Chapter 45: School starts? In vain!

"Miss, is this really okay?"

On January 1, the first day of school, Matsumae Shinharu was wearing a dark blue winter sailor suit with a white bow tie, sitting in a Maybach 10 meters away from the school, taking a deep breath.

After calming down for a while, she turned around and smiled at Nagayama Sakura, who was worried.

"It's okay, Sakura."

Nagayama Ying was still worried and stood outside the car, worried all the time, "Although I know that Miss has been preparing for this day for a long time, I still can't let go of Miss, because Miss, you——"

"It's fine."

Sitting in the back seat, Matsumae Shinchun repeated it again, with a friendly smile on her face, "Since I promised the teacher, I must keep my word. Besides, Sakura-no-kun also wants me to move on from the past, doesn't he?"

As the girl spoke, she stepped out of the car with her white socks on and stepped on the falling snow with her round-toed leather shoes. She held her schoolbag in both hands and took the initiative to stand on the street.

Matsumae Shinchun raised her head.

It snowed lightly and the sky was clear.

"That's true, but it would be better if I could take you to the school gate."

"No, that would be too conspicuous. It's only about 100 meters. I can walk there."

Matsumae Shinharu took another deep breath and clutched her schoolbag tighter.

"Yingbo, I'm leaving."

Seeing that the young lady was so determined, Yongshan Ying stopped trying to dissuade her and said, "Then walk slowly, young lady."

"Ah."

Matsumae Shinharu walked along the street, her steps causing the hem of her sailor uniform to sway, her figure in the snow standing straight and beautiful.

She turned the corner and soon there were more students around her.

They gathered in groups of two or three, whispering to each other with smiles on their faces.

Most of the boys were discussing the new games released during the holidays, while the girls were more focused on the details of holiday life and some image changes.

When Matsumae Shinchun appeared in the sight of many students, there was no doubt that she immediately became the central figure on this route to school.

Almost no one can ignore her temperament.

Although everyone quickly looked away out of politeness, this also added to Matsumae Shinchun's psychological burden.

She kept taking deep breaths to keep herself calm and ensure that she would not run away.

It's okay, it's okay.

Everything that happened before is in the past. Now all I have to do is ignore everyone, walk into the school, and go to the office to find Teacher Fujii.

It's okay, it's okay.

Passing through the school gate, the Western-style main teaching building left over from the Taisho period comes into view.

The roof of the main building and the Big Ben directly above it are covered with snow. The snow cover is similar in color to the walls of the building, and the whole thing is bright white.

——This is Tachibana Kita’s Moon Tower, right?

The Big Ben gets its name because it is white all over and the top of the frame has a silvery white crescent.

Now when I walk to the school gate, I can see that it is indeed very beautiful.

At this time, Matsumae Shinchun suddenly realized a serious problem - she didn't know the way.

She had no idea how to get to Mr. Fujii's office.

'What should I do?'

Matsumae Shinchun didn't dare to ask her classmates at all and could only follow the crowd into the Moon Building, walking around the campus in fear.

Every time she passed by a classroom and saw a scene similar to that of her previous school, Matsumae Shinchun would think of her good friends who had died in car accidents in the past.

This made her psychological burden even greater and she became even more afraid.

How to do?
She didn't dare go any further.

what to do.?

"Matsumae?"

Hearing the voice, Matsumae Shinchun immediately opened her eyes, and the person who appeared before her was the person she most wanted to see at this time.

His hair was slightly curled, he wore a pair of half-frame glasses, and a dark wool sweater over a white shirt.

Although the image felt quite different from before, the girl could not be mistaken for his eyes that were very friendly like an adult male teacher.

Matsumae Shinchun subconsciously took a step forward.

"Teacher Fujii!"

The teacher is much more handsome.

"Matsumae, why are you standing here? Aren't you going to the office?"

After Fujii Itsuki finished speaking, he realized something and said with a smile, "Sorry, I didn't think it through. I should have gone to the school gate to pick you up."

The teacher's smile seems to be reassuring.
The restlessness in my heart calmed down instantly.

"It's okay. The best outcome is that the teacher can show up."

"Still a little scared of school?"

"Um"

"Are you feeling better now? Do you need me to take you to the infirmary first?"

"It's much better now. It feels much better if the teacher is around."

This statement could easily lead to misunderstanding at school, but Fujii Itsuki didn't mind. The most important issue at the moment was to get Matsumae to calm down.

