Editing Mushi Uta:Volume 1st Episode 03 (section)

===Part 5===

As per her usual routine, Arisu started her morning grouching about pain.

However, the contents was slightly different today.

“''Muu'', as expected, I’m not feeling up to it…”

Arisu groaned while walking down the corridor in her dougi.

She was completely out of it during this morning’s practice. Even when she was scolded by her instructor, she did not register the angry voice at all. She couldn’t even feel the cold air or floor as she walked.

“To apologise or not, that’s the problem…”

There was a plaster on Arisu’s cheek. It was not a result of her morning practice. Last night, when she struck the ceiling with the spear, a piece of rubble had scraped her.

The destructive capability of the spear was immense, utterly breaching through the ceiling up till the ground above. She heard from Mihayashi later that even the boutique under construction above was wholly blown away such that no vestiges remained. Fortunately, casualties were kept to a minimum because it was a rest day when nobody was working.

The series of event was covered up as a gas explosion accident in the restaurant. The customers had lost consciousness due to ‘carbon monoxide poisoning’ from which they recovered promptly, and it was reported that most of the casualties only suffered slight injury despite the scale of the explosion.

“Even though I did not know about it then… but, how could the master lower her head in front of her servant…”

Arisu was heading towards Daisuke’s room.

All of a sudden, she stopped.

In the Ichinokuro main building, there was a well maintained garden in the courtyard. Arisu saw a figure by the side of the small pond.

It was Daisuke. He was staring at the pond absentmindedly in his sleepwear.

This was the first time that he woken up so early by himself. From his fatigued-looking side profile, he may not have slept a single wink last night.

“Even though he’s just Daisuke, I guess he also worries like a grownup sometimes…”

After wavering for a while, Arisu decided to step into the garden.

Daisuke seemed to have heard Arisu’s footstep. He gave a fleeting look towards her before turning back wordlessly.

“What are you doing over here?”

“…”

“Why don’t you say something, stupid Daisuke.”

Even with Arisu’s light banter, he did not respond.

A sombre silence descended between the two.

“…It’s my bad, okay.”

Arisu muttered softly.

Daisuke turned around with a surprised look.

“For teasing you about the girl called Fuyuhotaru.”

Daisuke looked with disbelief at Arisu who was averting her gaze.

“I’m sorry.”

She apologised, this time looking into his eyes and saying it.

“…”

Meeting her gaze for a while, Daisuke then turned his head the other way in embarrassment.

Seeing his awkward gestures, Arisu revealed a smile.

That’s right—.

A slight warmth spread in Arisu’s heart.

It’s alright even if she could only understand them a little by a litte. About the Mushitsuki, about Mari… and about Daisuke.

But—.

“If you were going to apologise, then don’t involve me with this kind of stupid matters in the first place.”

Daisuke said.

Arisu’s smile froze over in a second.

“Don’t involve me with some stupid matters like wearing a suit or attending mixers. You and I are just the observed and the observer, we’re merely strangers. I can’t stand taking part in your child’s play.”

Arisu was dumbfounded as Daisuke continued.

“Wha-…”

She could feel her face burning up.

Daisuke looked away in amazement, as if he was looking at an idiot.

“Stupid Arisu.”

That was the last straw. Blood rushed up Arisu’s head.

“W-w-what is with that attitude! Just what kind of life have you had that caused you to be so twisted? And to think that that was the first time I had apologised so sincerely too!”

“T-the first time you have apologised sincerely? That’s my question, what kind of pampered life had you lived up till now!”

“That’s enough, I understand now, it seems like you do not understand human words. Fine then, I’ll make sure your body understands it! Take this, ''Arisu dropkick~''!”

“Hey, wai-…! This is not a game of charades—”

The boy’s voice shattered the peacefulness of the early morning before disappearing into the sound of water splashing.

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