28 26 Resting is also after work (day) (1/2)

Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, girlfriend, Suela Handelberg

Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time) + Recruiter

Magical aptitude 8 (general class)

Post Warriors

Do you know the saying, ”A god you don't touch will not haunt you”?

Simply put, if you don't get involved, nothing will happen.

There is a similar saying, ”A pheasant has no voice, nor will it be shot,” which means to act voluntarily and invite disaster.

Anyway, it's a prime example of spontaneous action and failure, but now, the astute reader will understand why I'm giving an example of such words.

Meat!　You should burn more!

”Oh, I thought it was only in the anime world, that I didn't think there were real women who would be burned out of love, that I didn't know.

Minami-chan, I'm coming over.

Acquaintances camped out in front of the BBQ set and half-heartedly shoving meat into their mouths one after the other?　Acquaintances? is a female colleague whose face is known to you, Kitamiya Karin.

A small part of her may be too slender, but she is trying to turn all her state of mind to her appetite, with a victorious face that does not become an impenetrable personality even in an idol group.

South, who looks like she's about to poke fun, is pulled away by Kaido instead of Katsu, who is busy grilling the meat.

What should we do?

If Suela is no good, then I'm not good, either.

I'm sorry to Suela for asking me about her as if she was in trouble, but judging from the atmosphere of the first time I called out to her, I would have added fuel to the fire.

It just happened a moment ago.

”Are you okay?

When we got out of the water, we couldn't leave Kitamiya running away with an uncharacteristic swagger, and we chased after her to see what was going on, without calling out to Kaido and the others.

Then I found her at a corner of the beach, on a rocky and unpopular spot, burying her face in my lap.

As a man, I knew that if I spoke to her, it would arouse suspicion, so I asked Suela, who works in the tester's management, to join me on her day off, even though I didn't want her to work on her day off.

”Leave me alone.

”But

curt.

He is trying to avoid hurting the other person as much as possible with his emotions.

You know that, so you look at her to cheer her up, but

Shut up! What do you people want with me?　What!　Did you come here to laugh at me when he hated me?

I'd like to say I don't know, but considering Suela's position, it would be in her best interest to wait and not change her expression.

We have no way to catch up.

First a warning, then not.

At that tempo, her emotions exploded.

”No, we just wanted to follow you to see what was going on.

”It's none of your business, leave it alone.

These momentary emotions are quelled by Suela, who is gentle and serious about not provoking you, but this time you're holed up in a shell.

If that's the case, you won't be able to hear our voice.

Even if they could hear you, they would ignore you in their current state.

I'm sure this is the right time.

Jiro-san.

”Oh, Katsu, you came to call me?

”Yes, I heard that Jiro-san started running out of nowhere, me and my seniors were looking for him.

In this case, I don't know if the timing is good or bad, but if Katsura came, I'm done getting involved.

I'll explain to Katsura, who asked me what's going on.

Now, what to do after this?

As a colleague, it may be cold, but we are an outsider, a third party, so to speak.

It's one thing to leave.

Well, it's hard to choose, because it's obvious that the result will have a bad aftertaste.

You are acting out of hypocrisy, self-centered and self-serving, but the desire to help with good intentions is not a lie.

If a woman cries in front of you, I'd want to do something about it too.

You don't have to worry about people thinking that you're cheating on her because she's with you.

”But if there's no island for Suela to cling to, then I'm f*cked. What do you think?

”Yes, wait a minute.

I asked my younger friend Katsu if it was possible, but the answer I got was the best I could think of.

I thought it was going to be difficult or impossible.

Quickly responding to the unexpected answer, Katsu ran away.

Meanwhile, I could only watch as Suela slowly comforted the silent Kitamiya (whose name Suela knew).

”...... What are you doing?

”Don't tell me.

There was nothing to do but watch, and if there was an object approaching from a distance, you had to pay attention to it.

It is said that Katsu's instructions were given by the person who brings the BBQ set, parasol and beach chairs to you, and he starts grilling the meat on the BBQ set that is slowly lowered.

What do you mean by that?

”Don't ask me if I know what's going on.

”Kaido, do you know?

”I don't know. I was just asking for help to carry it.

”South?

”I don't know, that I don't know.

You know what this reaction is.

You can make as many predictions as you like, but I'm also concerned about the reaction of the south, so we'll just wait and see.

I'm going to

”Mother, or is that what you call a strong mother?

That's helpful.

”As a woman?

Yes, now I can only sympathize with you as a woman, but that's only useful if you have a certain degree of rapport. It seems that your position was counterproductive to Kitamiya-san.

Sometimes even a woman does not understand the subtleties of women.

It seems that Katsu gave Suera that new experience.

All he did was simply prepare a meal and invite her to eat with him.

But it's not just an invitation.

Like a fishing tactic, or inviting a finicky cat to join you, he waits and waits slowly, and when he becomes interested, he broaches the subject.

You pulled him in all at once.

It was the skill of a woman with a generous vessel.

This is because Katsu has mastered female and family power despite being a man.

So you're treated the same as Minami.

The sulking child is very good at that, and he tried to make her feel good with his sense of humor.

Some people don't think it's funny, do they?

Yes.

Well, that's the downside of it.

You'll be able to see the figure of Minami, who is holding out a plate to join Kitamiya, who is desperately wanting to be bothered.

”Which one do you think it is?

I'm sure he's looking at you as a guardian.

