We decided to bury the girl who committed suicide.
「 She must be a sophomore, I don’t know her 」
The student handbook in her possession indicated that she’s a sophomore.
The dead body in front of us is so different from the picture in the handbook.
She’s smiling carefree in the photo, but the corpse is beaten blue.
She’s foaming at her mouth, and her blue-tinted face is swelling and white-eyed.
「 This is too much 」
Mana mutters while crying.
I don’t think they heard her voice, but the monkey army is gathering.
The monkeys, led by Rita, look at Mana with concern.
Just in time, the monkeys can help out.
「 Hey, I need a hole, help me 」
I tried telling them, but Rita and the other monkeys aren’t working.
These guys won’t listen unless Mana gives the instructions.
「 Mana, order Rita, and the monkeys 」
「 ……………… 」
My voice didn’t reach Mana.
She’s in shock at the sight of the girl who committed suicide.
She won’t listen even if I talk to her now.
That said, it would be hard for me and Mana alone to burrow a hole.
It would have been easier if I had a shovel, but unfortunately, I don’t have one at the moment.
Even if I want to improvise, I don’t have the materials for it.
If we’re to bury her, then we need to dig with our bare hands or find suitable stones.
「 Hey, please, help me burrow a hole 」
I asked the monkeys again.
「 If you’re not helping, then go away. It’s annoying to have onlookers 」
It feels dark for me too, but it’s minor compared to Mana’s.
The impact of seeing the real thing was so different from my imagination.
「 Ukii… 」
The monkeys look at each other in confusion.
Then, they came running towards us.
「 Are you helping out? 」
「 Uki! 」
Rita nods.
It seems that it’s asking me to give them instructions.
「 We’re going to dig a hole to bury the body. Help me 」
「 「 「 「 「 Uki!! 」 」 」 」 」
The monkey army moves with great coordination.
They spread her legs, bend at the waist, and used both hands to brush the dirt behind her crotch.
The hole was dug with a great cloud of dust and smoke.
「 Cruel…this is horrible 」
Mana mutters as she looks at the body lying on the ground.
She keeps saying the same lines over and over and over again, like a broken robot.
「 Mana, I’m sorry but there’s nothing we can do about it, let’s bury her and go home 」
I put my hand on her shoulder and told her.
Mana’s whole body shook.
Then, she jumps back from surprise and looks at me with a frightened look on her face.
「 A-Are you okay? 」
「 Sorry, I’m okay…I think…no, this is harsh 」
She’s not dead, but Mana’s face is pale.
She looks like she’s about to vomit right now.
「 Oeeeeee!!! 」
In fact, she vomited.
She hurriedly turned her face away from the corpse to avoid splashing and she vomited all over the nearby grass.
「 「 「 Uki?! 」 」 」
The monkeys are much more surprised than I am.
They stopped digging the hole and surround Mana.
「 It’s okay, she’ll be fine, continue 」
Mana’s face is pale, she’s moving off unsteadily.
「 Can I take a break? 」
「 Of course. The monkeys and I will take care of the rest 」
「 Yes, thank you 」
We burrowed a hole.
(I should’ve checked the body alone…)
I buried the body in the hole we dug and regret my decision.
「 We’ll take good care of this 」
I picked up her student back and left the place.
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After the burial, we headed straight for the hideout.
The monkey army’s following from a distance.
There was silence on the journey.
Mana doesn’t talk, I don’t open my mouth either.
However, I had a feeling that we shouldn’t return to the hideout.
We need to talk about something. While I was thinking…
「 Want to take a break from the work? 」
It’s the topic I came up with after frantically thinking about it.
Mana was silent for a while but finally shook her head.
She doesn’t want any special holiday.
「 Then that’s okay 」
The topic I tried so hard to come up with just ended.
At times like this, it makes me aware of the difference between a gloomy and cheery character.
Those who have been in the shadows like me don’t know how to deal with it properly.
Because of that, I panic.
「 Hokage 」
Mana talks to me this time
「 Uhm 」
She continued, not waiting for me to respond.
「 Can we put off sex for later? 」
「 The talk about having sex? 」
「 Yeah. Somehow, I don’t think I can get in the mood for a while 」
It’s understandable.
Even my penis won’t get energetic right now.
I can’t even come up with some lewd thoughts.
It’s almost as if I got an ED.
Even though I’m a high-school boy with insatiable lust.
It’s even worse for mana who’s much more shocked.
It’s even likely that she gets a trauma that she doesn’t get lustful anymore.
「 Sex is one thing, but, don’t force yourself to do anything sexual. Once you’re healthy again, you can just invite me 」
「 Thanks, also, sorry 」
「 No need 」
After that, we had some small talk.
What to do tomorrow, or what Arisa fished.
It feels like we’re forcing each other to talk, but we did.
We’re not aware of it but, we just wanted to distract ourselves.
「 Welcome back, Muscle 」
We see the hideout as soon s we hear Muscle tell us that.