Laguna-san led us to the dining room, and as I sat down at the table alongside Fors-san, I suddenly thought of something. Somehow, our hands were still intertwined without any particular moment to let go, but what should I do?
No, of course, now that we are seated is the perfect time to let go, but since Fors-san is holding my hand quite firmly, I feel a bit awkward about letting go.
Though I said that, since we were about to eat, we couldnāt just keep on holding hands, so I called out to her while Laguna-san went to check on the kitchen.
[ā¦ā¦Errr, weāre in the dining room now, so letās let go of each otherās hands.]
[Ahhā¦ā¦ Yes, youāre right. Itās not like we can eat while holding hands, so this would be the appropriate moment. Good gracious, Iāve been constantly relying on you, and I apologize for that.]
A- Arehh? Did I make a mistake in my choiceā¦ā¦? It seemed like, for a moment, she had this regretful or lonely expression on her face, as if she didnāt want to let go. I canāt help but feel a strange sense of guilt, but seriously, if we kept holding hands, we might end up having our meal while still holding hands, so it canāt be helped.
Well, I can understand the feeling of loneliness when you let go of the hands youāve been holding for a long while, and I think everyone would have such a feeling.
While I was thinking about this, Laguna-san, who had gone to the kitchen, came back.
[It seems like theyāve already prepared, but should I have them bring it over?]
[Ah, yes. Thank you.]
After hearing my response, Laguna-san instructed the maids to bring the food, before sitting next to meā¦ā¦ at the seat opposite from Fors-san.
[Unnn? What is it?]
[With how big this table is in such a large dining roomā¦ā¦ Why are you sitting so close to me?]
[Thereās no rule that says we would have to make use of all the space in the large tables, right? Besides, when youāre sitting next to each other flirting over there, isnāt it cruel to just exclude me?]
[ā¦ā¦Laguna? If you want me to bury you back under the ground again, just say so. The fact that he and I are sitting next to each other is simply because we had been holding hands earlier. In the first place, the reason we were holding hands was because you gave him those strange instructions via hummingbird.]
[ā¦ā¦Pretty sure I gave accurate instructions thoughā¦ā¦]
In fact, I think Laguna-sanās instructions were spot on too. If we had not held hands or taken some other action, Fors-san would almost certainly have ended up getting lost, so holding hands at that time was the right choice.
Laguna-san looked somewhat astounded as she replied, but then, a grin appeared on her lips. Lightly nudging my side with her elbow, she spoke.
[Hey, Kaito, you got two flowers in both hands, you know?]
[Ahh~~ Self-Proclaimed Flower-kun, letās not bother him with strange entanglements, yes? Also, although heās relatively accustomed to situations like thisā¦ā¦ When you consider his impressive lineup of lovers, Iām impressed you can confidently call yourself a flower. Well, with girls of my level whose qualities arenāt even better than yours, wouldnāt I just be a common girl a playboy like him is used to seeing?]
[Eh? No, I think Fors-san is a very cute and attractive woman though?]
[ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦Isā¦ā¦ that so? That is veryā¦ā¦]
I spoke out my thoughts, but Fors-san turned away, perhaps feeling embarrassed, and she didnāt turn her face toward me again for a while.
[Afterword]
Serious-senpai: [ā¦ā¦This isnāt goodā¦ā¦ The atmosphere here doesnāt feel so good.]
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