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 22

“Sigh, it turned into the worst atmosphere.”

I shouldn’t put all the blame on Sasaki… But his way of speaking was just uncalled for. After all, he said he wanted to win in the sports festival…

But that was just unacceptable. Besides, how did he plan to proceed if everyone had unchangeable plans?

I wanted to retort that buying the new game was a legitimate plan! But I got a bit nervous, so I couldn’t say it.

Letting out a deep sigh, I felt a hard tap on my back from behind.

“Uwaa!”

It didn’t really hurt, but the reflex made me utter that it did. When I turned around, there was Ayano, with her long black hair swaying, wearing a mischievous smile.

“Why are you looking so gloomy?”

“Well, why did you suddenly…”

“I was just worried because you looked lifeless.”

“Anyway, don’t you think you should apologize for hitting my back?”

“I was just trying to give you a wake-up call!”

“……….”

“……….I-I’m sorry!”

As I held back my laughter, she apologized sincerely. Perhaps she misunderstood and thought I was angry.

I wasn’t really angry. It’s just that this was the first time a girl scolded me, so it felt kinda weird.

“It’s fine, really.”

“Ah! I have something to do, so I’ll go now! Sorry for not listening to you.”

Saying that, Ayano ran away as if escaping. I’m not actually angry or anything, but…

***

“I never knew that happened…”

On that night, I was exchanging messages with Ayano.

She started the conversation by asking, “How was your day?”

So, I told her about the discussion we had today.

Well, it’s not bothering me much since some time has passed, but Shirasaka told us to decide by tomorrow, and I’m a bit unsure.

If I say I want to go, it would be a lie. After what happened today, it would be awkward…

But if I decide not to go, I feel like someone might say something… My head is getting all muddled, and it’s becoming difficult to think straight. Just then, I received another message from Ayano.

“However, no matter what anyone says, the one who ultimately decides is you, Yuusei.”

“I know.”

“We are in different classes, and maybe it’s not my place to say this, but…”

“No, thank you. I feel a bit relieved now.”

Talking to someone does make you feel a bit better. I’ve heard this somewhere before, and at this moment, I truly believe it.

Even when you think it’s not a big deal and try to forget it, you surprisingly remember it.

“Well then, goodnight~”

“Yeah, goodnight.”

After that message, my conversation with Ayano ended. But I feel like she cheered me up both at school and at home.

No, she really did cheer me up. I should stop pretending not to notice.

I was about to sleep, but my eyes opened, and I couldn’t fall asleep anymore.

However, when you’re awake, you tend to think about unnecessary things even when you don’t want to.

Alright, I’ll just say that I can’t go tomorrow because I’ll be buying games with them, or maybe manga books… I kept coming up with excuses… No, reasons while I was awake. Maybe that’s why I couldn’t sleep.

Looks like tonight is going to be a sleepless night, huh? I thought to myself.