Chapter 534 – You Must Draw Your Sword #2
When I returned home to the second floor, I couldn’t help but shiver.
“W-what…? I’m surprised…”
In an unlit hallway, Miyuki was leaning his arm on the railing, looking down at me… To be exact.
I could see Miyuki’s eyes widening due to the soft light in the living room on the first floor, and it felt a bit like I was in a haunted house, so I was a little scared.
“What are you doing there?”
She looked at me with a frown and frowned while I smiled as if nothing had happened.
“Come up quickly.”
His voice is very low, and he doesn’t seem surprised even though he must have seen my wounds thanks to the light from the first floor.
It was proof that Kana had explained it.
“Would you like some ice cream?”
“I don’t want to eat it.”
“Then I’ll leave this in the freezer. “Go in first.”
“I don’t like it.”
“What are you?”
“What?”
“You’re being strangely stubborn. “I’ll leave it behind for now.”
“Yes.”
After putting the ice cream in the freezer with great anticipation, I came back up the stairs.
Afterward, I went into the room with Miyuki, who was still waiting for me.
“What’s wrong with your mouth?”
Miyuki, who was asking me questions as I sat comfortably on the chair, clearly looked like she was holding back her anger.
The anger was rising, but it felt like it was being pushed down at the sight of me.
“I was walking while using my cell phone and ran into a streetlight.”
“What did you do with your phone?”
“I was looking for funny videos.”
“Are you okay? Doesn’t it hurt?”
“Not really.”
“I guess you hit your face on a streetlight? “Not the head?”
“That could be possible.”
“Aren’t you lying?”
“Look at this. Even the phone case was broken.”
I showed Miyuki the broken case I had prepared.
Plastic slightly cracked at the corners. When she saw that, she sighed and looked at me.
“Matsuda-kun, are you going to keep lying to me? “Your sister saw everything and told you?”
Since Kana is mentioned, it would be self-defeating to digress further.
“No, what… Did you see it?”
“Yes, I saw it. The cell phone was also intentionally bumped into a streetlight. That’s how I tried to pass this incident off as an accident. For Tetsuya-kun and me. Right?”
As expected, Miyuki has good insight.
You can understand the situation just by listening.
However, there was one thing she overlooked.
I didn’t do this for Tetsuya.
Do you think I’m crazy and want to protect him?
It’s just a pretense.
That I have changed so much and that I can sacrifice as much as I can for you, who hates fighting.
That kind of determination is being appealed to Miyuki.
“Isn’t it right to ask first if it’s okay?”
The corner of Miyuki’s mouth lowered at the sound of my embarrassed voice scratching the back of her head.
He almost looked like he was about to burst into tears. Seeing Miyuki’s reaction, I quickly approached her and hugged her tightly and patted her back.
“You don’t have to ask if it’s okay.”
“That’s not important…!!”
At first glance, it seemed like he was annoyed, but when I listened to his tone, I was convinced that he wasn’t.
He looks a little impressed. It seems like the appeal worked well.
I’m sorry for hurting Miyuki, but it was to cut off Tetsuya…
I need to gain some mental victory just this once.
“Wait a minute…”
Miyuki gently pushed my chest and groped the side of her bed.
A white box with a red cross symbol is visible.
It looks like they prepared it in advance, so why didn’t I see it?
“I’ll put some medicine on you…”
Miyuki rummaged through the first aid kit with glazed eyes and took out her ointment.
Then she squeezed a little of it onto her finger and spoke.
“Hold your lips just a little… Don’t purse your lips…!” Is now the time to joke around? It hurts…!”
“It doesn’t hurt.”
“I saw you frowning… There’s spit on your lips and I need to wipe it off, so stay still.”
“Okay.”
After receiving Miyuki’s utmost care, I simply washed my hands and feet and lay down on the bed.
Afterward, he stabbed Miyuki, who was still furrowing her eyebrows, in the waist.
“What are you doing?”
“… Aren’t you angry, Matsuda-kun?”
“Not really.”
“Why?”
“Why do I have to interrupt the conversation with you because of her? “I don’t want to do that.”
