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“Hey, Tazuna kun?”
“Yes, Sumeragi?”
“I’m so glad you invited me to go shopping with you, as we had agreed. I mean, you’ve always been so kind to me. I can’t thank you enough.”
“Ou, by all means, thank me from the bottom of your heart.”
“But you know what?”
Saying that, she turns her gaze in a certain direction. Himekane and Shigenawa were there in casual clothes.
“Why are the two of them here?”
I had brought Himekane and Shigenawa with me to the appointment I had made with Sumeragi to go shopping for accessories, which would have made it difficult for Sumeragi, who has to hide her gender, to find the accessories she was looking for.
I remember the strategy meeting I had with Himekane the other day.
“After all, the best time to confess your feelings is at the end of a date!”
Himekane’s comment led to the date between Shigenawa and Sumeragi being set as the date.
“You are going to confess your feelings to him right there!”
“But I’ve been avoided by senpai, so when I …… asked him out, he ……”
That was the problem, but I suddenly remembered.
“By the way, I was going to go shopping with Sumeragi.”
“Oooh! That’s it!”
So I did as Himekane asked and brought the two of them to go shopping with Sumeragi.
I really wanted Sumeragi to enjoy shopping with me without any strings attached. But there was no better condition to bring Shigenawa and him together quickly and provide a place for her to confess her feelings.
Forgive me, Sumeragi.
“Why did you bring them here?”
“Well, isn’t it more fun with more people around?”
“No, no, no! This defeats the purpose of my visit!”
“The purpose of the day is to find accessories to dress up like a girl, right? It’s not your clothes, so you don’t have to worry about your gender being revealed. Besides, if you’re looking for accessories, wouldn’t it be better to have women’s opinions?”
“That’s …… true.”
“Just in case, I’ve already told them that we came to buy a birthday present for your cousin. Don’t worry.”
“…Well, I understand that. But. I really don’t understand why with kouhai chan.”
“Even if I leave her alone, she’ll probably follow me anyway, right? In that case, I thought it would be faster if we go together.”
“Eeeh ……”
I thought it was too much to ask, but she pulled out of the deal unexpectedly easily, saying, “If you say so, Tazuna-kun”. Did she really trust me that much?
I don’t know how to put it this way, but I lied to Sumeragi, to Himekane, and to Shigenawa.
I lied about cousin’s birthday present, and I also lied about Sumeragi’s gender. And I am still a fake lover of Himekane in order to deceive Shigenawa.
On top of that, I used the promise of finding accessories as a venue to create a place for Shigenawa’s confession.
The biggest liar here is definitely me.
“Well, anyway. Since we’re here, why don’t the three of us have some fun?”
“Haa. …… I get it.”
SUmeragi is convinced and joins Himekane and Shigenawa, who had left to have a private conversation with me. I then follow
“Are you done talking? sorry? Maybe it was a nuisance for us to come all of a sudden?”
“No, it’s not like that. Himekane-san.”
“I see. I’m glad to hear that.”
While Himekane and Sumeragi were talking, Shigenawa was staring at Sumeragi. Noticing her gaze, Sumeragi turned to look at Shigenawa, saying, “Hmm?”
“Come to think of it, it’s been a while. I heard you came to help cousin find a birthday present today, right?”
“Oh, um, …… yes, …….”
What a surprise. Her’s face was bright red, and he was as calm as a cat. I guess she really likes him
“Tsukasa chan, your face is red, are you all right? Do you have a cold? Are you pushing yourself too hard?”
Sumeragi tilts her head at Shigenawa, whose face is red, and brings her face close to hers as if to look into her face. Shigenawa, perhaps flustered by the sudden close-up of Sumeragi’s handsome face, jumps up and down, “Hyah, hyah!?” and jumped up and hid behind Himekane.
“Wait, hey …… Shigenawa-chan?”
When Himekane called her name in confusion, Shigenawa replied in a small voice, “I-I’m fine.”
“It’s not like I have a cold or anything, so …… please leave me alone.”
“Oh, really? That would be fine though. Tsukasa-chan, don’t force yourself, okay?”
“……y-yes.”
When Sumeragi smiled at her, Shigenawa’s face turned even redder.
“Hey, hey, hey, Shigenawa? How long are you going to hide behind my back? You have to be more aggressive.”
“I know, I know. But when I saw the look on …… his face, I really reached my limit …….”
“You’ve reached your limit?”
“Yes.”
“Well, Sumeragi kun is so cool, right~”
“……”
“Oh, but I’m not thinking about getting together with Sumeragi kun!”
“…… I know. Himekane-senpai likes Tazuna-senpai, right?”
“Oh, that’s right! Yeah! I’m all about Tazuna-kun!”
Himekane, you seem to be in a lot of trouble.
As I was looking at her as if she were someone else, Sumeragi stood next to her.
“Come to think of it, how did those two get to know each other? They even went to different schools. ……”
“Well, let’s not get into details. The two of them are not good friends, but it’s better to be good than bad.”
“Well,……, that’s true. At the very least, I’ve never seen Tsukasa-chan so close to someone that she could hide behind her back like that.”
“Hmm?”
“……She’s a troubled girl with a lot on her mind, so I was a little worried about her. But I guess I can rest easy now.”
“You were worried about the person who was stalking you?”
“W-well ……”
There is a limit to one’s good nature.
I shrug my shoulders and clap my hands.
“we’ve got to get going.”
“Yes”
In response to Himekane, we all start moving, with Sumeragi in the lead. The destination is Otogihara Forest Town, one of the largest shopping malls in Otogihara.
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