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"Breakfast?"

"Renz! Breakfast!"

"I’m hungry!"

Faint calls echoed in his ears, but Renz couldn’t wake up. He hadn’t slept well the previous night, leaving him drained. The calls, sounding like sleep-talking but not quite, failed to rouse him from his deep slumber.

He didn’t know how long he’d slept. Renz opened his eyes, still feeling groggy. Had he overslept? He rubbed his neck and prepared to get up to tidy the bed. Just then, he realized an unexpected guest had invaded his room: Mashiro Shiina. She was sleeping on his bed, and worse, she wasn’t covered by a blanket, lying there in her underwear. Wouldn’t she catch a cold sleeping like that?

Renz was instantly wide awake. Had that voice just now... Mashiro Shiina urging him to make breakfast?

What time is it?

Renz reached for his phone on the nightstand with his left hand. Still half-asleep, he squinted at the glowing screen.

8:21!

Late!

No, he was already late! Since he was definitely late, Renz didn’t feel as rushed. Whether he went early or late, the fact of being tardy was already set in stone. First, he covered Mashiro Shiina with a blanket, then pulled open the curtains.

"Renz, you’re finally awake," Mashiro Shiina, wrapped in the blanket, sensed the movement beside her and turned over, repeating her earlier words. "I’m hungry."

"Correction, you should call me brother-in-law," Renz sighed. "Next time you come to my room, remember to knock, and don’t just casually sleep on my bed."

"Oh," Mashiro Shiina nodded. "I knocked, but you didn’t respond. I was too sleepy just now, and I think I accidentally fell back asleep."

This time, Renz genuinely overslept. He couldn’t very well preach to her. Deciding to make breakfast first, he then planned to take Mashiro Shiina to her school.

Speaking of which...

What’s with all these missed calls on my phone?

Renz looked at the unfamiliar phone number, slightly lost in thought. He liked to keep his phone on vibrate mode, so he wouldn’t hear it ring when he was sound asleep.

The phone rang again. Renz picked up.

"Hello, is this Renz-kun?" Kirisu Mafuyu’s stern voice sounded from the other end. "You’re already an hour late."

In the days since school started, Renz had slowly integrated into his new academic life. Although Kirisu Mafuyu wasn’t his class Sensei, she was his homeroom Sensei.

"I’m sorry," Renz replied, reflecting on his tardiness. Being late to school shouldn’t happen.

But are Japanese Senseis really this responsible? Calling so many times after being an hour late to ask about the situation?

Renz had guessed wrong. It wasn’t that Japanese Senseis were generally more responsible; most of them taught what they needed to and then went home when their work was done. It was Kirisu Mafuyu who was relatively more responsible. More importantly, they were neighbors.

The neighborly relationship heightened Kirisu Mafuyu’s concern for Renz’s studies. If a student living next door didn’t study well and picked up bad habits, it would reflect poorly on her as a homeroom teacher. Kirisu Mafuyu, with her strong sense of social responsibility, instinctively paid Renz a little extra attention.

"If you have something very important, I can arrange a day’s leave for you today," Kirisu Mafuyu said meticulously. "However, as a student, I personally recommend prioritizing your studies."

"Self-control is the instinct of the strong."

"Desire, sometimes, is better kept in check."

"Sensei, do you have some misunderstanding about me?" Renz couldn’t help but complain. What’s with this tone, implying he was indulging excessively?

"Do I?" Kirisu Mafuyu countered.

"Don’t you?" Renz countered back.

"Last night, your girlfriend stayed over at your place, didn’t she?" Kirisu Mafuyu continued. "Just now, I asked Ogata-san from school, who delivered to the wrong place yesterday. She told me that she had a pleasant conversation with your girlfriend last night. But when I pressed further, she clammed up."

"At that time of night, no matter how you think about it, it was very late. Don’t think the Sensei doesn’t know what can happen during an overnight stay," Kirisu Mafuyu speculated seriously, following a completely illogical train of thought. However, she had indeed gone to ask Rizu Ogata for information when she couldn’t reach Renz. What she learned shocked her.

"I truly, truly hope, Renz-kun, that you prioritize your grades first. I saw your placement test results, and you’re at the bottom of the entire school. If you continue like this, you can’t always rely on your girlfriend to bail you out financially, can you?"

"Why don’t you think about it properly?" Kirisu Mafuyu gave Renz some space to consider. "Getting married and having children also requires a large sum of money, doesn’t it?"

"If you want to work hard and earn money, academic qualifications become especially important."

Renz was speechless. The placement test was taken before enrollment, and Renz wasn’t familiar with Japanese questions, so it was normal to fail the placement test. But what Kirisu Mafuyu said made him feel so ashamed. He couldn’t refute it at all. It was the righteous words of an upright Sensei. If only there weren’t those inexplicable conjectures!

"Understood, I’ll study hard!" Renz brightened up, speaking with a serious tone. This way, Mafuyu Sensei should be able to rest assured, right? Although he was lectured, Renz wasn’t annoyed. After all, Kirisu Mafuyu wasn’t saying she’d break up couples for grades; she just hoped Renz would shift his focus to academics to ensure he had a good future to care for his girlfriend. Apart from her conjectures, Kirisu Mafuyu still engaged in a fair dialogue with Renz from a logical standpoint, which left Renz with no intention of refuting Mafuyu Sensei’s lecture. Moreover, everything Mafuyu Sensei said was correct.

"How about this: every evening, you come to my apartment to do your homework. I’ll tutor you in your studies," Kirisu Mafuyu said with a dedicated and professional attitude. "It’s conveniently close, too."

"Let’s first raise your academic level to the class average."

"As a Philippine international student, if your academics don’t keep up with the class average, and you have some arguments, it’s easy to be excluded, isn’t it?"

Kirisu Mafuyu seemed to despise certain phenomena in schools. Renz was taken aback. "No need, Sensei?"

"Don’t worry. As long as your homework is done, I’ll correct your mistakes and check your work before letting you go back. It won’t affect your little couple’s relationship," Kirisu Mafuyu said with a smile. Her apartment had tons of untouched practice tests that no one had completed. They could be used to improve Renz’s academic performance. By the time these tests were done, the little couple would be back home, and they probably wouldn’t have much time or energy for sweet nothings.

This would not only boost the student’s academic performance but also indirectly curb any "excessive indulgence." Kirisu Mafuyu sighed contentedly. This was what a Sensei should do. This could be considered a good deed, too. In the process of teaching, she could also subtly instill the mindset of a good man, nurturing a responsible husband and good man. That wouldn’t be bad; it would also be a small contribution to this couple.

As an educator, she had to guide her students not only academically but also morally, setting them on the right path. That was what made a good educator.

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