C3 Part63

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“……you don’t seem all that well

for some reason. Did something happen at work?”

That was the

first thing Kusamakura opened his mouth to say when he headed to the

park for lunch as usual. Tatsumi lifted his naturally lowered head

and shook it slowly.

“No, there are no problems at all. My

stress from before has gone down considerably……”

He

wasn’t sure what changed, or how it happened, but the coworker that

had spoken to him before—a new hire, a female employee named

Shimura, became Tatsumi’s messenger, replacing Yamauchi. Unlike

Yamauchi, she interacted with him without hostility, almost way too casually. Of course she had done various things for him, but he was thankful

that he no longer felt the pressure he had felt up until now more

than anything. However, with one problem gone, another had surfaced.

Tatsumi thought back on the unusual phenomenon happening around him,

and unconsciously let out another sigh.

“If it’s not stress

from work, then what is it?”

“No, it’s nothing……”

“If

you’re saying it’s nothing, then don’t make such an impudent

face.”

“Impudent……”

Just what sort of face

was he making, Tatsumi wondered as he touched his cheeks. He knew he

wasn’t really joking with him, but using such an old-fashioned word

brought a wide smile to his face.

“What?”

“Nothing.”