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“I forgot to ask, did something happen at school the day before yesterday?”
“Yeah, Tsukasa kun got down on his knees to help a boy of the same grade as him.”
“Don’t..say that…”
I feel sick to my stomach…
“I was happy that Tsukasa kun was still as kind as he was before.”
“Yes, Nii san hasn’t changed in that way.”
“Did something happen to you too, Kokoa chan?”
“When I was in elementary school, I had a bad quiz result, and my mother almost got angry with me. But he got down on his knees in front of me, who was crying, and got scolded instead…..”
“…Tsukasa kun back then?”
“Yes, he was so used to being scolded by my mother that he became mean and lethargic.”
“….Did I ever get down on my knees?”
I don’t remember….
“If it weren’t for Hinata san, he might stay that way, and I’m grateful for that.”
“You see, I only taught him how to cook.”
“You taught him common sense.”
“I have to tell them what’s wrong and what’s right.”
“If it had been just me and Kokoa, we wouldn’t have noticed the mistake, so maybe we should be more grateful to Mei.”
“Well, I think anyone would tell a kid off if they saw them sitting on a swing and munching on a carrot straight out of it.”
“Yes, yes, something like that.”
That was how I met Hyu, or rather Mei.
“But I miss this, because we can’t talk about these things unless it’s the three of us.”
“Yes, it’s something we have to be careful about in the presence of others…”
“Yes, there was a lot going on…”
“I’ve been thinking about it for a while now, and I’ve developed a strong image that it’s the same sex that I can rely on in times of crisis. It was a male friend who helped me out in middle school too.”
“Well, Hyu kun is Hinata san, and she was actually a girl.”
“I guess so…”
“Ahaha…”
My benefactor and best friend was actually a girl.
Thanks to her, my sense of gender value has been bugging me lately.
“What am I supposed to do….”
“I don’t really care about men here, except for Nii san.”
“Well, it’s not about men or women, it’s about the individual.”
“Mei is a good person, isn’t she?”
“That’s easier said than done, though.”
“It’s not an easy question to answer. Let’s think about it together.”
“I see. That’s true.”
“Together? Hinata san is as good as ever, you say nice things and you’re good at flattering people.”
“Kokoa chan, as usual, you’re very cynical and practical.”
“By the way, what are you planning to have for dinner, Mei? Do you want to eat out?”
“Shall we do that? It feels like the old days, hehe.”
“I mean, you’re going to stand in the kitchen again, aren’t you? Well, that’s okay.”
“I’ve expanded my repertoire since then. Maybe I’ll get serious today.”
“You weren’t serious last time?”
“Why are you talking like you’re in an action manga, Kokoa?”
Cooking is not a competition, right?
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