After I Rescued a Beautiful Woman From a Stalker, She Started Spoiling Me and Turning Me Into a No-Good Freeloader - Chapter 32 - Our Date and Encounter With Ijichi-Sensei

Chapter 32 – Our Date and Encounter With Ijichi-Sensei

The wind is a bit cold in the city as it’s autumn, so I went out today wearing the autumn clothes that Sumire-san prepared for me.

It’s a bit embarrassing for me, but lately, even when buying clothes, I end up asking Sumire-san what’s good, so I’m starting to think it’s better to just leave it to her.

However, I feel like if I do that, I won’t be able to do anything myself, so as a last resort, I decide on the combinations myself and have Sumire-san do the final check.

“Yes! It looks good.”

“Great!”

“Fufu.”

When I show her the combination, Sumire-san smiles happily.

We actually planned to go to a botanical garden, but it was far away, so we decided to walk to a nearby spot famous for autumn foliage.

What Sumire-san said she likes is flowers.

“Flowers can’t move on their own, so if you don’t take care of them, they will wither. So, when I take care of them, I feel happy.”

I thought it was very typical of Sumire-san.

Even though we had planned to visit the botanical garden after Sumire-san told me what she likes, it was quite far from our current home, and for our first date, I thought it would be better to see beautiful things slowly closer by, so we decided to go to Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, which we could reach by train.

“Wow, it’s beautiful!”

“Yes. This is my first time here, but it’s quite spacious.”

The tree-lined avenue has started to turn from green to brown.

A large number of people are spending their time relaxing on the lawn square and rest area.

“U-um…”

“Yes? Would you like to hold hands?”

It might be embarrassing for an old man like me to hold hands like this. But if we’ve come on a date, I want to hold hands.

“Of course. Instead of just holding hands, we can link arms too.”

Saying so, Sumire held my hand in a lover’s grip while gently enveloping my left arm, where the scar was, with her embrace.

In my right arm, I carried the bucket containing the lunch box that Sumire-san had made.

Sumire-san said she would carry it herself, but I insisted this much.

“T-thank you!”

“You’re my lover, after all. You don’t have to thank me.”

“Really? But I’m happy.”

“Fufu.”

My arm that Sumire-san embraced felt really warm.

There was a pond in the park, and the wind was a little cold.

It might be a little chilly for Sumire-san, who is only wearing a dress and a cardigan.

I’ve heard that women tend to have lower body temperatures, even if they’re wearing long sleeves.

“Isn’t it cold?”

“Yes. But it’s warm when I’m clinging to Youichi-san.”

C-cute!!! She’s so cute!

Her long hair tickled my arm, and my embraced left arm was pressed against her chest, keeping it warm.

“S-shall we have lunch now?”

“Yes!”

We sat down on a bench in the central rest area a little away from the lawn and opened the lunch box that Sumire-san had prepared.

The lunch box consisted of rice balls and side dishes that could be eaten with toothpicks.

“They look delicious.”

“Fufu, lately, I like to make food that can be eaten in one bite.”

“Is that so? It’s certainly easy to eat.”

Even things like rolled omelets were skewered so it can be eaten in one bite.

“The rice balls are shaped like bundles too.”

“Yes. I prioritized ease of eating for those too.”

“Thank you for thinking about everything! It’s definitely easy to eat!”

Sumire-san always thinks about me.

That’s why I end up being spoiled.

I wanted to take her somewhere nicer, but she said,

“I like flowers, but I’m happy to have a place where I can relax with Youichi-san. Also, if it’s a place that Youichi-san can use as a reference for drawing, that’s even better.”

She always thinks of me first.

The park is crowded with people, yet it is full of greenery.

But I can see the buildings beyond that, and the balance of everything mixes together, giving me inspiration.

People riding bikes, families having fun, others taking walks and sitting on benches.

A variety of people are mingling together and looking like they’re having fun.

I never knew that time could pass so slowly and normally.

…I hope it continues forever.

“I finally found you.”

“Huh?”

I suddenly felt like I heard a voice nearby, and when I turned around… The face I had seen every day for the past ten years was there.

“I-Ijichi-sensei?”

I can feel my voice trembling.

“So you were at a place like this. At first, I couldn’t tell. The mediator said you didn’t have an address, so I thought you might be sleeping in a park. I’ve been looking for you in various parks. And yet, here you are, dressed so nicely!”

She shouted.

She’s the same as always, always screaming hysterically.

“What are you doing! Why didn’t you come back! Getting fired is just our usual fight! You’re not a child to take it seriously and actually leave!”

And it begins! She starts yelling hysterically, shouting what she wants to say.

“Come on! Let’s go back.”

She tried to grab my arm, and I was reminded of the worst days, everything went dark in front of me.

Ah, I don’t want to go back.

But I can’t resist.

“Stop it!”

Sumire-san brushed away Ijichi’s hand that was stretched out towards my arm.

“Youichi-san doesn’t like it.”

“Who are you?”

“I’m Youichi-san’s girlfriend!”

“Huh?! It’s only been about two weeks, and he’s got a girlfriend? Unbelievable! And isn’t there too much of an age difference between you two? Are you making fun of me? Maybe you intend to protect this guy, but he’s my employee! Leave us alone!”

When I saw Ijichi attacking Sumire-san, I felt my body move for the first time.

“Please stop it! Ijichi-sensei, this woman really is my girlfriend! She saved me and I’m living a normal life now. And you were the one who fired me! I’m no longer your employee!”

I said it!! I really said it!

No matter how much I wanted to, I could never say it back.

Maybe I was controlled by Ijichi somewhere in my heart.

“I won’t forgive you! I won’t forgive you!!!”

Ijichi clenched her fist and glared at Sumire-san.