vncnus Chapter 16.1: Return
Chapter 16.1: Return
Chapter 16.1: Return
Are you feeling better now?
Yes. I apologize for all the hassle and trouble I have caused you.
It was my first day of work in Takenakas absence. My fever had subsided, so I went to work as per my rescheduled shift.
After that, Takenaka told me that you and Aoyama had made various arrangements for me and came to work in my place Excuse me, I will take better care of myself from now on.
Haha, dont fret about it. You must have accumulated a lot of fatigue.New novel chapters are published on
I am glad you got back to work so soon, he added. I lowered my head as the manager patted me on the shoulder and offered encouragement.
Hmm, you do seem a little out of shape, though let me know if you dont think you can handle things I can manage on my own.
No, thats a bit against my conscience.
I dont want you to collapse again, so dont strain yourself.
Yes.
Takenaka was worried about you, wasnt he?
Yes, he even did the cooking for me I am sincerely apologetic to him.
Haha, its fine. He loves tending to people like that, and apparently, he was working as a social welfare worker before joining this place.
I see.
What the manager mentioned reminded me of the time Takenaka nursed me back to health. I see No wonder he was familiar with it.
Then why is he working part-time here now?
No clue, I havent heard anything about that either. Many things happened to him but now he found something new he wants to do, and hes accumulating money here while studying.
Heh
But he has been here for a long time now, and I think its time for him to leaveSomething seems to be holding him back, though. Crossing his arms, the manager laughed with a troubled countenance. Takenaka. Hes been nicknamed Guardian God, but even hes a little cautious about that name.
Cautious?
Yeah I think a part of him thinks deep down that he has to protect this place and that he shouldnt leave so easily.
Did Takenaka say that?
No, but I feel that from what Ive seen
Otherwise, even if he was constitutionally fit, he wouldnt have stuck around in a place like this for so long.
Yeah, that was certain
Have you heard anything from him?
No. When we parted, I asked him a little about but he was kind of vague about it.
I see.
Takenaka said he was helping me and others for his own sake but I didnt think so.
I thought there must have been another reason. With no doubt, he gave a response in which he omitted several essential words.
For his own sake. I didnt perceive Takenaka as such a self-centered individual.
[Since meeting you strange things have been happening one after the other After the way you spoke to me I cant believe you had nothing to do with this. You know, I am sure everyone is holding you accountable for what happened to me]
Thats awful
Even if I stated that, I couldnt speak for anybody else because, up until recently, I didnt believe in specters or individuals who could see them and even I had said harsher things to Hyuga.
I might not have understood how she felt when she uttered those words
Since then, I have assured him repeatedly that he is not to blame for what occurred. Takenaka nonetheless persists in his belief that the incident was his fault.
Didnt Takenaka just intend to save that Suzuki person?
Thats right Takenaka would not have been that affected if it werent for her final remarks.
A tragedy that was supposed to have been known but nevertheless couldnt have been averted. If only he had been able to convey the message to her better
Perhaps it was out of this desire that Takenaka continued to call out to people who were incompatible with this convenience store, including me, in order to ensure that people like Suzuki would never show up again. Regardless of how frightened or suspicious others might be, he would always call out to people Even if they didnt believe him, he would still do so
In the course of all this, it became like it was part of Takenakas job to stay here and protect the newcomers He cant leave now either and I think hes afraid of what would take place if he were to leave.
So when he said he was doing it for his own sake
Even if he claimed otherwise, he was not doing this for his own sake but merely offering himself as a sacrifice. I didnt have any idea about this, nor did it occur to me that such a thing had unfolded. Takenakas feelings too
Despite feeling terrible, having many people accuse him of being a liar, and having other things he wanted to do he didnt run away and leave this place. It was inconceivable that would make him feel comfortable, yet he continued to remain here Just how patient could that be
And I, who was saved every time by Takenaka, who had a cool face and shouldered the whole load by himself, was so lame, wasnt I?
Just one time I ran into an obstacle and I lost sight of my surroundings, vented my anger on others for no reason, and even drove a person to suicide. Takenaka was alone, enduring, and saving many people from danger in the shadows.
Without anyone ever thanking him.
If its gratitude, thats being expressed.
When I looked up, the manager smiled with a shiny face.
Hakamada, didnt you express your thanks to him?
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Thats whats saving him. It may have been rough for him until now but Im sure hes happy now because you believe in him. All this time, he lost himself in doubt about whether what he was doing was meaningful. But now that you believe in him, I think for the first time Takenaka is able to think that what he has done all this time was not in vain.
Does Takenaka thinks so
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Even after all the trouble I have caused him?
Its not a trouble. Takenaka wants to protect you because of the meaning youve given to his actions.
Despite uncertainty about the truth of Takenakas feelings as described by the manager, I would like to thank him again when I meet him again in three days. Once more, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks.
And this time, I would like to say that I would listen to whatever his worries were, just as he listened to me the other day.
Saying that, though, he might find out that I have asked the manager about him.
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