Chapter 229 Conversation under the Moon
The two girls didn't come to their room to make trouble tonight.

But in the past few days, I got used to Jiuhuayue coming to see me at night, and suddenly I felt a little uncomfortable staying in the room alone late at night.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Fujii Itsuki could only hold his head and stare at the ceiling in a daze.

He was wondering why he couldn't sleep.

Xiao Jiuhua had always come to see me in the past few days, and I thought she was too clingy. But she didn't come today, and I felt like something was missing.

Thinking back carefully, maybe he actually likes her actively approaching him, likes her leaning on him. Likes her leaning on him, bare shoulders, putting her face against his chest, whispering those words that sound a bit corny to him.

As for me, I would feel at ease at this time, hug her, and coax her to sleep quickly, sleep quickly.
This seems to be the life I have been expecting in Tokyo.

I lived and worked alone, going to work, going home and going home every day. I had almost no social interaction at work, and was occasionally pressured by my boss at school. After a tiring day, I returned to the empty rental house at night, only to feel lonely.

Now that Xiao Jiuhua is so clingy to me, I actually still think she is too clingy.
You are really ungrateful.

With all these thoughts in his head, Fujii Itsuki was about to get up to go to the bathroom. When he came out and passed by the living room, he suddenly saw a figure in the courtyard outside the window.

He moved closer to the French window and looked out, and saw that it was the child, Matsumae Shinharu, who was walking in the yard.

His movements were quite childlike, jumping one step at a time, only jumping on the stone steps on the lawn, never stepping on the grass.

It seemed like I had played a similar game when I was a child. I carefully stepped only on the line on the road and jumped back to the orphanage by myself.

Fujii Itsuki smiled at Matsumae Shinchun, then pushed open the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room and walked gently into the yard.

The girl's long hair glowed silvery white in the moonlight. When she heard the door open, she immediately turned around.

"teacher?"

Fujii Itsuki walked closer to the girl, "It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Isn't the teacher asleep too?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Xinchun also wants to ask you the same question."

The next moment, Matsumae Shinchun seemed to realize something. She avoided the gaze, hesitated for a moment, and then maintained her attitude, bowed politely to Fujii Itsuki and apologized, "Sorry."

"nothing."

Fujii Itsuki didn't care at all. "If you are still the same as before and have no energy now, I will even start to doubt my role in your life."

"Should I be angry with the teacher?" Matsumae Shinchun asked carefully.

"Wouldn't it be better to ask this question from your heart?"

Matsumae Shinchun's temperament is most dependent on accepting everything that comes her way.

This is the temperament that Xinchun developed since he was a child in the Matsumae family.

".I am still very angry then."

"In that case, shouldn't you pay attention to me now?"

Matsumae Shinchun heard this and wanted to show Fujii Itsuki this attitude, but no matter how she pretended, it didn't look good. So, Fujii Itsuki thought her tangled look was very beautiful.

"How about sitting with me first? I know you're worried about something."

"Okay." Matsumae Shinchun looked at him and then nodded.

Fujii Itsuki didn't care either. He went back to the living room, picked up a piece of cardboard and sat down with Matsumae Shinchun.

The girl looked at the moon, and he also looked at the moon.

"Teacher, can you tell me why you don't want to give up Xiaoyue?"

"Well, did I ever tell you about the first time I met Xiao Jiuhua?"

Matsumae Shinchun looked at him and shook her head.

"It was like this. I just resigned from my job in Tokyo that day and went home. I said I was resigning, but in fact, I just couldn't make it in Tokyo anymore. I couldn't feel anything in that city of Tokyo. I couldn't sleep all night, and I had inexplicable and difficult-to-treat symptoms such as chest tightness, headaches, and stomachaches. Going to the hospital for treatment had little effect. After being a teacher for several years, all I got was a feeling of impending death without hope."

".Is it anxiety disorder? I have also experienced the symptoms that Mr. Fujii described."

"Yes," Fujii Itsuki replied with a smile, "It's anxiety disorder. I also had it for a while, so I can understand how you feel when you are upset, Xinchun, and I also know what medicine you should take to relieve it."

"I see."

Fujii Itsuki continued, "Later, a series of things happened at my school. I couldn't stand their behavior, so I just went back to Otaru. At that time, I actually had a little thought of committing suicide. After all, life was boring. Then, I took a car, a boat, and then a train under such circumstances, and arrived at Otaru Station in the snow. It was on this day that I met Jiuhuayue.

"I still remember the scene at that time - she was standing on the platform on a snowy day, with snow flying all over her head. She was wearing a beret, looking up at the sky and reaching out to touch the snow. I was amazed by her beauty at the time, and at the same time, I was attracted by her temperament, the temperament of being alone.

