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“Thanks for the food, Hinata san.”
“Thanks for the food, Mei.
“Ehehe, I’m glad.”
“It’s frustrating, but I still can’t do it…..but I did steal the technique.”
Kokoa’s cooking is pretty tasty as well, but for some reason she seems competitive.
“But it’s getting late. Should I send you home?”
“Then, Nii san, she can stay the night.”
“Eh? Is it okay with you, Kokoa chan?
“Yes, Hinata san can sleep in my room.”
“Well, even if that’s the case, Mei will have her own reasons.”
“I’m totally fine, I’m gonna go call my mom !”
…Well, it’s fine if she’s staying in Kokoa’s room.
“It’s been a long time since we had a sleepover.”
“Yeah, the last time was when I was sick in bed with a cold.”
“Yes, when Nii san in the fifth grade.”
“I remember I was surprised to find her still there when I woke up.”
“She really took care of you then, didn’t she?”
“Thinking about it, even if we were just good friends, she took care of me too much, didn’t she?”
“…You finally realized it, Nii san.”
I wonder what kind of relationship Mei and I have…
“I’m back ! I think it’ll probably be fine….what were you talking about?”
“We were talking about how much Hinata san has helped us.”
“Oh, I can’t thank you enough.”
“Oh, that’s nice….though I’m embarrassed, ehehe.”
“Hey, I’ve been thinking again, what kind of relationship do you think Mei and I have?”
“W-what kind….I wonder? Ahaha…”
“Just childhood friends, right? It’s just that.”
“That’s right, Kokoa chan is just a sister.”
“….Huu.”
“….Heh.”
“When I thought Mei was a guy, I was fine with that, but I felt like it was different to just say we were childhood friends.”
“H-heh?! Y-you really think so?”
“W-what are you about to say, Nii san?! Childhood friend is enough !”
“Well, but a childhood friend wouldn’t make me dinner, or stay with me when I’m sick with a cold and pat my head.”
“E-even Koko can do that !”
“Kokoa is my sister, and I’m always grateful to her, and I’m glad she’s my sister.”
“Ehehe♪”
“Well, then, I guess that means we’re more than childhood friends, right?”
“….Tch.”
“More than a childhood friend….no, I think I get it.”
“Eh? Really?”
“You’re lying, right !?”
“Yeah, I’ve been avoiding that word my whole life, but I think it’s time I faced it.”
“Kyaa !”
“N-no way !?”
It’s a word I’ve always particularly disliked.
But that’s enough.
“I think Mei is like a ‘mom’ to me.”
“…Haa.”
“Hoo.”
“Because a mother cooks for you, takes care of you when you’re sick, and scolds you when you’re wrong, right?”
“I’ve become a mother….”
“Hinata san, could you please stop using such deliberately misleading language?”
“Eh, but I’m really shocked, you know…..?”
“….I understand how you feel.”
I see, Mei was like a mother to me.
I never thought about it when I thought she was a man, but now that I think about it it makes sense.
“I see, I was feeling maternal towards Mei….”
“Eh, do I really have to put up with it?”
“Well, let’s talk about it tonight.”
“Yeah, but I wanna talk and complain right away, so don’t you want to take a bath with me?”
“I don’t have a choice. I’m just glad I’m off tomorrow.”
“Okay, then I’ll go take a bath.”
The bathtub is a little lukewarm so that I can stay in it for a long time.
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