Ch.13 Mitsumiya-san and Tanaka-kun are Getting Along Well

"I just can't forgive them... If they made you lose your innocence, I'll make them regret it for the rest of their lives...!"

"Oh, I completely agree with that and I'll go along with it. There are plenty of things that are worse than death... Fufufu..."

Despite being a bully, Tanaka-kun hasn't do anything too terrible.

While we were together, all he'd say was things like, "You're really just like a girl", or "Guys who are this effeminate aren't popular with women, so don't even think about trying to get a girlfriend."

He's always so annoying when we're together, saying things like, "Your lunchbox is always full of rubbish vegetables, so you should eat this and be grateful", or "You're really so insensitive."

But he never resorts to violence, and most importantly, he asked his father to help me... so that I could start working part-time here from the end of elementary school.

Actually, I've been doing this secretly since the end of elementary school.

I was really saved back then.

Plus, they let me take as many shifts as I want... well, sometimes they make me work extra hours like yesterday though.

Well, this is the countryside and I'm a high school student so the hourly wage is low... but there are plenty of times when nobody's around, so it's easy, and having friends is really important.

...From his perspective, I'm probably just one of his many underlings.

Basically, it's like he'll take care of me in exchange for me doing whatever he says.

In other words, a boss and his subordinate.

"But it seems like that's really not the case... Well, there's still the possibility that it happened while he was sleeping, but it seems the main suspect wasn't the culprit."

"Mitsumiya, you know... I think I'll call in a famous counselor for now. I'm the one who'll lose out if the performance of the employees I overwork drops!"

"A guy acting all tsundere is honestly kind of gross, and please realize that you're just annoying Yuzuki-senpai and let him go, and give him to me."

"Aa!?"

"Kyui?"

"Hmm? What's wrong, Omanju?"

"Kyui"

Just as the 2 began chatting amicably as usual, Omanju started crying.

"...That thing is, alive?"

"Apparently, it's a monster."

"A-a m-m-m-monster?! Yuzuki, get away from it immediately! I'll take care of it now!"

"Ah, no, that's not it, Tanaka-kun. It seems I've become a tamer, so I already tamed him."

"Huh?"

"Eh... Tamer? Senpai is?!"

Huh?

...Oh, that's right, now that I think about it, Mitsumiya-san wasn't feeling well before I told her about this.

"Tamer...that's a rare skill, right?"

"Yep."

"...Didn't you say you were useless and had no skills during the school practical training?!"

Still as foul-mouthed as ever.

"No, I just didn't know that I have this skill."

"Right? I have quite a few friends like that too. By the way, Tanaka-senpai is just 'no aptitude."

"Enough about me! ...But seriously...? No, but still!"

He glared at me like he always does—but instead of coming, he just said "Ou..." and turned his face away, then, facing the wide-open door, he started complaining like he always does.

Why are you facing away with your arms crossed?

Did you get influenced by another cool manga?

"...You have no stamina or muscle strength, you're on par with a middle school girl, you're a wimp who can't even kill a fly and you're always grinning! I'm sure that monster you have isn't that powerful either!"

"Ah, no, tamers can control even strong monsters depending on their compatibility."

"There's no way Yuzuki would be able to get one! That's why!"

Tanaka-kun suddenly turned around, his face bright red as usual, and he was furious.

"If you go into a dungeon and get injured or die...it'll be a hassle for me to adjust the shifts! So don't you dare go into a dungeon! If you do go, you'll have to be bossed around by my underlings!"

"Senpai, no matter how you look at it, that's a flag for you becoming a BSS in the future... Well, I'll take him then. It's better to be productive than unproductive, right?" (TL: So, BSS is just NTR but for someone who has a one-sided crush instead of a couple... TIL)

"Mitsumiya, just shut up already!"

"No way—, I don't want to hear that from a senpai who's trying to hit me despite being a guy—."

"Mitsumiya, you... I don't even care about Yuzuki!"

"Is that okay? I'm recording this you know?"

"...Aaaarggh, you're so annoyiiiing!!"

They seem to get along well... I'm jealous.

I'm just not cut out for that kind of playful roughhousing.

I tend to shut up and become silent if someone uses even slightly strong words on me, so I can't have that kind of back-and-forth conversation.

I can't just brush them off as jokes, they make me sad and I end up crying.

But, I see.

It's true that tamers are imagined as safely commanding from the back during battles, but it would be dangerous if my tamed monsters get outmaneuvered or I get attacked from a distance... I'm not very athletic, after all.

In that case, if I'm going to explore a dungeon, I'll need a party... Hmm.

...As a last resort, I'll try to become friends with Tanaka-kun's friends but... Those guys are nice, but they also work me to the bone...

"Excuse me, clerk-saan."

"Ah, yes, what can I do for you?"

Since Mitsumiya-san and Tanaka-kun seem to be having fun, I'll go instead.

...I'm not running away, okay?

It's just that their voices are a little too loud, so I don't like it.

"This shelf here is empty..."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I think we probably have it, so I'll check from the back now..."

Now that I think about it, I feel like this one has been selling well today.

I didn't really pay much attention to it since it's for women...

"Um, will it take some time? If there's something that feels similar, that would be fine for me..."

"Oh, really? ...Well, how about this one? It's a little small, but I don't think it'll bother you."

It's for women, but I've used it myself, so I know how it feels to use.

Also, I often hear girls in my class talking about which one they like best or which one fits them well.

"Ah, if you're in a hurry, I'll open this register for you."

The people working at the shop right now are Mitsumiya-san, Tanaka-kun, and myself.

Then the two of them chatted happily.

It's the countryside, so the atmosphere is relaxed, you see.

I like it like this, though.

"Shall I put it in a colored bag? Here you go."

"Thank you. ...I find it difficult to ask these kinds of questions. I really appreciate that the clerks here are so easy to talk to."

"Ahh, I understand. I'm glad if I could be of help."

"...But even so..."

When I look up... I see this Onee-san staring intently at me.

I wonder if this person is also from outside this area... I've never seen her before.

"Do you use the products sold here for your hair and skin?"

"Ah, I only use the cheapest one."

"I see, so it's about raw materials and youth... How nice..."

Then, while I was talking to this Onee-san for a little while... before I knew it, Mitsumiya-san was already right beside me, and started talking to her... and I was kicked out.

Seriously, Mitsumiya-san and Tanaka-kun... they always steal my conversation partner... Mou.

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