After school, Kamaishi and I went to my house to study .

  “Welcome . ”


  “E-Excuse me . ”


  I invited Kamaishi, who looked nervous for no reason, inside the house .

  Her cheerful mood that had lasted all day vanished once we arrived .

  “Welcome back . ”


  Opening the door, Karen appeared from the inner part of the house .

  “.…… a guest?”


  “Yeah, my classmate, Kamaishi . ”


  “Pleased to meet you Karen-chan . My name is Kamaishi Sayaka . ”


  “.…… good to meet you . ”


  Finishing their introductions, Karen fixed her gaze at Kamaishi .

  “Is something the matter?”


  “.…… your girlfriend?”


  G-Girlfriend?! N- No way…… we’re not in that relationship yet! *cough*’


  Kamaishi answered Karen with a bright red face . I didn’t hear what she said in the end, but she looked pretty shaken .

  Karen on the other hand, muttered, “This is dangerous” which gave me a difficult time trying to understand the situation .

  “Anyway, we’re holding a study meeting in my room so don’t barge in . ”


  “Study meeting?”


  “Tests are close, after all . ”


  Karen replied with a, “Hmmm . ” to my answer and reverted to sighing as if she was pondering something .

  Then, seeming to have hit a good idea, she looked at me again .

  “I want to study with you too . ”


  “Ha? Your tests are soon too?”


  “Yeah, kinda . ”


  I felt troubled after that short exchange .

  I didn’t personally mind her studying with us, but what would Kamaishi say?

  When I glanced at the bashful Kamaishi while thinking about what to do, she said, “I don’t mind . It will be more fun with more people . ”


  Apparently guessing my thoughts, Kamaishi answered in my place .

  If she didn’t mind, then it would be fine .

  “Well then, let’s study, the three of us . ”


  “Sure!”


  Thus, the three of us headed to my room .

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  “.…… Hey, Karen . ”


  “What?”


  “Why did you sit here?”


  We used a square table to start our study meeting and for some reason, Karen sat next to me despite having two open seats .

  Kamaishi, who was sitting in front of me, gave an awkward smile while watching us .

  “.…… no reason . ”


  “There’s an empty seat just there . ”


  “It’s too narrow . ”


  It’s even more cramped if you sit here .

  When I moved slightly to the side, she moved again until she was clinging to my shoulder .

  Listen here, you need to leave some space .

  Before I was able to express my complaints, Karen leaned on me then looked at Kamaishi, a smirk on her face .

  Trying to imply that she could do this much with her usual gestures, Kamaishi seemed to have run out of patience and stood up .

  “I-I think sitting here is better too . ”


  Saying that, Kamaishi took a seat next to me but on the other side .

  Just…… why?

  Kamaishi moved closer to me until our shoulders touched and even went further, clinging to my arm .

  She glanced at Karen with a provoking expression . Karen, who was offended, was clinging to my arm as well .

  I wonder what this feeling was . It was like the mood was intensifying .

  As the two of them were intensely glaring at each other, I was gazing at the ceiling and thinking of a solution .

  “H-Hey, aren’t we going to study already?”


  “Can you shut up please, Kamiya-kun . ”


  “We didn’t settle yet . ”


  Um, settle what?

  I spent a while silently observing the two of them before I ran out of patience and stood up .

  “I-I’ll go get some drinks . ”


  I shook off Karen’s and Kamaishi’s hands and left the room as though I was escaping .

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  Kamiya left the room, which left Karen and I staring at each other .

  Come to think of it, I wondered why I had done something like that .

  I felt a bit ashamed after reflecting on my earlier conduct .

  I ended up sitting next to him in the heat of the moment when Karen started looking at me with a challenge in her eyes . I hope he didn’t hate it……

  Karen opened her mouth while I was feeling embarrassed from my earlier actions .

  “Hey, do you like Onii-chan?”


  “Eh? W-What do you mean?”


  I got shaken from her abrupt question .

  Noticing my reaction, Karen started chuckling .

  “You’re too easy to read . ”


  “Uu…… aa~”


  Realizing that Karen knew about my feelings towards Kamiya, I held my face as it turned completely red .

