Be Careful, Onee-san ch15

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>Ah.

>By the way...

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>Mai-chan feels that way...
>about me...?

>Yes.
>She thinks you're a stubborn nuisance.

>Surely you're at least somewhat aware of it, right?
>That Mai-san has a community of children you don't know
>and an adult shouldn't really sneak their way into that circle...

>If anything,
>any respectable adult should already think that way.

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>Mai-san's the kind type,
>so she may act like she's close to you.
>She'll probably continue to do so...

>That's why
>you should be the one to back away from Mai-san.

>As Mai-san's friend,
>that's all I wanted to say.

>If you understand,
>then don't involve yourself with Mai-san anymore.

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>I'm sorry.

>I don't think
>I can do that...

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>Why not...!?
>I'm trying to teach you some good sense here!!

>Even if Mai-san hates it, if she's okay with it...

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>then I'll believe in her.

>...Are you
>saying I'm lying...?

>Ah! No, Yuki-chan!
>I'm not saying that you're a liar
>or that I'm certain I'm not alienating Mai-chan or anything!!

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>...Even if she really hates it,
>I trust that Mai-chan will tell me properly
>and break things off with me herself.

>This is probably gonna sound selfish of me,
>but until that happens,

>I want
>to stay by her side.

>You're so kind, Yuki-chan.
>You came all this way because you were worried about Mai-chan.
>Ah, want some cheesebake.

>But it'll be fine. I'm...
>You're all the same.

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>Every last one of you.
>Hah
>Ah... I'm sorry, Yuki-chan.
>I didn't mean to upset...

>Why...?

>Ah, wait...!

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>It's been a week since then.
>That girl hasn't come to see me since then.
>Is she okay?
>Maybe I should ask Mai-chan...
>...san.

>Onee-san!
>Hyes!?

>What are you spacing out for?
>I-I-I-It's nothing!
>I was just lost in thought.

>Huh? Where's Shino-san?
>She said she had errands to run and left early.

>...What's wrong?
>Well...

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>The thing is, I have a favor to ask of you, Onee-san...
>A favor?

>That's rare.
>What is it?
>Ask me anything!
>Really?

>I'm an adult, after all!
>Rely on me as much as you want!
>Thank you!

>In that case,
>come to school with me!

>Heh?

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>There's nobody around~

>I left today's homework at school,
>and I couldn't go back by myself since it's dark.
>Hitomi-chan had errands to run at home too, so she's already left...

>Isn't it bad for me to enter school grounds...?
>We didn't get permission, after all.

>Our school's pretty strict, so I don't think they'd allow outside to enter either way.
>It'll be fine if we sneak in and sneak out quickly!

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>News Momohana
>In the middle of November, Honda Tae (23), a female office worker in her 20s, was arrested after trespassing into the local elementary school.
>The police state that she "had an interest in little girls" and are currently investigating any additional crimes she may have committed.
>In an interview, a female colleague responded with "I didn't think she'd be the kind of girl who would do such a thing."

>O-
>On second thought, I should...
>Onee-san, are you perhaps
>afraid of schools at night?

>...
>Right now it's the living that I'm afraid of...
>It's thrilling, in a way.
>Actually, our school has a few ghost stories.

>Like how you can hear the piano playing from a supposedly empty music room,
>or how the anatomical models in the science room walk around at night.
>The one that has the most people talking, though,
>is the one about the ghost of a girl who died from an illness peeking inside the students' desks.

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>You know what, I'll wait outside...
>I don't like any of them~
>Sorry, sorry!
>I'm kidding~

>I'll protect you, Onee-san.

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>...
>Th-Thanks.
>Bring on the ghosts!
>I'd rather you didn't...

>Found it!

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>Thank you, Onee-san!
>Now I won't be yelled at~
>...

>So this is
>the classroom
>that Mai-chan usually spends her time in.

>Her desk is bigger than everyone else's...
>What's wrong?

>It's nothing.
>Let's head back before someone finds us.
>It's not good to trespass onto school grounds,
>but I got to see something nice.

>Yeah.

>!
>Someone's here!
>Eh?
>Let's hide, Onee-san!

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>Is someone in here?

>...
>Must be my imagination.

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>...Phew~

>Looks like she didn't spot us.
>Thank goodness~
>...

>Is something wrong, Onee-san?
>Hah
>No, it's nothing!

>Thanks.
>You really saved me...
>I told you, didn't I?
>That I'd protect you!

>Although it was from a teacher on patrol rather than a ghost.
>It's a bit of a shame.
>How!?
>Don't you want to see it at least once?

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>The girl who peeks inside desks...

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>KYAAAAAAAAAAH

>Who's there!?

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>Houjou-san.
>Igarashi-san and...

>who
>are you...?