Chapter 89: But the Same Is True About Love

[Father Enrique passed away, which made you depressed for a long time... But soon, you patted your face, forced yourself to smile again, and returned to school, studying as usual... No, studying harder than before.]

　　[Don't worry, don't be sad, he is still here, still watching you, so you must not be depressed, you need to work harder, and become more determined, so that Father Enrique can be proud of you]

　　[Your "home" is gone, and the children in the church have been taken away by the church and scattered to various churches or welfare homes... The children now have a place to stay, so you don't have to worry too much. At the same time, you don't have to set aside time every week to communicate, and you have more time to study.]

　　[You still remember the promise you made in your heart, you still remember the promise you made to your teacher... You will become someone that others will only envy but not be jealous of, and you will move towards a brighter future]

　　[And now, the first step you have to take is to prove to those parents of students who are still slandering your teacher that your teacher... is a good teacher, and that the teacher they slander also has a student who is dazzling enough and even enviable to them]

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　　[Parents' Observation Day] is a day for parents to witness the growth of their children and learn about the school curriculum.

　　On this day, parents of students will enter the school and can sit in on classes quietly to understand what kind of education their children are receiving in school. At the same time, the school will also arrange some programs in advance, such as exhibitions of student works, dance performances, music performances, and other display activities, so that parents can understand their children's learning outcomes.

　　For the school, this is a day to showcase the teaching philosophy and teacher strength to parents, making parents more confident and allowing the outside world to better understand the school's teaching staff, thereby gaining better publicity and attracting more students.

　　For parents, this is a day to examine the school and their children's learning outcomes. If they see their children performing well, they naturally have the capital to brag. They can smile proudly at the compliments of people around them, and then calmly say "No, no, my child is just so-so" ... words like that.

　　For students, this is a day to verify their learning achievements and show themselves to their parents. Whether they have studied hard in the past, whether they have lied at home and deceived their families about their learning progress, all the false lies used to cover up will be torn off on this day... If they perform well, they will get praise and rewards. If they perform poorly... Well, I'm afraid that only discipline or something like "fried meat with a rattan stick" will be waiting. Of course, it may also be consolation.

　　But those are too far away for Nozomi, and Nozomi himself doesn't care much about them.

　　After all, on this day, no one paid special attention to him except his music teacher...his former music teacher.

　　The school has to coordinate everyone, teachers have to focus on their own courses, and parents are even more concerned about their own children. Who would care about him?

　　But even so, Nozomi was fully expressing his kindness. After all, he lived in the school and had a lot of free time, so it was natural for him to start helping the teacher... On the morning of [Audit Day], Nozomi got up early, washed up, put on a clean and tidy school uniform, and came to the entrance of the teaching building with a group of classmates who also got up early, and waited for the parents with the teachers here.

　　The task of Nozomi and other students here is to run up and down, guide parents who are not familiar with the school, and bring them to their children.

　　"Ah, hello, Auntie. Isana's class is on the fourth floor. I'll take you there."

　　"Hello uncle~ I remember, uncle is Kona's father, he is on the third floor, I will take you there...ah, no, he hasn't been late recently, he gets up on time every day."

　　"Hello, sister. May I ask who you are...ah, are you Yunlai's aunt? I'm sorry, this is the first time I meet you, I hope my address doesn't make you unhappy...Does it make you feel younger? That's great. Yunlai's classroom is on the second floor. Do you mind taking the stairs? The elevator might be crowded right now...OK. Thank you, sister."

　　......

　　"This kid is so cute, isn't he?"

　　The male teacher sitting at the entrance of the teaching building responded to the parents' gazes calmly, slowly picked up a cup of hot water, took a sip, and then said with emotion.

　　"Yes, he is the best student. He is worry-free, quiet, and well-behaved. I really wish he was my child..."

　　The female teacher who was also in charge of reception also glanced at Nozomi, who was running up and down and could recognize every parent skillfully, and said with a smile, her mouth corners slightly raised.