I just want to be happy with you.
When I expressed these feelings, Miyuki smiled for the first time since I returned.
“Then the reason you tried to hide it was because of the atmosphere?”
“That’s not it. Ah anyway, let’s stop talking about this.”
Miyuki’s face was red from earlier.
It wasn’t because I was embarrassed, it was because I was genuinely angry, which was rare.
I held Miyuki close to my chest and gently stroked her head from top to bottom to calm her down.
“Tell me everything honestly. “What happened?”
“I said we should stop talking about this?”
“Still.”
“Do you want to hear it?”
“Yes.”
“Okay? Well, I’ll keep it short. Let’s sleep after that.”
“Okay.”
While hugging Miyuki, who showed her will, I told without any hesitation everything that happened today.
However, the true intention of breaking the phone case by hitting it was omitted.
There is no benefit in telling you this.
**
The next day, Miyuki’s attitude was calm until she went to the academy with the other heroines and even entered her classroom.
She had no trouble talking to the heroines and even made them laugh.
I thought he was in a relaxed state because he had cuddled up with me the night before, but when I arrived at the classroom, I realized that I was mistaken.
“Tetsuya-kun, come and talk for a moment.”
This is because Miyuki’s voice, who called Tetsuya separately, was very eerie.
Isn’t this the first time Miyuki has spoken to a guy like that?
“Uh…? Ah, yes.”
Tetsuya glanced at me and followed behind Miyuki.
Looking at his expression, he seemed a little scared, but the way he looked at me showed contempt.
It seemed like he was under the illusion that I was a snitch.
“What? What’s going on?”
The vice-captain’s question with wide eyes.
I shrugged my shoulders and pretended not to notice, and decided to follow the two people.
As I followed behind from afar, I saw the two heading towards the old school building.
Miyuki and Tetsuya enter an unlocked warehouse.
When I heard the door closing and took a moment to close the distance, a pounding sound reached my ears, and soon after, I heard a shout.
-How! Why! Why are you doing that!!
It was Miyuki’s voice.
The reaction today was quite calm, so I thought he wouldn’t get angry, but that wasn’t the case.
Miyuki couldn’t let go of her anger.
Yesterday, I didn’t think this incident was a big deal, so I forced myself to go along with it.
-Oh, no… I… I’m for you…
When I put my ear to the door, I could hear Tetsuya’s excuses.
They say the most fun thing in the world is watching a fight, and my heart is already pounding.
Of course, what was happening now was not a fight, but a one-sided assault.
-Do not be ridiculous!! It wasn’t for me, it was Tetsuya-kun who got angry on his own!! And I asked Tetsuya-kun to help me with my relationship!? Did you even ask me to hit Matsuda-kun!? Is that so!
This is the first time I’ve seen Miyuki scream like this.
Of course, there have been a few times in the past when I raised my voice loudly.
But at that time, it was like he was in the middle of a relationship with me or was joking around.
It was different now.
He was furious and was pushing Tetsuya.
I can’t see it when I go in, but is he probably poking Tetsuya’s shoulder with his finger?
Otherwise, it would be strange, Miyuki’s voice was full of anger.
-Miyuki…! Yesterday, Matsuda came to me first…
-Don’t lie.
-Huh…?
-I don’t believe it. Matsuda-kun is not that type of person.
-What… Are you trusting Matsuda more than me right now?
-Of course! Why? Because it’s a lie! Because what Tetsuya-kun is saying right now is completely false!!!
The lies that Tetsuya is telling now are to avoid responsibility.
On the other hand, the lie I told yesterday was a lie told in good faith to prevent Tetsuya’s evaluation from being lowered.
I take the loss for Tetsuya, but Tetsuya lies like that just to get out of the situation he is in?
It was natural for Miyuki, who hates such petty behavior, to get angry.
If Miyuki had admitted it clearly, she wouldn’t have raised her voice like that.
You say you’re a childhood friend, but you don’t know Miyuki’s personality? No, I know, but I think she wants to escape reality because the accident she caused was so serious.
Anyway, Miyuki really exploded.
It’s scary, it’s scary.
