イタズラな KISS ~3 ✔

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Epilogue Thirty-One: Irie-Naoki's Thoughts Before (Special Part)

"Rana! Can I borrow your algebra book! I slipped my test paper into it... I have to get it now!" someone called Rana in.

"Okay, I'm coming." she replied and then turned to us, "I have to go. Kotoko, don't bother Samuel Ni-chan. I'll kill you if you do." she glared at me as she stood up, "Thanks, Ni-chan." she waved and then left.

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"So... I can't concentrate if you don't leave, Kotoko."

"I am not doing anything! I just want to watch you for a while! That's all."

He growled, "That's the thing! I don't want to be watched while I'm reading! It irritates me!"

"I'm being quiet here. I won't make a sound. I just love to sit in the porch and have a glance in the night sky... I won't disturb you, promise!" I raised my hand high.

"This porch is too wide! Go and sit over there!"

"But wouldn't you get lonely?"

"I'm studying here! I'd appreciate if you sit over there!" he pointed a far distance.

"Okay." I decided, "I just have to ask you one more thing." I started interrogating after clearing my throat, this has been going on in my mind since I talked to Elise-chan. It made me think quite a few things.

"Another stupid question again? Go bother Naoki Ni-chan instead!"

"Why are you taking a medicine course? Oji-chan wanted Irie-kun to take a law course but since he declined it... I know you are trying to impress Oji-chan but... taking a medicine course don't make sense if he wanted one of his grandsons to be a lawyer."

"You're quite nosy, aren't you?"

"My instincts told me that there's something I can do... and I can't keep my hands off to it. I think I should do something."

"You use your kind of stupidity to be clever aren't you, Kotoko?"

"Hey, I am older than you! You should at least address me properly. I just wanted to know. I've been a ball of humiliation since I started pursuing Irie-kun and I think I have to use that now. I don't mind, I just want to know... I feel like I have to."

"I don't want you to keep your nose on it, Kotoko-san. But since I know you won't stop bothering me so I'll tell you... I want to become a doctor. My father was ill... and probably my Grandpa too... I know Naoki Ni-chan is a good doctor, he's genius and I can't argue on that but... this town needs a doctor too... and I don't want to disturb him like I always do. I have to become one, so I thought and besides... it's quite a big burden on Naoki Ni-chan for us to be under on his shadow... it's not that I am so confident of my brain but at least I should make use of it since it was quite brilliant. Naoki Ni-chan has you to be taken care of... I know you have a rare disease of your night blindness, Kotoko. I could tell it right away."

"What... how did you know?" It was a huge shock to me. I can't even blink.

"When you are wandering on your finding for a plum, Ni-chan ga was worried about you. He can't leave the kitchen so he asked me to follow you before he does. Unfortunately, I didn't see you. You're quite troublesome aren't you?"