Bessatsu Toshokan Sensou 1, page 17
Risking my life!? That's laying it on pretty thick! Iku thought sulkily, but since she actually had hurt herself, she didn't say it out loud.
"Well, but there was the slightest chance that she might be able to pull it off without injury. And what if our intrusion had surprised her, and the knife slipped? And even from the back, we could tell that Kasahara-san was trying her best to impress you--we just couldn't interrupt. I mean, she must have run back to the dorm as soon as her shift was over and changed clothes. Maybe you could do her the favor of taking some notice of her dedication?"
"I did notice, thank you very much!"
Doujou turned his head to the side, and Komaki and Shibasaki's eyes met with a significant look.
Instructor, if that was a slip of the tongue, it was a pretty vehement one, Iku thought, but it wasn't something she could say aloud.
Tedzuka, looking very awkward and out of place, picked up the fruit knife and half-peeled apple from Doujou's bedspread. "Um, I'm gonna go wash this knife. And throw away this apple."
Aw, I know it was touch-and-go, but I managed to peel a whole third of it... Iku looked at the apple wistfully.
That was when Doujou said, "Wash the apple too. I want to eat it."
His face was still turned away from them. Iku glanced at him to make sure of it.
--But he's eating it for me...
"Someone's in love with you," Shibasaki whispered to her impishly. Her brain felt like it was going to explode.
"Well, but there was the slightest chance that she might be able to pull it off without injury. And what if our intrusion had surprised her, and the knife slipped? And even from the back, we could tell that Kasahara-san was trying her best to impress you--we just couldn't interrupt. I mean, she must have run back to the dorm as soon as her shift was over and changed clothes. Maybe you could do her the favor of taking some notice of her dedication?"
"I did notice, thank you very much!"
Doujou turned his head to the side, and Komaki and Shibasaki's eyes met with a significant look.
Instructor, if that was a slip of the tongue, it was a pretty vehement one, Iku thought, but it wasn't something she could say aloud.
Tedzuka, looking very awkward and out of place, picked up the fruit knife and half-peeled apple from Doujou's bedspread. "Um, I'm gonna go wash this knife. And throw away this apple."
Aw, I know it was touch-and-go, but I managed to peel a whole third of it... Iku looked at the apple wistfully.
That was when Doujou said, "Wash the apple too. I want to eat it."
His face was still turned away from them. Iku glanced at him to make sure of it.
--But he's eating it for me...
"Someone's in love with you," Shibasaki whispered to her impishly. Her brain felt like it was going to explode.