Delivery Boy and Masked Girl - A delivery boy discovers the secret of a beautiful gal at his delivery destination. - Chapter 6: Empathy and Honorific Speech.
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Empathy and Honorific Speech.
Three nights later, I was working part-time when I received another mail from Shizuki.
After receiving the order, I picked up the oyakodon from the restaurant and headed to the luxury apartment again.
Shizuki has probably already confirmed that I’m delivering the order.
Judging from the fact that she didn’t cancel the delivery, it seems that Shizuki was convinced by the explanation I gave her.
When I rang the intercom, I heard Shizuki’s voice.
“Yes?”
“It’s Eats and Eats.”
“….Hasumi-kun it is righ~t?”
“It’s Eats and Eats.”
“……”
After a few moments of silence, the auto-lock opened and I took the elevator to the fourth floor.
I’m not Hasumi-kun when I’m working, I’m just a delivery man for Eats and Eats.
I arrived in front of her room and rang the doorbell.
Shizuki immediately opened the door and stared at me with a blank stare.
Incidentally, Shizuki’s outfit was in her glamorous gal mode again today.
Her loosely curled black hair and flashy makeup were dazzling.
When I think about it, I’ve only ever seen her in that modest outfit once before.
“It’s Eats and Eats.”
“Thank you very much…”
I opened the delivery box and handed the plastic bag containing the oyakodon to Shizuki.
No matter what you are dealing with, do your job professionally.
This is my original stance, although it has been broken by Shizuki’s strange responses.
This is the secret to avoiding unnecessary stress at work.
“….Hasumi-kun, you look like a robot.”
“The good thing about this job is that you don’t have to be affectionate.”
“You’re my classmate, you could be a little more open.”
“I’m not good at changing my attitude towards different people.”
“……”
Shizuki looked at me with a bit of a mystified look on her face.
In the meantime, I tap the delivery completion button on my phone to confirm my payment.
“But if you put it that way, even Shizuki uses honorific language. Even normally at school.”
“Ahh….! Tha-that’s…”
I finally asked her what had been bothering me for a long time.
But Shizuki made an awkward face and kept silent.
“I…I don’t use honorific language, man.”
“Oh, you changed.”
“I haven’t changed! I’ve always been like this man!”
“I don’t know if I’d agree on that.”
As expected just now, she didn’t say, Yes? Is that so?
In other words, Shizuki’s character itself, not just her makeup and clothes, is probably quite different between home and school.
The flamboyant and energetic Shizuki at school, and the sober and quiet Shizuki at home.
I guess she is using the two personalities differently.
“Which one is the real you? I mean, is it Shizuki at home?”
“…..That’s not true I presume.”
“Look, you’re using honorific speech.”
When I pointed this out, Shizuki placed her hand over her mouth as if in a panic.
Then she exhaled slowly and deeply, with a look of resignation on her face.
“Don’t worry. I’ll keep that to myself. I’m not going to tell anyone.”
“….Yes. Thank you very much….”
Shizuki was clearly depressed.
But at the same time, she seemed to be taking it easy.
It may be that the burden has been lifted from her shoulders.
“Since you have already been caught, why don’t you just dress casually when you pick up your order from Eats and Eats?”
“No. That’s not possible I suppose.”
“Why not? It’s a hassle to dress like that every time.”
Even though I gave her some advice, Shizuki pouted as if she was sulking and turned her head away.
The fact that she can make such a gesture look so cute is as expected of the incredibly beautiful Shizuki Miori.
“Then you don’t have to use Eats and Eats for your order do you? There are plenty of other ways, like convenience stores and supermarkets.”
“I can’t do that either! There are a lot of people from the same school around here.”
“…..I see.”
In short, she doesn’t want to meet people she knows outside her house.
If that’s the case, then I can see why Shizuki uses Eats and Eats.
“……”
….Well, even so, this is not a matter for me to get involved in any further.
It’s a bad habit of mine to meddle in odd places.
I closed my eyes and admonished myself for almost saying something I shouldn’t have.
“…Besides, pre-made food is not nutritious.”
“It’s true that Eats and Eats has many more options than regular delivery services.”
“Yes. Delivery is usually associated with pizza or fast food.”
She said, Shizuki crossed her arms and looked at me with a complicated look.
“Why don’t you just buy all the ingredients and cook for yourself?”
“I’m still learning how to cook….”
“I see. Well, it’s a pain in the ass, isn’t it, cooking for oneself?”
“I ain’t going to cook together with Hasumi-kun!”
Shizuki narrowed her eyes in displeasure.
But soon after that, she moved her head with a jerk as if she had noticed something.
“Huh? Could it be that ….Hasumi-kun also lives alone?”
“Hmm, yeah. Well, that’s close enough.”
She was surprisingly perceptive.
“What do you mean?
“I live with my dad, but he’s rarely home for work. So I kind of live alone.”
“I see. …So you work part-time and do housework as well?”
“Yes, I do.”
“T-that’s totally …amazing.”
Shizuki sounded impressed.
I feel ticklish somehow.
“It’s not that I’m great. I don’t have any club activities, and I don’t have any friends. I have plenty of time. Besides, I only work part-time because I like it.”
“No, it’s still amazing. Housework is a lot of work, isn’t it?”
Shizuki nodded sincerely.
It is true that Shizuki and I have experienced the same hardships.
Maybe it’s natural that we can relate to each other.
“It’s about time you eat the Oyakodon, or it’ll get cold.”
“Oh, that’s right! I’m sorry, I got a little carried away…”
“No, I’m sorry too.”
After exchanging these words, Shizuki waved her hand with a small wave.
I responded by raising my hand lightly.
After making sure the door was closed, I turned away and left the apartment.
Being professional to the end….
Even though I said for myself. We chatted a lot, didn’t we?