If I don't capture the girl, I will die

Ji Qi walked slowly to her side, staring at her calm and gentle profile, a little absent-minded.

The next second—

Teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka made a move that was completely inconsistent with her appearance.

She skillfully took out a ladies' cigarette from her pocket, crossed her legs, and lit it for herself with a lighter.

This action completely destroyed her previous Yamato Nadeshiko temperament!

He twitched his lips. What should he say about this contrast?

But remembering his own business, Ji Qi stood next to Hiratsuka Shizuka and called her softly, "Teacher Hiratsuka."

Hiratsuka quietly exhaled a puff of smoke and did not respond.

"Teacher Hiratsuka!" Ji Qi's tone was slightly heavier.

Hiratsuka Shizuka still looked calm and composed.

"Um, Mr. Shizuka Hiratsuka, are you listening?"

Ji Qi continued to shout helplessly.

Hey, hey, stop it now.

If you're just playing with a joke, just do it once!

It really hurts him to play this game every day!

"what……"

Pressing the cigarette into the almost full ashtray, Shizuka Hiratsuka turned around with a look of surprise, "Are you calling me?"

"Yes, Hiratsuka-sensei."

Ji Qi scratched his head in a naive way. Although he no longer had the awe of the teacher that his peers had due to his age, it was still better to pretend.

"What's the matter, classmate?" Hiratsuka Shizuka put down her legs and looked at Ji Qi's face. She thought hard for a while, but still couldn't remember his name. In the end, she could only awkwardly call him "this classmate"...

It is extremely irresponsible for a teacher to not be able to remember the names of his or her students!

Ji Qi coughed, looked directly into Shizuka Hiratsuka's beautiful and mature pupils, and said, "Teacher Hiratsuka, you are the life instructor, right?"

"Well, is there any difficulty? It's okay, don't be shy, just tell me!"

When Shizuka Hiratsuka heard Ji Qi mention this, her eyes immediately lit up.

Although her other identity is a life counselor, no students asked her for help!

After all, they are a group of kids who are still in high school, so it is normal for them to be too shy to show off their dignity.

Although Shizuka Hiratsuka was helpless, there was obviously nothing she could do.

Out of boredom... no, it was out of professional responsibility. She could only forcibly find some students with problems that were too big to hide and give them guidance.

It's rare to see someone like Ji Qi!

So, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Ji Qi with a caring look.

She really likes such students.

After looking from head to toe, Shizuka Hiratsuka's mouth twitched.

Is it her imagination?

Why does he feel so ordinary?

He must be almost 1.8 meters tall, right? That's rare in Japan, and he has a pretty face, too, which is exactly her type...

But all these reasons combined together made Ji Qi exude an "inconspicuous" feeling.

"It's not that I have any difficulty. It's just that Mr. Hiratsuka, I don't know why, but I'm always ignored. This has caused a lot of trouble in my life. So... I want to ask if you have any good solutions?"

Ji Qi felt a little nervous when being stared at by Hiratsuka Shizuka, and said with an unnatural smile.

Next, shouldn't Shizuka Hiratsuka hand over "problem students" like him to the Servant Club to be dealt with?

"Hit? So the problem is with you! I was wondering why I always felt like something was wrong... Classmate, what's your name?"

Hearing this, Shizuka Hiratsuka was stunned for a moment. She had previously thought that this was her own problem, but she didn't expect it was this person's own!

It's not her fault. Everyone who sees Ji Qi for the first time feels the same way...

Ji Qi told Hiratsuka Shizuka his name truthfully.

"Ji Qi...are you an international student from China?" Hearing this rare name, Hiratsuka Shizuka asked with interest.

"Not really. Although my father is from China, I grew up in Japan as far as I can remember."

Ji Qi recalled and told the situation of this body.

It's nothing worth hiding.

"I see. I see. Haven't you consulted your parents about this special situation?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded, and did not ask Ji Qi any more private questions, nor did she discriminate against him just because he was from the Celestial Empire.

"My parents...both passed away a year ago."

Ji Qi answered Hiratsuka Shizuka's question calmly.

It was true that he had inherited the memories of this body, but apart from expressing regret, he really didn't have much other feelings about this situation...

However, Ji Qi's situation was obviously understood by Hiratsuka Shizuka in a different way.

"I'm sorry...did I ask something I shouldn't have asked?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka grabbed her hair a little helplessly, even she rarely faced the situation of her students' parents having passed away.

