Let's do it again, Yukino.

After saying that, they headed towards the exit of the stadium, even though the concert was not over yet.

"Aren't you going to stroll around a little longer? Don't you want to see that kid again? After all, he's your junior brother. You should at least get to know him before you leave."

Hiratsuka Shizuka tries to persuade the young couple to stay.

The young man turned around and pointed to Haruhi on the stage. "Xiaojing, you mean that kid named Haruhi? No need, I met him once before. He's a really nice kid, and not as fickle as I was back then. Well, if you see him, Xiaojing, please pass on a message for me: ask him to take good care of 'Xiaoxue' in my shop. If 'Xiaoxue' gets too thin next time we meet, I'll be angry. That's all. Bye-bye, Xiaoxi, let's go. We should go home and collect our laundry."

"No, I want A-Yuan to carry me back!"

"You can only carry it to the school gate."

"Yes, A-Yuan is the best!!"

After saying that, the young man gracefully led the chestnut-haired woman away, disappearing from Hiratsuka-sensei's sight.

And behind them,

The boy was still standing on the stage, singing.

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Inside the stadium,

Hikigaya clicked his tongue in disapproval as he looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka, who stood motionless with her head down. For a moment, a strange mix of emotions welled up in his heart.

"I always thought that Hiratsuka-sensei was joking when she said that she was living with someone and then being tricked out of her furniture... I never expected that it was actually true. Well, suddenly, I feel a little guilty and uneasy."

Indeed, everyone has their own story, more or less. Even someone as cheerful and carefree as Shizuka Hiratsuka has a past that is impossible for others to explore.

"And it seems that the guy from earlier, Gen-nii, was one of Hiratsuka-sensei's former students..."

For some reason, Yui Hama felt a strange sense of loss at that moment.

"So, Xiaoqi should be nicer to Hiratsuka-sensei from now on."

"Hey, Yuihama, what do you mean by this?"

"Xiao Qi, stop cursing her so she'll never get married..."

"That was the one singing on stage who cursed me. I've never said anything so inhumane."

Just as Hikigaya was about to retort to Yuihama, Hiratsuka-sensei immediately grabbed his neck. She watched as the two teenagers, who were secretly imagining a 10,000-word tragic story of an older single woman, twitched at the corners of her mouth and vented all her anger on Hikigaya.

"What are you thinking, you little brats? That bastard was just one of my former students, and the one who dropped out and ran away halfway through!"

"Hey, hey, I know, no need to explain, I know."

Hikigaya gently comforted the older female teacher who had lost her composure due to being bombarded with displays of affection.

"I find you bunch of self-proclaimed winners in life truly despicable!!!"

"Believe me, Hiratsuka-sensei, when you turn forty, you'll realize that being single is actually a good choice. At least you won't have to go through the trouble of flushing the toilet for your lover. When you think about it, Hiratsuka-sensei, you've clearly come out ahead. Your student will be on his deathbed in a few years, and he'll be covered in the smell of a thirty-year-old man. At that time, you'll feel that you're younger than your student."

"You're not happy at all! You should just die! You Hachiman!!"

For a time,

The fleeting sense of loss and bitterness quietly dissipated.

In the stadium,

The cheerful atmosphere has started to fill the air again.

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Once a concert begins, it must come to an end.

As spring arrived and three blonde beauties bowed in gratitude,

This concert, organized by Class 2B, also came to a close at the moment when spring was in full bloom.

As soon as he stepped backstage, Haruhi abandoned his gentlemanly and cheerful stage persona, ignoring the group of girls in his class backstage. He quickly took off his white suit and hurriedly changed back into his Soubu High School uniform.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

The little lion had just seen his mother offstage and, while packing up his instruments, was about to go find his playful mother.

The same goes for Yumiko and Hayasaka Ai, who were beside her. Although the half-hour concert was not long, the non-stop performances took a lot of their energy and strength.

Especially Yumiko, whose forehead was covered in sweat from exhaustion, decided to sit down and rest for a while.

But before she could make a move...

The boy, Spring Day, strode up to them, opened his arms wide, and with a grin, gave the three girls a tight hug.

Suddenly, a scream rang out from a girl with twin ponytails, her long golden hair whipping around incessantly in Haruhi's hands.

"Pervert!! Hey, so you're finally showing your evil true colors! You pervert!!"

"I'll tell your partner to let go of me. I'll count to three! 1, 2, 2, 1!"

