A stand-like person, an effeminate man, and a fujoshi How intense was the night shift with all these people huh. Wasnt my presence extinguished?
I dont think Im that intense.
No, Hirais intensity is now one of the two highest
Hirai had a smile accompanying her innocent visage, and when she did so, she was typically rather endearing. On the other hand, in spite of her lovely outer appearance, underneath the surface lay a delusional and starving beast the gap between the two was nothing short of mind-blowing.
Its alright not to worry, the late-night crew is naturally comprised of unique individuals, and Hakamada is already one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Individuality of the late-night shift.
F-Four Heavenly Kings!? I an, I am one of them!?
Right, now that Hakamada has joined, there are finally four of us: , Aoyama, Takenaka and you. The Four Heavenly Kings who firmly uphold this convenience store with the power of our individual personalities!
No even if the three of you are unique, arent I simply an ordinary person or rather, arent I rely drifting around?
Even if asured by a scale, the disparity between us was starkly evident. In the presence of all these major figures, I felt like quite an outcast.
I dont possess anything exceptional.
Unlike Aoyama, I lacked the capacity to be solid in tis of crisis, and without a guardian spirit like Takenaka, I did not have a willingness to protect others. Neither could I speak or behave amiably like Hirai. Instead, I was nothing but an obstinate guy who clung to his own will more than necessary.
Was I, in that light, not rely a burden to the others? Perhaps I was dragging the three of them down and spoiling the atmosphere. Even with the help of Takenaka and Aoyama the other day and the ti before that, as if it were a given, I was still being helped out. That kind of thing wouldnt serve any good. I had to protect myself properly by my own power, right?
Due to my obstinacy, I ended up staying here, yet I wondered whether I could keep on working here with these apparently outstanding people. When I was musing about this, Hirai, perhaps sensing my feelings, gave a gentle poke on the side of the head.
You dont have to put on such a complicated face. The people here wont simply regard you as an obstacle.
Hirai put her hands behind her back and grinned at .
Everyone is supporting you. Because you are doing your best.
Huh Working my best?
Yeah. I suppose various things have changed since you ca here, but you are still trying your best to keep going, remarked Hirai. When you were warned, Hakamada, I honestly thought, Ah, this person is going to resign soon. A week later, when you were assaulted, I figured that would be the end of it.
Hirai smiled wryly and added, Sorry to bring this up, but there have been countless others like yourself who have resigned after running their mouths off. But still, when I heard that you would not resign, I was stunned.
For what on earth would you gain, what purpose would you serve, to persist in going on any further? It seems that the manager was not the only one who thought it was beyond foolhardy.
Even now, I wonder why. It must surely have been due to your deep conviction that you couldnt quit, Hakamada. That, in my opinion, is incredibly comndable. I believe you have tenacity. We dont view people like that as a hindrance! In fact, we wish we could work together with you!!
Hirai raised her fine eyebrows and told with a keen gaze.
Hirai
Thats why! I hope you will join us as a fixed team soon and beco a companion with whom we will share our destiny!
Sharing our destiny was probably an exaggeration, though
However, the aning of Hirais words was clear to .
Thank you Hirai.
Everyone here was distinctive, heading in different directions, and had their own quirks, but the positive thing about this convenience store was that it was warr than any other place.
It was at that mont that the sound of innurable engines pounding my eardrums at full force reverberated from a distance.
This uncouth, yet aggravating sound was sothing I had been hearing more and more often lately. A bad premonition ca over co on, seriously?
Ugh
For whatever reason, that group of delinquents who showed up two days ago, all of them, were coming over to our place. The guys that Aoyama had driven away vigorously entered the parking lot and parked more than a dozen bikes all over the place, occupying the front of the convenience store rather than the parking lot in no ti.
Subconsciously, I clamped my mouth shut and tried not to look at the delinquents faces. After all, such a thing had occurred only two days ago. Without Aoyama, it would have been a catastrophe. Those guys must have morized my face, of course.
This was undesirable today, I was with a girl, though. If anything happened No, no, dont be subservient. Even if Hirai protected , my standing as a man would be obliterated.
