Actually, There’s Someone at Your Workplace Who Likes You ~ I’m Being Transferred to a Sales Office Filled With Only Beautiful Women!? - Chapter 75: I've Been Called An Idiot

Rinta had been about 30 centimeters away from being hit—

Witnessing this, Honoka felt a shiver run down her spine. Rinta, having regained his balance, rushed over to Honoka. She stood up while holding her sore bottom. Around them, several people waiting at the traffic light were murmuring and looking at Honoka and Rinta.

“Honoka, are you okay!?”

“Yeah. I’m fine, I just landed on my bottom. What about you, Hirarin!?”

“I’m fine too.”

Looking at Rinta’s face, she saw it was pale and tense.

Oh… She was going to get scolded badly.

But in this situation, it would be understandable even if she received a severe scolding. Honoka held her breath and prepared herself for it.

However, far from being angry, Rinta’s expression relaxed with relief as soon as he knew Honoka was okay. Then his face softened into a gentle smile.

“I see. I’m glad you’re not hurt…”

“Huh? You’re not angry?”

“Huh? Why would I be angry?”

“Why…? Because I almost got you killed?”

“No, saying I almost died is an exaggeration. I’m fine. More importantly, I’m glad you’re safe. If you had been seriously injured, I might have been angry at myself for not being able to help you, haha.”

Why… Why did Hirarin always think about others instead of himself!

“Geez, Hirarin, you idiot!”

She… she was really glad Hirarin was safe.

Honoka felt something hot welling up from deep in her chest, and she couldn’t help but throw herself into Rinta’s arms. People around them were watching with surprised eyes, but Honoka was too emotional to care about that now.

“Huh? I’ve been called an idiot… Are you angry because I made you fall on your bottom?”

“What are you talking about? You really are an idiot, Hirarin. Of course I’m not angry…”

Honoka said this while burying her face in Rinta’s chest, not wanting him to see her tearful expression.

“Hirarin, you need to worry more about yourself… I thought you might have died…”

“Oh, no. Like I said, I’m totally fine, but I’m sorry for worrying you. Anyway, I’m glad you’re safe. If anything had happened to you, I wouldn’t have been able to face your mother.”

Geez, Hirarin… always thinking about others no matter what…

“But thanks for worrying about me, Honoka.”

Honoka heard Rinta’s gentle voice. She looked up at him. Rinta was smiling kindly. To Honoka, he looked cooler than any version of Rinta she had seen before.

Ah… She couldn’t take it anymore. She… she liked Hirarin. She’d completely fallen for him.

Making him fall for her rather than falling for him herself—those thoughts she’d had before no longer mattered at all.

Honoka pressed her cheek against Rinta’s chest again. She could feel the warm, broad sensation of Rinta’s chest against her cheek.

Ah, this felt so nice.

She unconsciously rubbed her cheek against Rinta’s chest.

She wished time would stop right now.

Those words floated into Honoka’s mind, but at that moment, a woman’s voice suddenly called out.

“Honoka, are you okay!? Are you hurt?”

“Huh? Oh, Mom…”

Honoka hurriedly stepped away from Rinta’s chest. Her mother had seen quite a scene.

“Oh, are you Honoka’s mother?”

“That’s right! Hey, you. What’s the meaning of putting my daughter in danger?”

“I’m sorry. It was my carelessness that caused you worry.”

Rinta was bowing deeply to her mother.

Why was Hirarin apologizing? He did nothing wrong. On the contrary, he’d saved her life.

Honoka felt confused.

“Wait, Mom. Hirarin… Rinta-san didn’t do anything wrong! It was my carelessness!”

“Anyway, let’s go home first, Honoka. We’ll talk about this at home. Come on!”

As if ignoring her daughter’s words, her mother reached out to grab Honoka’s wrist. Honoka quickly pulled her hand away.

“No, I’m not going home! You should go home, Mom.”

“What are you saying, Honoka? You can’t do this.”

“Rinta-san really did nothing wrong, and more than that, he saved my life!”

“I’ll listen to all that after we get home. Let’s go home now!”

People around them were stopping and turning toward Honoka’s group, wondering what was happening. Her mother was too emotional now to listen properly. Honoka didn’t want to have this conversation with her mother in the middle of the street.

Thinking this, Honoka reflexively grabbed Rinta’s wrist and said, “Let’s go, Hirarin.”

“Huh? Where?”

“Somewhere.”

“Wait, Honoka! Where are you going!?”

With her mother’s voice behind her, Honoka started running while still holding Rinta’s wrist. Rinta followed her, though he seemed confused. She had no specific destination in mind, but for now, she just wanted to get away from her mother.

“But we should properly explain to your mother…”

“I’ll explain properly to Mom after she calms down, so don’t worry. I don’t want to have this messy conversation in front of others.”

Perhaps it was because Honoka spoke in a calm tone, as Rinta seemed to trust her and said “I understand” with a smile. At that moment, Honoka noticed a bus stop in front of them with a route bus stopped there.

“Anyway, let’s get on this, Hirarin.”

“Oh, right. Got it.”

The two of them boarded the bus. It was only after the bus started moving that they learned from the onboard announcement that this bus was headed for the coast. Shimizu City was a town facing the sea, and it only took about 15 minutes by bus from the center to reach the coast.

“Going to the coast, huh… Since we’re here, should we go see the ocean?”

“Yeah. It’s not like we get to see the ocean very often.”

“Then it’s decided.”

With that settled, the two decided to get off at a bus stop along the coast.