Upon my entrance, their mother imdiately greeted with a welcoming smile as she pointed to the sofa directly across from them. On the other hand, the girl in the flower-printed pajamas curled up further, seemingly refusing to even glance at .
Most likely, with Miura-senpai and their mother expecting to visit, they dragged her out of her room to et . Hence, the pajamas.
Fortunately, she’s not a shut-in yet. There’s still hope for her self-important act to be dispelled. But I have to do a good job convincing her that there’s more to high school than just being rejected to beco a friend of soone she likes.
I wonder how I should do it?
“Pardon for the sudden visit, I’m Onoda Ruki. A first-year student and the current Disciplinary Officer tasked to check on… Miura Komoe-san.”
After introducing myself with my na and my title as well as rembering the na of the girl, I was about to take a seat to where their mother was pointing. However, as I was on my way to it, Miura-senpai closed in from behind , grabbed my shoulder, and whispered close to my ear, “Look at her, do you think you can convince her? It’s already a hassle to bring her out of her room and wait here.”
She’s a little bold, isn’t she? Even though there’s nothing wrong since she’s just whispering to my ear, it’s still in front of their mother.
Fortunately, she didn’t mind Miura-senpai’s actions, giving the chance to reply.
“I’ll do my best, senpai. If I can’t convince her today, I’ll co again tomorrow.”
“Oh? Such dedication, Handso-kun.”
“Yes. But I’m just doing my job.”
“Is that so? Hmm… Mama, I’m gonna make tea for our guest.” Perhaps failing to find sothing to respond to my answer, Miura-senpai didn’t prolong our whispered conversation anymore. However, she graced with a aningful smile before letting go of my shoulder. Following that, she turned to her mother and disappeared into their kitchen,
Upon seeing her rather energetic movents, her mother gladly nodded while praising her in front of . “Kotone is such a good child, Onoda-kun.”
“Yes, senpai is wonderful. I was also helped by her before when I visited their club.” I agreed right away and praised Miura-senpai as well along with a gentle and grateful smile.
It’s a golden rule to be as agreeable as possible when visiting soone else’s house. I did the sa in Satsuki, Nami, and Elizabeth’s house. It’s no different here. And with my goal to finish this job as soon as possible, I also had to present myself as a trustworthy guy.
Anyway, that's Miura-senpai's na, huh? Kotone. I still rembered the first ti I visited their club and I marked her as a potential target. However, because of the rapid change in my mindset, I simply dropped that notion and never returned to that club. There’s also that 2nd-year girl who I was sowhat interested in but because I didn’t have any information about her, I already forgot about it.
“On the other hand… Komoe, stop curling like a hedgehog there and et our guest!” Their mother continued, chastising the girl next to her.
“I don’t want to…” Although her voice wasn’t loud, it was good enough to start. It’s a lot harder if she’s the type who’s refusing to talk after all.
“What a rude girl. I apologize for this. She turned out to be lacking in discipline.” With an apologetic expression, their mother turned to and bowed her head.
To not make this situation awkward, I hurriedly replied before she could finish that bow, “No, it’s fine Auntie. You don’t have to apologize. I think it’s only natural to not talk easily to a stranger…”
Besides, if she’s forced to get down here, that only amplifies her refusal. In any case, I can’t have that attitude. In one way or another, I’ll have to talk to her. With or without her mother’s help.
From what I could see… her mother sitting with us here was more detrintal than helpful. But I couldn’t just tell her to go away, right? It’s a lot better if she decided that herself.
A few minutes quickly passed and no matter what Auntie Miura said, the girl in flower-printed pajamas didn’t budge.
Even when Miura-senpai returned from the kitchen with the tea and a snack that was supposed to be her favorite, the girl remained stalwart at her decision.
Upon seeing that, both Miura-senpai and her mother had an expression as though they were about to give up.
But then, as though realizing sothing, both mother and daughter turned to with renewed hope.
“Onoda-kun, can we leave it to you? You said it’s your job. I bet you have sothing prepared for this situation.” Miura-senpai’s aningful smile returned and this ti, it was coupled with expectation.
Because she was not wearing her glasses this ti, her facial features were more pronounced. If I had to guess, what she was wearing at school was only a decoration. Because of her boyfriend, perhaps? Or she’s just using it for reading. Either way, she looked better without it and this wasn’t the ti to complint her.
“That’s right. She heard you when you introduced yourself. She’s just pretending you’re not here. Like Kotone said, can we entrust you with breaking in this girl’s thick skull?” The sa as Miura-senpai, her mother carried the sa expression on her face.
I finally got what I wanted, I guess? It only took a few minutes of no progress. The girl was adamant about not looking at but with the few minutes I sat here across her, I already observed her.
Whenever her mother or sister would ntion her future if she kept on refusing to co to school, she would flinch slightly. She was being affected by their predictions. However, her mother and sister failed to notice those, and most likely, they’re stopping before the tipping point. Hence, the girl was reverting to how she was.
“I understand. I’ll do my best, senpai, Auntie.” With their expectation adding weight to my shoulder, I put on an enthusiastic expression, assuring them.
Miura-senpai tilted her head slightly. If I had to guess, she’s finding my behavior to be a little off from how I presented myself to her. Nonetheless, because I told her earlier that this was my job, that was quickly dispelled.
“Okay. You’re not only handso but also reliable. I’m finding you more pleasing to the eye. You’re at the sa age as Komoe, right? How I wish she’s as mature as you.”
Although she sounded like fully complinting , with the way her eyes darted back and forth to her daughter, she’s intentionally saying that to get a reaction from her daughter.
That’s sly. However, if she failed to notice the girl’s minute reactions, there’s no way she could pick up the girl’s current mood at the mont.
The girl in flower-printed pajamas was fed up with this situation. She’s probably only waiting for them to leave us alone. She would storm off and return to her room when that happened.
“Uhm… Auntie, I apologize but I’m not great at complints.” I acted bashful while gently scratching my cheek.
I instantly noticed Miura-senpai gasping before averting her gaze completely… Yep. I know what that ant.
As for their mother, she almost stood up and pinched my cheeks to express her fondness. “What a cute boy~ Okay, Kotone, help prepare our dinner. We have a guest tonight.”
And with that, the two left us alone in the living room.
Not even a second since they disappeared to the other room, my prediction ca true.
The girl in flower-printed pajamas hurriedly stood up with the intention to run to the stairs.
Since I prepared myself for this scenario, I also made a move at the sa ti as her.
I reached for her wrist and yanked her to face , “Miura-san. Five minutes. Can you give five minutes to convince you?”
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