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Chapter 1 – Request from Enami-san\nVolume 2\n<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\n\n\n
Time slipped away. The lunch break was over, the classes were over, and it was after school.\n
I had already received a message from Enami-san and the company on my Line. It seems they will start today as promised. The plan was to go shopping and check on the situation at Enami-san’s house. I decided to meet them in front of the main gate, so I tried to leave the classroom immediately.\n
That’s when I was approached by Fujisaki.\n
“I’ll take care of Sayaka-chan. Leave it to me”\n
I stopped and turned around.\n
“I have no idea how it will turn out until I try it today, but since you asked, I’ll do my best.”\n
Fujisaki seemed to be very motivated. During the lunch break, the two of them had started to get to know each other a little better. I said,\n
“If it gets too hard, you can always stop. But thank you so much.”\n
“Are you in a bit of a hurry, by any chance?”\n
She saw that I was trying to end the conversation early. I wasn’t in a particular hurry, but I felt bad about making Enami-san and the other wait too long.\n
“No, not at all. Let me thank you next time.”\n
“Eh?　No, no. It’s fine.. “\n
“No, that won’t make me feel any better. I think Sayaka is probably very grateful to Fujisaki.”\n
“Yeah, I guess. But you don’t have to force yourself. I like teaching people.”\n
Fujisaki is always kind to me. That’s why she sometimes spoils me too much. I feel again that I have to control myself somewhere.\n
“Then, See you tomorrow.”\n
I left the classroom.\n\n
However, even I’ve been taking on too many requests from people. If I hadn’t listened to Enami-san’s request, I would have had more time to watch Sayaka’s study. Still, I’m choosing to act for Enami-san’s sake.\n
(–I don’t want anyone to see my mother.)\n
(My mother is not in a proper state of mind right now.)\n
Enami-san’s words came back to my mind. Then, I remembered the meaningful line that the teacher had once said, “There are many things in Enami-san’s family”. Those things were stuck in my mind.\n
I don’t know. Maybe it’s not a big deal.\n
But it seemed to me that they were connected to the reason why Enami-san had become unserious, and why she had often come late.\n
So it wasn’t just a simple act of goodwill.\n
I was curious to get a glimpse of what was going on behind the circumstances of Enami-san.\n\n\n
Nishikawa and Enami-san were already waiting for me in front of the main gate. After checking each other’s presence, we walked towards the home center. The home center is in the opposite direction from where we were leaving.\n
“I’m sorry about all this. It’s going to take a lot of time, so you can turn me down even now.”\n
On the way there, Enami-san said something like that. She looked apologetic, but to me, it didn’t seem to be the only reason.\n
I wondered if she was now wondering if it was okay to let me and Nishikawa into her home.\n
“Maybe it will be more troublesome than you imagined. You can always stop.”\n
Nishikawa and I are wondering how we should respond. This was a look that we would not normally have. This is probably Enami-san’s weakness.\n
It was Nishikawa who opened his mouth first.\n
“It’s okay~. I’m used to that kind of thing.”\n
Then Nishikawa smiled mischievously.\n
“I have a very troublesome girl close to me, you see. So compared to her, I can tolerate most things.~”\n
Immediately, she seemed to realize what I meant. Enami-san’s eyebrows shot up.\n
“Nishikawa. Are you talking about me?”\n
“No, no. I’m just saying I’m extremely attentive and I’m not a troublesome person either you see”\n
“Hmm.”\n
Seemingly feeling silly for getting confused, Enami-san moves forward. I feel like she’s going faster than usual.\n
“Enami-san, don’t go that way, go right.”\n
We were approaching a crossroad. If we went straight, we would only come to a residential area. Enami-san said.\n
“Cheeky.”\n
And corrected her course. I could kind of tell that she was nervous.\n\n
After buying everything we needed at the home center, we went outside the store.\n
The temperature was completely different inside and outside the store. It’s cold, I thought as I tightened the collar of my coat.\n
“Did Risa-chan’s place have a heater?”\n
I was surprised by Nishikawa’s words. I wondered if that place is weird enough to be doubtful about a heater.\n
Enami-san replied nonchalantly.\n
“There is, indeed. It’s old, so it doesn’t work very well.”\n
I was relieved. I didn’t want to clean in a place where I could feel the cold so directly.\n
“But, since it doesn’t work very well, I understand it’s so easy to catch a cold and so hard to get rid of it as well.”\n
I asked further.\n
“Do you have a stove or a kotatsu?”\n
“No.”\n
Apparently, I shouldn’t expect too much. I decided to bring something to wear over my dress the next time I went to Enami-san’s house.\n
Before I knew it, We were about to pass by the school again. Apparently, Enami-san’s house was about a fifteen-minute walk from the main gate.\n
Since it hadn’t been that long since the end of the school day, there were still many people there. I felt as if the other students were watching me. The sight of me walking with Enami-san and Nishikawa carrying a shopping bag would be quite conspicuous.\n
–I tried not to worry too much about it.\n
I walk in silence, looking only ahead.\n
Enami-san and Nishikawa, who are walking ahead of me, don’t seem to be bothered by the stares, and they don’t seem to have any different attitudes than before.\n
Maybe they’ll start rumors again. When I think about it, I think I should have told Fujisaki and Sayaka about my situation.\n
However, considering Enami-san’s situation, it’s not something I should tell people about. I walked past the main gate, wondering what I should do.\n\n
At that moment, I didn’t notice.\n
Just then, Sayaka and Fujisaki were walking out of the school building side by side. They had been talking for a bit after school. So just as we were coming back from the Home center, they were on their way to a family restaurant.\n
And that’s when the two of them spotted us.\n
And also that they were so surprised that they were exclaiming.\n
Fujisaki’s face turned a little pale.\n\n\n
I hadn’t noticed it at all.\n\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\nTN: That’s the end of chapter 1. Took more time than i thought..\n\n\n