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When the other students arrived at school, I was on my way to the clubroom after morning practice and was astonished by the sight I saw.
Entering through the gate was a beautiful girl with long blonde hair.
Next to her was my older brother and my crush, Kenshiro.
I rubbed my eyes over and over again to make sure, but there was no mistaking it.
“T-that girl, I’ve seen her somewhere…..ah !”
I thought I had seen her somewhere before, but it was the gal who always hangs out with Hananoi Miyu.
And she is also the girl I bumped into in the bathroom yesterday.
“N-now way ! Is she Kenshiro’s girlfriend !?”
I thought so, but shook my head and said it was impossible.
I’ve never seen such a gesture before.
I don’t know all of Kenhiro’s activities, but if he had a girlfriend, he wouldn’t go out alone in his sportswear on his days off.
But if she wasn’t his girlfriend, then who was she?
I feel like they’re too close for just friends…
“I have to make sure.”
Just when I made up my mind, the chime rang.
Apparently, I had been standing still longer than I thought.
I hurried to the clubroom.
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During lunch break, I came to the cafeteria to buy lunch, but I felt strange stares.
She is still staring at me all the way from near the entrance to the cafeteria.
I couldn’t help but be curious, so I spoke to the culprit.
“What do you want?”
Ayaka, the culprit, jumps her shoulders and takes a step back.
“Y-you noticed me. Not bad.”
What is this girl fighting against?
I can feel her spirit so much that I think so.
“…..Lend me your face.”
She said it like a bully in a Yankee cartoon.
“Now?”
“If it’s not now, I’ll kill you.”
At my age, I don’t want to be killed, so I quietly do as she says.
As expected, talking in front of the cafeteria is a nuisance, so we move to a less crowded place during the lunch break.
“So? What do you want?”
“B-by the way, it’s a beautiful day today, isn’t it? It’s getting hotter these days. Are you properly hydrated, Kenshiro?”
Despite being urged, Ayaka diverts the conversation.
If she changes the subject any longer, I won’t get anything out of her, so I’ll get into small talk.
“Well, it’s already summer. I’m properly hydrated. See?”
I show Ayaka two salted rice balls I bought at the store.
“…..Is that your lunch?”
“Yeah.”
“….Is that all you usually eat?”
“I have to go to the cafeteria sometimes, but when I buy them at the store, it’s always this one.”
Saying that, I also show her the melon bread that I have in my other hand.
“Why? Isn’t Mom always making lunch for you?”
“I refuse. Hitomi san works too. It would be a burden.”
“But she’s making one for me. Isn’t that the same?”
“You’re her daughter.”
“And you’re also her son.”
“Technically. I’m a high school student now. I’ll do what I can for myself.”
Besides, I don’t like it when she acts like a mother.
It’s not that I don’t like Hitomi san, but it’s not that I particularly like her either.
She’s my dad’s wife. That’s how I see her.
“So enough chit-chat. What do you want?”
“I-I was just thinking about what I saw on TV last night–“
“What do you want?”
Makoto and Rikuto were waiting for me in the classroom, so I cut off the chit-chat.
Perhaps Ayaka thought it was inevitable, and opened her mouth.
“Who’s the girl you went to school with this morning?”
“This morning? Ah. You mean Sasagawa?”
“Is that her name? The girl with long blond hair.”
The only blonde long-haired girl I went to school with was Sasagawa.
But why does Ayaka care about Sasagawa?
“Then ! What is she to you? And what kind of relationship are you in?”
I backed away from Ayaka, who was asking me in a demanding manner.
“She’s a friend of mine who works part-time with me !”
“Really? Is that really all?”
“That’s all ! Also, you’re too close !”
She was getting too close, so I said it a little more forcefully, and Ayaka made a surprised expression and took a step back.
Then, blushing, she takes a deep breath.
“……I believe you when you say that.”
Saying that, she walks toward the classroom.
When I was finally released, Ayaka turned around and said,
“And you should eat properly.”
After those words, Ayaka’s back disappeared from sight.
I didn’t know why she was asking about Sasagawa, or why she had come at me so hard.
“…Maybe she likes Sasagawa?”
I don’t know if that’s the case, but…
“……I’m tired of it. I’ve had enough.”
I stopped thinking and went back to the classroom.
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