Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo - Chapter 2 Part 1

Chapter 2 – The Devastating Storm of Goodwill that Struck Me

 

 

“Good morning, Joro.”

“…Hm? Hmmm??”

 

I woke up, and the scene that greeted me made me freeze like a statue.

 

Wait, what the hell was going on?!

“T-Tsubaki?! W-Why are you in my bed?!”

“I’m trying to please you to the best of my ability, of course. Is it a bother to you…?”

 

There was a cute smile on her face as she looked at me with upturned eyes. She was wearing a beige-colored nightgown, which suited her British noble-like sensibilities, and her appearance looked both vulnerable and destructive at the same time. Just look at all the skins she showed!

 

“N-No! O-Of course it isn’t a bother!”

“It’s good, then, hehe~”

 

Her sweet voice penetrated my ears and seeped through my brain directly.

 

Then, as she suddenly pressed her head against my chest, I was struck with a sense of confusion.

 

I also almost jolted in surprise, but I managed to prevent that from happening because I didn’t want to hit her.

 

But, seriously, how the hell did this even happen?!

Yeah, she did tell me that she was trying to please me to the best of her ability, but I never expected her to just pop out right beside me as soon as I woke up!

 

“Ah, do you normally shower in the morning, Joro? If you do, I’ll come with you and help wash your back…”

 

SORRY?? Y-YOU, WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!

 

“Y-You aren’t joking, right…?”

“Of course not. This will be my third ‘first time’, so it’ll be embarrassing, but…I’ll do my best!”

 

Nodding her head in embarrassment, Tsubaki hung her clothes in the bathroom. Perhaps because she noticed something, she suddenly turned around.

 

“C-Can you look over there for a bit…? I-It’s a little embarrassing to be stared at…”

“A-Ah! M-My bad—!”

 

Whoops! Yeah, she was right, I should turn my body around!

After I did that, I turned it around once again so that I could stare at her body properly.

 

D*mn! Her back looked so beautiful!

 

If I was a poet, I’d probably compare it to…who knows, melting snow or something, but I was only a high school student, so I’d just call it super beautiful!

 

…Huh? Wait? Something didn’t feel right…? When did we move to the bathroom again? We were just in my bed a moment ago!

Hmm?? Tsubaki’s body was slightly damp…but she hadn’t even started taking a bath yet?

 

Also, her hair was longer too…and her chest…bigger…

 

 

“Phew! I’m ready now, what about you?”

 

Tsubaki took off her nightgown, and she seemed visibly excited, but I couldn’t see her face clearly from here.

 

Oh cr*p…I just realized that it would be a bad idea if I were to take off my clothes here…

 

Because my ‘little Joro’ was standing considerably taller than usual. Good morning, buddy.

 

“U-Um…why don’t we stop it here for now…? This is a little embarrassing for both of us, isn’t it…?”

 

Toward this beautiful, ‘active’ girl who seemed to be in college, I proposed as such.

 

Sure, I wanted to take a bath together with her, but my embarrassment prevailed here.

 

“It’s fine, there’s no need to be shy~! Because~”

“Because…?”

“You’re my son~!”

“MOTHER?!” 

 

That surprising revelation was enough to jolt me awake.

 

I hurriedly checked my surroundings, only to see that I was indeed still inside my room. Good, good…

 

“Haah…haah…t-thank God that was a dream…”

 

T-The hell was that dream?! That was bad for my heart! Ahh…that really scared me…

 

“…”

 

I sat up and checked on my current condition.

 

So, I was still in my room, and I was wearing my pajamas, as always. Everything was normal, except for one thing. My ‘little Joro’ was limp, even though I had just woken up. Good night, buddy.

 

“Hm?”

 

For some reason, my phone rang this early in the morning.

 

Was it my alarm…? No, I didn’t set mine to ring at six. Then, someone must be calling me. But, who’d do that at this hour?

 

“…Hello?”

{Good morning, Joro. Were you asleep?}

“No, I wasn’t…is this Tsubaki…?”

{Yes, it’s me.}

 

Because of my dream earlier, I could imagine her speaking while wearing that beige-colored nightgown.