“Later I realized that she came to the station late at night because she wanted to commit suicide. Because I was quite world-weary at the time, I chose to pretend I didn’t see it.

"One second, two seconds, three seconds. I waited until the train passed and found Jiu Huayue still standing there. Yes, she hesitated, and I don't know if it was out of sympathy, but I walked up to her and scared her back."

When Fujii Itsuki said this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise when he recalled the scene at that time.

"Xiaoyue, did you want to commit suicide at that time?"

Fujii Itsuki explained: "She returned to Otaru to escape her parents' control. She wanted to have a normal life in Otaru, but she was separated from the growth process of a normal girl since she was a child, which resulted in her not being able to find a friend for several months after she entered school. She did not get the recognition she deserved from her parents, and the life she wanted was not fulfilled. She was a person who hated loneliness the most, so naturally she took the path of suicide."

Matsumae Shinchun lowered his eyes and thought of something, "No wonder."

"What's the wonder?"

"Rinka always wants everyone to make friends. This is also for Xiaoyue."

Fujii Itsuki nodded and continued, "Of course, this is something I only fully understood later. At first, I was just curious about why she chose to commit suicide. After living in her house by mistake, I gradually realized that she was a good girl, but she was too cautious and didn't trust anyone. She didn't want to contact anyone, like a hedgehog."

".This is also the reason why Xiaoyue didn't come to see me after returning to Otaru."

"Correct."

"Then teacher, between you and Xiaoyue——"

"How did she fall in love with me? That's what you want to ask, right?"

"Ah."

Matsumae Shinchun nodded beside him, and a moment later he saw Fujii Itsuki looking at the moon.

"Well," he thought for a while, "It's not that special. Between her and me, it's more like we've been together for a long time, and she found someone she thinks she can trust and follow, that's all. She chooses to trust me absolutely, and she also needs me to trust her.

"In fact, this is definitely not 'destined'. There is definitely someone in this world who can trust her and support her. I told Jiu Huayue about this idea and asked her about it. Does Xinchun know how she answered?"

"The teacher is the first person she can trust."

Fujii Itsuki was stunned. After turning his head to look at Matsumae Shinchun for a moment, he smiled with relief, "It seems that you really understand her well."

"Because I think so too, Sensei. And even if we know that there is definitely such a person in this world, how can we find him? Instead of pinning our hopes on the vague future, it is better to stick to the present."

Fujii Itsuki stroked Matsumae Shinchun's small hand, "Exactly the same."

"Thank you for answering Xinchun's questions. Xinchun's next question is, why don't you want to give up Xiaoyue?"

"Soft-hearted."

"Soft-hearted."

"Actually, just like you, I have rejected Jiuhuayue before, and I have rejected her many more times than you. Every time, I can see that Jiuhuayue looks 'it's okay' on the surface, but she is heartbroken inside.

“Every time I saw her smiling beside me, I thought of how she was secretly sad in a corner at night.

“Generally speaking, being rejected in a relationship is sad, but it’s far from being so serious that you have to ignore your life.

"But Xiao Jiuhua is different. To her, trust between one person is everything to her. Her life, her past, and her trust are all based on this trust. Her love is heavy. I do have a good impression of her. I don't want to see her sad, so I want to take care of her. So, I don't want to give up on her."

"."

After listening to this long explanation, Matsumae Shinchun remained silent for a long while, and then summed it up in one sentence:
"Teacher, you have the same idea towards Xinchun, right?"

"correct."

".Okay, then Xinchun is not so angry about your idea now. Since you chose to accept Xiaoyue for this reason, then I, who was also accepted for this reason, have no reason to oppose your approach."

Fujii Itsuki extended his hand to the girl and coaxed her by her cheek:
"Then Xinchun, please don't be angry, okay?"

"That won't work." "Why?"

"Because no matter what reasons the teacher has, even Xinchun can't refute them, the teacher has monopolized the love of two girls at the same time. Xinchun is going to be jealous anyway."

"How can I not eat it?"

"First, the teacher needs to rely more on Xinchun."

"Depend? How to depend?"

As soon as Fujii Itsuki asked the question, he understood the girl's intention from the girl's brown pupils.

"May I?"

"No mother would have the heart to let her child go hungry."

Fujii Jūma felt a little embarrassed, but when he saw Matsumae Shinchun's upright and graceful appearance, he actually wanted to rely on her.

Am I really lacking maternal love?

I actually want to find this feeling from Xinchun.

At this time, the girl patted her thigh. Fujii Itsuki wanted to refuse in embarrassment, but after seeing her dignified posture and the teardrop mole under her eyes, she could not refuse anymore. She obeyed her and slowly fell on her thighs. She hugged her and she gently stroked his head.

