"Shizuka?" Seeing that everyone in the know had fallen silent, Takahashi's mood grew increasingly heavy. After all, whether it was that boy named Doma-whatever or this frosty girl named Yukinoshita, both of them had glossed over the place where that wig—uh, Katsura—worked. It was seriously suspicious!
However, she knew she wasn't familiar with these high schoolers, so she could only direct her question at Shizuka Hiratsuka.
"Ahem..." Hiratsuka was embarrassed by Takahashi's question. She couldn't exactly tell her that wig... Katsura worked at a transgender bar, could she? Although Takahashi was an adult and probably wouldn't mind that sort of thing, still...
That little brat Doma and Yukino had just revealed something. For example, some of her current students worked at the same place as him!
There were plenty of reasons behind it, and students' personal behavior shouldn't be something their teacher had to answer for. But if she actually said it out loud, Shizuka Hiratsuka would definitely be mocked. People might even question the quality of her teaching—could a proper teacher really teach a group of students who had worked at a transgender bar?
Besides, Takahashi wasn't the only adult here. There was also a group of underage high schoolers, and even middle schoolers. Hikigaya had brought his little sister with him!
What if someone got curious about what it felt like to work at a transgender bar after hearing about it, then actually went there to get a job? Don't say it was impossible—quite a few Toyogasaki students had gone there purely out of curiosity!
With all those concerns in mind, Hiratsuka could only say, "Takahashi, didn't I tell you? The waters run too deep here. You can't handle it, so don't ask."
However—
"The waters run too deep? I can't handle it? Then what about Tsurumi?" Takahashi