I, Who Have Been Tasked With Taking Care of the Beautiful Young Lady of the Class, Am Troubled by the Heavy Affection Directed Towards Me

I woke up suddenly and noticed a sweet fragrance in the air. Wondering when my room started smelling so sweet, I closed my eyes again, wanting to continue sleeping for a while longer.

The floor felt surprisingly comfortable, and the pillow was soft and plump. It felt really good.

“Are you sleeping comfortably?”

“Yeah, very comfortable.”

“Then you can sleep a little longer.”

I indulged in those words and decided to sleep a bit more… Wait, what’s the situation right now?!

I quickly sat up from the lying position and looked around. That’s right… This is Shiratori-san’s room.

“U-Um, I’m really sorry for falling asleep…”

“No, don’t worry. You looked so comfortable sleeping on my lap. If it helps you relieve some of your daily fatigue, I’m glad.”

“…Huh?”

I was… sleeping on her lap, looking comfortable? Come to think of it, I remember lying on the sofa, so why was I lying down now?

I looked at the place where I had my head resting. Shiratori-san was sitting there, and her lap was where my head had been.

“Um… Did I… actually fall asleep on your lap? N-No, that can’t be, right?”

“Huh? Didn’t you hear what I said? Or maybe you’re still half asleep? I mentioned earlier that you looked comfortable sleeping on my lap.”

“…”

I immediately placed both hands on the carpeted floor and bowed my head… in other words, I was prostrating myself.

“I’m really sorry!”

Even though I came here today for work, somehow I ended up falling asleep on Shiratori-san’s lap… I couldn’t feel anything other than being sorry.

Moreover, if someone else were to find out about this, there could be some strange rumours going around and it might cause inconvenience to Shiratori-san. There’s even a possibility of facing criticism myself… Or rather, I’ve caused trouble by falling asleep on Shiratori-san’s lap.

Right now, all I could do was apologise to Shiratori-san.

“Uh…? You don’t have to apologise. I put your head on my lap, so you haven’t done anything wrong.”

“Well, even if that’s true, it’s still… While I came here for work, I ended up falling asleep… Um, speaking of which, why did you put my head on your lap?”

“Because I thought it would be uncomfortable for you to sleep leaning on the sofa’s corner.”

Just for that reason… Until now, I only knew her as a wealthy and diligent student, but Shiratori-san might be much kinder than I thought.

“You’re kind.”

“No… Anyway, it’s almost 6:30 PM. Is it okay if you stay a little longer?”

“Yeah, my parents are out somewhere, and my sister is overseas, so I’m living alone right now… So, I don’t have a curfew or anything, but I feel bad staying late, so I should go.”

“It’s fine, really… Have you decided whether you’ll live in this house starting from tomorrow?”

“…I’ll talk about that at school tomorrow.”

“At school…?”

“Yeah… If it’s not possible, then maybe through a phone call or…”

“No! Let’s talk at school! During the break!”

“Okay, got it.”

To be honest, I’m still undecided.

Living in this house from tomorrow means living under the same roof as Shiratori-san. As the attendant mentioned, even though this house is spacious, it still holds a significant meaning to live together.

However, choosing to continue with this job without living here is quite challenging.

While contemplating, I left Shiratori-san’s room, and there was the attendant waiting for me. She offered to give me a ride to the school gate in her car.

And inside the car, the attendant with black hair started talking to me.

“Kimi-san, do you think you can get along well with Ojou-sama?”

“Get along well… Honestly, I’m confused. I applied for a part-time job, thinking it was just any job, but it turned out to be working at Shiratori-san’s house, who is in the same class as me. And on top of that, the job involves taking care of Shiratori-san…”

“…That’s quite sudden.”

The attendant paused for a moment and then spoke while looking out the window.

“It’s entirely up to you, Kimi-san. You’re free to refuse to live here and free to decline this job altogether… However, if it’s permissible, may I say one thing?”

“What is it?”

Due to the serious tone of the conversation, I tensed up, wondering what I was about to be told… But the attendant, who had stopped looking out the window and turned to face me, pleaded in a hurried manner.

“Please, I beg you, please accept it! Every single day, I’ve been hearing you being praised by Ojou-sama, and when I told her, ‘If you like him that much, why don’t you talk to him?’ she would always say, ‘I’m too nervous! Besides, there’s always someone interfering…’ and never take any action! I am the same age as Ojou-sama and you, so it’s really troublesome to hear those kinds of conversations every day. That’s why, please, I implore you, please accept it!”

“S-Sorry, I didn’t quite understand what you were saying, but I get where you are coming from….”

After being dropped off in front of the school, I expressed my gratitude with a few words and started walking home.

…What should I do?

I said I would send my impressions to Ren through a message, but when I get back, I can’t exactly consult Ren lightly… I never expected my workplace to be Shiratori-san’s house.

“…Sigh.”

That night, I agonised over it endlessly and couldn’t sleep at all.

And the next day…

“Whoa! What’s with that face? What happened?”

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