My youth romance is always confusing

In order to avoid misunderstandings from others, I deliberately kept a distance from the two of them when leaving the school.

After they left, I rode my bike home.

At this time, there is a high chance that Komachi will have returned by the time I get home.

Come to think of it, am I forgetting something?

Forget it, forget it.

The ten-minute bike ride passed in a flash. When I braked and arrived at the door of my house, the sunset had already appeared in the sky and the clouds were dyed golden.

"Xiaoqi!"

As I was pushing the cart forward, a voice suddenly came from behind me, which scared me.

I quickly turned around to see who was calling me.

"So it's you, Yuigahama. Making such a noise can easily scare people to death."

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw it was someone I knew, but then I felt a little confused.

"Is this the road from your home? Why do I feel like I've never seen you on this side before?"

"Hey, no."

Yuigahama touched her somewhat loose bun and smiled foolishly, her fair palm standing out against her brown hair.

The jade-like neck highlights the vitality of the young girl against the backdrop of her smile.

"I'm here to give you this."

Yuigahama quickly took out the things Ebina gave her from her backpack.

I looked and it was a book.

"Ah, so it's this."

It should be the souvenir that I asked Ebina to buy for me. This must be what I forgot just now.

"Thank you very much, but please make the trip."

After taking the items, I realized something was wrong.

"Hmm? Yuigahama, how did you know my house is here?"

That’s not right. I didn’t tell her my home address. How did she find me here?

In response to Hachiman's question, Yuigahama laughed it off and did not give a direct answer.

"Ah, well, maybe I found out because I was following you."

I quickly took a half step back, put my arms across my chest, and pretended to be scared.

"Stalker?"

"What kind of Xiaoxue imitation is that!"

Yuigahama stretched her neck and shouted.

But the sound was a little loud and startled everyone in the room.

"Click."

The door opened and Komachi popped out.

She had been vaguely hearing her brother's voice since a while ago, and now she finally confirmed it.

"Brother?"

Seeing someone communicating with Hachiman, Komachi felt it was not appropriate to just stand there like an idiot, since this was in front of her house.

Komachi came out wearing slippers.

"Ah, Komachi."

When I heard the voice behind me, I knew it was Komachi coming out.

"Let me introduce you to Hikigaya Komachi, my sister."

To the outsiders present here, I have to introduce my sister first.

"This is my classmate, Yuigahama Yui."

I stepped aside to block Yuigahama's presence and introduced her to Komachi.

"Ah, nice to meet you. I'm Hikigaya Komachi. Please... hm? Hmm?"

Komachi was halfway through her speech when she realized that the person in front of her looked familiar, so she walked up to him and looked left and right.

Yuigahama seemed a little nervous in response to Komachi's scrutiny.

"Ah...it's you, Komachi-chan. Well, Xiaoqi, I have something else to do, so I'll go back first."

As if running away, Yuigahama said goodbye and left quickly.

"What's going on here?"

Looking at Yuigahama's figure, I felt a little confused.

"No matter what, she is really a beautiful sister."

Komachi wondered if she had seen Yuigahama somewhere before, while bragging to her brother about the beauty of the girl.

"Oh, yes."

However, compared to the already settled topic of whether Yuigahama is pretty or not, I am more concerned about what to eat tonight.

"Really, bro!"

Seeing Hachiman's perfunctory attitude, Komachi felt a little angry.

But when Hachiman handed her the souvenir, Komachi became happy again.

"Thank you, bro."

Komachi hurried back inside to prepare for today's dinner.

"Where have you seen him before?"

A doubtful voice came from the kitchen.

After dinner, I planned to take a bath before Komachi and enjoy the hot water for a while.

"Oh, I remember now!"

Komachi, who had been curled up on the sofa since dinner, suddenly jumped up, and her aho-hair twitched a few times.

"What? Did you remember the solution to the exercises?"

I chatted with Komachi while putting the laundry into the basket.

Seeing that Hachiman didn't even turn around, Komachi ran over and pulled him in front of her.

"No! It's about Sister Yui."

