Thanks to you, the engagement was cancelled.”
“No, I’m glad I was able to help you.”
It seems like senpai is acting shyly…..
“Even if it was a sudden request, I was really happy that you fought very seriously for m…my sake.”
Huh, she’s not acting her usual, prideful self. What’s going on? “You looked a bi…bit amazing when you fought together with Takahashi and the others….”
She’s wriggling so much. What the…. She looks quite cute…… What happened to her? I started to become suspicious, but the colour of crimson appeared in my sight. “If it’s okay with you, how about tonight we go for dinn--”
“Buchou!”
Ah, I called out Buchou while senpai was saying something! That’s because Buchou is right in front of me! “Ah, I’m sorry. What was that again?”
I asked her, but she smiled after taking a breath. “Looks like there is no chance for me to win after all. It’s nothing.”
Huh? What was she trying to say? I bowed to Abe-senpai, and ran towards Buchou. “Buchou! I won thanks to Buchou!”
Buchou smiled. “I see. Looks like you accomplished the request safely.”
“Where is everyone?”
The club members were already gone. “Everyone went home at once, to take the prize received from Kiyome-san’s request. Items related to different types of monsters, which they would be taking back to the clubroom.”
Is that so? I should have helped out as well. Gyuu. Buchou and I linked our arms. “Now, lets go home together. Lets buy some taiyaki on the way back so we can eat it with everyone. Fufufu, looks like it will be a date to the taiyaki shop.”
Buchou and I were walking home after leaving Abe-senpai’s house. A date until we get back to our house! This is the best! Uhahaha! I’m so happy. “…….I feel the happiest when I’m like this.”
Buchou muttered something while hugging my arm. “Eh? Did you say something?”
I asked, but Buchou winked cutely. “It’s a secret.”
I don’t know why, but Buchou’s smile looked amazingly cute! That alone made the tiredness I got with this request disappear. This happened right after we defeated the Evil God from the North, Loki. …….Hello everyone……. It’s me, Hyoudou Issei. …….The reason why I have such low and bad tension, is because……
“Sniff!”
…….I started to sniff and have a runny nose. Yeah, it seems like my body isn’t feeling well this morning. I walked towards the dining table weakly, after I somehow managed to brush my teeth. Man, even my legs feel heavy and my head is spinning around inside…..
“Ara, Ise. Morning.”
Buchou, who woke up before me, greets me with a smile. Aaah, Buchou looks beautiful today as well. My parents and the others, who are living with me, have gathered at the table. …….Looks like I’m the last one….. I tried to walk towards the table, but suddenly felt that the table was far away…..
…….Huh? Even my vision is blurry……. Rubbing my eyes isn’t helping with the blurriness…..
Now staggering forward, I began to feel light-headed and stumble backwards……
…….Just as I was about to fall, someone stops and holds me from behind. When I turned around, it was Xenovia. “Hey, Ise. Are you okay? Your face is red.”
“………Oh, Xenovia……. Thanks.”
Asia approaches me, and she puts her hand on my forehead. Aaah, Asia’s palm is cold and it feels so good…..
“--! He has a high temperature!”
Hearing Asia’s shocked voice, the expression of everyone at the table changed. ……..I see. So my temperature is high…… Even my consciousness is starting to drift away……..
“Ise! Did you perhaps catch the flu?”
Buchou also rushes to me, after putting a plate on the table. “Devils can also catch the flu? Rather, do they even catch a flu that a human catches?”
“…….No, in this case it is a Devil's…….”
Irina and Koneko-chan are chatting quietly…… After all, the things about Devils are kept a secret from my parents. Rossweisse-san takes my hand and examines my pulse. “Your pulse is beating fast. It might be better to consult a medical institute.”
“Let’s contact the hospital, Rias.”
“You are right, Akeno. I will contact the hospital belonging to the House of Gremory right away!”
……Ho…..Hospital….. …….One in the Underworld? “Hey hey hey, Ise, do you have a cold?”
“But he looks bad! Hello, Ise?”
Dad and mum are also worried about me……
While everyone calls out my name, I lost consciousness. ………I was looking at an unfamiliar ceiling after waking up. Lying on a bed, my arm is connected to an IV drip. It appears I’m in a hospital…..inside a room. …….Huh? I was preparing to go to school, while I wasn’t feeling well and then went downstairs….. I remember, I went down to the living room and……. Is it me or is my body feeling better…..? Is it thanks to this IV? While I was having a cloudy recollection, the colour of crimson appears in front of me. “Ise, you are awake.”
Buchou looks into my face. She seems relieved. “Ise-san! I’m so glad!”
“I was shocked when you fell unconscious.”
…….Asia and Akeno-san are also here. Asia is red and swollen around her eyes….. Was she crying? …….I made Asia worry about me again. “…..Umm, this place is…..?”
When I asked…. “You fainted at home, so you were transported to this hospital. Do you remember it?”
Buchou explained to me. …..I see, I was brought to the hospital after fainting…. The Underworld, huh? Yeah, I can’t go to a hospital in the human world because I’m a Devil. So this is my room, huh? Am I in such a serious condition….? I don’t want to die……I still haven’t had sex with Buchou…… I c-can’t die yet! Wait, since I’m having those thoughts in this situation, maybe my condition isn’t so bad that I would be dying. “I will inform the doctor that he woke up.”
After saying that, Rossweisse-san leaves the room. I look around the room, by just moving my head. Koneko-chan and…..Gasper are sleeping together on a chair. Did Gasper, who doesn’t live with us, come all the way to the hospital in the underworld, for me? They must have been waiting for me to wake up and went to sleep after getting tired. If that is the case, then I’m sorry Koneko-chan, Gasper. “It seems it's easy to get the flu, if you are a reincarnated Devil. Xenovia, you should be careful, too.”
“Yeah. I haven’t caught a cold that often, but I will be careful.”
“Yes. You don’t seem to catch a cold that often. You are always full of energy and it seems you can endure viruses. Maybe being a simpleton is a good thing.”
“I feel like I was looked down on a lot, but that doesn't matter. You have to look after your health everyday and that is the cure to everything.”
…….Irina and Xenovia are talking while reading a thick book. ……Is that book related to medicine? Uuu, am I sick? This is a situation where I don’t understand what is going on, while my head is spinning around and then—
KNOCK KNOCK. Someone knocks on the door. “Buchou, the doctor is here.”
Kiba and Rossweisse-san enter, with a man in a white coat. So Kiba also came…… I've started to think of Kiba as my friend now. A man…. A person who seems to be a doctor comes in, while bringing a young nurse with him.