CHAPTER 7: How to Train Your Spider

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LATER THAT AFTERNOON

Location: Hazawa Coffee, Main Entrance

After stopping by at Tenko's for a while, albeit shorter than usual because I didn't wanna keep Yua-san waiting in her current mood, I finally arrived home.

Before entering I took a deep breath and sighed, mentally, and possibly physically, preparing myself for what awaits me behind this door.

Hiro: May the force be with me... Or at least, I wish...

I gently open the door.

...

...

...

The moment I step in, I see Sayori hanging from a n--

*Nope--*

The moment I step in, the bell that signals the arrival of a new customer rings, catching the attention of the staff - my adoptive family.

Eve: Hiro-san! Okaerinasai~!

Huh. Eve's here? Guess she had some time to spare after school for a quick shift.

That isn't my main concern, however.

My biggest dread is the figure that stands before me - arms crossed, one foot constantly tapping the floor, and two glaring eyes burning through my very soul.

Yua: You and I need to have a little talk.

She speaks forebodingly, sending chills down my spine.

More chilling than my scolding from Hikawa-senpai earlier. And hers was already hella intense.

I look behind her where two more figures watch.

Hayato-san is giving me an awkward look that's hard to describe.

But I can tell he's silently wishing me good luck.

Tsugumi, on the other hand, being the ever so caring and supportive stepsister she is...

...smirks.

Yeah, that's pretty much all she does.

Home sweet home.

I sigh.

Hiro: This is gonna be a long week...

I mutter silently to myself.

And I was right.

For pretty much the entire week, I've been going to Tenko's house every day after school to work on finishing up the cure.

Every day, it was the same routine - wake up early, head to school, meet up with Tenko and Kaito to discuss the plan and how it's progressing, meet at Tenko's place after school to continue working on the cure, head home before it gets too late, and repeat.

That first part has become relatively easy pull off, considering I've kinda dialed down on the late-night espresso.

...But that doesn't mean I'm quitting it entirely.

Every afternoon...

...

Hiro: Alright, we gotta heat this up, but not too much, just a little bit.

Tenko: Gotcha. Tuning it up to four hundred thirty-six kelvin...

Hiro: Alright, careful...

Tenko: You sure this is safe?

Hiro: Of course not. We're heating up raw chemicals without professional experience, anything could happen.

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