CH 28

It was a Sunday afternoon.

I was wondering what to do for my next presentation, so I went for a walk in the park for a change.

This park was far from my home, but I liked it.

There was a large pond in the center of the park and a small playground for children next to it.

In addition, a popular running course wrapped around the perimeter of the park.

However, I was worried about the hot and humid weather as we were approaching the end of June.

I was thirsty and was about to buy a drink when a familiar dull voice called out to me.

“Hello, Onii-San.”

“Hey,Yuika.”

I looked and saw Yuika standing there.

She was dressed in white and pink workout clothes and her hair was tied back in a bun.

From the fact that her breathing was not uneven, she was probably walking.

Come to think of it, this place was close to the station where Yuika usually got on the train.

Could it be that she lived nearby?

“What a coincidence. Do you often come here too, Yuika?”

“Yes. In my free time, I do this walking exercise.”

I usually didn’t think much of it, but Yuika had a good figure.

Her breasts were large, but overall she had a balanced and healthy charm.

Now, was she the type of person who strived to be beautiful?

She usually didn’t show much emotion, but she was a girl.

I smiled upon seeing the new side of Yuika, and she took a step closer to me.

“By the way, Onii-San.”

“What is it?”

“Do you want to pinch my breasts?”

As if to match her words, Yuihana pinched her breasts with both hands and jiggled them.

I wanted to say out loud what kind of high school girl would do in front of a twenty-six year old man, but I could see that I would be teased even more, so I held back.

“Hey, Yuika. Can you stop saying and doing … things like that?”

“You looked like you wanted something.”

“I don’t.”

I was interested in her because I thought she had a girlish side, but this girl was …

Yuika said, “I wish it was just a little bit … ” and shook her breasts once more.

She made a leering face to call attention to herself, and this time she folded her hands behind her back and swayed her body.

I’m sure she’s trying to show that I’m not a bad person.

Ha~, … Is she really okay?

There were some men who would take that as a tease and go berserk.

“Ue ~e~e~n!! Mama ~!!”

As I was being taken aback by Yuika’s behavior, I heard a small child’s crying voice.

I looked over and saw a girl of about four years old walking unsteadily, crying.

She was probably lost and looking for her mother, but she seemed to be confused by the suddenness.

“Are you okay? Did you get separated from your mother?”

The next thing I knew, Yuika was quickly rushing to the girl’s side.

She knelt down to meet the girl’s gaze and spoke softly to her.

It was a different tone from her usual one, one that could give the other comfort.

“It’s going to be okay. We’ll find your mom soon, don’t worry.”

“… Un … Thank you, Onee-Chan.”

Unlike before, the girl seemed to calm down and started talking to Yuika.

For the time being, she seemed to be able to put her mind at ease.

Now all I had to do was find her mother.

Then I guess there was one thing I could do.

With that thought in mind, I squatted down and turned my back to the girl.

“Come on. I’ll carry you on my shoulders and we’ll find your mother from up high.”

“Shoulder ride! Can I? Can I really ride?”

“Yeah, sure. Today only, the fare is free.”

“Yay~!!!”

The girl happily climbed up on my shoulders and was excited to see the view from up there.

“Wa~! It’s high! It’s very high!”

“Don’t get too carried away.”

“Thanks, Oji-San!”

The girl’s sudden outburst made me speechless.

“O…Oji…? Hey, hey. It’s Onii-San.”

“Oji-San! Oji-San! Ha-ha-ha!!!”

Well, yeah. From the point of view of a four year old, twenty-six years old may be an uncle, but if possible, I would like to be called an Onii-San.

And she was calling me “uncle” so happily. ……

I looked to the side and saw Yuika looking at me happily.

And as soon as our eyes met.

“Good luck, Oji-san.”

She said,

You… Yuika….

After carrying the girl and looking for a while, we soon found her mother.

It was the first time she came to this park, and when she took her eyes off the girl, she had disappeared.

Her mother would not have been able to live with that.

Yuihana murmured to herself as she watched the mother and child walking home hand in hand.

“I’m glad we found her safely.”

“Yeah. I was surprised to see how good you are with children.”

“Hmmm. I’m not aware of it, but I guess it’s because I work out every day.”

“Do you have a brother or sister?”

Yuika replied nonchalantly to my question.

“No, I don’t. Every morning on the train, I see someone who looks like a child, so I give them company.”

“Oh. That’s an impressive gesture.”

“That’s great.”

However, I came to the park because I was stuck at work, but now my head was clear.

This must be thanks to Yuika and the girl.

Tomorrow was finally the day of the presentation.

■――Afterword――■

Next time, an incident occurs on the day of the presentation! Sasamiya will play an active role!

(T/N: Otozui would be called Otomizu from now on because I checked the raws again and double checked with other translators and it is Otomizu.)