It sucks at the same time. I want to do this with Miyuki, who is still angry.
-I told you that my sister saw everything…!! So don’t think about making excuses!
-Ah…
Tetsuya’s sigh came out without me even realizing it.
Did he get even more excited?
Miyuki continued to push Tetsuya.
-It’s really strange…! It’s so strange these days. My personality has changed…! I don’t want to think about this, but I keep thinking that the way Tetsuya-kun showed yesterday and now, just like at the playground the other day, was his true self…! Lying! Deceive others! And they even use violence!!
Who would have thought that kind Miyuki would say something like that…
I’m surprised but happy.
I think it’s proof that Miyuki loves me enough to react like that.
At the same time, I think it can be said that I was angry that I was hit.
-Oh, no…!! Absolutely not…!
-Ha…
-I’m sorry, Miyuki. Never again…
-It’s okay. If I keep talking here, I think I’ll only get more angry. I’m sorry for taking up your time.
They had a good time together for a long time and had no objection to meeting each other, but apologizing for taking up time meant that Miyuki was trying to draw a line with Tetsuya.
-Miyuki…! I was wrong…!
-Even apologizing to me is wrong.
-Can I apologize to Matsuda? Then will you forgive me?
-Forgiveness is for Matsuda-kun, not me. And the way you just spoke was really revealing. It seems like they are trying to force an apology with the intention of being forgiven.
The conversation that follows is enough to clearly tell how Miyuki began to regard Tetsuya.
Because Tetsuya is so angry, she doesn’t try to do anything about Miyuki.
It probably means that he still has at least some reason and conscience left.
In that case, I would have rushed over and kicked the guy in the face, but in a way, I was glad.
Because dirty hands didn’t touch Miyuki.
Since the conversation seemed to be ending, I thought I should jump out at this point,
– It’s terrible. It’s terrible.
Miyuki’s next words toward Tetsuya made her eyes widen.
I’m just criticizing it for being bad, but I think it’s the most offensive thing Miyuki can say.
That’s how disappointed I was in this incident, and I’m even elated that the response was clearly because they thought of me so much.
I turned the corner of the hallway at a quick pace and soon after, I heard the warehouse door open.
At that moment, I was about to go outside through the side door, but Miyuki called me rather loudly.
“Matsuda-kun. I could see the hallway from the warehouse window. “I saw everything running away, so I just stood there.”
The hallway of the old school building was slightly transparent so my silhouette was visible, and I could see the hallway around the corner from the warehouse, so I guess Miyuki found me.
I should have just gone straight, but I did something pointless because I wanted to quickly disappear.
As I paused and looked embarrassed, Miyuki approached me and crossed her arms.
“Since when has it been there?”
“Um… Well. “I don’t know.”
“Are you a stalker?”
“Stalker… I came here because I was worried something might happen.”
“Okay? What happened?”
“This and that. Are you upset?”
“If I tell you it’s bad, won’t you do it?”
“No, we should continue.”
“Why?”
“Is there a reason why I take care of what’s mine?”
Miyuki, who was puffing out her nose with her face completely red due to her anger, burst out laughing.
I feel somehow better. Did what I just said sound a little sweet?
Otherwise, you wouldn’t have jumped at me like this and wrapped your arms around my waist.
“I love it.”
Miyuki’s confession of pressing her face against my chest.
Although I’m not angry yet, so it’s a bit of a fuss, but it sounds much better than an embarrassed tone.
After hearing Miyuki’s sudden expression of affection, I grabbed her wrist and started to walk somewhere.
From the old school building to the new school building, Miyuki looked puzzled as she passed the hallway where the second grade classroom was and went up the stairs.
“Where are you going?”
“Rooftop.”
Upon hearing the answer, Miyuki took a deep breath.
Looking at the time on her phone, she muttered that her class was almost over, but I had no intention of soothing her anxious mind.
Because it sucks. The confession Miyuki just made.
Moreover, even though Miyuki was in trouble, she didn’t firmly say no, so I went up to the rooftop without letting her know and pushed open her door.
You can be late for the first period at the latest. Wouldn’t Miyuki think so too?
