Living Normally In An Abnormal World - Chapter 105: Even a madman catches a cold.

Chapter 105: Even a madman catches a cold.

“You have a high fever. I’ll make some rice porridge, so you can heat it up in the microwave for lunch.”

“Alright, thank you.”

“I’ll come home early today. Make sure you take your cold medicine and get some rest, okay?”

“Okay!”

“… Should I take a sick day from work?”

“I’m not that sick.”

“Are you sure you’re okay, Onii-chan?”

“It’s just a cold. I’m fine, you don’t have to do all this. You know, Yuuna, if you miss a single day, the honor student in you will cry.”

“If you start feeling worse, call me right away. I’ll skip class and come over!”

“Thank you, your concern means a lot.”

Kinoshita Yuuto, the eldest son of the Kinoshita family, was unusually running a fever.

He had a cooling sheet, which was always kept at home, stuck to his forehead as he continued the conversation while staying in bed. He smiled, not wanting to worry his kind-hearted family who were offering to take a sick day and pretend to be ill.

“I’m off!”

“See you later!”

“Have a safe trip.”

After the two left, the house became quiet. Yuuto got out of bed and went to the kitchen, filling a 2-liter bottle with water. He returned to bed, placing the bottle near his pillow, and fell asleep.

The only thing a sick person should do is sleep.

“It’s rare for Yuuto-kun to catch a cold. Asuka, what happened?”

“I really want to take care of him, but he says he’s not that sick. He also said I shouldn’t come over today because I might catch it. I don’t want to get him sick.”

“Of course, that’s the right thing to do. It’s a shame I can’t see Yuuto-kun today.”

“…”

“Hanaka-sama, please go home without any detours.”

“I haven’t said anything yet!”

“I know, I recommended that novel to you the other day, and there was a similar story in it.”

“Maria-sama, I will go and wipe your back.”

It would have been nice if she had offered to take care of him, but their relationship did not allow for such familiarity.

Yuuto had not fallen ill with a fever in years.

While she wanted to take care of him, it was not necessary for multiple people to go. Moreover, since he had just replied to Yanagida with an emphatic “Absolutely not,” it was certain that he would get angry if they went. Especially to Yanagida.

By refusing to go to his house and take care of him, an event that is almost a staple of romantic comedies, Yuuto showed that he was a stick-in-the-mud.

“So, Yuuto-kun is awake right now.”

“He always replies right away, so he must be watching from inside the covers.”

Showing everyone Yanagida’s chat screen, he had replied, “I think you’re being too overprotective for just a little cold?” What a foolish man, not understanding his own position.

Maria and Hanaka looked at him with a “Yuuto-sama…” expression of disbelief.

In this world, mothers are usually overprotective to the point of taking their child to the hospital, having them examined, and then admitted.

However, Mana simply prepared some food in advance, gave him some over-the-counter medication, and let him rest at home, which was a very typical approach.

From the outside, it might be thought, “Well, that’s…” But it was Yuuto, and everyone accepted it, having been greatly influenced by him.

“I’m going to sleep, good morning.”

“Oops, I misspelled that.”

“Good night.”

“It’s cute how you correct your typos even though the message gets across.”

They continued their conversation, ignoring the topic of Yuuto’s fever.

“Are you okay, Onii-chan?”

“I’m fine~”

“But we haven’t hugged today.”

“No, don’t come over here.”

“Even if you’re sick, it’s important to keep up your daily routine.”

“Are you treating skinship like a login bonus?”

“Besides, this resistance is nonsensical when you see this appearance.”

Thanks to the medicine and sleeping all day, Yuuto’s condition had improved relatively. However, since the pathogens were still in his body, he tried to keep Yuna at a distance as she drew closer.

However, Yuuna was also dressed in a hazmat suit, with a mask and eye protection, as if she had come from an isolation ward. Yuuto couldn’t bring himself to refuse her firmly. And then there was his mother, dressed in the same way. He felt a bit conflicted about them being so eager to have skinship with him.

“Yuu-kun.”

“What is it?”

“Just for a little while.”

Yuuto thought it was definitely going to be a long time, but since it was something a man should do, he embraced Yuuna as if he were about to attack her.

“Ugh! I’ll catch it!”

“If that happens, I’ll take care of you all day.”

“Oh, then that’s okay!”

“Is it okay?”

“Yuu-kun~”

“Okay… wait, what?”

“I’m not giving it to you yet!”

Correction: His sister was also long-winded.