The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 5

The day after finishing the livestream.

“That’s strange…”

The number of subscribers had increased to 1 million. The number of DMs on Twitter is also incredible. Most of the messages are asking not to stop streaming.

But my mind won’t change. It’s been three months since my memories came back, and I’ve been through a lot, so I’m mentally and physically exhausted. I just want to spend some time doing nothing and zoning out.

Ding dong!

“Visitors? That’s unusual, who is it?”

When I checked the intercom monitor, I saw several women dressed as workers on the screen.

“Who is this?”

“Yes. I am Nohara from Nohara Construction. Today, I came to discuss the matter regarding the renovation work at your home that we consulted about previously.”

——Nohara Construction…?

Ah, I remember now. This is the contractor who built this house. I pulled out the blueprints that were stored away and checked, so there was no mistake. That’s why I consulted with them first.

“Um, I did consult with Nohara Construction about a renovation project before, but the person who answered the phone turned me down.”

When I told them my name and address, they refused without a word. They were really rude.

“Yes. Including that matter, I have come to apologize.”

The contractors bowed their heads over the monitor. Honestly, I want the renovation work done. Given that other contractors have turned me down, it might be worth at least hearing them out.

“I will head over there now, so please wait a moment.”

After turning off the monitor, I go to the open gate. If I don’t open the gate, they can’t come inside, right? What is this?

“Um, why are you kneeling down on the ground? It’s really troubling, so please stop. If you don’t stop, I’m going back inside the house.”

The workers were naturally women, but all four of them who came to my house were waiting for me in a kneeling position. I was surprised.

The contractor stood up reluctantly at my words. Once they stood up, they kept bowing their heads repeatedly.

But it’s rude to stop moving for a moment after seeing me. Are they saying I’ve changed too much? Compliments like “handsome” are unnecessary. I was fat anyway. I have no intention of getting fat again. I just lost weight normally by tidying up every day and keeping my diet simple.

“More importantly, what is the story?”

“Y-yes. Gouda-sama’s residence was a property that we handled from design to construction, including the exterior work.

Despite being within the 10-year warranty period, the person who handled the phone call caused Gouda-sama a great deal of trouble due to personal reasons.

As an apology, we would like to carry out renovation work at your place. Of course, we won’t charge you anything. Oh, this is just a small token, but…”

“Ah, thank you.”

Not accepting it would be rude. I open the slightly smaller door next to the open gate, the one for receiving deliveries, and take the box of sweets. It’s quite heavy, maybe it’s yokan. Quite refined.

“So, what do Gouda-sama think?”

“Um, I really appreciate the offer, but are you really going to do the renovation? If you are, I don’t mind if it costs something. I feel kind of bad about it.”

“No, no, the issue was on our side. As I mentioned earlier, we’ll do it for free. Or rather, please allow us to do it for free.

So… ah, I am Nohara, and I will be in charge of Gouda-sama’s residence this time.”

The business card presented read Nohara Construction, Managing Director. She looked like she was only in her mid-twenties, yet she was a director. Maybe she was a relative of the representative.

After that, since they wanted to see the condition of the house, I let them into the premises and decided to let them look around the house on their own.

I keep valuables in the safe inside the shelter, so there’s nothing that would be troublesome if stolen.

Worried about being attacked? When I was in the middle of the controversy, there was a risk of being attacked in a different sense, but now I think it’s okay.

The gender ratio is 1:10, but it’s not like the concept of chastity is reversed, so women don’t aggressively come after men.

But people who commit crimes will commit them, and conversations between the same sex can become intense. But that probably happened in past lives too.

However, men receive unrelenting gazes from women and are also spoken to. Many men find these intense stares and conversations annoying, which makes them more likely to become reclusive.

Men are basically arrogant, self-centered types. They probably dislike things they don’t like.

“This is terrible.”

“Gouda-sama, you are all alone in a house that has become like this…”

“It was worse than I imagined.”

“Coming here was the right choice.”

The first thing the workers said when they entered the entrance was this. I think I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it and pull some weeds so I don’t get in the way.

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While I was watching the contractor who had been taking pictures and checking the condition of the house for about an hour from a distance, Nohara-san was coming towards me. Is she done?

“Gouda-sama, if it is not too much trouble, I would like to get started on this from tomorrow. Would that be convenient for you?”

“Um, uh, yes, I’m fine.”

There’s no need to go out of her way, so please don’t worry about it. Oh, she’s offering to prepare a hotel for me during the construction period? No, no, she doesn’t have to go that far. I have a room where I can sleep.

“Thank you for your time today. We will have Gouda-sama back to his comfortable home as soon as possible, so please bear with us for a little while longer.”

Nohara-san had tears in her eyes as she said such a thing and then left.

It seems my house was so bad that even the construction professionals were on the verge of tears.