Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Chapter 65. Confession

It was a little after 18:00 when the 3 of us left the sushi restaurant after an early dinner and meeting.

Kodachi-san, who as usual had just finished a beer, was high-spiritedly engaging with us.

“Musou-san, Hotaru-chan! Let’s go to the second house, the second house! It’s a hashigo-zake! If it’s the second house, of course, it’s okay to have more than two drinks, right?”

“How can that be? Look, I’m going home, Kodachi-san.”

“Yeah, yaa! I don’t want to go home today! I want to do something more fun~!”

“Are you a child? I can’t stand it!

“What, are you an adult, Musou-san? I’ll do this for you, Musou-san, who is such an adult. Yes!”

“Wow, ......! Hey, hey, Kodachi-san, ......!”

Kodachi-san jumped on me and hugged me.

It was a street in front of a store near the station. There are a lot of people passing by, and passersby glance at me.

From the outside, we would have looked like a couple of complete idiots.

I ask my junior for a helping hand.

‘Hey, Yuzuki, help me!”

“What? What are you talking about, senpai? I’m going home because she seems to be bothering me.”

“What, ......? Oh, hey, Yuzuki, ......?

“I’ll see you tomorrow, Kazane-san. Have a good night.”

“Oh, you’re going home, Hotaru-chan? Let’s play more together.”

“I don’t think you should be like that, Kazane-san. I don’t know if you’re drunk or pretending. I don’t know if you’re drunk or just pretending. Don’t be late.”

Yuzuki said that and quickly got on her bicycle and left.

The only two people left behind were Kodachi-san and me.

And with Kodachi-san in my arms.

“Hotaru-chan ......”

Kodachi-san murmured in a worried voice.

I feel like Yuzuki’s emotions were unstable today.

There were several times when I felt that he sounded like he was seriously dissatisfied.

I don’t know what to do when someone who is usually comedy relief takes on a serious tone.

“Yuzuki, did something happen... or should I say, it’s time to leave?”

“Oh ......, yes, that’s right. Hahaha, I was so drunk that I couldn’t help myself.”

Kodachi-san’s warmth is moving away from me.

Kodachi-san’s reddened cheeks are smoothed over.

The way she looks away from me is more like the Kodachi-san she usually is, rather than the drunk Kodachi-san she is.

There is something strange in the air. It’s different from usual.

No, it’s not the first time she’s been different. It started when we were exploring the dungeon.

Maybe the current meeting at the sushi restaurant was just everyone temporarily acting as usual.

I have many reasons why I shouldn’t be acting business as usual.

I had not forgotten about it, but I could not create an atmosphere in which I could say it.

I wonder if Yuzuki saw me like that and created a space for me.

I don’t know. I don’t think that was the only reason.

But I knew it was now or never. If I didn’t say it now, it would be impossible forever.

“Um, Kodachi-san...”

“Hahi!”

I wonder if he noticed that my tone of voice was different from usual. Kodachi-san looks nervous at once.

There are a lot of pedestrians around. But I felt that all of them, except for Kodachi-san, were nothing but insignificant mobs.

“Um, ...... I like Kodachi-san.”

I said it.

It was too late, and I don’t think it was enough, but at any rate, I said my feelings clearly from my mouth.

I knew I had to do this.

I thought about it a lot, that I needed to say it in a more romantic scene, but if I thought about such a difficult thing, I would lose the ability to do it.

“...... Yes. I like Musou-san, too.”

Kodachi-san responded.

Her cheeks were bright red, and she looked stiff and nervous.

Maybe I have a similar look on my face.

Is it alright? Is it okay?

I’m not sure if it’s okay.

I put my hands around Kodachi-san’s waist and back and hugged her close.

Kodachi-san looked surprised, but then she falls into my arms and closed her eyelids.

I put my lips on Kodachi-san’s lips.

Kodachi-san’s arms went around my back and hugged me tightly.

I also hugged Kodachi-san back tightly.

It was comfortable and warm, the feeling of someone I love.

I wanted to feel it forever, so I held on to Kodachi-san for a long time.