Chapter 303

I'm sorry, I won't do anything that could endanger my driving again.

It can distract the driver.

He repented.

The runaway bus has finally come to a stop.

But the electric car was almost completely destroyed.

Um, I shouldn't have paid attention to the car first.

This person should be noted.

"It's so scary! I'm so scared! Please pat my head and comfort me!"

Looking at Amasawa Ichika, who was clinging to his arm and rubbing against him with the fruit, Asakusa Toru felt that there was nothing too worrying about him.

Oh, the people who should be worried are the other bystanders.

As for comforting Amazawa by patting her head, Asakusa Toru felt it was unnecessary.

Instead of comforting her, he should have tapped her on the head to teach her how to drive safely.

Riding around on a small electric scooter like that, it'll be too late if something really happens.

"Ouch, that hurts."

Asakusa Toru Tetsu casually tapped Amazawa on the head and then turned to look to the side.

Coincidentally, there seemed to be a bus right next to the road, and it appeared that the runaway bus was originally going to hit the pedestrians waiting at the bus stop.

But that schoolgirl in the sailor uniform next to me looks so familiar...

Purple hair, blue-green eyes, medium-length hair, slanted eyes, and straight bangs.

And the black over-the-knee socks under the sailor uniform!

Isn't that Yuri Nakamura?

I was just thinking about her tragic car accident, and now it seems I've just happened to shield her from it?

Asakusa Toru felt something was very subtle, but more than subtle, he felt an intuition of danger rising in his heart.

At the same time he saw Yuri Nakamura also saw him.

Line of sight is relative, but field of vision is shared.

Some people, when faced with a car accident, will first focus their attention on the accident scene, while others will pay more attention to the people involved.

Yuri Nakamura is a case in point.

A sweeping gaze, eyes focused on her face, a stunned expression, and a quickly rising joy.

"Oh no!" Asakusa Toru's expression changed drastically. He grabbed Amasawa Ichika by the back of his collar and ran, yelling, "Run!"

"Eh eh eh--"

Amazawa let out a strange scream as he was being pulled along.

Before they could even get Crazy Diamond to repair the electric scooter, Asakusa Toru and Amazawa turned and ran.

Seeing this, the girl behind him even forgot about her friends and instinctively started chasing after them.

"No, don't run—"

"I... I really want to see you again!!!"

Running, chasing, shouting.

Yuri Nakamura's expression was filled with more anticipation and expectation than ever before.

"I want to express my gratitude to you, I want to thank you, I want to repay you--"

"--Why did you run away! I can't catch you!!!"

The contortions in his face from the frantic chase and running, along with his frustration and bewilderment, were all released in his shouts.

Then, my legs began to weaken, and I couldn't stop losing speed. The man and woman in front of me quickly disappeared around the corner.

"Huff, huff, huff, huff..."

"Ugh... I've been saved again, but I can't even properly say thank you in person."

Yuri Nakamura pounded her thigh hard.

They shook them off.

Hey, I knew the physique of this guy in the White Room was unbeatable in a running race!

Amazawa could keep up, but if it were any other pretty girl, he would have to grab her around the waist and run away himself.

"Why are you running?" Tilting her head, and walking aimlessly with Asakusa Toru Tetsu, Amasawa Ichika casually asked, "Wasn't she planning to repay your kindness? She looks quite pretty, why not just accept her?"

"It's too heavy." Asakusa Toru waved his hand. "Coming here for the sake of repaying a debt of gratitude is too heavy. I don't like it at all."

They look great, and the black over-the-knee socks are fantastic; they show great taste.

If there were concerns about age when they rescued the other person before, those concerns are no longer valid now that the other person has gone on to high school and is wearing a sailor uniform.

Not only is she approaching adulthood, but her body also exudes the full charm of a JK (high school girl) beauty.

A female high school student, great.

But Asakusa Toru still dragged Amazawa away, even abandoning his little electric scooter, which he hadn't even bought long ago.

Pain.

The reason, as he stated, was that it was too heavy a burden.

