I Came to a World Where the Concept of Chastity is Reversed, so I Tried to Change my Job to a Playboy, but the Interference is Intense. Please Help me.

Chapter 42: Hmm? Shigure’s Acting Strange…

After we arrived at the police station in the patrol car, we were questioned by the police.

We told them everything that had happened, hiding nothing…

“You’re a boy, aren’t you? You need to take better care of yourself.”

“Haa… sorry.”

“You don’t understand, do you? Listen, the probability of men being involved in crimes these days–“

This was a lecture from the police officer.

I had worked hard to protect Shigure, but this was a bit too much, wasn’t it?

Well, I understand that they’re telling me to rely on adults, but it depends on the situation, doesn’t it?

Even if I had called for help at that time, would anyone have come to our rescue immediately?

And even if they had, if Shigure had gotten hurt before they arrived, it would have been too late.

However, it was also a fact that I hadn’t called for help, so I decided to just listen to the lecture quietly.

More importantly, I was worried about Shigure.

She had said she wasn’t hurt, but her face was bright red, and I wondered if she was feeling unwell.

I watched as she talked to another police officer…

“Are you even listening?”

“Eh, ah, sorry.”

“Tch! You’re the only one who we can’t have a proper conversation with—”

Why do lectures like this always go on for so long…?

I decided not to say anything unnecessary and just listened quietly.

Finally, the questioning was over, and we were released. The police even offered to drive us home.

“I’m suddenly feeling really tired…”

“Yeah, I think I’ll go to bed early today, too.”

“Yeah, but it feels like a waste to go to bed early on a day off, doesn’t it?”

“Then how about waking up early tomorrow instead? It’s hard to truly enjoy anything when you’re tired.”

“Hmm… that’s one way to look at it.”

“Is there something you wanted to do?”

“Hmm? There are a lot of things I want to do, but nothing that I need to rush to do.”

“Like what?”

“Just simple things like watching a movie, playing games, or reading manga in my room.”

“Then let’s just relax at home tomorrow.”

“Yeah, I need to rest and recharge my energy.”

“If we’re going to laze around, we should’ve bought some snacks.”

“I bought some at the convenience store the other day. Not a lot, though.”

“What about soda?”

“Well, I don’t have any soda here. Let’s buy some at the supermarket tomorrow.”

“You still want to go out even after what happened earlier…?”

“It’s not like that kind of thing happens every time. I don’t want to stop going out just because of what happened today.”

“It’s better than staying cooped up in your room all the time… but thinking about the future, it would be nice to have one more family member with us. Preferably an older sister.”

“Why an older sister?”

“If she’s close to our age, she could go to the same school as us. Then there would be three of us going to school together. I can’t go to the same school as you next year, though.”

“I see… Having an older sister suddenly appear would be confusing for me, though…”

“Well, we’ll see what happens.”

“Yeah. So, what’s up with Shigure? She’s been looking down since a while ago.”

“Eh?! Y-Yeah… It’s nothing…”

“…………”

“It’s really nothing!”

Shigure’s behavior was clearly strange, but…

I tried talking to her, but it didn’t seem to work, so it might be better to leave it to Umi.

Then, the patrol car arrived in front of our house, and we went inside.

Shigure didn’t come to our house and instead went back to her own home.

“We’re home!”

“Welcome back. I got a call earlier, but you’re not hurt, are you?”

“Ah, Onii-chan did a drop kick on the street, so his body hurts.”

Mom put her hand on her head and looked down.

“Why a drop kick…? Does it hurt?”

“It’s not a problem for my daily life, but it does hurt.”

“I see… Then that’s good. It’s a bruise, right? Don’t take a bath today or tomorrow, just take a shower. And it would be better to let it cool down.”

“Then, Onii-chan, let’s cool it down. I’ll get an ice pack.”

Umi headed for the refrigerator. Do they usually keep ice packs in the refrigerator?

“Thanks.”

“It seems like we should do the send-off and pickup after all…”

“Ah… I’d like you to do that for long-distance trips, but I’d rather walk to school, if possible…”

“…… If that’s what Yuki says, then it’s fine, but what if something happens?”

“It’ll be fine. I won’t go out alone.”

“Don’t worry me too much, okay? Is Shigure really okay?”

“She should be fine?”

“Why are you saying that in a questioning tone?”

“Hmm, I don’t really understand, so I’ll leave it to Umi.”

“?”

“Onii-chan, here you go.”

“Oh, thanks… It’s just a regular ice pack, though.”

“There were only two ice packs, so I’ll wrap this one. Okay?”

“Yeah. Ah, and Umi.”

“What?”

“Shigure seemed strange, so can you ask her about it later? She won’t look me in the eye.”

“…… What did you do, Onii-chan? Did you do something you’d get scolded for? Even if you were excited and rampaging, you shouldn’t try to calm the king outside, okay?”

“That’s the last thing I want to hear from you, you and Shigure!”

“Well, I’ll ask her for you.”

“Thanks. Let’s eat, take a bath, and go to bed early today.”

“Yeah.”

“Is Shigure coming to the bath?”

“Ah, I’ll go ask her.”

Umi went upstairs. It seemed to be common knowledge that to meet Shigure, she had to go through my room.

After a while, Umi came back, but…

“She said she didn’t want to today.”

“Hmm? Then let’s just eat and take a bath, the two of us.”

“Okay!”

“Dinner’s ready, so let’s eat. By the way, what did you buy at the shopping mall?”