I'm sitting at a table with a woman I just spoke to privately for the first time today, in her house, with her and her mother. How did this happen?

　"Mamoru-san, please come this way too."

　"Ah, yes. Thank you."

　"Ufufu, so cute~"

　…And he is being fed by her mother, Rika-san. Just now, he was given some fried chicken, so he quietly stuffed it into his mouth. Yes, it's delicious.

　"But, Mom! That's not what I came here to do!"

　"Oh my, are you jealous? Don't worry, I'm devoted to my father."

　"What?! It's not like that! I'm, I'm, I'm not jealous at all!"

　Niizuma-san was red with anger. I guess she really shows her true colors at home. I've never seen her angry at school, so it was a bit refreshing.

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　"...Ahaha, then let me get to the main topic."

　"You wanted to ask about Rie, right? I don't mind. My daughter is in high school, so I'm sure she'll fall in love. Marriage isn't on the cards yet, though."

　When I said that to bring the topic back to the present, Rika-san said that. ...No, no, that can't be true. Niizuma-san had a boyfriend . ...Maybe Niizuma-san had n't told her family?

　"…No, Mom. Listen.…My boyfriend dumped me."

　The moment Niizuma-san said that, Rika-san's expression suddenly became serious? Her lightless eyes staring at me were incredibly scary. I felt as if she was asking me, "Is that true?" so I nodded once. In my heart, I wanted to shake my head up and down like crazy, but with the remaining rationality, I suppressed my fear, knowing that it would be rude.

　Niizuma-san told her about her relationship with Kuzuhara from the beginning to the present day. She told her how it was love at first sight, how she confessed her feelings and was successful, how they went to the movies on their first date, and how yesterday she saw him walking around with another woman, and how she became curious and followed him, and ended up going into a love hotel. When she confronted him about it, he got angry and they broke up.

　What's especially unbelievable is that he would ask Niizuma for money on dates. Neither Niizuma nor I believe that a woman should pay for all dates, but it's still wrong to make her pay for everything. He also seemed to look at her rudely every time we went on a date. Niizuma didn't want to do that sort of thing until she was 18, so they didn't even kiss. That may have been a reason we broke up, but it was much better than forcing a relationship that was just physical.

　"…I see"

　Rika listened to the end and only muttered one word.