Ji Qi... is really a poor child.

"It's okay, Mr. Hiratsuka. My sister and I are living a pretty good life now. I don't think my parents would want me to continue to degenerate because of this."

Ji Qi smiled and comforted Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was feeling a little embarrassed and self-blaming.

Teacher Jing is so cute!

Hearing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Ji Qi with eyes full of maternal love.

What a wonderful boy!

I’ve decided that I must help him!

This is also what a teacher should do.

Shizuka Hiratsuka glanced at the clock hanging opposite her. She wanted to smoke a cigarette but she suppressed the urge and said, "Ah, it's almost time for class. By the way, Ji-kun, you don't join any clubs, do you?"

"no!"

Ji Qi shook his head and finally found his target!

"That's good. There's not enough time now. Come to me after school. I will personally help you solve this problem then!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka stood up and patted Ji Qi's shoulder.

Wearing high-heeled women's leather shoes, she is not shorter than most Japanese men. Most Japanese men would feel inferior standing in front of her. However, Hiratsuka Shizuka is only a little higher than Ji Qi's shoulders.

"Alas……?"

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Chapter 42 The Gears of Destiny

why.

Why is this happening?

Why do you play by the rules? My teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka!

"Any questions?"

Seeing Ji Qi's surprised expression, Hiratsuka Shizuka spoke a little puzzled.

Didn’t Ji Qi come here to ask for help from her?

Now that she has agreed, why does the other party seem surprised?

Ji Qi came back to his senses and smiled quickly, "No, it's okay, thank you for troubling Mr. Hiratsuka, I'm just too happy, thank you!"

"Well, helping students in need is my job. Besides, you're so... cute, I don't find it a bother at all."

Shizuka Hiratsuka, who felt sympathetic towards Ji Qi's situation, said tolerantly that she really thought Ji Qi was a cute and polite student!

Ji Qi held his forehead helplessly.

As a man, he can't be happy at all when being praised for being cute!

"Then I'll take my leave, Hiratsuka-sensei."

After hearing what Hiratsuka Shizuka said, Ji Qi realized that he hadn't even had lunch yet!

Ji Qi immediately said goodbye to Shizuka Hiratsuka and left the office.

After changing his shoes at the shoe cabinet on the first floor, he headed straight to the cafeteria.

The flag of Private Toyonosaki School flutters in the wind.

On campus, you can see many students in uniform gathering in groups of three or four.

Today he still bought two lunches.

Kasumigaoka Utaha did not refuse his kindness.

that's enough.

When Ji Qi returned to the classroom, the seat of Kasumigaoka Utaha sitting in front of him was empty.

Where has she gone?

As soon as this doubt arose in my mind, the sound of Japanese high school students' female leather shoes tapping on the ground was heard.

The girl's body was filled with the fragrance of plants.

Ji Qi raised his head and saw a tall and beautiful girl walking towards him.

The pace was slow and lazy.

There was no expression on her elegant and fair face, and she still had the sleepy look that Ji Qi was familiar with.

When he walked next to him, Ji Qi asked curiously: "Xia Zhiqiu, where were you doing just now?"

Hearing this, the girl's crimson pupils turned to Ji Qi. Seeing that it was him, a rare smile flashed across her expressionless face. She said without any shyness, "Ah, I'm going to the bathroom."

Ji Qi's mouth twitched.

Shut up!

There is no way my 2D goddess would go to the toilet!

Is it really okay to talk about this kind of topic with a boy so casually?

Ji Qi was complaining in his heart.

Kasumigaoka Utaha pursed her lips and said, "Is there any problem?"

"Of course not. By the way, this is the lunch I brought for you."

Ji Qi rubbed his aching brows and handed one of the two identical lunches he had just bought from the cafeteria to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"Oh, thank you. By the way, how much is this?" Kasumigaoka Utaha ignored the surprised looks of other classmates, took the food handed to her by Ji Qi and asked casually.

"It's a very cheap item to begin with, so I don't need this."

Ji Qi shook his head. A loaf of bread and a glass of milk really didn’t cost much!

Even though this is Tokyo, a city known for its high consumption.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, who wore a white hairpin on her head, tore open the bread bag, lowered her eyes, and said nothing in a lazy manner. She just stopped taking money out of her pocket.

He is a good man.

The sunlight shone into the classroom through the window. Ji Qi, unaware that he was being called a nice guy for the second time, was enjoying his lunch in the last minute before class.

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