When My Younger Brother Stole My Girlfriend, I Began Living Together with My Beautiful Childhood Friend Almost As If We Were Married - Chapter 36
Episode 36: Will Always Be Together from Now On
When I returned home and checked my smartphone, I found messages from Shinohara and the others flooding in like crazy.
Each and every one of them was filled with concern for us, and tears welled up at the warmth of these messages.
Even the professor, with whom we exchanged contact information, sent a message of concern. It’s a bit scary to think that the situation has spread more than I imagined.
The lady who drove us home seems to have left, leaving only the car parked in the driveway.
Oh no, there’s something on the hood.
“Get well soon?”
“It contains 300,000 yen. I wish you wouldn’t leave such a large sum of money outside, it could attract burglars.”
Why on earth is 300,000 yen just left there like that? I think they should take better care of their money.
Even though she sent a million yen the other day… really, who is Reina’s sister?
Anyway, I handed the envelope with the get-well gift to Reina and unlocked the front door.
I turned on the living room lights, dropped off my belongings, and collapsed onto the sofa.
Phew, I can finally take a breather. Today has been too much to process for my brain.
Looking at the clock, it’s almost ten o’clock. It’s quite late for dinner.
Uber should still be operating, right? Maybe Wac would still be open.
“Reina~. I’m hungry, so I’m thinking of ordering from Wac. What do you want?”
I asked while looking at my phone.
However, there was no response.
Wondering what’s wrong, I felt a strong impact on my stomach.
“Oh! Reina!?”
“……”
Reina hugged me silently.
I noticed that her shoulders were trembling slightly as she reached out her hand.
“Hey.”
“Hmm?”
“I’m sorry. It’s because I said something irritating and provoked him. I’m really sorry.”
Was she worried about something like that?
But in the first place, it was my fault for causing trouble, and it’s wrong for Reina to worry so much.
“Don’t dislike me. Don’t go anywhere. Please… stay with me…”
“Geez, Reina, you’re such a fool.”
I lightly flicked her forehead.
As she held her head, tears welling up in her eyes, I gently stroked her head.
“Reina, you did nothing wrong. There’s no need to worry. I don’t dislike you at all. So just relax.”
“Thank you, Hayato…!”
“I’m the one who should apologize. I feel terrible for causing you harm.”
“I don’t mind as long as it’s not from anyone other than Hayato. Besides, I… dislike having a scar on your face?”
“Not at all. Rather, it’s a scar that I got because you took action for my sake, so I feel bad, but seeing it makes me happy.”
“I see. Well, I’m fine with it, so don’t worry. Besides, it’s such a small scar that it’s hardly noticeable.”
If Reina isn’t concerned, then that’s good.
We resolved the things we were worried about, then discussed having dinner again. We chose the burger we wanted to eat and placed an order with Uber.
While waiting for it to arrive, I brought in the laundry that had been left out.
Reina washed rice for tomorrow, and I folded and organized the laundry.
“Hey, Hayato. What about taking a bath?”
“Um… Since we don’t have classes tomorrow, and it’s a hassle to get ready now, I’ll just take a quick shower.”
“Got it. Then we don’t need to clean the bathtub, right?”
Let’s just quickly finish it after dinner.
After sorting the laundry and waiting for Uber to arrive, the intercom rang. Finally, it’s here.
I went to pick it up, thanked the delivery person, received the items, and returned. Reina was already sitting at the table.
As I opened the bag, I noticed Reina blushing as her stomach grumbled.
“Here’s your Double Cheese, Reina.”
“Thank you. What did Hayato get?”
“I got the classic Big Wac, of course.”
I also laid out the fries, drink, and the additional order of nuggets on the table.
Junk food eaten late at night tastes sinful. There’s a demonic pleasure that makes it taste even better than usual.
My tired body and mind were satisfied with the grease from the burger and the sugar from the drink.
“I’m glad we didn’t lose this time.”
“I was thinking the same thing. I was scared that you might break up with me.”
“As if that would ever happen!”
With the force of standing up suddenly, Reina almost scattered the fries, which I managed to prevent.
“Sorry…”
“No, it’s fine.”
“Yeah. But there’s no way I would ever break up with Hayato. I’d rather die than do that.”
That’s scary.
But it’s also heartwarming to think that she loves me that much, without joking.
“Hey, Hayato.”
“What?”
“Our relationship is forever, so, um, if you’re okay with it today…”
“Sorry, but I’m really tired, so I’d like to go to sleep.”
Let’s do it next time when we have more time at night.
Reina agreed, and we both took another bite of our burgers.