Side story 36: Class visit. (First half.)

It’s been about a little over a week since the class has started.

Today, there’ll be a class visit for the first graders.

The purpose of the class visit at this time is mainly to reassure the parents who worried about their children and their elementary school life, on the contrary it creates headache for the teachers.

Of course the teacher isn’t the only one who is nervous, parents are too.

I wonder if my son is properly studying in class or not.

I wonder what kind of person the teacher is.

Well let’s just participate in this for the time being.

In any case, this is the first school event for most of the parents here. The first time is always a nerve-wrecking experience. However, the children couldn’t understand such delicate feelings.

Hey Takeshi, you have to take classes properly. (Punish with iron fist.)

Your mom is really scary you know.

Heh, she’s not scary at all though. (Teary eyes.)

Perhaps you also experienced something like this yourself, or maybe not.

Actually, not many people remembered their first class visit experience. And probably a lot of adults out there doesn’t even know their the name of their homeroom teacher from that time. Which is also why the parents are nervous at their first time participating in class visit. Eh, just what do I have to do at class visit exactly? Something along that line.

And of course, the same applied to Tosaki Yui as well. Up until her daughter encounter with Misaki-chan, her daughter didn’t really have any friends at all. And just a few days ago, Yui who transformed into great demon king and got defeated very quickly, can’t feel at ease until she can confirm what kind of person Yui’s new friends are.

She already told Yui that she should treasure her friends dearly, there’s no need for her to make friends rapidly. Unfortunately bullying has become a serious social problem in recent years, so she’s quite anxious about her daughter getting involved with bad people. Which is the reason why she has to check her friends carefully. Although she understands that in young children, such things as temperament or something like that didn’t exist in them, but she’s still curious about it nonetheless, surely this is what they called parental love.

And also, there’s one more reason why Yui is nervous.

Right now, she’s standing in front of the elementary school’s gate.

The gate is about as tall as her height, even highschool students wouldn’t be able to cross over it if they’re bad at sports. Of course the gate is open currently, with some weights fixing it in place.

She reached her hand out to the gate, lightly stroking at the rusted surface. And then some of the paint crumbled away with unplesant sensation.

“……As I thought, this doesn’t invoke any nostalgic feelings at all.”

At the elementary school she used to attend before, such a thing like this would never have happened. Anything that the excessive fund can possibly be spent on, it’ll always be brand new. There’ll always be a security guard near the gate, Yui remembered that she greeted the guards everyday. However, here at this school there are no security guards.

When she look around, she saw flowers and some other mysterious objects that she knew at a glance, were grown by the children, and then she saw a playground with only sand and a few playground equipments.

So this is what a typical public elementary school looks like.

Yui closed her eyes, lightly bit her lips.

As I thought, maybe I should’ve brought that person along with me.

Just a little while ago, Ryuusei talked with Yui after he received a printout from Misaki-chan.

At that time, she thought that the over talkative and overprotective Ryuusei is super annoying, so she convinced Ryuusei to not attend with skillful speeches, but now she kind of regrets it thinking that maybe she should’ve brought him along after all.

……No no, even if he’s here he’ll just get in my way. And also, since Yui and Misaki-chan are now sisters, if we are treated like a couple by others that’ll be the worst isn’t it!

Not bringing him along is the correct choice as expected. What, the business negotiations are much more difficult than something like this if you really think about it, so this is nothing at all.

Yui told herself so, then nodded. And just then, a woman passed by her. Her hair is slightly long, and she walked with a slightly stooped back. She looks older than her age because of the aura she gives, but she’s probably in her late twenties.

“Hello.”

“……Ah, hello.”

After lightly greeting the woman, she frowned a little under the smile on her face.

……Nervous, anxious, sadness.

“Are you also a parent as well?”

“……Yes, I’m heading to the first grade classroom.”

“I’m the same as well. Nice to meet you.”

“……Yes, nice to meet you.”

A slightly delayed respond. Combine that with the colors she had, Yui came to a conclusion. She has seen this color countless of times already. This is a color that a person shows when something important to them is gone.

“This is kind of nervous isn’t it.”

“……Yes, I agree.”

As she walks, Yui called out to the woman and walks up to her.

“I’m really worried wondering if my daughter is properly studying or not.”

A run-of-the-mill line, Yui watches the other’s reaction.

Immediately after hearing the word daughter, her color slightly changed.

……Indebtness, perhaps she had a fight with her daughter yesterday?

“……Ahaha, my child is quite responsible so I don’t have to worry that much……”

“Is that so. Is your child a girl?”

“……Yes, she’s a girl.”

Let’s stop digging in any further.

After that, Yui continued to make small talk with her while heading toward the classroom.