Chapter 10: A Boy Named Sōsuke
Arima doesn't care about the way others look at him.
Just take the class step by step.
Forget about the sense of responsibility. He became a calligraphy teacher just because he needed a serious job. Ignoring the looks of many students, he continued to teach the technique.
At first, I didn't take it seriously, but as the course progressed for a while.
Arima probably understood something.
"It seems that many students are not interested in calligraphy!"
Arima stopped teaching temporarily and couldn't help but speak.
As soon as these words came out, many students blushed and became a little ashamed.
Many of them are indeed not interested in calligraphy.
When I came to Arima's class this time, I just heard some rumors among Seireitei.
Spiritual Arts Academy is located in Seireitei, not far from where Gotei 13 is located. Although they are still students, they will eventually enter Gotei 13 after graduation.
So naturally I also have some understanding of Gotei 13.
This helps them choose their favorite team after graduation.
Of course, whether their favorite team will admit them is another matter.
This in itself is a two-way affair.
This time, suddenly more students came to listen to Arima's lecture because they learned that the captain of the 12th Division, Hikifune Kiryu, was suspected of being in love with a teacher at their Spiritual Arts Academy.
After knowing who the teacher was, even if they were usually not interested in calligraphy classes, they couldn't help but come to listen to such a lesson.
I have to say, this teacher is really handsome.
But what they didn't expect was that the teacher actually directly pointed out that they were not interested in calligraphy.
This makes many students embarrassed.
Indeed, as students, they really shouldn't try to spy on their teacher or the secrets of the Gotei 13 captain.
After all, they are not even Shinigami, they are still just students of the Academy.
The teachers who can teach at the Spiritual Arts Academy are at least Shinigami who retired from Gotei 13, and may even be active Shinigami.
They guessed that the teacher in front of them was an active Shinigami.
Because the other party carries Zanpakutō with him.
Some students who are familiar with Gotei 13 know this clearly.
After retiring from Gotei 13, his Zanpakutō will remain in the division to which he belongs. Therefore, the kind of teacher who retired from Gotei 13 and came to teach at Mao does not have a Zanpakutō.
Among the crowd, a young man seemed to be aware of the plight of his classmates. He couldn't help but stepped forward and said to Arima: "Teacher, that's not the case. I am very interested in calligraphy."
(T/N: Well, who could it be...?)
While talking, he also asked Arima a lot of calligraphy skills, such as how to use the pen and how to write more beautiful words.
This was the first time Arima heard a question from a classmate since he was teaching, and he immediately became interested.
Ignoring the other students, Arima answered the question seriously.
After listening to Arima's teachings, the young man bowed to Arima seriously, "Thank you teacher for your guidance."
"It's nothing." Arima said casually, "A teacher is someone who preaches, learns, and resolves doubts."
"Since I am responsible for teaching you calligraphy, you can ask me any questions you have. As long as I understand them, I will not hesitate to answer you."
These words made many students who came here with strange thoughts feel even more ashamed.
What a great teacher!
As a result, they came to attend the class with other purposes.
Soon, the class was finished.
Arima left the classroom without staying long.
After he left, several students immediately approached the young man who had asked the question before and praised him.
"Sōsuke, thank you!"
"If it weren't for you, I really don't know how to respond to the teacher."
"Yeah, Sōsuke, you're amazing."
"Speaking of which, Sōsuke, how do you know calligraphy?"
When faced with questions from his classmates, the boy known as Sōsuke always smiled gently and said it was nothing. After all, they were all classmates. When faced with the question of how to learn calligraphy, he just said that he was interested in calligraphy.
The young man was very humble.
His gesture made many classmates around him feel more favorable to him.
Even several senior students who were not on the same level as them showed gentle eyes when looking at Sōsuke.
Near the classroom door.
Arima originally planned to leave without delaying for a moment. After hearing the name Sōsuke, he paused and showed a strange smile on his lips. Then, he took another step and left here completely.
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Life in Seireitei is boring.
In other words, this is for existences that are not part of Gotei 13.
The Shinigami in Gotei 13 need to face various dangers and perform various tasks. Even though the Shinigami has a long lifespan and slow growth and development, it cannot withstand the many dangers it faces and the casualty rate remains high.
Correspondingly, the nobles and ordinary people living within Seireitei, as well as Arima, who are somewhat related to Shinigami but are not Gotei 13, are in a panic.
Spiritual Arts Academy does not regard calligraphy as an important subject.
Arima only has two classes a month, which means one class every two weeks on average.
When he had nothing to do, he went to the pub to drink and went fishing.
Although Seireitei is not as big as Rukongai, it is not small at all. It covers an area of 133,000 square miles and has a radius of about 365 miles. The whole area is arranged in a circle with huge streets. It usually takes 40 days to walk for a week.
There are mountains and water inside. For example, the captain's room of the 13th Division is located in a pavilion above a river, which is called "Yugan Hall".
(T/N: Don't know it so I just left the name as it's translated)
Under such circumstances, it was not too difficult for Arima to find a fishing place.
I don't know if it's because the novice protection period hasn't expired yet.
Arima's subsequent fishing trips were all successful. Even if the harvest was not much, it was not the Air Force.
Time flashed, and in the blink of an eye, another period of time passed.
Before Arima could wait for his next class, he first waited for Spiritual Arts Academy's spring break.
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