27. Perfect day for confession
[Tsu~mu~chan, what is this?]Immediately after returning home, Iwato showed Tsumugu the textbooks while twitching his face.
Upon seeing that, Tsumugu snorted as she fold her arms in satisfaction.
[Nn…the best quality][In order to…spend a few days together…with Nii-san. I don’t feel guilty mysteriously]
What an unreasonable confession.
There’s no anger in his face, but only an amazed wry smile.
(Well, it was quite noisy ever since Karen and Ayame came. Above all, Tsumu is more important than the accommodation training)
Iwato muttered so in his mind.
[Then, I leave the persuasion of those two to you]He said so while pointing his fingers at those two who looks to start a fight.
After that, Tsumugu’s persuasion took a long time.
[You two…selfish. The result won’t…change anymore][That’s right! You’re sel……Wait, Karen? I just heard a weird word……]
The content was something like that.
Although Karen and Ayame wants to go to the accommodation training with Iwato, they thought that feel bad to leave Tsumugu alone at home.
It was such conversation that completely ignores Iwato’s will.
[……Gusu, Karen…and Ayame…mean]It took about one hour for the conversation to reach a parallel line.
Upon seeing that, Karen and Ayame starts to be fl.u.s.tered.
However–those tears are real.
These two interrupt just when she was looking forward to spend the few days with his brother. Even though the cause is Tsumugu herself, she is still an elementary school student. The feelings that rose high lose its’ drop point, and as a result, it turned into tears.
And, what left at the spot were two pale looking girls.
And, while looking at them, Iwato
[You two……what a cruel thing to do against a 9-year-old……]He said that while twitching his face.
[B-But it can’t be helped! I’m also looking forward to the accommodation training with Master!][You could say that, but this happened because you two stayed in this house, isn’t it?]
By those words that overlapped with her words, the two became speechless.
And yet, their idiotic parents have done it.
For Tsumugu who can’t live without Iwato, it more or less became stress.
[Well, I won’t ask you to move now. Tsumu seems to be having fun with you two here. But, despite her appearance, she’s a spoiled child. That’s why……well, I won’t order you to do things, but please understand her]Iwato said so as he goes up the stairs slowly.
Iwato thinks of such thing with a loosen face as he goes up the stairs. And he stopped in front of Tsumugu’s room.
[Oooi, Tsumu. I’m here~]When he called her, the door opened a little, and blue eyes similar to Iwato’s peeked at him from the gap.
And the door closed immediately.
[No]A simple rejection.
Iwato mutters [I see……] without any sadness, and he sits down while leaning against the wall next to the door.
And, said simple and easy-to-understand words.
[Say, Tsumu. I have decided to stay in this house during the accommodation training]To be precise, he can’t be there all the time as he has to attend supplementary lessons. In the first place, due to the supplementary lessons being compulsory, he can’t avoid it. And, Iwato once again speak to Tsumugu.
Then, a b.u.mping sound can be heard from the room, and Iwato loosens his face further by Tsumugu’s cuteness when he imagined what she is doing inside.
[Tsumu is really cute]
[–!?]And, Iwato who said it unconsciously.
Various sounds can be heard from the room, and after a few seconds, the door opens slowly.
[N-Nii-san……is that true?]Tsumugu who peeked from the gap, asks so with 20% anxiety, 20% excitement, and 60% joy.
Then, Iwato showed a smile naturally.
[Isn’t it obvious? Did I even tell a lie to you before?]That’s right, Iwato basically don’t tell a lie to Tsumu.
Therefore, Tsumugu has absolute faith in Iwato, and she shakes her head.
[Nii-san…absolutely…won’t lie][……Only…me?]
[Yeah]
Then, Tsumugu blushes and starts to be restless.
Hiding his ident.i.ty, his past, his own feelings, and his true nature(shampoo)……forget about the last one, but the current Nagumo Iwato has a lot of lies.
She looks downward to hide her blushing face, but steals a glance at Iwato with upturned eyes.
And, Iwato who saw that, said this with a smile.
[Don’t worry, I will always be by your side]Eventually after that, Tsumugu blushed and shut herself in her room.
And, what left there is Iwato who crouches while holding his chest.
Such Iwato went to the school while dragging the pain along.
[Gufu……T-That’s the so-called rebellious age, huh……?][Yeah]
Iwato’s thought was cut in two by Karen and Ayame. He raises his head while enduring the throbbing pain in his chest.
[Well, leaving that aside for now, have you two prepared? It’s the day after tomorrow, right? The accommodation training]The two reacted with a twitch by those words.
Today was the day when the test papers were returned to the students. Iwato dropped his shoulders upon seeing white and red colors to stand out in his papers, and he knocked down Eita who laughed scornfully–And two days later, it’s the accommodation training.
Then, the girls
[Well, it’s just 2 days 1 night. And, we’re only going to the training field at the outskirts of Sapporo. So minimum preparation is enough][I-I-I’ll pack the rest later]
An outrageous confession. The second time.
Iwato looked at Karen with sympathy, and she looked discontent.
[Master! Even though Ayame-chan is using honorifics, she’s a liar! Please don’t trust her so easily!][W-W-What!?]
Ayame knew that those words are the truth.
When she dropped her shoulders, Iwato who saw that, talks in a fl.u.s.ter.
[Ah, but that. I don’t trust you, but I rely on you much, you know? Tsumu is shutting herself, and Karen is……err, well……un. That, right?]
[W-What’s with that! Even I also will feel hurt, you know!?]And once again, Karen looks discontent.
Iwato lightly ward it off, and
[Well, if you want me to trust you, drop the honorifics]
[No, I won’t]An immediate reply.
Iwato stared in wonder as he thought that she would reply [T-Then, I have no choice……], but Ayame said something not understandable, and she continues
[Well, the reason why I use honorifics on Iwato-sama is because I’m in love with you. Even if you ask me to drop it……]The cla.s.s becomes quiet by those words.
Although Ayame was puzzled by the situation, Karen was the first who regained her consciousness.
[W-W-Wha-What are you saying all of a sudden!? A-Are you an idiot!? To be honest, I thought that you seem to have that feeling, but why like this……]
[No. In this few weeks together with Iwato-sama, I finally realized it. Rather than not revealing my feelings forever, it’s more effective if I confess quickly, isn’t that right?]She said so, and looks at Iwato.
Following that, Karen and the dumbfounded students look at Iwato–
[Ah……Um, err…..what to say, ah, un, thanks……]
[M-MASTEEEEEER!?]The figure of Iwato blushing.
Upon seeing that, Ayame grins as if the current situation is just as planned, but still, she blushes and
[Anytime is fine, so I’ll be waiting for your answer, Iwato-sama♡]She came near to Iwato’s ear and muttered such thing.