Di——, Di——,

Di——, Di——.

It wasn't until the machine beeped for a while that Yusuke Kato realized that he was dazed.

He raised his hand to turn off the power, then returned to the low table with two cups of black coffee.

I saw the girl nodding her head from time to time, taking a nap.

As a last resort, he put the coffee on the table, then put his hand on the slender shoulder and shook it gently.

"Senior Shiyu, the coffee is ready."

"... Phew, over there... No, you can't touch there, Yuu-chan..."

The client let out a somewhat erotic moan, and moved his legs together gently on the carpet, causing the stockings to make a rustling sound.

"Senior Shiyu, please wake up."

"...Yu-chan?"

Shiyu opened his eyes drowsily, his heavy upper and lower eyelids seemed not to be satisfied with the playful kiss, but wanted a passionate kiss that stuck together.

Kato Yusuke sighed softly, put a mug into her hand, and asked: "...Senior, why are you so tired today? Did you stay up all night again last night?"

"...Huh~~ After all, it took a long time to deal with the matter on the Immortal River, and the negotiations with Miss Machida were also very energy-consuming, but we finally solved it."

"What are you talking about?"

"Huh? It's about terminating the contract with Immortal River. I thought I told you about it when I was in school."

"...Why do you do this?"

"It's okay. If you can make Yu-chan believe that my feelings are pure, I'll do anything."

Shiyu said, taking a sip of coffee and smiling softly.

Kato Yusuke's expression became extremely complicated in an instant, and the hands on his lap clenched into fists unconsciously.

Some words are stuck in my throat, but I don't know how to speak.

He knows that the other person is not joking and will not lie about this kind of thing, so everything is just a statement based on facts.

Although Shiyu said it in an understatement, a popular writer suddenly asked the publishing house to terminate his contract without justifiable reasons. The twists and turns and turmoil involved cannot be described in a few words.

Without his knowledge, the girl chose to endure this silently alone, risking her own life.

A heavy heart was like the weight of a mountain, pressing on Kato Yusuke's heart, leaving him speechless.

In the face of this intention, any words seem very pale, superficial and reduced to the surface.

Kato Yusuke lowered his head in silence, with a solemn tone, "...Why didn't Miss Machida tell me? Does Senior know what she is doing?"

"I asked her not to tell you. After all, you are still teaching outside the school, so there is no need to worry about this kind of thing. As for the second question, I made the best choice in my mind and that's all.

, Yu-chan doesn’t need to feel any burden.”

The aroma of coffee wafts around.

The girl's voice was calm and steady, indicating that everything was a carefully considered choice.

"...You are usually very mature, but now Senior Shiyu is really stupid, very stupid. You will regret this decision later."

"Maybe, but what does it matter?"

Shiyu said softly: "I told you in school that I am ready to wake up. From now on, the reins of Kasumigaoka Shiyu will always belong to Kato Yusuke, so just hold on and use me~ Yu-chan

.”

The voice was very gentle and had teasing bad intentions, but there was no regret.

A kind of visceral self-loathing emerged from Kato Yusuke's chest, and he hated his own selfishness.

The dazzling light dazzled his eyes, making him want to escape to a place where the sun could not shine and isolate himself.

Kasumigaoka Shiyu shouldn't be like this, her life shouldn't be left to someone like him——

"Anyway, let's stop this topic. Can we eat?" the girl said, changing the topic before he could condemn himself even more.

"..."

Kato Yusuke took a deep breath, swallowed dryly, and then pretended to be calm and raised his head.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yuu-chan. Come on, ah~~"

The pizza cut into triangles was brought to the mouth, and the aroma of the food rushed into the nose, with a faint smell of soap.

"..."

He opened his mouth heavily and took a bite of pizza.

The slender fingers inserted into his lips as if unintentionally, and then quickly withdrew.

"...I'm sorry, did it hurt you?"

"No~"

Shiyu handed the pizza into his hand, put the finger between his lips and sucked it nonchalantly, showing a charming smile.

"It's better to say that it doesn't matter if you hurt me a little more..."

Kato Yusuke smiled wryly and tugged at the corner of his mouth, slowly chewing the pizza in his mouth. The rich cheese flavor spread out, the soft dough was slightly elastic, and had a strong milky and wheat aroma.

"Speaking of which, did you enjoy your off-campus teaching these days? Tell me more about it~"

"...What do you want to know, senior sister?"

"Everything."

Shiyu picked up a piece of fruit-flavored pizza and said while eating: "As long as it's about you, I want to hear it, except that you are intimate with a certain girl."

"...Should we start from the beginning? Senior sister will find it boring."

"Compared with being bored, what I hate more is being excluded. There is a one-year gap between us. I have no idea what you are like in class.

Although this sounds very arbitrary, I hate it when something changes decisively out of my reach and I have no time to react.

Sometimes not knowing can hurt more deeply than knowing it."

——Just like that day in the library.

The girl looked over and chanted in a low voice: "...Do you understand?"

Kato Yusuke nodded silently and replied: "I understand, although I may not explain it well."

"It doesn't matter if you don't speak well, I just want to hear what you have to say."

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Chapter completed!