《Akari’s Side》
……Inside the café, Akari had been listening to the conversation between Okaya and Ika. ”…………”
Akari bit her lip tightly, then hastily slipped away from the scene.
She stepped through the door of the café and let out a small sigh, “fuu……”
“I guess… I stand no chance at all, huh…”
Against Ika, needless to say.
She was still a child, someone who had always relied on Okaya to protect her. As a child, she simply couldn’t do anything about the troubles troubling Okaya.
On the other hand, Ika could properly listen to Okaya’s worries. She could think of all sorts of ways to help resolve them. ……And above all else, she possessed the generous heart to forgive him, even if he was seeing other women.
“Of course, that makes sense. Someone worthy of my onii-chan is… a mature woman.”
Akari tried to convince herself of this.
“That’s right… yes. That’s how it is… so then…”
So, leaving was the best thing for her to do.
Akari tried to leave, but someone gripped her hand. “Akari-chan…” “Big sis…?”
Akari’s twin sister, Ina Nanao.
“What’s wrong, Big Sis? What are you doing out here… W-whoa!”
Nanao pulled her little sister into a tight embrace from the front. She squeezed hard. “W-what?”
“I came following you because I was worried about Akari-chan.” ”…I see.”
It seemed their big sister had noticed something was off with Akari’s behavior.
”…You’re giving up on the teacher?”
So, she’d even overheard her muttering to herself. Akari forced a bright smile.
“Yep! It’s all clear now. A kid like me would only be dragging Okarin-kun down with my weight.” This was for the best. This was the right choice.
“We’ll leave Ika-chan to handle the rest, so let’s just slip away nicely, okay~?”
Nanao looked her little sister straight in the eyes and shook her head vigorously.
“No, Akari-chan. You can’t give up!”