MTL: Dexter
FTL(Hardest Part): KayL
TLC/Editor: Alisa
Final Editors: G-String
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9
After school the next day, I, Chitose Saku, walked alongside Yua towards the school entrance.
By the way, Haru had been profusely apologizing since early in the morning. Following Nanase’s advice, I didn’t take it too seriously and replied playfully, “Looks like you need intense training not to be outdone by Kureha.” Haru responded with an enthusiastic “Absolutely!”
We left it at that, keeping the exchange light-hearted.
At lunchtime, Haru quickly finished her bento and made a beeline for Kureha’s classroom, swiping my baseball glove on her way.
I was concerned, so I decided to follow, only to find Haru dragging along a flustered kouhai, where she once again apologized sincerely.
It must have been her way of making up.
Afterward, the two of them spent the entire lunch break playing catch together. It was reassuring to see them both had a straightforward, sporty nature. But the way Haru approached Kureha might have been an audacious way to treat a kouhai she was scolding.
“Saku-kun, are you troubled by something?” Yua, who was walking beside me, asked.
I shook my head briefly and replied. “No, it was already resolved.”
Today, Yua didn’t have club activities or cheering practice, so we had made plans to go grocery shopping as usual.
We changed into our regular shoes and as we stepped out of the school entrance, we stumbled upon Nanase and Kureha conversing in their practice uniforms. Perhaps the former was making sure everything was alright after yesterday’s incident.
Since it didn’t feel like the right atmosphere for the three of us to happily eat katsudon together, we decided to part ways at Higashi Park yesterday. I ended up walking Kureha home, as Nanase had asked, but Kureha seemed quite down due to the continued issue with Asu-nee, so I was worried.
When Kureha noticed us, she called out happily. “Senpai, Yua-san!”
As we were approaching the two of them, she continued with a beaming smile. “Are you two going somewhere together?”
Yua was the one to answer. “Yeah, we’re going to buy daily necessities and groceries, then I’ll prepare some dishes that can be stored at Saku-kun’s place.”
“Oh, I see! Uh, well…” Kureha started to say something but hesitated, falling silent awkwardly.
She then forced a bright smile and waved her hands, “Never mind, it’s nothing!”
Perhaps she was about to ask if she could join us as well, but she held back, probably thinking about Asu-nee’s situation and Haru’s. Though I wanted to invite her, as she had mentioned wanting to visit my place before, I found it a bit difficult to bring up the subject.
While contemplating this, Yua, who was beside me, spoke up. “If you’d like, Kureha-chan, you can come too.”
Kureha hesitated and asked back. “Um, are you sure it’s okay…?”
Yua glanced at me as if it was no big deal and said, “It’s fine, right, Saku-kun?”
I couldn’t help but loosen my cheeks and nodded. “I don’t mind at all.”
Kureha’s eyes sparkled with joy. “I’ll head there right after club activities end! Senpai, please send me your address!”
Yua nodded with a gentle smile. “We’ll wait until you arrive to start preparing dinner.”
Nanase, who had been silently observing the exchange, raised her hand. “Can I come too?”
I looked at Yua, and we both replied simultaneously. “Of course.”
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