When I Brought The Lost Little Girl To Her House, The One Who Came Out Of The Front Door Was The Most Beautiful Girl In The Grade. - Chapter 12

“Tomorrow is the summer festival, huh…”

Suddenly, I looked at a flyer posted on the utility pole on my way back from the convenience store. It said the event would be held on August 20th.

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve felt that when this summer festival comes, summer is coming to an end.

Last year, I went with Mimura and the others, but I wasn’t sure about this time.

Souta will probably go with his girlfriend, and if I invite Mimura, he might come… It seems like it’ll be the same as last year.

In the end, whenever I participate in events like this, it’s usually with Mimura…

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When I got home, I said goodbye to the scorching sun and entered the air-conditioned living room.

As I opened the door with a clank, the cool air touched my skin.

I felt like I was coming back to life, so I took out my smartphone from my pocket and saw that I had received a message.

“It’s from Mimura…”

As expected, it was from him. The message said, “Do you have someone to go to the summer festival with?”

As I thought, when I tell him I don’t, he’ll reply with something like, “Then let’s go together!” That’s the only pattern I know he’d do.

Since I already expected that I’d be going with Mimura this time as well, I was about to reply with “I don’t have anyone,” when another message came in.

But this time, it wasn’t from Mimura. It was from Shirakawa.

“S-Shirakawa?! W-why?”

I was so surprised that I accidentally blurted it out, forgetting that I had added her as a friend.

I put Mimura’s message on hold and opened Shirakawa’s message.

The content was if I would be free to go to the summer festival tomorrow.

When I replied, “I haven’t decided yet,” she quickly responded with, “Then let’s go together!”

“Mimura…”

Mimura is my friend, and he’s the one who invited me first… but if I reject Shirakawa’s invitation… What should I do?

I wandered around the living room, and both Mimura and Shirakawa sent me more messages.

Mimura’s said, “Don’t ignore me.”

Shirakawa’s said, “Ah! If you have something else to do, don’t push yourself.”

These emails made it clear which one I wanted to go with.

“I’m sorry, Mimura, but I just decided now.”

I sent a message. But it makes it seem like I have feelings for Shirakawa or something…

I don’t dislike her, but I don’t like her either. We’re friends… that’s it.

But why did Shirakawa ask me to go with her? She could be invited by other guys or girls too.

Could it be because….? No, that can’t be it. Let’s think rationally; we barely have any interaction. We’re just fellow students to whom I returned a lost child.

“It’s okay. I’m free tomorrow.”

That’s how I replied to Shirakawa.