Chapter – 61
──Morning.
I wake up as usual.
The time is five in the morning.
Kana-nee, who should have been sleeping beside me in the bed, is nowhere to be seen.
That’s because she had woken up earlier than me and was in the middle of changing into her school uniform.
“Good morning, Kaede. Looks like it’ll be nice weather again today.”
“Y-yeah. Looks like it.”
I avert my eyes from Kana-nee as I answer.
No matter what, I can’t forget what happened last night.
The fact that Kana-nee came at me naked and asked for lewd things… there’s no way I could forget that.
“Oh my~? Why is Kaede avoiding looking at me?”
She says that with a mischievous smile — right while reaching for her uniform skirt.
So I reply:
“Well… normally you look away when someone’s changing…”
“But you saw me naked?”
“That’s… because you once said you ‘can’t sleep unless you’re naked’…”
“So you’re saying you have no interest in my naked body?”
“That’s not what I meant…”
I mean, any guy would be at least a little interested in a girl’s body…
Even if I don’t own any dirty magazines.
“Right. Boys are curious about girls’ bodies.”
“Well… yeah. Saying I’m not would be a lie.”
“I’m relieved to hear that.”
At the same time as she said that, Kana-nee properly put on her skirt.
I wonder if she isn’t embarrassed changing in front of me.
I thought that, but didn’t say it aloud.
If I did, she’d probably start teasing me again.
──Anyway.
By the way, her girls’ school is closed today.
They had their school festival on Sunday, so this is a substitute holiday.
Then why is she changing into her uniform?
Because her casual clothes weren’t in my room.
I could’ve lent her mine, but she woke up earlier than me, so she just ended up wearing the uniform.
Meanwhile, I have regular classes today, so I still have to go to school.
“—So what should we do?”
Kana-nee asks with a smile.
“What do you mean?”
“Should I make breakfast or a lunchbox… which do you want?”
I tilt my head in thought.
Even if she made a bento, I doubt it’d be anything normal.
Breakfast might be safer.
“Then could you make breakfast?”
“Sure. Leave it to me.”
She beams happily.
Looking at her again, she really does look cute —
a school uniform with an apron.
Probably a sight you don’t see very often.
Today’s menu was simple: wakame miso soup, bacon and eggs, and rice — but perfectly fine for morning.
Meanwhile I made rolled omelet, octopus-cut sausages, and spinach with sesame dressing, packing them neatly into my lunchbox.
Since it’s just one serving, maybe the leftovers can be breakfast side dishes.
“Kana-nee, there’s extra lunchbox food. You can have some.”
“Thank you.”
She puts the food I made onto a plate and sets it on the table.
Before long it was six o’clock.
Time to eat together.
“Let’s eat, Kana-nee. It’ll get cold.”
“Okay, coming.”
She sits down.
“Let’s eat.”
We both press our hands together.
It’s such a normal scene that I’m already used to it.
For some reason, Kana-nee picks up food with her chopsticks and holds it toward me.
“Here, Kaede. Say ‘ahh.’”
“Eh…”
I’m stunned.
“Come on. Open wide.”
“O-okay…”
I obediently open my mouth.
She happily feeds me.
“Well? Is it good?”
“Yeah, it’s good.”
There’s only one possible answer —
especially since I made it.
I think we’ve done this before, but it’s still embarrassing every time.
Isn’t she embarrassed?
Honestly, it’s a situation where I’m glad my brother isn’t home.
“Then how about this?”
She picks up another bite and offers it again.
If I refuse she’ll probably get mad…
So I eat it.
“Yeah, it’s good — I mean, that’s the food I made.”
“Geez… I know that. That’s not what I mean.”
She puffs her cheeks in annoyance.
You don’t have to get mad.
Though… that expression is kind of cute.
“Kana-nee, um… I really like you. So don’t make that face.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
My face is probably bright red.
“Thank you. I’m really happy to hear that.”
She blushes and looks straight at me.
Don’t stare at me like that…
You can’t exactly kiss while eating breakfast.
Maybe she realized that too, because she quietly resumed eating.
