"So, are you willing to tell eldest sister what happened today? Is it related to the secret of Hokkaido?"

"——!"

"After all, your wavering doesn't seem to be fake, but I have been watching you. Although you concealed it well, the feeling exuding from your body is exactly the same as the day I brought you back from Hokkaido."

Kato Yusuke rubbed his face and pretended to be relaxed, "I don't think so."

Shiyu smiled softly, showing a very tolerant smile of an older character,

"Obviously you look so sad? It would be easier to talk about it?"

"..."

Kato Yusuke's smile froze on his face, and then faded away little by little, like the wrinkles of a shirt being smoothed out.

The clock hanging on the wall "tick-tock-tock", going step by step, the wind blew in from the balcony outside the window, and the honking of vehicles came from afar, but it made the room even quieter.

After waiting for a long time.

"...I'm sorry, but I have nothing to say about this."

"……Yeah?"

The hand, whose body temperature was lower than his, gently brushed his hair away.

"Since Yu-chan is so insistent, I won't force you."

Shiyu's voice is very soft.

"Although I may never have that opportunity, I still want to say. Whenever you want, I will listen to you.

No matter how unhappy, sad or uncomfortable those things are, I will take them all and you can talk to me like a trash can or a tree hole.

...Although this kind of role is a bit disadvantageous, I am older than you after all, so you are always welcome to fall into the arms of a big sister~?"

Under the gentle gaze, Kato Yusuke unconsciously pursed his lips, as if he was about to tremble accidentally.

"I won't do that kind of thing. Just like my senior sister, I don't like the roles of senior students."

"It's too late. From now on, you will always have such a troublesome character by your side."

"..."

"Hey, can you touch me?"

The girl said in a whisper-like tone, put her fingers through his, and took his hand.

"Forehead, cheeks, lips, shoulders, upper arms and abdomen... Although it is a little shy, thighs, calves, knees and toes are also required."

The other party gently guided his hand to touch the parts mentioned above.

Directly or indirectly, the distinct body temperature that was touched through the thin cloth surged through the fingertips, and the touch felt soft and smooth.

"I am here."

Shiyu held his hand tightly again, and gently poked his forehead with her fingertips with neatly trimmed nails.

"——Your light does illuminate someone, and I can always prove that. Maybe you are a trouble to others, but to me, you mean the world."

"...!"

Kato Yusuke lowered his gaze speechlessly.

The thirsty mouth was sticky, and the bitterness spread inside.

The gentle and firm declaration lingered in his ears, making him feel a heart-wrenching pain in his chest.

In fact, the longer he spends time with Shiyu, the more he can feel the talent and charm of him.

Whether it was his persistence in things, his dedication after his pride softened, or his tenderness at this moment, these all moved him very much.

Kato Yusuke also thought about whether to stay with her like this and develop like an ordinary couple.

But after hesitating, he felt that his feelings were not 100% pure, so he rationally stood outside the circle and decided not to take that step.

Including the reply he had agreed to give before, he had originally planned to refuse it.

But now, it seems as if something has broken silently and fallen apart.

The excuse I had originally thought of became unutterable.

He slowly raised his gaze, looked directly into those crystal bright wine-red eyes, took a deep breath, and then forced out a smile.

"...Although now may not be the time, can you listen to me? Regarding the answer to our appointment."

"...I've said it before, it doesn't matter if you reject me, it doesn't matter if you don't have a status, so you don't need to say anything."

"This is an agreed upon thing, and it should be fulfilled to senior sister."

"Why...? Am I your first experience partner?"

Shiyu's eyes dodge, and his face no longer has the calmness before. He just keeps making jokes, intentionally or unintentionally not wanting the conversation to continue, as if he is afraid of something.

"...Listen carefully to what I have to say."

Kato Yusuke took a shallow breath, stretched out a hand and gently locked her beautiful chin, forcing her to look at him.

"Yu...Yu-chan...I don't want to hear it...it doesn't matter if you don't listen..."

The girl's body was stiff, her expression was a bit anxious, and she seemed very resistant.

The red lips were pouting, trembling slightly like two willow leaves, as if they were too anxious to speak.

Regardless of her reaction, the young man continued speaking a little forcefully.

"Senior sister, you said you wanted to be with me, right? Several times...I've given you several chances to regret it. As long as you want to leave, I won't stop you."

"……I know."

"——But, because of your own lack of appreciation, that only ends today."

"……Eh?"

Facing Shiyu's confused gaze, Kato Yusuke pretended to be fierce and said word by word:

"I have already given you a chance, so even if you regret it and want to leave me in the future, I will never let you go. Remember this."

As he spoke, he slowly lowered his head, and at the same time raised her chin with a little force on his hand, and kissed those delicate petal-like lips.

"——!"

The girl remained motionless for a moment, as if the pause button had been pressed.

The ice-cold lips are soft and slippery, small and flexible, and you can taste a little bit of lip balm, coffee and pizza.

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but penetrate a little, gently rolled her up while she was still, and gave her a passionate kiss like an adult.

From her close face, you can see her gently trembling eyelashes, and a shallow layer of water appears in her crystal bright eyes, shining gently.

"...Yu-chan."

Shiyu murmured, hugged his neck tightly, and leaned against him.

After a long while, the two pairs of lips parted with a pop, like suckers being pulled off the wall.

Stopping the girl who wanted to get closer, Kato Yusuke asked in a low voice but clearly:

"...This is my answer. Since you didn't resist just now, you no longer have that chance. Remember?"

"...Yeah! I remember."

Shiyu's eyes were extremely serious, gentle and ethereal, and he was about to burst into tears.

He couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and his voice became softer, "It doesn't matter even if you want to resist and regret, because I will take you back again and again, Kasumigaoka Shiyu."

"...Oh...Yu-chan..."

A voice that was muffled by the nasal sound and slightly trembling responded to him.

The girl covered her mouth hard, her eyes couldn't stop shaking, tears flashed in the corners of her red eyes, and she burst into tears.
Chapter completed!