"Hayato-kun, you haven't had dinner yet, have you?"
"Mm."
This family meeting was scheduled for a weekday, so students had to stay at school and wait for their parents, not having had time to eat yet.
"Want some?" Miyajima Sakura pulled a pineapple bun from her bag and asked.
"Thanks..."
Hayato took it, tore open the packaging, and then asked, "Senior and Miss Tsubaki... your meeting should be over, right? Aren't you going home yet?"
Miyajima Sakura was a good student in every sense of the word.
Not only were her grades excellent, but she also followed rules and regulations, and even served as the minister of the school's best sports club. Even Hayato was miles apart from her.
After all, Hayato only met the first point mentioned above.
Her meeting could directly omit the 'criticism' option, so it should end quickly.
"Mm, I was first," Miyajima Sakura said.
"Then you two...?"
"I came to attend your meeting," Miyajima Tsubaki said calmly. "Since your parents aren't here, I'll take responsibility."
"...Ha." Hayato lightly bit into the pineapple bun. He thought it over, then decided to think it over again: "...Is that allowed?"
"Mm, I am Sakura's elder, so naturally, I can also be considered your elder," Tsubaki said gracefully. "You just need to explain the situation to the Teacher."
Miyajima Sakura also smiled faintly: "Hayato-kun, don't worry."
This was a plan her mother had proposed to Miyajima Sakura two days ago.
Miyajima Sakura initially had the same doubts as Hayato... In fact, compared to Hayato's calm demeanor, Miyajima Sakura was even more agitated. She was like:
"Like this!? Is that allowed!?"
Her mother, however, responded very calmly:
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, it's probably okay, after all, for a three-way meeting, a parent always needs to attend, right?"
"But I think, with Hayato-kun's grades, the Teacher probably won't have much to say."
"Ah? Yes, yes, oh, that stinky... cough cough, Hayato-kun's grades seem pretty good, but, but, but Sakura, you need to know that in such a three-way meeting, if a student doesn't have a parent show up, won't they become an outcast? They might be 80..."
Miyajima Tsubaki herself didn't really believe what she was saying.
Huh? Hayato-kun? Bullying?
Think about what Snake Mound George said before he died...
But Miyajima Sakura nodded naively: "Mm, Mama, you're so thoughtful."
Miyajima Tsubaki breathed a sigh of relief.
Since she wasn't worried about Hayato being bullied, there was only one purpose for her being here.
To better understand Hayato... She knew almost nothing about his school life. For, for her daughter, she had to fully understand this young man.
The family meeting was a perfect opportunity for a thorough understanding.
"..."
"..."
"Huh?"
A deliberately hushed gasp erupted from the crowd.
What's going on?
Does this mean Hayato-kun has received Miyajima Mama's approval?
It's more than just approval; Miyajima Mama's words were practically, "I am Sakura's mother, which means I am your mother, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to attend the family meeting on your behalf."
This was practically bringing the civil affairs bureau to them.
Those who planned to watch Hayato's school flower were even more tearful.
"Why! Why!"
Then, people saw the running youths in the sunset, shedding tears on the spot.
"...Hm?"
Just as everyone was in a state of shock + envy, someone else raised a question: "Hey, who said her family didn't come? Aren't I here too?"
It was Aiya Yayoi, who was in a mirror position to Miyajima Tsubaki, with Hayato as the mirror.
Miyajima Tsubaki glanced at her lightly, smiling as she asked,
"And you are?"
Aiya Yayoi.
Students knew her well, and even many parents had heard of her.
She was the School nurse; when students were sick and parents came to pick them up, they had to go through her...
"Don't pretend you don't know me!" Aiya Yayoi shouted.
Miyajima Tsubaki laughed: "I know, you're Yayoi-sensei, but I don't know your relationship with Hayato-kun."
She looked at her daughter with particular satisfaction. "Why are you attending this 'family' meeting for Hayato-kun...?" Miyajima Tsubaki deliberately emphasized those two words.
It was as if she was questioning, 'I have a daughter, my daughter is involved with this boy Hayato, so we are family.'
'What about you?'
Privately, Miyajima Tsubaki would never be a match for Aiya Yayoi—at least in terms of verbal sparring—but once it was out in the open, Aiya Yayoi couldn't be as unrestrained as when they were alone, saying whatever vulgar things came to mind.
She had too many considerations.
Leading to,
Aiya Yayoi! Great! Weakening!
Oh-ho-ho. Looking at Aiya Yayoi's expression, unsure how to respond, Miyajima Tsubaki laughed heartily in her mind, 'Look at that, this child's adorable, flustered look.'
Let you be young.
Let you not have a daughter yet.
"Aiwu Guang is my younger brother, so Hayato-kun is naturally my younger brother too...!" Aiya Yayoi squeezed out this sentence.
Hayato's eyebrow couldn't help but twitch.
Damn, what are you saying?
At this point, the battle had completely expanded. Miyajima Sakura's reputation was already huge.
Students from many classes had followed, intending to witness the Senior's splendor, not to mention the 'Miyajima Senior's Mother' DLC.
They hadn't expected to see such an 'alternative love triangle,' so they called out to friends, making it even livelier.
A classmate of Aiya Hiroshi, upon hearing Aiya Yayoi's words, immediately ran back to their classroom.
Aiya Hiroshi's student number was quite far back, so he was still waiting patiently.
He looked around, but Yayoi-nee was nowhere to be seen, and he thought she had hidden in the restroom to smoke as usual.
Then a familiar classmate ran over, looking at him with surprise and uncertainty.
"Holy crap, you're actually rivals with Miyajima Senior!?"
Aiya Hiroshi:?
He was still wondering which Miyajima Senior, had his recent habit of squatting by the schoolyard to investigate loli intelligence been discovered by someone's (♦) boyfriend?
"When did you get involved with Hayato-kun!?"
Aiya Hiroshi:??
----------------------------------
I've already posted 70 new chapters on Patreon!
If you like the story and want to reaad more, please visit my patreon. Every support is very meaningful!
[patreon.com/Kazenova223]
Thank you very much!
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"