I Want to Know Everything About Love

This scene continues from Chapter 14.

On the train ride home, Yuki-chan and Taiyou-kun are holding hands.

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After a while, Taiyou-kun starts chatting again.

Because I had never held hands with him, I was unusually nervous. My sleepiness had vanished somewhere.

I thought that Taiyou-kun was doing all the talking and the conversation wasn’t balanced, so I should start talking too.

That’s right.

After listening to Taiyou-kun’s father-in-law’s story, I made one decision.

“Taiyou, you know, I want to peek into the hearts of various people.”

“That… means something good, right?”

“That’s a good meaning, of course. What were you thinking?”

“Well, the misuse of observation units is prohibited in UOON. I just thought Yuki might do anything.”

Am I, like, not trusted at all?

Let’s peek into the heart and listen.

“Do you trust me?”

“Of course. Except for the strength of curiosity.”

I guess he trusts me to some extent. Oh well.

“Taiyou is my brake. Leave the accelerator to me.”

“That… makes me feel like my life is in danger, haha. Alright, I’ll stop you even if I have to tackle you.”

“Hehe. Leave it to me.”

A bit embarrassing, but… maybe cool.

“Hey, Taiyou, would you hate it if I peeked into your heart?”

“It’s not that I absolutely hate it or anything… but… I would appreciate it if you didn’t pry into things that Yuki doesn’t want to be known for.”

“Does that mean, for example, something R18-related?”

──What did I just say!? Idiot!

“Wh-what?! B-but, that’s how it is.”

“…Understood.”

I ended up speaking as if I were talking to Mika-chan.

I never really thought about it that way until now.

I couldn’t help but imagine whether I would eventually do something like that.

…

Taiyou suddenly becomes quiet too, and it’s awkward.

I need to make course corrections.

“Don’t worry. I won’t peek unless you’re angry.”

“A-ah. I’ll do my best.”

“Getting back to the topic, the reason I want to peek is because of UOON, okay? If I’m going to that kind of school in the future, I thought it would be better to train my observation fission. If I want to spend a long time with Taiyou, I thought it would be better to be prepared. What do you think?”

“That’s a good idea, I’m happy about it. Is there anything I can help with? Other than peeking into my heart.”

Actually, you don’t want to be peeped at.

But you see, humans are creatures who can’t help but peek when told not to. Especially me.

Come to think of it, I never felt any lewd emotions coming from Taiyou-kun until now. If that’s the case, would it be okay to peek into his heart…?

──If he doesn’t think anything of it, isn’t that actually a problem in itself?

No, no, let’s put this conversation on hold for now.

“I have an idea, and I want you to help me start a club. It’s fine if Taiyou is required to join, right? The name is tea-talking club.”

“Tea-club department? What on earth do you do?”

“As the name suggests, we chat over tea. We each bring up one thing we’ve been worried about lately and discuss it. Then, I peek into the other person’s heart and say something that might resonate with them.”

“Isn’t it a bit difficult?”

“Well, the second half is just an ideal. It feels like I’ve met my quota if I can satisfy the desire to peek into the hearts of people who are troubled. I think the person I talk to will feel relieved too, so it’s a WIN-WIN situation.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“Well then, could you ask the teacher how to start a club? You’re good at that kind of thing, right? Is it okay if I ask you to do it?”

“Okay. Leave it to me.”

Well then, I’ve said what I needed to say.

It’s a bit scary, but let’s go ahead and delve into it and see what’s on my mind.

Ahem.

“You’re holding my hand, right? Don’t you have any thoughts about it? Like… wanting to hug me like this?”

“Yuki’s hands are always so smooth. Since the dry season is coming, I’ll buy her some hand cream.”

──What kind of feeling is it?? Aren’t you feeling excited or anything??

It’s better than being all sticky with sweat, though.

That’s enough! Go to sleep!

“Taiyou. Wake me up when we arrive.”