Character Stories/Shinya Shibasaki/Chapter 3

Shinya Shibasaki: Character Story Translation: MDR
Chapter 3
Shinya Shibasaki	Doctor Shibasaki!
	When I called out to "that woman", her feet stopped, and she looked over with a blank expression.
Shinya's mom	Has being at Shinonome degraded your learning abilities? You are to call me "Mom" when we're outside.
Shinya Shibasaki	.... My apologies. Um, but, I-
Shinya's mom	Pack your things at once.
Shinya Shibasaki	Ngh....
Shinya's mom	It seems the only remarkable development you've made is in the movement of your facial muscles. However, for you, that kind of development is unnecessary.
Shinya Shibasaki	I.... I do not want to leave Shinonome academy.
Shinya's mom	... I see...
	The very opposite of her quiet voice, her gaze made me gasp. Pupils dilated, unblinking. Intensely, relentlessly observing every inch of me.
Shinya's mom	Those rebellious words I heard just now, was I mistaken?
Shinya Shibasaki	Tch.... No, you were not. I do not want to leave Shinonome academy.
Shinya's mom	Using your mouth only to make baseless assertions, you're no better than an animal without vocal cords.
Shinya Shibasaki	Doct-- Mom, whatever you ask of me, I swear I'll show you!
Shinya's mom	.... What unexpected behavior. Fascinating.
Shinya Shibasaki	(Those eyes....)
	Drenched in curiosity, fascination, obsession-- the eyes of someone observing an "experimental subject".
Location Change: Shinya & Shigure's Room
	When I open the door, I'm immediately greeted with the gentle smell of my favorite meat and potato stew.
Shigure Hakka	Welcome home, Shinya.
Shinya Shibasaki	I'm home, Shigure.
Shigure Hakka	Good work today, at the operation.
Shinya Shibasaki	Uh huh, I'm totally beat now! Ahaha.
	I go to the hospital to perform operations at least twice every week. When I come home, there's always two plastic wrapped meals at the table. How long has it been, I wonder? Since Shigure started making dinner like this and waiting for me.
Shinya Shibasaki	(The first time it happened, even though I contacted him to say "Go to sleep before me", he still ended up completely spoiling me.)
	The moment I enter this room, the various medicine and chemical smells of the hospital disappear.
Shinya Shibasaki	It smells really good this time! Shigure's homemade cooking.
Shigure Hakka	I had the time, so I thought I'd try a new recipe.
Shinya Shibasaki	You mean this meat roll? It looks super good! My stomach is growling just looking at it!
Shigure Hakka	Before that, Shinya. Dirty laundry goes in the laundry basket.
Shinya Shibasaki	Ah, you found it!
	The moment I start pulling my socks off, Shigure brings over the laundry basket.
Shigure Hakka	Honestly.
Shinya Shibasaki	(There it is again, his happy face.)
Shigure Hakka	Before dinner, are you going to take a shower?
Shinya Shibasaki	Nah, I'll take one after I eat.
Shigure Hakka	If you bathe right after eating, it's bad for your health, you know.
Shinya Shibasaki	Ahaha, of course I know! I'm a doctor, after all! Thanks for the food! ... Delicious!
Shigure Hakka	Mm hm, the flavors came out nicely.
Shinya Shibasaki	Shigure, you know you put a little bit of that really spicy spice in here, right?
Shigure Hakka	Well, spicy food can be used to relieve stress and fatigue. If it's alright, would you try some, Shinya? -- Today, you're more tired than usual.
	Shigure's beautiful mismatched eyes, concerned for me. Behind them, I could feel the urge to ask me "What happened today with your mother?"
Shinya Shibasaki	In that case, I think I'll try a little bit; this meat roll's tear-inducing degree of spiciness!
Shigure Hakka	Help yourself.
Shinya Shibasaki	Thank you, Shigure! Ah, dinner's finished!
	Though I knew he wanted to ask, Shigure never did.
Shinya Shibasaki	(He must've noticed that I don't want to talk about it.)
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