When I Started Doing Housework For The Cool Beauty In My Class, She Began Asking Me About The Dinner Menu Every Day. - Chapter 12: How to Spend Time After School.

How to Spend Time After School.

After finishing the shopping, I headed straight to the Fujisaki residence.

I did wonder for a moment whether I should go back home first, but since I would be coming back later anyway, I thought it would be fine to just drop by now… However, it’s still a bit early for dinner, so I’m not sure what to do.

“What’s your usual routine after school, Fujisaki?”

I asked as I organized the groceries and put them in the fridge while Fujisaki lazily sank into the sofa in the living room.

Since I live alone, I sometimes find myself with nothing to do after coming home. As for Fujisaki… well, to be blunt, she doesn’t seem like the type to do household chores, and I have a prejudice that she probably has more free time than I do, so I was curious about how she spends her time.

“Uh, I just lounge around,” she replied.

“Figures,” I said.

“On the other hand, what about you, Shirayanagi-kun? Studying?”

“I usually prepare meals or clean. When I have free time, I tend to think about what else I can get done,” I explained.

“…Heh, I can’t really do that,” she said with a smug smile.

Her little victory pose made me chuckle. It wasn’t really something to boast about, but there was something oddly satisfying about seeing her so proud, so I didn’t mind her showing off a little.

“Anyway, I was thinking of using this free time to clean up, but… Wow, your room is actually cleaner than I expected.”

“What do you mean by ‘expected’? You were here yesterday, right?”

“Exactly. If it was that messy then, I thought there might be some dramatic changes every other day or something,” I said.

“Well, that was… summer vacation, so I had no excuse. I didn’t see anyone, and I just got too lazy,” she admitted.

“And now?”

“Now… since you’re here, I thought I should probably get my act together a bit,” she said with a slight grin.

“Just ‘a bit’?”

“Yep, just a bit.”

Pout-saki… You’ve grown.

I’m happy. Just the fact that she’s becoming more aware of things, even just a little, is enough to move me to the point where I could cry.

“Maybe Shirayanagi-kun, your advice is working. By making small efforts before it gets too late, I feel like I’m managing to buy myself some time.”

“Before it turns into a disaster, the bar for getting started is lower, after all.”

I honestly support Fujisaki, who’s trying to change, thanks to my regular visits. I hope she continues to make even the smallest efforts to prevent her room from becoming a complete mess.

Well, what she’s doing is nothing special—putting dirty clothes in the laundry, throwing trash in the trash can, that kind of thing—but it’s already something I’m grateful for.

The consequences of abandoning such basic tasks were seen in that disaster.

I really don’t want to see that chaotic mess again.

Since my visits here will likely increase due to my agreement with Fujisaki, I’d prefer to avoid her room turning into a mess every time.

“Well then, should I vacuum a bit?”

“Is that okay?”

“Since you’re making an effort not to scatter things on the floor, it’s only fair that I help by vacuuming.”

When I first helped with housework, just getting to the vacuum was a hassle…

It’s so much easier to vacuum when there’s less stuff on the floor.

So I vacuumed every corner, and finally came to the area around the sofa where Fujisaki was relaxing…

“Oh, sorry. Should I vacuum here? Do you think this will work?”

Fujisaki raised her feet to let me vacuum the area around her feet, but the way she lifted her legs… it was a little… too vulnerable.

And, with her feet raised like that… well, I could see everything.

I thought I wouldn’t need to worry about unexpected underwear sightings now that the floor was clean, but… not like this.

She’s being too careless with a guy in the room.

“…Aren’t you going to do it?”

“…Put your feet down. It’s… it’s too revealing.”

“Too revealing? What do you mean?”

“Just… do it.”

“Ah!? W-What?!”

I felt bad, but I grabbed Fujisaki’s raised foot and gently put it back down.

Her foot jerked in surprise, and I thought it might cause even more trouble, but I managed to hold it steady.

“Wh-what… was that all of a sudden?!”

“…You raised your feet, and… well… I could see under your skirt.”

“…Did you see?”

“…I didn’t.”

“…You saw, didn’t you?”

I tried to pretend that I couldn’t see, but when asked whether I had seen, my nervousness showed on my face, so there’s no way to avoid it now.

I guess I have no choice but to admit it.

“…Well, it’s not so much that I saw it, but… if I had to put it that way, I guess I was shown it.”

“Shown!?”

It’s true that I saw it, but it wasn’t like I purposely peeked or anything.

No, it was Fujisaki who, carelessly, raised her leg and showed it to me.

So, Pout-saki, I don’t think it’s right for you to glare at me.

It was Fujisaki’s carelessness, after all.

“…But still, touching a girl’s leg out of the blue like that is not good, right?”

“That was wrong.”

That’s true.

Even though it was an emergency measure, I regret touching a girl’s body… especially her bare leg, without permission.

“…I’m sorry for showing you something boring.”

“It wasn’t boring, though.”

Even though I said I was shown it, I don’t think it was a punishment or anything negative.

After all, I’m just a normal teenage boy.

Lucky accidents like that are a reward.

But… I really didn’t need to say anything more.

Well, if I just agree here, Fujisaki’s mood will be…

She’s complained before about the way I handled something related to underwear, so no matter what I do, it seems like a guaranteed Pout-saki reaction.

“You don’t have to say everything! Uwaa, I’m going to change!”

Pout-saki seemed to understand that lounging around in her uniform was dangerous, so she quickly ran off to change.

When she returned after changing, she was in a more comfortable outfit, wearing dolphin pants that exposed quite a bit of her legs.

This is Fujisaki’s house, so I have no right to tell her how to dress, but… just because I can’t see her underwear doesn’t mean it’s okay…

(Fujisaki’s legs… they’re kind of erotic…)

I guess it’s because I touched her legs earlier that I’m more aware of it now.

I felt a bit awkward, not sure where to look.