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The thought flashed through his mind for a moment, but Hayakawa didn't think much of it and went straight out of the room to stop the receptionist who was about to reach the stairs.

"Hmm? Guest,"

The receptionist seemed a little puzzled, but still politely asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Um, I wanted to ask..."

Hayakawa hesitated for a moment, then asked seriously, "Has anyone died here recently?"

"..."

It's so scary to suddenly say something like that.

Seeing that the other party did not answer, Hayakawa frowned slightly: "Did you not understand what I meant? Then let me put it another way: Has there been any murder or body found in your hotel?"

"..."

That's more direct, isn't it? Couldn't you have been a little more subtle?

Seeing that Hayakawa was about to speak, he quickly reached out to stop her: "Guest, I understand what you mean! There's no need to repeat it from another angle."

Hayakawa nodded: "Good, I understand."

My answer is... no.

The receptionist gave a polite, formulaic smile and said, "Since our hotel opened, we have always adhered to the principle of...we have never had an unpleasant argument with any guest. As for what you said, that's even more impossible. How could that happen in an ordinary hotel..."

Hayakawa listened to what the receptionist said and observed her reaction. Although she kept repeating that there was nothing unusual about the hotel, judging from her expression and her evasive and vague manner, there was obviously something else going on. However, this was something that could not be told to ordinary guests. If outsiders knew that something bad had happened in the hotel in the past, who would want to come here in the future? They would probably have to sell the property as a haunted house.

Hayakawa frowned slightly as he looked at the person in front of him, knowing that he would not be able to find out the truth through normal communication.

If that's the case... then there's nothing we can do.

A glint flashed in Hayakawa's eyes as he made up his mind.

……

"Ding"

With a clear sound of the cash register receiving the payment, the receptionist's smile became much brighter and more lively, and her attitude changed 180 degrees.

The receptionist smiled broadly, but still hinted, "Actually, it's nothing serious. But since you're curious, I'll tell you about something that happened at a nearby hotel. It's like this... there was a..."

Hayakawa looked at everything before him without changing his expression.

That's just how reality is. When you ask someone for information, you always have to give them something in return. There aren't that many kind people in society who are willing to help others for free, not to mention that you also have to take risks yourself. It's useless to go up to someone and say, "I'm a student, can you do it for free?" But if you hand them a Fukuzawa Yukichi card, everything will go smoothly.

After the receptionist explained the situation, Hayakawa roughly understood what had happened.

There used to be someone working at this hotel, but it's unclear what they did exactly. They basically did a few things: cleaning rooms, doing odd jobs, or handling accounts and finances. That wasn't the main point. The main point is that one day she lost something very important, apparently in the stairwell. She frantically searched for it for a long time. Later, due to working and searching too frequently and not getting enough sleep, she became exhausted and unfortunately fell, hitting her head. She was rushed to the hospital by emergency services.

The outcome was tragic; they could not be saved.

"This is not a matter for our hotel."

The receptionist cautiously added that she had clearly been given a gag order by the owner, since no hotel wants such a dangerous incident to happen there, as it would certainly ruin their business if people found out.

"That's it."

Hayakawa nodded stiffly.

After confirming that there really was a paranormal event, even Hayakawa was somewhat shocked and bewildered.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Excuse me, do you know what that lady is looking for?"

The receptionist hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's a necklace...her daughter's keepsake."

"..."

Hayakawa said expressionlessly, "I see."

Paranormal Event +1

……

Following the receptionist out of the storeroom, Hayakawa held an ordinary necklace in his hand. It seemed to be made of silver. It was the woman's keepsake, found in a corner during the hotel's cleaning after her death, and then placed in the storeroom.

Hayakawa glanced at the necklace and then put it in his pocket.

It seems that because it desperately searched for the necklace in life but failed to find it, it left behind an obsession after death, turning into something similar to a bound spirit.

If we just return this thing to her, she should be able to dissipate and become a Buddha, right?

Hayakawa thought to himself, then said to the receptionist next to him, "Can I take it?"

The receptionist, pale-faced, waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "Please take it, it's alright."

Hayakawa didn't speak. He had just deliberately used a sinister tone to recount what Ichika had heard last night, Yotsuba's dream, and how he bumped into a woman while going downstairs, all to scare people.

Chapter 474 Education Crisis

Knowing that a paranormal event had actually occurred at the hotel, the receptionist was terrified and dared not leave the key item. She immediately handed it over when Hayakawa asked for it.

To be honest, she is currently considering resigning and leaving.

Hayakawa ignored her, took the necklace, and went upstairs. Soon he arrived at the stairwell corner where he had encountered the earthbound spirit the night before. There was nothing there, probably because it was daytime or it wasn't the right time yet.

"..."

Hayakawa recalled the scene of encountering the earthbound spirit last night. He never expected that this would be the first time in his life that he had encountered a supernatural event, and that no danger had occurred.

Perhaps this is a benevolent evil spirit that doesn't like to hurt people.

Hayakawa thought for a moment, then placed the necklace where the woman had been squatting the night before.

"I'll just leave it here for you."

Hayakawa said, "Take it yourself."

After finishing, Hayakawa stood up and walked upstairs. On the way, he couldn't help but look back. The necklace lay quietly on the stone floor of the stairwell. It hadn't disappeared into thin air, nor had there been any ghostly apparitions. The sunlight flowed quietly around it, making it seem even a little warm.

Hayakawa felt inexplicably disappointed because he regretted not being able to witness the demon's appearance.

After that, he went upstairs to his room.

……

Hayakawa returned to her room, and Yotsuba was the first to greet her.

"Hayakawa-san, you're back?"

