Chapter 45: Confined space, you can’t help it
A gentleman will not bully the darkroom.
Oda Shingo kept thinking silently in his heart.
Even if we are surrounded by a female assistant who is young, beautiful, and graceful, and may be able to do it, we can't do bad things, right?
After all, we have already drawn comics, so who is going to bully the darkroom?
Might as well draw a notebook yourself.
"Teacher Oda, please say something..." Todo Kouchi suddenly spoke up.
In the elevator with only a little light from the mobile phone, it was so quiet that you could even hear your heartbeat.
Oda Shingo can hear himself, and he can also hear Toudo Kouchi's.
Neither of them dared to move, nor were they too embarrassed to do so.
Occasionally there is a little scraping sound of the elevator metal, which seems so abrupt.
Todo Xiangcheng took the initiative to speak, hoping that the atmosphere would not be so awkward.
However, some messy things began to appear in her mind.
For example, the dark car, the trapped elevator in hot summer, the fantasy elevator...
Fortunately, Oda-sensei is a conscientious person.
Todo Xiangcheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Oda Shingo followed her request and spoke: "What do you want to say?"
"Teacher Oda, don't scare me, just listen to the bad ones first..."
"This elevator is very old and was built before the dual power supply requirement, so there is no backup power supply system. Look, not to mention video calls, there is no in-cabin phone."
"What's the good news?"
"This elevator is not a closed structure, and we will not suffocate to death."
"...Okay, that's good news."
"Do you know about the elevator suffocation incident that happened before? The condition of the deceased was terrible, and he was incontinent..."
"...Teacher Oda, has anyone ever said that you are good at chatting?" Toudou Xiangcheng was helpless. He had an urgent need to urinate, and he still mentioned this case...
But she originally had a fun-loving personality, and then she burst into laughter.
Oda-sensei, it seems, is not as smart as he thought, and he can be clumsy sometimes...
Oda Shingo also realized that what he said was wrong: "Ahem, sorry, I got excited."
Todo Xiangcheng found a topic: "Don't the Heroes Society know how to repair such an old elevator?"
"Japanese people always think old things are good, right?"
"Oda-sensei, it's true that you are not Japanese."
"Well, in fact, the administrative budget of Qunying Club is very tight. They have been discussing the replacement of new elevators for more than ten years but have not yet implemented it in the budget."
Oda Shingo thought of a joke in a comic club on Earth, which was that it was true that the elevator had not been replaced after more than ten years of discussion.
At this time, Oda Shingo's mobile phone screen suddenly went out.
It will automatically turn off the screen after 1 minute.
The elevator fell into darkness again.
"..." Toudou Xiangcheng grabbed Oda Shingo's arm and suddenly added a little more strength.
Beauty, your hands are too strong! Oda Shingo secretly grinned in pain.
I quickly turned on the phone screen again, and the pain in my arm eased slightly.
"I'm sorry, I, I'm a little afraid of the dark." Todo Xiangcheng's voice trembled.
Girl, can you just be nice? Oda Shingo slandered. Are you suffering from severe dark claustrophobia? My arms must have been bruised and bruised.
"How long will it take for us to go out?" Todo Xiangcheng asked again.
Oda Shingo thought for a while: "I remember that according to Tokyo's elevator management regulations, if you don't rescue people within one hour, the elevator maintenance unit will be fined 300,000 yen. For every additional hour, an additional 200,000 yen will be imposed."
"Then, then we are likely to have to wait for dozens of minutes? This, this..." Todo Xiangcheng's voice was full of impatience and worry.
"Are you anxious?"
"..." Todo Xiangcheng said nothing.
Oda Shingo asked again: "Want to go to the bathroom?"
"..." Todo Xiangcheng was silent for a few seconds before hesitatingly said, "Teacher Oda, please stop asking..."
Got it, the reason why I ask is because like you...
I want to go to the bathroom too! Normally I don't worry about this at all, I just go to the toilet when I feel a little bit. But today, in order to show off, I kept having a verbal war with Saburo Mikami in the conference room. I drank a lot of tea and never went to the bathroom.
