The Results From When I Time Leaped To My Second Year Of High School And Confessed To The Teacher I Liked At The Time Chapter 68

The Hiiragi Family’s Circ.u.mstances – 1

Since Hiiragi-chan was heading back to her parent’s house, her apartment would be empty for two days . She told me that I could freely use anything in her apartment, but the idea of going there without Hiiragi-chan being there gave me a weird feeling, so I decided to obediently wait for her to return to her tidy apartment .

We were keeping in contact through texts and phone like usual, but that day, the phone call that came was not from Hiiragi-chan .

“h.e.l.lo? Thief-kun?”

“Eh? Natsumi-chan? Why are you calling from Haruksan’s cellphone…?”

“It’s because I didn’t know your phone number, so I borrowed Haru-chan’s cellphone . More importantly, it’s terrible!”

“What’s wrong?”

“Haru-chan—she might be getting married!”

“Haaaaaaaaaaaah!?”

What’s with thaaaaat!?

“Ah . Is she marrying me?”

“Nope . That’s completely wrong . ”

Well, of course .

“Wait . What’s happening?”

“You knew that Haru-chan really didn’t want to go back home, right?”

“Eh… What?”

“If you don’t know, it’s not really something I should be saying so I won’t tell you… Anyways, it’s been decided that there will be some marriage interview . ”

Hiiragi-chan never really seemed to want to talk about her family, or her parents . I didn’t want to force her to tell me, since I believed the time would come where she would tell me about it . However, it seems that it came in an unexpected form .

“Still, she’s with Thief-kun, so she strongly refused . However, she was forced to accept . ”

“What about Haruksan? What is she doing right now? Is she close by?”

“No . Right now, she’s under house arrest… I think she doesn’t want Thief-kun to know about it . ”

House arrest? What is going on? She’s like a damsel in distress .

Natsumi-chan’ve voice over the phone seemed more panicked than usual, as she repeated over and over again, “What should I do!?” .

“Calm down . The marriage meeting, when is it going to happen?”

“Tomorrow!”

Will it go from a forced marriage meeting into actual marriage? If I wait, Hiiragi-chan will some come back—No, but if she refused, wouldn’t she normally be put under house arrest by her family again?

“I’ll go tomorrow . Do you know where it is?”

“Y-yeah . I heard that the person was a servant that liked to talk . ”

Is Hiiragi-chan’s family perhaps a really rich one? Natsumi is even going to a rich girl’s school after all . She just said servant without any hesitation at all .

Now that I think about it, I don’t know Hiiragi-chan’s alma mater . Maybe it’s the same as Natsumi-chan’s…?

“The location is Youto Hotel, the 32nd floor . The time is noon at 12! Sorry, that’s all I know . ”

“That’s enough . Thank you . ”

Ending the call, I closed my cellphone .

Youto Hotel should be a luxury hotel in the next prefecture over . From here, it should take about 2 hours by train .

I said I would go, but what can I do by going there . Run off with Hiiragi-chan? Just like a hero in a story?

At a marriage interview, the parents of both sides would probably be there talking to each other . If I act as the bad guy and run off with Hiiragi-chan . What about after that—what about the future?

If the me right now were to say my greetings to Hiiragi-chan… There’s no way for their impression of me is going to be good . There’s the negative element of me being a high school student right now and her being my teacher .

Still, I can’t just stand by and watch . These are parents, who even in this age, insist on having a marriage interview, and force a house arrest if refused . If I just leave it alone, I don’t know what would happen to Hiiragi-chan .

Spending a sleepless night, I stuff as much money as possible into my wallet, and left the house .

It’s a good thing I worked part time .

[Thief-kun, you’re going to stop the marriage interview, and then what?]

I received a text message from Natsumi-chan . It seems that she copied my phone number that Hiiragi-chan had entered into her cellphone .

If I stop it here, in the end, the same thing might just repeat again .

[Even so, I can’t just bite on my fingernails and watch . ]

A specific way to counteract it really doesn’t come up in my mind though .

I tried to refute Natsumi-chan as much as possible . My future with Hiiragi-chan would fall into a bad place, but if I don’t do anything, it’ll become even worse .

[That’s nice . Haru-chan, is quite loved . ]

Nis.h.i.+s.h.i.+, Natsumi’s laughing face floated into my mind .

[Thief-kun, do your best! I’ll be cheering for you!]

After getting on the train and arriving at the closest station, I soon found the hotel that was set to be the venue .

It was a tall building that you would have to look up at, and once I entered, I looked at the hotel guide . At the top-most 32nd floor was a high-cla.s.s restaurant . The view below was probably also really nice .

It’s a good thing I didn’t come in my school uniform . I knew that it was a hotel beforehand, so today, I secretly borrowed a suit to wear from my father . If you just take a quick look, it doesn’t feel out of place . Looking at my face though, I can instantly be recognized as being too young .