 

“W-What’s wrong? Why did you call me this early?”

{Just a wake up call so you won’t end up late, Joro. Also, do you want to go to school together with me?}

“…What did you say?”

{Hm? Did you not hear me?}

 

No, I heard you clearly.

 

But, really? She went out of her way to invite me to go to school together this early in the morning?

 

Well, I guess it made sense considering that she called it a wake up call, but she could just call me at seven, my normal waking hour…

 

“…Sure, let’s go together, I guess.”

{You’ll go with me? Thank you.}

“Mhm. Also, when should we meet up?”

{Anytime you’re ready is fine. Just come outside when you are, okay?}

 

What was she on about…?

 

“Whenever I’m ready? But, how would you know if I’m ready or not…?”

{I’ve been standing in front of your house, I’ll know it.}

“…”

 

I went to see outside my window, not the one that was connected to the balcony, but the one that could give me a clear look of the front side of my house.

 

And when I did…

 

{Ah, I can see you, Joro. Good morning.}

 

N-No way! T-This girl really—!

There was a girl wearing my school uniform outside. With that pitiful volume of fat in her chest area, there was only one girl who’d fit that description. Tsubaki!

{Joro, were you having rude thoughts about me just now?}

“Of course not. I was just admiring the splendor of the elegant cumulonimbus.”

{I see. Alright, I’ll be waiting for you here, then.}

“Huh? O-Oi, wait—! Ugh, she turned off the call…”

 

Seriously! Couldn’t she just limit this whole pleasing me thing to the school?!

 

Like, I appreciated her effort and all, but this was still too early! If anything this would only bother me, not make me happy!

 

Whatever. I should shut my trap, get ready quickly and go with her.

 

“Oh my, you’re up early today, Amatusuyu~”

 

I changed into my uniform, grabbed my bag and headed downstairs when my mom’s voice echoed from the living room.

 

Because of the late night dream, I thought I’d get nervous from seeing her, but her perm and heavy make up immediately erased those feelings.

 

Thank you, Mom. Glad to see that you were the same as always. Never change, please.

 

Ah, Dad was still here too. He was just watching the news while eating silently, though.

 

“S-Sorry, Mom, I won’t be needing breakfast or lunch today, I have to go quickly!’

“Huh? But, I’ve already started cooking for you…”

 

…Oh, no. When Mom said those words with a troubled voice, Dad stared at me in the eye.

 

“…Amatsuyu. If you need to go early, you should’ve told your mom about it last night.”

“S-Sorry…”

 

Normally, my dad was pretty chill, but, if he were to get angry, he could be really, really scary.

 

He loved his family a lot. Like, A LOT. That was why he’d react harshly to any inconvenience that would affect his family.

 

“…Keiki, add his lunch to mine.”

“But, won’t that be too much for you, Dear? Are you sure?”

“…I’m not a picky eater, it won’t be a problem.”

“Kyaa~! I love you, Dear~!”

 

Well, since I knew that you guys wouldn’t want to see a lovey dovey scene between my parents, let’s just leave this place. Shaking off the soon-to-be-pink atmosphere, I headed towards the door.

 

Whoops, wait, I hadn’t told my parents that I’d be leaving.

 

“I-I’m off!”

“Take care, Amatsuyu~”

“…Watch out for the car, Amatsuyu. Have a safe trip.”

 

*   *   *

 

After I left my house and took a deep breath, I stared right at the beautiful girl in front of me.

 

“Heya. That was quick.”

 

You are one to speak.

 

“Can’t exactly keep you waiting for too long, can I? Why did you come here so early, anyway?”

“I don’t know the time when you usually leave for school, so I figured I should go early just in case.”

 

Even so, it was still too much!

It was only a fifteen minute walk from here to school, she could literally come at seven and we would still make it in time.

 

“Also, today’s the showdown, so I’m going all out!”

 

Ah, well, that answer made a lot more sense.

 

Also…right, the whole ‘pleasing me’ showdown or whatever that the four girls held would start today. 

 

At first, I planned to force a draw between them, but that plan was thwarted by Pansy.

