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Published at 28th of December 2018 09:19:59 AM


Chapter 27

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After the chaotic event, nothing really happened much. A few people approached Charlotte, but they all got shot down immediately, including girls. When they asked if she would like to have tea with them, she answered,

"No, thank you. That would reduce the time that I spend with Onii-chan."

Maybe she's a little too obsessed with me...

But other than that, everything is actually quite normal. As expected, during English class, she showed an outstanding talent in the language. I mean, if she can't do that much, she wouldn't be considered an English girl, right?

At lunch, she came up to my desk.

"Yuuji Onii-chan, Ah~~~"

Yes, right now she is trying to feed me.

"Nee~ Charlotte, I-I don't think that this is appropriate... We're at school, you know?"

"No need to worry, Yuuji Onii-chan. My father already took care of everything. What I do will not cause trouble at all."

...

This is an advantage of being rich, huh? Money can keep anyone's mouth shut... Why am I not surprised...

Luckily for me, before she tries to feed me any further, Hanako joined in on the conversation,

"Oi! Y-You can't do that to Yuuji! Don't you know that it is inappropriate?"

"Keep your mouth shut, old hag."

"O-Old hag?!?! You're asking for it, brat."

"Calm down, both of you!"

I pulled them back into their seats. Jeez. Why am I surrounded by such violent friends?

"Charlotte, you need to take the time, place, and occasion into consideration, you know? Also, you shouldn't just go ahead and feed anyone. It will make them misunderstand your intentions. Oh, and Hanako. Thank you very much for the intervention, it helped me out a lot.", I reprimanded Charlotte and thanked Hanako with sincerity.

"Sowwy, Onii-chan.", Charlotte said that as she hung her head down.

"Don't worry about it, Charlotte.", I patted her head to cheer her up.

"Hmph! I-I wasn't doing it for you or anything! J-Just don't forget the promise you made!", said Hanako as she began walking back to her seat.

Sigh... Why can't this girl be a little more honest with herself? Ma~ It doesn't really matter. Her stubbornness is also a part of her charm, I guess.

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After the classes are over, I told Charlotte to go pick Mio up and then went over to Hanako's desk to take her out of the classroom. As we walked out of the classroom together, I could hear some remarks from the people in our class,

"Tsk. Just wait, Yuuji. One day I will definitely kill you..."

"How dare he hogs so many cute girls to himself?"

"Oi! Let's beat him up tomorrow."

The people in our class are so violent... As I walked out of the classroom, I pretended not to hear them...

It looks like I have to be more careful when I traverse to and from school from now on...

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As we left the school main gates, Hanako suddenly strike up a conversation with me,

"Nee, Yuuji."

"Hmm?"

"..."

She whispered something in a low voice that I can't hear.

"What did you say, Hanako? I couldn't really hear you."

"C-"

"C?"

"Can we hold hands when we're together?"

"Hmm?"

"D-Don't misunderstand anything! I-I just... Mou~~~", she turned her head away shyly as she said those words.

Just as the atmosphere was turning awkward, I decided to intertwine my finger around hers."

"Uwah!", she let out a strange voice when our fingers touched.

"Hanako, I told you, didn't I? If you want something, just say it honestly."

"H-Hmph! Stupid Yuuji!"

Despite saying that, she clutched my hands even tighter than before. Sigh, this girl... If only she could be more honest, I might even have fallen for her...

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The pastry shop is not very far away from the school. As soon as we reached it, we immediately sat down and made an order. Since I was quite full from lunch already, I only ordered a cup of tea. However, Hanako seemed extremely elated and ordered a slice of strawberry cheesecake along with a cup of tea. Because of the situation earlier, the atmosphere between us turned awkward. Thus, we enjoyed our time in silence until,

"Ah, Hanako. You got cream on your left cheek."

"Where?"

"Uh... Just a little above your chin."

She attempted to wipe it with a tissue but to no avail. She looked like she tried her hardest, but her effort actually made the cream spread wider.

"Could it be that you're a really clumsy girl?"

"S-Shut up! S-Stupid Yuuji."

"Hee~~

"Mou~~~~"

As she turned her head away, I grabbed her tissue and the wiped the cream off her cheek for her.

"There. Geez, you could've just asked me for help."

"..."

After this incident, she stayed quiet for the rest of the time we spent at the shop.

Once she finished her cheesecake, she began to drink her tea slowly. Her face that has a little red tint to it made her beauty more alluring. Her eyes that are trying to avoid mine looks absolutely beautiful at this moment. Her silky black hair that is streaming across her shoulders gives out an aura of calmness. Just as I was staring at her, she started to speak,

"Nee~ Yuuji. Can you really not remember the promise you made five years ago?"

"..."

"I-It's fine. Don't worry about it..."

"..."

"That time, when you were going to move away, I was really sad you know."

As she continued to speak, more and more memories started to return to me. That moment when we were at the park. The conversation we had, and...

"You made a promise with me, didn't you?"

"..."

The memories of the promise I made also came back to me. At that time, I remembered seeing Hanako crying so hard.

"I heard it from Mio. Charlotte came here to take you to England, didn't she? Stupid Yuuji! Don't leave me alone! I don't want to be alone anymore! You promised me, didn't you? That if we meet again, we would support each other for the rest of our lives. You still remembered that promise, right?!?!", she said that as tears streamed down her face.

I don't think we're on the same page here...

Sigh... The atmosphere will definitely turn awkward if I tell her the truth...

"Hanako..."

"What is it?!?!"

"I'm not going to England, you know?"

"Eh?", she said that with a stupified look on her face.

I put an end to her crying by saying the truth.

"I don't know what you were thinking, but I'm not going to England. I mean, why should I?"

"..."

She lowered her face and then her body started to shiver.

"Hanako?"

"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT EARLIER?!?! STUPID YUUJI!", she shouted out loud and then punched me in the jaw.

AH!!! It's not my fault, you know?!?!

However, before I had the chance to retort, my consciousness faded away.

Why must I experience something like this (TT)...




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