August the 3rd was around the corner, the calendar showed today's date which was already the 27th of July. I wasn't too sure what I was supposed to do, should I even bother giving Draken a health potion? I knew he would survive, but at the same time as his friend, I didn't want him to suffer for a long period. But giving him something that would make him recover in merely hours, would cause everyone to be suspicious. And I still wanted to enjoy the quietest life possible I could achieve in this world. However, what I was scared of the most, was people perceiving me differently because of the system.

"Then again, maybe I should save up the potions for the distant future." Yes, it was better if I actually used it on people whose fate was to die, because there was no certainty that I would get more of those potions in the distant future. What if I could only receive a limited stash, and once I get to the Tenjiku arc I will be left with nothing to save Emma? Or Izana? I sighed this was a hard decision to make, I mean by that time I would be so much stronger, but could I outwit Kisaki?

"I should just wait when the day comes." I realized that was for the best, maybe some mission would pop up to tell me what to do.

"I should probably start preparing for work," I told myself and stopped worrying about the future. The atmosphere at work was quite nice, but the manager was nagging me again to stay at least another month until school opened. I told him to wait at least 5 more days, since on August 1st I would get my rewards, depending on if I got an extension of the mission I would consider staying.

As I was returning home from my part-time job I received a call from Chifuyu.

"It's not often you call me, what do you want?" I asked as he explained.

"Listen, Baji-san is sick." This guy and his simp behavior, most of the time he was talking about Keisuke and I had already enough of it, however, my initial reaction to this peculiar news was.

"And what do you want me to do about it?" He complained about how I should cherish Keisuke more.

"You could at least come over and keep him company, aren't you worried for his health?" Chifuyu asked, I bet it was nothing but a simple cold he had, it was not the end of the world.

"I can't, remember how I had to visit your place with Keisuke because his mother went crazy?" I didn't want to arrive at the porch only to witness some episode of a soap opera, where a fight would ignite between them both. She went ballistic the last time I visited and that was enough for me to know, that I never wanted to be in her presence.

"Baji-san says that his mother is cool with you." Could I even take Keisuke's word for it, or was he lying to get his way? But I could visit him since Chifuyu was there as well.

"I guess I can... but I will bring Kazu-chan along." Chifuyu soon screamed into the lure.

"No, he was already here hours ago!" Okay, he could at least spare my ears, what was even happening on the other end?

"Fine, I'm coming over now." Within 20 minutes I arrived at Keisuke's house, Chifuyu opened the door and let me in, but before I could ignite any proper conversation he quickly stated.

"Sorry I have to go now." And that was it, he ran soon after not even allowing me time to ask him where he was rushing to.

"The hell?" I heard myself say after closing the front door behind his ass.

"Keisuke I'm here!" I took off my shoes and walked to his room. He was lying inside his bed, a towel resting on his forehead, there was a bowl filled with water standing beside his bed, I guess Chifuyu was taking care of him until I made my presence known.

"Interesting." Manga always made sicknesses seem so serious, how could those characters lay in bed all day long doing absolutely nothing? When I was sick I just draped some blankets over myself and watched movies with a tower of tissues beside me on my computer.

"Sup, how are you feeling?" I asked while checking if his forehead was burning, I think it still was.

"It's not that bad." It made me wonder how he even got sick in the first place, he suddenly decided to hold my hand which I let him.

"So what's with this deliberate scheme to have me come over here? Furthermore, how come your mother is suddenly okay with my presence in her house?" He completely dodged the first question and answered solely the second one.

"Recently she mentioned something about, if I can't get good grades at least I should consider marrying a rich girl so I don't have to struggle in life. So I mentioned how your family was rich and she gave me a green light." I blinked multiple times while trying to progress the newly acquired information.

"Achievement unlocked: Keisuke Gold digger." He glared at me for daring to utter this, but the fun couldn't stop at this, since a mission arrived with the speed of light, causing me to laugh hysterically.

"What's with you?" he asked as I expressed.

