Chapter 47 - Discussion 2 (1/2)

Discussion 2

Once the two of us arrived at Hiiragi-chan’s place, we were let inside.

“As usual, it’s quite clean, Haru-chan’s place.”

“It’s because I’m a girl, it needs to be clean. I heard that your room, Natsumi, is quite messy as usual.”

“That’s not true! It’s just a little bit messy.”

As I listened while smiling to the conversation between the two close sisters, Hiiragi-chan passed me a cup of coffee, and Natsumi-chan a cup of tea.

Natsumi-chan stared closely at Hiiragi-chan’s movements. Hmmm… I don’t doubt it, I get a feeling that we may be caught.

“I heard that Natsumi-chan wanted to meet me…?”

“Yes, yes, that’s right. I forgot because of what happened earlier though.”

The case with the stray cat?

“As far as I know, the only male that Haru-chan is on good terms with is you, so I was curious what type of person you were.”

“Eeehh? That’s not true.”

In response to Hiiragi-chan’s denial, Natsumi-chan shook her head firmly.

“It is true. I mean, this is the first time, you’ve ever gotten close to a male and went out of your way to let me know. I can’t help be curious about who this is.”

Is that it, Hiiragi-chan said as she tilted her head.

I once again told Natsumi-chan about the reason for the meeting between Hiiragi-chan.

“Since then, I say hello every time I see her at school… Hiiragi-sensei then became the advisor for the club that I was a part of. And that’s that.”

Natsumi-chan put the saucer on top of her lap, and then took a sip of the tea. Maybe because it was because she went to a rich lady’s school, her movements seemed to be of a higher class. Do they teach them manners in class, I wonder? The person herself seemed a little bit unrefined though.

“Haru-chan, you’re an advisor?”

“That’s right. Isn’t it amazing?”

“I mean, it’s probably some club with no motivation and where half the members just go home, right?”

““…””

Because she was right on the mark, Hiiragi-chan and I kept silent. Now that I think about it, recently, we haven’t done anything that really seems like club activities…

We only talk and play games, and if Hiiragi-chan comes, we listen to her complaints about work… that’s all. It ended up turning into a going home club that was called the home economics club.

“So I was right? What type of teacher is Haru-chan at school?”

“Mou, stop it… it’s fine, it doesn’t matter!”

“It’s fine, I just want to know.”

… A long time ago, during my third year of high school, this sort of three-person interview was something I saw before.

“Hiiragi-sensei is quite bright and energetic, and is a good teacher that is well favored by everyone regardless of gender.”

“I don’t need to hear about some fake nice front that she puts up. What do you think about her? I want to know.”

Hiiragi-chan looked at me.

Her excited face was saying, “I want to know! What do you think? Let me hear it!”

How should I say this?

If I end up saying the truth, the relationship between Hiiragi-chan and I might be doubted even further. However, if I try saying something fake, the strangely smart Natsumi-chan wouldn’t accept it.

“From how I see it, there are places where she’s quite careless, but she’s at least doing her best… As a result, I don’t think any of the other people around see it, because if they did, she would probably feel closer, or something like a more loveable character? That’s the type of teacher she is.”

Hiiragi-chan fidgeted around and looked like she was so moved that she was going to cry.

“Haru-chan, why are you crying?”

“I haven’t started crying yet…”

Receiving the handkerchief that Natsumi-chan handed her, Hiiragi-chan covered her eyes.

“… You really are looking at her.”

“That’s how I see Hiiragi-sensei, but I don’t know how other people think of her.”

Returning the saucer and cup to the table, Natsumi-chan looked at me straight on. She properly arranged her legs towards the right as she placed her hands on her lap in a high-class way.

… Wh-what is it? She’s really staring at me. Both the way she’s sitting and her posture are all so refined

“Earlier, when we were eating okonomiyaki, I was thinking, and now I’m just confirming—”

Dokin.

Wh-what is she trying to confirm…?

“Haru-chan, she likes you.”

“Funya!? Wh-what are you saying all of a sudden, Natsumiiiiiii!”

Hiiragi-chan began shaking Natsumi-chan’s shoulders with everything she had.

“Sei—Seiji-kun is going to be surprised, right!?”

“So you aren’t going to deny it at all.”

“Ugi…”

Well, she’s right… In an argument, it seems like the younger sister rather than the older sister is better at strategizing.

“I was quite in disarray last time and wasn’t quite sure, but I just wanted to know what type of person Haru-chan liked. That’s why I called you out here today.”

“I-It’s not like I like him or anything like that! Don’t misunderstand me like that.”

Her lie is terrible!? That’s like a tsundere way of saying “I like you”! The more she tries to hide it, the more obvious it is. What kind of situation is this?

“M-mou, Natsumi-chan…. ”

She kept looking back at me. Stop looking towards me embarrassingly. If you do that, it’ll be even more obvious.