It has been a few days since we came back from our parent’s house.
Since Wakamiya-san is busy with the student council, we don’t have any plans for the time being. I’ve been quietly working on my assignments to distract myself and I’ve already finished them all. So, I borrowed Yuna’s console and played with it while lying down on the sofa.
「Oniichan, if you’re just going to live like a garbage, give me back my game.」
「No, I’m done with my chores so why can’t I? It’s not like anyone’s coming over.」
「Someone’s really coming over. We’ll be having guests.」
「Eh? Seriously?」
Yuna’s friends? If so, I have to go out or stay in my room so that they won’t think that she has a useless brother. But it’s hot outside and the air conditioner in my room is dead so either way, heatstroke is inevitable.
「She called me because she couldn’t contact oniichan’s phone. Your phone had run out of battery and it looks like you have no plan of charging it. I even found it at the bottom of the bag you used when you went to mother and father’s place.」
「 Its main function is an alarm clock and I don’t need it now. It didn’t feel any discomfort without it.」
Apparently, the upcoming guest is my guest. Who the hell is that? I searched my brain for someone I have plans with from my few friends.
「Apologize to me since I have to unearth your phone and apologize to them later too. Also, change your clothes.」
I did what I was told and changed to the clothes that Yuna brought.
They are my gym clothes from my middle school. They are great if there’s a need to move around and they are very breathable. Maa, I don’t think it’s the right outfit for welcoming guests though.
「You changed your clothes. Just in time.」
When Yuna said so, the sound of the intercom from the entrance resounded. Yuna said “Go greet them” so I quietly went to the door.
Without asking who came, I opened the door and found the Hirose sisters there.
「Hello!」
「Hi. Thanks for your visit even under this hot weather. Please come in.」
「Okay!」
When the energetic Iori-chan disappeared, I was left alone with Mei at the door.
「Ah, that, Mei too. Please come in. It’s hot in here.」
「Y-yeah」
I guided them to the living room where Yuna had brought some cold juice for them. I whispered to Yuna.
「Hey, can you at least tell me why they are here?」
「Ah, yeah, just asked them.」
Yuna said so and went back to her room.
Somehow, she’s so salty. Did I do something wrong?
「So, how can I help you today?」
「Haven’t you seen the email?」
「Yuna didn’t tell me but I left my phone unattended at the bottom of my bag when I visited my parents. Sorry.」
「Won’t you have problems if you don’t have a cell phone?」
「Maa, 80% of its significance is to serve as an alarm clock and I don’t have to wake up early since it’s vacation.」
Both of them were slightly taken back. Iori-chan even said “Uwa” with a gloomy expression. Normally, Mei would say something appropriate to break the ice but today, she was quieter than ever.
「Okay, I’ll get to the point. I was wondering if you could teach me how to study.」
「Ah, of course. I promised I’ll teach you. Mei too?」
「Uh-huh.」
When I said “Let’s get started” Iori-chan brought books with sticky notes all over one after another from her back. I wonder what this girl is aiming for.
「There are a lot of books in this room.」
About two hours after I started teaching her, Iori-chan looked around the living room and said that. Perhaps her concentration has waned down a little.
「If I put all of them in my room, people would say the floor is going to fall out so I put them here.」
「Eh? All of them are Souta’s books?」
Mei speaks out her surprise.
「Around 80%. The rest are my parents’.」
「Right, you like reading books.」
「Right?」
「I think you’ve got around 200 books. That’s a lot!」
「Maybe.」
Perhaps it was because we spent two hours in the same room but the awkwardness I had felt earlier was gone and we could talk normally again. Iori-chan was looking at the books on the bookshelf but when she glanced at me, she gave me a thumbs up.
Apparently, her purpose was to bring Mei here. She probably figured that something had happened between me and Mei so she brought her here.
「Come to think of it, Souta is only teaching Iori, how about you?」
「I’ve already finished my assignment.」
「Eh? Really? I don’t understand this part. Please teach me.」
I replied as usual and taught her the part she doesn’t know.
By the time I finished teaching her, Mei and I had returned to the way we were.