Amana's mother, Miss Tenri Minami, I had been curious about her for a long time, but honestly, I hadn't expected her to be so beautiful and young.

　I thought she was at least a couple of years older than me in age, if not in looks....
　There's a good chance she's the same age or younger than me.

　I couldn't stop being upset, and Minami-san glared at me as if to protect her daughter.

"So, what in the world were you planning to do to trick my daughter?
I don't have any plans, sir. As you can see, I'm a delivery boy for a pussy hauler...
'Do you think I'd believe such a blatant lie?　If you won't tell me the truth, I will tell the police...
'Waaaaaaaah!　Wait, wait, wait!　I've got a card, here!

　If you call the police, I will seriously lose my job!
　I hand my business card to Ms. Minami, scared of her harsh attitude.
　After receiving the business card, she crossed her eyes quizzically at me and the card, and then took out her phone and began to operate it in some way.

　For a moment, I brace myself as if I'm going to be reported, but she doesn't seem to be holding the phone up to her ear at all.
　Eventually, the still unquestioning gaze was returned to me.

''........I checked the company name and address listed on your business card, and it appears that it's not false.

　

''You're getting a food delivery service, South-san, right?　I'm just in charge of that delivery service, and usually the b*tc*... the kids get it for me.
Amana, is it true?
Yes.

　When I told her why I'm here to tell her that I have no bad intentions, Minami-san asked her daughter about the truth.
　The questioned Amana, perhaps reading the atmosphere of the place, affirmed my words with a slightly strained expression.

　I don't know if she can't disregard her daughter's words, but Minami-san stares at me with a dour expression on her face.
　Normally, I would be happy to be stared at by a beautiful woman, but I can't have that kind of optimism at all because the other person is directing his or her doubts at me.

　Then, after about 10 seconds, he let out a bigger sigh than before and slowly opened his mouth.

''........For now, since it seems that you did not approach my daughter with malicious intent, let's let it go without calling the police this time.

　I was reluctant, but I was relieved to see that the brunt of her anger was put to rest for the time being.

''──but. As for the fact that my daughter was hugging you, I still haven't heard about it, right?
'Oh....'

　But the world isn't that naive, and it's soon to be smashed.　
　That's right.......the reason I was in this situation in the first place was because Amana-chan had been witnessed by her mother, Minami-san, of all people, when she was hugging my legs.

　The only thing she admitted to me anyway was my identity, and she didn't tell me any stories about being hugged....

　Feeling a cold sweat running down my back, I decided to spit out my relationship with Amana-chan without lying.

"Well, you see.........me and my daughter became friends while we were repeating our deliveries.......
Oh.........friends, huh........

　Wow, I was honest with you and your eyes are coldly pleading, 'How can I believe you?
　　

　I was easily believed by Amana's classmates, so I was caught off guard as much as I could.　
　It's just that they are so stupid that they can't even tell the difference between adults and children, and I'm really amazed at myself.

I'm not lying to you, Mom.　Amana and Onii-san are my friends!
What?

　Withdrawing from her mother's hand, Amana replied with a look in her eyes.
　Perhaps she didn't expect words from her daughter to come out in defense of the other party, but Minami-san looked surprised as she opened her lapis lazuli eyes.

''────''
Uh.....

　I choke up as she glares at me with a look that contains vindictiveness and anger, saying, "How many girls have you seduced?
　However, Amana-chan is really a friend of mine, and I don't remember making a move on her at all.

　If anything, her daughter is the catalyst for her relationship with me beyond work....
　I can understand that it's hard to believe me when I say that, so I just shake my head and say that I'm not doing or planning anything reluctantly right now.

　Perhaps my desperate plea was answered, Minami-san put her hand on her forehead in meditation.
　Even though she was on her way home from work, she seems to be wearing a lot of heart when she found out that her daughter was friends with an adult she didn't know...............that was also a man.


'No..... First of all, it's not like I don't have enough pride in my work to think that way.

　By chance, I'm more than a customer, but I feel energized to the extent that I can say that about that hard work.
　There are many other places to deliver goods besides the Minami family, but I am sure that this place is a great support for me.

Mom, you're not a bad person, are you?
Tenna is still... no, it seems so...

　Minami-san, who still seemed to leave no room for doubt, and her daughter, Amana, continued on.
　For a moment, I was about to deny it because my daughter was only in the first grade, but perhaps because my child seemed to have a good eye for people even at such a young age, she seemed to listen to the denial instead of saying it.

''Tenna. It's about time for dinner, so please go in the house.
'Yes!　Bye, man!
'Oh, ah...'

　Taking her mother's words in stride, Amana greeted me and then walked into her home.
　I, on the other hand, could barely give a vague reply, as I had guessed that Minami-san still wanted to talk to me.

　As soon as Amana was gone, she came over and held out her palm to me.

''What, what is it?''
'You're a courier, aren't you?　I thought we'd exchange contact information with each other so that you could contact me after your shift.
What?

　You'll have to forgive me for the mix of joy and fear in my heart at the suggestion.
　After all, even though she is with child, she is a beautiful woman.
　I'm sure I'm happy to be able to make contact with such a partner.

　.... but at the same time, I was terrified because I knew she was trying to put some kind of nail in my coffin.

'Of course, it's your personal property, not your office contacts, right?
I know, I know, I know...

　Of course, I had no right to say no to it in its current state, and I had no choice but to accept the offer.

Then please contact me as soon as you're done. Oh, and by the way, we'll exchange contact information, but I'm frankly uncomfortable with unintentional emails.
I won't...

　Even if he doesn't, he completely hates me, this is........
　It was easy to read that from the expression on her face that was filled with serious displeasure.
　

　Oh, I never thought the day would come when I didn't want my job to end as much as I did when I got this job....

　With that feeling in mind, I completed the rest of my deliveries.