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want to stay with me ……?
I can’t believe Honami said that. How long has it been since I’ve heard that?
Honami had always been selfish and winsome, but when she was little, she still had the cuteness to say things like, “I’m fine because Kouki is with me,” or “Playing with Kouki is the most fun”. Well, like children, we sometimes had fights, but we always came to an understanding in the end, and our relationship was very peaceful. But then – perhaps it was her age – Honami gradually lost her cuteness, as if she was shedding her skin, and while she remained innocent and lovable on the outside, the words she uttered turned venomous. While she looked innocent and lovable, the words that came out of her mouth became more venomous.
I noticed that every time I saw her, she would blatantly and unkindly say to me, “Haa?” and blatantly being treated with hatred every day……
I never thought that I would ever hear her say that she wanted to be with Kouki (me) again.
My heart is burning deep in my chest.
It’s not good. I’m moved to the core of my being. ……
I was so moved that I couldn’t even speak.
I don’t know what to do with my hand that scratched my nose to cover it up, and I don’t know what to do from there.
No – seriously. What do you want me to do?
Honami. You’re too much of a surprise. She’s been calling me a “hentai-man” for so long, and now, before her tongue is even dry, she’s saying she wants to be with me! What is this? What is she trying to do? Why so suddenly ……?
– and that’s where I get confused
Ah Yes, …… why did Honami suddenly say that?
In an instant, my excitement cooled off, as if my blood had been drained from my veins.
As soon as I cooled down, I felt incredibly embarrassed, ashamed, and angry at myself for having been so excited just a few seconds earlier, when Honami’s words had made me lose my mind.
My body, which had been boiling with excitement a moment ago, was now beginning to flare up in anger.
Slowly lowering the hand that had been scratching my nose and clenching it into a fist, I surely glared at Honami
“What are you …… planning?”
When I asked in a low, menacing voice, Honami, who had been watching me with a sidelong glance, turned around as if she was repelled, “Haaa!?”
“W-what do you mean by….planning!?”
The puzzled look on her face was also very white.
I just smiled through my nose.
“Now it’s math? Physics?”
“W-What are you talking about, ……?”
“Don’t play dumb with me. I know you’re up to something. I know you’re trying to get me to do the assignment again. You’re going to make me do all of them while asking for a little help, aren’t you?”
“H-haa……?!” Honami stood up abruptly, her voice echoing high-pitched as usual. “What is that? When is that about!?”
“Last week.”
When I said it clearly – and naturally, she must have had an idea – Honami quickly closed her mouth, which was about to open, and awkwardly turned her gaze away. It looked as if Honami had been beaten to the punch by the “C” but, of course, this was not the time for Honami to back down quietly. She immediately sniffed in a pompous manner, folded her arms with the Hampenman in one hand, and then turned around and walked away.
“I did ask you to help me, …… but I never told you to do everything. I didn’t ask you to do it, but you did it all on your own! I don’t want to hear you complain about it.”
“On my own….”
I don’t know how many exercises I’ve accumulated, and if someone blurts out ‘I can’t finish’ next to me with a face that looks like she’s about to cry, I’m going to do them all!
“You …… that’s what I’m talking about!” I was standing up too. “You always trample on people’s generosity like you …… did with Hentaiman just now!”
Then Honami’s expression changed dramatically and she surely glared at me vigorously.
“You’re the one stepping on people’s toes!”
“What are you talking about, ……? What have you ever done for me that could be called gracious?”
“You’re just too stupid to realize it, you idiot!”
“I-Idiot…?!”
“I really can’t believe you!” Saying as if to throw up, Honami hugged Hanpenman again. “I’ll take this hanpenman for myself!”
“Why that!?”
“It’s compensation!”
“What the heck is this consolation money ……?! What the heck does alimony have to do with Hanpenmann!”
Wait, no…….Wait
I don’t really care, you can have my hanpenman. I was just upset (as usual) with Honami’s attitude earlier and told her to return it, meaning that I don’t give charities to people like that. …… I’d be very grateful if you would give it to me.
I mean, why is this turning into a fight over the Hampenman?
It was then that I came back to myself.
“Well, …… that hanpenman, he’s mine though”
A voice came in, softly and softly.
At that moment, Honami’s face, which had been a mask of sullenness, instantly turned a pale peach color. Her shoulders were tense and her body, which had been hugging the hanpanman with all its strength, relaxed, and her expression turned sullen. It was as if she was a different person. In an instant, the cute, hateful little brat she had been before was transformed into a shy maiden.
The change is obvious.
I am always shown this way.
I was really stupid, wasn’t I?
I was so excited like a child when she said, “I want to be with Kouki”. There was no way I could have known that.
The reason Honami comes to my house is not to see me anymore. The time she spends with me in the living room is meaningless to her now. I’m sure it’s just a way to pass the time.
But the only person that Honami genuinely wants to be with is no longer me. ……
I exhaled deeply to expel the remaining heat from my body, and slowly turned back to the direction of the voice – to the living room door.
“Welcome back, Aniki”
The voice that came out was very distracting.
(TL/N : Oh yeah and thanks to [Jun] for reminding me, the chap 9 (The one before this) is the one from another volume of the novel, it’s already fixed but I’m really sorry for confusing you guys or maybe spoilering it a little, you can read it again to know the ‘right’ chap 9 :))
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