With her eyes slanted upwards and her eyebrows turned down in anger, Kuonji continued to glare at Kotono.
I don't know why she's so angry... but she's met Kotono before, right...?
Behind Kuonji, who looked ready to explode with rage, was Ryuguin, who was grinning ear to ear.
This has turned into something quite troublesome...
“Hey, Onii. Riran-tan is looking at me and she looks angry, doesn't she?”
“A-Ah... yeah...”
“...Hmm? Hmmm? ...Hahan, I see how it is...”
Kotono showed a suspicious smile, as if she had figured something out.
This girl is definitely thinking of something no good.
“Onii. No matter what happens from now on, don't say a word.”
“Eh?”
“I'll treat you to this meal.”
“I'm in.”
“Wow, Onii, you're such trash.”
A cheese-in hamburger steak eaten with someone else's money is the most delicious thing, after all.
While we were talking about that, Kuonji, who had been outside, walked into the shop with long strides.
“Welcome, custo—hik?!”
Hey, don't scare the staff, you idiot.
Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp. She came straight towards us and stood tall with her arms crossed in front of Kotono and me.
Faced with such a version of Kuonji, Kotono maintained a calm smile.
“Oh my, I wonder who you might be?”
...Eh, Kotono? What's with that way of speaking? It doesn't suit you at all.
“...Who the hell are you?”
“Me? Let's see... I suppose I'm someone very important to him.”
Well, she's not wrong. But can she do something about that suggestive way of saying it?
Wait, Kuonji, do you seriously not realize it's Kotono?
Well, she's wearing more mature clothes than back then and her hairstyle is different... so I guess that makes sense.
...Huh? Come to think of it, she was acting like this back then too, wasn't she...?
“Im-Important...?! Sa-Sanada... you...!”
“W-Wait, Kuonji. This is—”
When I tried to speak, Kotono blocked my mouth with her index finger. Hey, what's with this finger? I'll lick it, you know.
“Aki-kun. Leave this to me, okay?”
This girl is enjoying this...
“Ah... Aaaaaaaaaaah, Aki-kun...?!”
“Heh... Sanada-kun, so you were dating an older woman.”
She's way too shaken up, and Kotono is younger than her, and we aren't dating, and above all, she's my sister.
But Kuonji seemed to be in total shock.
“Sa... na... da...!”
No, I'm not the one at fault here. It's the fault of you for misunderstanding completely and Kotono for teasing you for fun.
“Wait. Are you planning to lay a hand on my Aki-kun?”
“Who is yours?!”
“Fufufu. Hissing like a cat... what a cute girl.”
Kotono, you've been ending every sentence with 'kashira' for a while now. Isn't your image of an 'adult woman' a bit too cheap?
Kotono stood up smoothly.
Maybe because of her heels, Kotono was slightly taller than Kuonji.
Even so, Kuonji didn't flinch and glared at her while looking up.
“Are you a college student? What are you going to do about your Fated Person?”
“Eh? A-Ah...”
This girl didn't think that far ahead. Her eyes are swimming like butterflies.
“...It's, it's like a little snack, I wonder? If you're an adult woman, this sort of thing is natural... I wonder?”
“A snack...?!”
Kotono-chan, you've been reading those stupid magazines again, haven't you? Big brother is seriously worried about your future.
Anyway, this is becoming a nuisance to the other customers, so I want them to stop soon.
While watching the exchange between Kotono and Kuonji and eating my hamburger steak, Ryuguin tilted her head and sat down next to me.
“Hey, Sanada-kun. Who is she really? Tell me secretly.”
“...Mumble mumble mumble.”
“! Fufu, I see.”
This one is also enjoying herself.
Ryuguin stood up and placed her hand on Kuonji's shoulder.
“Riran-chan, it seems like we're in the way, so let's go. It would be bad to disturb the two of them.”
“Wha-What are you saying! There's no way I can back down now!”
Please back down. Earnestly.
Because you guys are making a scene, the other customers are looking at us.
“Hey, look. It's a scene, a love triangle scene.”
“I've never seen such a bold scene in this day and age...”
“And the girls at that table are high level.”
“Just how capable is that guy they're fighting over...?!”
“Isn't he just a trashy guy, I wonder...?”
Stop it, don't look at me like that!
I'm just a victim in this...
“Even though you have a Fated Person, going after another man... you're quite the bitch, aren't you?”
“You're the one who's a bit too obsessed with Aki-kun, I wonder. What exactly are you to Aki-kun?”
“Ugu... th-that... is...”
Hey, don't look over here.
When I looked away and silently ate my hamburger steak, Kuonji glared at me with teary eyes.
“Sanada! I didn't think you were the kind of guy who would go for such a loose woman!”
“No, it's not like I went for her...”
“Don't make excuses, you idiot!”
I feel like a man being interrogated for cheating even though I haven't cheated.
The teary-eyed Kuonji grabbed me by the collar and forced me to face her.
“You should just look at me... for the rest of your life!”
She dropped a bomb.
Kotono's eyes widened. Ryuguin placed her hand over her mouth in elegant surprise.
And Kuonji had a face like she realized she'd done it.
Ah... what should we do about this?