It's a Chastity-Reversed World, But It's Different From What I Imagined? - 95

Chapter 95: Childhood Friend’s POV: 6

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【Yuuna Aoyanagi】

It was the end of summer.

“Am I unforgivable?”

I was tightly embraced by Yoru.

“Do your best so you can be forgiven.”

Did Yoru forgive me? Do we have a future together? I wanted to show Yoru that I had changed, so I started going to high school again. I returned to club activities and joined swim practice too. Since I had been absent for so long, the club captain scolded me.

“Aoyagi, you have talent. Don’t waste it.”

That was what Minase-senpai said as she hugged me. Since summer break, I had been making an effort to change. I decided to grow out my hair to be liked by Yoru. I had always kept my hair short because of sports, but now, I wanted Yoru to see me as a girl.

The sports festival… Yoru was cooler and more dazzling than anyone else. On the first day, Yoru told me they liked me. On the second day, Yoru was performing brilliantly.

“That was amazing!!!”

“Thanks.”

When I called out, Yoru raised a hand in thanks.

“Um… Can I start sending you messages every day again?”

Was that too bold? I just wanted to go back to how we used to be.

Please don’t reject me…

“I don’t mind. But I’ve been tired lately, so my replies might be slow.”

“That’s totally fine! It’s fine, really! I’ll wait. I’ll wait for you! Thank you!”

Yes! Yes! Yoru will message me again. We can go back to talking every day like before.

I wanted to keep watching Yoru as he walked away.

“Hey, who are you?”

As I was watching Yoru leave, a boy called out to me from behind. When I turned around, I saw a boy with yellow hair, about my height. His face was so pretty he could be mistaken for a girl. But his charm as a man didn’t come close to Yoru’s. I tried to ignore him and walk away, but he grabbed my shoulder.

“Hey! Why’re you ignoring me? I’m Yutaka Kijima! I’m asking what your relationship with Kurose Yoru is!”

The grip on my shoulder wasn’t painful or anything. But when he mentioned Yoru’s name, I glared at him.

“It’s none of your business.”

I pushed his hand off my shoulder and started to walk away. But then he grabbed my hair.

“Hah! Don’t ignore me! You’re just one of the mobs swarming around Yoru Kurose, aren’t you? What’s with this ‘Men’s Cheer Team’ nonsense? He’s just showing off to win over the girls. It’s making it impossible for me to stand out! Girls like you should just follow a guy like me!”

I was furious that a guy other than Yoru had touched the hair I was growing out for Yoru.

“Let go!”

I forcefully pushed his hand away, freeing my hair.

“You’re disgusting! I’m not interested in guys like you!”

Leaving the stunned boy sitting on the ground, I headed home. Along the way, my friend Oni-chan checked on me, but I brushed it off, saying I was fine.

“Huh? An invitation to dinner from Yoru?”

I was still irritated, but when I got home, took a bath, and thoroughly washed the spot that guy had touched, I found a message from Yoru inviting me to dinner. I quickly replied that I’d come, hurriedly dried my hair, put on a cute dress, and headed to Yoru’s place.

“Welcome.”

“Th-thanks for having me. I-it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Since we last ate together?”

Last time Yoru had invited me to dinner was when we were still in middle school. Furthermore, it was just the two of us. Tsuki-chan was nowhere in sight. I got to eat Yoru’s homemade food, just us two. 

 This has to mean that, right? It’s okay to think that, right?

“Wow~ It looks beautiful.”

“I just wanted to try recreating that caprese I had with Mom.”

The dinner was gorgeous. Yoru made this? How amazing! Thank you for doing this for me.

“Alright, let’s eat.”

“You’ve gotten better at cooking than you used to be.”

Everything Yoru made was delicious.

“You remember?”

“Of course. Back then, your omelets were always burnt, and your instant ramen would get soggy.”

Of course I remembered. Those were my precious memories with Yoru.

“There were so many times when our moms came home late, and we messed up dinner together, huh? Tsuki-chan was amazing, though…Even though she was younger, she learned how to cook right away.”

“Yeah. Up until middle school, Tsuki was always the one cooking for us. She really helped us a lot.”

Tsuki-chan and Yoru were so close. It made me a little jealous.

“That was delicious~ Thanks for the meal.”

“You’re welcome.”

I offered to wash the dishes in return for the meal. Yoru sat on the sofa and fell asleep defenselessly. Such a cute sleeping face… I slipped into Yoru’s room, soaked in Yoru’s scent, and draped a blanket over him. We were getting into autumn, so the nights were a little chilly. 

“You didn’t go home?”

“It hasn’t been that long.”

As if I’d go home.

A girl and a guy alone together late at night… That means something, right?

“I’m sorry for dozing off when I had a guest.”

“It’s fine. The old Yoru used to fall asleep easily too, so I’d spend that time chatting with Tsuki-chan.”

“The old me?”

Yeah, Yoru was always low on stamina and would fall asleep quickly. Tsuki-chan and I used to play all sorts of pranks.

“I’m really stupid, you know.”

I’m really an idiot. I’ve been so close to Yoru, in a position to want them, yet I took such a long detour.

“That’s why I couldn’t think about how other people felt. I realized I never really thought about you either, Yoru.”

Even though we care about each other so much… I’m nothing like the “mobs” that guy was talking about. I’m a special childhood friend.

“But… You still love me, right, Yoru?”

Yoru loves me. Yoru loves me. Yoru loves me.

“Because you fell asleep right in front of me like that… You were so defenseless… It means you trust me. You love me, so you can do something like that. Otherwise, you wouldn’t do something so defenseless…. Right, Yoru? You love me, don’t you? Fufu… I’ve always known.”

Yoru sat up.

“Hey—”

“Yoru, you don’t have to say anything! I already know everything! Yoru.. I’ve been thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking thinking….”

Finally… Finally, this moment arrived.

“Hey, Yoru. You like looking at my body, don’t you?”

A guy and a girl alone together means that, right? I understand. I’ve been thinking about Yoru all this time after all.

“Hey, Yoru. It’s okay if you look more. If you want to touch me, you can.”

I know Yoru likes my body. I’ve been feeling your gaze all along.

“Yuuna, I admit I’m a pervert, and I did like looking at your skin.”

“I knew it. I know that you love me, Yoru.”

“But… The Yuuna in front of me right now doesn’t seem normal. I want us to be able to confess to each other properly. I want the two of us to want each other from the heart after we’ve decided to be together. The Yuuna standing here isn’t the Yuuna I know. I don’t want to do something like that with this Yuuna.”

Yoru touched my body!!! Oh… You’re still embarrassed to go all the way, huh? That’s okay, I understand.

Unable to hold back, I rushed out of the house. When I got home, I placed my hand on the shoulder Yoru had touched.

“Ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha… ha…”

I’m so happy… Yoru touched me.

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