Chapter 35 - Hiiragi-chan’s Fears (2/2)
Looking up with a small voice, the physical education teacher, Komada-sensei, was looking down on me. Seiji-kun had said that if you called him a cleanup hitter, he would turn mad. [1] I don’t really understand what that means though.
… H-he’s super scary…
“Are you observing the class?”
“… N-no… Rather than observing… I was wondering whether you would let me watch… something like that…”
The cold sweat wouldn’t stop coming…
Eh. Is he perhaps angry with me!? Is he angry at the fact that I wanted to see the students even though I’m a world history teacher!? Behind him, Seiji-kun had an expression that seemed to say “Don’t say anything more.”
S-seiji-kun… can you come up with something to follow up with… h-help…
“It’s currently the middle of physical education class.”
“Y-yes”
“Even if you say that you don’t have class right now, please don’t come.”
“S-sorry.”
I made him mad… of course he would be… As a teacher I was scolded by my senpai.
Fuguuu…
“If you’re free, why don’t you go and observe some other world history class, and study how they proceed with class.”
He’s quite the uptight person… As a working person, I’m being scolded…
“I-I’m not exactly free…”
“Then why did you come all the way here to the physical education class?”
Komada-sensei’s expression had the words, “It’s so nice to be free,” written all over it.
Ugugugugu. It’s so frustrating… But speaking about what our workload really was, this cleanup hitter probably had five times as much, so I can’t really say anything to that…
“I just happened to be passing by…”
“Hiiragi-sensei, is this perhaps about the next class?”
Tatata, Seiji-kun came running by. Seiji-kunnnnnnnnnn. I’m already about to c-crryyyyy.
“… What do you mean about the next class? What is it?”
Seiji-kun was completely turned around.
What? What is he talking about? Seiji-kun, who regained his composure began to explain to the cleanup hitter.
“Sensei, I’m on duty today. During world history class, we’ll be watching a DVD, so there are some preparations that need to be made for that.”
… We won’t be watching a DVD today though? Sometimes, we do watch something from Myste— Discov— of the World!. [2]
The line of sight of the cleanup hitter moved to face me.
“U-umm, that’s right. J-just a little, really for a little bit, we just need to talk.”
“Is that so… From now on, please do that sort of thing during break.”
Komada-sensei then moved away.
Seiji-kun exited the gym and quickly pulled on my hand.
“Sei—Sanada-kun, today isn’t a DVD day, you know? Moreover, you aren’t on duty today.”
“It was just made up. If I didn’t step in there, Sensei, you looked like you were about to cry.”
After looking around for a bit, Seiji-kun took me to the changing room.
“Leaving that aside, isn’t there no need for you to show no reaction at all… If you take such a cold attitude, I end up worrying.”
“Ah, if I reacted there, it might have been found out that you came to see me though, right?”
Uu. He had a proper reason for that…
“B-but… this morning, the message you sent wasn’t very energetic… I was wondering if you were having a falling out with me, and became worried…”
“I was busy this morning, and I had a lot on my mind today, but I’m definitely reflecting on that. But, it isn’t that I’m falling out of love or anything like that.”
Really. That’s a relief. I guess I jumped to quickly to a conclusion. T-that’s right. Sowa sowa, I ended up touching my hair that I had let down today.
“Seiji-kun, do you have anything to say to me?”
“Eh? Ah… Why do you know that I’m not on duty today?”
“Fufun. Seiji-kun, I know the rotation for your class like the back of my hand! Rather, that’s not it! A-also… thank you for helping me back there.”
“Yeah. You’re welcome. Then, I need to return to class.”
Without any chance to call out and stop him, Seiji-kun left the changing room.
Then, he quickly turned back around.
“Letting down your hair like that suits you, Sensei. It makes you look more mature.”
He then waved his hand, and returned inside the gym.
“M-mou… I-if he noticed, then he should have said that first… mouu… I love him…”
During lunch, I’ll spoil him a bunch. Just like that. Rather than there being a falling out in love, I was able to confirm once again how much I loved Seiji-kun, and that made my day.
TL Note:
The term used for cleanup hitter in this case was 満塁男, which technically translates to full bases man… or something like that. Apparently, it was a common nickname for Norihiro Komada, which is where the joke is coming from.
世界ふしぎ発見! (Mysterious Discoveries of the World). I believe it’s supposed to be like Japanese National Geographic, Discovery, etc. It was famous enough to be censored.