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(That was…)
When I entered the library and went to the seat where I usually sit, I found Ayaka sitting there.
She seemed to be frantically working on something, unaware of my presence.
When I got closer, I could see that she was working on her summer project.
“Maybe it will be snowing today.”
It was so unusual a sight that I ended up talking to her.
Ayaka looks surprised for a moment, then quickly returns to her stern face.
“What? Is it so funny when I do my homework?”
“At least, I’ve never seen it before.”
Saying this, I sit down across from Ayaka.
“What’s up with that? In junior high school, you used to leave it till the last minute.”
It was right after my dad remarried.
I remember Ayaka staying up all night in the living room being scolded by Hitomi san.
“It’s nothing special, it’s just a whim.”
“Well, what about club activities?”
“I’m done for the day. I don’t have the motivation to go home, so I’m just doing it on the side.”
“…..It looks like it’s really gonna start snowing.”
Ayaka who says something serious is really rare.
Was there some sort of change in her state of mind?
“So? What are you doing here?”
“Ah, that’s right. I have homework too.”
I took out my writing utensils and assignments and followed Ayaka’s lead, silently going through them.
After doing this in silence for a while, Ayaka started to swell.
She must have run into a problem she didn’t understand.
“Which one is it that you don’t understand?”
In such a case, she would usually reply, [Mind your own business !].
“I don’t even know how to solve question 2 here.”
“Eh !?”
Ayaka answered honestly, and I couldn’t help but shout.
“What?”
“No, you usually don’t want me to teach you…”
“I can’t turn my back now.”
I laughed a little when I saw Ayaka say this shyly.
I will teach Ayaka how to solve it.
As Ayaka understands more and more, her face becomes brighter and brighter.
“So, if you substitute this in, it solves the problem.”
“Amazing ! Thank you ! Kenshiro !”
She said with a big smile on her face.
Today, she is being very honest.
“…Seriously, something happened? I can’t believe you started studying all of a sudden.”
I asked her.
Ayaka remained silent, but then said shyly again.
“I also just wanted to get to know Kenshiro better.”
“Also?”
“You know, Hananoi knew a lot about you the other day. That’s kind of frustrating. I thought maybe if I studied, I’d be able to understand a little more…”
“What’s wrong with you, really?”
“Huh !?”
That’s the level of worry I’m talking about.
It’s not the kind of thing you say to someone you don’t like.
I suddenly remembered Wado’s words.
Maybe Ayaka…
“Hey, Ayaka.”
“What?”
“Do you like me?”
“H-huh !?”
Ayaka stands up and screams.
The people around her stared at her.
“W-what are you talking about?”
“No, you’re just saying that you wanna know about me.”
“I-I don’t like you !? I mean ! We’re siblings, aren’t we !”
“No, but it’s just a formality, isn’t it? In reality, we are strangers.”
“But that doesn’t mean ! Don’t think like that !”
Ayaka packed her tools in her bag and left the library.
“…It was definitely a little creepy.”
Even if it’s temporary, it’s too creepy and painful to know that my sister likes me.
“Well, let’s stop thinking weird things. What happened with Fuyusaki is just Wado’s opinion.”
I quietly resumed my assignment in the quiet library.
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