Obanai sighed, rubbing the back of his head.
"Look, I'm not blind. I can see that you're both worried about something."
He crossed his arms and stepped closer.
"If there's something going on, you can tell me."
He said, his voice calm and reassuring.
Shinobu hesitated, glancing at Mitsuri, who nodded encouragingly. She took a deep breath, her voice barely above a whisper.
"It's... About Shinazugawa-San and Tomioka-San..."
What...?
Obanai frowned, leaning closer, as if eager to listen to the problem.
"They're not together anymore..."
Mitsuri added, her voice choking up. Obanai's gaze sharpened, his expression turning serious.
"What do you mean, 'not together anymore'? Did something happen? And why am I only hearing about this now?"
His eyes narrowed, unable to believe the words he was hearing.
Mitsuri and Shinobu exchanged a glance.
"It's... Complicated."
Mitsuri admitted.
"There seems to have been a misunderstanding between them... And neither of them is talking to the other now."
Obanai's expression darkened.
"Misunderstanding, you say?"
He frowned, as if trying to recall his last interaction with Sanemi.
"I... I only care about Tomioka..."
Sanemi's words seemed to replay in his mind. He cleared his throat, a concerned look in his eyes.
"Tell me, everything."
Shinobu took a deep breath and explained the whole situation to Obanai, starting from Giyuu's request to Sanemi.
Obanai listened intently, his expression growing grimmer by the second.
When Shinobu explained how Tengen told Giyuu about the things he had heard from Sanemi, Obanai's eyes narrowed.
He asked her to pause right there, as if he knew something.
"Wait a minute..."
He mumbled, his mind processing Tengen's misunderstanding about the situation.
Shinobu looked at Obanai, waiting for him to speak. Mitsuri also turned her attention to him, curious about what he was going to say. Obanai crossed his arms, a thoughtful expression on his face.
Obanai replayed every single thing that had happened the day he was talking to Sanemi. He recalled every word, Shinobu's description of the current situation slowly making sense. His eyes widened, everything slowly starting to become clear.
Shinobu and Mitsuri stared at him expectantly.
"Iguro-San, do you know something?"
Obanai took a deep breath in, putting things together. It all made sense now.
"Shinazugawa... He didn't say that..."
He said, his gaze fixed to the ground. He swallowed hard, his expression thoughful.
"What...?"
Shinobu's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Wh-What do you mean, Iguro-San?"
Mitsuri asked, unable to believe in his words.
Obanai's gaze shifted to the sky, his expression almost unreadable.
"He never said that he didn't care about Tomioka... That idiotic Uzui must've misunderstood the whole situation and probably heard only half of the conversation and jumped to conclusions."
Shinobu's face paled.
"How... How are you so sure...?"
Obanai's eyes met hers, he swallowed hard.
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SaneGiyuu: Loving You Is Easy
FanfictionAfter misunderstanding Giyuu for years, Sanemi never bothered to know a single thing about him, calling him a 'loner'. Giyuu had also formed an image of Sanemi as a 'hot-tempered man' in his mind. But as time passed, The two finally decided to give...
