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~ - 97. Changing Clothes

97. 97. Changing Clothes

“Hello, sir♪”

In the evening, Isezaki-san, who had visited my house, smiled softly. I decided to ask her something I had been thinking about for a while.

“Hey, Isezaki-san, you’ve been coming home early from school lately, but is everything okay with your club activities? You don’t need to adjust to my schedule, you know? Actually, it’s easier for me to adjust to yours.”

Isezaki-san belongs to the Retro Game Club, a slightly unusual club that suits her love for retro games perfectly.

It seems she’s been devoting herself to club activities until quite late, and back when I was working, I often bumped into her at the supermarket around 8 p.m. after her club activities.

But lately, she always seems to be back home by evening. If she’s cutting her club activities short to accommodate my schedule, I feel really bad.

But in response to my inquiry, Isezaki-san replied in a flustered, rapid manner.

“Eh?! Oh, well, um… yes! That’s right… um, well! Actually, this year, it was decided to downsize the exhibits for the cultural festival, so as a result, our club activities end earlier. So, there’s absolutely no problem, yes, yes!”

For some reason, Isezaki-san answered quickly and nervously.

Come to think of it, there are only two members in the club, including Isezaki-san. It might be a sad story to share that the club activities have been downsized, and maybe she didn’t want to talk about it. I probably shouldn’t have asked.

But I do know she’s been working hard at club activities until late, and I wouldn’t mind attending the cultural festival at Saint Castle Academy where Isezaki-san goes. I’m not sure if it’s appropriate for an old man to go, though.

“Well then, I’ll go change.”

Having wrapped up the conversation, Isezaki-san entered my room eagerly and closed the door behind her.

Since my clothes from the other world are quite conspicuous, Isezaki-san always changes in my room.

While I could go pick her up at the Isezaki residence, she politely declined. She must be considerate of me.

And while Isezaki-san was in the room, I, of course, waited outside for a while. Sometimes, when rushing to go to the other world, I might hurry to change, but there’s no rush today.

Surely, if girls have time, they want to take their time with their appearance. But even after some time had passed, Isezaki-san didn’t come out of the room.

During that time, I was fiddling with my phone, but the fact that I couldn’t hear any noise from the room made me a little worried. I approached the room and lightly knocked on the door.

“Isezaki-san, are you okay?”

“――Hold on a second! Wh-What!? Sir!?”

“Sorry to startle you. I was just a little worried because I didn’t hear any noise from the room.”

“Ah…! Is it already this late!? I-I’m sorry! Please wait just a little longer!”

“No, I was just a little concerned. Take your time changing, okay?”

“Y-Yes…!” 

After hearing Isezaki-san’s response, I stepped away from the door. I felt like I rushed her a bit, and I wondered if I did something wrong. I should try not to bother her unnecessarily from now on.

――”Sir, I’m sorry to keep you waiting.”

About five minutes later, Isezaki-san came out of the room. She was wearing her usual elegant outfit with a touch of the otherworldly style.

And looking at the perfect Isezaki-san, I began to worry about my own appearance, even though I had already changed.

After asking Isezaki-san to wait for a moment and entering the room, I used the slightly oversized mirror I had prepared for her to check my outfit for any wrinkles—huh?

There was something odd about the bed behind me reflected in the mirror. When I turned around and looked closely, it seemed like the bedsheets were a bit messy.

Isezaki-san, a girl of her age entering the room, should have a tidy environment, so I always made sure to keep the room clean… but it seems I was a bit lax today.

“Um… Sir? Is something wrong with the bed…?”

Looking at the bed, Isezaki-san asked with a somewhat nervous expression. But this isn’t something I need to mention explicitly.

“No, it’s nothing. Shall we go then?”

“I-I see…”

My answer seemed to relieve her somehow, and Isezaki-san reached out her hand. I took her hand, and as usual, we teleported to the other world.

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We teleported to the private room at Emmy’s inn. Although we had visited the room just a few hours ago, sunlight was now leaking through the curtains. It seemed like morning had arrived as planned.

Isezaki-san approached the window and energetically pulled open the curtains. Sunlight streamed in through the window, brightening up the room instantly.

“Sir, it’s such lovely weather today.”

“Yeah, it is. Well then, since we’re here, let’s take a leisurely stroll to the Reymar Company.”

“Yes, sir!”

With a beaming smile, Isezaki-san and I stepped out of the room. There, we unexpectedly ran into Geeta and Cyril, who we had been looking forward to seeing last night.

“Oh, it’s you two. When did you come back?”

“Hey there. We just got back a moment ago.”

Upon hearing my response, Cyril, standing behind Geeta, breathed a sigh of relief, placing her hand on her chest as if reassured. It seemed she was worried we had heard about their training from yesterday, but Geeta didn’t seem to notice Cyril’s concern.

“Hey, Matsunaga-san, we’re heading to the Adventurers Guild. What about you two?”

“We’re planning to go to the Reymar Company. We made good money selling that Earth Dragon the other day, so we thought we’d buy some magical tools we’ve been wanting.”

“Wow! That sounds awesome! We also want to defeat such big monsters someday.”

“Haha, mine was just luck…”

“No, no, what you did wasn’t luck… Hey, if we keep chatting, we might lose out on good requests! Well then, see you later, Matsunaga-san! Let’s go, Cyril!”

“Geez, Geeta…”

Geeta dashed down the stairs to the first floor. Cyril, looking at him with an exasperated expression, bowed politely and followed him.

“They’re such good friends.”

I muttered to myself, and Isezaki-san grabbed my arm tightly.

“Oh, sir. Remember, we’re also a loving couple, you know? Now, let’s go. Darling?”

She said, snuggling up to me perfectly.

“I guess the smell of life is… Fufufu.”

“Huh? Did you say something just now?”

“N-No, I didn’t say anything. Let’s go♪”

With that, we pretended to be a harmonious couple as we leisurely made our way to the Reymar Company.