Chapter 325: Chapter 323: Definition of Daily Life
Time passed bit by bit over several days. During these days, Shirakawa Sawahei lived his usual life: arriving at school on time every morning, having bread for lunch or occasionally eating at the cafeteria, and after club activities, going to his part-time job at the café if he was scheduled, or going home to read and hone his skills if he wasn’t. He would chat for a while with the Evil Little Arrogant before sleeping...
Life was as plain as always.
Oh, wait, chatting with Hayakawa Kashi seemed to be a habit he’d only recently developed...
Ever since he found a reason related to the sports festival, Shirakawa Sawahei started casually chatting on Line with Miss Kaori. The Evil Little Arrogant seemed to enjoy the conversations about various strange topics, aside from occasionally teasing him a bit.
Fortunately, the girl he was talking to was named Hayakawa Kashi, which allowed them to chat meaninglessly for so long. Otherwise, if it were the Slacker Girl, she might just start going "blah blah blah" after a few sentences...
But as they say, expertise lies in specialization. Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t even get a single move in on Ise Yu Yuzhijin when it came to topics like the four drawing methods of "oppai," or the evolution of the Pure Love Sect.
Originally, Shirakawa Sawahei was simply trying to get closer to Miss Kaori to invite her smoothly to the cultural festival. But later on... his intentions seemed to stray a bit...
Although he was reluctant to admit it, chatting with Hayakawa Kashi was indeed quite interesting... the feeling of not having to explain anything, because the other party naturally understood, was undoubtedly a highly efficient way of communication.
Occasionally, the two also talked about Asano Nazuki’s educational issues. Shirakawa Sawahei said that her weird character was probably due to a certain sister not being a good role model. The sister in question merely chuckled contemptuously.
[Shirakawa classmate, if you think you can, then go ahead.]
Shirakawa Sawahei shivered uncontrollably as he thought of the Black Hearted Lolita’s awkward bro-con nature...
Fine... let’s just consider it Asano Nazuki’s own problem.
After several days, Shirakawa Sawahei was distressed to find that he’d been influenced by Hayakawa Kashi to alter his routines... He used to fall asleep as soon as he hit the bed, but now he’d stay excited for a while after their chat...
Before he could stop this late-night activity between the two of them, Miss Kaori already sent a message.
[I didn’t sleep well yesterday.]
Shirakawa Sawahei: [Me neither.]
[So...]
[Let’s just chat whenever, without setting a time.]
Shirakawa Sawahei: [Good idea.]
Just like that, the late-night chats between Shirakawa Sawahei and the Evil Little Arrogant spread across different times of the day.
Overall, either of them could start chatting whenever they felt like it...
Their communication was via phone, so Shirakawa Sawahei naturally couldn’t create any sensational gossip. The Slacker Girl cautiously continued for several days, eventually unable to resist the temptation of leaning on Shirakawa Sawahei to nap on the train, insisted on restoring their routine of going to school together.
"Shirakawa classmate! As long as when I sleep, my face is towards your chest! That way no one will notice, right?"
"..."
Why does she think like that? Can’t you just not sleep on the train?! Why do you have to bury yourself in my chest!
Unquestionably, Shirakawa Sawahei chose to refuse. The dreamless Ise Yu Yuzhijin had to find another way to cope—by wearing a mask while sleeping on the train...
The issue of going to school was somewhat resolved. It was impossible to do part-time together though. After leaving the Calligraphy Club, Shirakawa Sawahei often had to go alone to the "Cat’s Cafe" to continue his part-time job.
"Mr. Shirakawa, when can Jin come to work normally? She took such long leave; I’m almost considering firing her..."
In the café, the old capitalist asked Shirakawa Sawahei regretfully, "Is she slacking off somewhere, or is she rushing a deadline?"
"I don’t know." Shirakawa Sawahei hurriedly distanced himself.
"Eh? Mr. Shirakawa, even as a cohabitant, you don’t know? This girl is so mysterious."
"..."
"It’s a housemate, not a cohabitant," Shirakawa Sawahei patiently explained. "There’s a big difference between the two."
"Alright, alright, I get it... By the way, Mr. Shirakawa, is living with Jin a troublesome thing?"
"..."
Is this person like Ise Yu, deliberately using the word ’cohabitant’ to provoke me?
"It’s alright, just like that."
"What do you mean ’like that’? Mr. Shirakawa, are you not satisfied with Jin?" Hinata Rion immediately switched to an adult tone: "Isn’t it quite uncomfortable..."
Shirakawa Sawahei: Got nervous... oh wait, it’s the boss, then it’s fine.
"Living with two people is indeed not as convenient as living alone." Shirakawa Sawahei shifted the "Minotaur Artist" conversation and said, "Especially when the housemate is a girl."
"Have you ever encountered any lucky events? Like a beautiful girl coming out of the bath?"
"No."
"Really not? Any accidental entry into the bathroom, lucky pervert time??"
"No."
"How about pajama benefits?"
"No... no."
"Mr. Shirakawa, you hesitated for a second there..." Hinata Rion instantly understood: "I see, Jin this clumsy fool... Pajama buttons unbuttoned kind of thing indeed seems like something she’d do..."
"Miss Hinata, you’re affecting my work."
"What work? There aren’t any customers now... Mr. Shirakawa, let’s talk about Jin’s figure. Which part of her do you think is the softest?"
"..."
"I don’t know."
...
The part-time job, tormented by the Minotaur Artist, finally came to an end. On the train, Shirakawa Sawahei used Line to contact the Slacker Girl who went home early.
[Let’s have braised pork tonight.]
After a while, the Slacker Girl’s disgruntled reply came: [Shirakawa classmate... you wouldn’t let me sleep on you on the train, yet you can naturally ask me to cook! Don’t you feel guilty!]
[Not at all. A photo?]
[Deal!]
He put his phone away contentedly. Don’t be fooled by how easily Ise Yu Yuzhijin gets angry, but coaxing her is far easier than the Black Hearted Lolita... The latter might need some money for snacks, while the former only needs some paper figures...
Before he could sit on the train for long, a message from the Slacker Girl suddenly came again.
[Shirakawa classmate! Someone is at the door... it’s an old man... seems to be looking for you.]
[Should I let him in?]
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
[Ise Yu classmate.]
[Hmm?]
He sighed, ultimately not saying something to leave her utterly embarrassed, and instead typed: [I’ll be home in ten minutes, you go upstairs and pretend to sleep. Don’t come down unless you’re called.]