Chapter 148 – Question (7)

[But can’t you be nice to Grape? Why is he so pitiful?]
“… What?”
[It suits Grape to cry, but… The gap is too big for me to feel.]
“What is crying… ? Are you trash?”

I’m quite trashy too, but I can’t compare to this guy.
As the conversation progresses, it gradually becomes clearer.
The me so far is the same, and the other me is overlaid on top of it.

Everything else stays the same, but you learn to become better at emotional acting, better at lying, and learn the skills to understand the other person’s thoughts.
Since what was there is gone, you will probably be able to feel it gradually.
It is clear that the ability to empathize will be better than before, as more than anything else, the blockage has disappeared and familiarity has been added.

“But this… Anyway, wouldn’t I be too confused?”
[I guess… But it should be fine because I kept it as original as possible.]
“Are you doing this right?”
[I don’t know either? I’m not like this.]
“… But, if I go on like this, won’t I become more trash?”
[If you do well, you’ll be a piece of garbage that you plan around, act like a salesperson, and seduce and eat.]
“Hey…”

Is this really right?
Was there no other way than this?
Did it have to be like this?

[Still, if it weren’t for this, the end wouldn’t be so good.]
“Oh no, I’ll figure it out.”
[That’s my own comment… Also…]

Anyway, now when I wake up here, I forget almost everything.
Me and this guy will disappear like this… I’ve done it this far, so I have no intention of taking more responsibility.
You know how to do it well

[However… Can I mix it like this?]
“Hmm.”

No matter how much you try to mix the good things, the good things are not the only thing.
You will feel a sense of incongruity… It might be a bit selfish.
Even a passive personality may become a little active, and do more stupid things.
Apparently, there is also the influence of what remained and what was newly covered… If it goes bad, it might get worse than now…

But if you leave it like this, it will only get worse and there is nothing you can do about it.
The thing I was covering is gone, but Ji has to take care of it.
Even after doing this, if it becomes strange, I don’t know anymore.

“Ah, it happens.”

# # #

[… What is the bed like?]
[Ah oh… That, well… It must have been broken.]
[… Are you going to throw away this bed frame? I’ll throw it away I just need to put it in space.]

A voice is heard.
It’s a familiar voice.
Rapid and Grape…
A rustling sound echoes in my hazy mind.

[Uh… ? Doll…]
[Ah… I gave it as a gift It’s a bit unusual, just because you like dolls… Why?]
[… No, no.]

My head feels dizzy and something touches my back.
The body stretches out and trembles.
It’s too hot and too cold.
The blood is circulating so fast that the air around is cold.

[Am I okay…]
[… Don’t worry too much, it looks fine… It’s probably that he’s been exposed to magic power too much, so he’s showing symptoms of poisoning for a while.]
[… Huh.]
[I’ll come to my senses after a little rest, it’s happened a few times in the past. A person exposed to magical power collapses…]
[That… Huh. That’s right, there were no shelters before.]

I hear a dejected voice and a soft soothing voice.
Just listening to it brings a sense of relief and comfort.

[… Shouldn’t we be leaving now?]
[I am… I’ll be leaving in a little while, co-worker… Because it was…]
[Is it because you remember Lily’s teacher?]
[It’s not like that. Hurry up and say Ash is calling.]
[… Huh.]

I hear something ringing and I feel that one of the people is disappearing through my sensitive senses.
My head is heavy.
The blood circulates rapidly and is cooled by the left hand.
Forcibly calms the excessively fast heart rate.

The throbbing headache continues, and the memories are being organized little by little.
You can hear the sound of water in the shower.
The front door opens, closes, and opens again after a while.

The sound of plastic bags rustling.
I hear a buzzing sound from the old induction stove.
Slice something plump and boil it bubbling.

“Ugh…”
“Ah… !”

After a while, the dizziness subsided and I came to my senses, and I put my left hand on his throbbing forehead and tried to stand up.
I hear a startled voice in my ears that I can’t hear yet, and someone puts a hand on my back.
My blurred vision gradually becomes clearer, and the surrounding situation comes into my head.

I was lying in my room as if he had brought me while I was unconscious.
The broken bed frame is nowhere to be seen, and only the old mattress is left on the floor.
The messy clothes are changed into shirts and pants I’ve never seen before… Something smells delicious.

“… Grape?”

I slowly turn my head and see Grape wearing my apron that I bought the first time I lived alone.
He is holding a ladle in one hand and supporting my back with his empty hand.
The expression… It’s pretty complicated.
Even after being released as if relieved, it seems that there are a lot of worries.

“Okay, it’s okay… ? How are you? Body… Is there anything strange about it?”
“Uh… Huh.”

