The Story of A Beautiful Girl I Rescued From An Attacker Who Became My Seatmate. - Chapter 26

“Ahh~”

With Kirishima’s lap pillow, I ended up taking a nap. However, I always thought lap pillows would make me nervous, yet I fell into a deep sleep for some reason.

But I can’t indulge in a nap here since I need to prepare dinner. With that in mind, I tried to sit up.

“Hey, Kirishima.”

The very person providing the lap pillow was fast asleep. Or rather, she was skillfully sleeping with my head resting on her lap.

Well, there’s no reason to wake her up forcefully, so I lifted Kirishima’s body and gently laid her down sideways from the seated position. It’s not good to sleep while sitting; it often leads to neck pain (from personal experience).

“Oh… Aren’t you lighter than I imagined?”

Kirishima was much lighter than I had anticipated, and I was surprised. It’s often said in anime and such that “girls are light,” but it was true. Unfortunately, my younger sister didn’t allow any body contact like this. She’s going through puberty, and, well, certain incidents have occurred.

“Hmm…”

While glancing at Kirishima sleeping, I started preparing dinner. Today’s dinner is curry. I had the ingredients in the refrigerator, and I just felt like having curry.

I think everyone has their own way of making curry, but I don’t have any particular modifications. I’m just someone who follows the instructions on the back of the box.

“…Huh, did I fall asleep?”

“Well, yeah.”

It’s probably around 6 o’clock now. Kirishima, you must have been quite sleepy too.

“Well, is this curry?”

“Correct☆… It’s embarrassing, though.”

I tried practicing a joke I saw on the internet, but it had more psychological damage than I expected. Let’s just leave it at that.

“Well, Kouji, you aren’t that kind of character. The usual Kouji is the best.”

“Yeah, you’re right.”

Kirishima rubbed her sleepy eyes and walked over to the kitchen. Maybe because she just woke up, her hair was slightly messy.

“In about 30 minutes, I think the curry will be ready, so please wait a little longer.”

“Okay.”

After saying that, Kirishima went back to the sofa, but she immediately returned. Her face was terribly pale.

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

“This… I want you to see this.”

Perplexed, I looked at the smartphone screen that Kirishima handed to me.

“Well… Huh?”

It was an email displayed on the screen. After reading the email, I was dumbfounded.

“So, should we call?”

“…I understand. We need to have a conversation.”

The sender of the e-mail was Kirishima’s father. The content was that he wanted to see her for the first time in a while and to discuss the problems at her parents’ house.

By “problems at home,” Kirishima was undoubtedly referring to the problems that were currently surrounding her. Since it was her step brother who was attacking Kirishima, it was easy to imagine that someone related to Kirishima would be involved.

“I don’t mind if he comes anytime.”

“’Okay… Then I’ll call him right away. Maybe the police will tell him where you lives.”

Kirishima began typing a reply to a text message on his phone. I looked at the pot in front of me and wondered if I could keep the curry.

Ding-dong.

The doorbell at the entrance was pressed. It was finally time to meet Kirishima’s biological father face to face. Just in case,

I peered through the door, checking if that man was there or not. I still couldn’t fully trust Kirishima’s father. If he were to resort to violence, it would be a big problem.

Outside the door stood a man in his forties, dressed in a suit. It was just him, a single man. Judging that there was no immediate danger, I opened the door.

“Hello.”

“Nice to meet you. I am Kirishima Yukiyasu.”

“For now, please come inside.”

Based on his current demeanor, I thought he seemed like an ordinary person. For now, as a guest, I invited him into the house.

“Reina! How have you been?”

“Dad, it’s been a while.”

As soon as Kirishima’s father saw his daughter, he was overjoyed. On the other hand, Kirishima showed no signs of rejection and seemed happy to have a long-awaited reunion with her family.

“Well, Kurata-kun. Thank you for helping my daughter. Here, this is my business card.”

“Thank you. For now, please have a seat on the sofa.”

“Excuse me.”

He handed me his business card. It had the logo of a certain corporation and the title of “Representative Director.” Unfortunately, I was not familiar with this company, but the fact that they had such a neatly designed business card made me think that it must be a fairly sizable organization.

“When you say ‘Representative Director,’ does that mean you’re the president? And what is the relationship between this company and the incidents involving Kirishima?”

“I think I need to explain that from the beginning, including that. Let me explain everything.”