Chapter 375: Juurokuya’s Feelings (1/2)

It was warm.

He was enveloped in a pleasant heat.

This sensation was familiar, yet simultaneously unfamiliar.

Wrapped in this mysterious sensation, he felt as if he were floating, drifting around.

His consciousness began to return.

He was now able to tell where he was and what was happening.

But he didn’t open his eyes. He did not want to, because he felt like it would be a waste.

He felt someone nearby. From the way they moved, he could tell that they sensed him too.

But that person also had their eyes closed.

It was as if they were feigning sleep.

Both people were awake, and yet they were pretending to sleep.

“—-pff-”

“Hehe-”

Until at last, they both burst out laughing.

They laughed with their hands pressed to their mouths.

Then finally, Taiyou opened his eyes.

As he lay on the floor, Taiyou saw Sakura lying down further ahead.

She had a placid expression on her face.

Perhaps because she had just woken up, her chignon was slightly undone.

Taiyou reached out a hand, touching it and smoothing it onto her head.

“Good morning.”

“Morning.”

“We seem to have nice weather today, once again.”

“Seems it’ll be getting pretty warm.”

“Do you perhaps like clear days?”

“Nah, if I had a choice I’d go for cold days.”

“I am not sure what kind of answer that’s supposed to be.”

“Cause if it’s cold then we can stay nice and close.”

“That wasn’t what my question was, however.”

Even when they woke up, the two of them continued the same sort of back-and-forth.

However, maybe just a little bit…

Taiyou felt that their distance had closed by just a tiny bit.

Now, at this point you might say “After kissing that many times?”, but that was just how he felt at that moment.

Taiyou sluggishly got up. A little bit later, Sakura got up as well.

The two of them got ready for the day as they engaged in further rambling.

Finally, Taiyou stood up.

“Alright, I’m heading back.”

“Indeed.”

“I’ll come back again.”

“Oh? Will you not be inviting me over to stay?”

Sakura smiled with a small giggle. Taiyou smiled likewise, shaking his head.

“I doubt you would come along no matter how much I invited you. I think it’d be far more likely that I’d just find you barging your way in later.”

“Oh dear, am I that easy to read?”

“Yeah, the girls around me tend to be that way.”

“How vexing. I would like to one day make you exclaim in surprise.”

“And I’m sure you will.”

Taiyou leaned forward to give her a smooch.

Sakura did not reject his advances.

“Alright, see ya.”

Taiyou said, leaving Sakura’s mansion.

As he left the condo, he saw a black-coated car outside.

As he approached it, the driver had disembarked and opened the door. Taiyou made his way in like it were the most natural thing in the world.

There were two girls inside.

Youran, and Juurokuya.

The girls with identical faces greeted him.

“Morning.”

“G-G-G-Good morning.”