Episode 22

“Eh……Amane?”

“Ahaha. You look like a pigeon that got hit by a peashooter. You don’t have to be so surprised.”

In contrast to my speechless face, Amane smiled as if nothing had happened.

That cheerful smile was certainly familiar, but I have to say it felt out of place at this moment.

“No, because……”

“Why are you here?”

I was wondering what I should continue, when I was interrupted by a sharp question.

“Even if you ask me why, it’s because we go to school on the same train, right?”

“That’s not what I’m asking. I’m asking why you’re here at this hour.”

I can’t see Alice’s face as she questions Amane, who tilts her head.

This is because my sister, who is standing between me and Amane, is facing Amane with her back turned to me.

I’m afraid that she will get sick like yesterday, but the sound of her voice seems to have power. At the same time, irritation.

But whether it is just a bluff or not, I can’t judge. All I know is that the relationship between Alice and Amane is not a peaceful one. That’s all I know.

“At this hour? Come to think of it, I took the one train earlier today than yesterday. Well, sometimes that happens. In fact, we’ve never met on a train before.”

“Don’t be silly. It is true that we have never seen each other on the train, but that is even more unnatural. Even if you see us, why don’t you just not talk to us?”

“I think it’s up to me when and to whom I talk to.”

“That’s right. You are free to talk to whoever you want. So if I don’t want Nii san to talk to you, that’s my freedom too, right?”

“I don’t think that’s freedom, it’s just selfishness.”

“It’s up to Nii san to decide. If Nii san doesn’t want to talk to you, that will take precedence. It’s not my selfishness, it’s Nii san’s will.”

An argument in a small car.

The atmosphere emanating from there is never good.

I feel a glance here and there, and naturally, some of them are from the students of our school.

“…..Tell it in person.”

“Is that wrong?”

“Not really. I just thought you were being sneaky. That’s just how you do it, little sister.”

Whether or not they were aware of the stares from those around them, their conversation never ended.

I never raise my voice, but that’s exactly why I feel uncomfortable.

It’s hard to know when to intervene, or perhaps I have a feeling that if I were to intervene in a strange way, things might get even more complicated.

“I’m not being sneaky. You’re acting like a stalker, aren’t you?”

“Stalker? Me?”

Amane widens her eyes as if she had been told something unexpected.

“You came earlier than usual, but you got on the train as if you were waiting for us, and you are acting as if you are anticipating me. What else could it be but a stalker?”

“That’s a misunderstanding. I mean, if you think about it for a minute, you can easily figure it out. I’m surprised that you didn’t notice it, even though you’re so smart.”

“……What was that?”

“When you met me yesterday, you got off the train before we arrived at the school. I thought that you would never want to see me today, so I thought you would move the time. But, you two were late yesterday, right?Then you probably don’t want to be late for school, and if that happens, you should leave home early. See, it’s a simple deduction. Do you agree?”

Amane continued, leaving me speechless.

I was surprised that my childhood friend had read my thoughts.

“……A deduction with a hole in it. There should be a good chance that we would leave the house earlier……”

“No. That’s not true.”

Amane shakes her head at Alice’s words, which are still trying to back down.

As if she was sure it couldn’t happen. That attitude may have irritated Alice.

“Why would something like that….!”

“Because Hidetaka kun. He has a really hard time waking up.”

My sister probably doesn’t know. Amane continued to do this to Alice, who was furious.

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