There's no denying it, that's what I think, too.

”From her point of view, a potential cat burglar, a potential cat burglar, a woman wouldn't mind.

I don't know, I feel like a nursery school kid fighting over a popular teacher.

I'm rather closer to Kaido's idea than Memoria's, but ......

”What do you think, Suela?

Kitamiya-san doesn't have much contact with Masaru, so I don't think she has any feelings for him. It's just...

”Just?

There may be some feelings that are developing now. For a woman, a man who is sympathetic and listens to her can be very attractive.

I wondered if that was how it was, and my status-enhanced hearing delivered their conversation to us at a moderate volume.

Under the guise of listening slowly and watching things unfold, I pulled two cans of beer out of the cooler box and offered one to Suela.

The beach chair is meant for one person only, but you can sit next to her as she taps next to you.

Do you hear me?

”Yes, lately, a guy named Hicumi is only interested in the other party member, right?

That's right!　I'm her!　And yet, I love you!　Lately, it's all about Miki!

Oh, well, here's another one.

Thank you ...... that's delicious.

Thank you. There's more, by the way, that's dragon meat.

”What?　Oh no!”?

You're upbeat as if you're lying about being caved in.

You're hitting the right notes, refilling your plate at the right time, when it's empty, and offering the right amount of food and topics of conversation.

Is he really the youngest of them all?

”Sometimes I look more mature than Kaido, but I'm still in high school.

”I honestly don't see it,

”Don't look at me while saying that!

”And yet, to sum up what she's saying, it all boils down to a general commentary on the scene of a man's affair on his way to a ladylike party member rather than a feisty girlfriend?

”Ignore (through)?

”Then relax a little more, Kaido.

What about it?

”I didn't think I'd mention it, but don't bite the bullet.

This curious vampire girl dares to plunge into the content that she had avoided .

I dissipated while eating .

Although mainly to Katsu, to summarize Kitamiya's story, it seems that the relationship between Kitamiya and fire clarity has been strained since they failed to capture the dungeon.

At first, the number of dates decreased and conversations didn't have much time between them.

It seems that in in inverse proportion to this, she was more and more alone with her party member, Miki aka Shinjou Miki.

At first she put up with it and tried to make up with him in her own way, but he's such a harsh character.

Everything she did was going to be futile.

And then

What am I doing?

Apparently, this was Kitamiya's last chance.

After this facility was liberated, he was going to apologize for everything and make up with her, but he invited her out for a party with the intention of being alone with her.

It gradually became a two-on-one relationship.

So, there was a limit.

Which brings me to the scene me and Suela saw.

”Here are your hand towels.

It's a good idea to have a good time with them.

I'm sure that Kitamiya's favorability toward Katsuru, who quickly and gentlemanly handled the situation, has risen like a carp going up a waterfall.

I have a feeling that we should leave it to Katsumi, but if we do, we will have to deal with Nan's good mood later. So I think we should join you soon.

Besides, it's a badge of honor for an adult to leave things to the younger generation.

That's fine, but what do you do?

That's the problem, isn't it?

To be honest, I thought it sounded like something you'd find in a light novel, like some romantic comedy where several women are fighting over one man, but I was confused by the fact that it was like a late-night anime or a daytime drama when I opened the box, and I didn't know what to do with it.

So how about this?

But that's where she can, Suela, took care of it.

Here.

Sounds interesting.

”Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

”You came over here in a sulk.

Half of them didn't respond, except me, but I didn't sense any opposition.

I just don't think there are enough of us.

As far as I can see, the number of participants is even.

We can do with an odd number, but we don't want to give out fractions if possible.

”There are seven of us: Senpai, me, Suela, Minami, Memoria, Masaru, and Kitamiya.

Well, if I pull it off, he'll be like, ”Hey, guys, it's terrible, tell me you're changing places. I'm hungry!　Suela, do you have any leftover rice?

””A”

That problem was easily solved.

I've been forgetting about it because of the flurry of activity as she disappeared into the water and came back with her hair damp, but what good timing.

You'll be able to peach a can of beer out of the cooler box, which is strangely impressive.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it.　What?

Does anyone call this person a sister?

If you're the same age as Suela, you're not wrong, but if you just look at her, she looks younger than you.

At any rate.

Caylee, please help me.

”Huh?

She's a can-do girl to have it.

That's great, isn't it?

It's the centerpiece of the facility. In addition, it's only in use now by our testers and their personnel.

”So you don't have to wait in line to enjoy the attractions.

Towering over the water in front of you is a fort.

It looks bare, but it's only a solidly built framework.

Each one of them seems to be a scaffold on which various devices are placed.

The rules are simple: survival in pairs, using a water pistol with a set amount of power to drop your opponent in the water.

The difficulty is that you are disqualified if you lose your partner, so coordination is important.

Safety is apparently established by magic, so even if you fall from the top floor, you won't be injured or hurt.

”This is where my luck of the draw is going to be tested.

Hey, stop it. When you're like that, you usually end up with a man.

In fact, there are five females for every three males: Suela, Kaylee, Memoria, Minami and Kitamiya, so it's probable but not probable that a male duo would be created from there.

However, if Kaido, who is prone to be a punchline character, says so, it will be recreated.

So we'll give up on that, but the question is.

Why me?

”......

The only people who haven't opened up to you are Kitamiya and Minami, who have stripped off their usual trappings.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's not.