Dullard Buddy-kun: Heading Reluctantly to School Again Today - Episode 14

Ah, this is the worst…

Today’s weather is rainy. Moreover, despite that, I woke up at 5 AM, holding onto a glimmer of hope, and rushed along the road I took on my bike yesterday after work.

In the end, my wallet wasn’t found.

For now, I came to school just as I was, but now it’s the break before the morning homeroom.

As usual, today I’m pretending to sleep on my desk, but for some reason, I really feel like I could actually fall asleep today.

Even now, perhaps because I’m still quite sleepy, the usual loud voices around me that I always hear strangely don’t seem to reach my ears at all.

Only the sound of rain can be heard quietly from outside the window.

Unusually, for some reason, the classroom feels quiet now.

For now, once the morning homeroom is over, let’s contact the police, explain the situation, and negotiate with the senior to see if they can cover the shift.

Ah, this is really the worst.

What the… Is someone quietly tapping my shoulder?

Who is it… at a time like this?

I rub my sleepy eyes and slowly lift my heavy body off the desk, raising my gaze.

Like…

“Huh?”

Why?

“Good morning”

Why are you here…

Arisa Shibuya…?

Yeah. When I looked up, for some reason, there was Arisa Shibuya from the next class.

She, with her usual cool expression, is quietly standing in front of the desk.

And while she sticks one hand into the pocket of her vest, she offers me something with the other hand.

Wait, this. Mine…

A wallet!?

“I dropped it yesterday.”

Yeah. This is definitely my wallet…

I completely wake up at the sight of that wallet, which feels so familiar

. “Oh, thank you.”

And then, I slowly took the wallet from her and checked its contents.

Driver’s license available. Dokumanaldo card available. Money… is also inside.

I-I was saved… ”

By the way, where to?”

“The gas station. Since you were wearing the same school uniform, I picked it up and thought I’d just give it to you today. I only looked at your license, but my younger brother knew you, so it was a big help.”

“Yeah, thanks. You really helped… helped me out.”

Yeah, it really helped.

I see… So that’s how it is.

Listening to her calmly explain things since earlier, it finally clicked for me.

Right. High school students can work part-time until 10 o’clock.

And yesterday, I called the gas station around 10:30…

Was she the one who picked it up for me?

I just wonder why your younger brother knew about me…

I don’t know at all, but maybe I’m standing out negatively because I’m a loner? Do the lower grades even know that I’m a loner?

No, that’s not it… Well, whatever. As a result, my wallet came back, so it’s all good.

For now, regarding the wallet issue, I bow deeply to the woman in front of me, even though I’m sitting.

“Yeah, not at all. Actually, thank you for the two times.

” Huh? Thank you too?

Could it be about the yakuza from yesterday? No, but I seriously didn’t do anything yesterday. They just came up to me and left on their own.

Moreover, twice? What does that mean?

I don’t quite understand the meaning. However, since it’s scary to ask for clarification every time, I’ll just ignore it this time.

Right in front of me was the usual her, unlike yesterday’s gas station uniform look. She was stylish, but she had her school uniform worn in a deliberately disheveled way. With both hands shoved into the pockets of her vest, she had the same large, cool, and imposing gaze as always.

As expected, a delinquent…？

No, judging people by their appearance is not right. In fact, they returned my wallet just like this. It’s not right. I almost projected the frustration I felt when someone did the same to me onto others. I need to reflect on this.

“Do you… like bikes? It seems like you’ve customized them a lot.”

“Well, I mean to say I received it recently… how should I put it…”

“Well, come by again when you have some free time. Hehe, I’ll teach you all sorts of things.”

“Uh, um, thank you…”

Thank you very much. But I won’t go.

Just, what the…

Why are you talking to me so much?

Thanks to you, I wonder what it is.

I feel like I’m really standing out to everyone in class…

When I look around, I can definitely see everyone’s gaze fixed on my desk.

Even Sakaki, Moriya, Takasago, and Yamamoto, almost all of them are looking my way…

I don’t know if she realizes it, but I’m all alone.

You might be thought of as strange, so it’s better not to talk to Botti too much, Shibuya-san.

Even so. It might be my imagination, but is it more restless than before? Why?

Well, it might be a big deal that it’s Shibuya-san who’s talking to Bocchi, but even so, I feel like it’s standing out a bit too much…

For now, should I just properly thank them one last time before they leave?

“Anyway, thank you… You really helped me.”

“Well then”

I’m glad. They came back normally.

But really, I’m so glad. My wallet came back safely.

Right now, I’m just really happy about that. I’m so happy.

Wait, what?

Speaking of which, just now she…

Smile for me…

No, it must be my imagination.

It’s an illusion. I’m so sleepy that I’m genuinely losing my mind.

By the way, I’m just plain creepy, aren’t I?

But it was really good.

With this, I can go to my part-time job without any problems.

For now, I’ll do my best with today’s first delivery as planned.

First, I need to get through today’s school life…

Well, first things first, let’s sleep as usual. Seriously today.