You Call That Service?, Vol. 3 by Kisetsu Morita and Hiroki Ozaki

Author:Kisetsu Morita and Hiroki Ozaki [Kisetsu Morita and Hiroki Ozaki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2021-04-28T00:00:00+00:00

EPISODE 3

LET’S WORK AT THE AUTUMN FESTIVAL! (PART 2: PM)

“Good work~.”

“Yes, good work this morning.”

When Ryouta and Tamaki entered the cathedral room that had been set aside for eating, they praised each other.

There were staff lunches prepared in the corner, as well as bottles of tea beside them.

It was, in a word, sweltering. Ryouta didn’t have the appetite for lunch, but he wouldn’t last through the day without eating.

“Man, I’m tired… I didn’t think I’d be this happy to be in the shade.”

Ryouta had been working under the scorching sun this whole time. He was thankful just to relax inside.

“Yes…I am dark from the depths of my heart, so to be under so much light… It feels like all my sins will be illuminated… I’m sorry! I know you will never forgive me even if I apologize, but I am sorry!”

“I’m not sure what kind of sins you have, Shijou, but I’m sure they’re no big deal!”

“Sigh, I want to go back to the library. That’s where I belong…”

Tamaki gazed off into the distance. Right—she was part of the library committee. Perhaps she was imagining calm, elegant bookshelves in her mind’s eye.

“Libraries are nice. They’re quiet,” Ryouta remarked.

“Yes. There’s no one around, and there’s a slight chill to them. Most of the people are there to study for tests, so they have no intention of reading. Many borrow books but then never return them, even after they are due. Oh, calling students to ask them to give back their lent publications tires me out so much… Those sorts of people don’t often pick up the phone. Some even get angry with me… And then when they finally return them, they’ve made lines in the book with pencils and whatnot. It’s so tiring to erase those… We should just do away with libraries.”

“Be a little more positive about them! You’re a committee member!”

Hey…that felt pretty good.

It was a slightly strange reaction to have, but he’d made a straightforward jab, one he hadn’t been too conscious about. In sports terms, it was like muscle memory.

The weird atmosphere between Ryouta and Tamaki at breakfast had probably eased a little bit.

“The back parts of the library are even worse, you know. The books aren’t in order at all, so it’s like a maze— Oh.”

Tamaki’s face grew red as she was apparently reminded of something unpleasant.

“I apologize for what I did back then… I am truly, truly sorry!”

Indeed—it was in that library where Tamaki had sucked Ryouta’s blood. When Ryouta thought more about it, he realized he’d likely picked a poor topic to pursue.

“Don’t worry about it! It’s fine!”

He had to steer their conversation away from that. Otherwise, a lot could go wrong.

“Oh yeah, why did you become a member of the library committee?”

“It wasn’t because of any negative reasons. I didn’t lose at rock-paper-scissors or have someone tell me that the dark library suited my personality. I ran for the position myself.”

A somewhat confident look crossed Tamaki’s face.

“Hey, good on you! You like books that much, huh?”

“No, that’s not it at all.

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