Vol 4 Chapter 9 (1/2)
They decided to nurserock-paper-scissors, they decided the order was: Nasuhara-san, Ginbei, and Akiko Until I recovered, one of theht They didn’t care for their own sleep
Well, I should be grateful…
Regardless of whether they were forcing it ontowas a difficult and serious job, and here three people had volunteered to do it Dying alone was so common it was a social problem, so I wanted thank the heavens from the bottom of my heart for my luck It was debatable whether everyone needed to be nursed, but giving patients attentive care would definitely put them at ease and facilitate recovery
But… there was a problem here
During each person’s ti in any way, shape, or form This meant only one person at a time could be in the room with me I was stuck in this room with my current nurse, and it was ensured that no one would interrupt us There was no telling what ht happen
“Well then, Akkii I’ll take good care of you, so please be at ease I’ll rid you of whatever ailment you have at once”
“…No, you’re not a doctor or a nurse Isn’t it impossible to cure me instantly?”
First up was Nasuhara Anastasia
She wasaudacity and a beautiful face that see, her ability points for general houseere devastatingly low She was lethally inept for soed a house, and with all due respect, out of all the girls in this dor
“Before that, letbasic, silly as it may be”
“What ht it be?”
“Have you ever nursed anyone before?”
“Now, you are aware that that is quite rude of you”
Nasuhara-san scoffed, her expression unchanging
“I aument’s sake, anyone who has lived in modern society for 16 years would have experience in it, would they not?”
“Thator cleaning”
“That’s irrelevant Although I a that is far from the case Rather, I’m so talented that others wonder if I was blessed by the Gods”
“Hee, that’s unexpected Doing house chores and nursing people are basic skills, and I thought they were prettySo you’re an exception, huh…”
It felt like so sih they couldn’t do s turn out that way soer than fiction
“Well, either way, this sounds pro up your time, but I’ll be in your care”
“Understood Please treht of my medical prowess”
“I’d like to ask so about that prowess”
“Go ahead”
“So who did you nurse, exactly? I’d guess it was your dad or mom, but…”
“No I nursed my teddy bear, Jonathan”
“WHO SAW THAT COMING—?!”
Lying on my bed, I was at my wits’ end
This was Nasuhara-san, so when she said she was good at nursing, I had wondered if there was more than meets the eye Like… she couldn’t possibly have counted nursing a non-living thing as experience, right?
“Akkii, quiet down It is rather inappropriate of you to raise your voice”
“Says the person who made me raise my voice in the first place!”
“It’s fine I won’t deny that Jonathan was a teddy bear, but he certainly had a soul, and he waspeople, you know?”
“As if! More like experience for real bears”
“By the way, not only did I nurse hi left Jonathan steps away froates of heaven, I attended to hiery, he escaped a gruesome death by a fraction of a second”
“That’s not surgery, that’s sewing! Wait, how did you sehen you can’t even do household chores?!”
“By the way, the stuffing ended up dangling out from the wound I sewed up, you know? And it is quite possible that I interchanged his right ar when I reattached them”
“So if you think about it, the so-called surgery was a terrible failure anyway!”
“It’s fine It’s not as if he died”
“He was never alive to begin with!”
“In order to save his life, the treate for it, I will accept the blame without protest”
“Look, I told you…! No, tsukkoet me anywhere, so let’s stop that!”
“Would you like some water?”
“…If you would please”
I sat up and accepted the cup Nasuhara-san presented
Oh man, I should have known better, I did so At this rate, et worse
“Ehm, Nasuhara-san?”
“Yes?”
“Thanks for the water I’d like to sleep and rest for now”
“Oh? Of course Please rest to your heart’s content Sleep as if you were dead, and don’t worry You’ll be fine even if you forget to breathe Then you’ll be embraced by Hades, the God of the underworld in Greek y”
“Why are those comparisons so dark… Well, it’s fine Anyway, I’ll sleep Good night”
“Yeah Good night”
Confir beside me, and I closed my eyes
My whole body felt heavy, my joints hurt like crazy, and it felt like there was a haze in my head
When we checked rees That was typical for a cold
My heavy body and lack of vitality was irrefutable proof that I had overworked myself after all But even so, in the corner of my mind I was alert, so I couldn’t fall asleep I couldn’t help sighing at my inability to controlphysical condition Oh boy, being sick was a real pain in the arse
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“Akkii Do you want , I wonder?”
