About Touma-kun, Who Wants to Spend His Time Quietly, Is Liked by the School’s Madonna - Chapter 19

Now, I tried to confirm my feelings in various ways…

 

Just then, I suddenly got off to a bad start…

 

Well, to put it simply, I caught a cold.

 

But if I missed school because of this, Shimizu would think it was her fault…

 

So I thought I’d get up and go to school…

 

「No!!! You have to sleep!」

 

「No, but you know…」

 

「No, no, no, no, no! *Kusu…*」

 

「Don’t cry…I understand.」

 

As you can see, Marina stopped me.

 

Marina becomes emotionally unstable when her family is unwell.

 

Perhaps it reminds her of her mother, who is getting weaker and weaker…

 

And she worries excessively.

 

Well, I can’t speak for others…

 

I may have been keeping people away from me, too, because of my mother, although I didn’t realize it.

 

「Really? ……Then I forgive you for making this sweet sister cry!」

 

「Yes, yes, I don’t want father to yell at me either.」

 

「Did you read?」

 

「Hey, father. Morning.」

 

「Morning, father.」

 

「How’s it going, Touma? Want me to take a half-holiday?」

 

Father looks worried.

 

「No, I’m fine, thanks. It’s not that bad.」

 

If I push myself a little, I can go to school.

Well, but it would be a nuisance if I spread it to other people…

I have no choice but to take the rest of the day off.

 

「…I see. Just call me right away if you need anything. You are important to father.」

 

「Father…」

 

「…Well, it’s embarrassing to say that to my son. Well, I’m off!」

 

「Bye~!」

 

「Bye.」

 

「Well then, brother. I’ll bring you some porridge!」

 

「Yeah, thanks.」

 

Then I ate the porridge and took the medicine.

 

That Shimizu…I hope she doesn’t worry……

 

No, that girl will worry……It’s inevitable.

 

If I text her, she’d probably be more concerned about it…

 

Okay, I’ll keep my mouth shut here.

 

And if she contacts me, I’ll respond.

 

With that decision made, I drift off to sleep……

 

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~Aya Shimizu Point of View~

 

I headed to school the next morning, feeling excited.

 

Because from today I can talk to Yoshino-kun!

 

But I have something to worry about…

 

I replied to a LINE from a friend of mine yesterday, but it was……

 

Hee~, I see. Yoshino, he’s handsome! I was told.

 

I was a little bothered……

 

I purposely enter the classroom just before the chime to check on everyone.

 

And the chime rings at the same time.

 

……Huh? Yoshino-kun, he’s not here…

 

At any rate, I take my seat, and soon after Nagura-sensei comes.

 

「Ehem, good morning. Yoshino and Mochizuki are off today. Everyone be careful.」

 

Eh!? Yoshino-kun, he’s off?

 

……Don’t tell me, is it because he gave me the umbrella or something…?

 

No, but he said he has a kappa……

 

Before I knew it, the teacher’s talk was over.

 

Then Aiko speaks up.

 

「Yesterday was a disaster~! Is your brother okay?」

 

「Yes, he was fine. I’m sorry I refused your invitation yesterday. But Yoshino-kun is…」

 

「I’m sure it has nothing to do with that. Mochizuki is also absent, and there have been many of them recently.」

 

「Hmmm, is that so?」

 

Certainly, I haven’t heard from him, especially……

 

After that, I took classes and had a lunch break.

 

I couldn’t concentrate on a class at all……

 

Would it bother me if I went to visit him? Like so.

 

Was it my fault? I wondered.

 

Then I was called by Nagura-sensei.

 

「Shimizu, do this.」

 

What is it? Something on a piece of paper……address?

 

「That’s Touma…no, it’s Yoshino’s address.」

 

「Eh!? ……You mean?」

 

「You’ll be fine. You’re a class member. Give him your handouts, lend him your notebooks.」

 

「Ah, yes.」

 

「So, can you do that for me?」

 

「Yes! Of course!」

 

「Kukuku…good answer. He’s a pain in the ass, but I’m counting on you.」

 

「Eh? What you mean…?」

 

「That’s something you’ll have to ask him. See you.」

 

After school, I said goodbye to everyone and left the school.

