Ryuuou no Oshigoto! - Volume 10 - Chapter 1.5

  MIO’S CIRCUMSTANCES

“I’m hooome.”

Mom, watching TV, is stunned to see me walk in.

“Mio? Weren’t you going to spend the night at Kuzuryu-sensei’s to play Shogi?”

“That was the plan, but ……”

I fling my backpack onto the sofa. Flomp.

I plop myself right down next to it and take out my tablet and tell Mom, “I’m starving! Anything for dinner?”

“I didn’t think you would be here tonight, so I can’t make much. There’s some frozen rice in the freezer …… How about a tuna pilaf?”

“Yaaay! A pilaf~!”

Mom’s pilafs are the best!

I’m kinda sad that I didn’t get to have whatever Ai was gonna cook tonight, but I guess it’s okay because I get to have Mom’s pilaf.

“Where’s Papa?”

“He’s still at the office. He said tonight will be another late night.”

It’s been a week since I’ve seen him.

I love Papa so much, so it’s really lonely not getting to talk to him. I thought that because today’s Friday and I’d get to spend the night with my friends at Kujuryu-sensei’s apartment, I wouldn’t have time to feel lonely ……

But, what can you do? After all, Papa works for–––.

“Mio,” Mom calls as she ties up her hair and turns on the stove in the kitchen.

“Have you told the school about it?”

“………… I talked with my homeroom teacher.”

“I see. She’ll be coming for a home visit on Monday, so we can talk to her together then. You had better be there.”

“Mm-hm.”

“Mio? Are you listening?”

Not really. My mind has already switched from pilaf into Shogi mode.

Booting up the Shogi app on my tablet, I find an opponent online and start a 3-minute timed match!

“Haha! I woooon!!”

I’ve already made up my mind I’m in King of Naniwa to win it, so I can’t let any time go to waste.

If there’s time to play even one more match, I’m playing it. If I can raise my score by just one point, I’m raising it.

I was still playing when my pilaf was ready, and Mom yelled at me to eat before it gets cold.