ｎｉｃｈｉｙｏｕｂｉ「日曜日」

「土曜日 ※ 八宏」ˢᵃᵗᵘʳᵈᵃʸ : ʸᵃʰⁱʳᵒ

he noticed a vigorously moving figure to his far right, and yahiro turned his head to see hikaru and ichiro just outside the convenience store.

『what time does your shift end today? we startin' six.』

『about four or five. but i might go overtime so you guys should find someone else. just in case.』

『aw, come on, you work hard, right? and your boss seems nice, too. so maybe you could... yeah? 』

yahiro went back to his post behind the counter.

『are they your friends?』

his boss had approached him, and he opened a conversation.

『if you're going somewhere this afternoon, i could let you off earlier.』

『wha, why?』

『please. you're still young, yahiro. i'm sure you would like a break sometimes.』

『... i would rather work than―』

『you have a lot of time to do that in the future. for now...』

the old man smiled and patted his shoulder.

『go.』