Day Off

For the mornings, I cleaned the guesthouse. In the afternoons, I played at being a cram-school teacher while getting punched and kicked by a bunch of brats. After five straight days of that, my first day off finally arrived.

Thanks to Fuzuki-san’s consideration, Yūha and I had been given the same day off. Apparently, since both the guesthouse and the restaurant were customer-facing businesses, their quieter periods tended to line up anyway.

I woke up at the usual time, ate breakfast, and figured I might as well clean the house while I was at it. I’d learned how to do...