Iโve Been Working My Hardest as Manager of the Girlsโ Track and Field Team, but Ever Since I Retired, the Team Members Have Been Coming at Me Like Crazy!?
โMitsuru, are you asleep yet? Hehe, you look so peaceful. Good night, Mitsuru. See you tomorrow.โ
After I finished my porridge and closed my eyes, Yukimura said that with a satisfied look and left the room.
Even while I was pretending to be asleep, Yukimuraโs mutterings were nothing but ominous.
โI want to turn into a skeleton right here with Mitsuru.โ
โIf Mitsuru becomes bedridden, Iโll be the only one who can take care of him.โ
โI wonder if the moment Mitsuru dies will feel like this. Iโll probably follow him in death.โ
Why is she only talking about me dying?
Itโs scary.
โโฆSheโs gone.โ
I cautiously opened my eyes, confirmed Yukimura wasnโt in the room, and sat up.
Then, looking at the pot that was still slightly warm, I sighed.
โHaaโฆ I guess Iโll just go to the bathroom and then go to sleep.โ
I stepped out into the hallway, looked left and right to confirm once again that Yukimura wasnโt there, went to the bathroom, and just as I returned to my room, I got a LINE message.
โSen-chan, has Mai-chan gone home yet?โ
It was from Hayase.
The timing was just too perfect, so I looked around again.
ใ
Back in the room, I looked out the window too.
But the lights in the house next door were off as well.
โโฆI guess Iโll just reply for now.โ
Iโd accidentally marked it as read, so I couldnโt very well ignore it.
โSheโs already gone home. Iโm going to bed too.โ
Immediately, I got a reply: โOh, okay. Thatโs good then.โ
After that, I didnโt hear from Hayase again.
โโฆTime to sleep.โ
Feeling relieved, sleepiness finally washed over me.
I got into bed, closed my eyes, and soon drifted off.
โ
โAhhโฆ I slept well.โ
Morning.
I woke up at my usual time, got out of bed, and grabbed the doorknob, ready to leave the room.
โโฆโฆHuh?โ
But for some reasonโฆ
The door wouldnโt budge.
โHuh? Damn it, whatโs going on here?โ
I tried turning the knob hard over and over, but it wouldnโt move.
Was there some trash stuck in it or something?
โBeep-beep-beepโ
My phone vibrated in my pocket as I panicked.
โโฆโฆHayase?โ
For a moment, I thought, โNo way.โ
But I figured that couldnโt be right, so I answered the call.
โHello?โ
โSen-chan, do you know why you canโt get out of your room right now?โ
โHuh? Y-yeah, so this is your doing after all.โ
โAnswer me. Come on, why do you think?โ
โH-how should I know! Howโd you even get into the house?โ
โLast night. I told your mom Iโd forgotten something, and she let me in, didnโt she?โ
โSoโฆ thatโs why you locked the door?โ
โYeah. Because you lied to me, Sen-chan.โ
โLied? What are you talking about? I went to sleep right after that.โ
โNo, thatโs not it.โ
Hayase said in a cold, dismissive tone.
โMai-chan was still at home.โ.