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–It had already been two weeks since I started going to Asahina Touka’s house. April had come to an end and the season was about to move into May.
“Huwah~!”
Asahina was obediently having her hair combed by me. She looked very relaxed, and even yawned.
“Hey, can’t you do your own hair now?”
“No.”
“That’s an immediate answer?!”
She had her eyes squinted with such comfort that it reminded me of a cat taking a nap. Why has this become a part of my routine?
“Asahina, I have one more thing to say.”
“What is it?”
“Are you going out today?”
“I’m going to school as usual.”
“But it’s Golden Week right now.”
Asahina’s body stopped. No, I also came here because Asahina said, “ please take care of me tomorrow,” but school is closed from today. So there was no reason for me to get up early today.
“II-it’s not like I didn’t know school was closed starting today!”
“You seem really upset.”
Apathetic high school girl, Asahina Touka, I didn’t think she had lost interest even in Golden Week. ……
“Maybe you should have noticed when I was in plain clothes.”
“I thought you were going to skip school with me today.”
“How can that be!”
Why would I do that!? She said something so preposterous that I felt like I was going to lose my mind!
“Okay, it’s done.”
“You’re getting good at brushing my hair.”
“Whose fault is it? Whose?”
“Hahaha.”
Asahina laughed softly. Damn. I’m a sucker for Asahina’s smile. She’s so lethargic and expressionless at school, but when I talk to her, she smiles quite softly.
“Then, I’m going home. I have something to do this afternoon.”
“Oh, you’re leaving already?”
“There’s nothing for me to do.”
“I feel like spending a little more time with you.”
…? The reason was sketchy, but that one word made me nervous.
“By the way, Asahina, are you going out somewhere during Golden Week?”
“You think I have any friends here? Ehheh.”
“The use of “ehen” is not right.”
Asahina doesn’t seem to have any friends at school… Also, I once saw that she had zero friends on her phone. But now that I’m here, I think it’s down to one.
“Kuga kun, what are you going to do when you’re done with that business?”
“I’m just going to hang out at home.”
“Hmmm… then… ……”
Asahina dived into the bed.
“Kuga-kun, come over to my place when you’re done.”
“Huh?”
“You’re free at night, right? Then let’s hang out together.”
Asahina said this as she crawled into bed.
“…By the way, I’ve never really asked this, but do you have a girlfriend, Kuga-kun?”
“Do you think there’s someone if I come here every day?”
“I’m sorry.”
It’s annoying when someone apologises honestly, hey. It’s not normal!
“Well, I’ll call you when I’m done.”
“Yes.”
Asahina was getting further and further into the futon. I couldn’t see her face and figure.
“You’re going to sleep twice, aren’t you?”
“What’s wrong with sleeping twice on your day off?”
“The person who forgot to take that day off is saying something.”
What does it mean that I combed her hair ……? But still, watching Asahina made me want to sleep too. Regardless of titles like former entertainer or classmate, I feel like I’m on the same wavelength with Asahina very much. …… I feel very comfortable in the air with her.
“Asahina, if you’re free, do you want to go out somewhere during Golden Week?”
“Wow, he naturally asked me out on a date.”
“Isn’t that wrong ……?”
Asahina started thrashing around in her futon. Was she practicing her flutter kick in bed or something?
“Okay, let’s do that every day!”
“What’s that?”
“Training.”
“Oh.”
……The topic I’m most worried about right now has come up. I’ve been trying to come up with a plan for re-nurturing Asahina Touka every day, but I can’t seem to come up with a good idea. I can’t come up with a phrase that feels right to me. I’m sure I can do many more things to make Asahina Toka shine, to make everyone look back on her though….
“But you know, I’ve already accomplished most of my initial nurturing plan. …… ”
“Kuga-kun, I haven’t been able to do anything.”
“What?!”
“Think about what you are doing.”
What am I doing ……?
Attitude ⇒ I wake her up in the morning.
Grooming ⇒ I do the grooming.
Meal ⇒ I make lunch
“I’m the one who does it all!”
“Yeah, I’m a total failure. That’s what you need to nurture, isn’t it?”
“You said it yourself. ……!”
I said I’m no good. But I don’t feel the same kind of sneer I used to feel before.
“I never thought I was nurturing, but I had to do it myself. ……”
“That’s almost like being a pet owner.”
“How dare you!”
I hear a smile coming from beneath the covers. I can’t see her face, but for some reason I know it’s Asahina laughing. What is this all about?
“Well, let’s put that aside for the moment and look up where we’re going out on our cell phones ……”
“Are you sure you want to go with me?”
“It’s my way of giving people who didn’t know about Golden Week a chance to experience a meaningful holiday.”
“That’s a very superior attitude.”
“I’m a pet owner.”
Asahina was thrashing about on the bed again. She had been restless for a while now.
“Ugh, what should I do? I want to go out, but I don’t have any clothes to wear.”
“You have your own clothes called pajamas, don’t you?”
Boff, a pillow flew to my head.
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