Takayaki

“My father won’t be home today. However, my mother will return later, so you can greet her then.”

Her family was different from Kawanami’s and Minami’s. The way she’d phrased that implied that it wasn’t normal for her dad to be out of the house, whereas with those two, it was an everyday thing.

“You needn’t be shy,” she added, gesturing for me to enter her room.

Exactly as I’d imagined, her bookcase was crammed with light novels, and whatever didn’t fit there was messily strewn about her bed and desk. There was even a pile of books on her floor. Unsurprisingly, there were also school papers and socks all over the place. Yep, this sure is Higashira’s room. I saw a clean enough spot on the floor, so I sat down.

Monday. Quite possibly the most depressing day of the week. Most people were, without a doubt, sighing heavily as they lamented the beginning of the week and the end of their glorious weekend. Hajime Nagumo was no exception. However, in his case, his depression was multiplied by the fact that sc

But once it was pulverized, new words carved themselves into the pieces of stone.

Kaori had offered to lend him her shoulder, but he’d refused, giving excuses like “I couldn’t possibly ask one of Ehit’s chosen warriors to carry me...”

In fact, his mom’s assistants and his dad’s coworkers often come to him for help when one of his parents starts getting carried away.

“My father won’t be home today. However, my mother will return later, so you can greet her then.”

Her family was different from Kawanami’s and Minami’s. The way she’d phrased that implied that it wasn’t normal for her dad to be out of the house, whereas with those two, it was an everyday thing.

“You needn’t be shy,” she added, gesturing for me to enter her room.

Exactly as I’d imagined, her bookcase was crammed with light novels, and whatever didn’t fit there was messily strewn about her bed and desk. There was even a pile of books on her floor. Unsurprisingly, there were also school papers and socks all over the place. Yep, this sure is Higashira’s room. I saw a clean enough spot on the floor, so I sat down.