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★Koudo Akari (side)
“Akari chan? Your turn next. Akari chan likes Kei kun too, right?”
“I-it’s not like I……”
To be honest, I didn’t expect the two of them to like Shindo senpai instead of my brother.
As Yui san said, we were in love with the same man…with my brother, so it was an awkward relationship…..well, I recently realized that I was mistaken.
And since it’s about my brother, he doesn’t try to develop a relationship with any of us and always puts himself first, so I think that made things even more complicated.
No, I don’t care about my brother right now, it’s more about Shindo senpai.
I have fallen in love with someone different from both of them, so I was planning to talk to them soon.
And yet, here we are.
I thought I had fallen in love with someone different from both of them……
I was asked about my own feelings after hearing about their feelings for Shindo senpai, but it was hard for me to say.
I was reluctant to say anything because I could tell from the way they were talking about him that they were seriously in love with him.
It took me a few months to realize that I was in love with my brother, but I could already tell from just what I said earlier that I had feelings for Shindo senpai.
Even I, who am insensitive to love, can tell that the two of them like Shindo senpai at a level that I can understand……
When I was thinking about this.
“It’s okay, you know? I told you before, I understand, so just be honest with me. Right? Mitsuki?”
“Yes. Akari chan, why don’t the three of us talk honestly now? You don’t have to worry about us, okay?”
The two of them came to me with gentle expressions on their faces as if they knew what I was thinking.
I can honestly say that I am definitely in love with Shindo senpai.
If I say it, I understand that my feelings for my brother are a misunderstanding, so this is my first love.
When I think about it, I don’t even want to give it up by giving it up to the two of them……
……No, it’s more like I’m holding back and giving in, which I can see from the two of them right now is definitely not the answer they’re looking for.
Mostly, it’s impossible for me to lie if the two of them……no. I’m not going to give Shindo senpai up.
Don’t think about the future now and tell them your honest feelings !
I decided to tell them honestly.
“I understand. Then I’ll tell you honestly……like the two of you, I’ve fallen in love with Shindo senpai as well.”
“Yeah. I thought so.”
“It’s a little vague, but I kind of felt it. So, may I ask why?”
“Yes. I didn’t tell you because I thought I would be worrying you, but actually the other day I…”
I decided to tell them honestly when I said that.
Shindo senpai saved me from a stalker.
I had a feeling of excitement for the first time and realized that it was love.
I also told them that my feelings for my brother were a misunderstanding due to my lack of knowledge about love, and that I had never liked him, and that Shindo senpai was my first love.
“Eh !? Are you okay, Akari chan ! ! !”
“Yes ! Why didn’t you tell us ! !”
The two of them did not feel awkward or envious when they heard about my feelings for Shindo senpai, but rather they seemed to be worried about me.
“Yes. Shindo senpai saved me.”
“I see. I’m really glad.”
“Seriously.”
“But then again, Kei kun being Kei kun……”
“You’re right. In the end, all three of us could have been in a really bad situation if it weren’t for Kei kun.”
“I……see.”
I don’t know why….it was so awkward when I was hiding my feelings for my brother, but now neither of us have that vibe at all.
“Haa, I guess we really do fall in love with the same person.”
“I guess so. But, I guess it can’t be helped. It’s Ke -kun’s fault…I think when I listen to him, his words and actions are always cool. Of course, his face too. It’s only natural that you both fall in love.”
“It’s true.”
As I watched them talk so happily, I started to feel less worried.
“Then, let’s think about what we’re gonna do.”
“From now on?”
“That’s right. ISince we like the same person, we need to decide on that, right? That’s the main reason I asked you two to talk about it today. And also about Sora….which one should we talk about first?”
Talking about the future with Shindo senpai and about my brother…
Yui san says so, but I don’t know what will happen next.
We were just trying to talk about love…
I think we should talk about my brother.
If I had to choose which one to talk about first, I think it would be better to talk about my brother first.
When I was thinking that, Mitsuki san said.
“Then I would like to talk about Sora kun first.”
“Me too.”
