The Neighbor Agreent 3
“Tenjō-sensei. I know I’ve invited you to als several tis, but maybe it’s better if we don’t et too much in private.”
She’s a person of deep emotions. I appreciate it, but I also feel sowhat guilty.
“Now that I know, I just can’t remain indifferent. If you feel hesitant to discuss with your horoom teacher, then rely on as your neighborhood Onee-chan.”
She said this with a bright voice and a smile.
While people might focus on her beauty, her most charming trait might be her natural kindness.
Setting aside the complicated circumstances, she certainly had the gentleness of an adult who is concerned about a high school student living alone.
“Beautiful and yet so gallant, that’s just being too greedy.”
“I feel like I can’t leave you alone because you remind of my younger brother.”
She added this as if it was an afterthought.
“Sensei’s brother… He must be quite the handso guy too.”
If the sister is like this, the brother must undoubtedly be good-looking as well.
“I don’t know about looks since that’s subjective, but ntally, you’re far more put-together than he is.”
“I don’t really feel like I’m all that put-together.”
“I’m the sa way. Society may consider an adult, but I don’t feel like one at all.”
“The line between adults and children seems to be vague.”
Age, experience, titles——these alone don’t make the distinction.
I guess Yuunagi Nishiki and Reiyu Tenjō are equals as human beings long as we are in this apartnt.
If that’s the case, I’m happy, and I’ll try to push myself to be worthy of that.
“That’s right. I’m also a working adult with ntal limitations, a woman who ended up crying in front of you.”
She says this jokingly.
“You like to act cool, don’t you, Sensei?”
“Adults hate to be embarrassed, so they don’t want to show their weaknesses. Well, it’s too late for that with you.”
“Sensei looked cute even when looking weak.”
“See, you shouldn’t tease adults like that.”
“Feeling that the beautiful Onee-san next door is attractive is a natural thing for a man.”
I say this with a romantic notion.
“Anyway, leave the moving matter to . I’ll sohow manage to move during the sumr break. Until then, I’m sorry, but we’ll have to endure living as neighbors.”
Sensei concludes.
“I’ve been living here without any problems even before I knew my neighbor was Sensei. So, there’s nothing for to endure.”
“The sound of my alarm clock has been bothering you every morning, right?”
Sensei looked a bit guilty.
“In exchange for asking Tenjō-sensei to move, I have a suggestion too.”
“A suggestion? What is it?”
“I’ll take care of your als from now on, Sensei.”
The words ca out more easily than I expected.
“I’m surprised at how nice you are.”
Sensei looked utterly astonished.
“It’s not a big deal, just sothing simple for myself. I also enjoyed having Sensei eat the als I prepared.”
“Well, that’s good, maybe?”
Sensei seed unsure how to react.
“I get more motivated when there’s soone else’s reaction involved, rather than just cooking for myself. But please don’t expect every al to be so moving that it makes you cry.”
“Forget about the crying!”
It seems it was quite an embarrassing incident for her.
As for , I was glad I could see this rare side of Reiyu Tenjō.
“Sensei. Just like you, now that I know, I just can’t remain indifferent. If work is tough, I at least want you to eat properly. If you push yourself too hard and break down, it’ll be even harder to recover.”
Neglecting one’s physical and ntal health is counterproductive.
Rather than worrying half-heartedly, it’s easier for to just help out.
“That’s a really tempting offer, but no.”
Sensei regretfully declines.
“The effort to cook for one or two is about the sa.”
“Having a student take care of my als is definitely going too far.”
“No, you’ve already eaten my cooking, seen crying and sleep here. Moreover, we’ve spent a night together in the sa room, right?”
I try to shake her up a bit with my suggestive wording.
“Hey, watch how you say that!”
“Isn’t it too late to be shy or pretend now? Our relationship as neighbors is only until you move out.”
“But it’s still April. There’s nearly three months until the end of the first term.”
The woman in front of looks troubled as if feeling guilty.
“I’ve been helping my mother since I was little, so I’m used to household chores.”
Until my mother remarried, I used to cook dinner to make her happy when she ca ho.
“I’m not doubting your cooking skills, but…”
“I just can’t leave a working woman exhausted like that.”
“Ugh, I almost fall for you, Nishiki-kun.”
Tenjō-sensei covers her mouth with her hand.
“I don’t mind if you fall for .”
“That’s a joke. But being there for soone in need is super attractive to a woman.”
“So, you agree to my suggestion, right?”
“It’s not fair to leave everything to you. How about we take turns?”
“You’ll definitely get worried if you can’t do it. Increasing your work is counterproductive.”
For better or worse, she’s stubborn, so I gently chide her.
“Ugh, you see right through .”
“If Sensei gets more tired and the quality of your lessons drops, that’s a big loss for the students.”
“But it’s too much for you to do it alone.”
“It’s just part of my household chores, so it’s no problem.”
“I can manage both too… I think.”
The fact that she hesitates shows she’s an honest person.
She’s stubborn, but it’s obvious that trying to do more is unreasonable.
Her quality of life has plumted, evident from her crying over simple curry rice. Pushing herself further is impractical.
What she really lacks is ti for herself, including rest.
If I take over so household chores, Sensei can use her ti for things she enjoys.
“Your personal life is in shambles because you can’t do that now. The added ntal strain of your neighbor being a student and the upcoming move. Helping soone in that situation isn’t wrong.”
I list objective facts, trying to convince her.
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