Chapter 661: SURPRISED AND CONFUSED


    Emi did not expect Misaki to act fast on the matter of the tuition she promised. After the conversation, she pushed the issue to the back of her mind. She intended to deal with it when she was sure Misaki wasmitted to learning.


    However, on that Friday, as she waited for the disciplinemittee to hand in the weekly report, she found herself facing the man who haunted her dreams. She felt tongue-tied as she looked at him standing at her door as if it was the most natural thing in the world.


    Her heart rate elerated as she tried topose herself.


    “Mr Yagi, what an unexpected surprise.” She almost stuttered through the words.


    “Oh, isn’t a surprise, by definition, unexpected?” He asked as he stepped into her space and settled into the chair opposite her desk.


    Emi did not know if what she felt was annoyance, but there was a strange irritation as she looked at the smiling face. She wanted to attack the man in frustration, and she was not sure if the urge was to hurt him.


    But the pressure in her heart built up.


    .....


    She felt restless. It was like her skin was not right for her body.


    “What can I do for you, Mr Yagi?” She ignored the almost overwhelming need to retort at the man.


    She did not want to y his game. She could tell that he was ying at something, with his suave look and the sudden appearance in her office. Not to mention his promise to see her soon, just four days earlier.


    The more she thought about this man, the more she was sure that she was out of her depth. She did not know what game he was ying. She did not know the rules.


    If she thrust herself into his web, she would lose.


    “Please, call me Seiryo.” Yagi did not respond directly.


    He could see that the little teacher was wary of him. And more than that, she was ufortable on a primal level. The revtion of Emi’s difort did not make him unhappy. On the contrary, he was ted.


    Emi was aware of him.


    She seemed to oscite between avoiding him and wanting to be close to him. In some moments, he could see a desire, however innocent, towards him. But in other moments, like now, she looked like she wanted to run.


    That wariness, the awareness... He could work with that.


    “What do you want?” Teacher Shio stopped being polite.


    “Misaki told me you agreed to teach her how to bake.” Yagi was not put off by the prickliness disyed by Emi.


    Emi did not think Misaki would discuss the matter with her uncle so soon. More importantly, she did not expect he woulde to her office for this reason. She had not made the promise without the intention of keeping it, but she had not imagined things would happen so quickly.


    At that moment, she realised that Seiryo hade to her office with a serious reason.


    The enlightenment made her a little embarrassed. She thought he showed up just to tease her. Now, she felt like she needed to find a hole to hide in for overestimating herself. He might talk casually, but he was also a parent to her student.


    She gathered herself emotionally, concealing her difort. She knew she should be happy that Seiryo was taking his role as a guardian more seriously. But a small part of her wanted him to havee to school for her, to see her.


    And this thought filled her with guilt.


    She suppressed her strange feelings and focused on the problem at hand.


    “Yes. I told her as long as she got your permission, I would teach her. Of course, I will do so in my free time, so we will need to n for the ss with this in mind. Moreover, Misaki must perform well in ss, or I will consider the extracurricr teaching a distraction.” She said quickly but with rity.


    Yagi was a little disappointed at seeing his little teacher gain herposure quickly. But he was not discouraged because he knew that he affected her. He knew he could still find a way to break through to her.


    There was no rush.


    “I have talked to Misaki, and she assures me that she will improve her grades,” Yagi responded. “I am d to see her taking an interest in extracurricr activities. I will do my best to support her as she needs.”


    The answer filled Emi with gratification because her student had someone watching over her now. Seiryo was taking responsibility as a parent with the right weight.


    She ignored the small seed of something evil in her heart that seemed a little like jealousy...


    “I will check my schedule and see when we can begin. Moreover, I will need to make arrangements with Mrs Naoki to use the home economics room. Once I have a schedule, I will inform you and Misaki.” She responded quickly in a bid to bury her dark thoughts.


    “That will not be necessary.” Yagi smiled. “I have talked to the Principal, and he agreed that we can make our arrangements outside the school.”


    Emi lost herposure at the words and stood up from her chair behind her desk. “What?”


    Yagi was pleased with the outburst. “I thought it would be inconvenient for you and Misaki if you had to depend on the school facilities. I thought it was appropriate to inquire about the policies on private tutoring to avoid putting your career in jeopardy.”


    Emi paused as she thought about it. The words made logical sense. She should have thought about the implications of privately tutoring one of her students. Even though it was not her area of teaching, there could be some negative implications.


    Still...


    “You should have talked to me before making independent decisions on the arrangements. I might have been able to convince the Principal to allow us to use the school facilities over the weekend.” She sat back down with a lowered head.


    Yagi lowered his head to conceal the glint in his eyes.


    “I am sure you could have, but it would take a lot of resources from a lot of people. I would have to send bodyguards with Misaki since the security in the school is weak over the weekends. And the school personnel will be inconvenienced because they have to be cautious as long as someone is on the premises.” Yagi exined.


    “If we have our external arrangements, we can make ns without causing others inconvenience. I will take care of everything, and you will only need to make yourself avable. But I am sorry for taking matters into my hands without informing you.”


    Emi waspletely disarmed with the logic and reason in the exnation as well as the apology. “I understand. I did not think about it carefully. Let me know when you would like me to start.”


    Yagi smiled. “How about tomorrow?”