Chapter 296 – Worry (3)

{Isn’t it a big fire if the vision phone is broken?]
{When was the fire?]
{After I go back?]
{Didn’t you get burned? Hospital now?]
[It’s okay, there are no injuries… I’m staying at a friend’s house now.}
{A friend’s house… ?]

Rapid is also terrifyingly fast at sending messages.
Could it be that magical girls usually talk at this speed?
It’s a bit too fast for me, so I’d like you to do it slowly.

{I’m staying at a friend’s house… ?]
[I’m indebted to you because I moved out of the house I lived in because of a house fire.}
{Why is the fire… ?]
[Because it happened while I was sleeping… I’m not sure either.}
{And there was a fire in the house and they were kicked out… ? Isn’t it a violation of the Disaster Civil Protection Act?]

Rapid reacted almost the same as Grape and said something similar.
Come to think of it, the Disaster Civil Protection Act was a bill initiated by Rapid.
I stopped to say almost the same thing to Rapid as I said to Grape.

‘The rent was a little overdue, and I broke it…’

It is illegal to kick out a house because of a fire, but it is legal to kick out a house for poor management and non-payment of rent.
But, if I said this to Rapid, he wouldn’t look down on me.
… Grape is the one who destroyed the room, so I can talk about this, but Rapid might misunderstand me as a rogue citizen who doesn’t pay the rent and destroys the house.

[No, no, I didn’t get kicked out, I came out by mutual agreement with the landlord.}
{Yes?]
[The landlord’s grandfather is happy to go out as an ominous person who sets fire to the house, and I’m happy to come out of an uneasy house with a sudden fire, so I didn’t come out because of another problem.}
{Still…]
[It’s not my fault either, but I’m sorry that the house caught fire anyway… I was worried about the sudden fire… It’s really no big deal.}

Suddenly, I felt that the back and front of the story was getting looser because I was making up words, so I ended my words appropriately.
The parties talked to each other well, they didn’t fight, and they weren’t kicked out.
I thought it wouldn’t do me any good to talk about it, so I diverted Rapid’s attention away from his silence.

[I’m not hurt, but I feel good because Rapid is worried about me.}

Rapid is very sensitive to the fact that someone gets hurt.
So just saying this will make you forget about the landlord and think about the fact that I’m not hurt.
As expected, Rapid immediately left me a short reply.

{I hope you don’t feel bad about that…]

OK, the topic has changed.
It is clear that the direction of Rapid’s attention has changed with just the sentence.
I went on to talk about getting hurt to completely divert the topic.

[Rapid didn’t get hurt while training?}
{I’m not hurt, so don’t worry. Even if you get hurt, you can use magic right away and go back to normal…]
[Rapid gets hurt too, but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t get sick.}
{The bad thing happened to Anger, why are you worrying about me…]
[Because I’m still worried.}

A subtle atmosphere pervades the screen.
While tickling, the fingertips spontaneously tap the screen.
Intuitively, I feel that I left a good impression on Rapid.

{Ash is a bit rough as a training opponent, but it’s really okay not to worry…]

While trying to continue the conversation with Rapid, I read Ash’s name in Rapid’s message and stopped his finger.
The feeling that I was trying to lift a little coolly cools down.
… Maybe she didn’t want to think about it, but she had completely forgotten about Ash.

(Anger?)

Just as she was about to stably remember what happened with Ash, Grape’s message filled the top of her Vision phone screen.
It seemed strange that the message stopped while she was talking to Rapid.
What was she talking about… After skimming through the above, I changed the chat window and replied to Grape.

[I think it would be good to do as Grape said for a job, but I still have to prepare… ?}
{Isn’t it okay not to be so busy? Prepare on weekdays and on weekends… Even if you send… ?]
[That… It’s a bit sudden though…}
{Then I’ll help you prepare for a job together on the weekend!]
[No, actually, I had a prior agreement…}
{Pre-promise…Yo… ?]

That’s right, I didn’t say when and what time I would meet with Rapid.
If you want to meet with Rapid on the weekend, you need to talk about when you will meet.
While talking with Grape, I remembered an important fact and changed the chat window.

[Mr. Rapid, what time would you like to meet this weekend?}
{Yes? This weekend… ?]
[Because I’m worried, I miss you a little…}
(With whom…?)
(From what time to what time?)
(When did you promise?)
(Friend?)
(I had Anger friends…?)

Naturally, as I was asking Rapid about a time to meet, one after another, messages came from Grape.
I’m in the process of asking that… By the way, did you have any friends? Rani…
No matter how true it is, this is a very painful sentence…
I changed the chat window again and replied to Grape.

[No… It’s not like meeting friends… There’s just something like that.}
{What is that?]
[That… Employment help…}
{Are you talking about the employment support project?]
{Did you make a reservation for Area 15?]

Did you apply for employment at the 15th District Office? ?
District 15 is only factories when it comes to jobs, so I don’t think there were any specific support projects…
When I was locked in a question that came with a strangely creepy feeling and didn’t answer, Rapid’s message popped up an alarm window on the screen.

(Sorry! I think the weekend will be a bit difficult starting this week!)
“Uh… ?”

Unexpectedly, Rapid turned down my date request.
Surprised by the unexpected news, I changed the chat window again.
While frantically changing the chat window, Rapid explained to me the reason why I couldn’t meet him.

