After I Saved Kirigiri San, a Cool, Sharp-tongued Gyaru, From a Pick-up, She Started Coming Into My House the Next Day
“Ha? You’re kinda strong, aren’t you?”
Haga told me he wanted to play a fighting game for the first time in a while, so I reluctantly agreed and invited him over to my house after school.
“You’re a hundred years too early to beat me !”
[K.O.]
I decided on a combo and finished with a special move.
Thanks to Kirigiri’s recent improvement in skill, it seems that before I knew it, my level had improved as well.
“I’m thirsty because I’ve lost so much. I want something to drink.”
“You’re forgetting that is my house, aren’t you?”
“That’s because it’s your house.”
Haga made himself at home as if it were his own house.
Feeling a little regretful that I shouldn’t have let this guy into my house, I poured myself a cup of tea from the fridge.
“Here.”
As soon as I put the cup on the table, I looked at Haga and was stunned.
“Whose pink controller is this?”
I looked at it and exclaimed.
As soon as I gave it to Kirigiri, I had hidden it in the storage space at the bottom of the monitor so that no one would find it.
But I was naive. I had underestimated Haga’s curiosity…….
I knew I shouldn’t have let this guy in the house.
“Did you like the color pink?”
“Ah, no, that’s…….”
I could have just ignored it and continued the game, but that would be like revealing that I was hiding something from him.
It would be better to answer the question honestly here.
“T-that’s…..I bought it by mistake on the web……..”
I said this while acting suspiciously.
“Really? I thought it was something someone else was using since it was taken out of the case.”
Haga is basically an idiot, but he has excellent insight.
He has an uncanny ability to detect small changes in people and people’s habits.
“I bought it by mistake, but I always use black controllers, so I thought it might be a good idea to change the color for a change…hahaha.”
With a dry laugh, I manage to keep the lie going.
“Hmm. That’s an unusual color for you.”
Haga said, and put it back where it had been. I guess he was somehow convinced.
I patted my chest in relief.
“L-let’s play one more game.”
“Oh ! I won’t lose next time !”
Somehow I managed to force the attention back to the gaming world.
I was worried that there was something unnatural about my current behavior, but I decided to shift my attention to the game.
Inwardly impatient, my back was drenched with sweat.
Then, just as the game was about to begin–the intercom rang.
“Who is it?”
Haga and I tilted our heads.
“It can’t be helped. I guess I have to take the punishment for losing…”
“No, wait !”
I immediately try to keep Haga from going to the front door.
I have a very bad feeling about this.
There is only one person who visits my house except my parents.
I hadn’t received a message from Kirigiri today, but knowing her, it’s entirely possible that she just happened to be passing by and decided to drop by.
It would be wise for me to answer.
“I’ll get it. Haga, wait here ! Just so you know, don’t peek !”
“Oh, okay, okay.”
I was right off the bat
When I opened the door, Kirigiri was standing there in her school uniform.
“Hah~ I knew it……”
I closed the door so that he could not hear either of us and walked out.
“Ain’t it rude to suddenly sigh? And why are you coming out?”
Kirigiri puffs out her cheeks and makes a sour face.
Since Haga is in the house, I respond in a hushed voice.
“S-sorry. But, can you go home for today?”
“Why?”
Kirigiri tilts her head.
“My friend Haga is coming to my house. So he’ll probably be here all night.”
“Haga? Who?”
Kirigiri has a question mark on her face.
“I’ve told you before. The friend sitting next to me—no, it doesn’t matter, I can’t today. Sorry.”
I think I explained about Haga the other day, but I don’t have time to explain it in detail again here.
If Haga finds out about this, it will definitely be the end of my school life.
“Ehhh, I was about to practice my combo…….”
Kirigiri looks disappointed.
“I’m really sorry. I think it’ll be okay tomorrow.”
“I get it…it was my fault for not texting you in the first place…I’m going home today. Make sure you cook your own meals.”
Saying that, she waved her hand lightly and left.
After making sure that Kirigiri was out of sight, I quickly opened the front door and let out a big sigh.
“Haa, that was close……”
I shuddered to think what would have happened if Haga had opened the front door first. Then I would have been subjected to a thorough investigation.
I felt bad for Kirigiri, but the crisis is over for now.
“Who was it?”
I returned to the living room to find Haga standing by with the controller.
“An old lady next door. She’s moving out and wanted to say hello.”
“Heh～She’s very polite, isn’t she～
Haga’s reaction suggests that he doesn’t think it’s that unnatural. I think I’m getting better at telling lies these days.
“Alright ! I won !”
I looked at the TV screen, and before I knew it, my character had fallen to the floor, and the words “K.O.” were displayed in high relief.
“Huh !? You coward !”
“It’s your fault for not paying attention~”
I swore to myself that I would never let this guy in my house again.
Maigetsu