C3 Part74

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They then checked one by one, from the

entrance way, his shoe rack, bathroom, washroom, to his own room.

Even though he was the one who asked him to, having the places he

spent his daily life, to even inside of his closet looked into was a

little embarrassing. Kusamakura really did open and check everywhere,

obvious places, but even the places there was no possible way for

anyone to hide in. In the bathroom, he checked inside the toilet

bowl and on top of the shelves. In the dressing room, he checked inside

of the washing machine, and in the kitchen, he checked inside the

cupboard under the sink. He checked them all one by one, telling him

no one was there. Still, being told for sure that no one was there

relaxed him immensely. He was able to ascertain there was no one

there after all. Once they thoroughly checked each nook and cranny,

they returned to the living room.

“There was nothing. There

didn’t appear to be anything out of the ordinary.”

“Th-Thank

you……so much……”

He felt relief as he lowered his

head. Nothing seemed to be stolen either. He felt at ease that there

was nothing, but on the other hand, all that was left now was the

fact that he made a big deal out of nothing all on his own.

—H-How

embarrassing……!

Of

course, Kusamakura would never say anything that mean to him, but

that didn’t change the fact that it was embarrassing.