“What do you mean?”
Hiratsuka Shizuka raised an eyebrow, her gaze turning serious.
She had been asked by Yono to look after Yukino at school, and seeing the girl looking tired, she naturally took it to heart.
Under normal circumstances, why would someone suffer from insomnia?
Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at her for a moment, then suddenly realized something, saying coldly, "No, you've encountered something."
She faintly sensed an unusual coldness emanating from Yukino.
There was no Qi sensation, no sign of having entered the path.
But Hiratsuka Shizuka had learned the Breathing Technique, her blood and Qi were abundant, far exceeding that of ordinary people, and she could vaguely sense abnormal auras.
Now, she detected an unusual coldness coming from Yukino!
"Teacher Hiratsuka, you..." Yukino looked up in surprise, asking in shock, "You can tell I've encountered a supernatural event?"
"Supernatural event?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka shook her head, explaining, "I didn't see anything, but I can feel it, you have an unusual coldness about you."
"It's not something that belongs to humans."
"Only those who have been in close contact with the extraordinary will have residual auras."
Hiratsuka Shizuka's expression turned serious.
She stared at Yukino, her voice deep, "Tell me, what did you encounter?"
"Yes."
Yukino took a deep breath, recounting her experiences of the past few days.
The injured cat...
The burial...
The nightmares...
The cat's cries...
Hiratsuka Shizuka grew more surprised with each word.
This was actually her first encounter with a supernatural event.
Before practicing the techniques given by Higashiya Masamune, she didn't even know about the existence of the extraordinary.
Now, listening to Yukino's explanation, Hiratsuka Shizuka was utterly confused.
She couldn't analyze what was happening at all.
"Teacher Hiratsuka, do you know what's wrong with me?" Yukino finished speaking in one breath, looking at her with anticipation.
"Uh..."
Hiratsuka Shizuka awkwardly scratched her head, saying, "Actually, I'm completely clueless about supernatural events, I just noticed the problem with you because of some reasons."
"I see..." Yukino's gaze quickly dimmed.
"But, I know someone who might be able to help you!" Hiratsuka Shizuka quickly said.
"Who?" Yukino's spirits lifted at the news.
"A... friend of mine? Playmate? Teacher? Junior?" Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't think of a suitable term, "Anyway, he's a very capable person, the fact that I can sense your issue is thanks to some things he taught me."
"Really?" Yukino slightly frowned, expressing her doubts.
Something felt unreliable about it.
But at this point, she had no other options.
She could only trust Hiratsuka Shizuka!
"Teacher Hiratsuka, please take me to that person!" Yukino said earnestly.
"Okay, you don't have to go to class this afternoon." Hiratsuka Shizuka was decisive, waving her hand, "I'll take you now, I'll help you fill out a leave of absence later."
"Yes, Teacher Hiratsuka!" Yukino immediately started packing up her lunchbox.
She wasn't really hungry.
The top priority was to solve the problem she was facing!
The two left the clubroom and headed straight for the parking lot.
Yukino didn't even take her bag.
After all, her phone and wallet were always with her, those were enough.
Vroom!!
The McLaren's engine roared to life in the parking lot.
Hiratsuka Shizuka gripped the steering wheel with one hand and dialed Higashiya Masamune's number with the other.
Beep... Beep...
The phone was quickly answered.
"Hey, Higashiya..."
"One of my students has encountered a supernatural event, I need your help."
"Yeah, right now!"
"... Okay, I'll agree to everything!"
"See you at home!!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka's voice became sharp at the end, she gritted her teeth and hung up the phone.
Yukino was slightly surprised.
But because she was tired, she didn't notice more details.
She only lowered her head and adjusted the angle of her seat.
The previous person had reclined the passenger seat all the way back.
It hadn't been put back.
"Uh, the button is here."
Hiratsuka Shizuka awkwardly helped Yukino adjust the seat, secretly annoyed.
It was all Higashiya Masamune's fault!
He had said yesterday that it was the last time, because she had class today, but he had dragged her into the car for a wild night.
He was too tired before leaving and forgot to put the seat back.
‘I wiped it down, and sprayed some air freshener, there shouldn't be any smell, right?’ Hiratsuka Shizuka felt a little guilty as she fastened Yukino's seatbelt.
She was afraid Yukino would smell something strange.
That would be truly embarrassing!
"I'm good, Teacher Hiratsuka." Yukino said after she was seated.
"Okay, let's go." Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't dare look at Yukino, she quickly reversed and drove out of Totsuka High.
On the road.
Yukino was very quiet.
Probably due to fatigue, she quickly fell asleep in her seat.
Seeing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka subconsciously lowered Yukino's seat slightly, but the moment she did, she was reminded of the craziness of yesterday.
"..."
Hiratsuka Shizuka's face quickly flushed red.
Looking at the sleeping Yukino, she felt a strange sense.
Lowering the seat felt wrong, but not lowering it felt wrong too.
"Whatever, let's just leave it be!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka made up her mind, she decided to just leave it, let Yukino sleep like that.
It wouldn't take long to drive from Totsuka High to her house!
…
…
In a high-end restaurant.
Higashiya Masamune put down his phone, a smile playing on his lips.
"Supernatural event?"
"Rarely does Little Jing lower herself to beg me... just the right opportunity to make some 'excessive' requests!"
"As long as I'm 'excessive' once, it'll be easier to be 'excessive' the next time."
How could Higashiya Masamune miss such a good opportunity?
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