“I see. Let’s do that then.”
“But what would you like to talk about my brother?”
“I think…..exactly Sora the others?
I just said Sora, but that includes Kanata kun. I know that neither of us, including myself, have any romantic feelings for Sora.”
Indeed, we can’t just say this because we talked about it.
I’ve had my own thoughts about my brother recently.
After the stalker incident, my brother hardly changed his way of dealing with me.
Well, if he was reflecting on what happened that day, it would make some sense to me, but it seems that he is not, and it is more correct to say that he just doesn’t care about me because he had a fight with Yui san.
Of course, he doesn’t ignore me or anything, but he did ask me if I was okay about that day afterwards, and nothing after that. I’m sure that the fight with Yui san is more important than me.
I have been involved with my brother as usual, but I have no romantic interest in him, so if I had to choose between him and Shindo senpai, it would be Shindo senpai without even thinking about it.
As for Sakai senpai, I don’t know much about him, so there is nothing I can say.
I’ve never talked to him alone even though we are in the same group. Of course, compared to other guys, I can say that we get along very well, but since that’s the level of our relationship, I don’t think I can say anything more.I don’t think I can say anything.
“I’m sure Kanata will understand if you talk to him properly.”
“Is that so?”
“Tell him that we like Kei kun?”
“Yes.”
“Eh? But personally, I think Kanata kun likes Mitsuki……”
Eh? Is that so? I didn’t notice it at all.
I can’t believe I’ve been in a group with him for a year and a half and didn’t notice it……
“Hahaha ! That’s not true. Because Kanata has a girlfriend, you know?”
“E-eeehhhh !”
“Is that so?”
Yui san was very surprised.
I replied calmly, but I was a little surprised.
“But he didn’t act like that…”
“Well, that’s true. I didn’t talk about it because Kanata didn’t say anything, but since this is the time, I’ll say it. Kanata has been dating a girl who was in the same class as him since the second year of junior high school. They are now in a long-distance relationship due to her parents’ work. I have a picture of her, too. We’ve been friends since junior high, and she was close to me, too.”
Saying that, she showed us the pictures on her phone.
Sakai senpai looked a bit flirtatious, but the girl in the photo was a quieter, less conspicuous woman.
I was surprised because I had imagined her to be more like a gal.
“Are you sure this is her?”
“Yes, I’m sure. After all, I helped Kanata confess his feelings.”
“I didn’t know.”
“Yes, yes ! So it’s impossible for him to like me. I have never had any special feelings for him either.”
“I see. Then, do you wanna talk to him?”
“Hmm, well, I guess it’s best to keep an eye on things for a while. We won’t be staying with Sora kun and Kanata all the time either. We have other friends as well.”
“That’s true.”
“Well, then, for the time being, we will remain friends as before.”
“But then, can’t I stay with Kei?”
“It’s true,…..Shindo senpai and my brother don’t get along well……”
If we get along with Shindo senpai even though the two of them didn’t it might cause trouble for Shindo senpai.
“Well, I guess we don’t have to think too much about it. If we have a problem, as I said earlier, we can talk to Kanata kun, and if we have to, just tell Sora honestly. That we love Kei kun.”
“That’s true. It’s not that I really wanna hide it, I just wanna settle things as peacefully as possible, and just because I like Kei, it doesn’t mean I hate Sora kun or Kanata.”
“That certainly seems like a good idea…….by the way, what does Nii san think of us?”
I was suddenly curious and said so.
“I’m not sure. After all, he’s super insensitive,……and……it’s a little hard to imagine.”
Mitsuki san tilted her head and said so.
‘Well,…… to be honest I don’t know either. I don’t even remember being cared for. He forget our promises, and even if Sora asks me to teach him, we end up fighting. You know…and there are times when he reaches out to girls other than us too.”
I have certainly seen it myself.
I’m not jealous when I saw it because, as I now understand, it wasn’t love.
While I was thinking this, Yui san continued.
“Well, let’s end this conversation here and talk about Kei kun next. That is more important.”
Mitsuki san and I nodded silently at her words.
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