Asobi Otonari

At a Manly Age

“Emma-chan, isn't it dangerous to look at a cat while walking? If you don't look ahead, you will definitely fall. "

On my way to school, I called out to Emma who was walking beside me while holding my hand. The reason why we held hands while walking was because Emma insisted that we do it.

I was a bit hesitant at first because of all the suspicious eyes around me, but eventually I accepted her innocent request with consideration for her safety.

Incidentally, every time I tried to get back my smartphone, Emma's eyes were glazed over and it seemed like she was almost crying .. He loved cats more than I expected.

I had no choice but to leave my smartphone in his custody, and because of that, he walked while enjoying the cat video. When I tried to talk to her, she raised her head and responded, but as soon as the conversation ended, she was swallowed by the video again.

If everything goes as it is now, he will fall even if we hold hands.

“Hmm..!”

Emma, who received my warning, pondered a little and then began to open her arms wide and looked at my face with a look of hope.I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do, so I just named my head in confusion

"Bring."

When Emma realized that her request had not been properly conveyed, she articulated the essence of her movement in a sweet voice.

Because Emma and I had a considerable height difference, she looked at me with eyes looking up that seemed to start to glaze over every second.

This situation — What should I do?

She is a very young girl. It would be normal for people to assume that we were just a close pair of brothers if I carried him in my arms. However, since Emma is a stranger, she doesn't look like me at all. Different eye color, contrast hair color.

If we just held hands, it wouldn't be suspicious since I was also wearing a uniform.

For now, I have to look around me. Fortunately, no one seemed to question our relationship and looked at us with inquisitive gazes. After looking around for a while, I turned my gaze to Emma once again.

His eyes are a little red and swollen. She's gonna cry.

I guess. How else…

I thought it would be problematic if she started crying again, so I decided to hold Emma. When I raised her in the air, she was very light, as expected of a little child. It's okay to take him to school.

“Ehehee ~”

Emma cheerfully rubbed her cheek against my cheek as I walked leisurely. He's at an age that just wants to be pampered. I walked towards school surrounded by the cheerful voice emanating from Emma, and the shrieking sound of a cat coming out of my smartphone.

“I predict that you will do this someday, but still..

As soon as I entered the staff room with Emma holding my hand, Miyu-sensei sighed and said with a serious expression.

What exactly do you think I'm doing?

"Aoyagi, no matter how big your lolicon is, kidnapping a child is a crime."

“Um, Miyu-sensei, can you stop joking? The gaze of the other teachers really hurt me. ”

The other teachers did not show any special interest when I first entered the teacher room, but their gazes pierced me as soon as the striking words came out of Miyu-sensei's mouth.

The teachers turned their eyes to Emma, who was holding my hand, and then turned their suspicious gazes towards me.

It's freaky.

Am I really not trustworthy?

From their point of view, I should be an exemplary student …

The music teacher, who was suspected of being a lolicon, secretly gave me a thumbs up. I would rather if they stopped looking at me with a strange sense of friendship.

“Haha ~ I'm just kidding, Aoyagi. Is he lost? ”

The cause of this awkward atmosphere spoke to me as if nothing had ever happened.

I will ask Aki to prepare all the spicy dishes for dinner today.

Since Miyu-sensei is a sweet addict and disgusted with spicy food, she will definitely shed tears on her cheeks while she eats dinner.

Well, put that aside, I'm lucky Miyu-sensei hasn't left yet. He can help me by calling Charlotte.

“Onii-chan.. Who are these people?”

Emma, who was secretly watching the cat video, anxiously looked at the teachers and asked me in a soft voice.

It was a natural reaction considering he was surrounded by unidentified adults in an unfamiliar location.

“Do you know who that teacher is?”

“Hmm? Ja. Brother mentioned it so I know. Teachers are the ones who teach us about the world! "

"Yes that's right. Emma is very knowledgeable. "

“Ehehe ~”

As I praised her and stroked her head, she showed a very sweet smile.

As expected of Charlotte's sister. His smile was on an illegal level.

“It has been confirmed that Aoyagi is lolicon.”

Miyu-sensei, who was observing the interaction between Emma and me, said as she looked at me with doubtful eyes.

"Why!?"

“Because you have never seen Aki with such a gentle facial expression, right? Look at the faces of the other teachers. "

I followed his gaze and looked towards the other teachers. They all had firm faces that read, 'You are a lolicon.' No, there's one teacher who doesn't curse me. The lolicon music teacher who previously gave a thumbs up looked at me with envy.

Yeah, that guy's an absolute lolicon.

“Isn't it natural to be kind to a child? I'm not a lolicon. "

“Ya, yes, Aoyagi, please talk to her in English, and do the translation for me as well.”

He brushed aside what I said while making a serious statement like taught.

I know that Miyu-sensei is a physical education teacher and she hates studying, but does she not have the self-esteem as a teacher? Still, making an enemy out of Miyu-sensei is scary, so I won't say this to anyone.

By the way, every time Miyu-sensei increased the amount of homework, she approached another teacher for help. Of course, he did some work in checking the additional homework, but in the end, it seemed like no teacher could refuse Miyu-sensei's request.

“I just told you about the other people who were present as teachers. This girl may be Charlotte's sister. "

I thought it wouldn't be worthwhile to stretch this out, and because of that, I decided to get straight to the point.

Miyu-sensei glanced at Emma and slightly nodded.

“Oh, Charlotte has contacted the school. He said that when he got home, his sister went missing and he ran around trying to find her.I've contacted him, he'll be coming in a minute”

“When did you contact him..?”

“I contacted him when I saw you enter through the school gate. I realized when I saw the girl you were with had silver hair. "

It was because Miyu-sensei was a teacher of this caliber, so he could not be underestimated…

Miyu-sensei has mysterious powers.

I swear in my heart that I will avoid making enemies out of Miyu-sensei by all means.