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It has been two days since Hananoi came to our house.
She is absent from school, so I don’t see her, but when I go home, she is there.
However, we don’t talk to each other, perhaps out of mutual concern.
Still, I wonder if it can be said that the relationship between Hananoi and me is one that I cannot ignore.
According to the conversation between my dad and Hitomi san, something will happen tomorrow.
I wonder if I should just do nothing…….
“Kenshiro kun, are you listening to me?”
While thinking about that, Reina peeks at me with a miffed look on her face.
“Sorry, what were you talking about?”
“I’m talking about going to this cake shop tomorrow ! It’s our anniversary !”
(Tomorrow……)
I see Hananoi’s face in my mind.
She is at home, and her expression is so listless and has no energy.
“Tomorrow–”
I have something to do tomorrow. I said, shaking my head.
It’s not something I should be doing right now.
My girlfriend and my ex-sister, I should decide who should be prioritized.
“What about tomorrow?”
“……No, it’s nothing. Okay, let’s go tomorrow.”
“Yes ! I’ll call you later !”
I dropped her off in front of her house and headed home.
(This is fine. This is the right thing to do.)
I kept saying it in my mind, as if convincing myself.
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That night, while I was reading in my room, I received a message from Reina.
The content was that she wanted me to come to a nearby park because she needed to talk to me.
Was it something she had forgotten to tell me earlier?
When it comes to what she wants to talk about directly, I feel like it’s pretty important, and I can’t leave her alone at a time like this, so I prepare.
Ayaka is staying at a friend’s house, which leaves Hananoi alone, but she will be safe inside the house.
The nearby park was within walking distance, but I rode my bicycle to get there as quickly as possible.
When I arrived at the park, Reina was sitting on a swing and holding a glass of juice in her hand.
But there was no sign that she had drunk it.
“Sorry to keep you waiting. What are you doing here at this hour?”
I ran up to her and asked, but she remained silent.
“Ah, you’re looking forward to tomorrow, Reina likes cake after all.”
I tried to soothe her by talking about tomorrow, but she didn’t look up.
As I was wondering what was wrong, Reina muttered to herself.
“…Let’s cancel tomorrow after all.”
“Eh? What’s wrong?’
“…..Hananoi san at at Kenshiro kun’s house now, right?”
I was surprised by Reina’s words.
I don’t remember saying that.
“……Why did you know that?”
“Actually, I saw Hananoi san enter your house yesterday……”
I was in my room the whole time yesterday, so Hananoi must have gone to a convenience store or something during that time.
Apparently, she was seen returning home.
“The fact that Hananoi san went out of her way to be in her old house suggests that something is wrong,……and that there is a reason for it.”
“……Sure, Hananoi is at home, but it doesn’t matter, let’s go on a date tomorrow, okay?”
“……You seriously wanna help her, don’t you?”
Reina says with a smile.
She knows everything.
“……Help her, please.”
“……That’s–“
“Don’t worry about me, the only one who can help her is Kenshiro kun. Not even your father.”
Reina takes my hand.
She grips it tightly and forcefully.
“I will support you !”
Reina’s words made me determined.
“I’m sorry. Thank you.”
I got on my bike and headed home.
I didn’t look back at the park, and I couldn’t remember the look on Reina’s face.
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[Don’t go. Just look at me.] I couldn’t say that.
We ourselves were in the position of hurting Kenshiro’s when we were saved by his father.
It’s only because of what I did at that time that I’ve changed.
(A month……that was a short time. ……)
When all is said and done, I’m sure that Kenshiro will be separated from me.
I sent him off knowing that……
(No…..I’m going to cry…….)
I can feel the tears coming to my eyes.
“You’re such a nice girl～”
Just when I thought my tears were about to fall, someone suddenly spoke to me and my tears fell back in surprise.
“A-Ayaka san !?”
I turned around and for some reason Ayaka san was looking at me and nodding.
“Kenshiro has no idea that he would abandon a good woman like you.”
“S-since when?”
“I was already there before he came.”
That means she was listening to all the conversations we had just had.
“…I’ve known ever since we started dating. There’s a special connection between Kenshiro kun and Hananoi san that’s more than just sisters or friends…”
Even if it is distorted, it is still special.
The only one who can save her is Kenshiro kun, and the only one who can truly support him is Hananoi san.
“So I knew from the beginning that this would happen. I just struggled in vain.”
Tears were about to spill out again.
Still, the fact that it’s in front of Ayaka san won’t let me cross the final line.
“…I kinda understand what you’re tryna say, but I think you were special enough.”
“……Even Ayaka san.”
“……I hope so.”
We laugh while facing each other.
Is it just my imagination?
I feel like Ayaka san’s atmosphere has changed somehow.
“Ah ! That’s right, Ayaka-san, why are you here?”
“Ah ! Oh, yes, I was looking for you.”
“Me?”
“I have to stay at a friend’s house today.”
“And why me?”
“I don’t have any friends, even though I look like this.”
I was a little taken aback by Ayaka san’s smile as she said this.
“Please ! Let me stay tonight !”
“Even if you suddenly say something like that…”
“I’ll listen to you complain about Kenshiro !”
“……Well, if you insist that much.”
“Haha ! Thank you !”
We just left the park.
Surprisingly, I had a good time talking with Ayaka san, and the trip was fun.
It was like we were real sisters……
“Look, the moon is beautiful.”
“What? Confession?”
We arrived home with such a silly conversation.
I really wished we had done this earlier.
On that day, the curtain closed on Fuyusaki Reina’s love life?
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