No weird places
To put it bluntly, it’s strange that he’s so refreshing and clear-headed.
My vision is clear and my ears are much better than before.

It is quite refreshing to feel lightness, as if the senses of the whole body have become a little sensitive.
The headache is gradually subsiding, the heart is beating fast… Even breathing is more comfortable than usual.
The only downside is that the muscle pain is felt all over the place.

“Did you take me home?”
“Oh… Yes.”
“… It smells delicious.”
“Ah! I’ll bring it to you! Wait for a sec…”

Grape got up right away, opened a folding table that I hadn’t used before, and put a bowl of porridge on it and brought it to me.
Place the table right next to the mattress, hold the bowl with your hand, scoop it up with a spoon, pour it over your mouth, and cool it gently.
It’s a sight that tickles me just by looking at it.

“Ah…”
“… I can eat.”

It’s good to give this kind of service while tying up long hair and revealing a pretty neckline… I’m embarrassed.
Feeling my face heat up, I reached out to take the spoon, and when I saw my wrists tremble, I glanced at the grape.
That’s what I said, but the muscle pain is so severe that it seems difficult to eat porridge.

“… Can I feed you?”
“Uh… Huh.”

Giving up and putting my hand down, I opened my mouth slightly.
Immediately, moderately cooled porridge comes into your mouth.
Beef porridge

“It’s good.”
“More, more… Can I get some more?”

After taking a bite, I lose my mind and feel more and more hungry as if a forgotten hunger has come to mind.
I feel hungry no matter how much I eat, as if I have used up all my energy going through a lot of things in one day.
In the end, I was able to stop eating only after I had emptied two bowls, asking Grape for more because it was delicious.

“You are good at cooking… It was tasty.”
“… I used to eat out often because I couldn’t eat out.”
“Would you like to recognize that I am a magical girl?”
“Rather than that… There are times when I can’t control my strength at all, so for a while…”

But… Even now, if I couldn’t control my strength a little, I would crush an elevator handle or break a bed. In the past, if I hadn’t been worse than I am now, I would have crushed spoons and broken dishes the moment I went out to eat.
After a brief conversation over the meal, Grape kept her mouth shut.
And me too… Feeling more and more strange, she glanced at Grape and then just kept her eyes down.

I don’t know why I’m doing this, but the grapes are strangely pretty.
It is so beautiful that it takes your breath away.
Was Grape this pretty?
She’s so pretty that I keep looking at her, so I care.

“Bowl… I’ll clean it up.”
“Uh, uh… Huh.”

Grape quietly rose from her seat, put her bowl in her sink, and immediately began washing her dishes.
Her gaze automatically follows and secretly scans Grape’s body.
After eating, her saliva is swallowed just by looking at whether sexual desire is even happening.

The tight string on her apron accentuates her waist and makes her look weird.
Her big hips look more lined today.
Even her clothes weren’t like that before… She is wearing short shorts and a comfy shirt.

Seeing that my clothes are also new clothes I have never seen before, it seems that I bought clothes from outside while I was losing my mind.
That’s good, but it’s okay… Grape’s clothes are strangely erotic.
The hips and silence followed are too big, so the short shorts that are tight on the left and right… Her beautifully stretched, white-shining legs are erotic.

“Magic sickness… You’ll be fine if you rest well. Unless you’re a magical girl, magic can’t stay inside, but the exposure gets so bad that you get dizzy for a while…”
“Ah, yes, yes.”
“What hurts or dizziness right now… Just, time will tell… It will.”
“Uh… Yes.”

I don’t know what he’s talking about mixed with the sound of the water, but it’s erotic to see his butt rattle whenever he moves his arm while washing dishes.
Strangely, it’s much more raunchy than usual and doesn’t catch my eye.
How to say… As if the mosaic that was written on the erotic thing disappeared, it’s more primary and you’re rich… It’s a little too bold.

“… The raid is insurance to the company…”

Grape, who was saying something, suddenly stopped talking and stopped moving his hands.
The swaying buttocks stopped, then slowly swayed again.
Continue washing the dishes.

“I resigned, because… Not… It will work.”
“Uh… Huh.”
“… Yes… Joe.”

Squeak, squeal, continue scrubbing the dishes, turning the water on harder.
The food wasn’t too greasy, just a bowl and a ladle… It seems like you’ve been wiping too long.
Was it difficult to control the power?
Something… The atmosphere is stuffy.

“… Hey Anger… Mr… !”

As she was thinking about that, Grape suddenly dropped her bowl and made a loud noise.
Her voice trembles along with her hands on the sink.

“I… Shit, I don’t like… Do?”