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you lonely, Tatsumi?”\n\nHis heart skipped a beat at his
soft-spoken and straight-forward question. He never expected anyone
to ask an already employed person over twenty if they
were lonely so directly. He was temporarily at a loss for words. \n\n“……I’m
not lonely.”\n\n“You don’t need to lie……you can tell me
the truth, even if there’s nothing I can really do for you.”\n\n“—I’m
not lying. Besides, that’s not true. Being able to talk to you like
this fun, Kusamakura.”\n\nThis was the only time Tatsumi, who
spent his days doing routine work without speaking to anyone, could
have a conversation with someone. \n\n“Today, a
coworker……I didn’t know her name, but she asked me, if anything
good happened. I guess I look a little more cheerful to others
lately.”\n\nWhen he squeezed Kusamakura’s hand, he pulled it
away frantically. He became nervous when he thought he had pushed him
away somehow, but Kusamakura cleared his throat with a cough.
\n\n“……that’s good then. Yeah.”\n\nHe replied with a
flustered voice. Tatsumi suddenly looked away.