“Teacher, you’re so late…”
Kent remained alone in the classroom, and time was just passing by in vain. Outside, the classroom that had been noisy after school had fallen silent as most students had already gone home.
“I have nothing to do, so I guess I’ll check the returned test papers.”
Since Kent had nothing else to do, he decided to re-examine the returned test papers.
“As expected, they’re too difficult to solve.”
Every answer line had a cross marking it as incorrect, and the score was a perfect 0, which was in a way, refreshing. He checked the test questions, and they were the same as what he had seen during class. The level of difficulty was so high that no matter what he did, Kent felt he couldn’t solve them.
“Kent-san, sorry for making you wait.”
As Kent was struggling with the test paper again, the classroom door opened, and Teacher Tia entered.
*Clack*
(Huh? I thought I heard the sound of a lock closing earlier, but it must have been my imagination.)
As Tia closed the door, Kent thought he heard a mechanical sound. It was a faint noise, so he couldn’t be sure. However, since the inner lock was engaged, it would be easier to open from the classroom side even if it was locked, so it wasn’t a problem, and he decided not to worry about it.
“Teacher, have you changed your clothes?”
“Huh? Y-yes. I accidentally got my clothes dirty, so I changed into a spare set.”
“I see, that’s why it took so long.”
“Y-yes.”
Tia answered Kent’s words hesitantly.
“Well then, let’s begin the remedial class. Since it’s just you, Kent-san, there’s no need to use the blackboard. Let’s borrow Patty’s desk.”
*Scrape*
Saying that, Tia moved Patty’s desk, pulled it over to Kent’s seat, and sat down next to him.
“Were these problems difficult?”
“Yes, I didn’t understand them at all.”
“I see. Then, I’ll explain them one by one, starting from Problem 1.”
With that, Tia spread out the materials she had brought and began her preparations.
“First, for this proof, the hint is in the text. Pay attention to this phrase and this phrase…”
Tia began her explanation from the first problem. Kent felt that her face was somewhat flushed, and her breathing was a little faster.
(Teacher’s face is so beautiful. And when she’s so close to me, I can smell the sweet scent of an adult…)
Looking closely at Tia’s face, Kent found himself captivated by her perfect features. Originally, she wore glasses like the bottom of a milk bottle, had braided hair, and wore modest clothes with low exposure, giving her a somber image. However, after Al healed her eyes, she no longer needed glasses, and influenced by Rachel’s styling of her hair and clothes, she had become the most beautiful female teacher at the school. Since then, while her attire still gave a serious impression, it also highlighted her figure. The suit she was wearing now had a slightly wider neckline, and her skirt was a bit shorter. Kent found her charming even with these slight changes.
“Kent-san, are you listening seriously?”
“Huh? Ah, sorry. I wasn’t listening.”
As Kent was spacing out and looking at Tia, she noticed he wasn’t paying attention and leaned in to look at his face as she asked.
“Was my explanation boring?”
“N-not at all.”
(Ah, it looks like you can see her cleavage, but you can’t.)
As Tia leaned in to look at Kent’s face, her chest shifted slightly due to gravity, and the slight swell of her breasts was visible on the verge of being revealed. While listening to Tia’s explanation was important, the lingering feelings from lunch break resurfaced, and Kent found his eyes drawn to her chest.
“Do you want to see?”
“Huh!”
Tia noticed Kent looking at her chest and asked in a small voice. When he had first met her, she had been naked, so he had seen her breasts before. However, the current state, where they were almost visible but not quite, piqued Kent’s curiosity.
“I-it’s not like that… I’m sorry. Please continue your explanation.”
“Really? Then I’ll continue.”
Kent suppressed his curiosity and told Tia to resume the remedial class. Hearing this, Tia looked a little disappointed.
“So, if we combine this and this, and recalculate, we get the answer.”
“I see.”
Tia had little experience as a teacher before and her teaching methods were poor. However, she learned teaching tips from Kent and had become a skilled teacher, popular among students. Kent’s heart pounded as Tia explained in her cute voice close to his ear, and he diligently attended the remedial class.
“How is it? Did you understand?”
“Your teaching is very good, Teacher. I can now solve the problems I couldn’t before. Thank you.”
Tia’s teaching was effective, and the problems that Kent couldn’t solve at all became understandable after her explanation, allowing him to answer all of them on his own.
“As expected of you, Kent-san. You’re so quick to learn; I’m surprised. It took me two weeks of tutoring from an acquaintance with a degree to understand this problem, and I only just managed to solve it myself the day before yesterday.”
“What?”
Kent felt a sense of unease at Tia’s words.
“I’m sorry. Actually, I gave Kent-san different problems. As you probably realized, these problems are not at a level taught in school; they are handled at a much higher level.”
“I knew it… I couldn’t solve them at all.”
Kent had suspected it, but hearing it confirmed by Tia brought him a sense of relief.
“Everyone else said the problems were very simple, so I was wondering why. Why did you do this?”
“That’s because… I wanted to be alone with you, Kent-san.”
“Ah.”
It happened in an instant. When Kent asked why she had given him such difficult problems, Tia said it was to be alone with him and suddenly kissed him.
“Kent-san.”
“Y-yes!”
The kiss was light, and Tia’s lips quickly parted from Kent’s. Then, looking at his face, Tia called out Kent’s name.
“I like you, Kent-san.”
“It doesn’t seem like a joke…”
Tia confessed her feelings to Kent. Kent considered the possibility of it being a joke, but looking directly into his eyes, Tia didn’t seem like she was lying.
“Yes. I agonized over whether to tell you my true feelings. However, when I heard that an event where you express your feelings by giving this box to the person you like would be held, I couldn’t wait any longer. This is my feeling. Please accept it.”
Saying this, Tia took out a heart-shaped box from the bag that contained the teaching materials.
“Ah, thank you.”
Kent accepted the heart-shaped box that Tia handed him.
“You’ll accept it? I’m so happy.”
With that, Tia hugged Kent.
“Teacher Tia smells really nice.”
“Really? I’ve been working all day, maybe I smell bad?”
“No, it’s fine.”
As they were close together, Kent could keenly smell Tia’s scent. In truth, as she worried, there was the scent of sweat, but more than that, her scent as a woman was blended in an appealing way. Kent’s perception of Tia shifted from that of a teacher to that of a captivating woman.