I’ll grab Hiiragi-chan before it starts and ask her about the situation .

While I looked around the lobby for my beloved G.o.ddess, even though the time was approaching, I couldn’t see her at all .

She’ll definitely pa.s.s through here though . It’s now pa.s.sed 12 .

I hope not, but maybe there’s some special path or elevator for VIP’s… For instance, an elevator that would allow you to go from the underground parking lot to the top-most floor .

It’s possible .

Panicking greatly, I get on an elevator and head to 32nd floor .

After getting off the elevator, I quickly entered the restaurant and had a host guide me to a seat .

Looking around for a bit, I found Hiiragi-chan .

Today, she was wearing a mature evening dress, her shoulders exposed, and a bit open around the chest . It’s s.e.xy and looks good on her, but I feel that it’s not something that matches Hiiragi-chan’s tastes .

She currently had on an awkward smile . Next to her were people that looked like Hiiragi-chan Papa and Mama . Across from her was today’s marriage interview candidate and his parents .

The other man seemed to be in the first half of his thirties . He felt like a rich man with a good amount of age to him .

In order to ask about the situation in more detail, I first need to let Hiiragi-chan know that I was here . However, she probably didn’t have her phone… How should I do it…?

I saw a waiter approach Hiiragi-chan’s table and had an epiphany .

I raised my hand .

“A bottle of red for me please . ”

“Understood . ”

Since a cheap brand wouldn’t be great, I got a slightly expensive one .

Maybe it seemed like I was used to ordering, maybe it was due to the suit I was wearing, or maybe it was because the atmosphere I had was like that of a middle-aged man, the waiter didn’t mind my age and brought a bottle of red wine just as I had ordered . Unexpectedly, being a bit bold seems to make it harder to notice .

I wasn’t going to drink this wine though .

Temporarily going to the restroom, I organize my dress to make it look like that of a waiter . I also change my hairstyle to match .

Holding the bottom of the bottle with my hand, I approached Hiiragi-chan’s table with a composed face .

Bingo, they were going through a course dinner like I thought . Moreover, it was currently on the meat dish, the perfect timing for red wine .

With a solemn expression, I held the bottle of wine that I bought and said, “A 1996 bottle of Bordeaux red wine,” or something like that . I had never dreamed that the knowledge that I learned during my part-time work in my university years would come in handy here .

With a waiter like att.i.tude, I poured it into Hiiragi-chan’s gla.s.s . The parents were all smiling, but since Hiiragi-chan continued to look down and depressed, not looking in my direction at all and so she didn’t notice .

Kon, I struck the gla.s.s with the bottle . And at an easily heard volume, I apologize .

“My apologies . ”

She took a sidelong glance, and our eyes met .

“Ah . ”

“Rather than wine, would a beer have been more to your taste?”

“Yeah…”

Hiiragi-chan was struggling to keep her tears from falling .

“The restroom is located over there, please use it if you need to . ”

It better get through .

Whether or not my thoughts were transmitted, Hiiragi-chan nodded repeatedly .

Alright . Before I was found out, I made a small bow and distanced myself from the table .

Hiiragi-chan stood up from her seat, and headed towards the restroom . I hurriedly followed and chased after her .

“Seiji-kun . ”

Without going inside, Hiiragi-chan was waiting at the entrance, and when she saw me, she hugged me .

“Fumiiiiii… Seiji-kun… Seiji-kun…”

With a weird way of crying, Hiiragi-chan blew her nose and cried into my chest .

“Wai——!? Stop . There are a lot of people here . ”

Well, it was inside a hotel . There were people everywhere .

I then found a set of emergency stairs, and pulled Hiiragi-chan’s arm towards the deserted area .

“Are you working here…?”

While still hugging my tightly, Hiiragi-chan asked .

“Of course that isn’t the case . It’s because I heard about today from Natsumi-chan…Are you okay? Isn’t it difficult?”

“Thank you for coming . Also, I’m sorry for worrying you, I’m fine . I was just kind of forced into the marriage interview this time . Of course, I feel bad for the other person, but I’m rejecting it . ”

“I see . That’s good…”

Still, isn’t it a bit too forced? Leaving me aside, if it’s Hiiragi-chan, there would probably be many willing to take Hiiragi-chan as a bride even without a marriage interview .

“You came to help me, right?”

“It isn’t that, but… No, it is, but…”

“Mou, which is it?”

It was the smile that I knew very well .

This time, it was my head that was petted .

“I’m fine . It won’t get more than this . It’ll turn into a walk after this, and it’ll be super super boring, but I’ll manage with a fake smile . ”

“You seem surprisingly okay . ”

She stroked my chest in her normal manner .

“Nope . It’s because Seiji-kun came, you know?”

She smiled, and gave me a kiss on the cheek .