The day after Shiyu and the others came to the house, Kato Yusuke accepted Megumi's purchasing invitation.

Just like a certain agreement, the two people went to the supermarket to buy a lot of ingredients as usual, and then returned to his apartment.

At dusk, the sky was just getting dark.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone slightly, illuminating the quiet residential area, laying out a hazy color, dyeing everything around it in soft tones.

At the door of the room, the slender figure was still sitting there quietly.

Kato Yusuke stopped, a complex look flashed in his eyes.

"Welcome back, Yusuke."

As if nothing happened yesterday, Sayu greeted him with a smile, and then turned his eyes to Megumi who was aside.

"And, are you Miss Kato? Good evening."

Slowly, Hui responded in his usual easy-going tone.

"...Well~ Good evening, Miss Ogiwara."

In the quiet corridor, two girls looked at each other, their brown and black hair blowing slowly in the breeze.

Today, Sayu wore a loose white sweater, a pair of slim jeans, the legs of which were close to her slender ankles, and a pair of canvas shoes on her feet.

She dresses up simply and casually, with clean and smooth hair and cute appearance, showing the youth and vitality of the girl, sweet and moving.

In contrast, Hui is wearing a light pink jacket with a white shirt underneath. Her lower body is a light gray pleated skirt. Her slender and well-proportioned legs stretch out from under the skirt, and she wears a pair of fresh white sports shoes on her feet.

shoe.

She wears a ponytail, exposing her delicate neck, and carries a women's brown leather bag slung over her shoulder. The overall look is warm, comfortable and fashionable, making people feel very comfortable.

Kato Yusuke looked at them, and after a long silence, he said: "...Okay, Megumi, let's go in."

"Well……?"

Hui looked at him first, then looked at Sayu again, tilting her head slightly in thought.

"Well, I feel like this is not a good idea. Otherwise, would you like to come in for a cup of tea, Ms. Ogiwara?"

""Huh?""

Faced with this statement, the two people spoke in unison.

"Because, instead of letting Ms. Ogiwara sit outside all the time, I think it would be better for you, Yusuke, to chat with her. If you don't want to talk anyway..."

Hui pondered for a moment and said, "How about just having a cup of tea?"

"..."

Kato Yusuke frowned, his lips wriggled, and finally he dropped his shoulders in resignation, neither agreeing nor rejecting.

Hui gave him a gentle yet apologetic smile, then walked to the door of the room and nodded to Shade who stood up involuntarily.

"Then please wait a moment. I'll open the door now."

"--Huh?"

Hearing this, Sayu, who was staring at Kato Yusuke in surprise, suddenly turned his head.

Then, she saw Hui take out a key bag from the bag she was carrying, selected one of the many keys and opened the door directly.

"Okay, then please come in, Ms. Ogiwara." The other party said with a smile, and humbly asked her to enter first.

However, Sayu just stared at this scene dumbfounded, unable to calm down at all.

--Why??

The brain started to spin instinctively, and questions emerged one after another.

Why does this girl have the key to Yusuke's house?

Why can this girl influence Yusuke's decision?

Why can this girl get something that others don’t have?

Sayu stared closely at the inconspicuous key, his eyes moved, and he frowned unconsciously.

She has been coming here every day recently to welcome Kato Yusuke home, and this is the first time she has seen someone with the key to his house.

Judging from the opponent's familiar opening of the door, it was obvious that this was not the first time such a thing had been done.

In addition, the key was kept in a private key bag, so it was definitely not a temporary key, but a spare key that had been held for a long time and belonged to this home.

Sayu instantly realized the difference and pursed her lips unconsciously, feeling an indescribable panic well up in her heart.

She obviously didn't care about Shiyu's harsh remarks yesterday, but now she felt a strong shock and shake when looking at Hui who invited her into the room in a friendly way.

Kato Yusuke on the side never spoke, as if he had completely handed over the right of choice and decision-making, even if that might allow his "ostracized self" to enter the room.

Sayu felt that he was facing an important decision, as if he had come to a crossroads in life. His eyes were filled with fog and he could not see the road ahead clearly.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath slowly.

In order not to make the wrong decision, I check my heart again and again.

The indecisive mood is like the swaying water surface, slender and transparent.

After a long time, Sayu opened his eyes.

Facing Hui's patient and calm eyes, she took a step back with gentle steps, showed a decent and polite smile, and answered in a soft voice.

"...Thank you, Miss Kato, but I'll forget it after all."

"I see……?"

"Well, that's not the place I should go in now. I will go in and disturb you when the time comes."

"Special times..."

Hui recited this sentence softly, looked thoughtfully at her slightly pale but firm expression, and finally nodded lightly.

"Well~~ Since Ms. Ogiwara said so, let's do it. Yusuke, can you help me bring in the ingredients? I'm worried that the ice pack melting of the seafood will make the taste worse, so I want to put it in the refrigerator as soon as possible."

"okay."

Kato Yusuke carried the plastic bag in his hand and entered the entrance hall with Megumi without saying anything.

Sayu stood quietly, watching them close the door with a smile, her mood becoming transparent.

Although the person was still expressionless, she still caught a fleeting surprise in the other person's eyes the moment he passed her.

Even though it was only less than a second of eye contact, a trace of joy could not be suppressed in my heart.

"……poker face."

Sayu muttered in a low voice and sat down on the ground again with his knees in his arms.

In fact, it wasn't that she didn't want to enter the room behind her.

But she wanted to wait for the person's personal permission before entering openly, instead of being invited in for unknown reasons.

It's a small thing, but the meaning behind it is so different.

Even if some people say she's being picky, she doesn't intend to change.

After all, when that person is willing to accept her again one day, she hopes that it will be out of the other person's heartfelt emotions rather than being influenced by others.

…

At a quarter past seven, Kato Yusuke was ready to send Megumi home.

They packed their things and went out, Sayu was still sitting outside the door.

"Yusuke, can I say a word to you?"

The girl stood up and said: "Just one sentence is enough. If you don't want to talk to me alone, it doesn't matter if you let Miss Kato stay with you."

Megumi: "Well~ forget what I said. I'll wait for you downstairs first, Yusuke."

Rejecting Sayu's offer to listen, Hui went downstairs first, leaving the space for the two of them.

Then, Kato Yusuke heard something like this.

"——Yusuke, I'm going back to Hokkaido tomorrow, so I wanted to say goodbye to you. Having said that, I will move to Tokyo when the school starts.

I'm sorry for causing you a lot of trouble during this period...but I will probably still annoy you in the future, so I hope you can be patient as much as possible.

If you can't bear it anymore, you can consider dating me as soon as possible.

On this basis, please be mentally prepared and take good care of your body. I will bring you a lot of Hokkaido specialties next time.

at last--"

Sayu took a deep breath and bowed.

"Thank you for taking care of me during this time! Also, goodbye, Yusuke, see you soon."

"…………"

Is this a sentence?

This is a short composition!
To be continued...