Chapter 91 Phone Call

Phone Call

Sou is sitting on the sofa; his eyes narrowed in annoyance. Next to him is his mother, hugging him as if to cover him from the side. Thirty minutes have passed since Sou returned home, but she is still clinging to him.

“No!!! It’s been months since I’ve seen Sou-chan! I have to replenish my Sou-chan element! I won’t be able to do my job from now on.”

Sou’s mother ignores his request and becomes even more affectionate. She even presses her cheek against Sou’s face.

“Wait!? Stop it, Mom! It’s true that working for a foreign company can be hard! But!”

Sou tries to pull his mother away. But she doesn’t move. His mother is very strong. Sou shouldn’t lose in a physical fight.

“Fufufu. Don’t underestimate the stamina of a mother trained at a foreign company. Ahh~ this is the best~ I need more Sou-chan elements.”

Feelings’ emotions overflow with joy, and his mother tightens her arms around him. Perhaps to obtain more Sou elements.

Ring! Ring! Ring!

“Sorry, phone call. Can’t Mom just let me go?”

Recognizing the electronic sound of his smartphone, Sou asked in a monotone voice.

It’s true that it would be inconvenient if he wasn’t released.

If he doesn’t get permission, he’ll force his way out and answer the phone. He can’t give in.

His mother is silent for a while, looking at the screen of Sou’s smartphone, which is emitting electronic sounds. The electronic sounds still don’t stop.

“Hmm~ Well. It can’t be helped~~”

His mother lets go of Sou and pokes him in the arm for some reason. Maybe she recognized the smartphone screen and felt something.

“What’s with that attitude? It’s just Nakatani-san. No, Mizuki-chan.”

Sou picked up his smartphone, which was still vibrating on the sofa, and checked the screen before muttering. He doesn’t know what it is, but it seems to be a call.

“Hello.”

Tapping the answer button, he finally picks up the phone. He can’t hide his nervousness if only a little.

[Oh! Sou-kun! Sorry for calling so suddenly. I wanted to talk to you, so I called you out of the blue. Are you okay now?]

Mizuki’s happy voice comes out of the smartphone. Moreover, the voice is high-pitched. Maybe she was really happy to have a phone call with Sou.

“Yeah. It’s okay, Mizuki-chan. I was a little surprised by the suddenness though.”

Sou answers in his usual way.

“Eh? Sou-chan calls a girl by name. Ne, ne, ne! What is your relationship with the girl on the phone? I’m curious.”

As if she had timed it, her mother interrupts the conversation violently. And she presses her body against him again.

“Wait!? Why are you so close to me? Please stop!!”

Sou is on the phone and complains to his mother with an obviously irritated expression on his face.

“Because until now it was unthinkable that Sou-chan would talk to a girl on the phone. I was really curious.”

His mother completely ignores Sou’s feelings and continues to talk while Mizuki is still on the phone, trying to make her presence known.

[…Who is that person? It’s a woman, right?]

Hearing her mother’s voice, Mizuki’s tone becomes noticeably colder. Her mood and tone change drastically as well. It is a tone that is unthinkable for the usual Mizuki.

“Eh, uh~ well, you know. This person is—”

Sensitive to Mizuki’s change of mood, Sou tries to explain about his mother, who suddenly interrupts the conversation. He can’t hide his nervousness at all.

[I don’t want to hear it from Sou-kun’s mouth. …I’m going now!!!]

With that, Mizuki hangs up without waiting for Sou’s answer.

Only a hollow electronic buzzing sound continues to flow through Sou’s ears.