CH 69

“Yo, Yuuki. You look discouraged?”

“……No, I’m fine. Don’t worry about it.”

“Really? I hope you’re okay.”

Ishizaki asked me that as soon as I entered the classroom. 

If it looks that way to those around me, then it must be so.

I thought I should tell Ishizaki and Segawa, so I decided to tell them that I went out with my sister, Riko, and Natsuki.

“By the way, I’m going out with my sister, Riko, and Natsuki.

“Hee, so that’s what happened.”

“Isn’t that fine? It looks fun.”

I felt a little uncomfortable with their rather weak reaction.

“You guys don’t react well.”

“That’s because we knew.”

“Huh? What?

“Yuuki, look at this.”

Looking at the screen of the smartphone that Segawa held out to me, I was both surprised and embarrassed.

On the screen of the phone, there was a picture of the four of us sleeping in the same bed, crammed together, sent from my sister to Segawa, and a report that we were dating.

Apparently, it was taken when I was too exhausted to move. I’m glad there was nothing weird in the picture, but it’s embarrassing and I want it to stop.

“That was sent to me this morning. I was surprised at first, but there were some things I could agree with, so now I’m accepting it.”

“I think there are different ways of doing things. I think it’s a good idea.”

“But you don’t have to send it with a picture.”

“You were happy, weren’t you? Look, you’re smiling so much.”

I look at the part that Segawa pointed at. Certainly, my sister who was taking a selfie had a big smile on her face.

In order to sleep during the precious time before morning HR, I lay face down on the desk and got into a sleeping position. Then, for some reason, Ishizaki stopped me.

“What the hell, if you’ve seen the pictures, you know what I’m talking about. Let me sleep…….”

“No, I have a question or a favor to ask you, can I do it on break time?

“Hmm, I understand. Well then, we’ll continue later.”

Since Ishizaki would glance at Segawa as he talked, I wondered if something had happened, so I decided to listen to what he had to say and fell asleep.

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I managed to get through the first period and, resisting the urge to sleep, I took Ishizaki out of the classroom. I choose a place with as few people as possible and talk with Ishizaki.

“So? What’s wrong?

“I’d like to get some advice from Yuuki.”

“Advice?”

“About the confession.”

Confession? Who is he going to confess to? Is he saying that he and Segawa are not in a relationship yet?

What I saw during the summer vacation can’t be a lie no matter how you try to spin it, and isn’t it strange that a man and a woman who went that far are not in a relationship?

Thinking about what I saw in the bath of Ishizaki’s summer house, I ask Ishizaki a question.

“Who are you going to confess your feelings to?”

“That’s for Segawa.”

“Wait, aren’t you already in a relationship? If I look at it, you look like you’re already dating. I won’t let you say you forgot I saw you during the summer vacation.”

Ishizaki starts talking, blushing a little at my words.

“Well, there wasn’t any progress, you know. It’s true that I feel like we’ve gotten closer, but it’s not like we’ve been going out. …Also, about the bath, you’ve got a big boomerang piercing.”

“Well, I don’t care. For now, it’s certain that Segawa likes Ishizaki. What are you scared of?”

“No, because what would I do if she rejects me? And I was thinking about it so much that I didn’t know what to do.”

He seemed a little anxious, as if he thought that he had no guts. Perhaps he was less concerned about romantic relationships because he was more of a nerd? Or maybe he’s just a chicken.

Either way, it seemed that if I didn’t help him, there would be no progress, so I decided to help him in any case.

“Okay, let me think about it for a minute.”

“Really? I knew I was in good hands !”

“You know…..”

I would have preferred that they end it between themselves, but [get it over with !] I was so eager to help Ishizaki that I decided to cooperate with him.