Chapter 58: Itsuki’s Situation (2/2)
Itsuki often had disputes against his father, but it seemed it was a little worse than usual this morning. Amane might be imagining things, but he sensed Itsuki was mentally down. It seemed he had recovered somewhat.
Well, he could not say this to Itsuki, so he pretended to look aloof as he exhaled slightly.
The sun set, and Mahiru arrived at Amane’s house.
Her hands were empty, for Amane had already prepared her ingredients.
He told Mahiru that Itsuki would be staying over, and she did not falter even though Itsuki was spreading himself wide. Instead, it was Itsuki who was a little frantic.
“It has been a while, Akazawa-san.”
“Yep, same to you. Sorry for dropping by at your love nest…owowowow, I know, I’m just joking. Sorry for disturbing you. It’s bothersome having someone you’re unfamiliar with here, right?”
Amane silently stomped on Itsuki’s foot, and the latter cried out, grinning away and making a popular looking smile.
“No, that is not the case. It is better to be livelier.”
“It’ll just be noisy with him around.”
“You should not be saying that.”
Reproached into silence, Amane saw Itsuki leering away, so he pinched the latter in the flank, at a position Mahiru could not see.
However, Itsuki had the ideal male body type, and there was nowhere to pinch in particular.
“I shall prepare dinner now then. Please continue.”
While the duo continued their little skirmish, Mahiru showed an angelic smile, put on the apron, and went to the kitchen.
It seemed she probably did not know what to say, so she decided to leave Itsuki to Amane.
After staring at Mahiru’s back, Itsuki sheathed the leer on his face.
“…You’re on such good terms, you gave her your key?”
“Shut up.”
She would enter using the key given to her, because they were already used to it. She entered without pressing the doorbell, and Itsuki noticed this.
“Please continue, so Shiina-san says because she thinks this is a safe space for her? She’s already acting like your wife here.”
“Want me to chase you out?”
“I want to say…that I’m joking here, but this is an objective view of the situation, you know?”
Amane wanted to grab Itsuki on the neck, only for the latter to escape as he was on the carpet, starting the game. Amane got off the sofa, bumping him lightly with the kneecap, and sat next to him to play games and kill time.
After a while, he heard the plates being removed. He wondered if he should let Mahiru handle everything, so he stood up and went to the kitchen.
“I’ll help you out. Do I bring the plates with the food on?”
“Thank you very much.”
He served the dishes on the table as usual, and saw Itsuki looking dumbfounded.
“…You know…”
“What?”
“No, I’m not saying it.”
Itsuki did not finish his words as he went off to keep the game console. “What in the world?” Amane asked, sounding a little confused.