Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway Vol.1 Part 2 by Shimesaba & booota

Author:Shimesaba & booota [Shimesaba & booota]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KADOKAWA

Chapter 6: Beard

"Mr. Yoshida, your beard."

I'd just reached for my first bite of breakfast when Sayu suddenly pointed to my chin.

"Yeah?"

"Is it really okay for you not to shave it?"

I broke the yolk of the fried egg Sayu had made for me with my chopsticks as I responded to her.

"It's fine today. It's a hassle, anyway."

"Oh, I see."

She took a loud sip of her miso soup.

"Mr. Yoshida. Is there some special reason you have days when you shave to go out and days when you don't?"

"Nah. I just shave when it gets too long."

"So today's a 'not so long' day then."

She snickered and poked a fried sausage with chopsticks.

Now a bit self-conscious, I run my fingers over my chin. It made a scratching sound and left me with somewhat stiff, somewhat sharp sensation in my fingers.

"Hmm. Maybe I should shave."

"Well, which is it?"

I stirred the broken yolk into the white of the egg, then shoved the mix into my mouth.

"It's hard to say. I feel like I've turned into an old man."

Sayu cocks her head in reply.

"Why?"

"Because of the beard."

"Because you've grown it out?"

"No, not that."

I cram a bite of white rice into my mouth and mutter aloud. I chew the rice thoroughly before swallowing it down.

"When I'd just turned 20, I'd shave my beard the moment I noticed it a bit of stubble. I made sure there wasn't a bit of hair left on my face."

And now, this is how I handled it.

As long as it didn't look too untidy, I didn't mind letting it grow out a little.

"A 'beard' tends to be a signifier of age, but this seems different somehow."

I sipped on my miso soup. It's delicious, like it always is when Sayu makes it.

"Maybe you feel like an old man because shaving it is 'a hassle' now."

"Haha. But some young people find it a hassle too, don't they?"

"Still, they do it anyway. They tell themselves it's a hassle, and they shave it. The years and the shamelessness make people shave less."

"Maybe that's what it is."

I'd been nibbling on my breakfast as we spoke, but Sayu had already cleared her plate.

She put her hands together to give thanks for the meal, looking unusually elegant.

"You'd better finish up quick, or you're gonna be late."

"Right, right."

I nodded, picked up the rest of the egg with my chopsticks, and scooped it all into my mouth. The mellow umami flavor of the half-cooked yolk and the soy sauce blended together in my mouth. It tasted like pure bliss.

Ever since Sayu had moved in, I'd come to love having breakfast in the morning.

I finished every last bit of rice, as well as the side dishes, and sipped down the last drop of miso soup with a slurp.

"Thanks for the meal."

"Not a problem."

Sayu was sitting across from me, watching me finish the meal with a wide grin.

"I'll do the dishes. Go ahead and brush your teeth, Mr. Yoshida."

"Alright. Thanks."

I got up and headed to the bathroom to do what she'd told me to.

"Oh, hey!"

Her voice called out to me from behind.

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