 

No matter who won the thing, I’d get sent to hell, but there was one thing that especially bothered me.

 

It was Pansy’s words from yesterday. She said that Tsubaki and her goal were the same.

 

I had no idea what these two were up to, but I had a bad premonition about it.

 

“Huuh? It’s Joro~! Good morniiiing~!”

“Oww—!”

 

What the hell?! That hurt a lot more than usual! She used a lot more force than usual! The pain sting my back!

 

“So, why are you up so early~? Oh, are you going to see my morning practice? Hehehe, thank you! So you’re excited about it too, huh, Joro?”

 

Out! Himawari, out! You know one thing that I hated the most? When a girl hit my back using a lot more force than usual and getting on the wrong idea of her own! Like, how did she see my face and thought that I was excited about all this?!

 

“I-I just got beaten in momentum…can I take it back…?”

 

You too! Stop making that competitive look!

 

My back was violated! Violated, I told you! Wasn’t this showdown about pleasing me? Did you think getting my back violated was something that could please me?!

 

“I kept telling you, stop hitting me in the back! Also, the reason why I’m up early is because Tsubaki came to pick me up early, not because of you!”

“Is that so? Well, I’ll get to go to school with you either way, so it’s fine! I’m so happy~!”

 

You were, but I was not. Keep in mind that the showdown had already started, so try to please me at the very least! Well, whatever, I’d just hold it on you and make it so that you would never win!

“Good morning, Tsubaki-chan!”

“Mm, good morning. I’ll forgive you for stealing the march from me, but the showdown has just begun.”

 

Don’t worry Tsubaki, she already fell out of my favor after that stunt.

 

Unless she did something significant, she would never get that favor back— *Mugyu*!

 

“Alright, since there are three of us here, let’s go together! It’s fun isn’t it, Joro~?”

 

Comeback! Hinata Aoi just made a comeback!

 

This was what I call a divine embrace! It was as if I was embraced by 14 kg worth of sugar water!

 

Also, Tsubaki-san, my right hand was still free! Go ahead and take it!

“To beat Himawari from here…I guess I have to consider doing that, huh…?”

 

Don’t think, feel! If you were to grab my right hand right now, you’d be able to make it even!

 

Stop muttering to yourself, Tsubaki! No, seriously, stop!

 

D**n it! Could anyone just wax our path to school? She’d grab my arm again if that was the case!

 

“By the way, Joro, it’s already June!”

 

Ten seconds after the three of us decided to walk together, Himawari increased the tightness of her grip on my arm and the brightness of the smile on her face by 30%. From the look of her face, she was most likely trying to make me guess what exactly it was that made her so excited about.

 

Ah, right, there was that in June, huh?

Thank God I managed to remember it. If I didn’t, she’d throw a tantrum again, saying things like, ‘I thought we are childhood friends…’ or whatnot.

 

“Yeah. Your birthday is on the 30th, right?”

“Ehehe, yes! Thank you for remembering my birthday!”

 

After guessing that correctly, her smile brightened by 50%.

 

Of course, the tightness of her hug also increased as much. You know, we should just forget about the date and celebrate your birthday NOW, how about it?

 

“By the way, we’ll be having another birthday party at my house this year too, so you have to come, Joro! Give me presents!”

 

As expected of Himawari.

 

She could get someone to give her offerings without even trying to make them give her offerings.

 

Of course, I’d give her the offerings she wished for.

 

“Fine, fine. What do you want exactly?”

“Umm…let’s see…”

 

There was an excited smile on her face as she tilted her face to the side, bumping right onto my shoulder. At that moment, a refreshing citrus scent that could be called her signature scent at this point wafted into my ears.

 

See? This was the reason why this natural b*tch was scary. She’d do something like this without any hesitation.

 

“Right! I want a wristband, please!”

“A…wristband? Why?”

“Because the tennis competition comes up soon and my old one is tattered already!”

 

Right, I remember she said something similar just the other day.

 

Her tennis racket was getting old, so she needed to buy a new one.

 

Since that was the case, I guess she wouldn’t have enough money to buy a wristband.

