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Kasumigaoka Utaha was listening intently. After being interrupted, she gave him a coquettish look and tapped the table with her slender fingers, as if she could hear the true thoughts of the geisha opposite her.
"Miss, am I handsome?" Natsume Rin found it interesting and took the initiative to step forward and act as a troublemaker.
The sad melody stopped, the geisha lowered her hands, and looked at the handsome man with her mouth open.
Chapter 144: At least he is not a scumbag now
"The guest is very handsome."
The geisha, who had just been filled with melancholy, put down her instrument and began to praise the guest sincerely.
Even if the guest in front of her is ordinary-looking, he will have various advantages in the eyes of the geisha, let alone a handsome guy like Natsume Rin who deserves the title.
He, the payer, was chatting happily with the geisha, but the senior student who was concentrating on enjoying the music next to him was knocking on the table in dissatisfaction, but Natsume Rin said, "If you have money, just treat yourself." She shut up.
Then the senior sister, who was also not short of money, called over another geisha with a smile, and Natsume Rin, with a sense of mischief, asked the first geisha to sing again.
This rare experience of appreciating geishas was successfully ruined by his misbehavior.
When they were leaving the venue, the senior student grabbed Natsume Rin's arm, wanting to settle the score with him.
"It's about time to go back." Natsume Rin said to herself, then looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha's hateful look and laughed heartily.
In any case, today's trip not only allowed us to see new scenery, but it was also quite interesting.
When they returned to the hotel, it was already evening. The senior sister was furious after wasting a whole day without any substantial progress, and wanted to catch the junior brother Natsume and force himself on her.
"Natsume, what are you doing..."
Mr. Hiratsuka, who was sitting in the hall reading a magazine, saw Natsume Rin entangled with others and asked in confusion.
In her impression, didn't Natsume Rin seem to have a close relationship with Mahiru? And she was said to have had an unclear relationship with Haruno's sister, so how could she be entangled with third-year student Kasumigaoka Utaha in a public place?
"Teacher Hiratsuka!" Natsume Rin, who was tired of dealing with female hooligans, was overjoyed when she saw the teacher. She shook off the hand of senior sister Kasumigaoka and ran to the teacher, pointing at the senior sister and complaining.
In fact, what they said was all nonsense, and not a single word was revealed about the multi-cornered love affair. When Shizuka Hiratsuka was about to say that she didn't understand at all, the guilty senior snorted coldly and slipped back to the third-year room.
"This is what you are doing?"
After reacting, Shizuka Hiratsuka realized that she had been used as a shield, and glared at this student who had no sense of the identity of a teacher in his eyes.
"It seems that good-looking boys have the potential to become scumbags."
Faced with his smiling face but not giving a direct response, Mr. Hiratsuka finally made this judgment.
"Teacher, I am innocent." Natsume Rin complained, and then changed the subject: "At least I haven't become a real scumbag yet. I'll go back to my room first."
Natsume Rin's current life goal is indeed to move from earning enough money to retire to becoming a scumbag, but it is definitely not appropriate to label him as a scumbag based on an idea that is still in the making.
"Stop for me."
Shizuka Hiratsuka put down the magazine and stopped him as he was about to go upstairs. Facing his puzzled expression, she coughed.
"Come out with me, so that you, the future scumbag, won't do bad things at night."
Natsume Rin's expression changed from doubt to confusion, and then from thinking to sudden enlightenment. Although she was very tired after running all day, she still nodded and agreed to the teacher's invitation.
While he went upstairs to change his clothes, Shizuka Hiratsuka sat down again.
Asking Natsume Rin to go out together does have the idea of calming him down, but it also means that since there is no one to accompany me shopping, I just want to grab a strong man.
When she arrived in Kyoto, a world-famous tourist city, her biggest gain was eating the ramen she had missed for a long time, and going to Kiyomizu Temple with her students, but getting a bad fortune sign.
If anyone knew about this after returning to Tokyo, I would definitely be laughed at.
"Teacher, let's go." After changing her clothes, Natsume Rin looked at Mr. Hiratsuka who was curled up on the sofa with sympathy. She thought she was a good person for accompanying the lonely teacher shopping at this time.
Shizuka Hiratsuka's eyes lit up when she saw him in casual clothes. She looked down at her own white coat. Although she didn't care much about her appearance, she felt that if she was crushed while standing next to a student, it would be too heavy a blow to her dignity as a teacher.
So he took advantage of the good time just now to not change his equipment, and waited until others were ready before he started to dilly-dally again. Natsume Rin gave Mr. Hiratsuka the most severe look of contempt.
But after waiting for about four or five minutes, Mr. Hiratsuka finally came down neatly.
It can be seen that she was indeed not wearing any makeup. She just changed into a more refreshing set of clothes, then patted Natsume Rin's shoulder and carried him away.
"Where are we going?"
After being shot in the head for calling him teacher several times outside, Natsume Rin covered her head and tactfully stopped calling him by any other name.
Believe him, even if he calls Hiratsuka, this will definitely be the consequence. The violent teacher is clearly taking this opportunity to retaliate.
"Just come with me. I've researched the strategy on the Internet in advance." Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at her hands with an unsatisfied look. Natsume Rin changed his mind too quickly. She had no chance to take revenge on the shield before she had a chance.
Thinking that it was the same day and that it was also Kasumigaoka Utaha who claimed to have a strategy, Natsume Rin suddenly no longer had any expectations for what would happen tonight.
I just hope they don’t use the same website to find guides…
"Come in with me."
