I finished today's delivery, fighting sleepiness.
　There were no accidents, but it's depressing to think that this will continue until I find a new house.

　I have to find a room soon before it's too late.
　As soon as I left the changing room after changing clothes with that in mind....

"Hey Wa!
"Sanya?
You're in no hurry.
Get over here!

　Sanya, who may have returned earlier or in plain clothes, called out to me while smelling some kind of not-so-simple atmosphere.
　It's a very good idea to have a good time with the company.

''Wait a minute, this is all of a sudden!

　He kept his balance while stepping on the tatara and trying not to mock it, and even took me to the rest area without getting an answer when I asked him why.

"Thank you for your hard work, Miya-kun. Good job, Kazu-kun.
Maao?

　In addition, Mao was waiting there.
　She seems to be somewhat unhappy as well as Miya.

　However, it's not as bad as when it was awkward... what the hell is going on?
　At least I can tell you........

''Does that mean that Sanya brought me here after hearing a request from Mao?
''Hey. After all, it's a favor from my dearest Matsuo.
'I just asked you to bring Kazu-kun to me as normal. Don't say that in a misleading way.
Oh, I like you, Matsuo.
I'm telling you to stop because I didn't approve of that confession!
....

　...Why do I have to be shown the lover's quarrel of my co-workers at the place where I was brought for no reason?
　As much as I'd like to get back to the car as soon as possible because I'm sleepy, I want to know what they want to talk about.

　For now, I interrupt them as they repeatedly exchange words and let them proceed with their conversation.

'Look, what's the reason I was brought here in the end?'
I'm sorry, I'm totally off topic.
Hey. I'll have to wait till next time to hit on you.
Your mouth...!

　Mao glares at Sanya, who doesn't even care that she's being sleeved, with an exasperated look on her face.
　Hasn't this lost its favorability before you hit on me?
　And if I think about it any more, my thoughts are going to turn to something else.

'So hurry up and tell me why.
Huh ... you know what, Kazu-kun? I don't want to rush you here, so let's get straight to the point.
...Oh, dear.

　I nodded and urged her to go ahead, holding back from running my mouth that I was already rushed enough.
　Then, for some reason, Marao gave a big smile........

Do you know what I would like to hear if I did?
....

　.........

　

　That's quite conspicuous, isn't it?
　In this day and age, if a fire had happened, even in the middle of the night, it's not surprising that people in the vicinity of the apartment would have spread some information on SNS.

　That's how Marao must have found out about the fire.
　In other words........what she wants to hear is that I'm still going to work as usual despite such an accident.

　If it's that well known, there's no way the excuse can be passed on at this point in time.

''........I'm sorry I didn't tell you about it so you wouldn't have to worry about anything else.

　Resigned, I apologized for hiding it honestly.

'No, I didn't. My complaint isn't that I hid the fact that I was in a fire.
What?

　But it is instantly denied.

'Then what the hell...?'
You're such an idiot.
Hey, why is he cursing at you all of a sudden?

　When Mao couldn't find any idea why he was unhappy, he was undermined by Sanya in a straightforward manner.
　He gives her a protesting look, saying it's too much, but Miya doesn't take offense and gives him a disgruntled look.

Maou-chan is not happy that she is not willing to help anyone when she is in trouble because of the fire. Of course I'm angry for the same reason, right?
I...

　It's as if I hadn't expected the reason for this to happen, and my eyes widen involuntarily.
　It's because the two of them cared about me to the point of frustration.

'What's the extra concern mostly?　Are you saying that being worried about us was a nuisance to Kazu-kun?
'No, no, it's not that, it's just that you're the one who's annoying me...'
''That's 'unnecessary worry'. At least me and Miya-kun have never thought of Kazu-kun's advice as a nuisance.
Uh.....

　That being said, I can't argue with anything.
　However, the first thing I felt in my mind was not awkwardness, but an unaccustomed embarrassment.

　I don't know why those feelings passed, but I don't feel bad about it....

　As I was feeling a strange itchiness, a question flew in from Mao.

'From what I've seen on social media, the apartment was only half destroyed, when will it be fixed?'
'Yeah, oh. The apartment is to be demolished for the sake of the landlord.
What?
'Huh!　So you're homeless now?
Yeah, that's fine!　I can get by with temporary housing until I find a new house...

　He surprised them both by answering the question posed to him while he was stunned, because he didn't wrap it up.
　He quickly falsely claimed that he had a temporary residence, but in reality, he was homeless, as Sanya had said.

　I hesitate to tell them until I'm living in my car, even though I've caused them to worry about the fire for free.
　As you said earlier, if you talk to them, they might be willing to let you have a place to sleep.
　However, that's a bit too lenient.

Well, that's just the way it is. Can you help me find a new house?
Oh, yeah, no problem. I'll find you a more comfortable apartment for about the same rent as your old one.
Isn't that a little hard to do?

　When I immediately told Mao and Sanya about helping me find a new house, I got a rather confident reply.
　If there's a room in such good condition, I'd suspect an accidental property.
　It's not that I believe in ghosts, but I'll make that kind of thing a last resort when I'm stuck.

　Anyway, it's great that I was able to get the cooperation of Mao and Miya, not surprisingly.
　I decided to go into action to begin the search for a new house on tomorrow's vacation.