The moonlight was hazy and the air was obviously cold at night, but he felt that the air was warm at this time.

"Are you hungry?"

".Then, I'm hungry."

"Left or right."

".Can both sides be used?"

"That's too greedy."

Although the girl refused verbally, she still chose to agree in her actions.

This atmosphere is weird, but I can't get away from it.
Sometimes Fujii Itsuki really couldn't tell whether he was taking care of her or she was taking care of herself.

She said she wanted it, and it was Xinchun who took the initiative to bring it up.

It’s not quite right to say that Xinchun particularly likes me treating her like this. Xinchun is particularly generous at this time.

Maybe it's both, but in the process of choosing to love Xinchun, Xinchun also learned to love herself.

They are interdependent, but sometimes their positions change too quickly, which leads to the strange atmosphere we have now.

"Teacher, did you enjoy being with Xiaoyue these past few nights?"

".I'd be lying if I said no."

"Is Xiaoyue good at it?"

".She definitely won't, she's very immature."

"Teacher, I remember I mentioned before that the Matsumae family has a sex technique passed down from their ancestors."

".?"

"Did you forget?"

"It seems, it seems that there is such a thing. Will you?"

“Yes,” the girl said, her face still slightly red. “My aunt taught me when I was a child, a long time ago.”

".I remember your aunt is not married."

"Teacher, don't get me wrong. This is the duty of every generation of Grand Priest. It's just very secretive. Apart from the successive shrine maidens and the head of the family, no one else in the family knows about it. Although, although I have never put it into practice, according to my aunt, once you do it, the other party will never forget my teacher. If you want to -"

"No, no. It won't work today anyway. Little Jiuhua is still at your house."

"No, it's okay. Even if Xiaoyue sees me, Xinchun is totally fine. In fact, Xinchun is actually looking forward to being seen by Xiaoyue."

".?"

*
When he woke up the next day, Fujii Itsuki had a refreshing sleep as he hadn't done anything physically strenuous the previous night.

He stretched, yawned and walked out of the room. When he arrived at Xinchun's living room, he found the two girls making breakfast in the kitchen.

Fujii Itsuki couldn't help but smile. He had never seen such a harmonious scene before.

"morning."

"morning."

"good morning teacher."

They both responded almost at the same time.

"what are you doing?"

"noodle."

"Noodle."

The two of them replied at the same time, facing two pots at the same time.

Fujii Itsuki felt something was wrong. He walked into the kitchen, looked in front of the two people, and asked:
"Why do you need two pots to cook noodles?"

Jiuhuayue glanced at him and explained, "I do mine, and Xinchun does her own thing."

Matsumae Shinchun also nodded in agreement at this time: "It makes sense."

".Reasonable?"

"Isn't it reasonable?"

"Wait, don't you two already know each other—"

Jiu Huayue answered first, fiddling with the noodles in the hot pot at the same time, "I know, but we have to keep things separate. Knowing it doesn't mean that Xinchun and I can do everything according to each other's wishes."

Fujii Itsuki was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Matsumae Xinchun patiently explained: "Teacher, this is my house. I should have been the one making breakfast today, but Xiaoyue got up and saw me busy, so she insisted on doing it."

".If she comes, she comes. What's there to argue about?"

"No," Matsumae Shinchun bravely rejected the idea. "If she makes breakfast, then what about the breakfast I make for the teacher? If this continues, won't Xiaoyue have to make breakfast every time? If I think about it more, lunch and dinner will all be Xiaoyue's job in the future."

".Isn't this good? From now on, Xinchun, you still have to rest every day."

"."

Matsumae Shinchun did not answer, but just focused on the pot of noodles in front of her.

Fujii Itsuki stared at her for a while with confusion, and finally understood what she meant.

"I say, it's time to stop arguing."

"No!" x2
The two of them finished speaking at the same time, and continued to take care of the noodles in the pot in front of them. Fujii Itsuki was just speechless.

Later, at breakfast time, Fujii Itsuki was sitting at the table, staring blankly at the two bowls of noodles in front of him.

Both bowls of noodles were steaming hot, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and both had eggs and barbecued pork.

In front of the two bowls and under the gazes of the two girls, Fujii Itsuki had to struggle over which one to eat first.

He held the chopsticks and tentatively reached out to Matsumae Shinchun's bowl. Jiuhuayue immediately put down her chopsticks and looked over.

He handed the chopsticks to Jiuhuayue's bowl of noodles, and Matsumae Xinchun frowned again.

No, no, there's something wrong with this plot.

Shouldn't it be possible for the two of them to sleep together after being hugged and kissed by me?
How can you still be so serious about such a small matter?

(End of this chapter)