Usually on holidays â and even when itâs not a holiday â she would come to his room, would play with him, and would cook meals for him.
On school days, she would come to meet him.
She would even make his lunch for him.
âHey, YuzâŠâ
âWhat is it?â
In a slightly irritated voice, Yuzuru asked the person who spoke to him back.
The one who spoke to him was one of his friends, Satake SoichiroâŠ
âThis is one of those times when youâre more irritating than ever.â
and Ryozenji Hijiri.
While the two chuckled, Yuzuru looked annoyed.
He regretted letting his irritation show out in an uncharacteristic manner.
âLetâs have lunch together.â
âWeâll have a little get-together.â
ââŠIâm not in the mood.â
While Yuzuru replied in a cold voiceâŠ
They took the liberty of bringing their own chairs and began to spread out their own lunch at his table.
Yuzuru frowned, but since he couldnât possibly do something like dropping their lunch on the floor by sweeping it off with his hand⊠he kept his mouth shut instead.
âWhy did you have a fight with Arisa-san?â
Soichiro asked Yuzuru this right out at the start.
Yuzuruâs eyes widened.
ââŠhow did you figure that out?â
âIt would be weird if we didnât.â
Yuzuruâs question was met with a wry smile from Hijiri.
The two who were so much in love with each other were not coming to school together.
In fact, they didnât even talk to each other.
Yuzuru eats ready-made bread instead of his lovingly prepared lunch box.
One didnât have to be a great detective to know that this was an unusual situation.
ââŠitâs not my fault.â
Yuzuru said as if he was making excuses for the two of them.
It is Arisa whoâs weird for being hung up in something like this for so long.
I never said anything wrong in the first place.
It is not my fault.
Even if there was something a little wrong on my part, Arisaâs was worse.
âŠthatâs why Yuzuru had no intention of apologizing from his end.
âWell, I guess youâre right.â
âI understand⊠women are so unreasonable.â
Soichiro and Hijiri agreed with Yuzuruâs words.
Why they fought, of course, the two of them did not know.
They couldnât even guess.
However, they both believed that Yuzuru would never do anything weird.
If the two had fought, they were sure that it would be Yukishiro Arisa who would be at fault.
âŠthis decision was natural since Yuzuru had a longer âhistoryâ as a friend to both of them.
âBut hey, it canât stay that way forever, can it?â
âThere are times when a man has to back down, even when he thinks itâs not his fault. Donât you agree?â
Soichiro and Hijiri reminded him as they were admonishing him âŠ
Yuzuru gave an indescribable look.
Surely it will never end if he doesnât apologize first.
He will be left fighting with Arisa forever.
Yuzuru was dimly aware of that.
He also knew that, as time passed, their relationship could fade away.
âŠthat alone was the last thing he wanted.
ButâŠ
âNo, but it is for Arisaâs sake thatâŠâ
âOkay, weâll listen to you.â
âTell us about it. Weâll be the judge.â
Soichiro and Hijiri said with a smile.
Yuzuru felt his heart lighten a little.
âFriendship and love are precious because they cannot be broken by money and can be relied upon in times of need.
He felt like he heard his fatherâs words from some time back.
âActuallyâŠâ
TN: The author is yet to decide the title of this volume.. Iâll update it once he decides itâŠ