 

Well, I could get her that. A wristband was cheap enough and it was also good enough as a gift.

 

But…

 

“Doesn’t the competition start before your birthday?”

“Yes! That’s why you need to give me the present before that!”

 

How could someone be so good at begging? Like, no one with a sane mind would refuse her after seeing that cute smile of hers.

 

“…Do you not want to?”

“Of course I do. That means I can eat at your house for free at your birthday party.”

“Yay! I love you, Joro!”

 

Since that was pretty much decided, I’d need to go to the sports store near the station this weekend.

 

I’d love to bring her with me since that would make my life easier, but I figured that she’d be busy with practice that day.

 

The fact that she left her house early to practice today meant that she was taking this competition seriously, so I really shouldn’t get in her way, so yeah, I guess I’d go alone later.

 

D*mn, now that I remembered it, they had the one that Djokovic wore at the French Open on sale just a few days ago…

 

“So, do you have a specific one in mind?”

“I don’t care much as long as you pick it out for me, Joro!”

 

…F**k me, it was this pattern again.

 

Whenever she asked something from me, she always said something like this.

 

Once, I tried to get her to decide on something, but she was so adamant on letting me pick it out for her. She just puffed her cheeks, complained and said nothing else after that.

 

Last year, she wanted sandals as a gift, so I bought her a green pair. Yeah, you should be able to guess what happened. She didn’t like it and was clearly annoyed about my pick. Well, at least she used them instead of throwing them away, but it still wasn’t fun for me.

 

“Fine, but don’t complain if you end up disliking it.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t!”

 

Yeah, but you’d just sulk instead, wouldn’t you, Miss?

 

“…Ah, I got a good idea. Joro.”

 

Suddenly, Tsubaki, who had been muttering to herself all this while, called out to me.

 

“Hm? What’s up?”

“I’ll carry your bag.”

 

She pointed at my bag and told me that she’d carry it for me.

 

I see. So she thought that she could please me if she were to do that, huh?

 

But, that didn’t sit well with me. I mean, I knew that maids usually carry their master’s belongings, but this just felt wrong somehow.

 

Yesterday I said that I believed in gender equality, but today, I gotta surrender to my pride as a man.

 

“Don’t worry, I can carry it myself. I appreciate the offer though.”

“Huh? You refused?”

 

Perhaps not expecting this kind of reaction from me, Tsubaki’s brows twitched as her expression shifted to the one that was filled with anxiety.

 

“But yesterday, you let me carry your lunch for you…have you grown to hate me now…?”

 

Of course not! Hell no! Also, that anxious look on your face was so d*mn cute yo!

 

“What are you saying? Of course I haven’t. It’s just, you can’t really compare my lunch with my whole bag, can you? Their weight and the size is different, so it isn’t a fair comparison to begin with. Also, as a man, I can’t just let you carry my bag.”

“I see. As long as you don’t hate me…it’s fine…I guess…”

 

Oh, look at that bright expression she made.

 

It was so bright, like the sun…never mind…for some reason that reminded me of Sun-chan…

 

I really just can’t have nice things even in my daydreams, huh? Maybe I should consider reading the book Pansy lent me so I can increase my vocabulary.

 

“But, you know that you aren’t even that much of a man to begin with, right? I don’t think it matters too much even if you let me carry your bag.”

 

Yeah, sure, whatever.

 

“That’s why, just let me carry it already.”

“No means no.”

 

I still wanted to keep some of my dignity as a man, so I refused her once again.

 

Since words weren’t enough to show my dignity, I’d show it with my actions!

 

“I know you’re refusing me because you care about me. You can drop the tsundere act now.”

“No, I’m refusing you because I want to carry my bag on my own, not because I care about you! Don’t get the wrong idea! Hmph…”

“What did I say about dropping the tsundere act? Anyway, let me carry your bag for you already.”

 

Stop calling me tsundere to fit your narration!

You didn’t even know what a real tsundere looked like! Try to ask Arasu Toru-san! (T/N: Alastor but in kanji. Shakugan no Shana reference.)

