Sickly and Fragile Beautiful Girl Sora-chan! (2) EP.32

It was a day like any other.

 

 

 

"Sora-chan, Sora-chan, when is your birthday?"

 

 

 

Hoshino, who would normally be taking a nap, asked me with wide-open eyes.

 

 

 

"...Huh?"

 

 

 

Birthday, all of a sudden?

 

 

 

"Why is that..."

 

 

 

"Well, this old man is Sora-chan's older sister, but doesn't even know Sora-chan's birthday? That's disqualifying as an older sister~!"

 

 

 

"Ah... right..."

 

 

 

'Another pointless question, as always...'

 

 

 

"Hmm... birthday... birthday..."

 

 

 

'If it's my birthday based on my past life, I do remember it... but that's just based on my past life...'

 

 

 

"I don't have one."

 

 

 

"Ehehe?! Uh, you don't have one?"

 

 

 

"No. I don't."

 

 

 

A birthday is supposed to be the day you were born. I wasn't reincarnated as a baby; I was reincarnated into a body that was already somewhat grown.

 

 

 

So, since I don't know when this body's birthday is, it's as good as not having one.

 

 

 

Not that I particularly want one...

 

 

 

A birthday spent in a place I don't even like is

 

 

 

Nothing more than a mockery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Ahem! Then what will you ask?"

 

 

 

Having gotten off the railing with the Sensei's concern and back into my wheelchair, I asked the Sensei again.

 

 

 

"You can ask anything? By the way, if you sexually harass me with questions like the color of my panties, I'll tell Hoshino-san everything. Just so you know."

 

 

 

I don't think it would happen, but he's known as a creepy otaku guy, so I had to be prepared.

 

 

 

"So then. Feel free to..."

 

 

 

"Then, can I ask if you have any intention of joining Schale?"

 

 

 

"The question... what?"

 

 

 

"I mean, whether or not you'll join Schale..."

 

 

 

"No, no, it's not that I couldn't hear you... is that really the question?"

 

 

 

"Yes."

 

 

 

"Seriously?"

 

 

 

"Of course, Sensei is always serious."

 

 

 

"..."

 

 

 

What is he talking about? Is there some other intention I don't know about?

 

 

 

But since I couldn't figure out Sensei's intention no matter how much I thought about it, I asked directly.

 

 

 

"Sensei, are you in your right mind? Shouldn't you be asking something more important and curious than that?"

 

 

 

"...For example, why I'm trying to kill myself."

 

 

 

"..."

 

 

 

As expected, when the word [suicide] came up, Sensei's face hardened.

 

 

 

But his face quickly relaxed, and he let out an awkward laugh and said.

 

 

 

"...Yes, I was thinking of asking that at first."

 

 

 

"Then...!"

 

 

 

"But you don't want to talk about it, do you?"

 

 

 

"...!!"

 

 

 

I can't believe he noticed...

 

 

 

Yes, actually, as Sensei said, I didn't want to talk about my current situation.

 

 

 

Even if there's a chance Sensei would listen and help me, it's extremely small, and if I'm not careful, Sensei might even step in and interfere.

 

 

 

Honestly... I'm grateful he asked such a pointless question.

 

 

 

But

 

 

 

"Even if I know, I'm still curious. But you're not going to ask?"

 

 

 

"Sensei doesn't do things students hate."

 

 

 

"...Right."

 

 

 

That line about not doing things students hate feels like a lie no matter how much I think about it, but I should accept the goodwill.

 

 

 

"Then, you asked if I have any intention of joining Schale?"

 

 

 

'Joining Schale...'

 

 

 

I've never heard of joining Schale in the original work, so I don't know much, but just hearing about it, it doesn't seem like a bad offer.

 

 

 

With the powerful authority of limited extrajudicial investigative powers, there would be a lot I could do if I joined Schale.

 

 

 

'...Especially, it would make it easier to intervene in the main story...'

 

 

 

The problem is

 

 

 

'I'd have to stick with Sensei...'

 

 

 

It's already hard to die, but if Sensei is around, it'll be even harder, that's for sure.

 

 

 

He's probably suggesting it for surveillance purposes, too.

 

 

 

So, in my heart, I don't want to join.

 

 

 

But then it would be difficult to intervene in the other stories...

 

 

 

"Are you worried?"

 

 

 

"...Huh? Well... I guess?"

 

 

 

Sensei, seeing my troubled expression, smiled softly and said.

 

 

 

Stroking, stroking.

