Volume 5 - CH 11

One day.

At a coffee shop…

“I’m thinking of getting a part-time job so I can buy a birthday present for Yuzuru-san.”　

Arisa said this to Ayaka, Chiharu and Tenka.

The four of them were just in the middle of a girls’ after-school gathering.

The three of them widened their eyes at the sudden words of Arisa.

“Wow, that’s nice. What are you going to do?”

“No, I haven’t decided what to do… yet.”

Arisa answered Ayaka’s question with a bit of embarrassment.

She didn’t have the determination and ability to take action to decide on a part-time job as soon as she decided to try it.

“Yeah, I don’t really understand. Are the prices of the gift so high that your allowance is not enough?　Or do you want to use your own money for the gifts?”

“Well… it’s the latter.”

The allowance system varies from family to family, and the expenses also vary from family to family.

In the case of Arisa’s family, the money was given separately for each use.

In other words, if she wanted to spend money, she had to tell them what she wanted to spend it on and how much she wanted to spend, and then she had to get it each time.

“By managing my allowance… I can understand buying the birthday gift for Yuzuru-san with the money I got from my parents… But, how should I say it… Asking for money to buy a gift for Yuzuru-san just does not feel right… That does not seem like a gift from me… or something like that.”

It was not strange for high school students to buy gifts with the money they receive from their parents.

Of course, there were some high school students who had part-time jobs, but there were also many who didn’t or couldn’t because of school rules.

So that in itself was not a bad thing at all, but…

It’s just that “getting money from your parents to buy gifts” was too direct, and made one feel uncomfortable.

That’s how Arisa felt.

“Well, gifts are a matter of feelings… And it’s important that you’re able to do it yourself somehow, so I think it’s a good idea… What about our school rules about part-time jobs?　Someone’s fiancé seems to be working a lot though…”

Tenka said as she sipped her iced coffee.

The high school that Arisa and her friends attend was a private preparatory school.

It was a school for children from reasonably well-off families.

Therefore, there were basically no students who had to work part-time due to hardships in their lives, and this was not expected of them.

“Ah, that’s right. I’ve been wondering about that too, so I’ve looked into it. I heard that if you get permission, you can do it as long as it doesn’t interfere with your studies.　It’s a bit crude, isn’t it?”

“Oh, I didn’t know that. Well, our school rules are loosely governed, so I thought it would be something like that.”

Ayaka and Chiharu shrugged their shoulders.

The school rules of their high school were very loose and… liberal at best, and at worst they were famous for being perfunctory.

“The skirt is too short… For everyone.”

Arisa nodded to Tenka’s complaint.

“That’s right… If the school rules are so liberal, it would not be surprising if some of the skirts were longer than others. Everybody keeps it short, right? Well, it is not something I can say…”

Arisa glanced over to check her skirt length.

Normally, it doesn’t bother her too much because she’s used to it, but after a vacation, she starts to think like, “Huh? Is it a little short?“.

“If you think so, Arisa-san. Why don’t you make it longer?　It’s immodest, you know.”

“Oh my, if you think so… It’s fine for Tenka-san to also make it longer, okay? …Well, I don’t plan to change the length because I don’t want to stand out though…”

Arisa didn’t keep it short because she liked it.

Of course, she didn’t hate it either… but she just keeps it short because everyone else was keeping it short.

“Once your eyes get used to it… I feel like if it’s long, it looks kind of boorish.”

“It gives a feeling like ‘Wow, you’re too stiff!‘ “

Ayaka and Chiharu agreed with her.

Even though the school rules were free in principle, it was precisely because they were free that they felt that they had to adapt to the atmosphere of the school.

All four of them were admirably “Japanese” when it came to such sensibilities.

“Somehow, it seems like we went off-topic… Was it about Arisa’s part-time job? Um, something like what kind of part-time job should she get or something like that?” 

“That’s right. I was wondering what kind of work is best suited for me. I’d like to hear your opinion for reference.”

Arisa nodded to Ayaka’s question.

Of course, if the part-time job was not suitable for you, it was possible to quit… But, it was only for the sake of conversation.

“How about customer service jobs? I heard they hire people by face for part-time jobs?”

Arisa smiled vaguely at Tenka’s suggestion.

“Yeah… I don’t really like… talking to strangers…”

“Arisa-chan is a little bit gloomy at times I guess.”

“Even though her hair looks very Parisian.”

