Chapter 69: Welcome back! The trap is ready!

Chapter 69: Welcome back! The trap is ready!

69. Welcome back! The trap is ready!

My name is Niihama Shinchirou.

Im a high school sophomore, an ex-industrial worker who is going back in time and redoing his youth.

Oh my god, its raining like a bitch!

I closed my umbrella at the entrance of my house and complained about the sudden heavy rain.

I had heard from the weather forecast that the weather would suddenly change from sunny to rainy, but the rainfall was much heavier than expected. I was just reading a book at the library today. I should have left a little earlier.

Phew I had an umbrella, but I got pretty wetRêạd new chapters at novelhall.com

My pants, which had become heavy from splashing, and the sleeves of my shirt, which were wet and cool, were quite uncomfortable.

I crossed the threshold of the entrance hallway thinking I would have to change my clothes.

We are a family of three, but most of the nearly ten shoes lined up in the entryway belong to Kanako and her mother.

And I had no way of knowing what kind of shoes they had I didnt even realize at the time that there were shoes not from my family mixed in among them.

(Nn hearing sounds from the kitchen means that Kanako is back.)

I thought there was something going on and I heard, Gah! Oh, there are too many tea leaves in the teacup! Unusually, she seemed to be struggling to brew her own tea. She is still the same girl with low domestic girl power.

(Speaking of girls, was Shijouins girls party yesterday? I wish I could meet with Shijouin-san too, but I need an excuse for that)

Although we have been communicating via email, we have not met in person recently because of summer vacation. Frankly, I miss her very much.

In this day and age, video phone calls arent that easy to make [TLN: Man, the 2020 era is just full of that because of that shitty virus.]

Id love to see you

Muttering, I turned my feet to the washroom in a very natural way.

It was raining and my body was wet all over, my clothes needed to be put in the washing machine, and I needed a towel. Its a natural thing to do.

I had noticed that the light was on in the bathroom.

But Kanako was in the kitchen, and it was obvious that Mom had not yet returned, since her car was not back in the garage. So what was my fault for thinking it was just a light I forgot to turn off?

Then I opened the sliding door to the bathroom without hesitation, making a loud rattling sound.

At least I just barely avoided a situation that would have punctured my mental capacity.

No, but whats really going on here?!

Why is Shijoin-san in my house and half-naked in the first place!

Brother

Kanako! No, this is not what you think!

My sister, who seemed to have heard the commotion and rushed to the scene, was looking at me with a stern look.

No wait! Sure, I admit Im guilty of seeing Shijouin-san in her underwear, but its a bit harsh to scorn me for this?!

No, well, I know that

Kanako mutters this with a huff and a sigh.

Huh?

I think its a little tough to ask you to notice Shijouin-sans shoes, which are about the same size as Moms, because Mom gets new shoes every once in a while. And its my own fault that I was so focused on making tea in the first place that I didnt notice that my own brother had come home.

Oh, oh!

I was impressed by my sisters calm consideration of the scene, which in a romantic comedy is without exception a bust. Im impressed that you can think so rationally, Kanako!

But

Huh?

What, why are you going behind my back?

I still have to make up for the fact that my brother saw Shijouin in his underwear, and the only way to settle this very complicated situation is to play the romcom manga card! So Im being a little unreasonable, but oryaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

Gabaaaah!

Kanakos auxiliary leap kick explodes into my back, and I am blown away and plopped down in the hallway with a shudder.

N-Niihama-kun?!

And the half-naked Shijoin-san gives me a concerned voice, but it is hard not to look in that direction.

I mean, isnt it time for someone to explain the situation?