Chapter 26 - Realization

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OH, SO THEY DECIDED TO USE KAIJU NO. 9 AND KAIJU NO. 10 AS CODENAMES, HUH.

— I hummed, carefully peeling an apple and feeding Reno.

“I feel like a genius.” I boasted, huffing proudly.

“They would’ve used those codenames without your suggestion, idiot.” Reno rolled his eyes.

“Yeah, sure. Be a kill joy.” I poked his cheeks, pouting slightly.

“Still, that was a close one.” I mumbled, pertaining to that little slip up we made with Iharu-kun earlier.

“Who’s fault do you think is it?” Reno stared at me blankly.

“Excuse me, it was partially your fault, too.” I scoffed, eating a slice of apple using a fork.

The three of them stared at me with wide eyes, almost as if i did something unbelievable.

“What?” I asked, chewing.

“Y-you used that fork to feed Reno.” Kikoru pointed at the fork i was holding.

“And?” I asked, dumbfounded.

“You put it in your mouth.” Kafka-san added.

“So?” I raised a brow, taking another piece and putting it in my mouth again.

“Isn’t that an indirect kiss?” Iharu spoke from behind me, and i looked at him.

"Oh, that’s right.” I finally realized why they’re being like that.

“What of it? It’s not like we kissed for real.” I shrugged.

“You. . . sometimes, you’re really fooling me into thinking you seriously like me.” Reno sighed, covering his eyes with his arm.

I stayed quiet at this, placing the plate and fork at the table and standing up, moving closer to him. I grabbed his hand gently, leaning my face closer to his, staring at his widened eyes.

“You don’t think i do?” I asked.

A moment of silence hugged the room, before Kikoru harshly pulled me away from Reno and Kafka-san covered Reno’s face from my view with arms.

Kikoru dragged me out of the room, “Wha- Kikoru!?” I exclaimed, shocked at her sudden actions.

“Are you aware of what you’re doing?!” Kikoru asked with wide eyes, shaking my shoulders furiously.

“What? What’s wrong with what I did?” I asked, confused.

“That was basically a confession! Do you realize how shocking that was for Reno?” She said in a hushed voice.

“Why was it surprising? It’s not like he likes me or something-. . . Oh.” Realization hit me.

“What an idiot.” Ashiri commented.

I thought back to our previous encounters, even the ones before we went here. How differently he acted with me, how he felt shy when i asked about what they talked about me in the bath, and all his reactions and responses to my teasings.

Oh fuck. I’m screwed.”

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