Inside the office. Seeing Shizuka Hiratsuka Teacher bring students to the office was nothing new to the other teachers. Although this time there were a few more, she brought a total of three.
"Do you know why I called you here?"
"Uh..." Nakano Itsuki nodded guiltily. Of course, she was called because she had broken the class's historical lowest score.
Hikigaya Hachiman internally said he didn't know, but he didn't dare to speak, lowering his head in silence.
He didn't dare to speak, but Mochizuki did.
"I don't know."
Shizuka Hiratsuka glared at Mochizuki.
This time it really had nothing to do with Mochizuki; his Japanese score was about the same as last time, and his composition was also completed reasonably according to the requirements.
Calling Mochizuki over had another purpose.
"Cough cough!" Shizuka Hiratsuka cleared her throat and looked at Hikigaya, who was on the left.
Let's start with Hikigaya then, to save Nakano Itsuki some face.
"Hikigaya, look at your composition this time, what's going on again!"
Hikigaya Hachiman secretly thought, 'Sure enough.'
Mochizuki and May, meanwhile, entered 'eating melon' mode.
"I didn't expect you to be incorrigible."
"This makes me have to wonder if you're provoking me!" Shizuka Hiratsuka said, clenching her fists, which made a cracking sound.
This scene made May, who was beside her, involuntarily take a step back.
"How could that be... sensei."
Immediately after, Shizuka Hiratsuka began to read Hikigaya's composition aloud.
"I hate gentle girls; I'd care if they just say hello, my heart would pound if we exchange emails.
On days when they call, my expression would involuntarily relax when I see the call history..."
"No! Shizuka Hiratsuka Teacher, please stop!" Hikigaya shouted.
Although the composition was his true thoughts, being read aloud in the presence of a female peer made him very embarrassed!
Shizuka Hiratsuka's mouth curved into a sinister smile as she continued reading.
"But, I know.
This is called gentleness."
Hikigaya Hachiman covered his face, while Mochizuki and May listened with interest.
"...People who are gentle to me are also gentle to others, I seem to have forgotten this unknowingly.
Always expecting, always making mistakes, since when did I stop having hope..."
Finally, Shizuka Hiratsuka finished reading.
Hikigaya looked at the faces of the two people next to him and felt his face burning.
"Although this time you didn't write something like a crime declaration like last time, you are too extreme, Hikigaya."
"This is not gentle at all!"
The topic of this composition was to write about an experience related to gentleness.
"This is my gentle experience..." Hikigaya said weakly, telling the truth.
As soon as he said this, the others looked at Hikigaya with pity.
What on earth had this guy been through?
Shizuka Hiratsuka shook her head, "Just like last time, rewrite a normal one for me."
"Okay..."
"Can you not sound like you're dead!"
"Okay!" Hikigaya replied with all his might.
"Alright, you can go first."
"Okay, sensei."
Hikigaya Hachiman left with a stooped back, feeling regretful.
Because he couldn't hear Shizuka Hiratsuka's criticism of the two people next to him.
If he could, he would have liked to stay and listen to Mochizuki's composition.
After all, Mochizuki's argument about loneliness in his last composition had earned his approval.
Naturally, Hikigaya believed that Mochizuki was called over this time because Shizuka Hiratsuka was dissatisfied with his composition.
Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't know how to appreciate it, but he did!
"It's your turn, Nakano."
Perhaps because she was a new transfer student and also a girl, Shizuka Hiratsuka restrained her imposing manner, trying to make herself appear gentler.
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