Chapter 26: Beyond the Door
Dinner is hamburger steak and daikon salad.
Miyanoshita handled the hamburger steak, and I made the salad.
Both turned out perfectly, and I must have said "This is so good!" countless times.
...Maybe it tastes even better than usual because I'm with Miyanoshita.
That thought suddenly crossed my mind.
"Yuuki-san, I've prepared the bath for you, so please go ahead."
"When did you... anyway, it would be bad manners taking a bath before the home owner."
"Yuuki-san, you have some old-fashioned values in the strangest places, don't you? I don't mind such things, you know? Or... hehe, do you want to enjoy a bath after an elementary school girl has used it?"
"Maybe I should just leave?"
"Ahh, it's a lie, just kidding! I'm just at that age where I want to tease someone I like, you know?"
"Good grief!"
I would appreciate it if you could stop making jokes that make me uncomfortable.
And also...
If possible, I would appreciate it if you could stop casually saying you like someone.
Honestly... I makes me feel akward.
"But, since I don't have a change of clothes... I guess I'll just have to endure for a day."
"Not taking a bath even for one day is a bit..."
Miyanoshita made a genuinely disgusted face, not an act.
Am I being too slovenly?
I feel a deep stab in my chest.
"I've prepared my dad's clothes for you to change into. They might be a bit big, but please bear with it."
"Is that okay?"
"Yes. Can't really complain to my dad about this after all."
I wonder, just what kind of treatment does Miyanoshita's father endure...?
"Well then, guess I'll go ahead and take a bath then?"
"Yes, go ahead."
And so I went and took a bath.
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"Phew... I'm done."
"Um... It looks like Dad's pajamas fit you well."
"Yeah, they're a bit big, but they are good enough."
"Yuuki-san is wearing Dad's pajamas... So, should I call you 'Daddy'?"
"Stop imagining weird things!"
Sometimes... actually a lot of times, Miyanoshita's ideas get very strange.
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Miyanoshita would probably call it a passionate outburst... or something like that, right?
...I've been thinking about it on my own, but it's a really problematic outburst.
"Well then, it's my turn to take a bath. A bath with water full of Yuuki-san's essence... hehehe♪
"Don't tell me... that was your goal all along...?"
"Well, who knows?"
"Take it easy, will you..."
"Nope♪ With Yuuki-san, I'm always at full throttle, anytime, anywhere. Hehe."
They say a girl in love is invincible, but...
It actually is true.
"Well, see you later. Oh, and if you want to peek, feel free!"
"As if I would!"
"Too bad. I had a lot of special services planned just for you, Yuuki-san."
That's no longer the mindset of an elementary school student.
Is she really this young?
I wonder if there's some twist like she's actually a reincarnated person or something?
I can't help but think seriously about such a possibility.
"Bye bye."
Miyanoshita left the living room with a wink.
"Sigh, things have gotten weird. I wish Miyanoshita would be more cautious... even if she likes someone, inviting them over to stay is a bit much."
It must be a sign of how much she trusts me.
...It could also be that she wants me to make a move.
"Yuuki-saaaan..."
Hm?
I heard Miyanoshita's voice coming from the bathroom.
Could it be, the stalker is inside the house...?
... Wait, that's probably not it.
If that were the case, she'd be screaming.
Wondering what was going on, I left the living room and moved to the bathroom door.
"What is wrong?"
"The shampoo has run out... Could you get a replacement for me?"
"Oh, has it run out?"
"I have my own, but there's hardly any left."
"Got it. If I open the door... there won't be a twist like you still beeing in the dressing room, right?"
"Ah."
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I heard a voice saying, 'I forgot about that'.
"Try to manage without shampoo."
"Ah, no way, no way. I can't do that, please."
"Good grief..."
Sighing, I entered the dressing room.
I took out a shampoo bottle Miyanoshita specified from the shelf and placed it in front of the bathroom door.
"I put it down here."
"Yes, thank you very much."
"So..."
"Ah, could you wait for a moment?"
I stopped.
"What's wrong?"
"Well... thank you. For listening to my selfish request today."
"It's fine. Miyanoshita, you're... an important friend to me."
"..."
"I want to do everything I can for you, that's how I feel."
"..."
"Miyanoshita?"
"Huh?! Yuuki-san, you said something so wonderful that I was momentarily stunned!"
"Don't drown in the bath, okay?"
"If that happens, will you come rescue me and give me mouth-to-mouth? ♪"
"Maybe pouring some Blair's Death Sauce will wake you up."
"I would die from the shock!? If you do that, hiya!?"
*Bang!* - I hear a loud noise.
"Miyanoshita!?"
I hurriedly opened the bathroom door...
"Ah!"
"Ah."
Miyanoshita had apparently slipped on some soap and fallen.
Although barely covered by a towel, she was almost completely naked.
"Ee... Eeeeeekkk!"
"I-I'm sorry!!!"
I hurriedly returned to the living room...
And then, I repeatedly banged my head against a pillar.
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