I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

When Makoto saw Yoshizaki's appearance, she suddenly felt a little guilty. After all, if she was not careful, this guy in front of her would be torn to pieces by the Po-Xu Demon. His life was like a stock chart, and she didn't know when it would fall to the bottom.

After hesitating for a while, she sighed and then said, "Wait a moment."

Then, she began to count the bills one by one, her heart aching.

Finally, he pulled out 50,000 yen from the pile of money and handed it to Yoshizaki. Yoshizaki's eyes lit up, and he was about to say that this wasn't quite right, but Makoto interrupted him:

“I feel you are indeed in some danger. Here’s 50,000 yuan. Go buy an insurance policy. Can I be the beneficiary? If not, your family member can be the beneficiary, and I can have half of it.”

Yoshizakigawa: "..."

He suddenly felt an urge to smash the necklace he was wearing onto the head of the guy in front of him.

Damn it, I've seen plenty of good and bad people.

But their birth is really rare.

Kayako's parents were one, and this guy in front of me—he's another one too!

He glared at the latter fiercely, then picked up the 20,000 yuan and left without looking back: "After I die, you can ask my family for the money."

Why not take the money? It's my own money.

As for insurance?

Sorry, I'm not buying it myself!

I had to teach this guy a piece of advice: "Investing involves risk; proceed with caution when starting out."

"Who should I contact then?"

Makoto asked loudly.

"Marx and Engels".

Then, he left without looking back.

Sitting in the car, Yoshizaki Kawa considered it again and again, and finally put the necklace around his neck.

With this double insurance, he wanted to see just what abilities the Soul Demon possessed!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 62 Winter Solstice

Back home, the ashes were treated with hydrochloric acid and then buried.

In the evening, smelling the delicious rice made by Kayako, Yoshizaki had a long-lost feeling of home.

Sitting on the tatami mat opposite Kayako, Yoshizaki Kawa, while eating, said, "This morning, the police called me. The autopsy reports for your parents are out; it was an accident."

Kayako, who was eating, froze. She had no feelings for her parents, but if she showed this heartless side to her teacher, would he dislike her?

What expression should I use? Should I cry?

While Kayako was lost in thought, Yoshizaki paused for a moment, then continued, "I've contacted the crematorium on Saturday. When the holidays start, the teacher will help you handle this. Also—"

Do you have any relatives? Who should we contact to organize a funeral?

Kayako shook her head repeatedly, quickly swallowing the food she was chewing, before saying, "...I don't know who my relatives are."

In fact, there are probably only some so-called "relatives" on the mother's side. On the father's side, many relatives have not been in contact since the death of the grandparents.

For things like funerals that require giving gifts, no one will come.

Yoshizaki glanced at the latter's conflicted expression and made the decision for her: "Let's keep it simple then. If people can come, they can come; if not, the burial will be on Sunday."

As for why a funeral was held?

Japan's culture of filial piety has become distorted. If someone like Kayako were to have her parents buried hastily after death, she would be criticized by countless people in the future, although Yoshizaki Kawa doesn't care about such things.

However, considering Kayako's situation, Yoshizaki decided to hold a funeral for those scumbag parents.

Although Kayako herself was disliked, at least she wasn't the kind of person who would be followed and cursed if she went out; she just lacked presence.

But if you do something reckless in this matter, you might really be talked about behind your back when you go out.

Words can be like sharp swords, wounding hearts and easily crushing people.

That's why Yoshizaki helped him make the decision.

Of course, funerals are for the living; as for the dead? Who cares!

"Please...please take the money from my card!"

She was afraid that Yoshizaki Kawa would spend her own money, and she already owed her teacher too much; she didn't want to continue owing him and wanted to repay him.

"Ah."

Yoshizaki Kawa enjoyed this moment of peace and quiet. After finishing his meal, he said to the latter, "By the way, you have to go to school tomorrow."

She nodded, and as she entered the room, she whispered to Yoshizaki Kawa, "Goodnight, teacher."

"Good night."

Yoshizaki smiled in response, and then began writing tomorrow's teaching materials at the table.

Even time travelers need to work!

……

The next day, Yoshizaki got up very early and noticed the fogging windows and the noticeably lower temperature.

He then knew that winter had come.

The temperature drops suddenly without any logic; one day it's in the teens and the next it's below zero.

I opened the fogged-up window; a biting wind was blowing, and a light drizzle mixed with snow was falling.

Although it couldn't cover the earth with a layer of white frost, it took away the pedestrians on the road, making the place seem even more desolate now.

Winter Solstice has arrived.

It was only then that Yoshizaki suddenly remembered something—

Kayako seems to have no clothes to wear.

Previously, she always wore a white dress or school uniform with knee-high socks underneath.

But that definitely won't work in this kind of weather.

"Teacher, it's snowing!"

While Yoshizaki was pondering, Kayako had already pushed open the door and said excitedly;

He looked over and saw that the latter was wearing a thin school uniform and was shivering slightly from the cold, but seemed to be used to it and did not notice anything.

However, most clothing stores are not open right now, and it would be too late to wait for them to open.

Yoshizaki cursed himself for not noticing earlier and felt a little guilty: "Kayako, go and wear my thermal underwear underneath. I'll take you to buy clothes after school this afternoon."

"what?"

"I don't need to buy clothes, I'm used to it, I'm not cold at all!"

She had worn the same outfit before and was perfectly able to withstand it, but... she was a little tempted by the teacher's thermal underwear.

Yoshizaki Kawa picked out an old piece of clothing from the closet that fit Kayako's size, tossed it over, and said in an unquestionable tone, "Go wear it."

Holding a dress slightly larger than herself, she couldn't refuse the teacher's commanding tone and could only walk inside with the dress in her arms.

This guy……

Yoshizaki sighed, worried that he might have developed some kind of bad habit associated with Kayako, as he only listened to her when he used that tone.

A moment later, Kayako, looking slightly plump and wearing a school uniform, came out of the house. She seemed a little awkward, crossing her arms and looking timidly at Yoshizaki Kawa: "Teacher, do you think I look okay like this?"

Seeing that the latter had stopped trembling, Yoshizaki nodded: "Make do for now."

……

Upon arriving at school, Kayako went to the classroom, while Yoshizaki returned to his office.

He first glanced through the note to see if he had missed anything;

"The cremation will be on Saturday, and next Monday we will help students enroll in school. We need to arrange accommodation, host teachers, help Wu Chuan resolve misunderstandings with other teachers, and distribute education funds."

And on the notebook, there were even more discreet sticky notes;

The document listed the information about some students in the class, how they needed guidance, Kayako's personality and hobbies, and Tomie's personality. Yoshizaki Kawa added two words to Tomie's entry: "Afraid of ghosts."

Closing the book, Yoshizaki Kawa opened the list of people receiving poverty alleviation assistance.

There were ten people, followed by their family information. Yoshizaki had only glanced at it before because he was too busy, and hadn't looked at it carefully.

Since they will be arriving next week, I need to assign teachers based on the situation, so I need to take a close look now.

But at this moment——

He saw a name: Yamamura Mako.

At that moment, immense fear sent a chill down his spine, as if a thunderbolt had struck the top of his head, and he couldn't help but shiver from head to toe.

After a moment of silence, he slowly uttered three words: "Impossible!"

He hadn't thought about it that way at all when he first saw the name.