"You called me by my name so quickly."

So I really don’t understand the world of girls.

But I have no complaints about Komachi coming to pull me.

Rather, this kind of appropriate physical contact will enhance the relationship between siblings.

It's...it's not love for Komachi, huh.

"So, what happened to Yuigahama?"

Even though I had no interest, I still stood there, holding the basket, patiently waiting for Komachi's explanation.

"Listen to me, Sister Yui is the owner of the dog that my brother rescued on the first day of school. It's thanks to that incident that you got to know such a beauty."

Suddenly, the basket slipped from my hands and fell to the ground, and the clothes inside were scattered all over the floor.

"Eh? Bro?"

Komachi was startled by the sudden noise.

I realized it later and quickly squatted on the ground to pick up the clothes that had fallen.

"Ah, nothing, my hand just slipped suddenly."

He managed to stay calm and not show any abnormality on his face in front of Komachi.

I continued chatting with Komachi in the same tone as before.

"Oh, yes."

"Hey, sister Yui must have told you, otherwise how could this guy talk to a girl like that?"

"It doesn't matter. I don't care whether we can talk or not. Also, I need to take a shower."

I ran into the bathroom, passing Komachi who was still somewhat happy.

The hot water that was originally used for my enjoyment has now become a medicine to wash away the confusion in my heart.

Standing under the shower, the hot water ran across my cheeks and continued to flow behind me and on my chest. Finally, they mixed together at the drain and flowed into the ground through the pipes.

While washing, I recalled what happened in the past few days.

Yuigahama is the owner of the dog, the owner of the dog I rescued.

In other words, at that time, Yuigahama actually knew me from the beginning.

For some unknown reason, she kept it secret.

As for what is the purpose?

Needless to say, as a member of the live-action group, he still went out of his way to communicate with me. This doesn't make sense no matter how you think about it.

But, she is Yuigahama after all. Yuigahama is kind to everyone and can even treat people like me with the utmost kindness.

As expected of Yuigahama.

Ah.

However, what is hidden behind this good intention is probably not something like friendship, but guilt, gratitude, or something even more distorted.

It was by a series of coincidences that she came to help me, was willing to communicate with me, and was willing to treat me gently.

Yuigahama, who is gentle to everyone, will surely continue to show this gentleness in the end.

But...I don't need such kindness.

If it is just out of guilt or gratitude, then this distorted kindness that should not exist here is the biggest poison to me.

His honey, my arsenic.

I closed my eyes as the hot water became increasingly turbulent.

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The next day, I got up earlier than yesterday and naturally arrived at school earlier.

When I was pushing the bicycle into the shed, I was suddenly hit by something from behind.

"Xiaoqi!"

The familiar voice sounded again behind him.

It’s Yuigahama.

I turned around, and sure enough, the brown-haired girl was standing behind me with a smile on her face.

"Thank you for what happened yesterday. Please come back for more."

"No, it's nothing, just a piece of cake."

Yuigahama rolled her eyes and gave an embarrassed smile.

"Well, Xiaoqi, if possible, can you do me a favor?"

"Tell me."

In any case, Yuigahama did help me once yesterday, and I have to repay this favor.

"that--"

Facing Hachiman, Yuigahama became a little shy and clenched her fingers into a ball behind her back.

"Can you help me with Chinese, please!"

Looking at Yuigahama who put her hands together and lowered her head in front of me, I remained calm.

A beautiful girl's request would indeed make many people think of something wrong, but as a seasoned person, I have long passed the stage for such wild thoughts.

"Aren't Totsuka and the others there?"

"Totsuka and the others have to review on their own, and their Chinese isn't very good either."

"Aren't you afraid that Mr. Hiratsuka will come after you if you say that?"

"Ah, haha, then try not to let the teacher hear it."

"What about Yukinoshita?"

"Ah, Xiaoxue is busy with the follow-up typesetting work for the school magazine, so it's not a good idea to ask her for help."

I felt a headache looking at Yuigahama's sincere gaze.

After sighing, I could only agree.

"OK then."

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