The Story of A Beautiful Girl I Rescued From An Attacker Who Became My Seatmate. - Chapter 13

—Beep Beep Beep Beep—

Morning, huh?

The alarm on my smartphone goes off. I groggily stop the alarm.

“…Ugh.”

I sit up and check my phone. So sleepy. I’m really, really sleepy.

Let’s see. The current time is 7:00.

Hmm? Today is Golden Week, right? I didn’t need to wake up at this hour. The alarm was still set for when I have school.

Alright. I’ll sleep until 8:00… It’s fine to take a nap once in a while… Who knows.

With that conclusion, I decided to cover myself with the blanket again. The blanket is truly great, after all.

“…Kurata-kun.”

Huh? I feel like someone is calling me. Well, let’s just go back to sleep. I’m tired, after all.

“Kur…a…ta…kun! Wake up!”

“Huh?”

Startled by the loud voice, I instinctively jumped out of bed.

“Oh. Ki-Kirishima. Good morni–“

“Yes. Good morning, Kurata-kun. What time do you think it is?”

“Huh? It’s around 8:00, I guess.”

I start searching with my right hand for my smartphone, but it’s not there. It’s nowhere to be found.

“Hm? Your smartphone? It was rolling around under the bed. Here you go.”

Apparently, it had somehow rolled and fallen under the bed. I don’t think I toss and turn that much in my sleep, though.

“Oh?”

I press the power button of my smartphone, but there’s no response whatsoever.

I try holding down the button, and the screen displays an empty battery icon. It seems that the battery has run out.

“Um, Kirishima-san, what time is it now?”

“It’s 9:30. Even though school is off, it’s not good to sleep this late, you know?”

“Oh, right. Sorry about that.”

For some reason, I’m being lectured by a beautiful girl early in the morning. Well, it’s my fault for oversleeping. I wish she had woken me up with a sweet voice, though.

“Well, I’ll be studying in the living room. If you go back to sleep…you know what will happen, right?”

“Yes, I understand. Of course.”

“Alright then.”

The door closes with a click. I think only someone really determined would go back to sleep or rather, take a third nap. Maybe people with unique fetishes might be like that, but I’m just normal. I don’t want to get scolded anymore, so I better wake up quickly.

After changing from my sleepwear to regular clothes, I went to my room for now and plugged in my smartphone with the charging cable. After waiting for about a minute, I turned it on.

I have a friend named Shiina, who is one of my few friends. He always goes on a passionate rant like, “You should keep your smartphone powered on. Thinking of charging with the power off is naive, you know? Whether the screen is on or off, the power consumption doesn’t change much, and you might miss important notifications. So keep it on!”

He has a typical fast-talking style that otakus have.

Once I confirmed that the power was on, I picked up my study materials from the desk and went downstairs. Based on past experience, I think I can charge it up to about 80 percent in probably two hours. Rapid charging is the best.

“A very good morning.”

“…Morning.”

Kirishima had opened her notebook on the table and was studying silently. I wanted to ask her to help me with the parts I didn’t understand from last night, but I didn’t want to disturb her, so I decided to leave it for later.

For now, let’s have breakfast. Usually, I just add some jam to my slice of bread, but it wouldn’t be good to serve something so simple to Kirishima.

“Kirishima, I’m going to make breakfast. Is there anything you want to eat?”

“Huh? I’m fine with whatever you make.”

“Okay. By the way, I know it’s late to ask, but do you have any allergies?”

“I’m fine.”

Now, what should I make?

I’m trying to recall what’s in the refrigerator… and frozen corn comes to mind. I bought corn, but I don’t use it much.

So, let’s have corn mayo toast for breakfast today. It’s quick to make, and it’s a foolproof recipe.

I took out two slices of bread and generously spread mayonnaise on them. After I covered them in mayo, I added the corn.

And then, I added another layer of mayo. I’m not particularly a mayo lover, but I think it’s a no-no to be stingy with this kind of thing. Also, I sprinkled plenty of black pepper. Using pre-ground pepper is being lazy. I’m the type who uses freshly ground pepper.

All that’s left is to put them in the toaster and wait for about 3-4 minutes.

—Ding—

“Kirishima, breakfast is ready!”

“Thank you!”

Kirishima came to the kitchen. It seems she had finished studying.

I took out a square plate from the cupboard and placed the toast on it.

“Ouch!”

“Are you okay?”

I had forgotten that I hadn’t used the toaster for a while, and it was seriously hot, enough to cause a burn.

“Phew. Here you go.”

“Is this corn mayo?”

“Yes. Haven’t you tried it before?”

“No, I haven’t. I usually just have croissants or something for breakfast.”

That’s right, everyone is like that. Everyone’s breakfast is usually casual. It doesn’t seem like the kind of household where she have extravagant meals in the morning.

“Let’s eat.”

“We dig in.”

It’s a recipe I’ve made many times before, but it’s consistently delicious.

“How is it?”

“It’s delicious!”

“I thought so.”

Kirishima had a smile on her face. She ate it with a really satisfied expression, and as the one who made it, it made me a little happy.

However, since it’s just one slice of toast, she finished it in an instant. Maybe I should use two slices of bread from tomorrow…