Chapter No:- 05

Shiori P:-

A month has passed since then.

　"You know what? I tried to talk to him too, you know? But every time I tried, Aoi's Angel Armor got in the way."

　No, he's just too cute. Are we really the same age? I'd believe you if you told me you skipped a grade in middle school.

　But! It's not like I did nothing for a month!

　Aoi's current height is 152cm and weight is 40.3kg.

The height difference between us is about 17cm! Weight? Well, I have larger than average breasts so I'm a little heavier. Just a little.

　By the way, I can't be mistaken because I peeked at the results of my physical exam. When I saw this, I was convinced that my unnecessarily good dynamic visual acuity was for this purpose.

　And another thing, neither Aoi nor I have made any friends in the past month. In middle school, there was a lot of confession rush and I got tired of relationships with girls, so I've been trying to be a cool character and not get too involved with others since then, so it's fine for me, but when no one talks to Aoi, I can't help but wonder, "Are these people blind?"

　If it were me, I wouldn't just leave a shota my age who I could legally get my hands on alone...

　...Oh well. It feels good to be immersed in the feeling of superiority that I'm the only one who knows.

　But I realized it was about time I started talking to him, and was wondering how to do it when someone spoke to me.

"Takanishi-san, do you want to go to karaoke today?"

"No."

"Don't say that. We want to become friends with Takanishi-san soon."

　You're so persistent. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to win over my beloved angel.

"I'm busy right now."

　I may have been a little too cold towards her, but I have to maintain this distance to avoid creating any weird friction with the other girls. It's true that I'm busy with Aoi right now.

"We're changing seats today."

　The moment my homeroom teacher came into the classroom and said that, I was in despair.

　Because! I might end up separated from Aoi!? Right now, I'm in front, so I've been able to be involved when handing out handouts or doing group work... but every time that happens, I can't help but grin, so I quickly look away.

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　Feeling very depressed, I decided to draw the lottery that my teacher had made. The result was as follows.

"nice to meet you"

"Y-Yes, thank you very much."

　Yes! I won the seat next to Aoi!

　This must be fate. Both Aoi and I have the character for west in our last names, so it's definitely fate. No doubt about it. Yes.

　I mean, I was just saying hello naturally!

　It'll be okay!? I tried to tighten my facial muscles as much as possible, but what if he thinks I'm weird after this... Ugh, I'm worried about whether I'll be able to get along with him sitting next to me.

　Let me start with the conclusion. The seat next to me was the best!!

　First of all, it's great to be able to see Aoi , while pretending to look out the window! His serious face during class, his face when he's desperately trying to hold back a yawn but ends up doing it anyway, and sometimes his eyes get all glassy as he dozes off. What? Isn't he so cute?

　But I feel like I can feel someone looking at me...

　Ah! Maybe everyone noticed how cute Aoi is!? ...No, I'm sure they just happened to be looking my way. If they were going to notice, they would have noticed sooner.

　So here we are. In front of Aoi's room!

I don't know what that means though.

　Well, I guess I did feel a sense of crisis too.

　It's clear that more and more people are watching Aoi recently!!

　During class and breaks, I began to feel people looking at me. You could say it's just my imagination, but I feel like my Aoi danger sensor is reacting, so there's no doubt about it!

　And the reason why I was standing in front of the entrance was to eliminate my escape route! Up until now, I had been powerless to resist Aoi's angel armor and had been forced to flee. But here, I had no choice but to talk to Aoi! ...Well, my room was next door, so I could escape if I wanted to.

　...Even so, isn't Aoi a little late?

　Maybe he's been caught up in some kind of incident!? It's possible! Maybe the world just didn't overlook Aoi's cuteness after all!? This is bad, this is bad. My own Aoi has become everyone's Aoi...

　While I was lost in such a fantasy, I heard footsteps coming down the hallway.

"Ah, you're finally back."

"Um, well, yeah?"

　Hehe, Aoi's confused face is cute too.

　Oh, that's right, I have to say this.

"Welcome back, Aoi."

"...I Am back? Takanishi-san?"

　And so began the first conversation between Aoi and I in our high school lives.

"Excuse me."

　So, I went into Aoi's room!!

　For the time being, it would be awkward if I remained silent, so I just made my way down the hallway saying inoffensive things like "Amazing" and "Beautiful."

"It's cute and can do housework... I want it."

　Haaah, my desire unconsciously spilled out of my mouth.

　Is it okay?! No one asked me?!

　By the way, I've gone to see Aoi's sleeping face many times... but I was wrong. I've sneaked in late at night to surprise Aoi, so I know pretty much where everything is, but if he found out, I could only see his being put off, so that's why I'm reacting like it's my first time seeing him.

　As we were walking, Aoi urged me to sit on the sofa, so I obediently sat down. Then, Aoi tried to sit on the floor on the other side, so I quickly moved to the edge of the sofa, patted the person next to me, and said, "You can sit next to me."

　Aoi was a little confused, but he sat down next to me.

　(What? That's too cute.)

　How can a simple sitting motion be so cute? I instinctively tried to stroke its head, but quickly pulled it back. Then I noticed something.

　(...Huh? How should I talk about it?)

　She had been so desperate to talk to Aoi that she hadn't even thought about how to start the conversation.

　When I looked over at Aoi, he was looking at me with a puzzled expression. Seriously! Why is he looking at me with such a cute expression!?

　Desperately fighting with my reason, I realized there was no point in asking in a roundabout way, so I decided to ask directly.

"Do you understand me?"

　Aoi opened her eyes wide, then began to speak timidly with an anxious look on her face.

"...Could it be, Shi-chan?"

"Yeah, that's right. It's been a while, Aoi."

　Yes, I won! Aoi remembered me!

　That fact alone is enough to make me eat three bowls of rice.

　Thank goodness, if she had forgotten about me now I would have become the suspicious person who sneaks into Aoi's room every night and lies in wait in ambush in front of the entrance.

"Shi-chan! Shi-chan!"

　As I was feeling relieved, Aoi hugged me and began crying.

　Huh?! What?! Aoi! Is hugging me?!

　(What?! Is that okay?! I can hug you back and pet your head, too?!)

　Aoi was the one who hugged me, so I didn't want to miss this chance so I hugged him back gently, stroked his head and enjoyed him to my heart's content.

The battle with my reason began.