The Story of A Beautiful Girl I Rescued From An Attacker Who Became My Seatmate. - Chapter 12

When I quickly finished taking a bath and returned to the living room, Kirishima was studying near the sofa.

“Oh, you’re done with your bath? That was fast.”

“W-Well, yeah. That’s how guys are, I guess.”

I couldn’t really say that it’s actually your fault, so I’ll just play along and make something up.

Anyway, Kirishima was doing math. Moreover, it was the exact problem that I was struggling with. No matter how I tried fitting in the symmetric equation, it just didn’t work out.

“Oh, so this is how you solve it.”

“Hmm? Ah, this problem. I think it can be easily solved by reducing the degree.”

Reducing the degree… I didn’t think of that. I had mindlessly substituted values for z.

“If you want, I can teach you. But… it’s already quite late.”

I looked at the clock, and the hands were already past 10 o’clock. Indeed, it was about time for good children to go to sleep. I usually sleep at 11, so I still had some time before sleeping.

“Well, if that’s the case, you can teach me tomorrow. There are quite a few assignments for Golden Week.”

“Yeah, sure. Yawn~”

Well, if that’s the case, I’ll let her teach me tomorrow. Kirishima also seems sleepy, so I’ll call it a day.

With that in mind, I went through the usual routine of brushing my teeth, etc. I gave Kirishima a spare toothbrush (of course, brand new), but she asked, “Do you have any cream or something?”

However, I’m not well-versed in cosmetics. At most, I just wash my face and apply lotion. We resolved this issue by using some of my mom’s cosmetics that were left on the shelf in the bathroom, but I wonder if it was okay for Kirishima to use the ones my mom uses.

And mom, I’m sorry for using your cosmetics without permission. It seems like she occasionally uses them when she comes back here.

In the end, it took Kirishima about 15 minutes to finish the whole skincare routine and come back to the living room. Well, it’s not a big deal, right? Girls probably pay attention to their skin and all.

“Well, I guess it’s time to sleep. As I mentioned, I’ll sleep in the downstairs bedroom.”

“Got it. Goodnight, Kurata-kun.”

Kirishima went upstairs, climbing the stairs. After seeing her off, I also went to the bedroom on the first floor.

Huhhh…

As I rolled onto the bed, I reflected on today’s events.

Come to think of it, on the way back from shopping, I bumped into a beautiful girl from my class, and somehow ended up inviting her over to my house, treating her to a meal, and then the conversation turned to her staying here.

If my classmates were to find out about this, I would undoubtedly become the center of attention. But it wouldn’t be with positive gazes, rather with negative and critical ones.

I have a trauma from past experiences where I received a lot of attention, and it hasn’t improved even now. That’s why I can’t let actions that gather so much attention be exposed.

With that determination in my heart, I shifted positions to get comfortable, but then I remembered that my smartphone was in my pocket.

Ah, I forgot the charger. The charger that should be here in the bedroom was taken by my father on his business trip. The battery is around 15%.

But it should be fine to charge it in the morning. I usually use wireless charging, but I also have a wired charger just in case, and I should be able to fast charge it here.

As I unlocked my smartphone, I saw a LINE notification. I wondered who it was from, and when I checked the notification:

“Hoshino-

You have a new message.”

The moment I saw that notification, my head started to ache. The reason goes without saying—it’s because Hoshino is coming to visit this house. Normally, it wouldn’t bother me, but this time, there are circumstances.

For now, I thought I should check the message, so I tapped on the notification.

Hoshino: Hey, do you have any plans during Golden Week? I don’t want to cause any trouble with your parents when I come.

Hoshino: Oh, and Tanaka and Kazemi also want to come, so let me know.

…Hoshino, why are you casually adding more people? Well, I do know them, and we’ve hung out at my house before.

Putting that aside. With Kirishima here at my house, I can’t hang out with Hoshino and the others. I should politely decline this invitation.

Me: Sorry, something came up. Let’s hang out another time.

For now, I’ll decline the invitation. The current situation is not suitable for inviting people over.

With the smartphone battery running low, I checked the message sent confirmation, then turned off the screen and covered myself with the blanket.