"Matsumae unexpectedly fits in Tachibana Kita's sailor uniform."

".?"

"Very pretty, young and beautiful, always reminds me of the flowers of Hokkaido."

The flower of Hokkaido is the Hama pear flower, which is usually white. Because of its simplicity and wild tenacity, it is a flower that gives people a strong impression.

Matsumae Shinharu knew that the teacher was using Hama Rika to brag about how great it was that she could walk here on her own.

Matsumae Shinchun blushed a little, "Thank you for the compliment, teacher."

"Then come with me to my office first. You, as a transfer student, don't have to attend the opening ceremony. Just stay with me until the classes start."

"Okay!" The girl wished for it.

"Let's go."

Matsumae Shinchun quickly took small steps forward and followed behind him.

With Fujii Itsuki walking in front of her, she no longer felt afraid.

She followed behind and found that the little snow fox amulet she gave to Fujii Shu was hanging on the keychain around his waist.

Matsumae Shinchun couldn't help but wonder if the teacher had kept it all the time?
Or does he really like the little snow fox that I gave him?
When I thought that the teacher actually liked this kind of cartoon-like image, Mr. Fujii instantly became cute.

*
Following the teacher into the office and arriving in front of the teacher's desk, Matsumae Shinchun saw another student standing in front of Teacher Fujii's desk.

The other person lowered her head, which was lower than his, and clasped her hands in front of her skirt nervously.

She has short hair and two small hairpins on her ears. She is not tall, but she looks like a very cute girl.

"Matsumae-san."

"Yes, yes."

"Matsumae-san, according to your admission score, you have been assigned to Class A, which is also the class I will lead next."

"That's great! That--" Matsumae Shinchun was hesitant to speak.

"You want to ask Jiuhua-san, right?"

"Yes."

"Kuka-san is also in Class A."

"so lucky!"

Fujii Itsuki also thought that this was a good thing. Jiuhua needed a friend, and Matsumae went to find her. The two of them could definitely reconcile based on their childhood feelings.

"Then let me introduce this classmate to you, Matsumae-san. This is Hiiragi Rinka, also a member of Class A. Hiiragi-san, this is Matsumae Shinharu, you are now in the same class."

Hiiragi Rinka lowered her head more than anyone else. She slowly stretched out her hand and said weakly:
"Hello. My name is Hiiragi Rinka. Please give me your guidance."

"Hello."

The two of them shook hands briefly.

Rinka Hiiragi was almost frightened by the aura emanating from Matsumae Shinharu, but she was also attracted by her friendliness and became curious about her.

Fujii Itsuki faced the two girls standing in front of him.

I didn't expect that when I just took over Class A, there were two girls like this in the class.

Fujii Itsuki first looked at Matsumae Shinharu, and then looked at Hiiragi Rinka, who lowered her head even lower than Matsumae.

"Hiragi——"

"Hi hi!" Rinka Hiiragi suddenly looked up.

Fujii Itsuki was stunned for a long while. "No need to react so violently. It's nothing. The teacher won't eat you."

"Yeah." Hiiragi Rinka lowered her head again and said nothing.

Fujii Itsuki then said to Matsumae Shinharu who was standing beside him:

"Matsumae, Hiiragi-san has some communication barriers. I hope you can get along well with her from now on."

"Of course, Mr. Fujii, I will try my best to get along with her."

Fujii Itsuki felt a headache when he saw this scene.

I won’t say much about Matsumae, but Rinka Hiiragi also has Asperger’s syndrome (communication disorder). These two together - I hope they can become friends.

*
Rinka Hiiragi had to attend the opening ceremony, so she left alone.

Fujii Itsuki pulled a stool for Matsumae Shinharu and asked her to sit next to him until the opening ceremony was over.

"Let's go."

"now?"

"Almost. Are you ready to meet everyone?"

"Yeah." Matsumae Shinchun was thinking more about how to talk to Jiuhuayue as they were about to meet.

"Don't have too much psychological burden. Matsumae is very good and has a good personality. You must believe that you can move on from the past and find a new life. The teacher believes in you."

"Thank you, teacher"

Fujii Itsuki nodded and said nothing more. He took Matsumae Shinchun to the second floor of the Moon Building, which was reserved for students, and found the classroom of Class A of the first year.

Jubei used to be a girls' school, and it was only gradually opened to admit boys more than ten years ago.

It is not feasible to change the past traditions in the short term, so Jubei implements a mixed system, which means that some classes are all girls.

