Living Normally In An Abnormal World

Chapter 14.2: The Day Before Summer Vacation

“Tomorrow is the start of summer vacation.”

“Ah… yeah…”

“Yuuto-kun… what’s wrong?”

“I don’t like summer because it’s hot. I wish it would quickly turn into autumn, a more comfortable season.”

“Ah, you always bring a change of clothes after all, don’t you?”

“I hate summer after all.”

I really dislike the heat. I have a high metabolism, so I tend to sweat a lot. Just biking to school is enough to make my t-shirt drenched in sweat. I need to bring a change of clothes every time.

And when I walk around shirtless at home,

‘Yuu-kun, you should be a little more modest.’

Even in the middle of summer, my sister and Mana, scolds me. I guess I’ve gotten a little too comfortable in this world, especially since there haven’t been any major incidents lately, so my sense of crisis has diminished. I need to be more careful.

“Do you have any plans for summer vacation, Yuuto-sama?”

“No… not really. What about you guys?”

“I don’t have any plans either.”

“Me neither~”

“I have various plans because of my extracurricular activities and family matters.”

“I think I’ll start by finishing my summer vacation homework early.”

At the very least, I want to finish my homework by the time August rolls around. I don’t want to end up doing it in the last few days of vacation.

“……I see.”

“Ah, homework is such a hassle~”

“Rina, you’re probably just going to play video games and skip the homework, aren’t you?”

“Ugh…”

“That’s not good, Rina-chan. You need to do your homework properly.”

“Ugh…”

“If you slack off, you’ll end up having to stay after school again, won’t you?”

“Ugh…”

Rina’s voice gets smaller and smaller. Maybe I went a little too far? I should try to smooth things over.

“……Well, just make sure you don’t go too wild during the break.”

“Hehe… you’re so kind, Yuuto-kun.”

“Forget what I just said.”

“Eh~?”

“How about we all get together for a study session during summer vacation?”

“That sounds like a good idea.”

“I agree!”

“I don’t have any particular objections.”

“Everyone, line up in the hallway in height order! We’re heading to the gymnasium!”

“……Let’s move. We can continue this conversation later.”

“Yes.”

“Okay!”

Everyone lines up in the hallway according to their height, with the boys at the back.

As I am a boy, I take the last position.

‘During summer vacation, make sure you don’t get too carried away and maintain a calm lifestyle… and so on.’

Well, nothing much happened. The principal’s speech was so long that I ended up falling asleep throughout.

“Have a wonderful summer vacation.”

“Goodbye!”

As soon as the homeroom period ended, I felt my phone vibrating. I opened it to see a message.

[Can you stay for a while after school? I want to continue our conversation from earlier.]

Hmm… I seem to be talking to the girls right now, so I’ll pretend to head home for now.

“I have to go home early today! See you later!”

“Okay!! Bye!!”,

“See you!!”,

“See you in the next term!!”,

“Don’t forget about me!!”,

“You were so cool today too!!”

[Should we wait until there’s no one left, or should we meet somewhere else?]

[Actually, if it’s okay with you, I can give you my LI○E account, and we don’t need to meet separately.]

[It’s fine. I don’t mind. It’s probably better to chat at home anyway.]

[Thank you very much. (^^)]

[It’s fine. Then, let’s do that.]

[Understood. See you later.]

After that last message, I closed the app.

(Maria and Samejima-san have probably finished their conversation by now.)

I thought to myself.

“I’m home~!”

“Welcome back~! Let’s have some fun during summer vacation!”

My little sister, Yuuna, greeted me enthusiastically. She really is an angel.

“I’m back… ha ha ha… where did you learn that phrase?”

“From my kindergarten teacher…”

“Your teacher…?”

Did she, by any chance, learn that from an erotic book? Yuuna, you shouldn’t be reading those until at least upper elementary school!

“Poem”

……Don’t bring that kind of thing to kindergarten!

“So, what did it say?”

“Eh… well…”

“Ah… I want to get to know you. If we get to know each other, we will surely be together… Come on, let’s go together.”

……

“What did you think of that, Yuuna?”

“It made me think of you, big brother!”

“Yeah… that’s fine for now.”

I wonder if that kindergarten teacher is actually a stalker or something.

“Anyway, I’m hungry~”

“Hmm… I’ll make something light before dinner.”

“Yay~!” v(*´w`*)

Yuuna gives me a cheerful smile and a V sign.

Ignoring her, I open the refrigerator. I think there’s some ham in here. I’ll make ham and egg sandwiches with eggs and bread.

But when I open the fridge, I can’t find the ham.

“Yuuna, where’s the ham?”

“……I don’t know.”

Yuuna turns away. This is definitely intentional.

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Are you sure?”

“I ate it.”

“You confessed so easily. I’ll make you an egg sandwich.”

“Yay!”

I can’t really blame her since I also ate a few slices before going to school this morning.

After making an egg sandwich for Yuuna, I open the LI○E app.

[By the way, about the study session…]

…I tend to get sucked into these kinds of conversations. Every time I get a message, I feel like I have to reply immediately. I have notifications turned on, but it’s annoying to hear the sound every time.

Oh, she’s read my message.

[I’m free anytime, so I can adjust to Maria-chan’s schedule!]

[That works for me too.]

……

[What a coincidence, I’m free too. You guys are such homebodies!]

[Do you know what a boomerang is?]

[Yes.]

[Sorry to keep you waiting. How about next Tuesday?]

Next Tuesday would be in four days. That shouldn’t be a problem.

[Understood.]

[That’s fine with me too!]

[Alright.]