"Ah..."
As Lin's voice fell, Tainaka Ritsu, Hirasawa Yui, Akiyama Mio, and Kotobuki Tsumugi all involuntarily froze for a moment.
Then, their expressions turned somewhat strange.
That's right.
They actually forgot again.
They had agreed last week to go find the three teachers one by one this week, but they forgot again while drinking afternoon tea and chatting yesterday.
Seeing this, Lin smiled and said, "There's no time to lose. Let's go to the staff room together right now to have a look."
"I hope the teachers haven't left yet."
The time was now 4:00 PM.
Forty minutes had passed since the end of the last period.
"Okay, okay, okay, let's go."
Hearing Lin say this, Tainaka Ritsu hurriedly expressed her agreement.
"Then let's go quickly."
Hirasawa Yui also said a sentence, and before her voice fell, she picked up her remaining macaron and popped it into her mouth.
Akiyama Mio and Kotobuki Tsumugi had no objections either.
Thus, the five quickly finished their black tea. Without rushing to clean the tea set, they wiped their mouths and headed to the staff room together.
Before leaving, Lin took something out of the storage room.
The four, including Tainaka Ritsu, were somewhat puzzled.
Lin smiled mysteriously, merely saying that it might be useful.
About four minutes later.
"It's Yamanaka-sensei!"
Just as everyone arrived at the stairs on the first floor of the school building, they happened to meet Yamanaka Sawako walking down from upstairs.
She wore a blue form-fitting dress. The hem covered down to just above her knees, and the dress perfectly revealed her exquisite and curvy body lines.
She wore oval rimless glasses and had a necklace around her neck. Her features were delicate, and she had soft brown long hair that reached her waist. Her skin looked fair and smooth, and there were traces of makeup on her face, making her look more mature and beautiful.
"Hirasawa-san, Tainaka-san, Akiyama-san..."
Yamanaka Sawako also saw the familiar trio of Hirasawa Yui, and a gentle, quiet, and kind smile appeared on her face.
Her gaze swept past Kotobuki Tsumugi and Lin, involuntarily lingering on Lin for a moment longer.
"Great! It's good that you haven't left school yet, Yamanaka-sensei."
Hirasawa Yui breathed a sigh of relief, a cute smile appearing on her face.
Tainaka Ritsu, Akiyama Mio, and Kotobuki Tsumugi also sighed in relief inwardly.
"Do you have something to discuss with me?"
Hearing this, Yamanaka Sawako couldn't help but blink. Looking at Hirasawa Yui, a trace of doubt and curiosity surfaced in her eyes.
Akiyama Mio elbowed Tainaka Ritsu.
As the president, Tainaka Ritsu glanced at Lin and the others, then looked at Yamanaka Sawako and made her request:
"Yamanaka-sensei, please become the Light Music Club's advisor!"
As she spoke, a look of expectation appeared on her face.
Hirasawa Yui, Akiyama Mio, and Kotobuki Tsumugi also showed expectation.
Only Lin held a smile at the corners of his mouth, watching quietly like a bystander.
"Eh!"
Hearing Tainaka Ritsu's request, Yamanaka Sawako froze for a moment, then smiled somewhat speechlessly and said, "So you still haven't found an advisor after all this time."
Tainaka Ritsu gave an embarrassed smile.
"Because the previous advisor retired, plus some other reasons, we haven't found a new one yet."
"Is that so..."
Yamanaka Sawako nodded as if realizing, then said, "I'm sorry, I can't be your Light Music Club's advisor teacher. I'm already the advisor for the Wind Instrument Club."
"If I take on another concurrent job..."
As she spoke, a trace of difficulty appeared on her face.
"How could this be..."
The four, including Hirasawa Yui, looked disappointed.
After all, in their hearts, Yamanaka Sawako was the best candidate.
"I'm really sorry."
Seeing their disappointed faces, Yamanaka Sawako said consolingly, "You should go ask other teachers. I can also help you ask other teachers tomorrow."