This is the case with Class A.

The opening ceremony had just ended and the classroom was quite noisy.

Fujii Itsuki was very familiar with this situation, so after he pushed open the classroom door, he did nothing and said nothing. He just stood at the door and quietly watched the girls in the classroom making a fuss.

A girl in the classroom noticed his presence, informed her friends that "the teacher is here", then sat back in her seat and shut up.

One passes to two, two passes to four, four passes to eight.

After one student shut up, many classmates followed suit after learning that the teacher had arrived, and the classroom soon became silent.

Seeing this, Fujii Itsuki slowly walked into the classroom.

He stood on the podium and scanned the girls in the classroom who were all wearing dark navy sailor suits and white bow ties.

Fujii Itsuki saw Jiuhuayue in the second row on the right, next to the window.

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He withdrew his gaze and remained silent. At the same time, he picked up the chalk, turned around, and wrote his name on the blackboard in the classroom - "Fujii Itsuki".

In Otaru City, almost everyone knows the name "Fujii Itsuki".

So the girls showed signs of discussing again.

Fujii Itsuki did not stop them. After writing his own name, he leaned on the podium with both hands and watched them talk quietly.

Invisible pressure is the most terrifying.

The classroom became quiet again, and you could hear a pin drop.

Matsumae Shinchun was outside the classroom and felt that Mr. Fujii on the podium was like a different person.
So serious.

Fujii Itsuki turned around again and used chalk to add the words "Chinese language teacher" next to his own vertically written name.

When writing these words, he deliberately used force, making the chalk make strange and funny noises on the blackboard.

Many girls in the back couldn't help but giggle.

"Ah, sorry."

He changed the chalk and continued writing.

"Just pretend you didn't hear what happened just now."

Another girl started giggling, and the tense atmosphere in the classroom instantly eased a lot.

Then, Fujii Itsuki faced everyone again, his eyes revealing a hint of tenderness behind his half-frame glasses.

"Hello everyone, my name is Fujii Itsuki. This name is a bit ordinary. However, I know that when I wrote this name, many people knew me. I am now your new Chinese teacher and also the teaching director of your first-grade class A. From now on, I will be fully responsible for all matters in the class.

"Today is the first day of school, and I am in charge of the first class. However, we just met, so I will take the initiative to change this first Chinese class into a self-study class."

For students, Chinese classes are naturally very very very very boring.

Not only is it boring, it is also extremely difficult to learn. You have to learn a lot of literary works, as well as ancient Chinese poems and classical Chinese texts that are all written in Chinese characters.

Students are naturally happy that they can have one less Chinese class.

As a result, I have a much better impression of teacher Fujii Itsuki - he is not such a rigid and serious teacher.

"I have been a teacher in Tokyo for several years. This time I returned to Otaru and joined Tachibana Kita. It is my honor to meet you all. As a teacher, I have a standard -"

Fujii Itsuki turned around and wrote the word "respect" on the blackboard.

The girls' attention was attracted.

"I respect everyone's personal wishes and personal ideas. Everyone is a unique individual in this world, so I respect and am willing to listen to everyone's personal ideas. What do you most want to do in a Chinese class? Don't be afraid, speak freely."

At first, Fujii Itsuki was a little scared when inviting everyone to answer.

But some of the more courageous female classmates gradually couldn't stand it anymore, so they took this opportunity to secretly shout:

"Watch a BL movie!"

Some people even secretly echoed, "Yes! Watch BL movies!"

'What nonsense are you talking about.'

Jiuhuayue frowned, while everyone in the classroom was laughing.

The girls were all shy but couldn't hide their smiles, so they turned their faces away and covered their mouths.

Fujii Itsuki smiled: "I don't mind, and I respect your hobbies, but do you really want to watch BL in the classroom?"

"miss you!"

"In no mood!"

Some people continued to joke, while others spoke the truth.

Girls say this, but most of them are still extremely conservative and shy.

Even if one really has this hobby, one would never dare to say in public that one really likes to watch BL.

"Actually, the movie is pretty good!" another student said.

"Yes! Regular movies, animated movies, and romance movies are all good, too! Teacher."

Fujii Itsuki folded his hands sideways and clasped them in front of him, still smiling: "I see, so you want to watch a movie during the Chinese class, right?"

"Correct!"

Answered in unison.

