CH 61

In those five minutes, I got enough happiness to last me the whole day.

If we had more time, I’m sure we would have kissed for an hour or two. Unfortunately, we decided to go to school today.

“It’s time to go, Lida.”

“Yes, it is. I know it’s a little hot here, but can you support me?”

“I don’t mind. I’ll give you my arm.”

“Thank you ♡”

Lida clutched at my right arm.

It’s no wonder her legs are still in bad shape.

I didn’t want her to fall and get seriously injured.

As we walked out the front door, we ran into Lida’s grandfather, who we never expected to meet. I think his name was Sergei.

“…… Mmm? It’s Lida and Oojirou-kun.”

“Oh, Grandpa!”

“Oh, good morning.”

Sergei-san observed us with a dubious look on his face, and then immediately snapped.

“Oh, oh, Oojirou-kun! Is that the kind of relationship you have with Lida? You two are students, you are not allowed to have a impure relationship with each other!”

He sounds like Azusa.

“No, it’s not like that. Lida injured her ankle last night.”

“Oojirou, you bastard! You hurt Lida! I’m going to purge you!”

What does he mean by “purge”? It’s like he’s a certain Supreme Leader of …….

But this will be troublesome if we don’t clear up the misunderstanding.

As I was pondering what to do, Lida got angry.

“Grandpa, …… Oojirou has nothing to do with this! It was my fault…….”

“But it’s ……”

“Mmm!”

“All right, all right. Don’t get mad at me, Lida.”

Even Sergei was no match for Lida. Thank goodness.

“That’s why I’m taking care of Lida.”

“Well, I’m sorry. Are you going to school now?”

“Yes, by train as usual.”

“Hmm. Then I’ll give you a ride.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. There’s my car. Follow me.”

Thank God for that.

If I can reduce the burden on Lida’s legs, a car is preferable. I walked down the stairs while supporting Lida. I headed straight to Sergei’s car, which was …….

“”Huh…….””

Both Lida and I were surprised.

We were just surprised.

The car there was so unexpected.

“Come on, get in!”

“This…… Sergei-san! This car is a mini-truck!”

“Yes, my pride and joy, my mini truck!”

” A mini truck can only hold two people!”

“That’s right, Grandpa! It can only hold two!”

“Ahhhhhhhh ……!!!”

Sergei is shouting all over the place. He must have forgotten. …… Hey, hey, hey, we’ll just have to take the train.

“……We’ll take the train, after all.”

“What?”

“Hey.”

“Oojirou, I’m sorry, but you’re going to have to ride in the back.”

“Yes?”

“In the back, then.”

“… Isn’t that a violation of the traffic laws?”

“Tsk, tsk. Listen, Oojirou-kun! Article 55, Paragraph 1 of the Road Traffic Law: …… It is not a violation if you are watching over the cargo. As you can see, there is a large piece of luggage in the back of the truck. Oojirou-kun, watch over it for me.”

Why do you know so much about it!

If he knew from the beginning that I was going to ride a mini truck ……, then what was all that shouting earlier!?

Anyway, it’s okay if it’s not a violation.

The luggage seems to be “farming tools”.

I wonder if he’s working in the fields.

I didn’t expect to be on the back of a truck. …… The summer breeze is so pleasant.

“I’m sorry, Oojirou.”

Lida apologizes to me.

“It’s okay, I got a lot of happiness earlier and that’s enough to give me some balance. I’ll put up with this.”

“… I’m embarrassed to hear you say that ♡ but I’ll do it again for you. ♡”

That carefree smile is enough to keep me in the back of a truck. Well, being carried around in the back of a truck is not an experience I get often. It’s good to have it once in a while.

Finally, the mini truck starts moving.

We’ll be there in time. Let’s go.