“I’m sorry for being a gloomy person. Also, this is my natural hair.”

Arisa glared at Ayaka and Chiharu, who kept saying things as they pleased.

She did not deny it, perhaps because she was aware of her own gloomy nature.

“Why don’t we just ask Yuzurun to introduce you to his part-time job place?”

“Well, that might be the safest way… But I wanted to make it a surprise if possible.”

Arisa answered Ayaka’s question.

She wanted to work secretly and surprise Yuzuru… That was Arisa’s desire.

“I’m a good cook, so I was wondering if I could try the kitchen work… What do you think?”

Ayaka, Tenka and Chiharu replied to Arisa’s remark.

“I’m sure you can do it… But most part-time kitchen work in restaurants involves microwaving, right?”

“Maybe that is what you are good at, but to be honest, to make the most out of Arisa’s characteristics… If I was the manager, I would put you in the hall staff. It feels like there would be more customers.”

“I’ll become a regular if Arisa-san entertains me. Guhehehe.”

“… I definitely don’t want to serve people like Chiharu-san though”

Arisa said this with a furtive glance at Chiharu, who let out an unpleasant laugh.

However, contrary to her intentions, the three of them started to talk about what kind of restaurant they would have Arisa serve at.

“Maybe a pub would be nice. You know, since she got fancy hair.”

“Since she’s the gloomy type, I think she might get worn out… How about a coffee shop?”

“If it’s a coffee shop, a maid coffee shop would be nice!　Let’s make it a maid cafe!　I’ll go there. I’ll take you home as well!”

On the other hand, Arisa fantasized, “If it’s in front of Yuzuru-san, it might not be a bad idea to wear a maid’s uniform”  …then she hurriedly tightened her expression.

“Please stay away from customer service!”

At Arisa’s words, the three of them looked at each other with an “Ehhh..” expression…

At this point, Ayaka came up with another idea.

“How about making your debut as a cooking YouTuber?　You’re good at cooking!”

It was no longer a part-time job.

However, Chiharu and Tenka were very excited to talk about it.

“It’s a good idea. You can use your cooking skills… More importantly, you have a good face, so I’m sure you’ll get more views!”

“Let’s have you wear maid uniforms as well!　I’m sure you’ll get a lot of buzz.”

“If we’re going to go that far, why don’t you wear some virgin killer outfit?　I would want to subscribe to your channel!”

“That’s gonna get a million views for sure.”

“I want to do a lot of spam chat!　Let’s make your debut!　I’ll get you the clothes! Guhehehe~”

On the other hand, Arisa tilted her head.

“…Virgin killer clothes?　What’s that?”

“Like this sweater.”

Ayaka showed Arisa the screen of her cell phone.

After a while, Arisa’s face turned bright red.

“E,ehh!　Is there such a thing?　No, no, but you can see everything from the side with this…”.

Arisa’s eyes darted around.

And as she imagined herself wearing this… making her face redder and redder.

“Is that a no, Arisa-san?”

“Of course it is! To begin with… Yuzuru-san won’t be happy that I’m making money with these clothes!”

The three of them nodded in agreement with Arisa’s correct opinion.

“Surely… this is half NTR, right?”

“Yuzuru-kun’s brain is going to be destroyed…”

“Is that so?　If I were in Yuzuru-san’s position, I would be rather excited…”

“No, he won’t. Yuzuru-san is not that perverted.”

Arisa strongly denied the statement made by Chiharu at the end.

But then Chiharu clapped her hands.

“Or so I was thinking, but if you’re going to wear a virgin killer outfit…”

“I won’t wear it, though!”

Arisa tried to forcefully interrupt Chiharu’s words, but Chiharu didn’t stop.

“If you’re going to wear it anyway, don’t you think Yuzuru-san will be happier if you kill his virginity with virgin killer clothes, instead of trying to make money or something?”

Killing a virgin with clothes that kill virgins.

At first, Arisa couldn’t understand what it meant, and she tilted her head, but…

“Wh-wh-wha, what are you talking about! S-such lewd things.!!”

Arisa shouted loudly… and then looked around the store in a panic.

Realizing that she was attracting attention, Arisa cowered a little.

Then she glared at the three of them.

“I was an idiot to ask for help from you all… I’m going to consult with Yuzuru-san straightforwardly…!”

Then, the three of them may or may not have gone to a lot of trouble to fix Arisa’s sulky mood…

TN: Too longgg….