"Mmm... Exercise is scary... Huh!?"
I suddenly wake up to find myself in my bed.
I realize someone is stroking my hair and turn to look.
《Oh, you're finally awake. Good morning, Iroha.》
《Mm, good morning. Wait, is it already morning?》
《You seemed really tired.》
《I see.》
Morning sunlight was streaming in through the window. It seems I have been asleep the whole time since I passed out yesterday.
...Wait a minute. Now that I think about it, that wasn’t just because of exhaustion!
I couldn’t sleep at all the night before because of Ah-nee!?
《By the way, I can’t see Ah-nee anywhere. Where is she? The living room?》
Thanks to her, I missed a bunch of live streams from my favorites yesterday.
Damn it, what a blunder! I need to demand an apology for that over-the-top exercise stream and the ‘aftermath.'
《Anego has already returned to Japan.》
《What?》
《Well, she was only planning on staying for a short time anyway. The flight time came before you woke up.》
《...I see. She could’ve at least woken me up.》
Seriously, Ah-nee. Leaving quietly without saying anything?
When she's around, she’s noisy, but when she’s gone, I kind of miss her...
Sigh. She really is like a storm.
She stirs everything up and then disappears as if nothing happened.
《Anego said, “Let Iroha sleep.”》
《...Oh, really.》
《Don't sulk. You're just lonely.》
《Wha!? I-I’m not thinking that at all!》
《I’ve got a message for you.》
While insisting, “I’m not sulking,” I urge her to continue.
The message I was slightly hoping for was...
《“Iroha-chan, make sure to keep exercising even after I’m gone!” she said.》
《Guh!?》
《Why are you silent!? I’m reporting both of you under the child pornography laws!》
《W-wait!? I-I made sure to cover the important parts!》
《So I was naked!? You pervert!》
《Waaah!? ...Huh? What? Iroha’s usual whack isn’t coming?》
Angu Ogu, who was bracing herself for a hit, peeked through her closed eyelids, tilting her head.
I was lying in bed the whole time.
《...Help me up.》
《Huh?》
《I said, help me! I’m too sore to move! So help me up so I can be mad at you!》
《You’re making no sense!?》
《And you’re making dinner today! And carry me! And bring my phone, open MyTube, and play it!》
《You’re just being demanding! Jeez, what a spoiled princess you are!》
《I’m not a princess!》
《Yeah, yeah.》
After realizing I couldn’t move, I just gave up.
Usually, I’m the one taking care of Angu Ogu. It’s okay to be taken care of once in a while.
《Well, it’s fine. It’s rare for Iroha to be this clingy. It’s not a bad feeling.》
《I’m not being clingy...》
《Hmm... Poke.》
《Ouch!? Don’t poke me! It hurts because of the muscle soreness... Wait, what are you thinking?》
《I just realized Iroha can’t move right now.》
《Um... How about we calm down and talk this over?》
《Alright, Iroha. Leave everything to me today! I’ll take good care of you!》
《Sorry, I take it back. You don’t have to do anything... Nooo!?》
Angu Ogu’s idea of ‘taking care' was harsh in many ways.
Until I could move again, I was stuck being her plaything...
***
I finally escaped that muscle soreness hell.
The day for the stream I had planned a while ago had arrived. The content was...
“So today, we’ll be doing a language stream with Ilyena-chan~!”