Seeing that Kanzaki Saku was seated properly, Hiratsuka Shizuka began her earnest teachings. The content was nothing more than how students should focus on their studies, shouldn't associate too much with delinquent figures, and that the future lies in one's own hands, and so on.
She spoke very seriously, but perhaps because of her soft nature, her tone remained gentle throughout, lacking any sense of oppression.
"Those delinquent girls, I know they are very charming to you young boys, especially Yukinoshita. Her maverick style is indeed very special in the school."
"But you are a boy. In this era, you should cherish yourself even more and put your mind on your studies so that you can have better development in the future."
On the surface, Kanzaki Saku nodded frequently, looking as if he thought the teacher was right. However, in his heart, he was thinking that it was about time to start.
When Hiratsuka Shizuka brought a segment of her speech to a close and lifted her teacup to moisten her throat, Kanzaki Saku sighed at the right moment, a look of just the right amount of regret and struggle appearing on his face.
"Listening to Teacher's words, I am really touched." Kanzaki Saku lowered his eyes. "You are right. I really was too self-indulgent before. Associating with those people wasted too much time and energy."
Cute Shizuka's eyes lit up. She seemed not to have expected her words to be so effective, and a look of gratification and encouragement emerged on her face.
"Teacher is very happy that you can think this way! It's not too late to realize it now. As long as you are willing to work hard, there is time for everything."
"But..." Kanzaki Saku revealed a troubled expression. "Teacher, I have a problem and I don't know what to do."
"Speak, Teacher will definitely do her best to help you!" Hiratsuka Shizuka leaned her body slightly forward, her tone becoming even gentler.
"It's just that after hanging out with those delinquent girls for a long time..." Kanzaki Saku showed a somewhat embarrassed look, and his voice also lowered.
"My brain always thinks about some messy stuff. Those not-so-healthy thoughts always pop up, making it impossible for me to calm down and study."
He looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka, his eyes carrying a plea for help: "Teacher, how should I clear out these distracting thoughts? I've tried reading and exercising, but nothing is of any use. They are like dirty things stuck in my brain; I can't shake them off."
Hiratsuka Shizuka clearly hadn't anticipated that the effect of her persuasion would be so good that it would lead Kanzaki Saku to directly ask her such a specific and private question.
A blush rose on her fair cheeks at a speed visible to the naked eye, spreading all the way to the roots of her ears. She opened her mouth, momentarily at a loss for words.
"Th-This..." Hiratsuka Shizuka's eyes darted around. "You can try cultivating noble hobbies, par-participating more in healthy club activities to..."
"I've already tried, it's useless." Kanzaki Saku interrupted her, his tone carrying a bit of dejection. "Teacher, I feel I might need a more direct way of relief. Isn't there a saying that it is better to release than to block?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka's face turned even redder, almost about to smoke. As an upright teacher, she instinctively felt that this topic was very wrong and should be stopped sternly and immediately.
But the fact that Kanzaki Saku valued her persuasion so highly, and that expression of sincere plea for help, greatly stimulated her vanity. The words to stop him just couldn't leave her mouth.
Especially since Kanzaki Saku's words made her realize her own identity as an old virgin, and Kanzaki Saku's handsome face was so close to her. This made Hiratsuka Shizuka's little heart uncooperatively speed up by a few beats.
"Tea-Teacher thinks that this kind of thinking is not very healthy..." She tried hard to make her voice sound firm, but it came out soft and cottony.
"But Teacher, if these distracting thoughts aren't cleared, I can't focus on studying." Kanzaki Saku struck while the iron was hot, his tone even more sincere.
"Don't you hope for me to get on the right track? I want to change, I really do. But I need help, I need someone to give me a hand."
He looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka with earnest eyes: "Teacher, you said you would help me. Is that true?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka felt a bit flustered being looked at by him: "O-Of course it's true, Teacher will definitely help you with all her might..."
"That's great." Kanzaki Saku revealed a smile of relief. "I thought of a method; it might need Teacher's assistance."
"What method?"
"Practical Therapy!"
Kanzaki Saku spoke nonsense with a straight face. "Look, this yellow waste in my brain is like accumulated floodwater; blocking is worse than channeling. Rather than forcefully suppressing it, it's better to let me practice and release it all at once. Once it's drained clean, naturally, I'll be able to calm my heart and study."
Hiratsuka Shizuka took three seconds to understand the meaning of this sentence, and then stood up in agitation.
"W-What nonsense are you talking about!" She stood up, her voice even trembling a little. "I am your teacher! How could I possibly... with you..."
"Didn't Teacher just say she would help me with all her might?" Kanzaki Saku also stood up, approaching step by step. "Besides, look, this is your independent office. The soundproofing is very good; no one will know."
"Th-This isn't a question of whether anyone knows!" Hiratsuka Shizuka retreated, her back pressing against the bookshelf. "This is a question of principle!"
"Teacher." Kanzaki Saku had already walked up in front of her, looking down at her. "You're almost thirty this year, right?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka froze.
"Always single, never had a boyfriend, right?" Kanzaki Saku's voice was very light, carrying a certain bewitching implication. "Don't you want to experience it?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka's lips were trembling.
She should push him away immediately and shout loudly, expressing on the surface that doing this was an absolute taboo, and that it would also be unfair to Yukino.
But as a teacher, she should help her student. If she refused, would he go find those delinquent girls to solve it? Would he fall into depravity because of this? She had just said she would do her best to help him.
Although she had a good relationship with the Yukinoshita family and strictly speaking shouldn't interfere with Yukino's boyfriend.
However, precisely because she had a good relationship with the Yukinoshita family, she believed that a boy like Kanzaki Saku would be treated as a plaything and thrown away when they were tired of playing. That was why she came to persuade Kanzaki Saku.
If she didn't care about it at this moment, wouldn't that be pushing him into a fire pit? As long as she helped him this one time, he would be able to focus on his studies afterward.
Furthermore, if not thinking for Kanzaki Saku, she had to think for herself.
Hiratsuka Shizuka, twenty-eight years old, single since birth, profession: Teacher.
It wasn't that she hadn't desired it. In the dead of night, she would also stare blankly at romance dramas, fantasizing that one day she could meet her other half. But in this era, a soft woman like her basically had no possibility.
And now, a living, good-looking male who showed a need for her was right before her eyes.
She had to consider: could this be the only opportunity in this life for her, an old virgin, to break the zero?
Various thoughts battled fiercely in Hiratsuka Shizuka's brain. Reason and a sense of responsibility were screaming, but a certain impulse, accumulated for a long time due to weakness, was quietly growing.
The office was very quiet, with only the noise from the playground faintly coming from outside the window.
Kanzaki Saku waited patiently without urging. He knew that for a personality like Hiratsuka Shizuka, pushing too hard would scare her away instead. Given the appropriate pressure, she would agree.
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