My Ex-Elder Sister shifted into the room next to mine - v3 Chapter 8: Kosuke and the new part-time job worker. ②

V3 Chapter 8: Kosuke and the new part-time job worker. ②

“Did you get the general gist of it?”

“Yes, that’s all right.”

Kosuke was right now teaching Risa the basics of the job.

“Well, Risa has been helping me out from time to time, so I do think she knows what she’s doing.”

“Even so, I don’t want to make a mistake simply because I’ve been helping you for some time now~.”

“I see.”

（I see. – As I thought, being the representative of the class, she is so very diligent~.)

Risa, who must have understood what I was thinking, glared at me… scary.

“Well, okay, then, Kousuke… huh what do you want?”

“…Are you sure you don’t want to be careful with how you call me?”

“..Chi, don’t be such such a worry baby, that’s why you can’t even get a girlfriend.”

*ugh

“Nah! Ev–Even you…”

“What is it? I already have a boyfriend just so that you know.”

“Damn it!”

（Come to think of it… Risa had a boyfriend…)

“…I’m being called, so I’ll be on my way.”

Risa walked to Grandpa’s side.

Kosuke had a faint crush on Risa for a while, since she was the closest relationship (other than Hina-nee) and was also the same age as him.

So when he heard that Risa had herself a boyfriend right after entering high school, he had a bit of mixed feelings.

As I was recalling such things, suddenly there was a clanking sound and the door of the coffee shop was opened.

“Welcome, can I ask for how many people would you want a table for?”

There was a woman with a short cut, probably an university student.

“I’m sorry, I’m not a customer.”

“Oh, perhaps you are the one who is supposed to come today?

“Azusa-san!!”

When I turned around, Risa was approaching me.

“Risa, do you know her?”

“Yeah, anyway, let’s go to the Master’s.”

“Oh, okay, then, let’s go to Grandpa’s, sorry, to Master.”

“Yes, sure.”

The three of us go to Grandpa’s side.

“Grandpa, the other new part-time worker is here.”

“Oh, I see, Azusa-kun, you’re not starting until the day after tomorrow, but thanks for coming all the way out here.”

“Nope, I think it’s important for us to introduce each other as well.”

Knock-knock.

“Sorry, got here a little late.”

“Oh, you’re just in time. Come over here, Hina-chan.”

Hina-ane walks over.

“Sorry, Master.”

“It’s all right, Hina. You had something to do, didn’t you?”

“Yes, I did, but given the opportuinity, I wanted to come and see you and Ko-chan together.”

“I see, I see. Really, Hina-chan and Kosuke get along so well.”

“Hehehe~”

Hina-nee looked embarrassed.

“Well, now that we have all the part-timers here, even though I suppose some of you know each other, so why don’t you introduce yourselves?”

Grandpa encourages us to introduce ourselves.

“Well, let me start then… Konnichiwa, my name is Azusa Nishimiya. Please address me as Azusa.”

(Nishinomiya? The same last name as Ren-neechan.)

“Ko-chan, you’re staring at her too much…”

Hina-nee stares down at me hard. …I’m not sure if I was looking at her that hard.

“Well then, I’m next. I’m sure all of you all know who I am, but well, my name is Tojo Risa. Pleased to meet you.”

“Arre, Risa, did you already knew about Azusa-san?”

Hina-nee asked.

“Yes, we are acquaintances you know, moreover, I’m the one who originally invited her to this part-time job.”

“That so!?”

“Yes, just when I was looking for a part-time job, and as I talked about it to Risa-chan, she introduced me to this place.”

“Then, as Azusa-san said she wanted to work here, so I pleaded the master to accept her.”

“I see, so that’s how it is.”

(I see, so she was introduced by Risa…that’s why Grandpa accepted her so easily.)

Grandpa actually didn’t want to hire a new part-timer. But as he was growing old enough I tried to persuade him to take on more part-timers, but he was still quite reluctant to do so.

That is why, when I heard that he hired two new part-timer this time, I was inwardly surprised, but when I heard that it was Risa and someone she introduced, I was convinced.

Since Grandpa is extremely soft on Hina-ane and Risa’s requests after all.

“Umu, with this, these will be our two new part-time workers, well then, Kousuke!”

“Un, Azusa-san, nice to meet you, my name is Kousuke Kizawa.　I am the grandson of the master here. Please call me by my name Kosuke. Let’s get along together.”

“Yes, I will be in your care, Kosuke-kun.”

“Then the next one is me right. My name is Tojo Hina. I’m Risa’s elder sister and also the elder sister of Ko-chan standing there. Nice to meet you.”

“…? Etto, so does that means the three of you are, a family…?”

Azusa-san’s confusion was clearly visible.

“… Hina-ane, you are getting Azusa-san all confused. Azusa-san, you see, Hina-ane is not my biological sister, but more like someone who acts like a substitute for my own elder sister, kind of.”

“…… Un, somehow, I can grasp what it is now.”

Azusa-san seems to have understood more or less what the relationship between us was.

“Now then, finally, I will be the Master of this place. … Gohon, okay then everyone, I will be counting on all of you on helping me!”

「「「「Yes! 」」」」