Only the princess of the school notices me, who almost does not exist - EP2. Princess’s visit

The next day, I, Ebato Ren, woke up early, because when I came back, I ate instant noodles and went to bed without taking a bath! It’s great to sleep early.

I was going to eat a toast for now and then see what else to do.

“sigh…” It was a little too hot outside.

It was still September and summer wasn’t over yet.

I’ll go for a walk, I thought, wanting to get out of this dirty 1LDK apartment as fast as possible and enjoy the cool breeze outside. Isn’t walking around lazily so refreshing?

———

Damn, it’s getting really cold. 

I wanted to go home early and straight to bed again…

I came back from the park, took the elevator to the floor of my apartment, and walked down the corridor.

Frankly, my legs felt heavy. For some reason, my nose didn’t stop running and my throat hurt. Come on… After this right turn, my apartment is right there. As I turned at the corridor, I squeezed every last ounce of energy to get near my apartment as fast as possible.

And then, I noticed her.

For some reason, in front of my apartment stood a girl with long blond hair and an umbrella. Shirakawa Sayo, the “princess” of the school, was my next-door neighbour.

But, why was she standing in front of my apartment?

“Are you here for something?”

When I asked this, I asked silently because my throat hurt.

When Sayo noticed me, she smiled and bowed her head.

“Good morning. I wanted to return the umbrella that you gave me yesterday…”

…I don’t remember lending it, but I remember shoving it in her hands.

“What? I don’t remember lending you the umbrella.”

“Please don’t lie. Didn’t you shove it in my hands yesterday?”

Wait, how does she know it was me?

As I said, I had no presence, so to notice me was unthinkable.

“How did you notice me?”

“What does that mean?”

“I have no presence. Neither does anyone remember my name, nor do they ever recognize me.”

Somehow when I talked about myself like this, it felt lonely.

At this, Sayo sighed.

“..When you shoved the umbrella in my hand, I remember seeing you run away immediately.”

“…”

…I wonder why did she ever notice me in the first place, and just how did she…

“Well, It doesn’t matter right now. Ebato-san, have you caught a cold? Because your face doesn’t look too good.”

“Ha?”

I have a cold? That’s Stupid.

There’s no way a mob like me could catch a cold.

“…I don’t think so…”

“Your face is red, and it looks like your body is heavy. That alone makes me worr───”

Wait a minute. I can’t stand anymore… I can’t concentrate…

While my vision spun, I could only feel that my body was falling forward.

…Yes, I’m sure that someone said this. “The idiot doesn’t catch a cold because he doesn’t realize he caught a cold in the first place.” Isn’t this a good example? Well, my consciousness is fading, and if I fall, I will feel little pain. I just leaned forward and prepared for the pain.

Then, there was no dull sound, but rather a soft sound.

“As expected, you caught a cold. Most likely my fault, isn’t it?… Favors should be returned… Umm, please wake up──” I heard that, but my consciousness faded away.