Starting Over as a Kindergartener to Fulfill My First Love! - Episode 2.1

In order to become a man worthy of Tsune-chan’s recognition, I was desperately reliving my elementary school days in the ‘dream world’ that wouldn’t easily wake me up.

I’ve become quite capable of reading and writing kanji as well.

I think I’m probably the one in the class who knows the most kanji.

That’s because even at home, my mom is teaching me kanji that I haven’t learned yet…

Until just a little while ago, I think I could have easily read kanji like this, and sometimes it makes me feel a bit complicated, but right now, I feel quite fulfilled.

That’s probably because I have a big goal.

Having a goal is very important for walking through life, and I am now, belatedly, teaching myself this lesson as if I were back in elementary school…

In the past, I used to say to my subordinates, “Set clear goals and work hard!” acting all high and mighty, but now I realize that I was just pretending to be a responsible leader without having any real goals myself. I reflect on this every day.

At the beginning of school, I was careful not to talk much in class.

The reason is that, although I am an adult on the inside, I was worried that if I let my guard down, I would unconsciously start speaking in a condescending adult tone, making it seem like I was talking down to my classmates, and I feared that they would end up hating me.

But when I see the kids in class acting without a plan, my adult self can’t help but give instructions like, “It would be better to do it this way, it would be better to move like this.”

When I followed those instructions, everyone did well, and it seemed to be very moving for the first graders. Before I knew it, I had become a trusted figure in the class.

It was something I couldn’t have imagined in the past…

If that happens, I, who am not particularly handsome, started to become popular with the girls in the class.

In the past, I was the class idol, and even Kotozuki Hisako, who was completely out of my league, ended up taking a liking to me.

Unfortunately, I feel sorry for them, but to me, they only appeared as “ordinary first-grade girls” from an adult’s perspective, and even with Kotozuki-san, I felt no excitement at all…

Considering my past self, it might seem like a huge waste, but I don’t have such hobbies, and rather, I find myself more attracted to my homeroom teacher, Ms. Keiko Inoue.

She is a twenty-nine-year-old “married woman” and the same age as my mother.

In the past, I thought Mr. Inoue was a very scary teacher, and I remember that when he got angry, he was extremely frightening and I didn’t like him very much.

But right now, I’m a “first grader with the mind of an old man.”

Over the past few months, observing her from an adult’s perspective, I’ve come to understand that she is a teacher with a strong sense of justice, a love for children, and a deep pride in her work, and now I respect her.

So, unlike in the past, my interactions with my teacher now involve asking various questions about studying and consulting about class matters, and in this “dream world,” we have built a good relationship.

However, there’s always something I think about.

I actually wanted to continue the good relationship with Inoue-sensei with Tsune-chan…

It’s been almost four months since I broke up with Tsune-chan.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about something.

Is the current situation really a “dream”?

Isn’t it actually what they call a “time leap”?

Originally, I have never believed in things like “time leaps.”

I think this only exists in the world of anime and light novels.

I thought that something like this, straight out of an anime, could never happen to someone like me.

However, if this is a “dream,” isn’t it too long?

Actually, what if this is the “reality” and everything until now was a “dream”?

I have thought about such things, but it’s highly unlikely.

Because “a first grader with the mind of an old man” actually exists here…

I have gained a certain amount of knowledge over the past few months.

I am gradually starting to remember the background of this era.

Wouldn’t it be possible to have a decent conversation with Tsune-chan now?

Let’s take a gamble and visit Tsune-chan during summer vacation…

I planned it that way.