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“Okay, I’m gonna go over your job description, so listen carefully.”
“Yes ! Master.”
The new part-timer I was told would be coming today is a girl named Sasagawa Kaoru, a gal with long blonde hair and a friend of Hananoi Miyu, my step-sister.
Now she has her long hair tied up in a single bun and wears light makeup, so she might not be considered a gal, but…
“For the details, please ask Mitsui kun over there. He’s the same age and goes to the same high school as Sasagawa san, so you’ll get along well.”
The owner seems to have finished his general explanation and passes the baton to me.
“Eh ! You go to the same high school !”
She asked me with high tension for some reason.
“Well, it seems so. I’ve never seen you, though.”
Somehow, I lied.
Sasagawa is a friend of Hananoi’s, so I was worried that Hananoi would find out where I was working.
She would definitely try to make fun of me.
“Me neither～. Mitsui kun, was it?”
“Oh, you don’t need to use honorifics.
We’re the same age.”
“I see. Then, let me introduce myself again. My name is Sasagawa Kaoru. You can call me anything you like.
For a moment, I hesitated to say first last name, but judging from the fact that she didn’t seem to have any idea of my last name, it seems that Hananoi hasn’t told her anything about me.
I decided to introduce myself in the usual way.
“Mitsui Kenshiro. Pleased to meet you, Sasagawa san.”
“Likewise. Kenchi.”
She gave me a nickname like some former idol.
“Wait, is Kenchi really from Koshin? Seriously, I’ve never seen you before.”
“Well, there are a lot of classes. That kind of thing can happen.”
In fact, I’ve seen her a few times, but it’s no wonder Sasagawa doesn’t recognize me.
When I’m working part-time, I pin my long bangs back with a hairpin so that my face is visible.
It would be impolite to hide my face when serving customers.
Since my face is usually hidden, she wouldn’t be able to tell if she saw my real face.
“Well, yes, I suppose so. So what class are you in, Kenchi?”
Hearing this question, I thought about it.
If I answered honestly, Sasagawa would be looking for me in one group.
If Hananoi accompanied me, she would know it was me.
If that happened, Hananoi would find out about my part-time job and that would be the end.
“…Class 3.”
“Class 3? Was there a guy like Kenchi?”
“Look, you just didn’t notice me because I’m so invisible.”
After I made a string of excuses, Sasagawa started staring at my face.
“Hmm? But would a boy-master like me miss a well-formed face like Kenchi’s?”
I think I heard a similar line at lunchtime, but rather than that, Sasagawa said something that I had to correct.
“I’m not particularly handsome. It’s just normal.”
By well-formed, I mean a good-looking guy like Makoto.
I’m not particularly good-looking.
“No, you certainly are not a good-looking guy, but what can I say, you’re well-balanced?”
“Don’t say that if you’re gonna use the question mark.”
Besides, it’s a little hurtful to say that I’m not good-looking.
“Ahaha ! Sorry, sorry.”
“Geez.”
“You two? Are we done talking?”
I felt a chill down my back and we both turned to see the owner smiling at us.
I coughed deliberately and began to explain my work to Sasagawa.
“Fuu~ I’m tired~.”
“Good work. Here, coffee service.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re gonna give it to me? Thank you !”
After my part-time job is over without incident, I look back on Sasagawa’s hard work today as he sips the owner’s coffee.
“Sasagawa san, this is your first part-time job, isn’t it? That was a good move.”
“Eh～I see～”
Sasagawa was embarrassed at the praise from the owner.
I agree with that assessment.
Her voice was clear and clear, the elderly regulars loved her like a granddaughter, and men of her own age were smitten with her.
She seemed to be passing me in the blink of an eye.
“I guess they call someone like Sasagawa an immediate asset.”
“Hey, don’t praise me so much !”
“I’m just stating a fact.”
“Yeah, yeah. I’ll be counting on you tomorrow !”
The owner and Sasagawa then began to make casual small talk.
I think they were talking about what their hobbies were or something like that.
I was drawn to the nape of Sasakawa’s neck, which was exposed by the fact that she had not yet undone her hair.
I stare at that one spot.
“…..You’re staring too much, Kenchi.”
Then Sasagawa blushed and said.
“Not really. What are you talking about?”
I tried to blurt it out, but Sasagawa was staring at me.
“Girls can tell when you look at them that way, you know.”
I had no choice but to shut up.
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