C4 Part99

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He thought that was because no one else wanted to take on that burden other than Yamauchi, but that didn’t seem to be

the case. The reason no one associated with Tatsumi wasn’t because he

was a burden—or because they had to go out of their way for someone

visually impaired, but because they didn’t want to be seen by

Yamauchi. That’s how it seemed anyway.

“Is that so? Please

don’t worry about that sort of thing.”

It doesn’t bother

me, Tatsumi added, to which the three of them responded

impressed.

“……you’re pretty passive, aren’t you,

Konno-san?”

They must have come expecting the worst. Tatsumi

smiled wryly at Ichikawa’s doubtful voice. If he had a passive

personality, he wouldn’t have let Kusamakura’s rejection to his

invitation bother him so much. The problem wasn’t that big of a deal

to Tatsumi at all.

“……since I don’t like to rely on

other people’s assistance, and don’t want to be a burden to others,

I’m just glad you care.”

“What is this guy, an enlightened

monk?”

“It’s nothing that pure.”

Tatsumi waved

his hand as he smiled bitterly at his coworker’s overstatement.

“So, as a new employee, I didn’t really care about what the

princess said, or defying her, it’s not like she’s a manager or

anything, so I ignored her and tried becoming a candidate to assist

you, Konno-san.”