Angel's cleaning strategy

Shuu is not good at all household chores, but the one he dislikes the most is cleaning.

　Cooking is not impossible, as long as you ignore the appearance and taste of the food at the risk of getting injured.

　If it looks bad and tastes disappointing under the idea that it will be fine if it heats up and fits in the stomach, it doesn't mean that you can't make it at all.

　Of course, I don't want to eat it or make it, so I don't make it.

　If you can't do laundry in the first place, you won't be able to live, so there's no problem.

　In case of emergency, there is also a means of laundromat, and I usually put it in the washing machine and spin it with detergent and water, so I do it without problems.

　However, there was nothing I could do about cleaning.

"What should I do"

　On holidays, even at noon, Itsuki kept telling him to clean up, and Zhou finally got up, but he was at a loss as to where to start.

　I know it's my fault, but I can't come up with a procedure for how to clean up because the things are overflowing.

　For the time being, I washed the sheets and dried the futon.

　How should I clean it from here?

　Clothes and magazines are scattered about, so there's not much room to step on.

　Fortunately, food-related garbage has a strong odor, so it is thrown away immediately, so there is no need to worry about strange odors or oil stains. It's just scattered all over the place.

　I'm in trouble because the clutter is terrible.

　Just as I was sighing softly, the doorbell rang.

　Ah, my voice murmurs.

　He was already a familiar visitor, or rather, he was a blessing from heaven and a courier who just handed things over and went home, but at this moment, he seemed like a savior.

　Trying to quickly head for the entrance, I almost fell down due to the lack of scaffolding and opened the door while putting my hands on the wall.

"Excuse me, I collected Tupperware a little earlier… what are you doing?"

"... I was trying to clean up."

When I showed my face in the middle of the day while losing my balance, I was given a slightly amazed look.

"It sounds like it just happened."

"... I almost fell"

"I guess so. Cleaning hasn't even started, right?"

"I was at a loss"

"I guess"

　Shuu's cheeks twitched at the same frank opinion that if it was this bad, it would happen, but there was no way he could deny it.

　Besides, if I turned my back on her and turned her away, I wouldn't even be able to talk to her about cleaning.

　However, what should we ask?

　I had intended to ask him about cleaning tips, but I wondered if he would give me any advice...I looked at Mahiru with some hesitation, and Mahiru was looking behind Shu at the messy hallway.

　The devastation behind me was telling me, "Wow," the eyes said, so it must have been pretty terrible in the middle of the day.

"Exactly. ...Please let me clean the room."

"teeth?"

　Shuu thought it was too brazen to ask for help, so he was hoping to get some advice.

　No way, I didn't think that midday would offer to help directly.

"I don't want to think that the room next door is dirty."

　I don't get angry at her because her words and actions are a bit harsh, but since she only tells me the truth, there's no way I can argue with her.

"Are you complaining about living alone even though you can't do housework? I can see that you're optimistic that you'll get used to it over time. Since you're not able to do it in the end, why don't you reflect on yourself a little?"

　There is no gurgling sound.

　My mother told me that it would be easier if I kept it diligently, and this is the result of leaving it alone. She knew she was completely self-sufficient.

"Most of the time, if I had cleaned regularly, this wouldn't have happened. It's just my daily negligence."

"...It's as you said."

　The reason why he doesn't get angry when he says this is because Mahiru is so indebted to him that he can't keep his head high, and he has accurately guessed Zhou's feelings and past actions.

　Things will turn out somehow, but since things have turned out like this, all Shuu can do is nod solemnly at her words.

"Can I clean this room?"

"... can I ask you a favor?"

``It's only natural since I'm the one asking for it.Also, I'll prepare it, so please take any valuables you want to hide into the storeroom and lock it up.''

"Don't worry about that"

　What's so sad about having to worry about the theft of a sharp-spoken but kindly helper?

　In the first place, it would be highly unlikely that Mahiru, who is so common sense and caring, would harm others.

"...Are you not worried?"

"It's unlikely that you would do such a thing."

"No, that's not true… So, I'm not worried about people seeing things that I would like to keep hidden as a man?"

"Unfortunately, I don't have that kind of thing."

"Well, that's fine. Well then, I'll change my clothes and bring some cleaning supplies. I'll do a thorough cleaning."

　As Mahiru shrugged his shoulders and headed back to his home, Shu watched over him with a wry smile.