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When we entered the café, we came to the sofa seats facing each other, with me ordering coffee and Mizushiro-senpai ordering tea.
When I sat down on one of them, Mizushiro-senpai sat down on the same side of the sofa as me, i.e. next to me, instead of facing me ────.
“It’s okay if we sit next to each other, right?”
There is no reason why she should bother to sit next to me, but on the other hand, there is no reason why I should bother to sit opposite her, so I nodded at that.
Then Mizushiro-senpai looked at the coffee I had ordered and said.
“Iroto-kun, can you drink coffee?”
“Yes, I’m careful not to drink too much, but I do drink it several times a week.”
The coffee served in cafes is basically the same as the coffee served in the shops.
The coffee served at the café is basically made through a special machine, so there is no such thing as a bad cup, and it tastes good.
“I see~”
After such a light exchange, there was a bit of silence between us, and that silence was broken by the words of Mizushiro-senpai, who was standing next to me.
“So? Why did Iroto-kun have an unflattering expression on his face?”
I’m not going to go into details, but I thought it would be disrespectful to senpai if I didn’t answer anything here, so if I was looking unimpressed, that’s one possible reason. I decided to talk to senpai about this.
‘…… there’s something I’ve been hiding from someone who treats me well, and I know I have to tell her about it, but if I tell her about it, I’ll hurt that person by what I’ve accumulated up to now.’”
If I tell Nanahoshi that I have been treating her as a false existence, she, who has developed a liking for the existence of Toiro to the point of confessing, will probably be saddened.
“I see~…… but that’s just because you assume that she will be hurt, when in fact the other girl might not be hurt, right?”
“That’s …….”
I want to deny that such a thing is impossible, but I have failed many times by mistakenly thinking that I can understand the other person’s thoughts, so I can’t make such grand statements..
“Even though I came all the way to the cafe, I don’t feel at ease even though I keep talking like this… That’s right! I’m not very good at bitterness, but can I try some of Iroto-kun’s coffee?”
“Yes, go ahead.”
When I said that and offered Mizushiro-senpai a cup of coffee, Mizushiro-senpai said, ‘Thank you!~’ She grabbed the handle of the coffee, stared at the spout for a few seconds, and then took a sip.
“Bitter …… but sweet.”
Mizushiro-senpai says this with a somewhat happy expression.
“Bitter but …… sweet?”
There should have been no sweetness at all in this coffee,…… but when I thought that and was puzzled by Mizushiro-senpai’s words, Mizushiro-senpai looked at me like that and raised the corner of her mouth with a somewhat cute expression while her cheeks were dyed red.
What is …… it? I knew it, I feel that something is different from the Mizushiro-senpai up until now.
When I was wondering if there was some kind of change in her state of mind, Mizushiro-senpai hugged me from next to her.
“I’m sorry, I couldn’t hold back,…… Hey, Iroto-kun.”
“Yes.”
“──── onee san will hug you gently like this when you’re having a hard time, and if you want me to do anything else, I’ll do anything else for you.”
……She said something similar before, but the nuance of her words has changed a little, and above all,──── now Mizushiro-senpai, something more than words has changed a lot.
However,…… why does it feel so much warmer than before when the current Mizushiro-senpai hugs me?
Is it because I’m feeling down right now, or is it because some kind of change has occurred on Mizushiro-senpai’s side,……?
“Thank you, Mizushiro-senpai.”
“…..!! No, it’s fine, Iroto-kun,…….”
Anyway, I felt a little brighter and felt like I had gained the courage to face Nanahoshi, so I expressed my gratitude to senpai.
Then, senpai tightened her grip on me… That time was the quietest time I’ve ever had with senpai, but it was a very comfortable time.
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