Episode 4 – Waiting for the Hero’s Return

“N-no. I didn’t do anything.”

“Well, I’m proud to live in the same town as a brave young man like you. But next time, don’t do anything rash.”

“Y-yes……no, I didn’t do anything.”

“Such a humble young man. I’d like to introduce you to my daughter, haha.”

“……”

After the unconscious criminal was caught in a rope, I was taken into custody by a police officer, and for some reason, unlike other customers and store clerks, I was the only one who was put in a police car and taken to the police station.

The first police car ride in my life was deathly uncomfortable, but it was still a relief that the police were kind.

So what did they ask me?

They didn’t ask me about the case or anything like that, but rather, right out of the gate, they said, [Thank you.]

For what? I looked at him and he said, [I saw it on the security camera. You stopped the criminal from going out of control, and I thank you.]

So what? I looked at him and he said, [Look, it shows the moment when the criminal headed toward the restroom and gets blown away. And there are eyewitness testimonies, so there is no doubt about it.]

The security camera footage was only just in front of the restroom space, and it certainly looked as if the culprit had been hit by someone and blown away from the video.

From that point on, no matter what I said, they wouldn’t believe my story.

If I told them that the robber just happened to fall down in front of me, they would say, [Miracles like that don’t happen all that often. That hit was self-defense, so you don’t need to worry about it.]

When I told him that I didn’t hit him, he said, [Of course it’s wrong to hit people. But your fist saved many lives. I’d like to give you a commendation if I could. How about it?]

When I asked him not to give me a commendation for something I hadn’t done, he agreed.

“Oh dear, I’ve encountered something terrible.”

After I finished my story and was released, I was offered a ride home in a police car near my house, but I refused.

I didn’t want my neighbors to see me getting out of the police car and start strange rumors.

I also asked them not to contact my family because I didn’t want to cause them unnecessary worry.

“For today, I will do as the young hero of the town says.”

“……Ah, I forgot about dinner. Damn, I should have at least asked them for a katsudon.”

When I got back to my house, I realized I had missed buying dinner.

Also, since I had been exposed to extreme fear just now, I must have used up a lot of energy, and I couldn’t help but feel hungry.

But I doubt if that convenience store is even open for business. I’m really not having a good day.

I didn’t even have the energy to pedal my bike a little farther.

I went home with a hungry stomach.

♥

“I love you. I love you, Tokiwa kun. I can’t believe you risked your life to protect me…….”

A convenience store robber suddenly appeared while I was using the restroom at a convenience store.

I was frozen in the bathroom.

If they broke into such a small space, I thought, I would die with nowhere to run.

I was so terrified that I couldn’t even open the door to get out.

But then he was there again.

Tokiwa kun rushed to me, trying to shield me.

“I can’t move, I can’t move here no matter what. ……Cool, I can do anything for Tokiwa kun.”

You must have noticed that it was me who was inside.

Fufu, Tokiwa kun really loves me too.

And you are so strong that you beat the criminal.

You saved me twice.

I can die for Tokiwa kun.

I want to be ruined by Tokiwa kun.

I can’t think of anything else but Tokiwa kun anymore.

“Is he home yet?”

After a short interview with the police at the convenience store, I went to his house.

I rang the doorbell, but no one was there.

Could it be that the police are asking him this and that because he caught the culprit?

Yes, I’m sure.

There’s no way he’s playing around with another woman.

I’m sure he’ll come home hungry.

“The key is unlocked……Could it be that he opened it for me? Fufu, Tokiwa kun.”

I quietly open the front door and visit his house for the first time.

I wonder if it’s because I can smell him that I feel calm, even though I’m in a house I don’t know.

The thought of him spending time here every day is enough to get me excited.

“The kitchen is….ah, there it is. In the fridge……geez, there’s no food at all. But that’s so boyish of him, I like that.”

I start cooking with the limited ingredients in the fridge.

If he had rice and eggs, I could at least make an omelet.

I wonder how he will react when he comes home and finds my homemade cooking waiting for him.

I wonder if he would be surprised and cry with happiness.

If it were me, I would probably cry.

No, I would cry just imagining him like that.

“Fufu. I love you, Tokiwa kun. I love you.”

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