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“I’m home.”
When I got home, Toka and Yuzuha were sitting together on the sofa on the first floor.
“Oh, welcome home, Nii chan”
“Welcome home, Ryo kun.”
Huh? While I was away for just a little while, they seem to have become quite natural with each other.
“It would be fun if Toka became part of our family. Right, Yuzuha?”
My father and mother were also in the living room. My mother seemed to be keeping my father company as he drank in the evening. Perhaps because tomorrow was a day off, my father was quite drunk.
“Yeah…”
Yuzuha nodded shyly at my father’s words. For some reason, she was holding her cell phone very carefully in front of her chest.
“Ryo-kun, look!”
Toka came running over to me, who was standing still.
“What’s wrong?”
“The second, third, and fourth memorable ones!”
Toka showed me her cell phone screen with a big smile.
Ryo kun’s father. Ryo kun’s mother. Yuzuha Chan. Ryo♡
The phone book screen was displayed. There were four friends registered. Her cell phone, which only had me registered, had been invaded by the Kuga family. I also feel like the display name on my contact has changed…
“Toka onee chan-chan, if anything happens, can I send you a message…?”
“Of course! I’ve never exchanged messages with a girl before, so I’m happy.”
“Really!?”
Yuzuha has become doting on Toka without me noticing! My father and mother are warmly watching over them. How did this happen? What on earth happened?
“Toka-chan, do you want to join our group message?”
“Is that okay?”
“Of course it’s okay. We live together, after all. As long as we live together, we’ll treat each other like family.”
“Family…”
I think my mom said it casually, but Toka repeated the words over and over again, as if savoring them. I don’t think it was just my imagination that her eyes looked a little moist.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m not crying! It’s just… I got some dust in my eyes…”
Even as she said that, Toka gently wiped her eyes with her fingertips.
“Toka-chan, shall we all go out tomorrow? Everyone has tomorrow off, right?”
“Oh, that sounds good. Let’s all go out to eat for the first time in a while. Maybe we could go somewhere a little far away? I haven’t taken Ryo or Yuzu anywhere lately.”
Wait, wait! Don’t go ahead without asking me! Toka shouldn’t go out too much right now…
“Then let’s go where Toka onee chan wants to go.”
Before I could say anything, Yuzuha spoke up. It had been a long time since Yuzuha had wanted to go out with family.
“M-Me?”
“Yes, isn’t there somewhere you want to go, Toka onee chan?”
“…”
Toka looked down and thought for a moment. Her mouth moved slightly, but she couldn’t seem to find the words. Everyone waited quietly for her to speak.
“I’d like to go shopping with everyone… like normal…”
She said this in a quiet voice that seemed to disappear into thin air.
“Shopping?”
Surprised by her unexpected answer, I asked her again, and Toka nodded shyly.
“Um, just to a regular supermarket or home improvement store… I want to go to a place where families usually go…”
Everyone fell silent for a moment after hearing her words. But then my mother smiled gently and said,
“That’s a good idea. It’s a little far, but there’s a big shopping mall that just opened. Let’s go there. Oh, and we’ll have to buy some daily necessities for Toka-chan too.”
“Yes! I want to go to the candy section with Toka onee-chan!”
My father smiled happily at the family’s conversation and took another big gulp of his drink. No, he’s definitely drinking too much.
“Then, it’s decided for tomorrow. We’ll go shopping, have lunch at the food court, and buy some ice cream on the way home.”
“Then, Dad, stop drinking today so you can drive properly tomorrow.”
“Yes…”
My mother scolded my father. Seeing this, Toka giggled shyly.
“…”
No, that’s why I rushed to rent the DVD! It was supposed to be a way to get closer to Yuzuha, but now it’s useless! I have no idea what happened, but things are going really well! Maybe Toka has a special connection with everyone in the Kuga family.
But what should I do… With this atmosphere, it’s become really difficult to talk about Kagurazaka Kaede.
“Nii chan, did you rent a movie?”
“Well, sort of…”
“Then let’s watch it together, Toka nee chan!”
Yuzuha already had drinks and snacks lined up in front of her. Everything was ready for watching the movie.
“Toka, can I talk to you for a moment?”
I didn’t want to ruin the atmosphere, so I quietly called Toka, who was standing next to me, into the hallway.
“What’s wrong, Ryo kun?”
“Well, it seems that Toka’s junior is in this movie, so I was wondering if it was okay…”
“Junior?”
I showed Toka the cast information for this movie on my cell phone. Toka stared at the screen with an expressionless face.
“Kaede-san? Why are you concerned about that, Ryo-kun?”
Toka glared at me.
“No, Toka, I don’t really want to see it…”
“Ryo kun, you should just look at me. Don’t worry about Kaede-san.”
Toka held my cheeks and looked into my eyes with her big eyes. Our faces were so close that I was surprised.
“Ryo kun, let me tell you something.”
“Hmm?”
“I really hate Kaede-san!”
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