Not to mention that I drank diuretic coffee before coming here...
Oda Shingo felt like crying but had no tears in his heart.
Standing quietly in the elevator, the two of them could gradually hear each other's breathing.
It's a bit like the legend, in the quiet space, only each other's breath can be heard. It’s not us, it’s the hormones…
This is very ambiguous. Oda Shingo is embarrassed. Let's find a topic to talk about.
"Todo Xiangcheng, do you know why I didn't order coffee for you at the store where we met?"
"No, I don't know." Todo Koucho was obviously more than nervous. She raised her head and looked at Oda Shingo in the darkness.
Under the dim light of the mobile phone screen, her flushed cheeks looked like a red apple inviting people to take a bite.
She's blushing so much. She's not thinking the same thing as me, is she? Oda Shingo secretly screamed in his heart, this female disciple!
Ahem, let’s not make assumptions about others. Oda Shingo quickly corrected his thoughts and continued to explain his problem.
"The reason why I didn't order coffee was because I was afraid that you would be too nervous. After all, this is your first time... participating in negotiations."
The last few words of Oda Shingo were made quickly after realizing the ambiguity in his words.
"Thank you, Mr. Oda. I wonder how I performed this time?"
After talking like this, Todo Xiangcheng's mood obviously relaxed a little.
"You did very well!"
"It's better for Oda-sensei to predict the enemy plane first."
The two of them complimented each other on business and felt that the pressure on their bladders seemed to have been relieved a lot.
"Let's chat more." Oda Shingo laughed at himself, "It seems I can endure it for a while longer."
That’s right for a chat, Toudo Xiangcheng thought to himself. But it would be better if you don’t mention this!
Oda Shingo found a topic: "Okay, Todo, you will be working in my room today. Guess what I will serve the employees for dinner?"
"Hokkaido sea cucumber sashimi? Arctic shrimp tempura?" Todo Kōjo imagines something delicious.
"...You have a beautiful idea." Oda Shingo rolled his eyes at the capitalists, "On the basis of not dying of starvation, we can only provide a slightly improved life-sustaining meal."
"ah?"
"You've been to my room." Oda Shingo shrugged, "I'm so poor, where can I find something good to eat?"
"Ah, that's true." Todo Xiangcheng smiled, "I noticed that one of the legs of your bed is broken."
"...How did you notice?"
Todo Xiangcheng pursed his lips and smiled. When I wanted to find out if there was a boy under the bed who liked reading books, it was a pity that Yukaku Namikaze disturbed the situation.
Oda Shingo adjusted the screen of his mobile phone to always on: "By the way, I said before that I don't have money to pay you a salary. If you become my assistant, you will have to collect IOUs like Namikaze Yukuru."
"Didn't you just agree that there was a signing fee of 300,000 yen?"
"The Heroic Society won't call over so quickly. Of course, this also depends on Saburo Mikami's sincerity."
"Okay, then until you have money, I will collect IOUs from you every day." Todo Xiangcheng smiled straightly, "I can use it as an after-school activity at school, so that I will be more mentally balanced."
"Then I'll never send it to you." Oda Shingo joked.
"Then I will ask for my salary every day! I will pester you every day!" Todo Xiangcheng said bluntly.
But after she finished speaking, her face turned red again.
The two fell into silence again for a while.
"When can we be rescued?" Todo Xiangcheng began to feel uncomfortable again.
"I'm in a hurry too." Oda Shingo started tapping the elevator car with his cell phone again.
Perhaps it was fate that favored him, but a man's voice could be heard faintly.
"I'm the maintenance man. I'm very sorry. It will take about three-quarters of an hour to fix it."
Three quarters of an hour? ! Oda Shingo and Toudou Xiangcheng were both dumbfounded.
In this confined space, a man and a woman alone can't stay sane for that long!
No, I can’t help it!
That’s not right, you won’t be able to hold it back!
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System, are you the one causing trouble? !
Mr. Oda, don’t stop, continue...
In the closed elevator room, he and that girl...
(End of this chapter)