All the Heroines Who Showed Their Overwhelming Emotions on Me Have Mentally Broken Down and Gone Insane, so Now My Only Choice Is to Pamper Them Endlessly to Avoid Total Chaos — Sweets Work Best on Lovesick Heroines - Chapter 5.1: Nursing a Weakened Heroine Is Effective
Chapter 5.1: Nursing a Weakened Heroine Is Effective
The next day was Saturday. From late morning, his smartphone had been vibrating nonstop.
When he opened the notifications, there were more than fifty messages from Tendo.
“Kaname Aotori”
“I’ve got a fever”
“It’s 39 degrees”
“It hurts”
“I want to see Kaname Aotori”
“Why won’t you mark them as read?”
“Please reply”
“I might die”
“I’ll die if Kaname Aotori doesn’t come”
“I’ll really die”
“Kaname Aotori Kaname Aotori Kaname Aotori Kaname Aotori Kaname Aotori”
After that, the messages continued with lists of his name and missed calls.
The final message read “My house is here” followed by the address.
Honestly, he felt no obligation whatsoever to visit her.
After all, she had chosen to walk home in the rain herself, so it was completely her own fault.
Still, since the reason for it was him, it made it a bit hard to refuse outright.
Besides, if he did refuse, who knew what she might do to him at school on Monday.
“Man…”
He scratched the back of his head.
Reluctantly, he decided to go visit Tendo.
They had gone to the same middle school, so her house was within biking distance.
He finished getting ready around three in the afternoon and tucked his wallet and smartphone into his pants pocket.
As he headed for the door,
“Big brother. Where are you going?”
He got caught by Kokoa at the entrance.
“To a friend’s house”
“Big brother doesn’t have any friends”
At least make it a question like “Does big brother have any friends?” Consider the feelings of a brother being declared a loner by his little sister.
Well, it was true, so he couldn’t deny it.
He corrected himself and told her.
“A acquaintance caught a cold, so I’m going to visit”
“What time will you be back?”
Oh. It got through.
“Before it gets dark”
“Promise?”
“Promise”
Kokoa stepped aside to let him pass.
Outside, the sky was clear as if yesterday’s rain had been a lie.
As he biked toward the Tendo house, he stopped by a supermarket along the way.
Inside the store, he looked for a suitable get-well gift.
Fruit was too expensive. Canned goods were out of the question for someone else’s house. So, his feet stopped at the jelly section.
He vaguely remembered her saying she liked grapes.
He bought one grape-flavored jelly and, just in case, one peach-flavored jelly.
He arrived at the Tendo house around three thirty.
It was a two-story single-family home.
He parked his bike in the space where theirs were kept and pressed the intercom.
“Yes?”
A gentle woman’s voice came from the speaker.
“Uh, this is Kaname Aotori. I’m here to visit Raimu.”
“Oh, Kaname. We’ve been expecting you.”
Soon, a middle-aged woman who resembled Tendo appeared at the door.
It must be her mother.
“I’ve heard about you from Raimu. She says you’re always taking care of her.”
“No, not at all.”
Taking care of her or getting dragged around—it was more the latter.
“Come on in.”
He entered the house.
Led by Tendo’s mother, he passed through the living room and went up the stairs.
“Right here.”
She stopped in front of the door and opened it without knocking.
She had no sense of caution at all about letting a male classmate see her daughter in bed.
His view opened up, and the first thing that caught his eye was a pile of corpses.
The trash bin was stuffed with the remnants of teruterubozu dolls. Tissues were all crumpled up, and the marker ink used to draw their faces had smeared.
It was scary.
The bookshelf held manga and novels.
On the desk, several photos of him were displayed: one from the sports festival, one from the culture festival, and even one of him just attending class normally.
He wasn’t surprised anymore. Her smartphone lock screen was a photo of him too.
Tendo lay sleeping on the bed.
Her face was flushed. A damp towel rested on her forehead.
“Kaname…?”
Tendo opened her eyes slightly.
“Yeah.”
“You really came…”
Tears welled up in her eyes as she hid her mouth with the blanket.
It was such a pitiful gesture. Nothing like her usual self.
In a small voice, Tendo said.
“Mom. Get out.”
“Okay, okay.”
Tendo’s mother placed a hand on his shoulder.
“I’m going out shopping for about two hours.”
“Yes?”
Why tell him?
“When I get back, I’ll ring the intercom before coming in. So relax.”
About what?
No, he understood what she meant.
It was a bad joke.
“Well, take your time.”
With that, her mother went down the stairs.
The sound of the front door closing came from below.
She had really gone out.
“Sit there?”
The spot Tendo indicated with her gaze, while lying down, was the space beside the bed.
There didn’t seem to be anywhere else to sit, so he lowered himself onto the indicated spot as told.
“How’s your condition?”
“Yeah. Now that Kaname’s here, I’m fine already.”
Tendo extended an arm from under the blanket.
Her slender hand reached toward him.
“Hold it.”
“Huh?”
“Hold my hand.”
“What kind of nonsense is that?”
“Ugh…”
Tears welled up in Tendo’s eyes.
She bit her lower lip, on the verge of crying.
Usually, she’d go berserk if rejected, but today she was as pitiable as a puppy.
Turning her down would have been too much for his conscience to bear.
“…All right.”
Reluctantly, he took Tendo’s hand.
It was hot. Probably from the fever.
“Kaname’s hand is cool and feels good.”
Tendo tilted her head sideways and extended her other arm from the blanket.
His left hand was enveloped by both of hers.
Then Tendo guided his left hand to her cheek.
“Hey.”
A hot sensation spread across the back of his hand.
Like a cat grooming itself, Tendo rubbed her cheek against his hand.
“It feels good. I want to stay like this forever.”
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