ââŠ. Unless Iâm mistaken, I think Arisa likes me.â
When Yuzuru said this, Soichiro and Hijiri nodded.
âWell, yeah.â
âFrom the outsiderâs point of view, you guys are just an idiot couple.â
âNo, weâre not⊠Well, whateverâ
While Yuzuru regretted this, he could not move forward with his discussion by arguing about it.
So he just gave up and moved on with the conversation.
âBut if I ask her to marry me âŠ. or she asks me if Iâll marry herâŠâ
âYou guys are high school studentsâ
âWell, thatâs heavy.â
Arisa is a smart girl.
That is why Yuzuru fell in love with her⊠And because she is a smart girl, she will not act rashly.
âIf I may advise you, the sooner the better.â
Suddenly, Soichiro began to say something like that.
Itâs as if Soichiro himself has confessed his love to someone before and failed in the past.
ââŠâŠ Hey, Soichiro.â
âNo wayâŠâ
ââŠâŠ Well, I told Ayaka. on Christmas.â
Soichiro said in a crisp tone.
The distance between Soichiro and Ayaka is very close.
They are childhood friends, but they are even closer than that⊠The two of them have maintained that relationship ever since they were children.
âSo, how did it go?â
â âeh? But weâre already lovers.â ⊠is what she saidâ
â ââŠâŠ.â â
Soichiro and Ayaka were indeed lovers for a long time.
While Yuzuru and Hijiri have been making fun of it⊠Ayaka herself seems to have been aware of it.
⊠No, when you think back, her words and actions were clearly a recognition that she was Soichiroâs lover.
âWhen she put it that way, well, it made sense to me, tooâŠâ
âYou didnât notice?â
âGetting used to it is a scary thing.â
Yuzuru and Hijiri were dumbfoundedâŠ
But when they thought about it, that sense of distance had been the norm for both of them since they were born.
Because they had been lovers from the beginning, their awareness of being lovers must have been vague.
âAnd hereâs the important part, okay?ăThen Ayaka hit me.â
ââŠâŠ Why?â
âYou never got stabbed before, so why did she hit you all of a sudden?â
His confession came up empty, but that was because it had already paid off.
Why had Soichiro been beaten up by Ayaka when their romance was already fulfilled?
Yuzuru and Hijiri tilted their heads.
â âDid you really think I was the kind of woman who would do that to a man who wasnât her lover?ăYou would do something like that to a woman who is not your girlfriend?ăYouâre the worst!ăIdiot!ăScum!ăSeducer!ăDie!â was what she told me while scoldingâ
âIsnât that obvious?â
âJust die, man.â
âShut up, Iâll kill you.â
When Yuzuru and Hijiri stirred him up, Soichiro started to get upset.
HoweverâŠ
If Soichiroâs story is correct, Soichiro and Ayaka are now in a state of quarrel and seclusion.
âSo how are you going to die and apologize?â
âYou want to commit seppuku like a samurai?ăShall I assist you?â
âI am not going to die⊠I got Chiharu to mediate for me, so I managed somehow. No need to worry about it.â
It seems that something has been done.
Yuzuru and Hijiri were relieved.
At least, they hope that their friend will be happy, even if he is a scumbag. Yes, even if he is a scumbag.
âWell, you know what? If you donât want to end up like me, youâd better make sure youâve made the right decision. If you keep dipping into lukewarm water just because it feels good, youâll end up like a boiled frog.â
ââŠIâll keep that in mind.â
Soichiroâs scumbag episode was more informative than expected.
⊠Though when thinking back on it calmly, it doesnât seem like itâs already too late.
âBy the way, Soichiro. What are you planning to do with Chiharu?â
âEh? ⊠Well, donât worry. I canât tell you the details yet âŠâŠ.but weâll figure it out.â
â⊠Really?ăBefore you talk to Yuzuru about lessons learned, you should first make use of your experience, right?â
Yuzuru and Hijiri were very worried that Soichiro would be boiled to death in a pot.