When Shiraishi entered his part-time cram school, he was greeted by a familiar and slightly tense atmosphere. He looked through the bustling crowd of students and locked onto the slightly empty free area in front of the staff room.

There, Rio was explaining attentively in a white suit jacket. The jacket looked like a sacred white robe on her body, reflecting her gentle and professional temperament.

Not far away, a boy in the uniform of Minegahara High School was talking to Rio. He was tall and straight, more than a head taller than Rio. His iconic height and slightly immature face made Shiraishi recognize his identity instantly——

"It must be the junior that Kunimi often mentioned, Kasai Toranosuke." Shiraishi thought to himself. This second-year basketball club star was two years younger than them, but he was already well-known in the school.

Rio's voice was clear and methodical. She was patiently explaining a complex physics problem to Toranosuke. "Here, we first need to calculate momentum..."

As she spoke, she quickly wrote down the formula on the notebook spread out on the table. Her body unconsciously leaned forward slightly, and the distance between her and Toranosuke also shortened. Toranosuke seemed to notice this subtle approach. He moved back slightly awkwardly, trying to maintain a distance that he thought was more appropriate.

Shiraishi was watching from the side. From Toranosuke's slightly pursed lips and occasional flickering eyes, he read a bit of shyness and nervousness when facing a woman, but what made Shiraishi more interesting was that Toranosuke's eyes seemed to stay more on Rio's face, which was focused on explaining, rather than those complex formulas.

"Next, we can solve it by applying the formula. You can try it." Rio finished explaining and looked up at Toranosuke. Their eyes met at that moment, and then quickly separated. (adcj) Toranosuke hurriedly turned his eyes to the vending machine beside him. His innocent reaction made Shiraishi more confident in his judgment.

"Are you listening?" Rio asked with concern.

"I am listening." Toranosuke's voice was low and firm, but he immediately added, "But I don't quite understand."

Rio heard this and a barely perceptible smile flashed across her face. It was a complex emotion that was both strict and encouraging to her students. "You weren't listening just now?" She said half-jokingly, but there was no blame in her tone.

"I'm sorry." Toranosuke apologized quickly, his face full of sincerity.

This warm and slightly awkward scene was soon noticed by both of them at the same time. Toranosuke hurriedly closed his notebook, said "Thank you, teacher, I'll try to challenge myself again" as a farewell, and walked into the study room like he was escaping.

Rio shouted at his back: "If you don't understand, ask me again." Toranosuke turned around, nodded solemnly, and bowed again before disappearing from Shiraishi's sight.

"I heard he was Kunimi's junior." Shiraishi broke the silence and tried to divert the topic.

"YesAh, his name is Kasai Toranosuke." Rio answered, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes, obviously wondering why Shiraishi suddenly mentioned this.

"Because I think something interesting might happen between them." Shiraishi smiled mysteriously and deliberately kept it a secret.

Rio frowned slightly when she heard this, obviously not immediately understanding what he meant, but this was exactly what Shiraishi expected - sometimes, for the subtle changes in emotions, bystanders often see more clearly than the parties involved.

"By the way, Futaba, do you know about dreams?" Shiraishi changed the subject and brought up another topic.

"I know, what's wrong?" Rio asked curiously.

"It's very popular among young people recently, and Akagi Izumi seems to be using this platform as a messenger of justice." Shiraishi explained, and Izumi's always energetic figure and the scene of her saving the Little Red Riding Hood girl yesterday appeared in his mind.

"For what? "Rio was puzzled.

"Maybe it's because she can't just sit there and do nothing. She even set up a volunteer group and is very active in this regard." Shiraishi answered, recalling the leadership and sense of responsibility that Yushi had shown in her school days. Whether as a class monitor or a discipline officer, she was so dedicated.

"But this shouldn't be her puberty syndrome, right? The premise is that her puberty syndrome is really acting up." Shiraishi changed the subject again and led the topic to a more profound level. Hearing this, Rio also fell into deep thought.

As this incident slowly progressed, Yushi's puberty syndrome seemed to be gently covered by an invisible veil. It was never mentioned, but it also quietly faded out of our sight.

This was not a deliberate avoidance, but because the troubles and confusions of youth did not appear in her, and everything naturally went in another direction.

"Futaba, what do you think of Yushi's situation? "Shiraishi asked softly, his eyes revealing a bit of deep thought.

Rio gently flipped through the folder in his hand, a hint of indifference flashed in his eyes:.

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