Chapter 34

Chapter 34


After school, Kamaishi and I went to my house to study .


“Welcome . ”


“E-Excuse me . ”


I invited Kamaishi, who looked nervous for no reason, inside the house .


Her cheerful mood that had lasted all day vanished once we arrived .


“Welcome back . ”


Opening the door, Karen appeared from the inner part of the house .


“… a guest?”


“Yeah, my classmate, Kamaishi . ”


“Pleased to meet you Karen-chan . My name is Kamaishi Sayaka . ”


“… good to meet you . ”


Finishing their introductions, Karen fixed her gaze at Kamaishi .


“Is something the matter?”


“… your girlfriend?”


G-Girlfriend?! N- No way… we’re not in that relationship yet! *cough*’


Kamaishi answered Karen with a bright red face . I didn’t hear what she said in the end, but she looked pretty shaken .


Karen on the other hand, muttered, “This is dangerous” which gave me a difficult time trying to understand the situation .


“Anyway, we’re holding a study meeting in my room so don’t barge in . ”


“Study meeting?”


“Tests are close, after all . ”


Karen replied with a, “Hmmm . ” to my answer and reverted to sighing as if she was pondering something .


Then, seeming to have hit a good idea, she looked at me again .


“I want to study with you too . ”


“Ha? Your tests are soon too?”


“Yeah, kinda . ”


I felt troubled after that short exchange .


I didn’t personally mind her studying with us, but what would Kamaishi say?


When I glanced at the bashful Kamaishi while thinking about what to do, she said, “I don’t mind . It will be more fun with more people . ”


Apparently guessing my thoughts, Kamaishi answered in my place .


If she didn’t mind, then it would be fine .


“Well then, let’s study, the three of us . ”


“Sure!”


Thus, the three of us headed to my room .


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“… Hey, Karen . ”


“What?”


“Why did you sit here?”


We used a square table to start our study meeting and for some reason, Karen sat next to me despite having two open seats .


Kamaishi, who was sitting in front of me, gave an awkward smile while watching us .


“… no reason . ”


“There’s an empty seat just there . ”


“It’s too narrow . ”


It’s even more cramped if you sit here .


When I moved slightly to the side, she moved again until she was clinging to my shoulder .


Listen here, you need to leave some space .


Before I was able to express my complaints, Karen leaned on me then looked at Kamaishi, a smirk on her face .


Trying to imply that she could do this much with her usual gestures, Kamaishi seemed to have run out of patience and stood up .


“I-I think sitting here is better too . ”


Saying that, Kamaishi took a seat next to me but on the other side .


Just… why?


Kamaishi moved closer to me until our shoulders touched and even went further, clinging to my arm .


She glanced at Karen with a provoking expression . Karen, who was offended, was clinging to my arm as well .


I wonder what this feeling was . It was like the mood was intensifying .


As the two of them were intensely glaring at each other, I was gazing at the ceiling and thinking of a solution .


“H-Hey, aren’t we going to study already?”


“Can you shut up please, Kamiya-kun . ”


“We didn’t settle yet . ”


Um, settle what?


I spent a while silently observing the two of them before I ran out of patience and stood up .


“I-I’ll go get some drinks . ”


I shook off Karen’s and Kamaishi’s hands and left the room as though I was escaping .


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Kamiya left the room, which left Karen and I staring at each other .


Come to think of it, I wondered why I had done something like that .


I felt a bit ashamed after reflecting on my earlier conduct .


I ended up sitting next to him in the heat of the moment when Karen started looking at me with a challenge in her eyes . I hope he didn’t hate it…


Karen opened her mouth while I was feeling embarrassed from my earlier actions .


“Hey, do you like Onii-chan?”


“Eh? W-What do you mean?”


I got shaken from her abrupt question .


Noticing my reaction, Karen started chuckling .


“You’re too easy to read . ”


“Uu… aa~”


Realizing that Karen knew about my feelings towards Kamiya, I held my face as it turned completely red .


