is indeed a good thing.

From then on, the idol stayed very close to her.

There's nothing wrong with that.

This child already lacked love and lived in constant fear; if someone had reached out to her then, this is how it happened.

However, Star Flower was dazed for a moment, and she leaned closer to Haihara's neck:

"A little."

This was the first time Haihara had heard such strange words from the other person.

"Can't understand."

"If someone else helps you, you won't like me anymore."

She didn't use a question, but a statement.

Haihara knows that she can be troublesome and awkward at times, like Problem Child.

Perhaps that's why she's not well-liked.

Despite being an adult, they act like a child, being immature and unreasonable.

But she still wanted to hear others comfort her and put her mind at ease.

Then, she heard Star Flower make a strange sound, as if she was a little sad.

"But I still want to like Teacher Haihara..."

Because I really like you.

She rubbed her eyes, seemingly lost in thought, and suddenly her eyes welled up with tears.

Haihara froze for a moment.

When she came to her senses again, her eyes were lowered and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.

However, she quickly realized that something was wrong with her idol because she heard him crying.

This is the second stage of being drunk, right?

I was very excited, then felt dizzy, and then I became very sad. I thought of all sorts of sad things, and then I started to feel very unhappy and wanted to cry.

She began wiping away tears continuously:

"I originally wanted to confess my feelings... how did I end up... so drunk..."

"When I'm drunk like this... do I look like my dad...? It's annoying... bothersome..."

It was only then that Haihara remembered.

It's likely that the image of her father drunk was a very vivid memory for Sakaki Chika.

She was probably afraid that she resembled her father in some ways.

However, when Haihara saw Star Flower crying, she simply reached out her arm and gently hugged Star Flower's head as she cried.

While she was somewhat annoyed that the other person was crying too much, she also thought about what words she could say to comfort them:

"Alright, alright."

The woman offered words of comfort.

"You are very well-behaved and cute, just like your mom and dad."

Haihara doesn't like to comfort people.

I always feel like this makes me look stupid.

But since there's only her and her three pets in the house right now, it probably doesn't matter... I guess.

"Does the teacher like me?"

Star Flower, taking an inch and wanting a mile.

"That's a different story..."

Haihara, half-asleep and Star Flower -asleep, suddenly remembered the other two Magical Puppy and Magical Bird in the house, who were probably still listening somewhere.

Hopefully, they won't see too much of what happened tonight.

Cangyue Yuri's life has been very regular lately.

During the day, transform back into a human, remembering you're not a dog. Go to the job R'lyeh found for you and work a day's work. Afterward, return to your cozy little doghouse and safe haven, exhausted.

The job on Earth was not difficult for her to adapt to.

Putting aside her recent period of slacking off in her doghouse, she has always been a very self-disciplined person.

To be honest, since she started working during the day, she's been sleeping much better at night.

However, tonight, Cangyue Yuri was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt her dog face being slapped several times.

She suddenly woke up from a wonderful dream.

Opening her eyes, she found Silver Feather flapping her wings at her, trying to wake her, which puzzled her.

First, he wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth:

"What's wrong...? Did Haihara- san come back tonight and give us extra food?"

"Gurgle?"

Silver Feather was clearly exasperated by Cangyue Yuri.

She made a soft, almost sighing sound.

At this moment, Cangyue Yuri slowly crawled out of the doghouse, wanting to see what was going on.

The room where her doghouse was located was an empty storage room. She slowly walked out, and then she and Silver Feather peeked out and looked towards the living room.

The puppy blinked.

Then, she rubbed her eyes, thinking she was seeing things.

After a while, she fell into deep thought.

She pulled her head back and looked at Silver Feather again:

"I said... why are Star Flower there?"

Isn't that wrong?

It's understandable that Takanashi, Silver Feather, and Kuroki Yuka Ikuka all have dealings with Haihara.

Why is that petite girl who seemed so well-behaved before acting like this too?

Actually, she had already sensed something when Takanashi dragged her along to track down Kirishima Ai and they discovered Haihara eating with a strange woman.

But this also...

"Gurgle..."

Silver Feather shook her head, seemingly unsure of what to say.

The atmosphere seems a little off.