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“Hello, Sasazawa san !”
“Grandma ! Hello.”
Mitsuki and I arrived at the bookstore and greeted Sasazawa san.
“Oh, hello, you two are here today. You two must be very close. Are you dating by any chance?”
Sasazawa san smiled at us as we arrived at the bookstore.
She did not seem to be making fun of us, but was smiling at us.
“I’m friends with Mitsuki, but we’re not in a relationship. We went to the same school, so we came together.”
“T-that’s right ! Grandma ! M-more importantly, we need to get ready soon !”
I replied, but Mitsuki looked embarrassed and said so.
She must have been extremely embarrassed that someone in his family said that.
Then Mitsuki pulled my hand and started to move.
I bowed to Sasazawa san and followed her.
During that time, Sasazawa san was smiling all the time.
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“Kei……sorry……my grandma said something strange.”
“No, it’s okay.”
“Grandma have always said things like that without any hesitation…it was the same with Kanata.”
“I see. But I can feel that she really cares about Mitsuki, and she’s a good grandma.”
When I said that, Mitsuki became extremely calm and said.
“Yeah. That’s right… she’s always loved me since I was little, and I really love my grandma…of course, my grandpa too.”
“I see. Then Mizuki must take good care of grandma and grandpa too.”
“Of course. So, Kei? Are you ready?”
“Yeah. I’m ready whenever you are.”
“Then, let’s go to the warehouse together for now. I heard there are some books that need to be added.”
“Just let me know what you need and I’ll take care of it, okay? Mitsuki is in charge of the cash register after all.”
“Well, yes, but there’s low customer traffic time right now, so I’ll be fine. Besides, it won’t take that long.”
“All right. Shall we go then?”
“Yeah.”
–Then Mitsuki and I went together to the warehouse where the books are stocked.
“Let’s see, there’s this one, that one, and that one after…….”
I move the books Mitsuki mentioned with the cardboard boxes to make sure they are the right ones.
“Okay ! Well, now that we’ve finished checking, let’s carry it !”
“Yeah, right !”
Mitsuki then tried to carry the whole cardboard box.
There’s nothing that Mitsuki can’t lift, but I think it’s pretty heavy, and Mitsuki did pretty badly on the physical education test.
Her grip strength and stamina were clearly lower than the average for girls.
Well, she said herself that she is not very good at sports…….that’s why I’m a little worried.
“Mitsuki? It’s heavy, so I’ll carry it for you.”
“No, it’s fine. There’s no point in me coming here. I can carry this much, you carry the rest.”
Mitsuki lifted the cardboard boxes.
“See. I’ll be fine, all right?”
Saying this with a smug look on her face, Mitsuki started to walk away……
There was another piece of cardboard at the end of Mitsuki’s feet, but she didn’t notice because she couldn’t see underneath.
“Mitsuki !…….”
I was about to tell her, but before I could, Mitsuki caught her foot on the cardboard.
Mizuki dropped the cardboard she was holding as I rushed to her.
I tried to catch Mitsuki, but I couldn’t catch her properly because I was running too fast and I was trapped under her.
I opened my eyes and saw Mitsuki’s face right in front of me.
It was so close that Mitsuki’s breath hit me……and if I moved a little, our lips would almost touch each other…..
As soon as Mitsuki opened her eyes, she quickly got up and walked away from me.
It was only a moment, but I was really nervous.
“……S-sorry…….”
Mitsuki hurriedly sat down with her back to me.
“Erm……it’s okay,……more importantly, were you hurt?”
I said, and Mitsuki shook her head, saying in a very quiet voice.
“I see. I’m glad you’re not hurt.”
I said calmly, although I was still a little nervous.
Mitsuki didn’t say anything, but since we were in the middle of our part-time job, I continued.
“Erm, I’ll carry everything.”
“Y-yes……”
Then we walked out a little awkwardly.
I’m not sure if Mitsuki is trying not to show her face to me or not, but she’s walking behind me.
I think I saw it for a moment when I left the warehouse, but Mitsuki’s face was so red it looked like steam was coming out…
Well I can’t talk about other people…..
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–After that, we both went to work, but since we got busy, it was time for us to finish our part-time jobs without ever talking to each other.
“Then, let’s go home.”
“Yes…….”
After saying that, Mitsuki and I left the bookstore, but Mitsuki still felt a little uncomfortable.
If things continue like this, it’s likely to affect me even after tomorrow, so I’d better do something about it.
“Mitsuki, about that thing at the warehouse,…..I’m sorry, even though it was an accident.”
“Uu……it’s okay. You don’t have to apologize,……because it was my fault,…..and I didn’t mind,…….”
Mitsuki said in a low voice.
“I see,…..and you seriously didn’t get hurt, right? You didn’t sprain your leg or anything?”
“Yes, I’m fine,……because Kei took care of it,…….”
“Really? I’m glad that’s the case.”
After I said that, there was a pause, then Mitsuki spoke.
“Yeah. Thank you for helping me.”
“Yeah.”
I think it was because we had talked a little, and Mitsuki seemed more relaxed than before.
After that, we talked often and Mitsuki was back to normal.
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–We arrived at Mitsuki’s house and decided to say goodbye.
“I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Yeah. Thank you for today. See you tomorrow.”
“Yeah, see you.”
As I was about to leave, Mitsuki stopped me.
“Kei !”
“What’s wrong, Mitsuki?”
I looked at Mitsuki’s face and she had a serious expression on her face, although her cheeks were blushing.
“Um…what did you think of that?”
What did I think…judging from Mitsuki’s expression, there was no doubt that it was about earlier
I decided to honestly tell her what I thought.
“I was really nervous.”
“Really…….”
I said so, and Mitsuki looked a little happy and embarrassed.
“Yeah. It’s true. Mitsuki’s face was that close, so it’s only natural.”
“I-I see…of course. Good…Kei is like that too…”
Mitsuki said that in a low voice and smiled with great joy.
After a short pause, Mitsuki smiled at me and continued.
“Then, Kei ! See you tomorrow ! Bye bye !”
“Okay. Bye bye !”
I went home like that.
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–I was thinking in my bed at home.
“Mitsuki was really cute…….”
I thought Mitsuki was really cute today from beginning to end…well, she’s always cute, but today I thought it was even more so.
Of course, she looks great, but she also has a great personality and is very cute ……
“But I’m glad it didn’t end awkwardly.”
When I said goodbye to Mitsuki, the awkwardness was almost gone.
And that was obvious when I looked at Mitsuki.
The reason is that the two of us are now physically closer.
We were physically closer, but I felt like our hearts were closer as well.
“Okay ! Let’s go to bed today and start working hard tomorrow.”
With that thought, I turned off the light.
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