Chapter 261 I Have to Overcome this Hellish Heaven (1/2)
The 28th Day of the Wind month. On that day, I was in despair.
I had expected that this day might come, but it seems that today really is the day.
Yes, it happened while I was eating dinner at Lilia-san’s mansion.
Putting the fork down on the plate I was about to eat, I quietly shook my head.
[……Kaito-senpai? What’s the matter?]
[A- Ahhh, no, it’s just that I don’t have any appetite……]
[Are you alright, Kaito-san? You look kind of pale……]
[Ah, no, I’m fine.]
Hina-chan and Aoi-chan, who were sitting near me, called out to me with concern, but I couldn’t hide the discomfort that was crawling through my body as I tried my best to reply with a smile.
It seems that she has felt my discomfort, as Lilia-san hurriedly rushed over to me. This was my biggest miscalculation though.
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[Kaito-san!? Are you alright!? Are you not feeling well……]
[Ah, no……]
[I was being careless. No matter how much the blessings keep us from getting sick, your body could still weaken from something like fatigue…… Luna!? Get a doctor right away!]
[Eh? Ah, you’re mistaken!?]
Arehh? This is bad, I felt like the situation had turned serious. No, no, you’re worrying too much, Lilia-san……. Isn’t it a bit too much even though I just said that I don’t have any appetite!?
Or rather, w- what should I do…… This flow of conversation…… How the heck did this happen?
[My Lady, unfortunately, finding one at this time of day is difficult, and I don’t think Miyama-sama’s situation isn’t that serious…… Why don’t we just let him take a night’s rest for the time being and look at his situation again tomorrow?]
[T- That’s right! I- I think that’s a good idea too.]
Just for this day, I want to give Lunamaria-san my thumbs up. That’s a great follow up…… With this, Lilia-san would also……
[That’s no good! If we do that, what will you do if Kaito-san “dies”!?]
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[I’m not going to die, you know?! Eh? Do I really look that bad!?]
It seems that it wasn’t effective to the worrywart Lilia-san, as she wasn’t easily convinced, and for some unknown reason, me, the person who Lilia-san is supposed to be worried about, is soothing her along with Lunamaria-san.
Thereupon, somehow, we somehow managed to convince Lilia-san that I will be getting one good night’s rest…… and if I didn’t feel better, it was decided that we would call for a doctor tomorrow.
Laid down on the bed in my room with a wet towel on my forehead, I began thinking.
How did I get into this mess? I- I can’t say it, I can’t tell them now that I’m “not really sick or anything like that”……
No, in the first place, did I ever tell them that I was feeling sick!? Just because I said that I don’t have any appetite, you’re treating me like a sick person!? Seriously, how the heck did this happen……
As I was thinking about this, the door to the room that had been quiet was vigorously opened.
[Kaito-kun!? A- Are you alright!? I heard you were sick, so I rushed over!]
[……Where did you even hear that from……]
[From Shalltear…… Ahh, that’s right! I brought you some fruits! Can you eat?]
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[Eh? T- Than—– wait, that’s a lot! What’s with that amount!?]
Kuro bursts into the room, looking very flustered, and reaching into her black coat…… She pulls out a large amount of fruit enough to fill half the room.
Then, turning her back to the pile of fruits, Kuro comes closer to me, who is lying on the bed, with a look of concern on her face.]
[Are you alright? Does it hurt anywhere? Should I change your towel?]
[Ahh, no, I’m really okay……]
[R- Really? That’s good……]
Hearing me say that I’m fine, Kuro patted her chest in relief. She then prepared a small chair and sat down beside the bed.
[However, for you to suddenly get sick…… I guess you were really accumulating quite the fatigue huh? You need to get some rest.]
[……Ah, no, you see…… K- Kuro……]
[Unnn?]
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[A- Actually…… I’m not really sick……]
[…..Eh?]
I was already at the end of my conscience. The fact that the other party is Kuro may have had an influence on it, as I couldn’t hide it any longer and slowly began to explain the real situation.
[……E- Errr…… To sum everything up…… Kaito-kun doesn’t want to eat “a food you disliked”, so you said that you don’t have any appetite, and because of that, everyone misunderstood?]
[……Yes…… That’s right.]
I’m so embarrassed right now that I want to disappear…… Yes, in the end, the cause for all this ruckus is just because of this.
In fact…… I think it’s pathetic since I feel like a young child, but I hate “bell peppers”.
Unnn, I’m just really weak with them. Maybe it’s because I have strong memories of hating it as a child, but I can’t help but reject that.
I was originally apprehensive about it. In this world, there are ingredients with different names than the ones in my world, such as ripple fruit.
So, I had been on the lookout, wondering if there might be bell peppers in this world somewhere, but I hadn’t encountered them even after quite a few days of living in this world, so I somehow let down my guard.
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Then, unbeknownst to me, there was a bell pepper in today’s dinner that I brought in my mouth…… and recognized them by the taste I hated spreading in my mouth.
Thinking about it now, I could have just honestly told them that I really hated that food, but in front of my two junior girls and my own girlfriend, I was too embarrassed to mention that I didn’t like bell peppers, and my puny pride got in the way.
……My bad, Aoi-chan, Hina-chan…… I was looking pale simply because I hated the taste of bell peppers.
……I’m sorry, Lilia-san…… I said that I didn’t have any appetite, but I actually just didn’t want to eat bell peppers.
[H- Hmmm. Lilia-chan being hasty in making decisions may be a problem but…… Kaito-kun, you also need to apologize for worrying about her.]
[……Unnn.]
[Well, I’m really glad you’re okay, Kaito-kun.]