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Today, a few days after my trip to Hakone with Kano san, I was at a buffet in a shopping mall.
There was a ball game tournament all day today, and right now my good friends, Suzaki Kenji, Kamimura Sho, Mizuhashi Kaito, and I are in the middle of celebrating.
“Our team came in a close second, but it was a lot of fun.”
“Yeah, everyone had a lot of fun, so the result was all right.”
“We’ll definitely get our revenge at the school festival.”
“Let’s get first place next time.”
We were having a lot of fun while eating the food. By the way, the teams for the ball game competition were the same as the ones for the school festival held after the summer vacation.
The school festival of our high school is divided into eight teams of three grades, so we, Grade 2 Class 4, are combined with Grade 3 Class 7 and Grade 1 Class 1 to form one team.
The second and third year students are divided according to their classes, and since the male-female ratio is unbalanced, they are always paired with the opposite team. This is natural, since it would be clearly unfair if teams were made up of only men or women.
“But I guess Kujo’s brother is really strong.”
“Ayato is on the soccer team, right? He’s also really good at volleyball, though I wouldn’t believe it.”
“The reason our team came in second was because we lost to Ayato’s team.”
The team was in a neck-and-neck race with my brother’s team, but lost in the last minute. The members of the competition at that time were the most athletic and elite in their class, but we still couldn’t win.
To begin with, the members of the team over there were quite strong, but even among them, my brother really stood out and was so active that it wouldn’t be strange to call him a core member of the volleyball team.
“I really wish Ayato was in our class.”
“If he had been in our class, our team probably would have won the championship.”
“Kujo’s brother is a real cheater, isn’t he?”
The three of them were talking about such things, but when they saw my expression clouded over as I remained silent, they looked as if to say that they had done something wrong.
“B-but there were games we won thanks to Yuito’s serve.
“Yeah, yeah, we know exactly what Yuito did.”
“Your brother is just too great, so you don’t need to worry about it.”
They were trying their best to cheer me up, but to be honest, I wasn’t at all happy. And more than that, I felt really miserable for making my friends feel like they were wasting their time and energy on such a stupid thing.
I couldn’t stay here any longer, so I pretended to go to the restroom and left the store. I decided to distract myself for a while until I felt better.
While I was thinking about this, I saw a man and a woman in uniforms from the same school as mine walking in front of me. I wondered if they were on a date.
As I was thinking this, I turned a corner and saw their faces for just a moment. When I saw their faces, I couldn’t help but be surprised.
“…Eh?”
It was definitely my brother and Suzuno. Suzuno is smiling in a way that I have never seen before, and she seems really happy.
“I see, Suzuno is with my brother after all…….”
I had heard from Kano san that the two had gone on a date on Sunday, so I thought their relationship might have progressed, but when I actually saw it, I was shocked.
As I stood there, mentally damaged, someone suddenly tapped me on the shoulder. Reflexively, I turned around and saw a familiar face standing there.
“I thought I saw someone familiar, so I tapped him on the shoulder, and it turns out to be Yuito.”
“……What are you doing here?”
When I asked that, Kano san opened her mouth with a grin on her face.
“Because I stopped by for shopping after class.”
“There must have been a bigger shopping mall near the campus, but you didn’t go there?”
“I was in the mood to go this way today. What’s up with you, Yuito?”
“Look, my high school has a ball game tournament around this time. I’m here today after the tournament.”
When Kano san asked me the reason, I answered honestly. It’s not something to hide.
“I see, so does that mean the after party is just around the corner?”
“No, we’re in the middle of it right now. Well, I have to go to the restroom.”
“Then, aren’t they all worried if you don’t come back soon? I feel like you’ve been stuck here for quite some time.”
“Oh, it’s been fifteen minutes…….”
I was out of the store to use the restroom, but it must have been obvious that that was not the purpose, so they must have been worried for sure.
“I’m going back.”
“Wait a minute, I’ll go with you.”
“……Eh, what did you just say?”
Kano san suddenly started saying things like that, so I couldn’t help but ask her back. I think I heard her saying that she wanted to come with me, but I must have misheard her.
“I said I was coming with you, and since I’m here, I thought I’d say hello to Yuito’s friends.”
“No, no, you don’t have to do that.”
“No need to be shy about it.”
We argued for a while, but in the end I lost to Kano san. Well, it’s natural since there was no attempt to beat Kano san like this.
“Please don’t say anything unnecessary.”
“Don’t worry, your sister would never do such a thing.”
I went back to the store with Kano san. The three of them looked relieved to see me return, but then they immediately looked at Kano san, who was standing next to me, with a puzzled look on their face.
“Hey, Yuito. Who the hell is that beautiful lady next to you?”
“This person is…….”
As I was about to explain, Kano san grinned and said something outrageous.
“I’m Yuito’s girlfriend, Yuuki Kano, nice to meet you everyone.”
Kano san told a terrible lie without hesitation.
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Wow, it’s so terrible to have a girlfriend. I sure am sorry for you.
Seriously, this guy needs to nut up or shut up. I’d rather the brother be the mc at this rate. At least with him, it won’t be infuriating to read.