Kiraware Yūsha ni Tensei Shitanode Aisare Yūsha o Mezashimasu!

[Hated Hero, Preparing to Visit the Sick Person With the Fiancée]

Summer vacation was over, and our school lives finally resumed.

Accordingly, Eureka, who still hadn’t regained consciousness, was transferred from our villa to the academy’s research building.

――Two days after the end of summer vacation.

I received word from Ms. Teixeira, who was now taking care of Eureka, that Eureka had regained consciousness and as such, she would like to ask us about some things regarding Eureka’s berserk case because we had been present at the scene, so Tayte and I decided to visit the research building after school.

By the way, as for Jarvis and Raul, Mr. Walter would be interviewing them at a different location.

This arrangement was done in consideration of the relationship between Raul and Eureka. I had suggested it to Ms. Teixeira the other day.

But at the same time, Ms. Teixeira had given me a certain order.

“Hm, now I’d like to get a clear picture of Raul and Eureka’s relationship, so… you inquire about their past for me.”

She had wanted me to ask either of them about their relationship directly.

Well, rather than a teacher, they would be more likely to open up to me who was the same age as them. Especially Eureka, as the academy was still an unfamiliar place to her and she practically didn’t know anyone here.

To fulfill the mission I’d been given and to fulfill my personal interest, I intended to ask Eureka about her relationship with Raul when we visited her.

Thus, Tayte and I spent our lunch break in one of the gardens managed by the Horticulture Committee.

Our goal was to procure flowers for Eureka.

Of course, we had asked for Hanz’s permission.

Right now, Tayte was picking up flowers that were in good condition.

“Barrett, what kind of flowers do you think would be good?”

“Hmm… this yellow one, maybe?”

“Amazing! You have a good eye!”

I didn’t have much knowledge about plants, so I just chose it according to Eureka’s bright image, but I seemed to have scored a hit.

“Is it an expensive flower?”

“It is expensive, yes, but more importantly, I think it’s a perfect flower for the current situation.”

“Oh really?”

“There is a legend about this flower, you know? It is said that long ago, this Latherm flower was widely used as a panacea. However, recent research has proven that it has only minuscule healing property, so it is now just used as an ornamental flower. Still, due to the legend, many bring this flower when visiting a sick person as a get-well gift.”

“I see.”

As I smilingly watched Tayte joyfully collecting flowers, I released a sigh of relief.

After Eureka had fallen unconscious, Tayte had been pretending to be fine on the surface, but I’d known that inside she was grief-stricken.

After all, Eureka was close to her in age and they had been getting along well…

But once we got informed that Eureka had regained her consciousness, Tayte instantly regained her spirit.

I really was glad. I wanted Tayte to always smile, after all.

“What do you think?”

“It turned out to be a nice bouquet. I’d expect no less from you, Tayte.”

“O-oh you…” Tayte blushed at my straightforward compliment.

Mhm.

It felt like it had been a while since I’d last seen such a reaction from her.

“Well then, let’s put the flowers in the committee room and go back to the classroom. It’s almost time for class to start.”

“Let’s.”

Having put the flowers, we walked side by side in the corridor when we found a crowd in the direction we were heading.

“What happened, I wonder?”

“There’s a bulletin board over there… maybe there is a new announcement from the academy?”

We slipped into the crowd and looked over the notice posted on the bulletin board.

It was…

“Ah! It’s information about this year’s school festival!” Tayte exclaimed excitedly.

Yes.

The notice was regarding the school festival.

Various incidents had happened before the summer vacation, so there were concerns that the school festival wouldn’t be held this year. Everyone in our class had been looking forward to it, and it seemed it was now confirmed that it was going to be held.

“Ah, I’m looking forward to it♪! How about you, Barrett?”

“Of course, I am.”

A lot happened during our summer vacation, after all.

I’d be sure to enjoy the school festival together with Tayte.