“I love Onii-chan too . ”


“Eh? S-So my perception wasn’t wrong after all . ”


Karen’s sudden confession stunned me for a moment, but I wasn’t that surprised since I already assumed that much seeing her earlier conduct .


But I was impressed that she could say it in such a composed manner . I’d definitely feel ashamed if I had been in her place .


Admiring her fortitude and her calm personality, Karen turned in my direction and bowed down .


“I’m sorry for what I did earlier . ”


“Eh, I-It’s fine! I also got carried away, so I should apologize as well . Sorry!”


I apologized to Karen who was lowering her head to me . Hearing my apology, Karen raised her head and we stared at each other until both of us giggled then started laughing . I felt stupid for my earlier actions .


“What do you like about him?”


Karen asked me after we had laughed for a while . The conversation suddenly turned into a love story .


“I don’t mind telling you, but you should answer the same question too, Karen-chan . ”


“Sure!”


Thus we spent our time together talking about our memories with Kamiya .


I talked about the time when I fainted because my anemia and when he saved me in terrorist incident .


Karen told me about her experience of getting bullied in the past and that he had helped her out only recently in a similar situation .


“Hee~ Kamiya-kun did that much, I didn’t know . ”


I was amazed hearing about his achievement from Karen .


He never stopped impressing me with his actions .


“Speaking of that time, I slept with him in the same bed as a way to thank him . ”


“S-Same bed?!”


Hearing Karen’s unexpected statement, I was taken aback, my face completely red . If they slept in the same bed that means… no way!


“You shouldn’t! You two are siblings! Y-You shouldn’t…”


(TL note: What’s this girl saying? siblings? Pffffft, too late my daughter . )


Noticing my bafflement, Karen asked me with a mean grin .


“What are you imagining? We just slept together . ”


“EH? You mean, nothing else?”


“What else could we have done?”


I let out a silly sound when she asked me that question and felt extremely embarrassed of myself once again .


So that’s what she meant by sleeping together…


“Well, we’re not blood-related, so it won’t be a problem anyway . ”


Hearing her abrupt, plot-twisting announcement, my red face immediately turned serious .


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“Eh? You’re not blood-related siblings?”


According to Karen’s story, Kamiya lost his parents long ago in an accident and was adopted by his relatives, Karen’s family .


“Is that so…?”


“Well, Onii-chan doesn’t seem to mind it anyway so you don’t need to be so considerate . ”


I didn’t even imagine that Kamiya would have such a past . Thinking about it, Kamiya is the only person I know in our school .


… I want to know more about him .


“Karen-chan, can you tell me more about Kamiya-kun?”


“About Onii-chan?”


“Yes, I want to know more about him . ”


I looked at Karen with a serious expression .


Gazing at me for a while, Karen said as she giggled, “Okay, ask me anything . ”


With that, Karen and I spent our time chatting about Kamiya before he came back .


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I’m currently standing in front of the door .


It was hard to step inside once again after escaping from that charged atmosphere .


I carried with me a well-prepared tray of juice and snacks .


(Let’s do this…!!)


Knowing well that I shouldn’t stand there for too long, I made my resolve and opened the door .


“And after that…”


“Really…?”


In front of me was a harmonious mood, entirely different from the one I had left in the room .


Karen and Kamaishi were comfortably chatting, and seemed to be on good terms .


I wonder what happened while I was absent .


Having doubts that spawned from the current situation, I tried asking them .


“It’s a secret between girls . ”


“You won’t understand it . ”


That was their answer .


Replying to my question the both of them called each other by “Karen-chan” and “Saya-chan” .


Just how far did they go with their friendship in such a short time?


Well, It’s fine as long as they’re on good terms .


Coming to this conclusion, I decided to stop thinking about it .


After that, we spent a fun and significant amount of time studying .


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Bonus


Friends


“Hey, Kamaishi-san…” ← Yato


“Karen-chan, did you know the other day…”


“Hey Karen…” ← Yato


“Saya-chan, about this part…”


“… I feel kinda lonely now . ” ← Yato


“You still got me, Chief!”


“Thank you, Rouga . ” ← Yato


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