Blacksmith Volume 2 Chapter 11
“You really are amazing Kururi.”
Every single time I go to Medical Science, a man with a creepy smile on his face approaches me as if it’s the most natural thing to do.
With eight square tables equally spaced out, holding four people each, you’d think we’d all have enough personal space right? Wrong! For some reason this guy always comes over here and brings me trouble. Especially whenever the instructor says we’re going to have a joint project, I have to be extra cautious then.
“Hey, have you heard about the rumour that’s been going around lately?”
Towards the gloomy stalker-like guy who just asked me something, I answered coldly.
“I heard. The ones where I was apparently tamed by the prince, right? To my understanding though, I thought we weren’t very compatible in the first place.”
As if he didn’t even notice my tone, Rail’s smile was in full bloom. Though whether or not that was an actual smile or just his pokerface, I didn’t really know.
“If I were to give a name to our relationship I guess it would be… training partners? We’re better than we were before, but the prince didn’t ‘tame’ me. It’s more like he just one-sidedly got me to help him.”
“Just recently I was called over by Neko-sensei too. Hopefully, I’ll get to have a special lesson after as well, just the two of us Kururi-kun.”
He approached by another step without changing his line of sight. He was so close he was almost snuggling with me.
I could feel chills running up my spine. I swear if he gets any closer I’m going to kick his ass, though I get the feeling he’d just go “Kya~!” in response, and come back.
Well, what else am I supposed to do?! He’s so creepy!
“Hey, umm… can you give me a little space?”
“Sure,” he replied with his usual smile.
Today’s challenge is supposed to be done individually.
Following the procedures, there seems to be some parts that I’ll need the instructor’s advice to complete, but luckily, it looks like most of it can be done by following the reference book.
I want to finish my work quickly, but do to a certain someone I can’t get into the mood to focus.
*Pachinpachin* (Sfx: smack smack) I hit my face a few times to help myself concentrate.
Okay, let’s do this!
“Kururi-kun, how’s that thing you said you’d make me before going?”
…he must have been aiming for this moment to bring this up.
Yet somehow he’s able to talk without stopping his work. That’s a little, no, that’s quite unpleasant.
“You mean the production of your medical equipment?”
“That’s right, though I can’t help but feel a little bad knowing that I stole a march on Prince Arc.”
Does he think he’s my girlfriend of something? No, that can’t be since he’s his boyfriend.
“I’ll bring it to you soon.”
“Thanks, I wouldn’t have gone if you hadn’t said so.” Rail shook his head while muttering something I couldn’t hear.
Come to think of it, the people who always go to my room always enter for their own selfish reasons. To think I almost forgot the spirit in actually inviting someone over, because there’s always two people hanging out there.
Though, that was probably my fault.
It’s true, Rail is creepy, but he does have a lot of common sense. It’d be even worse if he just came over when I hadn’t even invited him.
“Well if you are coming over, right after school when the lessons are over is no good. Same with the evening ‘cause I have some errands to attend to.”
“Then at night? You want me to visit you in the middle of the night?”
What are you, my girlfriend?!
Noticing my glare, Rail immediately went to apologize saying “I’m sorry.”
I guess it’s because he’s always smiling, but it’s hard to tell what he’s really thinking… I hope he was just joking though.
The worst-case scenario would be if he came while Vaine and Crossy were away, though in such a situation I would definitely run.
For the first person I actually invite to be such a creepy guy. It goes without saying that I hate this!
Turning away from the eyes that reminded me of a reptile’s, I decided to concentrate on the lesson.
Today we’re focusing on anatomy. ‘Just cut it and take it out already’ seems to be the instructor’s motto. It’s better to just get used to it now or fail it if you can’t, rather than make a mistake and have someone kick the bucket later on, I guess.
I took the medical equipment (which I still haven’t gotten quite used to by the way), in hand and started to work. Although learning the anatomy of various organisms may help me in the future, it’s quite tiring work on the both the physical and mental level.
By the way, Rail is currently in a state where he’s struggling to maintain his usual smile.
Good luck, you’ll need it.
“Now let’s go.”
“This is really okay?”
“It’s fine, let’s just get this over with already.”
After school I half-forced Rail to enter my room.
The man himself kept on saying stupid things like ‘this’ and ‘that’ so I had to be pushy.
I doesn’t really matter though, I’ll forget about any ill intent