Lonely Me and the Lonely Caring Goddess - Chapter 96

I missed Senpai, and she probably feels the same way as me. I don’t want to leave this place just yet.

“Umm…”

“Um…”

We both burst out in laughter at the timing of our speech.

“Hahaha.”

“Fufu… It’s a little regrettable that we have to leave, but we still need to do some shopping, so we should get going. There’ll be a lot of opportunities like this in the future, right…?”

Eh…!?

Is that the case?

So we stopped at the supermarket to buy ingredients for dinner.

Naturally, it’s proper to be in charge of paying… but when I suggested it, she smiled and got mad at me.

I gave up and handed her my wallet.

“Sara-senpai, I’ll give you this wallet. Please use it for anything you might need.”

Sara-senpai was a little surprised to be handed a wallet after I gave her my key, but it only lasted for a moment.

“Then, I’ll take it.”

She accepted my wallet without hesitation. Her behavior implied that she was mentally prepared.

“I’m stupidly happy today. Since you have made me so happy, it will be your turn when you get home, okay, Takanashi-san?”

Senpai’s unreserved statement was already showing in these parts…

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When we arrived at my apartment’s front door, Senpai smiled happily and proudly. She then took out the key.

*Click*

The door echoes out upon being unlocked, and Senpai continues to open it, urging me to enter.

“Welcome home, Takanashi-san.”

Senpai called out as I entered the doorway of the empty apartment.

“I’m home.”

The memory from the day I had a cold flashed back. Sara-senpai being by my side just like that time feels so nice.

And this also reminded me of that time, from the time when I was plagued with cold… those turbulent times had just begun.

I placed down my baggage, and then…

“Now, Takanashi-san, let’s change your clothes, shall we?”

Come to think of it, changing my clothes with my right hand like this would be difficult.

While I was thinking, she took out my clothes from my drawer without hesitation.

Naturally(?), she didn’t give them to me. She moved to a position where it would be easy to put them on me. Then she started to unbutton my shirt.

“Umm…”

“Okay. Let’s take them off.”

I’m becoming accustomed to this… ugh, let’s not think about it.

She then proceeded to change my clothes.

When I had a cold, Senpai was reserved about changing my lower half, but she was mentally prepared this time.

No, I can change clothes by myself. Yes! I can’t make Senpai do that much.

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“A~hn.”

“*Chomp chomp*. Umm… I could manage on my own if I had a spoon.”

Continuing on, Senpai continuously took care of me by spoon feeding me.

I thought it would be okay since there was a spoon…

“It’s too early for you to do that. Please leave it to me.”

She said.

“Next is this. Ah~n…”

Senpai looked lively and had a happy smile on her face from start to finish.

My worries have passed for the time being.

And, of course, it wasn’t just about eating.

Preparing the bathtub and towels… naturally, that was the next thing brought to mind…

“I’m sorry. I’m not prepared for the bath. For now, I’ll just wipe you down.”

Hah…?

I think I just heard a shocking statement. What does Senpai mean that she’s not ready for bathing?

No, no, no. There’s no way…

No matter how much you force it, I can’t make you go that far…

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And the time came for Senpai to leave.

“A… choo…”

I’ve been getting chills since a while ago.

At first, I thought it was just my imagination, but it’s now getting to the point where I can feel it.

The wrist pain was also getting stronger.

The doctor at the hospital had told me that I might develop a fever, and it seems that it has started.

Sara-senpai, who had finished washing the dishes, came back and noticed my unusual condition.

“Takanashi-san!?”

She leaned in to support me and put her hand on my forehead to check my fever.

“You have a fever… are you cold? Let’s get into bed, shall we?”

When Senpai supported me in going to bed, she lifted the comforter, so I went straight inside.

My chills were getting stronger. And I had just changed to a thin comforter since it had recently gotten hotter.

“Things will calm down once the heat goes away, so hang in there.”

After saying that, Senpai hugged me through the futon.

“Sara-senpai…”

“I’ll stay like this until you calm down, so please tell me if you feel any pain…”

Senpai’s serious face made me stop thinking about anything else, and I decided to let myself be pampered.

After a while, the chills settled down as if Senpai’s warmth was being transmitted.

“I’m here by your side… it will be alright…”

She sensed that I had calmed down, so she loosened her hold on me and started caressing my head.

And before I knew it, the chill was gone entirely…