"...Young Master, someone is watching."

However, at this moment, Chunri could not hide his joy. Although it was indeed a bit impolite to do so, he could only express his joy to these three kind-hearted girls with this hug.

"Thank you so much!! Yumiko, Ai, and you, Little Lion, I will remember this concert for the rest of my life. I was originally planning to treat you to a meal at Fengliu'an, but I really have other urgent matters to attend to right now. I can only express my gratitude with this warm hug. Goodbye!!"

"Comrades!! I must take my leave now!!"

After saying that, the boy didn't savor the individual scents of the band members. He released his arms from the three girls and turned around, only to see Nagato Yuki, who had been standing behind him, looking at him with a complicated expression.

The bespectacled girl, who is portrayed as a top student, seems to be extending her hands slightly forward, but she rationally stops herself from doing so.

Nagato had put in a lot of effort for this cultural festival, so she didn't really need to help Haruhi.

Thinking of this, Haruhi chuckled, picked up her uniform jacket from the railing, waved to the person at the front desk, and walked out of the backstage area: "Nagato, thank you for your help this time too. Well, bye-bye."

The little lion, while dusting off its clothes, muttered curses as it came from behind Chunri.

Where are you going?

"Of course we should take advantage of this opportunity to win her over."

Spring Sun replied without even turning her head.

"what?"

The girls didn't seem to understand the meaning behind the boy's words.

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Please Entrust Your Life to Me, Xiaoxue

"Can you see spring?"

After the concert ended, when Hiratsuka Shizuka rushed backstage, she only found a group of girls packing up instruments and doing logistical work. The boy who had attracted the most attention at the concert was indeed nowhere to be seen.

"..."

"I can't get through on the phone either. Where did he go?"

Hiratsuka stared at the phone, which was already switched off, and at the three blonde girls from the Golden Legend band who were still there.

"Young Master Qing left the stadium after the performance."

Ai, who is also presenting herself as Haruhi's personal maid today, bowed slightly in response to Hiratsuka Shizuka's question.

"Do you guys know where this guy went?"

Having just endured the onslaught of several people's displays of affection, this older single woman desperately wanted to find this young man's shoulder for some comfort, and she was even prepared to get drunk again tonight.

"..."

However, the blonde maid remained silent with a smile when asked about Haruhi's whereabouts.

Even if she knew, she wouldn't tell this private secret to the woman in front of her.

"It seems that the young master has something important to do. As soon as the concert ended, he told us not to disturb him all day."

"We were really looking forward to getting a proper settlement with him about the concert fees, but honestly, he thinks he can just send us away with a weird hug? Isn't he the only one who got the better deal?"

The little lion was about to tour the scenery of Soubu High School with his mother when he heard someone asking about the pervert's deeds. He couldn't help but snort and walked out of the backstage area.

"...Although I know where he might go, I don't want to say."

Yumiko crossed her arms and looked out the window at the scenery, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Yes, such a romantic atmosphere shouldn't be allowed to slip away like that. Even I wouldn't do that.

"...Really, they're all playing tricks. They're not here, so what? As if I care about them so much. Humph."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, having been turned away, snorted and turned to leave. But just as she reached the door, she saw Yui Hama rushing over, looking flustered, and whispering something in her voice with a hint of anxious concern.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, have you seen Yuki? I haven't seen her all day. Could she have gone missing?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had been humming, seemed to understand something at this moment. She turned around and glanced at the empty backstage area, then looked at Yuihama, who was extremely worried in front of her. Her face seemed to turn even more ashen. She patted Yuihama's shoulder with a peaceful expression.

"Yuigahama-san, let's go out for barbecue today."

Hiratsuka Shizuka laughed heartily, her white coat fluttering even without wind.

"what?"

The tea-haired girl scratched the back of her head, looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka-sensei with a bewildered expression, who suddenly seemed like a completely different person.

"Want some barbecue? No way, I need to find Xiao Qi later."

"Get lost!! I, Hiratsuka Shizuka, have no student like you!!"

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On the other side,

The boy that Hiratsuka Shizuka is searching for and the girl that Yuihama is searching for.

At this moment, the two of them were riding a bicycle together on the asphalt road in Chiba.

The boy's legs seemed to be running at an incredible speed, pedaling at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye, and the car sped past like lightning.

"We're almost there, Xiaoxue."