　　"If only my brat was half as troublesome as him..."

　　"Your children are already in college, right? Are you still complaining? And...if you like Nozomi, you can adopt him, right? You know..."

　　"Don't say it, don't say it. Why are you exposing someone's scars? I want to hit you."

　　" sorry..."

　　"Alas...poor child..."

　　She sighed slightly and instructed a parent about the class their child was in. The female teacher's eyes unconsciously glanced at the smiling child who was radiating happiness and kindness. Her gaze stayed on him for so long that Nozomi even sensed her gaze. He turned around with a puzzled expression as if asking if there was anything he could help with.

　　"If I could, I would definitely adopt him, but... I don't have the conditions..."

　　She smiled and waved her hand, indicating to Nozomi that nothing was wrong. Then she made an "encouraging" gesture to him and received a smile from Nozomi in return. The female teacher shook her head and spoke with great heartache and regret.

　　"Who isn't? I also want to have such a cute and well-behaved child... Bring Nozomi back home and make that naughty kid of mine mad to death... It's a pity that I really can't do it..."

　　The male teacher also spoke with regret.

　　"Just take better care of him... Um... What does he like? This kid has helped us so much, but we didn't even prepare a gift in return. We are really terrible..."

　　"...Ah? You didn't prepare anything?"

　　"...Ah? Are you ready?"

　　The two teachers looked at each other, and then the female teacher showed a look of contempt towards her colleague.

　　"What's wrong with you? We would at least prepare some candy or cookies or something like that as gifts, right? You didn't even prepare this?"

　　"I usually take students out to eat directly...but Nozomi never accepts it."

　　"That child just doesn't want you to spend money... Just give him some candy, he likes sweet things more, or just hug him, he also likes this, it seems he learned it from his previous teacher..."

　　"I see... Hey wait, stop talking, I'll go help you."

　　The male teacher nodded in understanding, then his eyes swept over several parents who were walking towards them. He quickly signaled to his colleagues not to speak, and at the same time stood up and stepped forward to stop those parents.

　　"Nozomi, come here, come here~ The teacher needs your help~"

　　The female teacher also noticed those people and immediately found out that they were the parents who were making a fuss. She quickly called Nozomi to her side and asked him to help organize some documents.

　　As for why the two teachers were so worried...it was naturally because of what happened back then.

　　Although Nozomi's music teacher diverted the attention of most parents, after learning the situation from their own children, the parents also understood the root cause of the incident. They also understood that their children had inadvertently hurt a good child who had no parents but was extremely well-behaved and helpful, and were constantly exposing the other person's scars. The subsequent series of behaviors could even be said to be rubbing a handful of coarse salt on the other person's wounds.

　　Therefore, most parents feel guilty about this and take a day to go home and have a good talk with their children, focusing on educating them about right and wrong, and good and evil.

　　But some parents... just keep talking stubbornly and think they are not wrong.

　　"My child is not wrong. What my child said is true!" - This is what they said.

　　'It's really a bit disgusting...' - the female teacher thought so, and at the same time, she did not forget to instruct Nozomi to organize the documents again and hide his figure as much as possible to prevent those parents from noticing this child.

　　On the other side, the male teacher who took the initiative to step forward also smiled and guided the parents to their respective children's classrooms, so that they would have nothing to do and cause trouble for Nozomi again.

However, Nozomi's previous actions were still too active, and they had already noticed him... But in comparison, they cared more about their own cubs today, so their eyes did not stay on Nozomi for too long.

But when he passed by, he still muttered in a neither loud nor soft voice:

"A fatherless and motherless kid, so funny."

"…Parent, your child's classroom is on the sixth floor. If you don't hurry up, you may have to wait a long time for the elevator."

The male teacher's smiling mouth twitched, his eyebrows raised, and he tried hard to hold back the curse that was about to come out, and tried to slow down his voice as much as possible, and reminded softly.