Settle yourself down, for the ti being. Well, for the ti being, I supposed.
While desperately trying to compose myself, the automatic door opened and I accidentally locked eyes with the huge man who entered with the chi, who was apparently the head of the gang!
Y-Yikessssss! Anyway and if anything were to go wrong, I would call secom without hesitation!!
Hirai looked at with concern, as I was obviously attempting to maintain a normal deanor, but I couldnt.
Hakamada? Are you okay? Youre sweating profusely
No problem. No problem at all
Really? Are you sick?
I was alright. I was absolutely alright.
If you were going to co, then co, you delinquents. I promised I wouldnt screw up like I did the other day, and that I would protect Hirai.
Even so, fighting was sothing I had been weak at since I was a student, and I wanted things to go as peacefully as possible, which was truly pathetic.
After the hordes of delinquents began rummaging through the store, I was motionless as if I were an ornant, and Hirai was standing at the cash register, looking perfectly at ease.
My words couldnt flow out easily and as I was making eye contact with her eyes, a smile spread across Hirais features as she took a few steps toward , stood upright, and whispered in my ear, I heard from Aoyama. That you got into a dispute?
Oh you knew that.
Aoyama, damn you, did you tell her that I got embroiled in this?
Haha, I dont mind. Running into a drunk or an exhibitionist is a common occurrence.
Aoyama said so as well.
Yeah, I have heard about this, but I have never encountered these people before. They are the ones who have been the subject of recent rumors. Indeed, they
Hirai shrugged when she noticed what was going on outside.
They must be a nuisance, then.
Yeah.
A lot of people are out there. It must be surprising to be surrounded by that many people.
Are you afraid?
When I asked her, she laughed and replied, I wonder but I am used to molesters and stalkers.
What!?
Such a thing I see, of course It was impossible not to be targeted with that body of yours, Hirai I an, hold on a second.
Are you alright?
Yeah, I am fine. Even if soone attempts to do sothing to , things get resolved unexpectedly. So far, everything has been fine.
I-I see
Are you worried?
Thats because youre a girl.
Thanks. Hakamada, youre so kind.
Should anything arise I will manage it sohow, even though I may be unreliable
Thats not true! Haha, I will be relying on you.
I was sincerely apologetic for not being reliable. Thanks to the conversation with Hirai, my nerves eased sowhat, and we succeeded in getting the delinquents out of the store uneventfully. As expected, it was painful to receive their stares while working at the cash register, but they did not attempt to interfere with inside the store because of Aoyamas warning and the fact that the security caras were in operation.
I did witness so of the underlings cooperating diligently around the snack shelf and the liquor section to shoplift, though I swear, these guys were shoplifting after seeing todays night shift mbers. Despite my indignation, I was prepared to bow down to the manager at a later date, as Hirai was present today as well, so I turned a blind eye to the situation this ti.
Those guys slled funny, Hirai muttered to herself as they went outside and gleefully gulped down their drinks.
Sll funny? Well, they look filthy, they smoke, and they dont look like they bathe properly, and so of them must stink
Besides, it was sumr now. Haha, being ntioned by a girl they were slly. I laughed slightly, and Hirai tilted her head and growled a little.
Yeah Its not that kind of sll, its more like a strange sll.
Strange?
Rather than saying it slls fishy it slls rotten, like a putrid odor
Putrid odor?
The mont I heard that, I nearly linked it with a certain thing.
No
There was no way there was a connection to that.
People usually dont sll like that, how strange. Hakamada, do you have a clue?
I can think of a few clues.
I see
Hirai made a gesture as though she were mulling over sothing while placing her index finger lightly on her lips. While I didnt have a clue about what Hirai was thinking, she, like Takenaka, was a person of substantial power. She might have sensed sothing.
Is sothing going to break out?
Dont worry. If it does, Ill take care of that side.
Hirai gave a reassuring look and gave a gentle tap on the shoulder as if to alleviate my uneasiness, but then she tightly closed her mouth, looked at the delinquents, and ceased to say anything for a while.
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