C48: School Days Are Such a Pain

Once I safely returned to my home in Nagoya, I fell asleep like a log, probably due to the fatigue from my long trip.

When I woke up in the morning, it was time to get ready for school.

“Ack! That was a close call!”
I hurriedly prepared myself and headed to school.

During the bus ride to school, my eyelids started to grow heavy again.
But knowing the mess I’d be in if I overslept, I resisted and made it there all right.
Honestly, it was a dicey situation.

“Morning, Yuuto.”
“Hey, Yuki. Good morning. Long time no see!”
As always, when I spoke to Yuuto, he responded in kind.

“Here, a souvenir. You should hide it in your bag before the teacher sees it.”
“Oh, thanks! Senbei, huh? Quite a refined choice.”

“I went to Asakusa, and I couldn’t resist buying them when I saw them on sale.”
“Asakusa? The Kaminarimon, huh? I’ve never been there. How was it?”

“Yep, the Kaminarimon. It was massive.”
“Well, it looks huge even just from the pictures.”

“There were a lot of other things too.”
“W-Well, I bet there were. Comiket must’ve been hot.”

“Hot enough to kill… but it was fun. Even though I was cross-dressing the whole time,” I reply, my eyes staring at the horizon.

“Hahaha, well, given your goal, it couldn’t be helped. Actually, when I saw you on the internet, I was shocked to death.”
“Huh? I was on there?”

“Yeah, you were. You were in some kind of Comiket feature.”
“Oh, now that you mention it, I think I did give my OK in the heat of the moment…”

“You don’t remember…?”
“Hehe.”

“Don’t say it so cutely. I might forgive you.”
“Oh, come on. It’s fine!”

“Ah, it’s Hime-kun! Good morning!”
“Ah, you came. Good job, Hime-kun.”
“G-Good morning, long time no see.”
The usual trio also came over to greet me.

“Ah, good morning, you three! Oh, right, I have souvenirs for you too. Here you go!”
I hand the same senbei I gave to Yuuto to the three of them.

“Wow! Senbei! Thanks, Hime-kun!”
“Thanks, Hime-kun.”
“Th-Thank you. I’ll eat it with immense gratitude.”

“Y-You can eat it like you normally would.”

“Oh, I saw your cosplay on the net, Hime-kun! It was super cute!”
“I saw it too. It suited you so well.”
“I was there, but I couldn’t find you…”

“HUH? YOU WERE?!”
“Ah, yeah, um, I was participating as part of a circle… But by the time I was free, you seemed to have already left…”

“I see. You should’ve told me!” I say to Hanazono-san.

“Um, I would feel embarrassed having someone look at what I’ve drawn, I guess.”
“Hmm, if that’s the case, it can’t be helped… Show me when you get the chance!”

“Y-Yeah.”
“I wanna see it too!”
“I want to read it too!”

“Huh?! Well, it’s um…”
“Oh. Could it be?”
Hanazono-san responded to the girls’ question with a nod.
I suppose that’s what she meant.

…I’m sorry, I didn’t quite understand.

“Sorry, maybe next year… But I won’t be able to show it to you, Hime-kun.”
“Why just me?!”

“That’s unfortunate, but it’s expected.”
“Too bad, but that’s obvious.”

While having such a conversation, the bell rang, and we took our seats.

The events following that weren’t particularly interesting, and time just flew by.

“Ahhh.”
I stretched my tired body from sitting for so long.
“Yuki, good job.”
“You too, Yuuto.”

“What’s your plan for today? Are you going home right away?”
“Hmm, I think I might go buy some ingredients for dinner.”
Having left my room unattended for a week, my fridge is empty, so if I don’t buy any ingredients, I won’t have anything to eat.

“I see. I don’t have much free time either, so I guess I’ll go home.”
“Yeah, I plan to stream tonight, so I think I’ll take it easy.”

“You’re enthusiastic to start streaming right after returning. Just take care not to overdo it, okay?”
“Of course, if I were to collapse, it would worry a lot of people.”
After parting ways with Yuuto in the classroom, I hopped on a bus and headed home.

Then, I went to a nearby supermarket to buy ingredients for dinner.
“I think I’ll make nikujaga tonight.”

It was still hot outside, so I quickly bought what I needed and went home.

Upon safely reaching my room, I took a shower to wash off the sweat.

After drying off, I took a short nap.
While it usually feels like a waste, or I don’t have the time to nap, having the luxury to nap is one of the privileges of summer vacation, isn’t it?

When night fell, I got ready to stream for the first time in a while.
It seemed like many people were waiting for my stream, so I was determined to meet their expectations.

Taking a deep breath, I switched my personas. Now, I’m Shirahime Yuka.
Okay, let’s get that stream started!