The playground in Toyosaki was crowded with people.

Countless sports clubs are holding activities here.

Kato Yusuke followed the crowd here, still wearing the eye-catching doll costume.

I looked around and didn't find the target at the promised place, so I sent a message on my mobile phone.

【Where are you?】

Not long after the message was sent, I received a reply quickly.

【Here in the southeast corner~(^-^)】

He craned his neck to look, and finally spotted the beautiful silhouette of the bird Tingting under the high metal fence.

She has long brown hair tied behind her head, and two slightly curly locks of hair swaying in front of her silver plate-like face, with a smile on her face.

The long black woolen windbreaker is naturally open, revealing the white silk shirt, and the lake blue tight jeans set off the slender legs, which are chic and beautiful.

The woman leaned against the edge of the fence, gently raised a hand, and waved to him happily.

Kato Yusuke strode over, and the other party deliberately ran into his arms and gave him a big hug.

"Hmm~ You are so warm and feel so comfortable~" Hasumi Kanoko murmured, and gently rubbed her face on his furry chest.

"Good morning, Kano-chan."

Kato Yusuke smiled and hugged her, "I'm sorry, I just picked up my guardians. Did I keep you waiting for a long time?"

"No way~ Have you settled everyone in?"

"Settled in."

"What about work?"

"What job?"

Hasumi Kanoko raised her head and looked up at him with a smile, "Don't you have any work like the student union to be busy with?"

Kato Yusuke shook his head, "I said hello to the cultural festival executive committee. If there are any questions, they will contact me. I can accompany you before the afternoon."

"Accompany me? In fact, if you have something to do, just do your work first~ I can go shopping by myself, or chat with my former colleagues or something."

"It's okay. I wanted to do this myself. Besides, aren't you only free today? So I have to accompany you."

"...I knew you would say that."

"What?"

Hasumi Kanoko sighed helplessly with a smile, and poked his chest with her finger, "Because you are always serious in these places, and your sense of responsibility is too strong to the point of being a bit stubborn."

"Hmm...I don't have much self-consciousness in this regard. Does this put any pressure on you?"

"Eh~ It's not pressure or anything..."

The woman blinked and her eyes became warm.

"I just think we already have this kind of relationship, it doesn't matter if you don't need to be so cautious anymore...

It should be said that I'm a little worried that your bad habit of carrying everything on your shoulders will cause too much burden on yourself."

"Speaking of burden..."

Kato Yusuke scratched his head subconsciously, "Actually, the clothes I'm wearing are too stuffy. I'm going to change out of them to get some fresh air. Do you want to go shopping by yourself first or come with me?"

"Well...where are you going to change?"

Looking back at the crowded playground, the young man replied: "...On a day like this, I can only go to the student union room."

Hasumi Kanoko nodded, "Then I'll go with you~"

…

"Then let's go."

Then, the two of them walked to the activity building together.

Compared with the classes concentrated in the teaching building, this is mainly an activity place for various clubs.

As soon as Fang entered the building, noisy voices and shouts came from all directions.

"Calligraphy, do you want to practice calligraphy? Calligraphy, calligraphy."

"Battle of singing cards, one hundred people per song ~ Do you want to play a song of playing cards?"

"Photography Department~ All the handsome guys and beauties passing by, would you like to take a photo?"

"Supernatural Research Society ~ Supernatural Research Society. Do you want to see UFO? Various supernatural photos are also on display~"

…

In the crowded corridors, students dressed in fancy clothes are trying their best to attract customers, showing their energetic side.

Kato Yusuke took Hasumi Kanoko together and tried to go upstairs in a low-key manner, but...

"Eh~! Hasumi-sensei? Is it Hasumi-sensei——!?"

Unexpectedly and within reason, Hasumi Kanoko was recognized.

It should be said that it had only been a week since her resignation, so it was normal for this kind of thing to happen. The only thing to blame was their bad luck...

Inevitably, the two of them had to stop.

Following the sound, a girl with a SLR camera hanging on her chest was looking at them, or rather looking at Hasumi Kanoko.

As for Kato Yusuke, who was wearing a doll costume, he was probably regarded as the mascot of a certain club and was ignored.

The girl trotted up and walked up.

"Ah~ it is indeed Mr. Hasumi! You are back to see us~!

"

"What? Hasumi-sensei is back——??"

"real or fake?"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the students who were originally focused on attracting customers immediately surrounded him.

"Uh, hello everyone~"

Hasumi Kanoko smiled bitterly and waved to Yusuke Kato covertly.

"I'm sorry, please leave first. I'll find you later."

"knew."

The two had a brief exchange with their eyes.

Then, Kato Yusuke walked up the stairs alone.

After all, there is no use for him to stay here. If his identity is exposed, it may cause even greater commotion.

As for Xiaokanao's safety, I don't have anything to worry about.

With the students' love for her, there would be no problem at all. It was just a matter of holding her to chat for a while, and he could take advantage of this time to get some air.

Just like that, we arrived at the end of the corridor on the third floor and opened the door to the student union room with the key. Yusuke Kato stepped inside, closed the door, and then began to take off his clothes.

First take off the hood, then unzip the zipper on your back and get out, and finally take off the prop shoes on your feet.

"call--"

With a long sigh of relief from his chest, Kato Yusuke finally regained his freedom.

The hands of the clock on the wall clearly showed the time at this moment - 11:05.

He has been wearing this bulky doll costume for an hour since morning.

Even though it was winter now, it was inevitable that I was sweating from the clothes.

He pulled the collar of his clothes and wiped his face casually. The sweat-soaked sportswear stuck to his body, and both his back and chest were a little sticky.

…

Kato Yusuke put the costume he took off on the sofa, took a bottle of oolong tea from the refrigerator, and then sat down behind his desk.

I drank half a bottle of oolong tea in one go to regain my composure.

Turning to look out the window.

The sky I looked up at inadvertently was very blue, the winter sunshine was exceptionally bright, and even the wind blowing from the playground made people feel physically and mentally comfortable.

From a distance came the shouts of the sports club, the soft singing of the choir club, the shouts of the students running the stalls, and the laughter of the tourists.

If you listen to those happy melodies with your ears open, you can feel the strong atmosphere of celebration.

By the end of tomorrow, this place will be an ordinary school again, and this enthusiasm will completely fade away.

So now, it wouldn't be a bad idea to immerse myself in this atmosphere for a while longer.

Kato Yusuke thought leisurely and relaxed.

At this time——
To be continued...