 

“Hm, then what if I carry your bag for you, Joro~?”
“What?”

I didn’t know why, but for some reason, Himawari also wanted to carry my bag for me.

 

When she heard this, Tsubaki’s brows twitched, clearly unhappy.

 

“Himawari, this is my turn to please him.”

“Eh, but I want to please him too!”

 

With that, the pleasant atmosphere we had going on, turned into a menacing one.

 

Both of them grabbed my bag with their hands, pulled it with all their strength, and…

 

“O-Oi, y-you two! Stop it! It hurts! H-Hey! S-Seriously, it hurts—!”

 

With my scream as a cue, a battle to claim my bag erupted between both of them. On my right side, Himawari, whose fighting spirit was roused for reasons I didn’t understand and on my left side, Tsubaki, who’d do anything in her power to ‘please me’ or whatever!

 

“What are they doing this early in the morning…? Lover’s quarrel…?”

“That guy’s amazing… I swear it’s just the other day I saw him kneeling to everyone, but look at him now…”

 

People on the streets were looking at us— Ow, ow–! Ugh, I can’t take this anymore!

 

““Got it!””

 

Succumbing to the pain, I quickly removed the bag from my shoulder. You thought that would solve the problem, but no, their silly little battle still continued.

 

“Himawari, let go of your hands!”

“No! I can hold Joro’s bag better than you!”

 

Okay, but how did you know that?

 

“No, I am better than you!”

 

Again, how did you know that? Was there a bag-holding Grand Prix held somewhere before this? Did you two do well on that Grand Prix? Was that how you know?

 

Anyway, things would turn dangerous at this rate! I needed to stop these idiots quickly!

 

“Yoshyaaa!”

“Unshoooo!”

“Stop it already, you two! Also, Tsubaki, you’re a girl! Why are you growling like that?!”

“Leave me alone!”

 

Ah, it’s over…

 

“Uwah!”

“Yay! I got it—! Kya!”

“Ah… Ahhh! I knew this would happen!”

The winner of their battle was Himawari…if you could call it a win…

 

Because she was pulling my bag with all her strength, as soon as it left Tsubaki’s hand it also slipped out of her hand with a terrifying force toward her back.

 

The result of that was predictable. My bag flew away to God knows where…

 

“Owwie…”

“Oi, Himawari, are you okay?!”

“My butt hurts…”

“Were you crazy?! What if you got injured unnecessarily?! What about your hands? Or legs? They are okay, right?!”

 

Would it hurt for her to just use her head and think before doing anything? She had a tournament coming up!

“S-Sorry, but I-I’m okay— Huh? J-Joro, where did your bag go…?”

 

Noticing that my bag wasn’t in her hand, she scoured her surroundings hurriedly.

 

Obviously she didn’t find it. It was slung over to God knows where by her…whatever, I’ll look for it…

 

“Oi, Joro! I was jogging over there and found this lying on the grass! Isn’t this your bag?”

“S-Sun-chan?”

 

What miraculous timing you got, Sun-chan!

 

Crazy that my bag flew into his vicinity while he was jogging!

 

Look at him, holding my back like a knight dashing through the— Wait, how did he notice that it was my bag, though?

 

“Y-Yo, Sun-chan…h-how could you tell— N-No, never mind, that’s my bag, yeah, thank you… ”

 

I wanted to ask him that question, but I was too afraid to. It was fine. There were things that you’d better not know in this world, and this should be one of those things.

 

“Well, actually, I saw it flying before it got there… Ah, I see, so that’s how it is, huh? You two were arguing about who should hold his bag among you two, Himawari, Tsubaki? Hahaha, you two need to understand, Joro is a man! A man wouldn’t want a lady to hold his bag!”

 

Just like that, he understood my feelings about this situation and resolved it completely.

 

Also, it was amazing that he could tell it was my bag at a glance.

 

“I see. But, that’s that, the real showdown won’t be over just from this.”

“Hmph! I won’t lose!”

 

No, it might as well be over for you two! Look at the mess you two made!

 

Seriously, now I felt scared for the future that was about to come…

 

TL: Iyo

ED: Iyo

 

 

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