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"As for wiping the blackboard, Mr. Fujii, I'll come and help you later."
"Ah."
Fujii Itsuki did not reject the student's kindness.
Although he didn't praise her, the smile in his eyes conveyed his gratitude to the girl.
When she saw the teacher's smile, Matsumae Shinchun felt as sweet as if a mouthful of honey was flowing out of her heart.
However, she didn't come to talk to Fujii Itsuki to talk about these things.
"Teacher Fujii."
"Ok?"
Matsumae Shinchun glanced at Jiuhuayue who was still taking notes in the corner.
Fujii Itsuki, who was writing something in his textbook, didn't notice Matsumae's little move.
"Teacher Fujii, I recently discovered a problem."
"Problems? Academic ones."
"No, Mr. Fujii, I actually still live in Sapporo."
Fujii Itsuki looked up and understood, "Yeah, then is it troublesome for you to go to and from school?"
"Even though it's the closest place to Otaru and the snow has melted, it still takes nearly an hour to drive here. The round trip, morning and evening pick-ups and drop-offs waste too much of Sakura's time."
Song Qianxinchun sighed softly.
"I'm so ashamed. I just realized that I disturbed Sakura's sleep time, causing his immunity to decline in recent days. He also caught a cold a while ago, but he only recovered yesterday."
Matsumae Shinharu's voice is very pleasant, and her tone is like music, constantly changing pitch, and it is easy to understand the worry contained in her voice.
"I understand. It has been difficult for Sakura-no-san for so long."
"So, Mr. Fujii, I want to find a place to live temporarily in Otaru. I don't know much about Otaru, Mr. Fujii, do you know any good places?"
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Fujii Itsuki did not answer immediately.
It seemed like Matsumae had something else in his words, and it didn't seem like he was simply asking himself this question.
Logically speaking, given Butler Nagayama's ability, he should not have been unable to find a place to live in Otaru.
Or did the Matsumae family think that just finding a random place to live would be too dangerous for the eldest daughter of the Matsumae family?
Matsumae herself still needs someone to take care of her life safety.
No, that's not quite right.
This shouldn't be the reason.
Fujii Itsuki pondered for a moment, and suddenly glanced at Jiuhuayue who was still taking notes.
He turned his gaze and looked at Matsumae Shinchun, who had a teardrop mole on the right corner of her eye, and understood her intention.
"Matsumae, come with me first."
"Okay, teacher."
When leaving the classroom, Matsumae Shinchun deliberately turned around to look at Jiuhuayue who was looking at her.
The two girls looked at each other again.
But Jiuhuayue decisively lowered her head the next second and didn't look at her at all.
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Matsumae Shinchun lowered her eyes, looking very sad.
Later, she walked out of the classroom, crossed the corridor, and came to the platform at the end of the corridor on the second floor of Moon Building.
"Teacher Fujii"
"Does Matsumae have something to say to me?" Fujii Itsuki turned towards her and accidentally glanced at her collarbone faintly exposed on the front of her sailor uniform.
"Yeah," Matsumae Shinchun lowered her head.
Fujii Itsuki retracted his impolite gaze and said, "Go ahead. But before that, I still need to apologize for not coming to your house over the weekend."
".Didn't the teacher tell me about this on Line? Although I am a little disappointed that the teacher didn't come to my house on the weekend, the teacher's own affairs are more important."
Fujii Itsuki always felt comfortable talking to Matsumae.
Because she can always think from her own perspective and try to understand herself.
She never asked him why he stood her up over the weekend.
This is what I called "trust" in her, right?
Because of this "trust", Fujii Itsuki felt quite sorry for Matsumae.
"Thank you for your understanding, Matsumae."
Matsumae Shinchun shook her head. "Teacher is absolutely right. If Teacher Fujii is anxious, I can also bring the manuscript of my mother's novel to you tomorrow."
"That's not good," Fujii Itsuki refused, "After all, it's your mother's legacy."
"That's true. But you, too." Matsumae Shinchun continued, "Teacher Fujii, I want to talk to you. Actually, I want to ask you for a favor."
"What did you just say about finding a house?"
"Well, it's not that I can't find a place to live. I've actually found one, but I just want to be with Jiuhua."
The last word of Matsumae Shinchun was only pronounced unclearly from between her teeth.
She didn't say "I want to stay with you, teacher, with Jiuhua."
This is so shameful.
This is not what I, as a student, should say to my teacher.
Fujii Itsuki understood what Matsumae meant and nodded:
"Matsumae wants to live at Kuka's house, right?"
"Of course!"
Matsumae Shinchun became anxious, and her lark-like voice even became a little fluctuating.
Then, the girl's fingers intertwined and tangled in front of her somewhat restlessly.
"I'm sorry, I lost my composure. Although I really hope so, this is not what I want to say. Mr. Fujii probably doesn't know about the recent relationship between Jiuhua and me, right?"
Fujii Itsuki frowned, "Aren't you two very close friends?"
Matsumae Shinchun shook her head again, her tone filled with disappointment, "No, Xiaoyue, she really hates me now."
"Why is that?" Fujii Itsuki was quite surprised. "Aren't you two childhood playmates?"
At the same time, they are blood-related sisters.
"I don't know. I tried to communicate with Xiaoyue several times, but she always shut me out. She refused to talk to me. I thought I had made her angry and wanted to find out the reason, but Xiaoyue said it was not my fault. But she didn't want to talk to me anymore."
this.
"She really didn't tell you the reason clearly?"
"No. Xiaoyue doesn't want to tell me anything."
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Fujii Itsuki could see that Matsumae Shinchun was sad. He remembered how happy Matsumae was when he knew that Jiuhuayue had returned.
The two were close friends when they were young.
Matsumae has always missed their old relationship.
Now, what happened that led to the bad relationship between the two?
Doesn’t Jiuhuayue want friends very much?
Why don't you go find Matsumae?
That time, the Kasuga Shadow she played wasn't for Matsumae?
Fujii Itsuki comforted Matsumae Shinchun:
"Matsumae, please be at ease. Jiuhua is a little cold. When I first met her, she kept calling me a pervert. She always rejects people with a cold face and never tells us why she is like this. There must be a reason for this. Don't take it to heart, Matsumae."
"Well, I didn't take it to heart. Xiaoyue is indeed like that. She always likes to keep things to herself and bear them alone. She never wants to tell anyone else. The same goes for me."
Matsumae Shinchun's expression darkened.
Fujii Itsuki could see that the two seemed to have some history.
"Don't worry, Matsumae. I will ask you and Jiuhua about the matter between the two of you."
"Teacher Fujii, although I also want to live with you and Xiaoyue, Xiaoyue doesn't like me yet. Please don't ask about living together. It will embarrass Xiaoyue."
"understand."
"Actually, I'm a little scared. I'm afraid Xiaoyue will hate me even more after she hears that I'm still asking about her."
This is really difficult.
"Well, let me find a suitable opportunity to ask you indirectly. Is that ok?"
"Teacher Fujii——"
"No need to show such a thankful expression."
"Yeah," Matsumae Shinchun lowered her head happily, "But. Thank you! Thank you so much, Mr. Fujii. I don't know how to repay your kindness."
"Erasing the blackboard is also a reward."
"That doesn't count, teacher."
This little snow fox is so cute.
Fujii Itsuki laughed, "Matsumae, don't thank me so much."
"No, if the teacher doesn't want to accept the thank you, Xinchun will always feel guilty about the teacher who not only wrote notes for my music scores, guided me in my practice, and took care of my illness, but also said these things on my behalf.
"I should say that I have nothing to repay my teacher."