Kyoto: I just want to be a gentleman

When he was telling the story of Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, the bell rang.

He put down the chalk with a reluctant look and dusted off his hands. "Everyone, form groups freely and choose a character from the Three Kingdoms as your topic. Talk about why you chose him, what stories you know about him, and what you think of him. Let's discuss this in the next class. Class dismissed."

As soon as the history teacher finished speaking, Mizutani Riho pushed open the door and walked in.

He called out to Watanabe Hideyuki who was sitting in the back row of the classroom and was concentrating on doing homework.

"Watanabe-san, please come with me."

Watanabe Hideyuki raised his head and looked at Mizutani Riho with some confusion.

He put the cap on his pen, then folded a small corner of the page where he was doing questions, closed the test booklet, stood up and followed Mizutani Riho out of the classroom.

They walked through the corridor and came to a more secluded place. Mizutani Riho turned around and faced Watanabe Hideyuki with a serious look.

"Watanabe, I asked you to come here for the semester test in half a month." Mizutani Riho said, "Are you confident in this test?"

"Yes." Watanabe Hideyuki did not respond to Mizutani Riho's question with an ambiguous answer, but answered decisively.

joke.

Do you really think his IQ points were added for nothing?

Originally, Mizutani Riho wanted to ask further how sure he was, but seeing the boy's firm tone, Mizutani Riho gave up this tedious process and went straight to the point, directly stating the topic of this conversation.

"This semester's exam is a joint exam for multiple schools, so the school hopes that you will..."

"I will never bring shame to the school!" Before Mizutani Riho finished her words, Watanabe Hideyuki patted his chest and said, "You raise an army for a thousand days, but you only use it for a moment..."

"To be honest, the teacher is not very worried about your grades." Mizutani Riho paused and continued, "But the school wants to see that the grades of the students who received after-school tutoring are reflected in this semester's test..."

"Uh..." Watanabe Hideyuki was stunned for a moment, then touched his nose awkwardly, "So, the school wants these students who receive after-school tutoring to demonstrate the effectiveness of the tutoring through this test, right?"

"It can also be understood that way."

Mizutani Riho nodded.

"The school wants to invest more resources in after-school tutoring, so we hope to see a significant improvement in this multi-school joint exam."

Watanabe Hideyuki took a deep breath and looked at Mizutani Riho seriously, "I understand, Mr. Mizutani. Don't worry, I will do my best to help them get a relatively ideal score in this test."

...

After finishing his meal, Watanabe Hideyuki was clearing his plates while thinking about the conversation he had just had with Mr. Mizutani.

He has already signed a pledge in front of Teacher Mizutani.

Although Mr. Mizutani would understand him even if he couldn't achieve his goal, it would be great if he could achieve it.

With many years of rich and excellent experience in solving problems, he knew that simple after-school tutoring and practicing exercises could not fundamentally solve this problem in a short period of time. He needed to find a more efficient and targeted method to help them improve their learning level.

What's more, among those people, there is a troublemaker like Kitano Chiaki, who never comes for after-school tutoring. Even if we want to help her with homework and improve her grades, it is a difficult task.

So these messy things have been lingering in Watanabe Hideyuki's mind.

Until he walked into the club building and opened the door of the Classical Literature Department as usual at noon...

Chapter 75 Lupin IX (Two in One)

"Kitano Chiaki" was sitting on the leather sofa he bought, with her legs crossed, chatting happily with Matsukyo Yuka who was sitting on a small stool opposite her.

Every time I see them, they are chatting happily.

One is a gloomy and sickly girl, and the other is a high school girl full of energy and vitality.

It seems like their personalities are surprisingly complementary.

However, it is more likely that "Kitano Chiaki" is backward compatible with the silly Yuka-chan, and Watanabe Hideyuki firmly believes in this.

When she saw Watanabe Hideyuki pushing open the door and coming in, Matsukyo Yuka, who was sitting on a small stool, immediately stood up and bowed to Watanabe Hideyuki.

