Sumi de ii desu. Kamawanaide kudasai - Chapter 9

Chapter 9

The beginning: Daily life 7

The day that was at the height of the humid and hot summer, July 31st, was the male prostitute’s day off, a holiday that happened only twice a year . New Year’s Day, January 1, and July 31st were summer vacation and winter vacation for them .
And what were the prostitutes of Amatsuki Brothel doing with their precious day off since midday?

“And then, I was looking at a mirror . And then from behind… . came a voice… . ”

“””…Gulp”””

“…You—”
“Brothers, here’s the fried manju—”
“””””” GyahAAAAAAAAA!!””””””

When I opened the door and entered, the room was pitch dark, and the brothers were all sitting around a single candle, clutching their heads and trembling .
Eh, what .

“Ah, it’s just Nogiku and Nagikaze!”
“You went and scared us—”

I had come here because Oyaji-sama had asked me to bring the manju to this room .
But what’s with this welcome . I’m not gonna give you any!

Even though Nagikaze and I had already been drinking tea in Amatsuki’s dining area,

“Sorry, but go bring this to those idiots in Ramon’s room”
“? Yes”
“Then I will go along with”

It seemed that Oyaji-sama had just caught sight of us, and was walking over with the box of fried manju as he said this .
It seemed like ‘those idiots’ was referring to the brothers, and as he was leaving he left the remark,
“You should go give those brothers a good scare”
Scare?
I don’t really know what’s going on .

After eating our share of the manju, since our rooms were on the second floor of the brothel, we went up the stairs to give the brothers the manju . During that time, the manju’s delicious smell wafted from the box, stimulating my sense of smell .
Aah, what a good smell .

Huhuhu . What if, instead of giving them to the brothers, Nagikaze and I ate them by ourselves .

“Nogiku”
“?”
“You can’t, you know?”

Having seen my smirking face, Nagikaze set down these words of restraint .
Eh . H, he knew? My plans were found out? ESP!!

Walking next to me up the stairs, Nagikaze said that, but at the same time grabbed the box and took a skewer from it .
What .

“At least not all of them”
“!”

An unexpectedly bad kid .

Then after we had deliciously had our fill, when we opened the door there was that outcry . I feel like I knew why Oyaji-sama had called them ‘those idiots . ’
Covering the lattice window where sunlight would shine in with a cloth, blocking the light, created a very fitting atmosphere . So it was ghost stories .

Normally they were the playboy prostitutes who led women astray, but there was no sign of that now . Just from small children entering the room, some of them were huddled together like hamsters .

I dub thee “Hamster-chanZ . ”

“Ah–, thanks you two . Come over here”

Having been called by Ramon nii-sama, who seemed to be in the back part of the room, we entered .
Oh? As I surveyed the room, I could see Ujino nii-sama and Jyuugi nii-sama, as well as Kiyomizu nii-sama and Shuusui . I had thought that I hadn’t seen anyone around since broad daylight, but seems like they had all been gathered in this kind of place .
And then as we approached Ramon nii-sama, for some reason we could see a lil whelp clinging to his arms .

“Ran-chan”
“…… . ”
“Ran-cha~n”
“……… . ”

For the sake of his honor, I won’t say anything .

“Wanna listen to ghost stories too? They’re pretty scary~”
“If Nogiku listens then I will also . … . Nogiku, what about you?”
“Eh, “

Ramon nii-sama invited us, but what should I do .
Based on the fact that if I stayed he would, it seemed like Nagikaze was okay with scary stuff . I… . don’t honestly know if ghost stories were scary or not scary for me . I knew about them in general, but I haven’t had any scary experiences in this world, and I don’t remember if the previous me was a coward or not . What a difficult situation . It’s a strange feeling .


Though I have the knowledge, I have no idea how I felt about that at all .

It might be a good idea to find a new me here .

“Then, I will listen . Are you good, Nagikaze?”
“Yeah, I’m fine . I’m not as cowardly as Rangiku, so”
“… . . ,hey!!”

Rangiku… . .

“Then, it would be better if you come near me so you don’t get scared . Nagikaze, you come over here as well . Since if you are near Ramon he’ll surprise you and it’s not good for the heart . ”
“What’s wrong with that, Ujino— . It’s important to have someone be the life of the party . Right, Rangiku?”
“…… . ”

For the time being, dash towards Ujino nii-sama .
This person, who gently caught me despite having come over with great force, was surely someone who was just like a mother . Though I don’t know about mothers .

