Slow Start ch141

p1
>Mmm...
>Ah.

>Good morning!

>>Hana-chan likes to snuggle.

p2
>Hrmm...
>Hm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~mm

>Just for today!
>I'll allow it just for today!
>Shion-chan...!

>But you can only take today off!
>Make absolutely sure you report to Hazuki-san tomorrow!
>Right!!
>I'll tell Mom that you're not to blame, Shion-chan!!!
>Thank you!!!

>And so, today,
>I'm playing hookey for the first time in my life.
>Hiroe-san. Hiroe-san.

>Sweatpants don't have a front or a back, do they?
>No tag on the inside either...
>Yeah.
>I believe the area around your butt stretches out as you wear it...
>The front and back appears naturally.

>Wait...
>Or maybe that happens because my butt is so big...?
>Eh?

p3
>I want Hiroe-san
>to cheer up, even if it's just a little bit.

>If being by her side
>lets her sleep peacefully,
>then I want to be by her side.
>I want her to cheer up.

>Huh?

>Hana says she's taking today off.
>Say what!?

>Then we'd better go pay her a visit.
>Hmm~
>Maybe it would be better to just leave her a message for today.

>If it's a cold, she'll have less stamina,
>and being considerate of us will just tire her out.
>If she ends up taking the next day off too, that's when we should pay her a visit.
>>Logic Logic Logic Logic
>Yep.

>EEEEEEEEEH?
>But But But But~
>>Logic Logic Logic
>Hey now.
>Don't be selfish.
>>Her movements are too complex.

p4
>Speak for yourself.
>You were in a terrible state when Kamu-chan was home sick, Eiko-chan.
>Urk.
>?

>>Flashback
>Kamu says
>she's sick with a cold today.

>Eeh?
>She just texted me.

>I'm sick with a cold.
>It'd be bad if you caught it, so please don't come visit me.
>I'll be sure to get better by tomorrow.
>>Bow Bow
>>Bow Bow

>Oh dear~
>Uuuh. Is Kamuri-chan gonna be okay?

>Hey, hey, hey.
>Where do you think you're going, Eiko-chan?
>>Hey now.
>Urk.

>I just  remembered  I had  errands   to run   and thought   I'd leave   early.
>You were clearly thinking of visiting her!
>>A worrying delusion.

p5
>Uwaah! I can't help it!
>It says right hear not to come in case you catch her cold!
>>Don't come.
>I don't mind catching it if it means she'll be cured!!
>But then Kamu-chan will...
>RUN FOR IT, KAMURI-CHAN!!!
>>A terrifying delusion.

>Eh?

>Geez~
>Say all you want, Eiko-chan. You're just feeling lonely.
>Uuh...
>I can't help it...

>Ooh, I know!

>Go on~
>For today, you can think of me as Kamu-chan and fuss over me.

>Uuh~...
>So heavy~...

>C-Calm down, Tama-chan.

>Hey.

>Homeroom's starting.
>Take your seats~
>Ah, good timing, Sensei-san.

p6
>Please fill the Kamu-chan shaped hole in Eiko-chan's heart!
>Go on!
>Go on! Go on!
>Huh?
>What are you talking about?

>>Explaining

>Tokura.

>...

>So stiff~...
>Hey.

>Woah, this is serious.
>For starters, Kamuri-chan doesn't normally sit on her lap, does she?

>You've got some nerve to rag on me after all that~
>Uuh...
>Eiko...

p7
>Hiroe-san! Hiroe-san!

>Let's have breakfast.
>Shion-chan made us sandwiches~

>Look how cute they are~
>Ooh, you're right.

>I'll put on some coffee then.
>Ah, I'll help!

>Hahaha
>Fufufu

>Let's go back to sleep once we're done eating.
>Th-
>That's so sinful.
>Ehehe.
>Then I guess we're accomplices.

>Hahaha.

>No.
>This is definitely wrong.

p8
>Uuh~...

>You're still sulking, Tama?
>I can't help it...

>Hana-chan's always had perfect attendance.
>I'm worried about her~
>Yep.
>You have a point.
>Indeed...

>Huh?
>A text from Hana.

>Ehehe
>>Stamp
>Sorry.
>Today
>I'm actually
>playing hookey...
>Ehehe...

>...

>...Let's
>stop by on the way home.
>Indeed.
>Yep.

>>The three quickly agreed that she must have had her reasons.