Chapter 3

The head of the Tsushima family fits Amamiya Keiichi's impression of the head of a noble family very well. He is wearing a formal kimono, has a meticulous hairstyle, and has a very calm expression. He seems to have just returned from outside not long ago and has not had time to change out of his formal clothes. He looks a little dusty. When Amamiya Keiichi came in, he stopped talking with Tsushima Shuji and looked at the newcomer.

"Mr. Amamiya, please take a seat." The head of the Tsushima family nodded to Amamiya Ruisei, "Shuzhi is sorry to trouble you."

Amamiya Leisheng knelt down and heard the man's words. He smiled subconsciously: "No, Shuji-kun is very well behaved. Besides, I've only been here for one night. I can't say I'm causing any trouble. It's you who are causing trouble."

The system assigned this body the identity of a well-known national teacher. Now he is "35 years old" and a full-time professor at the University of Tokyo. It can be said that it is a waste of talent to be a private teacher for a ten-year-old child. I don't know how the system works.

It is really hard to believe that "he" would agree to the invitation from the head of the Tsushima family to teach the other party's youngest son.

Amemiya Ruisheng muttered in his heart: But compared to this, he looks so young now, no one would believe him if he said he was in his thirties.

The head of the Tsushima family did not deny it, but nodded casually and said, "Shuzhi is my youngest son. Although he is not as smart as his two older brothers, he is still working hard. I hope you will bear with me."

Isn't this smart enough?

Amamiya Raisei glanced at the boy who looked very well behaved with his head down. He thought that he was very smart to learn junior high school knowledge at the age of ten. Did his father want him to learn until high school?

He thought about what he was doing when he was ten years old.

...still feeling upset because mom doesn't buy me candy.

He is truly someone else's child. If a child like Tsushima Shuji was his classmate when he was a child, he would probably be used as an example by his parents and teachers every day.

"If you need anything, you can just tell the maids in the yard and they will prepare it for you. I heard from Xiuzhi that you like the koi in the pond. I will have someone put a fish tank next to your house and raise one in it."

As the head of the Tsushima family said this, he waved his hand and asked the people waiting at the door to do it, without even waiting for Amamiya Keio to express his opinion.

He had no choice but to swallow the words "Don't bother" silently.

"Due to work reasons, I will be away soon and will not be back until about a week later. If there is anything that others cannot solve, Mr. Amamiya can email me and I will arrange it."

Amamiya Leisheng could only nod: "Okay, I understand."

The head of the Tsushima family came back and left in a hurry. It seemed that nothing in this house could keep him staying. After watching the man get in the car and leave, Amamiya Ruisei breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected of the head of the family, his aura was unmatched. He felt as if he was facing the dean of studies, and he didn't dare to refute what the other person said.

Tsushima Shuji was used to his father's attitude. He remained calm and asked, "We have already had breakfast. When does Mr. Amamiya plan to start the class?"

"It's time to go to class..." Amamiya Leisheng curled his lips. It's only seven o'clock now.

Seeing his expression, Tsushima Shuji said sympathetically, "Sir, you just came here yesterday, so you must not have had enough rest. You can go back and rest first, and then start the class in the afternoon. I can study on my own in the morning."

"Not really," Amamiya pursed his face, "I just think it's a bit too boring to spend all day studying."

He wasn't like this in the hospital. He would watch videos and read novels.

The young man looked at the boy, thinking for a moment, and said, "Shuji-kun, you got up at around five, right? Aren't you tired getting up so early?"

Tsushima Shuji shook his head: "No..."

"If you're not tired, why don't you accompany me for a walk around?" Amamiya Raisei smiled and blinked. "This is my first time in Aomori too, and I haven't had a good look around yet. Shuji-kun has lived here since he was a child, so he should know more about this than me, right? Can you take me for a walk?"

The boy opened his mouth, obviously stunned, and after a while he said, "Okay."

Amamiya Raisei watched the boy nod, his slightly long and fluffy hair swaying with the movement. He lowered his head and stared at the hair whorls for a while, suppressing the urge to touch them. When Tsushima Shuji looked at him in confusion, he coughed lightly to cover up his thoughts: "Then let's go out?"

…

…

It always feels like I'm secretly kidnapping someone's child to go out and play while their parents are out.

Amamiya Leisheng looked at the boy walking beside him and felt uneasy. He listened to the voices in his ears and his eyes darted around, looking here and there.

The Tsushima family has many courtyards in Aomori. The main family residence is located on a private hill. In order to facilitate the travel of teacher Amamiya Ruisei, young master Tsushima moved to a courtyard near the city center. It didn't take long for them to reach the busy streets after they took a car.

"Aomori has a large apple production volume, and the Tsushima family also has an orchard. You can usually see a lot of food made from apples," said Kukiko, who was traveling with Tsushima Shuji. "It's still fishing season, so if Mr. Amamiya is interested, you can go to the farm and have a look."

