The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 109. The Classic Development

109. The Classic Development

After parting ways with Aihara, whom I met by chance, I headed to the cosmetics shop with Isezaki-san and the others. Naturally, leaving Isezaki-san and Levia-sama alone with a dead smartphone battery felt too unsettling for the role of a guardian. So, I decided to wait for them in front of the store.

As we walked through the shopping mall, Isezaki-san bowed apologetically.

“Sir, I apologize for my oversight.”

“Oh no, don’t worry about it. I didn’t have any particular plans anyway.”

“But still, I feel bad that our meeting was interrupted because of my mistake. Just as I saw in the photo, you seemed very kind and cheerful…”

“Oh, about Aihara? Well, our conversation had just ended, and she tends to be persistent if you pay too much attention to her. So, that amount of interaction was just right.”

“Ugh… I see.”

Isezaki-san pouted unusually, looking dissatisfied.

“Do you often refer to her so casually as ‘you’ or ‘that girl’?”

“Huh? Do I? Well… I’ve been dealing with her, not just during our time as colleagues, but even after that… She’s been a handful, but maybe I was a bit rude. I’ll be more careful from now on.”

Isezaki-san is a lady after all. Despite Aihara’s teasing and forwardness, which I found annoying, as a senior, handling women roughly might be a concern.

But Isezaki-san shook her head vigorously.

“No, that’s not what I meant! Um, rather, I would like to be treated the same way… Um, I mean…”

Isezaki-san hesitated and then leaned closer to me.

“Um, sir! Would it be okay if you called me ‘you’ from now on!? Just like you do with Aihara-sama! Please, please! I beg of you!”

Isezaki-san pleaded desperately. She looked like she might even kneel down, although I doubt she would.

But if Isezaki-san continues to insist so persistently, she might attract attention again.

“A-Alright. But just once, okay?”

“Yes!”

Isezaki-san squeezed her hands together and waited eagerly.

…Um, I should respond as if I’m interacting with Aihara. Okay then—

I sighed and shrugged my shoulders as if to say “whatever.”

“You know, it’s not a good idea for a modern high school girl to let her phone battery die when she’s out in town. It’s fine for now, but what if I’m not around next time? I can’t always be by your side, so please, try to be more responsible… Though, of course, I didn’t mean all that stuff, alright? Isezaki-san is quite capable even without me.”

I tried to cover up for Isezaki-san, who was trembling with wide eyes. Oops, I might have gone a bit too far.

“…Okay.”

“Huh?”

“Oh… that’s… wonderful! Your words are filled with kindness and consideration, even in your casual speech!”

Isezaki-san exclaimed excitedly while hugging herself.

“Sir, one more time! Please, just one more time! …This time, um, you can be even rougher in your tone! And, uh, please be gentle as usual, but also assertive! Please! I beg of you!”

Um, what’s with this request…? Isezaki-san seems strange. And to begin with, I didn’t intend to put kindness or consideration into my previous lines. It was just an adaptation of the lecture I actually gave to Aihara when he was slacking off on social media during our time as coworkers.

…Come to think of it, there’s a situation in shoujo manga where a lady is treated rudely by a delinquent and thinks, ‘How rude! But I’m intrigued…!’ I wonder if she aspires to that kind of scenario.

If that’s the case, then I’d rather have someone like a classmate do that kind of thing, not an old guy like me.

Oh, but I don’t like the idea of Isezaki-san getting swept into such a situation and dating a delinquent. I want someone who I can also agree with, someone serious, with a good personality and potential for the future.

Well, setting that aside—

“No, it’s not okay. We agreed it would be just once, right?”

“Yes! Besides, she is my older sister after all! I cannot tolerate such rude words being thrown at my older sister!”

Saying so, Levia-sama hugged Isezaki-san’s arm. It seems Levia-sama is also joining in to support her.

“That’s right. Besides, look, we can see the store now, so let’s call it quits here, okay?”

“Ugh, sir, you’re so mean…”

With her cheeks puffed up even more than before, Isezaki-san reluctantly entered the cosmetics shop while Levia-sama casually kept her arm around her.

I watched them go and let out a heartfelt sigh of relief this time.