"Movies are a good thing, and I'm a Chinese teacher, so I understand that a lot of literary content can be reflected in movies. Let me tell you a key point first, which is——"

Fujii Itsuki turned around and went back to writing.

“The language of film and the language of writing are interoperable.”

The girls all listened to him.

"I know that everyone has watched a lot of movies, so you must have noticed the beginning of many movies. The beginning of those movies does not highlight the protagonist from the beginning, but focuses on a leaf, a feather, or a building, and then promotes the transition of the camera through someone's speech, right? Does everyone have an impression?"

"Have!"

Half the classroom answered in unison.

“These shots often tell us information and focus our attention on the space and time of the film. When we are attracted by these elements, the director switches the camera to the protagonist, and finally the situation faced by the protagonist tells us more information.

"With these elements, we can naturally put the story into context and understand what the movie is telling us and what is happening. The same is true when we use words to describe the story."

Fujii Itsuki noticed that some good students had already started taking notes, so he put down his chalk.

"I won't say more, this is a self-study class. Let's get back to the topic of movies. If you want to watch a movie in my Chinese class, that's fine. I also know that everyone in Tachibana is very tired from studying, and there are club activities, so there is little time to relax."

"worn out!"

"Teacher Fujii! Tachibana Kita has too many study tasks."

"Yeah, yeah! And then I joined a club."

Fujii Itsuki raised his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet:
"I understand that you are all studying hard, and I have a habit of arranging the interrupted time in the teaching course schedule. If you can keep from interrupting me in class and whispering to each other, I can take out two or three classes every week to show you movies on the premise that I have completed my weekly teaching work. And it is entirely up to you to decide what you want to watch."

"is that true?!"

“The teacher is so nice!”

The classroom began to boil.

Fujii Itsuki raised his hand again to signal for everyone to be quiet:
"in addition--"

Jiuhuayue was paying attention to the communication between Fujii Itsuki and the class as a whole. She found that the uncle was very good at it. The talking problems that teachers used to take a lot of time to deal with were no longer a problem with the uncle.

Almost every once in a while, the uncle would say something to attract everyone's attention or ask some questions that required everyone to answer.

After just six or seven minutes of chatting, the uncle was able to become active among the group of students he had just met.

But Jiu Huayue is not interested in studying now. She just wants to finish school as soon as possible so that she can apply to join the wind band club.

The girl turned her head and looked at the snowy scene of the campus outside the window.

"Well, let's stop here for the class. Next, I'd like to introduce a new classmate to you, a transfer student."

Matsumae Shinchun walked into the classroom carrying her small schoolbag in both hands.

She stood straight, and almost the moment she walked into the classroom, her temperament and beauty attracted everyone.

Matsumae Shinchun walked up to the podium, faced everyone, scanned the classroom, and immediately spotted Jiuhuayue looking out the window in the second row on the right.

As soon as the girl saw her profile, she immediately recognized that this was her childhood sweetheart.

'moon'

Your best friend.
The girl didn't care about anything at this time and only paid attention to her.

As if to remind her on purpose, Matsumae Shinchun loudly and reservedly introduced herself to the students in the classroom:
"Hello everyone, my name is Matsumae Shinharu. I used to study at the Saint Girls Private Academy in Sapporo, but now I'm transferring to Tachibana Kita. I hope you guys will give me your guidance in the future."

"The Saint's College is an aristocratic college that only young ladies can attend, right?"

"That's it."

"There's another young lady in the class."

The classroom was filled with discussion again.

In the second row from the back of the classroom, Hiiragi Rinka, who had been silent the whole time, looked up with a little concern when she heard the name.

She saw Matsumae Shinharu, who had the temperament of a young lady.

Then he immediately lowered his head, as if he was hiding from something.

Matsumae Shinharu
At the same time, after hearing the name, Jiuhuayue who was facing the window also looked towards the podium.

Matsumae Shinharu looked at Jiuhuayue, and Jiuhuayue also looked at Matsumae Shinharu.

Their eyes met.

Matsumae Shinharu finally met her childhood sweetheart, and she was so happy that she couldn't help but smile.

Jiuhuayue obviously recognized her as well.

However, Jiuhuayue did not smile back. After confirming that it was her, she turned her face away and faced the window again.

'moon?'

Jiu Huayue still didn't look at her, keeping her head turned away with an indifferent look.

Matsumae Shinchun's pupils shrank slightly, she was in disbelief, and her little hands clenched her schoolbag tightly.

"How, how could it be."

(End of this chapter)