[Prayer for a Fracture] To lose the bone to gain the flesh

"When you were a child, didn't you ever envy those who had a cast on after breaking a bone?"

The staff room of an elementary school in a provincial city.
Perhaps it was a free period during class. The only teachers left in the room were two young ones.

"I know what you mean. Crutches and eye patches were also kind of cool."

That feeling, too innocent to be called 'chuunibyou'. Perhaps they were envious of being worried about, receiving attention, and being pampered.

"It's inconvenient, but it's also nice that there don't seem to be any lasting effects once it's fully healed."
"Children are realistic about those things, aren't they?"

If you accidentally damage a nerve, there is a possibility that paralysis could remain, but a child's knowledge doesn't usually reach that far.
That is why, Mr. Yakumo smiled while stroking his right arm, which was suspended in a triangular bandage.

"I'm the most popular person in the class right now. Besides, it's not your fault, Otowa-sensei, so please don't worry about it too much."
"......You were popular to begin with, weren't you?"

His smile deepened secretly at his colleague, who was twisting his handsome face in guilt and self-loathing.
This reaction doesn't seem like a waste of effort.

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This time, I'm going to insist that this is a romance story.