t’s time we started calling each other by our first names.”

“Well, then… um… Mizuna.”

“…Ah it’s quite embarrassing now that I think of it.”

Shinozuka-san’s cheeks turned to a vermillion shade as she embarrassedly scratched it with her index finger.
The same was for me as well as I was not at all used to calling girls of my age with their given name.

The air was somehow filled with a sense of uneasiness.
Kaede, who was listening to the conversation between us, suddenly made her move.

Suddenly, she shoved a chunk of meat into my mouth.

“Eat it.
Meatball!”

“…Ughh!”

I wonder why she forcefully put the meatball in my mouth and on top of it why she was yelling its name.
Because I was not ready for it, I choked and coughed because of loss of air.

Shinozuka-san who was just beside me noticed me choking, she hurriedly rubbed my back with a concerned expression on her face.

“Are you okay?”

“Hmph! It’s Mi-kun’s fault.”

“I wonder what I did wrong to get punished so harshly?”

Kaede snorted in dissatisfaction and averted her gaze, then she quickly stood while trying to run away from the situation in which she was indeed guilty.


“Look, the lunch is over so let’s go on some rides.”

“Sure, let’s do that.”

My stomach was already at its limit, so I was grateful for Kaede’s suggestion.
And when Shinozuka-san saw me agreeing to her words she hurriedly put the lunch box back in her bag.

While she was still holding my hand, I sighed and both of us stood from the bench.
Shinozuka-san tilted her head and asked curiously.

“What are we going to ride?”

“Before we think about it, can you take your hands off from Mi-kun first, Mizuna-chan?”

“I’m still feeling the after effects of the roller coaster.”

“Heeh… So you are still going to stick to it.
Then I guess it will be fine for you to hold my hand right?”

“…I don’t have a problem with that.”

Shinozuka-san’s cheeks twitched a little but after thinking about it for a while she reluctantly left my hand free and held onto Kaede’s hand.

“…Ugh, it hurts.”

“Ara, Is that so? I guess I should hold onto Minato-kun’s hand then.”

“It’s okay, it doesn’t hurt that much.”

“Kaede-chan, are you going to get revenge on me?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Looks like you won’t answer me.”


Kaede and Shinozuka-san held each other’s hands firmly with awkward smiles on their faces.

While I was looking at this spectacle with a bit of confusion lingering in my mind, Shi-chan who was next to me tugged on my hand sleeves and said in a low voice which only I could hear.

“Please hold my hand tightly Minato-nii.”

“Hmm? Sure…”

I gently grasped her small and soft left hand.

She looked a little nervous, but when she got in touch with the familiar warmth her cheeks loosened in a relaxed smile, and she continued.

“Actually, Yumi-nee is also here.”

What? Sakuramiya-sensei is here too… but where?”

I looked around, but I couldn’t see anyone who looked like her.

“I think it will be a good idea to call her out, or else both of them quarrel for the whole day.”

“…Did she also accompany both of you?”

“Something like that.
She is probably a loner, so she will be very happy when she sees you Minato-nii.”

“But if you all came together then why is she not with you?”

It looks like Sakuramiya-sensei also came with both of them, so she should be acting as their guardian for the meantime so why has she abandoned her role?

While I was perplexed, Kaede turned around to me.

“Mi-kun, Shi-chan, let’s go.”

Even though I was feeling uneasy in my heart, I took Shi-chan’s hand and walked towards where Kaede and Shinozuka-san were.

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