417 Take proper responsibility (1/2)

Seiji opened his eyes to discover that he was once again in his own bed.

”I've returned…”

He slowly sat up and looked at his pillow's side.

His cell phone and wooden sword were still quietly sitting there.

Was everything just earlier a dream? No… that was impossible.

He quietly got out of bed, checked the time on his cell phone, and called Yukari's number. While waiting for the call to connect, he picked up his wooden sword and walked towards his study.

Yukari picked up the call.

”Yukari, how are you doing?”

”…I'm alright.” Her voice was filled with fatigue.

”Do you remember what happened just now?” Seiji tried asking.

”I remember… it was no dream.” Yukari paused for a moment. ”Seigo… I want to see you.”

”Eh? Right now?”

”Yeah…”

”…Alright, I'll go pick you up from your home.” Seiji made a decision instantly.

”Thank you… I'll wait for you.”

They ended their conversation there.

Seiji knocked on Shika's room's door and told her a short version of what happened and why he needed to go out. Then, he speedily put on some winter clothes and left while taking his wooden sword with him.

It was extremely cold. The sky wasn't even bright outside yet.

Seiji called for a taxi and had the driver head for the address that Yukari texted him.

Yukari was feeling very fatigued right now.

She really wanted to sleep, but was unable to do so due to her inner anxiety.

She really wanted to see Seigo… at this moment, only he would be able to make her feel safe.

She got out of her pajamas and put on some winter clothes. Then, she quietly waited for him in her room.

Some minutes later, her cell phone rang once more.

”I'm in front of your home.”

When she heard this, Yukari immediately walked out of her room and secretly exited from her home.

She saw him when she walked outside.

”Seigo…”

She sped up her pace and jumped into his arms.

Seiji hugged the girl that seemed rather weakened and used [Astral Vision] to inspect her condition.

”Let's get on the taxi.”

He took Yukari onto the taxi, and saw that the taxi driver was gazing at them with a curious expression.

”This… there's some circumstances…” He didn't know how to explain.

The middle-aged male taxi driver smiled meaningfully without saying anything as he glanced at how Seiji was carrying the purple-haired beauty.

'He's definitely misunderstanding what's going on here!'

Seiji felt rather helpless about the taxi driver's misunderstanding but now wasn't the time to mind such things, so Seiji decided to just let the taxi driver believe whatever he liked.

Yukari hugged him tightly and closed her eyes while laying in his arms. She felt quite safe, and gave up on resisting her fatigue…

When Seiji told the taxi driver where he wanted to go next, something flashed in the driver's eyes as he drove towards the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital and Seiji was paying the taxi fare, he saw something flashing in the middle-aged taxi driver's eyes. The taxi driver changed to a severe expression.

”Take proper responsibility, young man,” he warned Seiji in a serious tone.

Seiji was rendered speechless.

The misunderstanding had gotten worse!

”I don't have that type of relationship with her…” He didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he tried explaining.

”Men that avoid responsibility are the worst! No matter how unseemly you are, admitting it is still one hundred times better than avoiding responsibility.” The middle-aged driver glared at Seiji.

”…I'm just taking her here for a checkup.”

”Go, and remember what I told you.” The taxi driver turned around to leave. ”You don't need to pay me my fare.”

'Things really aren't what you think they are, Mister!'

Seiji's cheeks twitched continuously. He truly felt helpless right now as he wanted to explain, but it would be difficult to do so.

Forget it, he decided against saying anything else.

He carried the sleeping Yukari off the taxi and entered the hospital to look for a doctor to give her a checkup.

According to the doctor, the result was that she was perfectly healthy. She was only sleeping due to a normal level of fatigue.