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“Thanks for the food. It was delicious.”
Yamanashi clasped her hands together in front of the empty dishes. I made fried rice with some random ingredients I had in the fridge, and apparently she was satisfied with it.
She is a model, so she must have a healthier diet in her daily life. I felt a little guilty for making her eat something a little junky like fried rice.
“You can cook too, Sendo-kun. Lovely.”
“…. I live alone, so this is about as good as I can do.”
Whenever Yamanashi complimented me on my cooking, my heart would flutter strangely.
It feels strange to be praised honestly, when normally I would hear unnecessary words or insults. I don’t know if I should be happy about it. I still doubt that she is a different person.
“Don’t you think you should contact your family as soon as possible? Parents are not worried about their child going missing.”
“Oh, I forgot. For now, I guess it’s the office. ……”
Yamanashi took out her phone and called the office. The office was naturally in a great hurry, and I could hear them yelling over here.
After a few minutes of talking, she called home this time. The caller at home didn’t seem to be in such a hurry and the call ended in about two minutes. …… maybe a common criminal?
“Phew……..what a noisy bunch.”
“That’s pretty obvious. You’re the company’s top earner, aren’t you? If someone like that disappeared, I’d want to scream.”
“It can’t be helped. It’s for the sake of the person I love. I won’t run away for love.”
She let out a sigh. I don’t even feel like pushing anymore. This girl’s character has changed too much.
“You say you like me, but what do you like about me?”
When Yamanashi’s condition had calmed down, I asked her a question that bothered me. Normally, such a question would be met with a barrage of verbal abuse, but I’m sure she’ll answer honestly now.
“….I’m not very good at talking honestly to people.”
“Well, I know that….”
Yamanashi began to speak little by little like the rain that had begun to fall in drops.
“There were a lot of people who talked to me for a long time, but I was the kind of kid who would say whatever was on my mind, so I often hurt my friends. So at some point, I started to take it easy on others. I started talking to people while drawing a line between them. Maybe that’s why I became isolated at school.”
Perhaps it was because of her uncharacteristically weak voice that Yamanashi seemed smaller than usual. As someone who was always looking at her with a lot of authority, I felt like I was watching a tiger with its fangs pulled out.
“… But there was someone who would talk to me at such times. No matter how many times I pushed him away, he was always nosy enough to talk to me.”
“….I’m sorry for being so nosy.”
“Fufu, while I was talking to Sendou-kun, I thought, “Maybe this person will accept me”. I’m glad that Sendou-kun, who can talk to me without hesitation, is by my side.”
I saw Yamanashi’s true nature in the smile that suddenly overflowed.
I’ve always thought that she’s not an honest person, but even though she’s harsh on the outside, she’s actually more delicate on the inside. she is weaker than other humans. The girl I’ve seen so far isn’t the real Anri, but the one who’s smiling a little shyly in front of me right now is probably the real Anri
“I thank you again. Thank you, Sendou-kun.”
“…It’s kind of weird to be thanked by you.”
“Fufu, I’m sure you’ll get used to it soon enough.”
I hope so, I reply. When I thought that I was about to start dating a new her, I felt a little anxious.
“It is already one o’clock ……. Shouldn’t you go home? If you want, I can walk you home.”
“Yes, that’s right. ……By the way, Sendo-kun, is it okay if I leave my camera here?”
“Go home”
However, she refused to give up, and I took her out by force and brought her to the station.
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