"Is this..."

Kato Yusuke opened his lips and said, "To be honest, I have seen a lot of various appearances of seniors, so I am somewhat used to them."

"--Um?"

"I mean, no matter how many times you watch it, it's still fresh, pretty, and sexy, so stop pinching my carotid artery!"

"...I tell you, those words just now really hurt me."

"I'm sorry, it's just that it's a bit embarrassing to give a serious compliment in this atmosphere."

"An apology alone is not sincere enough."

"What compensation do you want?"

"Cooking."

Shiyu pointed back to the kitchen and muttered: "I want to eat the food you cooked by yourself."

"...That might be hard to swallow, right?"

"That's okay, as long as it's made by you, no matter how unpalatable it is, I will eat it all."

"There's no need to go to that extent..."

Kato Yusuke touched the back of his neck and said, "Then let me try it later. Don't be angry?"

"Yeah, no problem."

A smile spread across the girl's face.

…

After the brief interlude ended.

After finishing the finishing work, they each took a cup of hot coffee and sat down on the carpet.

Shiyu started the conversation without hesitation: "So, what is the farce going on today?"

Kato Yusuke naturally replied: "Senior, are you talking about Aki?"

"Yes and no."

Shiyu said calmly, putting one hand on the black cat's head and massaging it gently, and the black cat snored beside her legs with enjoyment.

"More than that Aki, I want to know what happened between you and Sawamura."

"……Um?"

"Let me know beforehand that it would make me more sad if you kept it from me or lied to me than if you knew the truth."

"..."

Kato Yusuke's hand holding the mug paused slightly, "How could it be? It's just a long story. I don't know where to start."

"That's okay, you can say it slowly, I have a lot of time."

The girl said, taking a sip of coffee and giving him a "You can start now" look.

Kato Yusuke sighed lightly and told the other party what happened on New Year's Eve.

This lecture lasted twenty minutes.

"...Hey~"

Shiyu said in a long voice: "Didn't you expect that Aki and Sawamura have such a past? This is really interesting. I will definitely use it to laugh at her next time~"

Kato Yusuke listened to her words and showed a very headache expression.

"Can you please stop using such a serious tone to make such a bad joke? Senior Shiyu."

"Why not? Do you feel bad when you see me bullying the village?"

"Um?"

"Or do you want to protect her?"

"Isn't this way of asking too much of a leap...?"

"Why else would you stop me?"

"If I have to say it, I just think it's a bit cruel to rub salt into other people's wounds."

"--lie."

Shiyu asserted unceremoniously, pinching the tip of his nose with her delicate hands, "Your nose is going to get longer, right? Canocchio."

Before the young man could speak, she continued: "However, I finally understand why An Yi is so angry today."

Kato Yusuke didn't answer and silently took a sip of the cold coffee. He also knew the reason behind this.

To be honest, he had never encountered similar situations in school.

Girls who have a crush on him without permission, and boys who like that girl but are very wary of him, this kind of thing happens almost every day, and he is almost used to it.

"So." Shiyu asked again: "Regarding this matter, what are you going to do next?"

"If what the senior sister is talking about is An Yi's problem, I won't do anything. Now everything is about the studio."

"What about Sawamura?"

"What's wrong with Yinglili?"

"After what you have experienced, can you still look at Sawamura-san from the perspective of a younger sister? Did your heart move when you faced her that night?"

Kato Yusuke hesitated for a moment, and then breathed out weakly.

"...I really want to answer that you can, but in fact, I did waver at a certain moment."

"Sure enough, I knew..."

Shiyu crossed his arms slightly irritably and said:

"No matter how much you play the game of 'brother and sister', you two are still strangers with no blood relationship. It's only a matter of time before things change. What about you? What do you think?"

"Honestly, I didn't think about it that much..."

"Oh? This means that you are going to let her develop naturally?"

Kato Yusuke rubbed the center of his eyebrows vigorously and sighed for the first time: "Can I ask senior a question?"

"Problem? What problem?"

"Since Senior Shiyu is so angry about this matter, why did you still speak for me in the studio today?"

Shiyu answered without hesitation.

"Is there any problem with this? No matter whether it is right or wrong, when outsiders are present, of course I will stand by you unconditionally."

"Uh...? Now you..."

"Now that we are at home and there are no outsiders, it is a different matter."

After a short period of silence.

"I always feel...Senior Shiyu like this seems a bit handsome."

When Kato Yusuke said this, Shiyu reached out and pinched his cheek.

"Don't be tricky, you haven't answered my question yet."

The young man smiled helplessly, knowing that he had to give an answer here, so he lowered his head and thought seriously.

When the girl saw this, she didn't rush her and waited quietly.

After a while, Kato Yusuke pondered and raised his head.

"Excuse me, can I ask senior sister another question?"

"you say."

"Senior sister, do you think there are people who can think of things that happened very long ago just because of a momentary heartbeat?"

"..."

Shiyu narrowed his eyes slightly and replied: "It depends on the person. Some people can do it and some people can't."

"Well, then I belong to the latter category."

"oh?"

"I've said my thoughts before, I don't plan to do anything."

As he spoke, Kato Yusuke glanced at the clock on the wall and stood up from the ground with two empty glasses.

"Anyway, let's talk about this for now. I'm going to wash the cups and prepare for cooking. If Shiyu-senpai is bored, you can watch TV for a while."

Shiyu curled his lips disdainfully, feeling a little dissatisfied with his evasive behavior, but said nothing more.

She thought for a moment, then took out her phone and sent a LINE message.

——[Damn sneaky cat!]

…
Chapter completed!