This kind of relationship, which begins with gratitude and where almost all the emotions stem from repaying that gratitude, is truly too heavy a burden.

All he wants is a purely physical relationship! (Sound)

Huh?

You Ichinose Honami?

Ah, um, this...

She did start out out of gratitude, but relatively speaking, Ichinose Honami didn't feel so burdened. After all, her contribution was just a small, insignificant amount of money, and she even dragged her along to do the work of taking the blame for her in order to atone for the debt of gratitude she owed him.

He felt it was an equal exchange.

Furthermore, it's reasonable for classmates to interact and spend time together; it's wrong for strangers to force themselves to be close because of a favor.

What truly fostered their relationship wasn't gratitude, or rather, gratitude wasn't the fundamental reason.

Rather, it's about coexisting.

The time spent together, the growing understanding between us, and the absolute, landmark events.

Oh, this is Gala Gemu.

That's how it is in Ga La Ge Mu Li!

You haven't even maxed out my affection level yet, and you're already confessing your feelings to me about repaying a debt of gratitude? I'm not going to accept that!

But...

"The car is gone."

Amazawa put his hands behind his back, wandered around, and casually remarked.

"Buy another one?"

Hearing the girl's suggestion, Asakusa Toru initially wanted to agree casually, but after thinking about it, he shook his head.

"Forget it, let's take the tram," he said. "I don't want to be in another traffic accident."

While the probability of a runaway bus attacking you on the street is low, it's not zero.

In comparison, trams are more convenient, faster, and safer.

More importantly, previously the trips involved hospitals in the Tokyo area, and riding an electric scooter might be more efficient than taking a train.

However, if the distance is increased and the destination is in another city, then the tram is still necessary.

Take a taxi?

What kind of taxi should I take? He knows all too well the fare rates in crappy Tokyo.

... Although it's not actually that much if you really want to calculate it, he would definitely not spend a single extra penny on taxis.

This is a bottom line that cannot be compromised!

Although he seemed to encounter another unfortunate traffic accident that was heading towards a certain blue-haired man, and although this accident did not directly target Asakusa Toru, he still managed to repair the man's damaged body with Crazy Diamond and finally, finally, managed to buy a one-day commuter ticket for the train.

Instead of charging based on the stops or distances traveled, you can buy a day pass that allows unlimited travel throughout the day.

... Although most of the day has already passed, and it's almost afternoon.

But.

Never mind.

On the list.

The paralyzed girl and the stroke-induced aphasia should be beaten up by Crazy Diamond.

And it was successfully encountered and cured.

Pu Da Xi Ben Pu Da Xi Ben.

No, it should be "great joy."

This is a cause for universal celebration, a cause for great joy, a cause for widespread delight, and a cause for fervent dissemination!

The final list.

Only one person remains.

Yuuki Konno.

This time, there's no need to force our way in, no need to kick down the ward door, and no need to go to great lengths to find out where the other person's ward is.

All you need to do is make a phone call.

"Hello, yes, it's me. I was in school last year, a boarding school, but I've dropped out now."

"No, no, no, it's not because of you. This amount of money is not a problem. I just feel that continuing my studies is meaningless for me."

"Konno Yuuki's condition... the best news is that there's no bad news."

"She hasn't started to hate me, has she?"

"Light novels? My stuff... Oh well, as long as she's happy reading them."

"Yes, yes, it's the same ward. There's no transfer. I understand. I'll be there."

"It will be alright."

The call ended.

The address remained unchanged, the illness showed no improvement, and the life of a hospital patient continued.

Because it's a rather lengthy process, and because it's a relatively long-term outcome.

That's why, without realizing it, a relationship that's hard to sever was formed.

He would become burdened without Diary.

That's why he finds it annoying.

It's okay.

He already has it; he has already obtained it.

Pain Breaker.

Even if it's AIDS, even if it is AIDS.

It should also be treated as a flaw and repaired to make it whole.

Moreover, Little Yuuki's illness is not congenital, so even Crazy Diamond should be able to 'repair' it.