 

I don’t know what’s going on with me.

 

I’m worried, I’m happy, I’m nervous……

 

It’s like a whirlwind of those emotions……

 

Naturally, I walk faster and wonder if the train has arrived yet.

 

I arrived at the station and finished my shopping at the supermarket.

 

After that, I looked for the bus stop, and it was just coming, so I got on.

 

「Then, take this bus…」

 

I got off the bus and started walking.

 

「Next, I go down this road…this way?」

 

Then I found a nameplate that said Yoshino.

 

「I-Is this it? Am I in the right place? Press the button… No, I don’t want to wake him up…」

 

As I was hanging around trying to figure out what to do, someone called out to me.

 

「Um…what can I do for you at my house?」

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Oh no! I’m totally suspicious!

 

「I’m sorry! …My house? Are you by any chance Yoshino-kun sister?」

 

「Huh? Yes, I am but…」

 

「I am sorry for the delay. My name is Aya Shimizu, and I am in the same class as Yoshino-kun. I came here today to give a handout to Yoshino-kun, who took the day off from school.」

 

「Oh, I see. Thank you very much for coming all the way here. Do you want me to call my brother?」

 

「No, I don’t want you to get sick. Besides, it would be bad if you were asleep…」

 

…It’s greedy to see him, but…I’d like to see him.

 

「I see…sister review results are in!」

 

「Eh? What?」

 

「Now, come in!」

 

「Um, does that mean I can enter…?」

 

I follow her and finally enter the house.

 

*Doki doki*……Yoshino-kun house…!

 

And the moment I open the front door……

 

「Kyaa―!!」

 

「Yes? Huh!? Shimizu!? Why!?」

 

「Brother! What are you doing?」

 

「What you mean…I sweated so much that I had to take a shower. I feel better.」

 

W-W-W-W-W-W-What should I do?

Y-Yoshino-kun is…after a bath!

He’s wearing a sweatshirt underneath, but his upper body is naked!

He’s got a towel around his neck, but he’s…awesome…!

His abs are a six-pack…!

He has no lean fat and is somewhere between fine macho and gorilla macho…!

And his hair is all back, so cool…!

Something about him makes my nose bleed…!

 

「Ko, ko, ko, ko……」

 

「What’s that…a chicken?」

 

「Forget it! Just get dressed, brother! And dry your hair! Oh, my God!」

 

「Yes, yes, why am I being scolded?」

 

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I managed to calm down……

 

I returned the umbrella for now, and I am having tea in the living room.

 

「I’m sorry, my brother was rude.」

 

「No, it’s my fault for coming out of nowhere.」

 

「Hm~mm…beautiful woman with a great personality… Ah! I’m sorry I’m late. My name is Marina and I am my brother’s sister.」

 

「Yes, I know. Yoshino-kun precious little sister.」

 

「I see…my brother is…」

 

She’s so cute when she’s embarrassed.

 

「Hey, don’t say unnecessary things.」

 

「Ah, Yoshino-kun. Hello, I’m sorry to bother you.」

 

Thank goodness…he looks good and doesn’t seem to be sick.

 

「Oh, welcome…so, how did this happen?」

 

「Well, well, brother. First of all, I think you should sit next to your precious sister!」

 

「You know…huh, all right.」

 

I explained the situation to Yoshino-kun.

 

「I see…it was Shinji-san…that punk…」

 

「Uhh, do you know him?」

 

「Hmm…well, if Shinji-san said it’s okay to talk about it, then it’s okay.」

 

「Brother! I’m curious too! That’s the person who took care of my brother when he was a teenager, isn’t it!」

 

「He doesn’t even come home, and when he does, he’s so frustrated…」

 

「…My bad that time…I’m sorry.」

 

「Um, am I allowed to ask…?」

 

「Yeah, sure. It’s not a big deal. It’s just some kid in a certain place.」

 

Yoshino-kun then began to talk with a distant look in his eyes…