{Suddenly this time, I just found out… I have a little work.]
{I have to wait a bit… So, for the time being, I have to wait for support every day… ]
{Meeting like that on the weekend… It’s not that I don’t want to meet you, but rather I want to meet you… Because other magical girls are also involved…]
{Oh, no big deal! It’s not something that Mr. Anger should worry about, but just in case… I have to wait…]

Fortunately, it wasn’t that I didn’t want to meet her because I did something wrong.
Judging from Rapid’s urgent excuse, it seems that something really happened and we can’t meet.
What happened this time… Atmosphere… For now…

For now… So, I don’t know how long, but I don’t think it will be that long.
The other magical girls are also involved, and if it’s a recent problem, does it have something to do with Grape’s experience in D city?
Since Rapid uses space movement magic, he can wait at a distance… Always on standby because you never know what will happen at a distance… Maybe, that’s right

I think I’ll have to give up going out with Rapid on weekends for a while.
I can’t help it… Because Rapid is a magical girl.
Still, I thought I might have time left, so I asked one more question.

[But then… Are there no days off for a while?}
{Yes…]
{I’ll call you as soon as I’m done!]
{Contact us even before work is over, and if the problem is resolved and we meet up right away…]
[Without a break? Aren’t you suffering too much?}
{There is no break time! He said it was important to rest when he was resting, and instead of not being able to rest on the weekend, Ash said he would wait until the afternoon on weekdays instead.]
{I’m off in the morning, so don’t worry too much!]

So, on weekday mornings, Rapid is free time, and Ash is still in one place, right?
You can go on a date with Rapid without worrying about Ash, right?
I can feel the corners of my lips rising on their own.

[Then can we meet on weekday mornings?}
{Weekday morning?]

Weekday mornings are when Grape is at work on my side too.
Unbeknownst to Ash, when Grape is at work and has nothing to do, he can go on a date with Rapid.
I have a feeling that every day will be a satisfying time.

{Weekday morning…]
[No?}
{No! It’s not that…]
[Today now… It’s going to be hard, but if it’s okay, I want to see you tomorrow.}
{That is… I… Then you really sneak out… Rest is also important… So.]
[Then you won’t be able to see me on weekdays for a while?]
{First… I want to do that too, but it might be dangerous… I don’t know…]
(Anger? Why no reply?)

Forgot again
I changed the chat window back to Grape, who had been putting off replying because I was talking to Rapid.
I’m not used to having a conversation with two people at the same time, so I’m distracted.

[After hearing about Grape, I didn’t really make a reservation… I was thinking of putting it off until later.}
{Uh? Later… ?]
[Then let’s go play together on the weekend. Where do you want to go?}
{I’m fine with Anger anywhere…]
[Still, don’t you have a place you want to go?]
{Then… Actually, I was looking for a little while ago… How are you? In District 15, they say the atmosphere here is nice and delicious.]
(First of all, I think I need to look at the situation this week… Tomorrow a little…)

I clicked the link Grape sent me and read the introduction to the restaurant. As soon as I got a message from Rapid, who was silent for a while, I changed the chat window again.
I just tap the screen of the vision phone with my finger, but I’m so busy that I can’t breathe.
More than that, is Rapid all this week difficult…

[There’s nothing we can do. Then next week… ?}
{Yes! Next week, at least… At least once, even if it’s just for a short while!]

… It’s been a while since something strange happened in D City, so this week must be busy.
I said no this week, but I didn’t reject the weekday date itself, but rather, I want to meet next week, so it’s still too early to regret it.
I sent a reply with an appointment next week.

[Yes, I’ll be looking forward to next week… Oh, I’ll go hang out with my friends on the weekend and find a place Mr. Rapid would like.}
{A weekend with friends… ? It’s next weekend… ?]
[No, this weekend.}
{I want to meet with you then… You didn’t… ?]
[I refused because I wanted to meet Mr. Rapid, but I just wanted to meet him…}
[Looking at the reviews, the lunch is delicious. Do you want to go and try it first?]
[I’ll go.}
{Yes?]
[Oh, I sent the wrong message.}

I accidentally sent a message to Grape to Rapid, and changed the chat window to send a proper reply.
Fortunately, it was a non-trivial message, but I need to be careful not to accidentally send the wrong thing.
With that thought in mind, after checking the link with the restaurant address, when I returned to the chat window with Rapid, Rapid sent me a rather unexpected question.

{Mr. Anger has many friends… ?]
[Yes?}

Why do Grape and Rapid want to remind themselves that I have no friends today?
I hesitated for a moment at the bitter question.
Should I answer this a lot or should I answer a little?

{Do you know how many women among your friends… Are you?]
[That’s why…}
{Please answer me.]

When there was no answer, another question was sent in succession.
What kind of question is this…
I don’t know why, but I feel a strange pressure in the chat window.

[One person…}

Since Rapid is a candidate for a girlfriend, if you’re asking about a female friend, only one is all…
I was embarrassed and honestly answered the question that didn’t fit at all.
Then Rapid immediately put a read mark on it, stayed quiet, and then said the complete opposite of what he was talking about earlier.

{I think it will be time tomorrow!]