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The morning light is dazzling…
Toka is fast asleep on the futon spread out on the floor. Late at night, I didn’t have the confidence to endure everything, so I moved to the empty bed, switching places with Toka.
“Ryo kun, where are you…?”
The futon moves slightly. It seems that Toka has also woken up.
“Good morning, Toka.”
“Hm…?”
Toka looked at me with vacant eyes.
“Why are you over there…?”
“I wasn’t confident in myself.”
“Ryo kun, you’re cool. Have confidence in yourself.”
No, that’s not what I meant. Her encouragement was misdirected.
Toka, still covered with the futon, slithered like a worm and, before I knew it, had moved over to my bed.
“Ryo kun, why are you running away…?”
From inside the futon, Toka peeks out with a lonely expression.
“I’m not running away! I’m fighting my own self-control!”
“Ryo kun, you’ve been saying strange things since this morning…”
Toka muttered something under her breath and moved even closer to me. My back is against the wall! Her sweatshirt had slipped off her shoulder a little, revealing the string of her underwear.
“Toka, I’m seriously at my limit! My rationality is about to hit a red light!”
“Even if it’s a red light, what will happen if you don’t stop?”
“I’ll have an accident!”
When I blurted out, Toka chuckled.
“Then, Ryo kun, slow down. Drive safely and hold me tight, okay?”
“Toka, you’re saying strange things since this morning.”
“I don’t really understand it myself…”
She had just woken up and her mind wasn’t working properly. I said that, but I hadn’t slept all night, so my mind wasn’t working properly either.
“Okay, but only for five minutes.”
When I gave in, Toka smiled happily.
“Yes! Extension approved!”
“You’re applying for an extension too early!”
Even though I teased her, Toka pretended not to notice and began to breathe softly in my arms.
“It’s time to get up and make lunch…”
My heart beats unnecessarily fast in time with Toka’s breathing. Ha, if my family saw me like this…
“Nii chan, it’s morning.”
At the same time as the knock, the door to my room opened. Yuzuha casually entered my room.
“…”
“…”
An awkward atmosphere flowed between the siblings… Yuzuha’s gaze was fixed on Toka, who was clinging to me.
“O-Onii-chan is flirting with Asahina Toka !”
“Wait, Yuzuha! It’s a misunderstanding! And don’t raise your voice!”
“What part of this is a misunderstanding?”
“Why did you come in at the same time as the knock? What’s the point of knocking?”
“Onii-chan, you’ve never cared about that before!”
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At 6:30 in the morning, I managed to wake up and was making everyone’s lunch boxes in the kitchen.
“Ryo, were you okay yesterday?”
“I’m okay, but I’m not okay!”
I couldn’t help but raise my voice. They don’t know how hard it is… If there was an MVP for last night, it would definitely be me! I don’t know what kind of competition it was, but…
“…By the way, what happened to Dad?”
“He had to work overtime yesterday and ended up staying at the office.”
“Oh, that’s too bad. Is he coming home today?”
“Yes.”
My mother is getting ready for work. She is the first one in our family to leave the house.
“Ryo kun, where should I put the meat?”
“Anywhere is fine.”
Toka is helping me pack my lunch box next to me.
“I never thought the day would come when Asahina Toka would make a lunch box.”
“What are you so impressed about?”
My mother is watching Toka’s hands with deep emotion. Stop it, looking at her like that will only disappoint her. Toka endures the pressure of mother’s gaze and carefully arranges the contents of the lunch box.
“Mom, I have to tell you, Toka isn’t very good at housework.”
“Why are you telling that without my permission!?”
“It’s better to be normal than to try to cover it up. It’ll be tiring for both of us.”
“Uuuu…”
“Also, Toka doesn’t like green peppers and onions. Actually, she doesn’t eat vegetables in general.”
“You told her everything!”
I knew them well, and their superficial conversation was funny, so I spilled the beans. Maybe I was a little mean, but I want Toka to be as natural as possible.
“Ahahaha, Toka-chan is more approachable than I thought.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, when I talk to Ryo, she seems like a normal girl. At first, I thought she was a little stuck-up, but I think she’s honest and very cute.”
Toka’s face lit up. She looked very happy.
“If you want, I can teach you how to do housework and cook.”
“Is that okay?”
“Of course.”
“Yay!”
Toka grabbed my shoulders with both hands and jumped up and down with joy. Certainly, this kind of honesty may be the real Toka
“Well, my mother isn’t very good at cleaning up either.”
“Ryo!”
“I’m sorry.”
Yes, yes, I feel like the two of them are getting along very well on the second day. By having mother teach Toka about housework, my training plan will kill two birds with one stone.
“Nii san! There’s fried chicken in the lunch box, right?”
“Of course not! It’s leftover yakiniku from yesterday! Who would eat greasy food in the morning?”
Yuzuha is watching us suspiciously from the living room. My mother and Toka seem to be getting along well, but my sister is feeling a little awkward. Maybe it’s because she saw what happened this morning, but Yuzuha is looking at me as if I were a germ.
“Ryo kun, Ryo kun. I cut some cucumber. Try it.”
While I was thinking about Yuzuha, Toka put the cucumber in my mouth.
“How is it?”
“It’s very normal.”
“In situations like this, you’re supposed to say it’s delicious.”
“It tasted good with the natural flavor of the ingredients. Let’s get ready for school when we’re done with this.”
“Okay.”
I’m worried about Yuzuha, but this is Toka’s first day of school after the commotion. I have to focus on this now. To be honest, I have no idea how my classmates will react. I have to be strong so that Toka doesn’t get hurt by unnecessary things.
“Toka, I want to tell you something before we go to school.”
“What is it?”
“Let’s keep our relationship a secret at school, okay?”
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