What's Wrong With Interfering With My Childhood Friend's Love?

Chapter 4 : Misunderstanding?

She doesn’t like sleeping alone.

Maybe she is afraid of dark places… or something.

Judging by the fact that her parents are overseas, Miumi must have been living alone up until now.

Since this involves my private life, I wanted to ask her in detail.

“Have you always had someone to sleep with you?”

“No, it’s embarrassing to say, but I’ve been sleeping alone with the night lights on.”

Is it okay to assume she’s afraid of the dark?

She doesn’t seem to be lying, but can I really trust her?

Even if we’re relatives, I’m still a man in his teens.

What Miumi is saying is clearly unusual behavior toward someone of the opposite sex suddenly moving in with them… It would be strange not to suspect it.

There’s another reason why I’m suspicious.

My mom said she used a detective to investigate me.

I thought I’d been cautious, but there’s a chance the detective secretly filmed the confession scene and other things.

If she knew I was obsessed with Suisei, she might have sent Miumi to rehabilitate me.

Miumi’s appearance is clearly outstanding compared to other girls my age that I know.

If such a girl was my son’s cousin and in the same grade, there’s no way she wouldn’t take advantage of that.

‘If I were in my mom’s position, I’d do the same.’

In other words, a frog’s child is a frog and the frog’s parent is also a frog.

[TL/N : He is referring here to the like minded aspects of both him and his mother.]

It would be easy to point out this speculation to her.

However, if Miumi was told by my mom to say these things, it would be cruel for her.

Even if I pointed it out, it seems like Miumi is genuinely afraid of the dark, and she would be able to find an excuse.

But…

If someone could sway me with looks alone, I wouldn’t be in love with Suisei. That’s because there’s already a girl who is similar to Suisei and is perfect.

Therefore, as long as she’s my cousin, I won’t be conscious of Miumi.

This is also a reason why I can be assertive.

“I understand that you can’t sleep alone.”

“Then…”

“But as I said earlier, I didn’t know Miumi was coming.”

“That’s right.”

“So I didn’t prepare a bed for you. Or, would you rather sleep with me?”

“N-no, no, that’s not what I meant—”

“I know. I’m joking.”

If I wasn’t joking, I wouldn’t be able to handle it.

No matter what I say, Miumi is cute. It would be dangerous to sleep in the same bed with her.

“I see. I just wanted to share the bedroom.”

“Well, there’s a lot of space…”

“I understand it will take time to rearrange the room, but I’ll take care of everything.”

Of course, I was joking, but… her dry reaction subtly stabbed at my heart.

Maybe my speculation wasn’t just speculation. The heart ached and it made me change my mind.

Or rather, I shouldn’t have interfered with Miumu’s personal matters in the first place.

“Okay. For now, if there’s anything I’m not willing to compromise on, I’ll tell you directly, so feel free to do as you please.”

“Understood.”

A lot had happened and I was really tired.

Haah… I’ll just stay in my room for a while.

I should have finished my homework at school, so it’s time to indulge in my hobbies.

Just then, the doorbell rang again.

‘What now?’

When I went to the entrance, it seemed Miumi’s arranged bed had arrived.

I didn’t believe that she had actually prepared it. I was surprised by her thoroughness.

Is she really that afraid of the dark? My bedroom was originally a simple space with just a bed. There’s plenty of space without needing to tidy up.

I decided to assemble the bed myself after bringing it into the room. It would be too heavy for Miumi.

“Phew, I’m pretty tired.”

Just assembling it was hard work.

After it was finished, I collapsed onto my own bed, exhausted, and was suddenly overcome with drowsiness.

‘This is bad! If I fall asleep now, I might miss my favorite virtual streamer’s livestream!’

While thinking about that, I checked today’s date.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a day when my favorite streamer was broadcasting.

The moment I confirmed it, my consciousness sank into slumber.

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“Huh…!”

Waking up, I immediately looked at the clock.

Forget the live stream… I’d missed the time to make dinner.

‘Speaking of which, where’s Miumi…?’

I’d just woken up, and my head was spinning and I felt nauseous.

As I unsteadily walked back to the living room, an appetizing smell wafted towards me.

“Ah, have you finished your nap?”

“How did you know?”

“I saw you sleeping. I just finished making dinner.”

“Ah, uh… let’s eat together.”

“Yes.”

Although it hasn’t even been a day yet, I felt like she is already a resident of this house.

At the same time, I realized how drastically my life had changed.

The living room was very neatly tidied.

It wasn’t that it was messy… but the piles of stuff had been organized.

“Um, there should have been things piled up here, what happened to them?”

“As you can see, I’ve organized them onto that shelf. I’m sorry if there was anything you didn’t want me to touch.”

“There probably wasn’t, so it’s okay. More importantly, that must have been a lot of work.”

“No, no, for a house this size, it wasn’t that difficult.”

Judging from Miumi’s appearance, she doesn’t seem to be forcing herself, but it’s impressive how well she managed to clean up.

“No, no, considering the amount of stuff piled up, it normally wouldn’t get tidied up in such a short time.”

“Is that so…?”

“It would take me a week.”

“That’s true… that is another reason why you needed me, right?”

“That’s not something to agree with. Well, it’s true.”

“Cleaning and organizing have been habits of mine since I lived in my previous home. This house doesn’t require much walking around, so it’s an easy job.”

If she says it so cheerfully, I don’t feel bad.

She even prepared a meal for me, so I kinda feel indebted to her.

At the very least, I should not sleep with my feet pointing towards her.

“Hmm… what do you mean by not requiring much walking around?”

“Excuse me, but isn’t it not that big?”

“No, I mean, weren’t you living in a dilapidated house?”

“Yes, that’s right. I was living in a dilapidated mansion.”

…It seems I misunderstood something.

When I heard “mansion,” I simply pictured an old single-family house.

But, was it actually a mansion?

I am finally starting to match the image of an “ojou-sama.”

“More importantly, let’s eat before the food gets cold since I went to the trouble of making it.”