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I came to Eita san’s part-time job, and I was so excited to see him that I felt as if I could see a new side of him just by seeing him working part-time.
Eita san in his uniform, that’s so unfair.
Eita san has a slender figure and is about 175 centimeters tall, so the sight of him wearing slender black pants and a shirt with a vest over it and an apron around his waist was more than enough for me to admire him.
“Thank you for waiting. Here is your salad.”
“T-thank you.”
I was grinning, remembering Eita san’s uniform, and didn’t realize that the waitress was bringing me a salad.
I would have been embarrassed if he had seen my grinning face.
As I was thinking this, the waitress spoke to me.
“Hey you, you are a friend of Eita kun, aren’t you?”
“Yes, I am…….”
“I’m the manager of this store and my name is Kashiwazaki. Nice to meet you.”
I don’t know why I was approached by the manager of Eita san’s part-time job, but I responded while flustered…..
“Are you his girlfriend?”
“G-girlfriend !? N-no, I’m just his friend !”
I couldn’t hide my surprise at the manager’s question.
The content of the question was also out of the blue, and I wonder why the manager would ask such a question in the first place.
The same question was asked to Hanai san the other day, and I wonder if she and the manager have some kind of intention.
It’s possible that they’re just asking because they’re curious, but……
“Heh, so you’re not his girlfriend. But do you like him?”
“L-like him !? I’m not saying I dislike him…”
The same question was asked by Hanai san and I could only give a vague answer, but I still haven’t found the answer to my feelings, so I can’t say for sure that I like Eita san.
After all, the reason I came to Eita san’s part-time job today is because I wanted to know more about Eita san in order to give an answer to my feelings for him.
“Fufu. Just seeing that reaction made me feel full.”
“H-haa……”
“Eita kun is a very good kid, isn’t he?”
“Yes. You may not have heard it yet, but the reason Eita san was hit by a car was because he saved me, so I have nothing but gratitude to Eita san.”
“I see. That’s very typical of Eita kun.”
Like Kento kun and Hanai san, the manager is not surprised by Eita san’s behavior, but rather gives off the vibe that it is normal for Eita san to do so.
The side he shows me, the side he shows his friends, and the side he shows at his part-time job are all equal, he is still a person who is kind and can act for someone no matter where or who.
In short, the way he saved me when I was about to be hit by a car was not because he was desperate, but because that is Eita san’s nature.
“……Indeed.”
“Even during his part-time job, he’s surprisingly earnest and kind. He would help his fellow workers when they were in trouble, of course, but he was also really kind to the customers. I once took a survey asking which staff shined the brightest, and most people wrote Eita kun’s name.”
“Fufu. Eita san is Eita-san after all.”
“That’s right. The very same way that he saved Kohime chan from being almost hit by a car, he also saved a junior girl from being almost hit by a bad customer. I know I’m not supposed to laugh, but when he came out of the store the next day with swollen cheeks, I laughed my guts out. ….Well, after all, Eita kun is a really nice kid. Grab him as soon as possible.”
“T-thank you very much……”
Then the manager said that and left the seat.
Hm, I think she was talking on the assumption that I like Eita san, even though I didn’t say that at the end……
Hanai san even asked me if I liked Eita- an, so I guess my feelings for Eita san were leaking out.
……I knew I liked Eita san after all.
I have no doubt that I have fallen in love with Eita san.
Maybe one day I’ll tell Eita san how I feel.
But for now, I still have to be careful not to let him notice my feelings.
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“I hope you didn’t say anything strange to Kohime !”
I immediately questioned the manager who came back from Kohime’s seat.
“No, no, no, I didn’t say anything. I told her not to go with Eetee because Eetee is a shitty guy.”
“No, that’s the last thing I want you to say to her.”
“I’m joking. I asked her if she was your girlfriend, but she said she was just a friend.”
“That’s why I don’t want you to do that……”
I was dating Sumika when I told the manager that I had a girlfriend and even consulted with her, so even if I had a girlfriend, I would not hide it from the manager…..
“Eeee seems dull, so I’ll just say that, but Kohime chan probably likes Eetee.”
I was taken aback when she suddenly said a line that I didn’t know what she was basing it on.
“…..Huh?”
“Well, I know you won’t believe me, but from now on, I think you should go out with the feeling that [the manager said so, but does Kohime really like me?]
“On what basis do you say that?”
“I have a feeling.”
“That’s so far-fetched………”
The manager’s words were not something I could believe, but after this, her words linger in my mind and never left.
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