Chapter 87 Strong Request

Strong Request

The other day, Sou and Mizuki searched the Internet for short-term jobs in tissue distribution.

Luckily, there was a job posting for a tissue distribution to start the next day. There were many jobs in tissue distribution available. He applied immediately, and his schedule for the day was confirmed. Of course, he applied for Haruki and Manami as well.

“Umm~”

Mizuki gently rubs both of her eyes while her voice sounds sleepy.

“Sou-kun? Good morning. You’re early.”

Mizuki, who never leaves Sou’s body, snuggles up to him and rests her own face on his shoulder. Her proactive attitude has remained strong since the morning.

“…Yes. Good morning, Nakatani-san.”

Sou replies, his eyes clearly bloodshot and less excited than usual. It’s clear that he didn’t get enough sleep.

“Come on~ Calling me Nakatani-san is so strange. We slept together. Call me Mizuki now! I told you before, didn’t I? Call me by my name~”

We guess she’s not quite awake yet. Mizuki taps Sou’s arm with childish dissatisfaction.

Sou can’t hide his confusion about what happened so suddenly.

“I-I remember, but I can’t call you by your name all of a sudden. Nakatani-san.”

“Ahh~ You called me by my family name again. I’m sad~ I’m sad~”

Mizuki is half asleep and says words she would never use normally. She acts as if she’s back in her childhood. Unusually, she also averts her eyes from Sou.

“Don’t be so sulky. It’s hard for me to call someone by their name.”

Sou explains the reason in a soft tone and tries to calm Mizuki down.

“I don’t know anything about that! That’s how important Sou-kun is to me anyway! I’ve called you by your name many times. You don’t return my feelings….”

She radiates a clearly depressed aura. It’s easy to see.

“Mizuki…chan.”

“Eh….”

“Didn’t you hear me? Don’t make me say it twice!! Mizuki-chan!!!”

With tightly shut eyes and a red face, Sou calls Mizuki by her name again.

“You called me by my name… Sou-kun finally….”

Mizuki blinks several times at this unexpected turn of events. She looks as if she can’t believe it.

“You’re not going to call me by my family name from now on, are you? Calling me by my family name, Nakatani-san, is like calling me a stranger, right?”

Mizuki approaches Sou as if to pressure him as if to confirm. Mizuki’s face is right in front of his eyes and nose.

“Y-yes. I’ll stop calling you by your family name.”

As if running away from Mizuki’s approaching face, Sou averts his eyes.

“Really? I have your word. Don’t lie, okay~ I believe you.”

With a serious expression on her face, Mizuki quickly and shyly moves away from Sou’s face. Her face had turned red.

“If I do that, you won’t sulk like this again?”

“Yes. I promise you that. I don’t like to lie in the first place. I also hate breaking promises. Just like that guy.”