"Kitano Chiaki" still maintained that posture. She first glanced at Watanabe Hideyuki who pushed the door open, then glanced at Matsukyo Yuka beside her without leaving a trace, and then quickly shifted her gaze and stared straight at Watanabe Hideyuki.

Watanabe Hideyuki felt helpless.

Even after living in Neon for nearly twenty years, he was still not used to Neon's cumbersome etiquette.

To him, it was completely unnecessary to use a flashlight in broad daylight.

"I told you not to be so polite." Xiuxing moved a chair from the corner and sat between the two of them. "What were you two talking about just now? You looked so happy."

He did it on purpose.

He could take this opportunity to talk about what happened yesterday and test Kitano Chiharu's reaction.

Especially last night, Chiharu Kitano sent him many strange photos, and even... He didn't expect that Chiharu Kitano had placed a camera in his lounge.

This kind of woman is really scary.

"Senior Chiaki and I were just chatting about "Koi Model". I didn't expect that you are also a fan of "Koi Model". The final volume of "Koi Model" came out last week. I didn't expect that Sayuri would end up..."

Having said this, Song Qiaoyoujia paused.

Watanabe Hideyuki looked at "Kitano Chiaki" with surprise. He didn't expect that this woman actually liked to read comics.

But it wasn't surprising, he remembered that the last time he went shopping with her in Shijo Kawaramachi, she bought many volumes of light novels and comics.

Feeling Hideyuki's gaze, "Kitano Chiaki" raised her eyebrows at Hideyuki, as if to say "You didn't expect that I would read comics, did you?"

"In addition to "Love Model", there is a mystery-oriented youth love light novel that is unexpectedly good." Matsuqiao Yuka held her chin with one hand and thought thoughtfully, "I think it's called "Hyouka"..."

"Before I read this light novel, I never thought that the four elements of youth, school, love, and mystery could be combined together one day."

"But this light novel perfectly combines these four elements, showing the unique characteristics of each element to the fullest, just like... a bowl of delicious "porridge", which really makes people feel bright."

"And there seems to be a familiar smell in it?" Song Qiao Yujia tilted his neck to think about it, and then suddenly shouted excitedly, "Yes, it's the smell of Kyoto!"

"Speaking of which, the protagonists in the story are also members of the Classical Literature Club..." As if thinking of the plot, Matsuqiao Yuka added briefly to the two people beside her.

"Hyouka?"

Kitano Chiaki stood up and walked to the bookshelf, running her fingers across the neat rows of book spines, and finally stopped at a copy of Kawabata Yasunari's "The Dancing Girl of Izu". She pulled it out and said calmly, "I've already read that light novel."

"Huh? Senior Chiaki is really..."

"I've seen it too." Watanabe Hideyuki raised his hand.

While "Kitano Chiaki" was getting up, Watanabe Hideyuki had already sat back on his own small sofa. Before sitting down, he dusted off the dust on the sofa with his hands to smooth out the marks left by Kitano Chiharu sitting down.

Comfortable.

My own little sofa is still the most comfortable to sit on.

"If you can avoid doing it, then don't do it. If you really have to do it, then do it as soon as possible." "Kitano Chiaki" leaned against the bookshelf and said while flipping through a book.

Watanabe Hideyuki reacted very quickly and immediately responded, and continued with the next sentence without much thought.

"A joke is limited to improvisation. If it leaves a trace, it becomes a lie."

“I don’t think energy conservation is superior to other lifestyles, so I don’t laugh at those who are energy-conscious.”

“When all things first sprout, they are pure and bright, and one can tell what kind of grass this sprout will become.”

"My biggest sin is laziness alone."

Song Qiao Youjia, who was sitting on the side, looked at the two people in a daze as they spoke one irrelevant sentence after another.

It was not until she heard some familiar character lines that she realized that the two people were reciting classic lines from a book.

Sri Lanka.

