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“Hmm?”
Dazzling.
No, I’m not opening my eyes.
“Eh?”
Is something warm touching my whole body?
Something soft and smelling good.
Why?
I rub my still blurry eyes and open them.
There in front of me was Towa, breathing heavily in her sleep.
“Ah !?”
I remembered.
Yesterday, we fell asleep in each other’s arms.
She kind of looks like a child when you look at it this way.
Normally, Towa is so dignified that she is more beautiful than cute, but her sleeping face is so cute.
What is this girl who is both cute and beautiful at the same time?
“Good morning, Sora.”
“Good morning, Towa.
“You’re not used to calling me that yet, are you?”
“Well, that’s because I just started calling you last night. Did you sleep well?”
“Thanks to you, I had a good night’s sleep. Did Sora have a hard time sleeping because he was so nervous?”
Towa teases me with a mischievous smile.
Looking at her this way, Towa is completely normal, but I don’t know what’s going on inside her.
“I was tired, so I was able to fall asleep pretty quickly. I’m sorry I didn’t meet your expectations.”
“You’re so cocky, you know. Well, I’ll save sleeping with me and having your heart burst for another time.”
“If that happens, I’ll totally die, so please give me a break.”
If this happens again, my heart will indeed not be able to take it.
Even yesterday, my heart was beating so fast that it hurt.
“I’ll think about it. Then, let’s get up soon. We have that meeting at school today.”
“Right. I’ll go back to my room and change.”
“Do that. I’ll change and make you breakfast.”
“Thanks again. I’ll see you later.”
“Yeah. See you later.”
I feel mentally exhausted this morning, but I’m glad it’s not a bad exhaustion.
I feel like I’d get stabbed or something if the people at school found out about this.
I have to be careful not to get caught.
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“Onii, you’ve started calling your Towa Nee san by her name, haven’t you?”
My sister found out right away.
It’s not a good start at all.
“Well.”
“Well, did anything happen after I left yesterday?”
Why is this gilr so perceptive only at times like this?
I couldn’t answer her honestly, so I hesitated for a while.
“There’s nothing special, okay? However, it’s been quite a while since we met, so we started talking about how we should address each other.”
“Is that so? Onii.”
“Yeah. It’s true that it’s been quite a while since I was taken by Towa and I didn’t think it would be a good idea to call her by my last name forever, so I changed it. Is that weird?”
Nice follow-up is exactly what I’m talking about.
I thankfully decided to take Towa’s offer of help and managed to dodge Misora’s question.
“No, I think it’s fine ! It feels distant when you keep calling her by her last name.”
“I agree. I also get the impression that if someone close to me keeps calling me by my last name, I feel like they’re rejecting me.”
Towa, please don’t look so sad.
It makes me feel kind of guilty.
“That’s right~ I would think that too if you did that to me.”
The moment Misora turned to me, Towa was sticking out her tongue.
Apparently, the sad look on her face was an expression she made to make fun of me.
“Oh, that’s right. I might think so too.”
I had to get in on the conversation.
I was afraid that I might step on a landmine if I argued or sympathized with her.
“I know, right? That’s why I’m glad you called me by my name, okay? You know?”
“……Yes.”
Apparently, she still hasn’t forgiven me for calling Nanami san by her name before her.
With a certain amount of pressure, she called me by name.
“It’s already this late !?! I’ll have to go !”
“Ah. Be careful.”
“Go ahead, Misora chan.”
“I’m off ! Onii, Towa Nee san !”
Misora grabbed her bag and quickly left the house.
She’s such a naughty little sister.
But I can’t leave her alone, can I?
“Let’s get ready too. Today looks like it’s gonna be a very tiring day.”
“I guess so. The teacher and a police officer should be present for the discussion, but we don’t know what might happen, so let’s be on the lookout.”
I don’t think there’s any way she could commit a crime while being watched, but I don’t know what she’s going to do.
Let’s not be naive.
We have to be ready to deal with anything that happens.
“Yes, we should be ready to deal with anything that happens. If something happens, I’ll be able to rely on you without hesitation, okay? Sora.”
“Leave it to me.”
I won’t make the same mistake twice.
Never.
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“I’m sorry you had to come all the way here. Let’s go to the conference room. We’re all here already.”
“I understand.”
By the way, will Towa parents come?
According to what the teacher said yesterday, the parents of the perpetrator and the victim should be invited to the meeting.
“Are Towa’s parents coming today?”
“No. They can’t come because they’re in the middle of their work right now. Goto san is coming instead.”
“I see.”
Goto san is still quite trusted by Towa and her parents.
Well, he’s a very nice person, so I can see why that would be the case.
“Well, don’t worry, I’m sure Goto san will do well.”
“I know. He helped me a lot. I need to thank him if I can.”
I really appreciate all the work he did for me at that time.
“I guess so. But I wonder what will happen now. The discussion will depend a lot on the stance of the guardians on the other side.”
“Yeah. I hope they will be quiet and admit it. We have the video evidence to back it up.”
“Here we are. Come in.”
Sasaki sensei opens the door to the conference room.
Inside were the four students and their parents who had caused the disturbance.
The principal, vice principal, police officer, and Goto san were seated.
“Then, now that everyone is here, we can begin the discussion. Is everyone okay?”
The vice principal, who was acting as the moderator, looked around at all the faces and said.
No one said a word, so the discussion began as it was.
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