Volume 1 Chapter 4 (1/2)
Koutarou let out a loud yawn
”You look sleepy, Satomi-kun”
”I couldn't really sleep very well last night”
”That's unusual for you, Kou”
Koutarou, Kenji and shi+zuka alking to school together
The three of the their brand-new uniforms
And they were all about to attend Kitsushouharukaze High School's entrance ceremony
”Did so happen, Satomi-kun?”
”Yeah, just a thing yesterday”
The tone of shi+zuka's voice was not the tone of a landlord, but rather that of a friend
shi+zuka's tone had changed when she started addressing Koutarou as Satomi-kun yesterday
Koutarou, as bad with fore
”Actually, Landlord-san, that thing appeared”
”Appeared? You mean”
”The ghost appeared!?”
”Yes I couldn't believe it at first either, but it's without a doubt the ghost”
shi+zuka and Kenji were amazed by Koutarou's answer
”So that's why it was a bit noisy yesterday”
”So So are you okay, Kou!?”
”Calhost appeared and some paranormal phenomena occurred, that's all”
”O-oh Well, if you say so”
Kenji let out a sigh of relief after seeing Koutarou behave as if nothing had happened
Kenji was not good with scary stories
”So are you okay, Sato there?”
As Corona House's landlord, shi+zuka did not just share the same worries as Kenji; she also had another set of worries
If Koutarou moved out now, Corona House's reputation would drop even further
”It's okay, Landlord-san; it's not that big of a deal It'll be settled within a few days”
”I see You're so reliable, Satomi-kun”
”Just leave it to me I'll deal with it!”
Koutarou pounded his chest as he undertook the task, and shi+zuka showed a relieved smile
Looking at her smile, Koutarou reconfirmed his decision to never run away from his room
”But to think there really was a ghost”
”I'm just as sur - huh?”
As Koutarou s at them from behind a utility pole
”What's wrong?”
”Look over there There's a girl staring at us”
”You're right, but that outfit certainly stands out”
”I'm not usually one to say this, but Is she not e around like that?”
It was a girl who seee as Koutarou
Although most of her body was hidden by the utility pole, it was not enough to hide the flashi+ness of her outfit
She earing a colorful and frilly dress that looked like it belonged to an anime heroine
”Ah”
Although her voice didn't reach Koutarou, the way her ested that that hat she had said
Iirl turned around and fled, vanishi+ng around a nearby corner
”What was that?”
”Who knows”
As Koutarou and Kenji looked on in confusion, they could hear the sound of a collision froirl had run off to
”Kyaa!?”
”You idiot! Don't just suddenly jump in front of my bike!”
”I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! It wasn't on purpose!”
”And what's with that outfit!? If you're gonna play, do it elsewhere!”
”I'! This is part of my job!”
A quarrel could be heard around the corner
”What was that?”
”Who knows”
”I wonder if it was the girl from before”
The trio approached the corner
”Who knohat the young are thinking nowadays”
However, as the three of theedhis bike back up
The girl from before was nowhere to be seen
”The girl froot hit by the bike”
Kenji concluded as he peeked around the corner
”I see I wonder if she's alright, though”
Koutarou looked back at the corner that they werefurther and further away from
”I' there”
”You have a point”
The worried Koutarou s shi+zuka's words
”That sure was a strange girl, though”
”It's spring after all”
”Now that you , don't they”
And the three headed to school as though nothing had happened
After attending the entrance ceremony and homeroom, Koutarou headed for his work site
He then worked until nightfall for a total of roughly seven hours
Because of that, Koutarou and Kenji were both exhausted by the time they reached Corona House
”I'll hurry hoet to bed”
”I wish I could do the same”
Koutarou sighed next to Kenji, who sat himself down on the bike seat
”Make sure you get so the entrance cere class!”
”Yeah, I will See you later, Mackenzie”
”Yeah”
Koutarou and Kenji lightly waved to one another and headed for their own destinations Koutarou headed for his room and Kenji headed for the station
”Well then, It's tiet down to business”
Koutarou looked back at Kenji and slapped his cheeks with both of his hands to pump himself up
”What the!?”
What entered Koutarou's eyes when he opened the door was a mountain made of his furniture, piled up in front of the door
”I' a barrier to defend myself from invaders at the same time!”
Said Sanae se
”Whatever, move it”
”Oh come on!”
However, Koutarou showed his bag to Sanae and she disappeared into the room The Maneki Neko and charms were still in there
”What a childish thing to Right, you are a child”
Koutarou took off his shoes and mumbled as he climbed over the furniture
Since it was just furniture for a six tatain with
”If you don't want childish things to happen to you then co around! Besides, you said you were just attending the entrance cere home so late!?”
”My bad, I had work after the entrance cere expenses I don't want to cause too much trouble for my old man”
Koutarou started by carrying the TV back to the room
”H a bit of a hard time too”
”That's why I' this cheap room!”
”But I'onna have you leave!”