"You must be strong. If you are weak, one day you will not even be able to cry out, and you will live like a walking corpse."

"When it comes to roses, it's high school life. This statement can be taken for granted. Of course, high school life has always been considered roses. Having said that, I don't think that all high school life is looking forward to this rose. For example: aren't there people who have no interest in academics, sports, love, etc.? Aren't they the so-called students who like gray life? I think that is really a lonely concept."

Watanabe Hideyuki chose to quickly recite the longest sentence in the poem as a slam dunk against "Kitano Chiaki".

joke.

He has a higher memory among people who read light novels, and among people who have a higher memory, he likes to read light novels.

If he can't even defeat "Kitano Chiaki", he can just hand over the position of deputy leader of the "2D Singles Alliance" to someone else.

Of course, he still doesn't know that the alliance had been silently disbanded in the mind of a leader named Ishiyama Ryoma at some point a few days ago.

"It turns out that Ning is the famous line thief Lupin IX, hehe."

Kitano Chiaki suddenly sneered, then casually placed the book in her hand on the shelf, crossed her arms in front of her chest, stared at Watanabe Hideyuki with a torch-like gaze, and said slowly: "We, the Intelligence Criminal Investigation Division of the Second Investigation Section of the Criminal Division of the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department, have been eyeing you for a long time, and finally I caught you in the act."

"Hey, Miss Police, do you have any evidence?" A trace of disdain flashed in Watanabe Hideyuki's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as if mocking the incompetence of the confused police officer in front of him.

Watching the two people suddenly perform, Yuga silently moved the small stool next to the sofa to the corner, then took out the potato chips that he had just eaten half of last time from his schoolbag, and quietly enjoyed this midday sitcom performed by two top actors.

It's really interesting.

"Kitano Chiaki" seemed to have expected the person in front of her to say this, so she took out a recorder that looked like a pen (actually it was a pen) from the table and shook it in front of Watanabe Hideyuki.

"You didn't expect that, Lupin XIII. We have already prepared a recorder at the scene of the crime. Just wait to be judged by justice in court!"

Watanabe Hideyuki looked at the pen that never belonged to him and was speechless for a moment, unable to find any reason to refute.

So he let his hands fall naturally and lowered his head: "I... I was just... bewildered for a moment... it's all his fault..."

Watching Watanabe Hideyuki's superb acting skills that were exactly the same as when the criminals in the anime "Detective Conan" were arrested, Matsukyo Yuka even finished eating potato chips and forgot to suck her fingers, and just stared blankly.

However, Kitano Chiaki was not moved by the classic "prisoner's self-narration" segment that "makes the listener sad and the questioner cry". In other words, the character she is playing now is accustomed to hearing the same old rhetoric.

"Kitano Chiaki" put her hands in the shallow pockets on both sides of her JK skirt, raised her cheeks forty-five degrees, and looked up at the sun: "Mr. Thief, keep these words for you to confess in front of the judge, take away!"

After hearing the order, Song Qiaoyoujia, who was sitting nearby and watching the show, subconsciously wanted to stand up, but after realizing the problem, he sat back on his stool.

"Sri Lanka!" The girl exclaimed sincerely, "It would be great if the two seniors could participate in the school's drama club."

"No! Adapt it into a light novel!" Matsuqiao Yuka has been promoted from a spectator to the performing arts agent of the two, helping them plan their future career paths.

Hearing these words, Kitano Chiaki's ears twitched slightly.

"By the way, Watanabe-senpai."

"Huh?" Watanabe Hideyuki, who was already sitting in the "actor rest area" fiddling with his mobile phone, looked up at Matsukyo Yuka.

"The school radio station commissioned us to write a short story before the cultural festival..."

"Reject it." Watanabe Hideyuki ordered without hesitation.

"But..." Song Qiaoyoujia hesitated, "The people in the literature department have already said that we dare not accept the challenge. What we write... looks like... looks like..."