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……Before she knew it, Seika found herself in the bathtub.
“W-what’s going on……? Oh, when did I end up in the bath!?”
She had no memory of anything from the moment Houtarou asked her out until now.
She was soaking in the bathtub at her own home.
“W-w-what!? What’s going on……? H-have I gone senile at such a young age……?”
Then, a sigh reached her ears from somewhere.
“Seika…… Did you wake up?”
“Huh? Oh, Miyuki……?”
The voice coming from her smartphone, which was inside a Ziploc bag, belonged to her best friend, Miyuki.
“Huh!? W-what’s going on……?”
According to Miyuki, it seemed Seika had taken a bath after spliting up with Hotaro.
And that was when she called Miyuki.
“I was worried because you didn’t answer for a while…”
“S-sorry…”
Miyuki’s voice sounded just like it always did.
But… this was the first time she’d ever used the word “worried.”
My head, which had been on the verge of boiling over, slowly… began to cool down.
(I made my friend worry… This is the first time, isn’t it? The first time I’ve ever made her worry…)
“Well, you always make me worry, so it’s nothing new.”
“Always!?”
(That’s a shocking revelation, isn’t it!?)
“Seika. For now, just cancel your date.”
“Huh? Whyyyy…?”
To be honest, she was totally in the mood for a date.
“…It’d be a hassle for Achi-kun. He needs time to get ready, too. He has to plan the date.”
“Oh, right.”
Realizing she’d been thinking only of herself, Seika felt even more down.
“Why am I like this… why am I like this…”
“It’s too late now.”
(This is too late too…)
Since it was a friend who saw her up close, she thought that assessment was fair.
Seika gave her own cheek a sharp slap.
“Time to switch gears! I’m going to text him!”
“Yeah, that’s the right move.”
Seika hurriedly sent a message to Houtarou.
“I don’t know what to write…!”
‘Just say, “Let’s reschedule,” okay?’
“That’s it!”
She sent only, “Let’s reschedule.”
It was marked as read immediately, and she received a reply agreeing to it.
Seika let out a sigh and sank into the bathtub.
‘What did Achi-kun say?’
“He said he understood. And he said thank you.”
“…I knew it. Achi-kun was definitely at a loss.”
“Ugh… yeah. It was so sudden.”
“The other person has their own schedule, too. You can’t just impose your own plans on them.”
“I know that…”
“…………”
“Sorry, maybe I didn’t really get it…”
“That’s right. Besides, I can’t give you advice on the day of the date. You have to think for yourself.”
Fuyuki’s lecture.
But a smile was playing on Seika’s lips.
She was giving her advice in a matter-of-fact tone.
Yet in those words, Seika could sense the love she felt for her.
If she didn’t care, she wouldn’t be giving such careful, detailed advice.
(Miyukin is so kind…)
“…What?”
“I said, ‘Miyukin is so kind~’”
“…That’s why I told you to stop saying out loud exactly what you’re thinking.”
Seika knew.
When Miyuki gets embarrassed, she has a habit of fidgeting with her hair.
Miyuki wasn’t right in front of her.
But she could imagine her touching her hair with her hands over and over again.
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