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I showed her the bundle of letters I had in my hand. Toka stood up and ran over to me.
“Did you bring these from my house?”
“No, they were in my house. They might know that Toka is staying with me.”
“…”
Toka fell silent and gently looked down at the bundle of letters. I could see her fingertips trembling. It was understandable, since the thing she hated was chasing her again.
“Maybe I’m the target…”
“You, Ryo kun?”
“The article was about me too…”
I’m so frustrated that my hands are shaking too. We haven’t done anything wrong. I just met Toka, fell in love, and started dating. Even with Kagurazaka, I just wanted to reconcile her former senior and junior.
“For now, it might be better if Toka doesn’t go outside.”
“Umm, yeah…”
“Damn it, this is a step backwards!”
My thinking was too naive. I couldn’t just ignore it and pretend it never happened. Call the police…? But they didn’t break into the house or anything… Damn it! I don’t know what to do!
“O-onii-chan!”
Yuzuha’s voice came from downstairs. She ran up the stairs and entered my room.
“Welcome home, Yuzuha. What’s wrong?”
“A strange person spoke to me in front of the house!”
“A strange person…?”
“like Do you live with Asahina Toka?”
“…What did you say?”
“I can’t just talk about Toka-chan so easily! Of course I ignored him and came home! It’s too scary! It’s too scary to be approached by a stranger in front of my house!”
Yuzuha spoke excitedly and rapidly. She must have come home to escape from the reporter (?). Yuzuha is very shy, so I think she did really well.
“Thank you. Let me know if anything happens.”
“Okay. But what’s going on?”
Yuzuha’s gaze turned to the large pile of envelopes in my hands. Then her gaze turned to Toka. Toka lowered her gaze and said nothing.
My impatience grew. I had to prevent my sister from being harmed at all costs. I had to do something before my family and Toka suffered any more damage.
“yaaaa! I got a message from Kagurazaka!”
“What does it say?”
“She says, ‘I’m sorry for what I did. I know that contacting you now will make you suspect me even more, but I wanted to apologize…’”
“…”
I peeked at the message displayed on Yuzuha’s smartphone. Kagurazaka isn’t a bad person. She was just trying desperately to maintain her relationship with Toka…
If things continue like this, everyone will end up unhappy. Think…! I have to think about what to do in a situation like this, and what I can do.
“I think it might be a nuisance for me to stay at your house…”
“That’s not true!”
Toka’s eyes became like the ones I saw at the riverbank, eyes that had given up on something. No! I didn’t bring her to my house to make her look like that! I didn’t want her to look like that, so I spoke to Toka that day.
That’s why that day…!
…That day?
“…Yuzuha, I’ve found something I want to do.”
“Huh?”
“I want Yuzuha to help me too. But before that, I have to tell my father and mother because it might cause them trouble.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’ll tell them when they come home!”
That night, a family meeting was held with Toka in attendance.
“I’m really sorry… I’ve been treated so well, but I’m causing trouble…”
“Toka chan, it’s not your fault. Don’t apologize for something like that.”
My mother tried to cheer Toka up as much as possible, but her expression showed a hint of sadness. On the day Toka first came to our house, my mother said something like, “As the mother who protects the Kuga family…” To be honest, I think she has mixed feelings about it.
“I’ve been having so much fun… I completely forgot that I might be causing trouble for everyone…”
“Toka chan…”
“I can’t stay at Ryo’ kuns house like this…”
Just as Toka was about to say something else, I banged on the desk and stood up.
“Mom, Dad! Even though things turned out like this, I don’t regret bringing Toka here! I think I did everything I could!”
“Ryo…”
My father and mother looked at me in surprise at my sudden loud voice. There was no time to hesitate. I couldn’t let Toka say such a thing. If I didn’t act now, I wouldn’t be able to protect Toka! It would only increase her guilt!
“Every day since Toka came to our house has been so much fun. Toka, Yuzuha, and I… We laughed, joked, and ate meals together like normal. I wanted to give Toka those kinds of moments!”
“Ryo kun…”
“I’m grateful to both of you! So please forgive me for what I’m about to do!”
My father and mother exchanged glances. Naturally, they didn’t seem to understand what I was trying to do.
“This article was about me…! So I’m going to officially accept media interviews! I’ll do it properly and tell everyone the truth with my own mouth! I’m going to tell them that I’m dating Toka, a retired celebrity!”
The day I first met Toka, I told her how I felt honestly. Now, Toka has also become able to express her feelings honestly. That’s why I understand very well.
I believe that honest words have the power to move someone’s heart!
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