Day 7 of cohabitation
Translated by SoundDestiny
Edited by Kaepinned
I am steadily correcting the areas pointed out by Haruka-san.
Since the correction points are clear, there are no dead ends and the work goes on without any issues.
‘It’s 19:00?’
Before I know it, night has come.
I’m hungry, but I don’t have the energy to cook.
‘I could eat a convenience store meal if I wanted to, but I promised Konata that I’d make sure to eat vegetables, too. Then, I’ll use the food delivery service.’
It’s a bit expensive, but I’ll order from a restaurant that seems to be very health-conscious.
I tap my phone and am about to make the payment when I hear a Gachagacha sound coming from the front door.
‘Eeh? What? A robbery?’
I let go of my phone and brace myself.
Eventually, the door opens. I pat my chest in relief as the figure appears.
‘It’s only Konata, ha..’
But tonight, she is dressed in a mysterious schoolboy uniform.
She wears her hair up, a school cap and a school uniform with a close-cropped collar and girdle.
It is like a template for a Showa-era delinquent comic book.
“Have you eaten dinner yet? If not, I’ll make you some.”
Konata holds up a supermarket bag and says.
“No, I haven’t yet…I mean, you can’t come here! You just made a promise to Haruka yesterday. You even signed it.”
As expected, I dropped my guard.
For a moment, I almost let it slide because Konata is talking to me so naturally.
“I can do it because the reminder isn’t legally binding. The editor probably thought that since I was a child, she would scare me off by doing something like that, but she was too naive.”
“Is that so? No, but the reminder aside, it’s seriously out of line. A high school girl frequently going in and out of a man’s room is a bad thing, isn’t it?”
“What are you talking about? That’s why I came dressed as a man, right?”
Konata lowers the brim of her student hat and says so.
Is that a man’s costume?
I think it is just a costume.
At least it doesn’t look like a man to me.
“No, that’s not the point.”
“The point is, as long as the editor doesn’t find out, it’s fine.”
Konata says in an easygoing manner and stands in the kitchen and begins to spread out the ingredients.
“Maybe so, but I don’t want to lie to Haruka-san….”
I scratch my head and wonder what’s going on.
Bubububububububu.
I hear the vibration of my cell phone ringing in my ear.
I look at the display and my eyes widen.
Speak of the devil.
“Konata. I’m going to talk to Haruka-san now, but please be quiet and don’t make any noise.”
“I understand.”
She nods her head.
I close the door to my room just in case and answer the call on my phone.
“Yes. Hello?”
“『Hello, Sensei. Excuse me, this is Haruka. I forgot to tell you something, so could you give me 30 minutes of your time?』”
“I understand. I’ll get a notebook now.”
The meeting starts suddenly.
At first I am worried that she may try to mess with me, but there is no sign of that.
Soon, I become absorbed in Haruka-san’s words
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“『──That would be all. Do you have any questions?』”
“No, everything is ok.”
“『Is that so..Then, let me ask you a question of my own. Is the girl named Konata over there?』”
Haruka-san asks in a confident tone.
“Eeh? Aa,wai–Umm..that..well, how did you know?”
I feel my voice rising.
Not a single sound is coming from this side of the room.
No matter how insightful Haruka-san is, she doesn’t have the psychic power of clairvoyance.
“『Haa, so she’s there after all. Sensei, do you know Konata-chan’s SNS?』”
“Ee, aa..yes”
“『Take a look.』”
“Okay……。 ──Uwaaaa..Seriously……?”
I starts up the application as I am told, and when I see Konata’s account, I can’t help but let out such a sound.
On her account, there is a picture of my kitchen with the words 『Cooking is love ♡♡』. In the background, I can see the chopsticks that we always use.
“Thi–this is kind of bad right?”
“『I don’t think it would be obvious that a high school girl and Sensei are in the same room unless someone entered Sensei’s house. Sensei, did you let anyone else into the house besides Konata-chan?』”
“The only possibility would be the real estate agent and the air conditioner installer.”
I say, thinking for a moment.
“『Then it’s probably safe. I don’t think those people remember every single room of many customers, and even if they do notice, I don’t think the air conditioning contractor or real estate agent would want to go out of their way to report the customer and get into unnecessary trouble.』”
Haruka-san says in a reassuring tone.
“I’m glad…..”
I pat my chest in relief.
“『So, as expected, this girl is dangerous, so I will live in with Sensei and monitor her. Please treat me well, okay? 』”
“Yes. I look forward to working with you.”
I have no choice but to accept Haruka-san’s proposal.
“Well then, after business hours, I will pack up my belongings and come over to your place.”
“Thank you for your time.”
I bow my head, even though I am on the phone, and hang up.
I run out, open the door and run into the kitchen.
“Konata! Why did you upload a picture of my house?”
“?? I didn’t make any noise, like you told me to, did I?”
She turns her head and tilts it.
“No,no…That kind of quibble won’t work. Why did you go to the trouble of doing something that would give us away?”
She turns to the kitchen again and begins nonchalantly chopping vegetables.
“No, I don’t really understand. Now I ended up living with Haruka-san.”
I slump my shoulders.
I think I am getting through to her a little, but there are still many things I don’t understand about her.
“It’s going to be fine because I’m here.”
Konata gives me another misguided answer.
“…… Thanks for that.”
I decide that there is nothing more I can say about this, so I start cleaning my room so as not to bother Haruka-san as much as possible.
Then, just as I am finishing the dinner that she made for me, the intercom rings.
Play
Unmute
Haruka is dressed in casual clothes, a T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers.
She has probably returned to her house before coming here.
She is carrying a carry-on bag with some household items in it.
“I apologise for the inconvenience.”
I get down on my knees at the doorstep.
Even editing is hard work. I can’t believe that I take away her precious private time for me. I am beyond sorry.
“You don’t have to be so formal, I understand. The girl probably just barged in on her own. You’re not the type to lie. I can tell from your work.”
[TL: Haruka uses Kimi]
Haruka-san doesn’t seem to mind much and takes off her sneakers, saying in her usual calm tone.
“You understand me? ──I mean, you?”
[MC confuses as Haruka using Kimi]
“I think we should make a distinction between public and private matters, in and out of office hours. Of course, I can call you Sensei if you like.”
“No, I’m more embarrassed by the way you call me Sensei on a daily basis, so I’m fine with you.”
I answer immediately.
“Is that so? Well, let’s just wait and see. We’ll see if we can maintain a moderate relationship, if there is any negative impact on our creative work, and so on, we’ll assess the risk to you by the end of the month. In the meantime, I will make a duplicate key. And what about that girl?”
Haruka-san, who has gone inside the house, looks left and right.
“She’s taking a bath right now.”
“Is that so……”
Haruka-san nods with a face as if she is biting a bitter bug.
Thus, I have to start a strange life together with not only Konata but also Haruka-san.
[ED : The more the merrier ( •̀ ω •́ )✧]
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