'What's his ability to cause trouble to other people's children? You are just bullying them because they are good children, right? If it weren't for the fact that today is an important day, there are still many people around, and the students are still here, and I am worried about causing a bad influence on the children, I would definitely punch you, you be careful when walking on the road at night.' ——The male teacher maintained his etiquette, which was about to break, and complained in his heart.

"......"

Nozomi paused slightly, then quickly returned to normal. He handed the document that he had sorted out several times to the teacher beside him and asked with a smile.

"Teacher, is this okay?"

"…Well, good boy, thank you."

The female teacher knew that Nozomi had heard that, but there was nothing she could do... She could only take the document, put it aside, and gently touch Nozomi's head.

"So... what reward do you want this time? Candy? Or a hug? If it's candy, you'll have to wait a little bit, okay?"

"No need, teacher. No candy today~ And...thank you for your help~"

Nozomi smiled, put his arms around the female teacher's neck, hugged her gently, then ran away quickly and met a parent with a confused expression. He smiled and asked politely, and then guided the parent on the way.

"...Alas, this child."

The female teacher sighed helplessly, feeling sorry for Nozomi for encountering such rude parents, but there was nothing she could do... She also had a family to take care of, so she couldn't stand up for Nozomi. She could only take care of him more within her ability.

Immediately, the female teacher raised her head again, looked at the parents who came to ask questions and gave them guidance.

Let's deal with the current situation first... and with that child's ability, he will prove himself to others.

Ring Ring——

When the bell rang, the two teachers quickly called back Nozomi and the other children who came to help and asked them to go back to the classroom to prepare for class, while the two teachers waited here for parents who might be late.

"It should be... gone, right?"

The male teacher spoke when he saw that no parents had come for a while.

"It's almost the second class... There shouldn't be anyone here, so we have to get ready. Although my class is in the afternoon... We still have to make arrangements in advance, and there will be people to pick up late parents, so we don't have to worry about it."

"Okay then... let's go... huh?"

Just as the two teachers were about to pack up and leave, they noticed someone slowly approaching them.

Judging from her clothes, she seemed to be a nun. Judging from her face, she seemed to be very old, with a slightly hunched body. However, there was a kind aura around her, making people feel that she was a very kind and easy to get along with person.

Her face looked familiar, and... a nun?

The teacher was a little confused, but she still spoke politely.

"This... parent? What is your name? And who are you looking for?"

"I'm sorry, I'm a little late... I'm here to find a child with a unique name. Um... if I'm not mistaken, his name should be Nozomi."

The nun leaned forward slightly, and the cross pendant hanging on her chest hung in the air for a moment, then returned to her clothes.

"As for me, you can call me Mother Teresa."

(TL: teri teri dai shouri~ haha jk)

"Sister Teresa...?"

"Well, may I ask, where is Nozomi's classroom...?"

"Oh, that child's classroom is on the third floor. I'll take you there..."

"No need to trouble yourself. You two still need to prepare for your respective lessons, right? Tell me the location and I will go there on my own."

Mother Teresa waved her hand and smiled.

"Besides...I also want to take a good look at the child."

"Oh, yes... I'll show you..."

As she spoke, the female teacher quickly pointed to the classroom where Nozomi was and explained in detail how to get there, as well as Nozomi's next classes and the performances to be performed.

"Nozomi's performance will be in the afternoon, and it will be the finale. It will be held in the auditorium. I'll mark the way to the auditorium for you..."

"Thank you very much, may [He] bless you."

Sister Teresa took the map handed to her by the male teacher, looked at the location of the auditorium marked on it, bowed to the two of them to express her gratitude, then turned and left, heading for Nozomi's classroom.

"…She…is Mother Teresa…right?"

The male teacher watched her figure go away and then asked in a daze.

"I've seen her on TV...it must be her."

The female teacher nodded as if she was sighing, but soon she started laughing again.

"She came to look for Nozomi... That's great."

"Sure enough, that child is loved."