The So-Called 'Solitary Flower' is a British Beauty Who's Awkwardly Attached to Me Now That She's My Stepsister - V1 Chapter 1 Part 3
Volume 1 Chapter 1 Part 3: A New Family
Translator: AJ1703
“―Where have you been?”
When I came home at night after my routine, I bumped into Frost-san at the door.
She was supposed to be at cram school, but it seems that she had already returned home.
“I was just out playing, that’s all.”
“At this hour, and wearing your jersey as well?”
Frost-san looks at me with narrowed eyes, as if in doubt.
The time is just past 9:00PM.
It’s the end of the summer holidays now, so I’m sure many students are having fun at this time…
“Is there a problem?”
“Hmm, you’re like a delinquent.”
When I asked her, she snickered at me.
I knew she always had a bad character.
“Frost-san, why didn’t you take at least today off from cram school?”
It was our first day as a family, so we might have gone out for dinner.
But since she went to cram school early, there was no such development.
Heck, we could have had a feast…
“You as well, I heard you were at club activities in the morning.”
Frost-san, not liking my reply, retorted in a sulky voice.
“I did take the afternoon off, didn’t I?”
It was an important time for us during the tournament, but I took it off because I had to prioritize my family.
I didn’t have anything to complain about.
“I even attended cram school on the way, you know?”
Apparently, what she wants to argue is that she missed the school in the morning.
“You could have taken the afternoon off…”
“Afternoon classes are longer, so it was the obvious choice. Instead, it was you who should have taken the morning off.”
Indeed, Frost-san is right, considering the practice time.
However―.
“No, no, the meaning of the same day off before and after the face-off would be different, wouldn’t it?”
I went to club activities before the face-to-face meeting.
Although that meant I had to delay the meeting, I tried to be with her properly after the meeting and after we became a family.
She, on the contrary, prioritized cram school time instead of family time.
I think the meaning there will change.
“Either way, it’s not the same if you’re going out to play.”
“It’s all because you went to cram school. you know…!?”
“Oh please, don’t push the blame to others.”
I didn’t blame anyone, she went to cram school, so I prioritized my own time too.
After all, if I stay behind, I might get in the way of my father and Jessica-san.
If Frost-san had been there, I wouldn’t have had to worry about it, but now that it’s just the three of us, I’ll be more considerate of the situation.
Although they are remarried, they are still newlyweds now.
I’m not so stupid that I don’t know what that means.
“Anyway, I can tell you one thing.”
Frost-san continues to speak, perhaps because I have fallen silent.
“My studies are more important to me than you.”
And then she said something very harsh.
I understand what she is implying here.
It is only natural that studying is more important to someone who used to be a stranger to you.
But would you normally tell them that?
“―Where are you going?”
The next thing I know, she’s turned her back on me.
I guess she wants to say that the conversation is over.
“It’s none of your business.”
She said that and walked away― going towards the bathroom.
Dammit, I wanted to take a bath too…
I had only fooled her into thinking I had gone out for fun, when in fact I had been training.
I do think it’s not a good thing that I lied to her, but it’s also surprising to know that there are actually people who don’t like someone who works hard.
In fact, when I was in middle school, my teammates and classmates made fun of me once or twice for staying home alone to practice, or for doing nothing but playing baseball.
There are people everywhere who make fun of others who work hard, and by looking down on them, use them as a tranquiliser for themselves not to work hard.
Since then, I’ve decided not to show my efforts to others.
I especially don’t want people like Frost-san, who make fun of others, to see me working hard.
At any rate, thanks to my stop at the batting centre after my run, my sweat was already dry, and even if I went there now… I would be socially killed if I was in the middle of taking off my clothes, so I had no choice but to give up.
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JSouth
Why is he assuming she would make fun of someone who works hard? That trope has become quite popular it seems.