CH 78

The typhoon had passed and there was a cloudless blue sky. Fortunately, there was little damage to Bentenjima, and daily life had returned.

We went from Bentenjima station to Maisaka station.

When I got off the train and left the station, I expected to see Azusa riding a motorcycle. …… There she was.

“Good morning, Azusa.”

“Good morning, Azusa-chan.”

“Hey! I hope you’re both okay! You didn’t get stabbed, did you!?”

Azusa came running up to Lida, flattening herself against her body to make sure she was okay. Even if you check now, right? I mean, aren’t you touching unnecessary places?…..!

“Hey, Azusa-chan, …… you can’t touch there! No, you can’t!……”

“It’s good, it’s good!”

“What the hell are you guys doing all of a sudden? You can’t do that, Azusa.”

I lightly hit Azusa over the head with my hand.

“It’s not like I’m going to let her get hurt. I was really worried about her.”

“I’m glad you’re worried about her. But don’t touch Lida’s sensitive parts.”

“It’s perfectly normal to have boobs.”

“I tried to make it sound indirect!”

By the way, Lida was one ……, no, ten steps behind Azusa.

“Well, I’m glad you’re okay. I’ll go on ahead then~”

Azusa turned on the engine of the motorcycle and started driving. Oh dear, you’re so energetic in the morning, Azusa.

“Are you okay, Lida?”

“… Huh, huh. I’m fine.”

You’re breathing unevenly.

I wonder if she’s more sensitive than I thought.

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As soon as we arrived at school, the grade chief, Mikado Ryoshin, showed up and called me and Lida straight to the student guidance office, not the staff room.

When we entered the small room separated by partitions, he told us to sit down on the soft sofa.

“…”

I faced the chief, but there was silence.

“Teacher…..”

“Um. It’s about yesterday.”

“Oh, Tanahashi?”

“Yes. The police contacted the school. Kamishiro, it seems you’re living with Lydia.”

Well, I guess they’ll discover it.

Especially after such an incident.

“Yes. It’s true, but we are sharing the apartment, not living together.”

Lida, not me, answered. Definitely. I like the way she answered, nice!

“This case, even though Tanahashi is entirely to blame, …… was caused by your romantic relationship. The first time and the second time, the close relationship between the two was the reason why Tanahashi’s emotions were fueled. And the fact that he even found out you were living together …… made me wonder how this was possible for students.”

This Chief is proceeding on the premise of “living together”……. No, he’s not wrong. But I’m in a pinch. Lida and I are going to have to end our sweet life together. I won’t let that happen! We’ll get through this!

“Are you saying that you want me and Lida to stop sharing the same apartment?”

“That’s right. You can’t be sure that there won’t be more problems like this in the future. As a teacher, I have to put my students’ safety first, so please understand that.”

Sure, you can’t say there won’t be.

But …….

I still want to be with …… Lida. I was going to make a strong statement about these feelings, but Lida opened her mouth first.

“Teacher, there are no school rules against sharing an apartment, are there?”

“…… There are no such school rules.”

“That’s right. Besides, we have the consent of our parents. Oojirou …… Kamishiro-kun’s parents and my parents have also approved it.”

“…… Hmm.”

Oh, that’s an excellent argument.

I’ll follow Lida’s lead.

“Lida is right. We have a healthy lifestyle, our parents come to check on us regularly, and we haven’t had any problems in our lives this past week. I was only sharing the apartment with Leah because my parents asked me to take care of her and help her get used to Japan.”

“I see. I understand the situation…….”

“So it’s okay…….”

“No.”

“Why not!?”

“You’re minors. You’re students. Your parents are paying for your expenses, aren’t they? That’s not good.”

“We pay our own rent. I have a part-time job as a programmer. My income is stable. Do you want me to check?”

“Oh, really? I hope you’ve told the school about it.”

“I’ve already applied for it a long time ago. My homeroom teacher, Umenaka, knows about it.”

“Stick with ……. Forget it. When I say no no livingtogether, I mean no. You have one week to stop. Fine!!”

No way….!

Does this chief really want to stop me and Lida from living together that badly? It’s impossible. …… It’s absolutely impossible. I don’t want to be separated from Lida after all this time!

But what can I do ……?

Isn’t there any way …… to do this?