Chapter 364: Past Talent
After about ten minutes.
The room that was originally a mess, with the efforts of the two, finally opened up a passage that could be walked through.
"I'll get the housekeeping company to clean it up for me later, please don't mind."
Mafuyu invited Shinichi to sit down, then went to the bathroom.
Shinichi was sitting in front of a small table, looking around the room which was only one meter around him and could be considered clean.
Not to mention piles of trash, even books scattered on the floor, as well as empty instant noodles and empty cans giving off a strange smell that made it hard to imagine that this was a woman's living space.
Shinichi sighed, this was the first time his impression of Mafuyu had been refreshed.
He got up, picked up the books one by one, and opened the window.
The warm sun shining on the books in the afternoon adds a bit of serene beauty.
Although Shinichi has a fair amount of cleanliness, it's not so serious that he can't stand messes and wants to clean other people's houses.
However when it came to books, he had an inexplicable feeling that he didn't want to see it being treated so casually.
So now, he was just sorting through the books, and ignoring any kind of trash Mafuyu used.
Through this, Shinichi also finds out what books Mafuyu usually reads.
Most of them were material related to world history, after all it was her undergraduate teaching position. There were also many textbooks on arts and science, which Shinichi had read many times while teaching Fumino and Rizu.
There are also shoujo manga, newspapers, magazines...
He found that the magazines with the most categories were related to figure skating.
On the cover of one of the issues, there was a pink-haired girl with a slender figure with a beautiful appearance and a bright smile.
The caption is "New Generation Figure Skating Leader, Japan's Ice Princess, Kirisu Miharu".
Kirisu Miharu?
Shinichi had a 70% to 80% confirmed guess in his heart, and another vague question arose.
At this time, the sound of the bathroom door was heard, and Shinichi put down the magazine and sat back down.
"Wait. I'll make some tea, please wait a moment…" With a towel slung over her shoulder and wearing the Shuchi'in Academy tracksuit, Mafuyu walked towards the kitchen as she spoke.
She glanced at the neatly stacked books, but said nothing, took out a pair of mugs, and began brewing.
Before long, two cups of coffee and a piece of yokan appeared on the table. Whether it's because of the smell of coffee or the smell of a woman who just came out of the bathroom. Shinichi always feels that the air suddenly smells good, which makes people feel a little relaxed.
"Sorry, no more tea, serve yokan with coffee."
"Then I won't be polite."
Shinichi didn't refuse, took a piece of yokan, and slowly chewed it with hot coffee.
Even though the mug is a couple model, it's a bit weird, and even though the coffee with yokan tastes better, he doesn't say anything, just eats this "afternoon tea" in silence.
While brushing her long hair, Mafuyu took out a several thousand yen note from her wallet and placed it on the table.
"You don't need change for clothes."
"It's better to clearly distinguish, please accept."
Shinichi also took out the change and receipt from his wallet, ignoring Mafuyu who frowned slightly, and kept the note by himself.
"...Just forget it." Mafuyu tossed her soft and shiny hair. The refreshing scent immediately penetrated to the tip of Shinichi's nose, making him stop eating yokan.
Mafuyu closed her eyes and sighed, then took the cup with a calm expression, and took a sip of hot coffee.
Shinichi hesitated to speak, but continued.
"Sensei, that's the cup I drank from."
"!?" The mouthful of coffee was almost gone, Mafuyu coughed, wiped her mouth, put down the cup and said awkwardly, "... Sorry."
"No, it's fine..."
The atmosphere became silent.
Her eyes moved from Shinichi's body. Even though she was surface calm as usual, Mafuyu's face was a little red and a little uneasy.
She looked very different from her aloof appearance at school.
Shinichi showed helplessness.
(Kirisu Sensei, are you... Nervous?)
(Nervous if students visit your room?)
(Or are you embarrassed to see the messy side of your personal life?)
Well, thinking about it from another angle, if Shinichi was seen by his teacher in a messy room full of tissues, trash, and books, he must be embarrassed.
But Mafuyu knew this, why did she invite himself in?
Doubt shadowed his heart, Shinichi opened his mouth to break the silence.
It would be impolite to cut off the topic right away, so he started setting the tone with small talk.
"Sensei seems to have said before that you are also a student of Shuchi'in Academy?"
Mafuyu slowly relaxed, looking at the tracksuit with the word "Kirisu" embroidered on the chest, with a slightly emotional expression.
"In the past, because of a certain talent, I was lucky enough to enter this academy… Asada-kun, I remember you often went to the gazebo in the middle of the labyrinth garden, right?"
This time Shinichi was surprised: "Right..."
Even though he was staying in class these days, he rarely went there to eat lunch and read.
Mafuyu lowered her head and continued to speak softly.
"Memory. Thinking about it now, under the quiet cherry trees, watching the flower petals sway and fall in the wind, as if all troubles could be buried underground, always makes me so addicted that I forget time and everything…"
"It was also my favorite place to visit when I was a student. "
"Is that so..." Shinichi nodded, then asked, "Sorry, it's a bit sudden to ask, but the 'certain talent' you mentioned earlier is..."
Mafuyu looked at him, and after a long while, she sighed, "Although this is not the past worth mentioning, but since you have seen so many shameful things about me, it is okay to tell you something."
Revealing some of the things hidden deep in her heart might make people feel more relaxed.
She stood up and was about to walk towards a cupboard in the corner which was covered in a white cloth.
But suddenly she stumbled, and her body became unstable.
Before she could balance her center of gravity, a hand reached out from behind and grabbed her arm.
"Sensei, are you alright?"
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