Roughly five minutes had passed since I closed my eyes
Suddenly, Nasuhara-san addressed ain
“During my turn, I intend to use whateverto give you anything you desire, and I want you to speak without reservation”
“Thank you, but I’ht now”
“Restraint is futile Right, for example, would you like me to wipe off your sweat?”
“No, I’m fine I haven’t even sweated that much”
“Aren’t you hungry, I wonder?”
“Yeah… I’m fine for now”
“Don’t even want to sate your hunger?”
“Yeah, I’ really considerate Anyway, I’ to try to sleep”
“Understood Good night”
After Nasuhara-san nodded, I closed ain
As I said before, I was confident that et chained to the bed like this? Everything that had been piling up lately ht It started with the exchange between the Takano residences and other things… Thinking about it now, haven’t I already done a lifetime’s worth of work?
Oh well
I should be grateful I wasn’t stuck in bed back when I was much busier I should use this chance to take it easy and recover That way I can return to ood, yep
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“Akkii Would you like ?”
And then another five minutes had passed Just as I had dozed off, Nasuhara-san repeated her question
“…No Nothing special”
I blinked many times, but was still half asleep
“Well, if I had to say, I would et some sleep”
“Please don’t restrain yourself Would you like me to wipe off your sweat, for instance?”
“No, I’m fine There isn’t any sweat to wipe”
“Then perhaps I should wipe your lower half?”
“…Why did you narrow it down from my entire body to my lower half?”
“So you do not presently require any service?”
“Yeah, so about me”
“You’re welcoht”
After s at the same old shaain But really This kind of thing…
A o— actually, even less than that— I would never have thought that Nasuhara Anastasia would be nursing me like this Especially not in this room, which was only supposed to be for my sister and me
The odd relationshi+ps I’ve forether inthose various encounters that befall us is a ay to live, for regardless of whether the encounters are good or bad, they surely add spice to our lives
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“Akkii Would you like ?”
It was the same line for the third time now
“…Eh in particular”
“Hu your situation, I think you would do well to rely on others If it’s solad to do it any time”
“…Rather, is that the only thing you can do when it co?”
“That is, of course, untrue”
Nasuhara-san refuted e in her expression
And even though she said, ‘That is, of course, untrue’, she didn’t follow-up on it She knelt by azing into empty space, so I had no idea whether her eyes were focused on so
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As I had said many times already, Nasuhara Anastasia didn’t move most of the muscles in her face She was eloquent, and she consistently maintained an appearance of calmness and self-possession — in the academy she was considered an ice Goddess Add in her beautiful face, and it’s no wonder people sort of considered her a deity But… So was off today
Her jokes were the same as usual in our conversation just now, but I felt they were somewhat half-hearted Contrary to her cool appearance, wasn’t she surprisingly bad at being quiet? Well, I couldn’t deny that she was a skilled speaker But she let her mouth run off to her heart’s content whenever she ith student council members or at the dorm
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Huh? Was that just a coincidence?
“Hey, Nasuhara-san?”
“What ht it be?”
“At first glance you look as you usually do, but… by any chance, are you about to blow a fuse?”
“What are you babbling about, stuuupid?”
Nasuhara-san exaggeratedly shrugged
“That’s absurd, right? How could I possibly be at a loss in this kind of situation? That’s an incredibly foolishRather, I’m totally composed Supernormal like always and totally not nervous”
“Yeah You are about to, as I thought, huh?”
Putting aside that she was about to blow a fuse, she was shaking oddly too
“That’s not true I’m the same as usual Normal operation”
“Is that so? I don’t quite see that, though”
“No, it’s true It’s as unchanging as the velocity of our Earth’s rotation Just like a bug is of no significance in a progranificant as this could not possibly affect me When you claihtless as a judge who mandated a death sentence without trial”
“Yeah, I see Sorry… By the way, you fixed the way you’re talking, but aren’t you going to fix the way you’re addressing yourself?[1]”
“You must have misheard I committed no error of personal address”
“You see That excuse still won’t do”
“Whatever the case, I demand you submit evidence to back up your false views What year and month did that happen? At what hour, minute, and second did I commit that kind of mistake?”
“Ah, ye, got it Sorry for that just now”
I apologized for the ti, but her attitude felt like a confession
I was surprised When she wasn’t ed — that was the kind of person Nasuhara Anastasia was Maybe she just can’t act normally in this type of situation?