“Right, then Nogiku between my legs . Nagikaze, sit in between me and Kiyomizu . ”
“No, I think I’ll put Nagikaze between my legs . Here, come over”

Then the Hamster-chanZ temporarily disbanded, and after respectively moving back to their original positions, the door I had opened was closed . It got pretty dark, enough that if there wasn’t the candle you wouldn’t be able to walk around at all .

Though it had only gotten dark, from around my diagonal left I could hear a voice going “Uuu . . ” … . For the sake of that person’s honor I won’t say anything .

“Nogiku, your hand . ”
“?”
“Here, take them out,”

Having been told so by Kiyomizu nii-sama who was sandwiching Nagikaze, I took out my hand from under Ujino nii-sama’s arm .

“I will hold it for you during the ghost stories . ”
“Oh, y, yes!”
“Kiyomizu… . ”

It seemed like he would hold my hand for me . His worry knew no bounds . Though I can’t see his face, it seemed like Ujino nii-sama was in a state of exasperation .

“Then I’ll go first… . ”

The ghost stories started with Ramon nii-sama’s voice .

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“—–and that’s how it went . With this my story is over . ”

“Uu… . Uuuuu jjino nii-za ma~”
“There there, Nogiku”

The result .
I was a scaredy-cat who was very bad with scary stories . I am a member of Hamster-chanZ .
But hmm, I feel like more than half of it is Ramon nii-sama’s fault . He deliberately walked around and came close in the dark to surprise you . Someone else would be telling a story,

“And then, a hand landed on my shoulder . With a man’s voice,”

Pat . (Hand now on the shoulder)

“Wooooooo—-”
“Uwaghnghgaaaa!!!!!!!!!”

Just like this . Ujino nii-sama and Kiyomizu nii-sama would tell Ramon nii-sama off, but it had no effect on him at all . He was just like a huge kid .
In spite of being next to me, Nagikaze was laughing, saying “Ahaha, Nogiku you okay?”in a way that I didn’t know if he was worried about me or thought that I was a dumb scaredy-cat .
Ramon nii-sama’s surprise attacks were apparently just for laughs . … . I’d like to think that I’m not included in those laughs .

“Ra, Ramon n, ni, ii-zama, he!”
“Yes, yes”
“z, o many y dimes!” (‘so many times’)
“Here, there there”

It seems like as the days go by, my emotions become more and more like a child’s . It makes no sense for me to cry like this!! As an adult!

“Nogiku, “
“Uuu, –Giyobizu nii-za ba”
“Here, it’s a fried manju . Say ahh—”
“!”

As I was clinging to Ujino nii-sama and having my back rubbed, Kiyomizu nii-sama who was still holding my hand said this . Hmm, I had a feeling that he had let go once just before but it must be my imagination .

Nah, but besides that!
I,it’s fried manju?!!

“gobble… . uuu…, nomnom, it tastes good…”
“Right? It’s okay to eat Ramon’s share too”

There was no way I wouldn’t eat my delicious-smelling favorite food when it was offered to me right before my eyes . My tears and terror temporarily receded . Even though Nagikaze and I had snuck a bite before we came, it seemed like my fried manju stomach was still yearning for more manju .
Saying it myself is kinda… . , but I’m pretty simple .

“Ha, s,s,s,s, stupid Nogiku! You’re pretty weak, y,y,you can have my share as well,”

Even if you say that you can’t hide your trembling legs .

“Do you think you’ll be able to sleep? Nogiku”
“If not, then I” (Kiyomizu)
“I am with her in the same room, so it’s all right . Here, it’s almost time to eat so we’re going Nogiku”

Saying this, Shuusui who had been sitting next to Ramon nii-sama pulled me out of Ujino nii-sama’s arms and started walking towards the door .
I see, so it was already that late . It was pitch-black in the room so I couldn’t feel the sun at all .

Looking back over today… . . everyone of Amatsuki, was it really okay to use your precious holiday on ghost stories?

If the people themselves were having fun it was fine, but, it’s just…… a little…… . yeah .

“Today I’ll sleep with you, all right,”
“Eh?”
“Because you’re a hopeless guy”
“……”

Shuusui said as he faced forward, pulling me along .
Just as I thought, I’m still a hopeless guy in his mind . Someone please tell me when I can finally break out of this category .

Then that night . Just as he had declared, Shuusui and I slept together in the same futon .

“Suu—… Piii—… . ” (snoring)
Bang
“,,hh! ……… . . hey Nogiku”
“Suupii—-………… . Suu—–… . ”
Crash
“…………… . . ”