"I just thought of something funny." The two options were.

'Would you rather ask Keisuke Baji if he would do a lap dance for some money or ask him which other girl he has on his Gold digging radar?' Of course, I had to choose the more important question.

"Now when you accepted your new identity, would you be willing to lap dance for some money?" As I still laughed he proceeded to answer.

"You want to be the first customer?" He had this stupid grin on my face. Abort mission. Abort mission echoed in my head.

"Is your fever eating at your brain?" I asked and decided to change the topic, however, another quest arrived.

'Would you rather buy take-out from a restaurant nearby for Keisuke Baji or cook something yourself for Keisuke Baji instead?' I believed hand-made food was so much better when you were feeling sick.

"Have you eaten yet? You want me to cook you something?" He had this weird expression on his face.

"You would cook for me? I knew you liked me the most!" Now his grin was back. I guess this sickness made him talk nonsense.

"Whatever makes you sleep at night," I muttered while inquiring what kind of dish he wanted to consume next.

"So what exactly do you want me to make?" he gave it some thought.

"Rice porridge." I had yet to make one successfully but I agreed, knowing full well my mom would probably have an awesome recipe at hand.

"I hope it's okay to use the kitchen." He just shrugged, even when I asked if he knew whatever he had the ingredients I needed, this bozo hardly knew where and what was inside the pantry. I had to go out and buy the items myself. Once I was back I gave mom a call, she delivered me simple instructions and said something about how romantic it all sounded that I was making food for a sick person.

"I thought you were rooting for Souya mom." She then expressed her worry.

"I still am, but your recent development of outgoing personality may be too much for him to handle." I dunno it was more that we acted really awkward around each other, I shook that thought away and focused on cooking. Once it was done I brought it to Keisuke's room, he looked really satisfied.

"Here's your food." I bought it on a tray I found in the kitchen so he could eat directly in bed, and he sat up.

"I think I have done enough I should be going." But Keisuke stopped me with the most bizarre request.

"Feed me!" What was he, a baby all of sudden?

"Is your hand broken?" he shook his head as a response.

"Then you're perfectly capable of doing it yourself." But apparently, Keisuke would take no as an answer, he seemed to have remembered something.

"Remember the Draken deal?" He questioned as I nodded, don't tell me he wanted to use his favor for something so useless?

"Great you owe me one, so feed me." He seemed proud of himself, he must have thought he won this round.

"You really gonna use it for something so trivial?" He soon argued.

"It's not tho." I sighed, wondering why he had to be this annoying. So I found myself blowing on the spoon and feeding him, he looked so smug the whole time I had this urge to deep throat this spoon into his mouth.

"I'm calm, totally calm." I tried to convince myself. This made me realize something, was this some sort of karma, I was annoying Kisaki, so the world balanced itself out by having Keisuke annoy me. Seemed legit.

"Never ask me to do it again," I said once he finished eating.

"Nah." Was his comeback. Suddenly the cats stormed into his room.

"Oh look you have now companions, I will go now." I was stopped once again.

"Can you just like pour some food for those guys?" I did as he asked, but funny enough I stayed because some of the cats wanted to play. After like one hour I yawned causing Keisuke to request.

"Do you want to jump under the covers?" I shook my head, looking at him like he suddenly grew three heads.

"You slept with Chifuyu in the same bed, why not me?" Was this guy for real?

"Last time I checked he wasn't sick that day, are you trying to make me sick as well?" I questioned his intentions.

"If you do I can then take care of you." I shook my head.

"Upon agreement with my parents, I can't get sick until halfway thru August."

"Why?" then I explained how I wanted to make a sleepover with all the girls.

"Can I come too?" he asked.

"You already came over once tho. How about you ask Kazutora to throw one instead?"

"Maybe I should." Did I perhaps do something I shouldn't have? Then suddenly this chatterbox started to talk about all the cats that came over to his house, which was pretty interesting not gonna lie, but I must have stayed longer than anticipated because at some point my eyes kept closing themselves.

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