Perhaps Natsume Rin's prayers worked, or perhaps it was because it was really late, Hiratsuka-sensei did not have the urge to take him around Kyoto, and finally found a night study and went in.
"As expected of...a profession. She doesn't forget to encourage others even during a school trip." Faced with the high-pressure environment of Hiratsuka Shizuka, Natsume Rin cleverly avoided her temptation and sat on the steps of the study to praise her.
"Stinky boy."
Shizuka Hiratsuka pouted, found a seat by the window, and took a few photos to prove that her trip to Kyoto was definitely not just staying in the hotel. Then she took a book from the bookshelf and started flipping through it casually.
Because she is a Chinese teacher, most of the books she reads are about social literature. After Natsume Rin squatted on the ground to get enough fresh air, she came over with a copy of "When the Stars Shine". When she looked down, she could see that she was reading "The Three Musketeers".
"In a nation, there must be millions of people before a genius emerges..." Natsume Rin flipped through the title pages and muttered to herself when she saw the preface.
"I don't agree with this point of view." An elegant, calm and familiar voice sounded in his ears. Natsume Rin raised his head and looked at Yukinoshita Yukino with her hands in front of her body making comments.
As was her custom these days, Natsume Rin looked around Yukino.
Shiina Mahiru was standing not far away, looking at him coldly.
Chapter 145 He is really stupid.
"Hello." Natsume Rin imitated her gesture to greet her, but in return she snorted and turned around before looking at Yukino leisurely.
"Minister, Zweig's main point should be the latter sentence."
In the long river of human history, there must always be millions of insignificant moments that have passed before a truly historical node appears, and a shining star of humanity will appear.
This sentence can be said to be the core purpose of the entire text. All the stories are paving the way for the climax of that moment.
"According to Zweig's historical concepts, those moments he expressed were most likely intended to praise the people he admired." Yukino lifted her hair and greeted Mr. Hiratsuka in a low voice. When she spoke to Natsume Rin, her fighting spirit suddenly became stronger.
Arguing with others about historical concepts is a painful process, but discussing it with a beautiful girl can make the process a little more joyful.
"I don't think so." Natsume Rin shook her head, wanting to start a heated discussion, but Yukino lost interest. After a few perfunctory words, she ran out of the bookstore, holding Shiina Mahiru's hand, gave him a provocative look, and left.
It seemed that her brief appearance this time cast a shadow over Natsume Rin's otherwise relaxing and enjoyable reading night.
"Are you having a conflict?" Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had been watching the show, made a very accurate judgment.
"Yeah, teacher, what do you think of Zweig?" Natsume Rin boredly set her sights on the teacher.
"Hmm? I didn't study history in college, and I've only heard of this name. Compared to this, I'm more curious about the relationship between the three of you."
Shizuka Hiratsuka relied on her simple wisdom to avoid being tricked. If she had hunted for a wide range of characters like Yukino, the evaluation of just one character would be enough to discuss for hours.
"I heard that the Service Club is your harem. Have you been caught two-timing?" At this moment, Shizuka Hiratsuka's expression was that of a middle-aged woman who loves gossip.
"...Who spread this version? It's so exaggerated." Natsume Rin was shocked.
"That's right." Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded in agreement.
If Natsume Rin and those two girls had feelings for each other, she could still understand it, but she really couldn't agree with the rumored version of him playing two girls at the same time.
Although the new students have been in school for less than a year, and Shiina Mahiru has only been here for a few months, anyone with a discerning eye can see that these two young ladies are extremely outstanding. How could they be fooled by such a trick?
"But the reason for this conflict is indeed related to this."
"..."
Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Natsume Rin as if she were a monster.
"You really are playing both sides?"
Seeing that Natsume Rin lowered her head to read again after saying this, Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't help but ask again.
"I had this idea, but I was scolded and slapped in the initial stage of trying it." Thinking of the slap last night, Natsume Rin stroked her cheek and could still feel the pain.
"You deserve it. The handsome guy is really a scumbag."
After Shizuka Hiratsuka slapped her student in the air a few more times, the cell phone in her bag rang.
Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was very lively from beginning to end, had a complicated look on her face. She slowly closed the book and returned to her original position, looking at Natsume Rin.
"Come on, we should go to the next place."
Natsume Rin, who had just finished reading the first story, closed the book reluctantly because he found that his point of view was extremely wrong.
Zweig is not a historian at all, but more of a writer who tells historical stories.
"You're still going there at this time."
"A friend of mine has followed me to Kyoto." Shizuka Hiratsuka kept the secret and did not reveal the identity of her friend.
"Hey, there's actually someone chasing after the teacher!"
"boom!"
It’s better not to call her teacher in front of outsiders.
Natsume, who had come to realize this reality, followed her, heading for a residence not far from the hotel.
Compared to the hotels that so many people stay in during school trips, these homestays built specifically for tourism look much more beautiful and occupy a larger area.
Shizuka Hiratsuka walked to a B&B with a car parked at the door, knocked on the door, and waved for Natsume Rin to follow.
"By the way, you should know this friend of mine." After making sure that he could not escape, Hiratsuka Shizuka revealed a sinister face.
He still knows Hiratsuka Shizuka's friends, and he would follow them to Kyoto during school trips...
All these clues point to a bad person. Natsume Rin swallowed and was about to say goodbye to the teacher when the wooden door was pushed open and a warm figure threw herself on Hiratsuka Shizuka.
"Xiao Jing, long time no see!"
Well, there is probably no one else in the entire island country who can meet so many conditions at the same time, except Yukinoshita Haruno.
He was so stupid, really, that he actually believed that Hiratsuka Shizuka had friends.