"Ah, ah? I see." Amamiya Raisei shook off his guilty conscience and replied, "We were talking about fishing just now, right? Has Kukiko ever been there?"

Jiu Guizi shook his head and said, "No, but I have been to the orchard before to pick apples with Master Xiuzhi."

Amamiya was curious: "Has Kukiko been in the Tsushima family for many years?"

"I've been here since Master Shuji was born, so I can say I've watched him grow up." Kukiko looked at the boy beside her and smiled lovingly, "I even know how many girls like Master Shuji."

Shuji Tsushima: "...Aunt Kyuukiko!"

Amamiya Raisei looked at the two of them, chuckled, and asked the boy, "Did Shuji go to the orchard when you were very young? What about the fishery? Have you ever fished?"

"…I caught goldfish during the summer festival two years ago."

"What kind of fishing is this? It can't even be considered catching fish, right?" Catching goldfish with that little paper net? Amamiya Reizo muttered quietly, "And that was the year before last."

Before he became ill at the age of ten, he had a happy childhood like any other child from a normal family. With Tsushima Shuji in this state, how can this be considered a normal childhood?

Amamiya Ruisheng felt a little distressed and said slowly: "Then, then let's go together some other day?"

The boy's eyes froze, his brows slightly wrinkled and then relaxed, and he replied: "...Okay, sir."

"Ah! Don't give in to me!" Amamiya Leisheng suddenly realized and said in annoyance, "I'll go by myself when the time comes."

If Tsushima Shuji went with him and the head of the Tsushima family found out, he would probably be scolded. If Tsushima Shuji was scolded because of his request, he would probably feel guilty to death.

"It would be bad if your father got angry."

"It doesn't matter. Father..." Tsushima Shuji paused, "Because my brothers are very good, he doesn't care much about me. As long as I don't do anything to damage the reputation of the Tsushima family, it's fine."

The boy smiled lightly, his iris-colored eyes were indifferent, the smile on his face covered his eyes, but it seemed that it didn't reach his eyes, and he looked a little empty: "The reason why I haven't been there is because no one wants to go with me. Jiukizi is usually very busy. I am very happy that you can invite me. Let's go together if there is a chance."

But he doesn't look happy.

Amemiya Ruisei looked at Tsushima Shuji with a complicated expression.

He stayed in the hospital all year round. This snow-white area was filled with pain and death, especially since he was in the intensive care unit. The people coming and going every day were forcing themselves to smile, and it was not difficult to see the sadness in their hearts.

What should happiness look like?

Amemiya racked his brains to think. He rarely felt such emotions now. Even when he saw the descriptions of the characters in books and dramas, he could only feel it vaguely. The time when he could be truly happy was already far away from him.

Maybe precocious children just look a little different when they are happy?

"Okay." Amamiya Leisei found an excuse for his imagination, shrugged helplessly, and said with a smile, "Then let's go together when there's a chance. When the apples are ripe, we can pick apples together - well, but now it's still several months away from the ripening period."

I don’t know if he will still be here by then.

Given his physical condition when he was tied to the system, he probably wouldn't be able to hold on for long even with the system helping to maintain his life.

It would be bad if the teacher died before finishing the lesson.

[Host, don't worry.] The system spoke, but due to the malfunction and lack of energy, its speech was lagging. [The mission world the host is in is different from the original one, so the speed of time is also different.]

[One month in this world is equivalent to one day in the host world.]

Amamiya Raisei said in surprise: "Is that so? In other words, I don't have to worry about my death in the short term?"

[Yes, host.]

That was great. Amamiya Tadashi felt like he was blossoming.

He was originally worried that he would die before completing the mission, but now it seems that the probability of completing it is still very high, so he can continue to live!

He really wants to run laps now! !

"Mr. Amamiya?" Tsushima Shuji looked at Amamiya with a confused look, "Did you think of something happy?"

“Yeah!” Amamiya Raisei nodded vigorously and spoke cheerfully, “I’m so happy when I think about hanging out with Shuji-kun. Of course, I’m also very happy walking down the street with Shuji-kun right now.”

Tsushima Shuji blinked once, then once again, and met the shining blue eyes of Amamiya Raisei, and looked away in embarrassment, hesitatingly saying, "Are you really that happy...?"

"yes."

Seeing the boy's rare different expression, Amamiya Leisheng couldn't help but reach out and touch his head with his itchy hands, rubbing them twice: "Because I was not in good health before, I didn't have the opportunity to play."

The long-lost emotions filled his heart, and the hormones stimulated his brain, making him feel particularly happy.

Is this normal happiness?

He is so happy.

Amamiya Reizo grinned, withdrew his hand that was ruffling the boy's hair, and was about to say something.

Suddenly, a familiar fishy-sweet taste rose to his throat, and liquid gushed out of his body in a nauseating manner, directly breaking the blockade of his throat, and flowing out from between his lips uncontrollably, wetting his clothes in an instant.

Seeing the fear in the boy's eyes, Amamiya froze.