Akiyama Mio wanted to try again.
"Teacher, can you just be one in name? Just being a nominal advisor is fine. We won't take up your time."
Kotobuki Tsumugi also said, "Right, we will practice by ourselves."
"This..."
Yamanaka Sawako was a bit troubled.
"Hello, Yamanaka-sensei."
At this moment, Lin finally spoke.
Yamanaka Sawako looked at Lin. "Hello, student. You are?"
Tainaka Ritsu and the other three also looked at him.
Lin introduced himself, "I am Lin from Class 1-C."
"Do you have something to say, Student Lin?"
Yamanaka Sawako was a bit puzzled.
Looking at Yamanaka Sawako, Lin lightly hooked the corners of his lips. "Yamanaka-sensei, you should be a graduate of Private United High School, right?"
"How did you know?"
Yamanaka Sawako froze for a moment.
She didn't know why. Meeting Lin's eyes, she suddenly had the feeling of being seen through. As if all her secrets were exposed.
"So Yamanaka-sensei is actually a graduate of Private United High School!"
Seeing this, Tainaka Ritsu and the other three exchanged glances, surprise surfacing in their eyes. They hadn't known this point.
Hirasawa Yui stared at Yamanaka Sawako's face, frowning slightly. She inexplicably had a strange feeling of déjà vu in her heart.
Why did it feel strange?
Because she felt like she had seen another Yamanaka Sawako.
Lin smiled faintly and said, "Earlier, we found a photo album left behind by the Light Music Club in the club's storage room."
"Eh??!!"
Yamanaka Sawako was startled.
Her heartbeat instantly began to accelerate. She felt as if cold sweat was emerging on her head and back.
Although she was panicking like crazy inside, she still pretended to be calm on the surface. "Student Lin, where is that album right now?"
"..."
As the saying goes, the participants are baffled while the bystanders see clearly. Seeing this scene from the side, Tainaka Ritsu and the other three were all moved inwardly.
Thinking of Lin's earlier actions.
Could it be...
Lin answered honestly, "The album is in the Light Music Club, of course."
"Is that so..."
Hearing this, Yamanaka Sawako's eyes flickered, and she gave a forced calm smile. "Well then, Teacher suddenly has something urgent to do, so I'll be leaving first."
Her voice had just fallen.
Without waiting for Lin and the other four to say anything, she took hurried steps and walked quickly toward the club activity building, moving faster and faster.
Seeing this scene, Tainaka Ritsu, Akiyama Mio, Hirasawa Yui, and Kotobuki Tsumugi exchanged bewildered glances.
They all looked at Lin in unison.
"Little Lin, what is actually going on?"
Although they had a slight guess in their hearts, it needed verification.
Lin smiled at them and said, "Didn't you recognize it? There are photos of Yamanaka-sensei in the album."
"Eh, really?!"
Hearing this, they immediately felt surprised.
"And this is Yamanaka-sensei during her student days."
As Lin spoke, he took out a photo from his person and showed it to them.
"This contrast is too huge!"
Looking at Yamanaka Sawako in the photo, and then thinking of Yamanaka Sawako's current appearance, Tainaka Ritsu and the other three found it hard to believe. It didn't look like the same person at all.
Lin put away the photo and said, "Let's go. Let's go back to the Light Music Club and have a good chat with our senior."
"Let's go, let's go!"
Tainaka Ritsu and Hirasawa Yui exchanged a glance, reaching a consensus in their hearts.
Thus, the group of five quickly returned.
They successfully blocked Yamanaka Sawako, who had grabbed the album and was preparing to flee the scene, inside the Light Music Club activity room.
"Y-You guys..."
Caught red-handed by the five of them, Yamanaka Sawako was sweating profusely.
Lin took out the photo he was carrying, looked at her, smiled faintly, and said:
"Yamanaka Sawako-sensei, you probably don't want this dark history of yours to be known by others, right?"
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