The room was completely deserted
Koutarou sighed as he put the TV down next to the antenna outlet
”Alright, next is”
After putting down the TV, Koutarou passed by Sanae, as lying in wait, and headed for the entrance to move the next piece of furniture
”Stop! You can do that later, right? What about ht be about to leave anyways”
”Ghost, instead of talking, helpis back where it was”
”Fine, it can't be helped”
And Sanae reluctantly followed Koutarou
She can be quite obedient from time to time
Watching Sanae reluctantly help his toward her for the first time
”Is there anything left?”
”No, this is the last one”
Sanae shook her head and answered Koutarou's question as she levitated a cardboard box through the air
”Okay”
Hearing that Koutarou stoppedtowards the entrance
”Alright, hand me the box, Sanae”
”Sanae ?”
Koutarou stretched his hand out to take the box but Sanae stared at Koutarou in amazement with a surprised expression
Tears began for in her eyes
”What's wrong?”
Koutarou asked as he noticed and Sanae quickly wiped her eyes
”It's nothing! Just soot in my eye”
”I see”
Since Sanae was a ghost, there was no way dirt could actually get in her eyes, but Koutarou, who didn't think anything of it, believed her
”Coive it here, Sanae”
”He-here!”
Sanae floated the cardboard box to Koutarou's hand, who then headed for the wardrobe with it
”He called me Sanae”
Sanae whispered as she gazed at Koutarou's back
nobody had called Sanae by her nao
Because of that, Sanae didn't attack Koutarou, who had both of his hands occupied with the cardboard box with his back turned towards her, and instead gazed at his back, aup within her
”And that's it”
Closing the wardrobe, Koutarou turned back to Sanae
”H?”
Koutarou noticed the un Sanae
”I-it's nothing! That's right, we still have to settle this!”
”Yeah, we do”
Koutarou had al back the furniture
”I have no intention of leaving this-”
Koutarou was interrupted
”Kyaa!?”
”What!?”
The surprised Koutarou and Sanae looked at the , and at the sa theinto the room
”Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
That so fell flat on its face and rolled across the mat as it screamed
It crashed into the wall face first and then stopped
”Wh-what just happened!?”
”Wh-who knows”
Koutarou and Sanae glanced at each other briefly and took a look at what had flown into the room
”It looks like a person”
”Yeah”
It was a girl who seee bump on the top of her head
”But what's with this flashy outfit?”
”Is she not e around like that? You can almost see her breasts from this position”
What Koutarou and Sanae found odd was her outfit
It appeared to be a dress abundantly decorated with things such as frills and lace The colorful design used a lot of pink and pri
As Sanae said, the girl's well-shaped breasts looked like they were about to spill out
And the
It was a broo
The broom was also colorful and well decorated, and seen over function
”She looks like she's fro out poisoned apples Except that this girl's cuter”
”She does have a witch feel to her, but doesn't the outfit look like so an anime heroine would wear?”
”So it's cosplay”
”That's it!”
The two caht of it as cosplay it made perfect sense
”But ould a cosplayer coh the ?”
”Who knows Maybe because it's spring?”
”Spring Ah!”
At that point Koutarou recalled the event in the
”I think she's the one I saw this !”
”Morning?”
”I saw her onbehind a utility pole so I can't say for sure, but it'd be odd for several people to be walking around dressed like this It must be her!”
”Whicharound in this outfit since this ?”
”A complete oddball”
”Yeah”
With the irl in front of them, the two unintentionally looked at each other with amazed expressions
”So what do we do about this?”
Sanae repeatedly poked the girl lying unconscious by her feet, but the girl showed no response whatsoever
The big bump on top of her head and wide open mouth made her look pitiful
”We can't just leave her like this I'll put out the futon; you go get some water”
”Okay, I got it”
The two forgot about their situation and began nursing the unconscious girl
The girl in question woke up after Koutarou had changed the washcloth they were using to cool off her forehead for the fourth time
Over three hours had passed, and the time was now 11 PM
”N-nnnn”
”Hey, it looks like she's co to”
”Really?”
Sanae rushed over to Koutarou's futon just as the girl was blinking her eyes repeatedly
”E-Eh?”
And as her vision regained its focus she could see Koutarou's and Sanae's faces
”Hey”
”Good !”
The girl blinked once more
”Eh? Uhm Eh?”
The girl was unable to comprehend the situation
”Listen A while ago you flew through my , hit the wall, and passed out”
Koutarou pointed at thecovered with newspapers and then at the wall
”And the two of us took care of you and cleaned up the shattered glass”
Hearing Sanae's explanation, the girl's eyes opened wide as she came back to her senses
”Ahhhh! I-I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!”
The girl hurriedly got up and repeatedly bowed
”It wasn't on purpose!”
Hearing her apology, Koutarou beca Her voice sounded just like it had back then
”If it was on purpose, we'd have thrown you out already That doesn'tfor the repairs”
”I'm sorry, I'm so sorry! I don't have any money!”
”Then coh the !?”
”I'm sorry, I was in a hurry!”
Attacked by Sanae froirl looked like she was about to cry
Seeing that, Koutarou decided to give her a hand