I (30), Who Works for a Black Company and Died While Regretting My Gloomy Life, Started Over From High School! - Chapter 5
5. After school, the market price is fixed as a favorable event
(I’ve done it ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!)
After the afternoon class, I was walking down the corridor after school with great regret.
The reason why I’m so upset is, of course, the incident with Hino during the day.
(I’ve never lost my temper like that in my life. …… I’m surprised I could scream that much.)
However, I also think that it can’t be helped.
When I went out into society, I realized how hard my mother had worked to raise us brothers
and sisters in a family where my dad died early.
A kid who had never worked in his life tried to steal the money that my mother had given me. I couldn’t help but get upset.
(Next time, Hino will definitely be a pain in the ass, and I’m worried that the rumor about me fighting with a delinquent will be heard by Shijoin-san and hurt my image…..Well, let’s not think about what has already happened.)
Either way, I didn’t have the option of being robbed of my wallet.
(All right, let’s switch! Now I have to concentrate on the important time to work as a library committee member with Shijoin-san)
I decided to do so and opened the door of the library.
There was Shijoin-san, reading a book at a table by the window.
(Oh … she’s so beautiful …)
The dusk of the evening colored the air, and Shijoin-san’s long black hair fluttered in the gentle breeze.
Well-organized features, her silky hair and quiet demeanor, She’s just so beautiful.
It was like a painting.
“Oh, Nihama-kun! Thank you for your support.!”
“Oh, Thank you for your hard work Shijoin-san. Did I make you wait?”
“No, I just got here!”
I feel a little happiness just by talking like we’re on a date,
“Okay, then let’s get started! Let’s see, first we have to organize the books, right?”
“Yes, new books have arrived, so here’s its distribution!”
And so, I stepped back into the beautiful memories that I have often reminisced about in my adult life.
The only sweet youth I have is this time alone with Shijouin-san.
“There are many people again who have passed the deadline but still haven’t returned the books …”
“It’s this guy and this guy again…….They’re usually repeat offenders..”
As I was working, I began to remember that the library committee has a lot of work to do, such as distributing new books, organizing the stacks, and writing journals.
And now I’m working on dealing with people who borrow books but don’t return them on time.
“What should I do? .. No matter how many times I contact them about the due date, they still haven’t returned it.”
“They are totally pissing me off…. Alright, let’s expose their names during the lunch break broadcast and say, ‘Please return the book!?”
“Eh, yeah! These people are troublesome! Wouldn’t they be very angry if we did that?”
“For the time being, I’m going to warn them that if they don’t return it by the due date, I’m going to announce their names in a school-wide announcement. If they continue to ignore the deadline, I’ll …… really do it..”
There were many business partners who would break deadlines and promises that we had made without hesitation.
And since those guys are usually crazy, when I say,”Please do as you promised! They either ignore me or get mad.
However, if I leave it alone, my work would be delayed and my boss would get mad.
So I sent out an email, not only to the employee who broke the promise but also to his team and his boss, asking, “What’s going on with the thing you promised? Why has it been delayed?”
The effect was extraordinary, and the guy rushed to submit the promised documents.
It would have been very damaging for that shitty employee to be exposed as someone who can’t keep a promise in his own office.
“Well, if it comes to that, I’ll do the name-calling, and if there’s trouble, I’ll talk to them. There are a lot of students who are waiting for the popular new books, so I can’t just let them monopolize it”
“…………”
Well, Shijoin-san was silent …?
I’ve done it! I just came up with a company-slave idea , but the means were too extreme for high school students and I made her feel uncomfortable!
“………… You really doesn’t seem like you’re Nihama. Your thoughts and words are so powerful…..”
“Yeah …… I guess.”
“Yes, but … I still think you’re Nihama.”
As I blinked my eyes, not understanding the meaning of the words, Shijoin-san gently smiled at me.
“Nihama-kun has always been apologizing to all the students who were disappointed that the popular books they like are now on loan.”
“eh……?”
“In addition, when organizing books and cards, You try to make it easier for the next person to use, and you try your best to clean up dirty books … I think it’s nice to be like that. ”
“…Shijoin-san …”
I was surprised to hear these words that I had never imagined, and at the same time, my heart was beating fast.
I can’t believe that she was paying attention to a gloomy guy like me ….
“Even so, it’s amazing to have an adult atmosphere just by changing the way you speak! I wonder if I could become more mature if I tried it too!”
“No, I think Shijoin-san is already bright enough.”
“Mmm, but I’m always treated like a child by my parents … I want to have a little more mature atmosphere.”
I smiled bitterly at Shijoin-san, who turned around and asked me with a serious look.
Yeah, Now that I think about it.
She is a really, really wonderful woman.
“Phew, the good times pass by too fast…….”
After I finished my work as a library committee member, I returned the key to the staff room and walked alone through the corridor illuminated by the setting sun just before sunset.
Shijoin-san said, “See you tomorrow!” And went home earlier, but honestly, it was regrettable.
“One of my goals for my second youth …… was to confess to Shijoin-san, regardless of the outcome, but …… I don’t want that. I don’t want to fail, I want to succeed.”
