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“I’m going back to my room. Good night, Onii, Towa Nee san.”
“Good night. Misora chan.”
“Night, Misora.”
After dinner, it was time for everyone to go back to their rooms.
I’m going to go back to my room soon.
I’ve already told Amane san about tomorrow, so I don’t have anything to say.
I have to think about what I’m going to do tomorrow.
“Well, I think I should go back to my room too.”
“Wait !”
“Eh…….?”
I was about to leave the room when Amane san grabbed me by the arm.
“…..I want you to stay with me today.”
Amane san’s eyes are moistening as she grabs the hem of my arm.
Her hand is trembling a little.
“Got it. How should we be together?”
I don’t think she’s going to sleep in the same bed with me.
In the same room maybe?
If so, I wouldn’t sleep a wink, but that would be fine.
It’s a good way to collect my thoughts.
“I want you to sleep with me. In the same bed.”
“Of course. Then, I think I’ll sit on the chair, eh !?”
What did Amane san just say?
In the same bed?
“……Eh?”
“I said I wanted us to sleep in the same bed ! I hope you won’t make me say it again and again !”
Amane san was smacking my chest while her face turned bright red.
It’s a little bit cute.
No, it’s so cute.
But in the same bed?
I definitely can’t sleep.
“Okay. That’s fine, but can I go to my room and take a bath first? Ah ! Of course I don’t mean that in a weird way, right? It’s just because I haven’t taken a bath today yet.”
“I understand. I trust you in that aspect, and I wouldn’t have let you stay in this house if I didn’t in the first place.”
“……Sure.”
Come to think of it, I think she said something about a test when she first asked me to live here.
I don’t remember the details.
But I’m sure she was testing something.
“That’s why it’s fine. I’d be happy if you could come back as soon as possible.”
“Got it. I’ll be back as soon as I can.”
I left Amane san’s room with the illusion that my heart was going to burst.
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“I’m back.”
“Welcome back. You’re early.”
“Of course. I said as fast as I could.”
My heart is still racing.
To be honest, my heart is beating so fast that it hurts.
“Then, let’s go. As expected, I’m tired today.”
“I’m sure you are. If you weren’t tired after all that happened, I’d be worried.:
“That’s true.”
The two of us talked about nothing at all and distracted each other.
Is it possible that I’m the only one who is nervous?
If so, I have mixed feelings.
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“Then, I’m gonna turn off the light, okay?”
“Yeah.”
After getting into bed, Amane san turns off the light in the room.
I’m not sure what to do.
I really feel like my heart is going to be crushed.
“Hey, Sora.”
“What?”
Amane san, who is sleeping next to me, calls out to me.
The bed is quite spacious, so we’re not touching each other.
Still, I couldn’t help but become conscious of Amane san sleeping next to me.
“I have lived far away from danger until now. From kindergarten to elementary school, I was always picked up. And I went to middle school without any danger. The only tragedy that I can think of was Sorane’s incident. But it was something that hurt my mental, and I was never directly harmed.”
I see.
Amane san must have come from a very wealthy family.
But perhaps Amane san’s parents were busy or something and never came home.
It’s not for me to say, but maybe that’s why she didn’t have good interpersonal relationships with her parents.
“So when I was about to be attacked this time, I was really scared. It was the first time I felt that much fear. So when Sora came to my rescue, I was really happy. I was just as relieved.”
“It was a coincidence. The reason I was able to go there was because of the information Nanami san gave me. The same goes for leaving Amane san alone, and if I had properly do as Nanami san told me, this wouldn’t have happened. I have no right to be thanked for that.”
I had never thought that Runa would go that far.
That kind of naivete in my thinking led to this incident.
I’ll always be a spoiled, out of touch, and helpless person.
“That’s not true. I’m sure she would have acted that way even if you hadn’t given me advice. So it’s not your fault. If you still blame yourself after all this, I’ll give you a chance to atone. How about if you accomplish that, you won’t blame yourself for this incident?”
Amane san is kind after all.
She went out of her way to make conditions that would allow me to forgive myself.
She is really kind.
“I understand. I’ll agree to all the conditions. Tell me whatever you want.”
It would be rather rude to Amane san if I didn’t take advantage of this favor.
“Really? I only have one condition. You must call me by my name.”
Amane san hugs me from behind.
My heart, which had been a little calm, suddenly quickens.
“I-is that all you want?”
I tried to reply, but I think my voice was getting louder.
I was embarrassed.
“Yes. I didn’t like it. You call that junior by her first name, but you keep calling me by my last name.”
“That’s true, though. Were you dissatisfied with that?”
“Do you think it’s bad? So what are you gonna do? Will you call me by my name or not?”
“Of course I will call you by your name. And forever.”
I stutter a little.
After all, I’m nervous to call a girl whom I have only known for a short time by her name.
“I can feel your hesitation. Could you say it one more time?”
“F……forever.”
“Good. That’ll be all for today.”
“Thank you.”
“Can you turn around one last time?
“Hmm? What was that?”
I turned over to face Towa, unprotected, and she just held me there.
“Thank you for saving me.”
I can honestly express my gratitude.
The words I should say here have already been decided.
“You’re welcome.”
And so we fell asleep in each other’s arms.
It seems I was very tired, too, and after a while my consciousness sank.
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