Yotsuba walked up with a bright, sunny smile on her face, which seemed to add a touch of color to the dark, overcast sky.

"Ah."

Hayakawa nodded.

Yotsuba blinked and said, "Um... I wanted to ask, what were you doing when you went out just now...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Ichika, who had been sitting on the bed, hurriedly came over and said with a smile, "Hayakawa-kun, you're back. Please sit down."

After saying that, she forcefully pulled Hayakawa to sit down, so Yotsuba couldn't ask the question she wanted to ask.

Hayakawa God/I I Qi Shiba Lin* (6) Ishiki sat down somewhat confusedly, and a flash of inspiration seemed to pass through his chaotic mind.

[Just now, Yotsuba seemed to want to ask me what I did outside?]

Normally, she should know, since I told her last night that I would go over to question her the next day.

If the person last night was Yotsuba...

Like a bolt of lightning striking his mind, Hayakawa remained outwardly calm, but his gaze involuntarily fell on Ichika beside him, and all the odd things Hayakawa had noticed earlier suddenly came together.

Could it be that the person last night was actually Ichika?!

"..."

This doesn't seem right at all. Yotsuba would come over in the middle of the night because they're boyfriend and girlfriend, but why would Ichika come over in the middle of the night? Is it just because the bed is too cold or because she was scared by a nightmare? This is just too strange.

Hayakawa was filled with self-doubt, but his eyes began to secretly observe the girl Ichika next to him, looking her over from head to toe.

Ichika smiled, her expression showing no sign of anything amiss, but Hayakawa felt as if she was hiding something.

But no matter how much I doubt it, I can't be sure right now, because there's no way I can ask Yotsuba directly.

Inner Theater:

"Ichika, did the person I slept with last night talk about you?"

"...What is this? Is this the new era of sexual harassment? I'll call the police and have you arrested."

……

It's not okay to do it directly in front of the two of them.

It seems I'll have to find an opportunity to ask Yotsuba alone.

Hayakawa withdrew his gaze expressionlessly, then took out his favorite textbook from his schoolbag.

In short, let the two of them study first.

And so, amidst the two girls' unfortunate wails, Hayakawa's little class resumed.

……

Time flies. It seems like just a moment's thought, and the whole afternoon is over.

As winter approaches, the sky grows increasingly dark and cold.

It was five o'clock in the afternoon. Hayakawa glanced at the relentless downpour outside and the dark clouds that blocked out all the light.

The rain started yesterday evening and continued until the evening of the next day. After a whole day, the rain seemed to have lessened, but it also seemed to have remained unchanged, still as heavy as ever.

Hayakawa withdrew his gaze, rubbed his temples with both hands, and a faint glimmer appeared in his tired eyes.

It has to be said that Ichika and Yotsuba's talents are a bit too dull for Hayakawa, and in some ways even more troublesome than Furuhashi and Ogata. After all, the former two are top-notch in terms of intelligence, but their methods and thinking are problematic, so they often get stuck on trivial matters.

As for Ichika and Yotsuba, they simply lack intelligence, so some content is impossible for them to understand no matter how they are explained. They need to be explained in a more accessible way to comprehend it, which is undoubtedly a huge challenge for tutors.

Teaching such students for an entire afternoon, even someone as determined as Hayakawa would inevitably feel somewhat overwhelmed, both physically and mentally exhausted, and would only be able to half-slump in a chair to rest.

If he's already like this, one can only imagine what Ichika and Yotsuba must be like.

At this moment, Yotsuba was no longer the sunny little angel she once was. She sat slumped in her chair, her face filled with dejection and confusion, her eyes vacant and devoid of light, and she kept repeating in a daze, "I can still learn... I can still learn..."

If Yotsuba is merely mentally impaired, then Ichika is completely useless. She would have been lying on the table like a lump of mud long ago, unable to get up. Apart from still clutching a pen as if it were a lifeline, she shows no signs of studying at all.

Has it reached its limit...?

Looking at the horrific scene before him, Hayakawa finally realized the extent of his predicament.

I have reached... the limit of my teaching ability.

He had only vaguely realized some of the things he taught Furuhashi and Ogata, but now, facing the even more terrifying Ichika and Yotsuba, the problem of his limited teaching ability was exposed.

After all, no matter how hard he tries to be responsible, he hasn't received systematic teacher training, and there's no way to make up for that with time and effort.

At this moment, Hayakawa felt as if he were playing a video game, and the later the bosses became, the stronger and more difficult to overcome.

what to do…

Hayakawa clutched his head in anguish: he had absolutely no idea why they didn't understand, so he couldn't put himself in their shoes and teach them how to comprehend it! The difference in IQ was just too cruel!

This won't do... I'm in trouble...

If I don't improve my teaching skills, I won't be able to teach them well.

There's an intellectual gap between me and them, so I can't understand why they're not moving. Therefore, it's best to have someone with a similar level of intelligence teach them, or perhaps they can teach each other…

But if that's the case, won't it be like "playing chess with a ton of bricks, only to get worse and worse"...?

"..."

Hayakawa silently rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

Do we have to do home-based training again?

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Are you studying from home?

Hayakawa hesitated.

The reason I let Furuhashi and Ogata stay at my house to study last time was because the monthly exam was coming up soon, and I made a promise with the teacher that they had to pass, so I chose to let them stay.

But it seems the situation isn't that urgent yet. Although failing the final exams in the second semester of their first year of high school would prevent them from advancing to the next school, those exams are in the middle of next year. It's not a pressing matter yet, and Hayakawa feels it's inappropriate to let them stay overnight for tutoring right now.

Another point is the issue of one's own house.