After Being Cheated on & Abandoned by My ChildhoodFriend, I Ended Dating an Idol

Arc-1 Chapter-3: What is Survival?

　Compared to modern cold medicines, kudzu-yu is not very effective.

Not to mention, instead of getting better, Yukiho's cold got worse.

　"Gah, gah, gah. My cough is awful, and my nose is runny too... I'm sorry..."

　Yukiho is lying on the sembei futon with a painful look on her face.

　"You don't have to apologize."

　I stroked her head gently.

She looked anxious, so I gave her hand a squeeze.

It was an act that could get me burned at the stake if her fans saw this.

　"Why does it get worse after taking kudzu-yu...?"

　"You can't think like that."

　"Eh."

　"You should think that the kuzu-yu kept me from getting worse than this."

　"You're a positive person, aren't you?"

　"That's the correct view, and more importantly, it's the only way to honour our efforts."

　"That's true too!"

　Yukiho laughed and then turned and coughed into the futon.

While the frequency of sneezing has decreased, the coughing has intensified.

I'm worried that she might have pneumonia.

　"I guess you don't need to be told what to do, so just stay down."

　"Yes. Are you leaving again, Daikichi-kun?"

　"No, I'm going to make some porridge out of rice for Yukiho-san."

　"You have rice?"

　"Grandpa gave me some for emergency rations. Don't worry, unlike cold medicine, this stuff doesn't expire."

　"Haha, that's good to know, gah, gah."

　I went to the earthen floor and used the cooking stove to cook rice.

Yukiho watched the whole thing from the bedroom.

The living room is located between the dirt floor and the sleeping room, so it would be hard to see.

The sunken hearth in the living room was a nice distraction.

　"Daikichi-kun, thank you for everything you've done for me."

　I turned around and smiled.

　"You've finally grown up."

　"What do you mean, 'grown up'?"

　"You said 'thank you' instead of 'sorry'."

　"Ah..."

　"I'm tired of hearing, 'I'm sorry.'"

　"Haha, sorry."

　"You don't have to apologize."

　"I know, but I feel bad about it."

　"This is your chance to practice saying, 'Thank you.' instead."

　"Yes!"

　Yukiho smiled, and said, "Thank you."

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　Since there was only one futon, I decided to sleep on the floor.

As a healthy high school boy, I indulged in sexual fantasies at night.