Nyanta & Pomeko

Chapter 47: Nanako 3

[Nanako PoV]　

It's been a while since I've been harassed.

　I had been with Haruka for a while now, and everything had been fine.

　So I was caught off guard. I was suddenly sprayed with water.

　My shoes were thrown away.

　Don't worry, I have an iron will. Besides, I have Haruka.

　That's why it's okay to be harassed like this. Maybe they'll get tired of it and it will end.

　Haruka-chan, you were having a hard time–

　Shinjo-kun's friendship with Shinozuka-san gradually changed into a softer atmosphere.

　Shinjo-kun, who hadn't even made eye contact with me before, called Haruka by her name.

　At karaoke, he protected Haruka.

　Haruka-chan didn't seem to know how to interact with Shinjo-kun because of her old guilt, the fact that she had said she wouldn't get involved, and the fact that it was a time when she was wracking her brains trying to figure out how to solve my misunderstanding.

　Haruka-chan is stupid and rough and looks like she doesn't think about anything, but ...... she's really very kind and sensitive.

　That's why I want Haruka-chan to be the only one who gets along with Shinjo-kun.

　I have Shinjo-kun in front of me.

　There's definitely something wrong with this brother and sister. ...... Why do you have to step into my heart so much?

　Shinjo-kun's single word almost broke me. "—-Use this."

　He said that and tried to push the towel to me.

　My iron will was about to break.

　My mind raced back to the middle school days I spent with Shinjo-kun.

　Ordinary daily conversation. A simple greeting. What a simple exchange .......

　–I was enjoying the time I spent with Shinjo-kun without calculating .......

　Shinjo-kun, with his cold eyes, gradually changed to a softer expression with a troubled look on his face.

I loved ...... watching it.

　Why now......?

　No, I was aware of my own mind even then. But I was so vain at that time that I pretended not to see it.

　I couldn't wipe off the cold uniform with my handkerchief—-

　The sand in my shoes was disgusting—-

　I was embarrassed that Shinjo-kun could see me looking so dirty—

　But more than that, more than anything, I can't forgive myself for breaking Shinjo-kun's heart.

　So my mouth was moving on its own.

"——"

　I don't know what I'm saying, I'm so incoherent.

　I just thought that if I hated myself, everything would be fine.

　Shinjo-kun just listened quietly with his towel in his hand.

　Before I knew it, I was breathing on his shoulder.

　That's it. I won't be a part of this anymore.

　With that in mind, I turned my back on Shinjo-kun and was about to leave, but...

　But then Shinjo-kun's voice pierced my heart—-