"I'm back."
I came home from school as usual, taking off my shoes and announcing my arrival.
The only ones living in this reasonably nice house were my grandfather, my only surviving relative... until recently.
"Cherryyyy!"
The first voice that responded to me wasn't a rugged man's voice, but a beautiful woman's voice.
The one who appeared was smiling brightly and a beautiful girl with flowing hair and blue eyes. Though her build was no different from that of an average high school girl, the way she ran up to me with her arms outstretched made her seem like a young child.
Her name is Niya.
She is a complete stranger to me, but for some reason, we are now living together under the same roof.
Then she jumped onto me with great energy and wrapped her arms around my back.
"Ugh! Niya... it hurts."
"Yu hooo! Yu hooo!"
She barely understands what I'm saying. Furthermore, until recently, she didn't even have the common sense to brush teeth.
"Niya, let go now..."
"Ehehe... ~"
Not understanding my request, Niya clung to me and pressed her face against my chest, rubbing her cheek against mine with a very happy expression.
"Cherry, Cherry"
The corners of my mouth involuntarily turned up as she called out to me over and over again.
It was only about ten days ago that I started living with her.