 

 

 

"It's okay. Take your time to think about it; you're still a patient, so you don't have to answer right now."

 

 

 

"Sensei..."

 

 

 

That remark just now really sounded like Sensei...

 

 

 

-Tap!

 

 

 

"I don't remember saying you could pet my head?"

 

 

 

"Uh, um..."

 

 

 

Unfortunately, having been a man in my past life, I don't get happy about things like this.

 

 

 

"...But still... th, thank you..."

 

 

 

The question gave me time to think, I'm grateful for that.

 

 

 

"...Then, I'll go back now... Ah, right."

 

 

 

Since it's come to this, let's get some help from Sensei.

 

 

 

"Sensei, Sensei, you listen to students' concerns, right?"

 

 

 

"Huh? Right, listening to students' concerns is also a Sensei's role."

 

 

 

"...Actually, I have a concern..."

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was the regular meeting time for the Abydos Countermeasures Committee, just like any other day.

 

 

 

But the atmosphere was worse than usual.

 

 

 

And the reason for that was none other than

 

 

 

"Hoshino-senpai, are you okay?"

 

 

 

"...Huh? Ehe, this old man is fine~"

 

 

 

"""....."""

 

 

 

It was because of the state of Hoshino, the only third-year of Abydos.

 

 

 

Hoshino's appearance was better than when Sora was shot, but even so, her face wasn't bright.

 

 

 

Her forced smile looked pitiful, and more than anything, her half-dead eyes made their mood even darker.

 

 

 

Of course, the Countermeasures Committee members understood the situation.

 

 

 

Although Sora was shot, she thankfully survived and woke up safely yesterday morning; they had received all the reports, including that she lost her mystic and couldn't walk.

 

 

 

But

 

 

 

"Hoshino-senpai, Sora-chan will definitely be okay."

 

 

 

"Yeah. Sora will get better soon."

 

 

 

"She was a senpai who was hardly ever sick."

 

 

 

"So, cheer up, senpai! If it's Sora-senpai, she'll get better soon and run around everywhere again."

 

 

 

Even though they tried to reassure her that she would get better soon,

 

 

 

"...Ehe, you think so...?"

 

 

 

She only answered; her mood showed no signs of improving.

 

 

 

So, in the end, they had no choice but to continue the meeting in a dark atmosphere until it ended.

 

 

 

...Of course,

 

 

 

"This won't do."

 

 

 

There was one who couldn't stand it any longer.

 

 

 

Serika stood up from her seat, approached Hoshino, grabbed her arm, pulled her up, and said in a loud voice.

 

 

 

"Get up, Hoshino-senpai! Let's go see Sora-senpai!"

 

 

 

"Se, Serika-chan?!"

 

 

 

"Are you going to stay depressed like this?! Instead, let's meet Sora-senpai and find a way to cure her! Together!"

 

 

 

"Serika-chan..."

 

 

 

"We've solved everything together until now! So we can definitely find a way to fix Sora-senpai!"

 

 

 

Serika's words, were finally spoken out loud. Her words were enough to ignite a fire in everyone's hearts.

 

 

 

A spark called hope.

 

 

 

"...That's right! Hoshino-senpai! We can definitely find a way to treat Sora-chan!"

 

 

 

"Yeah. If we need money, we can rob a bank."

 

 

 

"Shiroko-senpai, you shouldn't rob banks..."

 

 

 

"So, let's go see Sora-senpai first!"

 

 

 

"Everyone..."

 

 

 

In the hopeful words of all the Countermeasures Committee members,

 

 

 

"....Yeah."

 

 

 

Hoshino got up from her seat, holding onto the spark of hope she had let go of.

 

 

 

"Ehe, then can I ask you to...?"

 

 

 

"Yes!"

 

 

 

"Yeah."

 

 

 

"Of course!"

 

 

 

"Isn't it obvious?"

 

 

 

"...Thank you..."

 

 

 

And so, the Countermeasures Committee's atmosphere returned somewhat... or so it seemed.

 

 

 

"Then...!"

 

 

 

At that moment,

 

 

 

-Creak, slam!

 

 

 

The classroom door suddenly opened, and the person they had been searching for

 

 

 

"Behold, I have arrived!"

 

 

 

Takanashi Sora appeared before the Countermeasures Committee.

 

 

 

"Eh?! S-Sora-chan?"

 

 

 

And

 

 

 

"Right! It's the sickly and fragile beautiful girl Sora-chan's entrance!"

 

 

 

She spoke with a strange tone.