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“Haa~~”
“You sigh awfully loud. What’s wrong?”
I sigh when I remember what happened recently during my part-time job.
Seeing me like that, Sasagawa tilts her head and asks.
“No, nothing.”
“You’re lying……it wasn’t the sigh of a happy person who just got a new girlfriend, was it?”
Sasagawa also seems to know that Fuyusaki and I have started dating, as a matter of course.
“…..Well, I have a lot on my mind as well.”
As you can imagine, I can’t say that I feel very guilty comparing Fuyusaki’s passion to my own.
If I say that, people will think I’m an insincere guy.
(No, in fact, I am.)
I don’t want to hurt Fuyusaki, so I go out with her.
I like her, but I don’t know if it’s love.
Even so, I keep my jealousy at bay.
What would you call this without calling it insincere?
Just thinking about it makes me feel more guilty.
“But I have to admit, I was surprised.”
“About what?”
“No, I thought Kenchi and Miyu would be a good match.”
When I heard that, I tilted my head this time.
Sasagawa sees this and explains.
“What should I say, the atmosphere matches very well. When I see you and Fuyusaki san next to each other, I think you look good together, but it seems to be a little different from Miyu…I can’t say it properly. Sorry, forget it.”
She says it lightly, but it’s not something that can be easily forgotten.
What Sasagawa feels is probably what Makoto also feels.
“Ah ! But Miyu and Kenchi are brother and sister. Maybe that’s why.”
“Eh?”
“Eh?”
I widen my eyes in surprise.
“How did you know?”
“It’s obvious. The reason I was so sure was because Makocchan told me.”
Busted.
If you think about it, there are only a few people who went to the same junior high school with me.
They will find out sooner or later.
Maybe the atmosphere Sasagawa is talking about is because we are former siblings.
“Is that really all?”
“……That’s all there is to it.”
As I said this, I pretended not to notice the tug somewhere in my chest.
“Mitsui kun ! Let’s go on a date !”
The next day, as soon as I entered the classroom, Fuyusaki said to me with a twinkle in her eye.
“It’s too soon.”
“Is that a problem?”
“……No, it’s not a problem. Do you wanna go somewhere?”
When I heard that, I was handed a poster.
It seems to be a romance movie, and tomorrow, Saturday, is the first day of its opening.
Her face was a little red, perhaps because she was embarrassed by the fact that it was a romance film.
“….Okay, let’s go see the movie.”
“O-okay !”
After I agreed, she went back to her seat with a happy look on her face.
I think Fuyusaki is cute.
(But is this love?)
I didn’t know where the line was.
“Being lovey-dovey since morning…..I’m so jealous～”
“Oh !? What, Rikuto?”
As I stood there thinking, Rikuto grabbed my shoulder from behind and spoke to me.
Considering his lines, his expression looks serious.
“……Something happened?”
“Oh, it’s……no, nevermind.”
When I got worried and asked about it, Rikuto left the classroom as if to clarify something.
The chime is about to ring, but where is he going?
I was curious, but it would be rude to follow him, so I returned to my seat.
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“My aunt and mother were so far apart in age that I thought of my aunt as if she were my sister.”
Today Kenya was at the house of the young man he had talked to earlier at the cafe.
“My parents were very busy. I was alone at home a lot. At times like that, she always came over to visit. That’s why I liked her. It happens often, doesn’t it? A child longs for an adult woman.”
The young manspeaks in a gentle tone of voice, as if speaking of a good memory.
“When my aunt became like that, I was really scared. I felt as if she was being manipulated by something.”
Little by little, the man’s hands begin to shake.
The woman next to him squeezes his hand.
The man began to calm down and bowed his head to Kenya.
“Sorry, I was so distraught.”
“No, it’s understandable. I’m the one who reminded you of something painful.”
Kenya also apologized and continued talking.
“The trauma is gradually fading away after meeting her. And when I think about it calmly, I realize what a terrible thing I did to that girl.”
The young man burst into tears and spoke words of regret.
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