"Please take me … to that place."
After stopping Seiji and Mayuzumi, the little girl blushed and spoke in a bashful manner.
'Now that's cute.'
Seeing this, Seiji praised her in his mind, but remained calm on the surface.
"Alright, come with us."
He didn't say anything else to the little girl and directly led the way.
…
Following the signs, Seiji and Mayuzumi brought the little girl to the place designated for lost children.
They happened to see a young man with green hair anxiously talking to the disciplinary committee member in charge of this place.
He was tall and thin, wearing a dark-colored jacket and long pants. He had a handsome face and slightly narrow eyes. Currently, his face was covered in sweat, and his expression was anxious and worried.
"Uncle!" The little girl shouted when she saw this man and jogged over.
The green-haired man turned his head at the sound and was instantly surprised to see the little girl running over.
"Ling Yang!"
He crouched down and hugged the little girl.
"Idiot! Where did you run off to!? I've been looking for you everywhere!! "His words were filled with worry and complaint.
"Uncle …"
"I just wasn't paying attention, and you disappeared! I couldn't find you anywhere in the middle school department!! I had no choice but to come to the high school department to find you! "
The man let go of the girl and frowned as he spoke sternly to her.
"Why did you come here!? If you got separated from me, you should have waited where you were or asked for help nearby. Why did you come to the high school department!? "
"I … I don't know …" The little girl averted her gaze and lowered her head in the face of this interrogation.
"It's dangerous to go too far! I won't be able to find you!! "The green-haired man raised his voice.
It was obvious that he was very worried, and he was a little angry because he was too worried.
"Sir, please calm down a little. I understand your feelings, but please don't get angry here. "Seiji walked over and advised gently.
The green-haired man looked at him.
"You are …"
"I'm a student from this school. I just saw your niece standing there by herself, so I brought her here," Seiji said calmly.
"Your niece is very smart. She's wary of strangers … She probably came here from the middle school department to avoid some strange people."
"Is … that so?" The young man frowned and looked at the little girl again.
The little girl nodded slowly.
"If that's the case, then you didn't do anything wrong … No, wait, then why did you go with him?"
The man's gaze shifted from the little girl to the unfamiliar young man.
Because I'm charismatic … or something like that? I can't say that.
"Because I'm wearing my school uniform." Seiji shrugged.
"The fact that I'm wearing the school uniform means that I'm a student of this school. Besides, I have a female companion with me, so I'm more trustworthy."
"Oh …" The green-haired man shifted his gaze to the woman beside the youth.
Suddenly, his expression froze.
"You … are … Mayuzumi Amami?"
The mangaka's name came out of his mouth!
Hmm? It was someone he knew?
Seiji looked at Mayuzumi.
However, he saw that her body was tense, her face was pale, and her eyes were filled with obvious fear! Her hands, which were holding the rabbit plushie, even began to tremble slightly.
"You're … Amami." The young man stood up and looked directly at her face.
"I'm Shouhei Hirai. It's been so many years since we last met … do you still remember me?"
Mayuzumi silently lowered her head and didn't respond.
Seiji furrowed his eyebrows slightly upon seeing this.
"Er … it seems that you don't really remember me, haha …" The man chuckled, but it was a forced chuckle.
The situation was rather awkward.
Just as Seiji was about to say something, the green-haired man turned to look at him again.
"You're Amami-san's boyfriend?"
"… No, we're just ordinary friends," Seiji answered.
"I'm her university classmate." The green-haired man smiled. "I haven't seen her in so many years. I didn't expect to see her here …"
After sighing, he lowered his head and bowed.
"Thank you for helping my niece." He expressed his gratitude in a solemn manner.
"Ling Yang, you should thank us as well."
"Thank you …" The little girl obediently bowed in thanks.
"We just did what we should. No need to be so polite."
Seiji responded politely before looking at Mayuzumi.
"Let's go, Sensei."
The manga author nodded slightly and slowly turned around to leave.
Seiji took one last glance at the green-haired man and the little girl before leaving together with the manga author.
Something flashed in the eyes of the man named Shouhei Hirai as he watched them leave.
After walking for some distance.
"Sensei, who was that man just now?"
Seiji tried asking.
Mayuzumi didn't say anything. She simply lowered her head and walked forward in silence.
"Sensei?" Seiji felt that something was off.
The manga author stopped in her tracks.
Then, her body swayed and she collapsed forward!
Seiji reached out and caught her in time.
She felt warm and soft to the touch, and he could faintly smell the fragrance of her shampoo … Cough, dispel all distracting thoughts!
Seiji placed his hands in an appropriate position and carried the fainted Mayuzumi in a princess carry.
This action attracted quite a bit of attention. Many passersby looked over curiously.
"Princess carry! Amazing! "
"What about that girl?"
"That boy is so cool! I want to be carried by him like that as well ~ ~ "
"It's Harano -san … who's that girl?"
It wasn't good to be the center of attention.
Seiji quickened his footsteps and headed to the only place he should go at this time.
The infirmary.
The blonde infirmary teacher sipped on her tea as she looked out the window.
It was so busy outside, but only this place was so quiet … this was a good thing.
It would be terrible if the infirmary became so busy.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard footsteps approaching.
Feng Wu Juumonji turned around, and her eyes instantly lit up when she saw who it was.
"Harano-kun …"
"Juumonji-sensei, please take a look at this person."
Seiji walked over to the bed and gently placed Mayuzumi on it.
Feng Wu put down her teacup, walked over to the bed, and immediately began inspecting her.
"What's the matter with her?"
"She … has androphobia …"
Seiji explained the situation to her.
A moment later.
"She's fine … it's nothing serious. She'll wake up naturally as long as she rests like this for a while," Feng Wu said.
"That's good." Seiji nodded.
"You're saying that she met that … male classmate from university, and then fainted after walking a distance." Feng Wu looked at him.
"Then I'm guessing that the male classmate from university left a deep psychological trauma in her."
"… That's what I'm guessing as well." Seiji folded his arms. "After she met that person, her condition obviously worsened. There's probably some special reason behind it."
Earlier on the bus, Sensei had been in so much pain that she cried, but she hadn't fainted. However, she had fainted almost immediately after seeing that man!
That man's negative impact on Sensei was far greater than that of being squeezed on the bus … or perhaps Sensei was traumatized after the bus incident, and her mental state couldn't take it anymore, so she fainted.
No matter what the reason was, that man … Shouhei Hirai's university classmate was someone that Sensei was especially afraid of.
Seiji furrowed his brows in contemplation.
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