  “I love Onii-chan too . ”


  “Eh? S-So my perception wasn’t wrong after all . ”


  Karen’s sudden confession stunned me for a moment, but I wasn’t that surprised since I already assumed that much seeing her earlier conduct .

  But I was impressed that she could say it in such a composed manner . I’d definitely feel ashamed if I had been in her place .

  Admiring her fortitude and her calm personality, Karen turned in my direction and bowed down .

  “I’m sorry for what I did earlier . ”


  “Eh, I-It’s fine! I also got carried away, so I should apologize as well . Sorry!”


  I apologized to Karen who was lowering her head to me . Hearing my apology, Karen raised her head and we stared at each other until both of us giggled then started laughing . I felt stupid for my earlier actions .

  “What do you like about him?”


  Karen asked me after we had laughed for a while . The conversation suddenly turned into a love story .

  “I don’t mind telling you, but you should answer the same question too, Karen-chan . ”


  “Sure!”


  Thus we spent our time together talking about our memories with Kamiya .

  I talked about the time when I fainted because my anemia and when he saved me in terrorist incident .

  Karen told me about her experience of getting bullied in the past and that he had helped her out only recently in a similar situation .

  “Hee~ Kamiya-kun did that much, I didn’t know . ”


  I was amazed hearing about his achievement from Karen .

  He never stopped impressing me with his actions .

  “Speaking of that time, I slept with him in the same bed as a way to thank him . ”


  “S-Same bed?!”


  Hearing Karen’s unexpected statement, I was taken aback, my face completely red . If they slept in the same bed that means…… no way!

  “You shouldn’t! You two are siblings! Y-You shouldn’t……”


  (TL note: What’s this girl saying? siblings? Pffffft, too late my daughter . )

  Noticing my bafflement, Karen asked me with a mean grin .

  “What are you imagining? We just slept together . ”


  “EH? You mean, nothing else?”


  “What else could we have done?”


  I let out a silly sound when she asked me that question and felt extremely embarrassed of myself once again .

  So that’s what she meant by sleeping together……

  “Well, we’re not blood-related, so it won’t be a problem anyway . ”


  Hearing her abrupt, plot-twisting announcement, my red face immediately turned serious .

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  “Eh? You’re not blood-related siblings?”


  According to Karen’s story, Kamiya lost his parents long ago in an accident and was adopted by his relatives, Karen’s family .

  “Is that so……?”


  “Well, Onii-chan doesn’t seem to mind it anyway so you don’t need to be so considerate . ”


  I didn’t even imagine that Kamiya would have such a past . Thinking about it, Kamiya is the only person I know in our school ……

  I want to know more about him .

  “Karen-chan, can you tell me more about Kamiya-kun?”


  “About Onii-chan?”


  “Yes, I want to know more about him . ”


  I looked at Karen with a serious expression .

  Gazing at me for a while, Karen said as she giggled, “Okay, ask me anything . ”


  With that, Karen and I spent our time chatting about Kamiya before he came back .

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  I’m currently standing in front of the door .

  It was hard to step inside once again after escaping from that charged atmosphere .

  I carried with me a well-prepared tray of juice and snacks .

  (Let’s do this……!!)

  Knowing well that I shouldn’t stand there for too long, I made my resolve and opened the door .

  “And after that……”


  “Really……?”


  In front of me was a harmonious mood, entirely different from the one I had left in the room .

  Karen and Kamaishi were comfortably chatting, and seemed to be on good terms .

  I wonder what happened while I was absent .

  Having doubts that spawned from the current situation, I tried asking them .

  “It’s a secret between girls . ”


  “You won’t understand it . ”


  That was their answer .

  Replying to my question the both of them called each other by “Karen-chan” and “Saya-chan” .

  Just how far did they go with their friendship in such a short time?

  Well, It’s fine as long as they’re on good terms .

  Coming to this conclusion, I decided to stop thinking about it .

  After that, we spent a fun and significant amount of time studying .

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  Bonus

  Friends

  “Hey, Kamaishi-san……” ← Yato

  “Karen-chan, did you know the other day……”


  “Hey Karen……” ← Yato

  “Saya-chan, about this part……”


  “.…… I feel kinda lonely now . ” ← Yato

  “You still got me, Chief!”


  “Thank you, Rouga . ” ← Yato