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Unpleasant sweat broke out on my back.
Isn’t that too indecent? Moreover, the other party is an elementary school talent.
And above all…
“Good morning, Ryo kun…”
“Dowaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
Toka woke up! Even though today is a day off, she woke up earlier than usual!
“Ryo-kun is full of energy in the morning… What about everyone else…?”
“My dad and mom are at work. Yuzuha went to club activities.”
I reflexively hid my phone behind me. Oh no, oh no, oh no, if she sees this article, it’ll be a disaster!
“Hehe, then it’s just the two of us today for the first time in a while.”
Toka said that and leaned on my shoulder.
“Hey, Toka…”
“No?”
I was speechless when she looked up at me with those eyes. I couldn’t say no. But this situation was too awkward! I hid my cell phone with one hand and gently pushed Toka’s head away with the other.
“No, it’s just… you’re too close… and it’s hot!”
“Huh? Were you looking at your phone?”
“Aaaah!”
“Hehehe~”
“What are you laughing at?”
“You just tried to hide your phone screen, didn’t you?”
At times like this, Toka’s intuition is always spot on! She noticed that I had quickly hidden my smartphone.
“What were you hiding?”
Toka put her arm around my back and tried to grab my smartphone.
“Hey, stop that!”
“You’re so panicked, is it something to do with a girl?”
“No, that’s not it… Well, I can’t say it’s not, but…”
“Hmm…”
She smiled, but her eyes didn’t smile. I don’t really understand, but I feel tremendous pressure.
“It’s okay, Ryo kun. I understand those things.”
“Huh?”
What? Toka’s reaction is unexpected.
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I think I understand that kind of thing about men.”
“Huh?”
For a moment, I couldn’t understand the meaning of her words and gave a vague reply. Seeing my reaction, Toka smiled happily.
“As your girlfriend, I think I have to work hard at that kind of thing.”
“Work hard at what?”
“Ryo kun, you were looking at something sexy, weren’t you?”
“You don’t get it at all!”
I shouted and reflexively shoved my smartphone into my pants pocket. It might already be too late!
“Hey, what were you looking at?”
“Why are you so interested?”
“I want to know what kind of things Ryo kun likes!”
Toka leaned in close to me. My mental health was already deteriorating early in the morning, and even though I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet, my HP was already in the red!
“Fine! You’re going to find out anyway, so I’ll show you!”
“Let’s see.”
I gave up and decided to show Toka the article. Her face, which had been filled with curiosity, gradually turned into a demonic expression.
“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?”
Toka’s voice echoed throughout the living room so loudly that I thought the house was going to collapse.
Breakfast. With only the two of us at home, I eat with Toka. Today’s breakfast is bread, fried eggs, sausages, and a simple salad.
“Huh? What does this mean? What is this article?”
Plus Toka’s bad mood spice… Toka started reading every inch of the article on her smartphone.
“Kagurazaka Kaede is seen interacting familiarly with an ordinary man, raising questions about their relationship… Haaaaaaa!?”
“Toka, it’s just a false report…”
I desperately tried to reassure her, but the frown between Toka’s eyebrows didn’t relax even a millimeter. The way she silently stabbed the lettuce with her fork was the scariest thing of all. Or rather, she was so angry that she was eating vegetables she didn’t like.
“This man is Ryo kun, right?”
“Maybe.”
“Kaede-san is easy to attract attention, so…! Really, there’s nothing going on between you and Kaede-san, right!?”
“We were together all day yesterday!”
“That’s right! That’s right, but that’s why it’s so annoying!”
Toka slams her fork down on the plate. The sausage bounces energetically on the plate.
“Until now, I didn’t care what kind of articles were written about me… Even if they said I was a failure, I was going to swallow it myself.”
“Toka…?”
“But I can’t forgive this!”
Toka stared at the sausage and squeezed out the words. Before she knew it, tears were streaming down her cheeks!
“No matter what the reason, I can’t forgive you for being friends with Kaede!”
“We’re not friends at all.”
I replied immediately.
“Ryo-kun is mine alone… I don’t want articles like this…”
Tears fell from Toka’s eyes onto her lap. She was so upset that she couldn’t eat anymore.
“Ah, it’s okay.”
I decided to gently pat Toka on the back. I was also anxious about being featured in an online article, but I couldn’t show that side of myself in front of Toka.
“I’m sorry, I was a little rash.”
“Ryo kun, you’re not going anywhere, right…?”
“No, I’m not.”
“I’m not going to leave your side today…”
Toka hugged me and squeezed my back so hard it hurt. I never thought that Toka, who had always been cheerful since she came to my house, would become so unstable because of a single article.
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