After I Rescued a Beautiful Woman From a Stalker, She Started Spoiling Me and Turning Me Into a No-Good Freeloader - Chapter 5 - Being Turned into a Useless Person

Chapter 5 – Being Turned into a Useless Person

The flow from the moment I woke up in the morning was so smooth that I was left to do as I pleased.

The taste of the porridge that I ate was simple yet delicious, and I burst into tears because it had been a long time since I had tasted something this delicious.

“W-what’s wrong?! Was it hot? I’m so sorry!”

“N-no, it’s not that.”

“Then does your left arm hurt? Please take some painkillers after you eat!”

I can feel her genuine concern.

It’s gentle and warm.

This is a situation I haven’t experienced in the past few years, and it feels strange but nostalgic.

She’s younger than me, so it’s odd to feel nostalgic.

The reason why I cried was because I felt like the taste was similar to the one my mom made for me.

The taste of porridge may be the same no matter who makes it.

However, for  someone like me who has never made it myself, the salty taste was strangely delicious.

“Thank you, I’m sorry. I feel nostalgic for some reason, and I know it’s strange to feel nostalgic considering you’re younger than me. The porridge is delicious. I’m so happy.”

I managed to put it into words.

I feel embarrassed, but I want to express my gratitude to her.

Then she took my hand.

When I looked up in surprise, her eyes seemed to be pleading for something.

Her eyes showed hope as she looked at a dependable figure before her.

“If Youichi-san hadn’t come at that time, I think my life would have been very traumatized. This is not an exaggeration, and I am truly grateful to you.”

I felt a little embarrassed when I was thanked again.

If I had appeared cool and heroic, swooping in to save the day, maybe I could have been more proud.

But I’m the one being taken care of because of my injury.

I got fired from my job and don’t have a home.

Everything about me is just so uncool.

“No, by helping you, I feel like you’ve also helped me. Thank you.”

We ended up thanking each other and getting embarrassed.

To disguise that, I grabbed a spoon and ate the porridge.

The porridge is really delicious.

The tamagoyaki was salty, which I didn’t expect because I thought they would be sweet. But it still tasted delicious.

“Delicious!”

“I’m glad. Tamagoyaki is often sweet, so I was wondering what to do if you preferred that.”

Her radiant smile was dazzling.

She’s a good cook, young and beautiful, and I’m sure she’ll have a lot of romance in the future.

I’m jealous of the guy who will be her boyfriend.

“Ah, Youichi-san, you quit your job, right?”

She probably didn’t explicitly say I was fired out of kindness.

I can only laugh, but because of that, I can’t rent a house either.

Since I’ve already talked about it, there’s no point in hiding it.

“I got fired, but you could say I quit.”

“Then that means you don’t have to go to work, right?”

I found myself nodding vigorously as if to reassure her.

“Fufufu, that’s good. I was worried about letting you go to work since you’re injured.”

I see, she’s worried about me.

It’s kind of embarrassing and heartwarming to have someone worry about me.

“Sumire-san, don’t you have to go to university?”

“No, it’s okay. I’ve already earned most of the credits for my second year, so there’s nothing urgent that requires me to attend classes.”

I learned that she’s a second-year university student.

“Um, so you’re twenty now?”

“Yes, I turned twenty this year.”

“I see. I’m thirty-two this year.”

It suddenly feels awkward.

The hurdles to be with a beautiful girl a decade younger than you is too high and I feel overwhelmed.

After graduating from art school, I worked at Ijichi’s office for 7 or 8 years, working as her assistant.

I have no connection with the world and don’t understand the recent trends.

I’ve met people in the editing field, but I don’t even know what TeXdock is.

I used to watch NewTube as a hobby, but I always watched the same kind of content, so I didn’t watch any news from around the world.

I couldn’t think of a topic and froze.

“Fufufu. It’s exactly one cycle apart, isn’t it? It makes me happy since we’re in the same zodiac year.”

Is she really talking about the zodiac? Is that an okay topic?

“Ah, right! Is there anything you need?”

“Huh?”

“Since you don’t have to go to work and you don’t have a home to go back to, I thought I’d buy things you need for living here. Yesterday, you used a disposable toothbrush, but you’ll need a proper toothbrush, chopsticks, and some changes of clothes, right?”

Um, why am I living with her? To be honest, that’s a bit…dangerous.

If it’s just a matter of repaying kindness with hospitality for a night, I can accept it gratefully. But I hadn’t considered spending several days together.

Being with someone as beautiful as her, I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself.

Even now, I’m trying my best not to look at the two voluptuous mounds pushing up against her apron.

I’m worried if I can endure being together with her any longer.

“Well, as expected, that’s——”

“No!”

“Huh?”

“It’s not up for debate! Please let me take care of Youichi-san until his left arm heals properly.”

Ah, I see. Is it a sense of duty?

It’s true that my left arm is still in pain.

Also, my body feels heavy from yesterday.

Is it okay to rely on her? But letting things continue like this indefinitely wouldn’t be right as a man. I wouldn’t be able to maintain my dignity.

“Um, understood. I’m sorry, but I’ll be in your care until my left arm heals and the bandage comes off. Let’s make that the cutoff point.”

“Muu~~, even though we don’t need a cutoff point.”

Please don’t pout with that cute face.

Once my left arm can move, I won’t be able to control myself.

“Well then. For now, please tell me what Youichi-san needs. I’m going shopping. Also, I washed yesterday’s clothes. The shirt had a hole from the knife and was stained with blood, so I threw it away.”

“Ah, thank you for everything. In that case, I guess I’ll ask you to buy similar shirts and pants. As for the money…”

Ah! I remember that I haven’t been to the ATM yet and checked my wallet.

Looking inside, there was only 1,000 yen. I felt a bit sad and lonely.

“Fufufu, it’s fine. I’ll cover it.”

“No, that’s not right! I have money!”

“Please allow me!”

She quickly tidied up breakfast and rushed out.

“No, no, no! At least let me go to the convenience store.”

I suddenly felt embarrassed realizing I’m in my shabby tracksuit attire.