After reuniting with Shijoin-san today, my feelings for her swelled. I want to talk to her more. I want to hold her hand. I don’t want to give her to anyone else
“Okay … I’ve decided. Don’t think about failing. I’ll raise my liking towards her, confess, and win her over….!”
The thought that it’s okay to lose is the reason why I fell into such a loser’s life.
It took me until I was 30 years old to realize this, if you don’t go …… to win, you’ll never get what you want.
“But I don’t know what I’m going to do … My mental health has gotten a lot better since I’ve been working, but for me as a virgin, the technique to invite women….”
“… I’m talking to you! Are you listening !?”
(!? What? A girl’s voice from the corridor, over there?)
Someone was being blamed violently… Shijoin-san! ??
When I leaned out from the corner of the corridor where I heard the voice, I saw Shijoin-san looking bewildered as she was being crowded by three girls.
“I’m sorry, I’m not sure I understand what you mean……”
“Ha! You don’t understand? You’re getting carried away lately!”
(They are…Gal Hanayama and her entourage! They’re the same bitches who are always bragging about how much money they made their boyfriends pay for them!)
Michiko Hanayama was one of the guys who made a deep impression on me and I remembered her name. She was a typical bitchy gal whose thoughts were centered on her boyfriend and money.
(They hated girls who were prettier and more popular with men than they were …They saw Shijoin as an enemy and were bothering her .)
Perhaps Shijoin-san passed by when they were chatting in the classroom, and took advantage of the situation because no one was around.
“Yes, I’m sorry. I’m sorry, but I’m not sure what you mean by “getting carried away.” ……
“You’re getting cocky!, you’re getting cocky! Ha! You act like a brat and flirt with men every day! It pisses me off so much!”
“Oh yeah! That’s exactly what Michiko says! You’re seriously on a roll!”
It’s a convenient word to use when you want to make things ugly.
It’s a specialized language that gives the impression that there is something wrong with the other person’s behavior when it’s just you that doesn’t like it.
“Don’t try to flirt with men tomorrow. Cut your hair like what a junior high school rule would enforce and don’t wear any makeup. You’re supposed to live your life away from men!”
“Eh? I don’t really have any make-up …”
“～～～～! You ……!”
I’m not sure if Hanayama, who was wearing a lot of makeup, was offended by the no-makeup comment, but she reached for Shijoin-san’s chest and tried to grab her.
“Hey, stop it”
But I couldn’t stand to see it, so I jumped out of the way and called out to her, and stood in front of her to protect Shijoin-san from violence.
“Nihama-kun …!”
“Huh? Look who it is…Nihama? I’ll tell you only once, stay out of this!
It seems that as soon as she saw me, Hanayama, who is at the top of the school caste, gave me a look that says, “bottom” guys shouldn’t get in the way.
(I’ve always had a hard time with women like this, no matter how old they are. ……)
I’ve seen a lot of women who are so confident in their looks that they force men to do their work for them or give their bosses special treatment by showing them affection.
And they live by the logic that “I’m special because I’m pretty!” They cannot tolerate the existence of women who are prettier than they are, so they immediately resort to bullying.
(Ugh. …… Even if you’re an adult mentaly, this type of opponent makes my stomach hurt ……. If you have a complaint, they can turn into a tragic heroine and make you out as the bad guy to the public)
“You’re trying to assault Shijoin-san now, right? Stop it.”
“I don’t care, so get lost, or what? Did you read too much manga and thought you could go out with this woman if you protected her? That’s disgusting!”
Seriously, She’s a woman with a bad taste.
Well, what to do in such a case is already decided. Besides, I’m from the future. I have cards in my hand from the beginning.
“By the way, Hanayama-san, have you been to the downtown area north of the station lately? I often see you talking to businessmen, especially in front of the hotel on 5th Street.”
“…!?”
Hanayama’s complexion suddenly changed and turned pale.
That’s right, isn’t it? You are usually there to pretend to ask the old man for help, record the conversation, take pictures, and get hush money.
Of course, if you get caught, you could be expelled.
“You…! Why are you …!”
“I had a chance to know a little. Hanayama-san’s pocket money earning.”
The reason why I know, of course, from a story in the future.
When she was in her third year of high school, she was expelled from school for blackmailing a girl, and it became big news. At that time, the school was in an uproar, so I remember the details well.
“I’m not trying to do anything about it, but if you’re going to get any more involved with Shijoin-san, I’m going to bring it out to light, okay?”
“Damn it,…! Don’t you ever screw with me If you do, I’ll tell my boyfriend and he’ll kill you!”
After saying that, Hanayama quickly left.
The followers who didn’t understand what was going on looked at her suspiciously and said, “What’s the matter, Michiko?” The followers, who didn’t know what I was talking about, looked at me suspiciously and said, “Oh, shit, that’s enough of them!” They followed Hanayama, who spat out, “Oh, shit!”
Well … I’m sure you’ll drop out a year later, even if I don’t say it!
Knowing that Hanayama would be desperate as if she had been sentenced to death in the future , I saw off the back of a high school girl scammer who didn’t know a thing.
