Chapter 59 – 6.11 Reconciliation With Yuuki? Advice

Last night I couldn’t sleep easily.

The culprit that disturbs my sleep.
Needless to say, it’s Akane.

I have the ability to read the thoughts of anyone nearby.
Especially on a quiet night, the function is more alive. To the extent that listening to the mind of the person on the other side of the wall is not a job.

My older sister tends to go to bed early, so her sleep is rarely disturbed.

But last night, Akane tossed and turned until late in the morning.
The unfamiliar bed was uncomfortable and I had a lot of worries.
It must have had an effect of staying up in a love hotel for a while.
Whether Akane goes to bed early or not is none of my business.

The problem is that I couldn’t sleep because I could hear Akane’s tossing and turning.

“It hurts there. It stings Shall I ask for some medicine?”
“But even that hurts my pride. Hey, let’s just be patient for a few days.”

『Yuu….』
『Will Knives really help you reconcile with Yuu?』
『I don’t think he will pay proper attention to Knives’ personality. It must be something like, ‘If it doesn’t work’.”
“Ha…… To believe in Knives and wait. There is no one else to trust.”

『Even if I reconcile with Yuu with the help of Knives, that’s a bit…….』
『…… Ugh, now is not the time to argue about that. You have to do whatever you can.”
『I made Knives help me like that, so it’s practically the same as reconciling myself. Yes, let’s think so.”

『Until you reconcile with Yuu, you shouldn’t disobey Knives’ words…….』
“Doing this or that…….』

『Yuu….』
『Black…… Ugh….』

“To rot.”

I had to listen to such trivial thoughts one-sidedly all night long.

And, the aftereffects carried over into the next morning.

“Nives. Didn’t you sleep last night?”
“…… Not really.”

Seeing me half-asleep while eating, my older sister asks anxiously.

“Huh. I must have had strange thoughts all night.”

Akane rolls her eyes and talks to herself as if to listen to me.
Rot. I couldn’t sleep because of whom.

“But why are you sitting at the table when you’re not going to eat?”
“You and the teacher should see what kind of side dishes you like and how to season them to suit your taste.”
“Swimming. Did you make this too?”
“Okay. When Knives are asleep.”

Akane must be sitting down to nag me.

“Akane will make a good bride.”

My older sister looks at Akane with a hearty smile.

“What about the bride? He has such a personality, but who will take him?”

-Pak.

Akane kicks my shin under the table.
Of course it didn’t hurt at all.

“Ugh…….”

Conversely, Akane grabbed her toes and groaned.
Silly.

I’m ready to leave the house.

“Me, Knives.”

Akane called me to the front door.
He seems to have something he wants to say, but he hesitates as if it is difficult to say it.

“What.”

It was obvious what to say.
Coming to my house, trying to score points by doing housework, and having sex with me quietly.

Akane had only one reason for doing this.

“That…… Say something to Yuu, please take good care of me.”

To beg forgiveness from Yuuki.
That was the only reason Akane lived.

『Right now, the only person I can rely on is Knives. I hate to admit it, but….』

“…… Well, let’s talk first. Don’t expect anything, just wait.”
“Yes. Bye.”

She leaves her house, being seen off by Akane, who smiles a little happily.
I was feeling a complex feeling that was hard to put into words.

* * *

“—Knives. Knives?”
“…… Uh?”

Could it be that the reason why he didn’t even notice Yuuki calling right next to him was because he wasn’t awake?

Morning, on the way to the academy.
Hina said she was going with her friends and went out first, and I was walking with Yuuki.

It just went well. It was a perfect opportunity to bring up Akane’s story.
Yuuki and I are neighbors anyway, so even if you don’t tell me, you’ll soon find out that Akane is living with us. I didn’t talk and dragged it around, but it was better for me to inform you first before buying a pointless misunderstanding.

However…… I was hardly able to speak.
Apparently, there was something about Yuuki that he was reluctant to talk about.

Akane committed a sin that was hard to be forgiven by Yuuki. A sin that can’t be said even if you die. In fact, she even died once because of it.

And Yuuki seemed to have no intention of forgiving Akane. That’s a fact that can be understood just by looking at Yuuki’s cold-blooded rejection of Akane yesterday.

And it is ridiculous for me to intervene between them and encourage reconciliation. Because I always hated Akane. It was me who killed Akane.

But now, why is she suddenly changing her attitude and shielding Akane?

Because you had sex with Akane?

…… There’s no way you can say something like that, right?

“Knives.”
“Ah.”

Yuuki called me, who was lost in his thoughts again.

“Sorry. Sleep less.”
“Aren’t you working too hard these days?”
“It’s not like that.”

I scratched the back of my head.

Me really Why do I have to worry about this?
Chet. Don’t make useless promises to Akane.

I can’t.
Let’s ask Akane to wait a little longer. It’s not an urgent matter.

I was trying to put off the troublesome things later, but Yuuki spoke up first.

“How is Akane?”
“Oh, Akane? Why Akane?”

What? How did you know? Could it be that you read my mind too?

Seeing me trying to evade it, Yuuki smiled.

“When Akane came to my house yesterday, Knives was also watching from behind her, right?”
“…… What, did you know?”

But. Because I didn’t mean to hide.
Even if Akane didn’t notice, it was natural for Yuuki to notice.

I tried to put off the troublesome things until later. It doesn’t seem possible.

“Akane is at my house now.”
“…… At Knives’ house?”

Oops, I don’t know
As soon as the words came out, I decided to tell them everything.

“Uh. Have you been kicked out of your home and have nowhere to go? He cries and begs for help, but he should be able to pretend he doesn’t know. My older sister also felt a sense of responsibility as a homeroom teacher .”

I bobbled as if to make an excuse.
I didn’t lie. It’s true that Akane had nowhere to go, it’s true that she cried and asked for help, and it’s true that her sister tried to bring her.

However, the more I said it, the more it sounded like an excuse to justify my actions.

The thief said that my feet were numb.
It was because what he had done with Akane kept bothering him.

Hearing my story, Yuuki smiled.

“Well, I thought maybe it was something like that. Because Knives has that kind of personality.”
“What is that kind of personality?”
“A character who helps a woman when she is in crisis? No, can I call this a personality? Habit? Hobby? Specialty?”
“It is natural to help people in need.”

Even though I said something obvious, I couldn’t be proud for some reason.
It’s probably because Akane wasn’t helping with a pure heart.

“A man won’t help even if he’s in a crisis.”
“If you’re a boy, you’ll have to get out of here on your own.”
“Haha. It’s Knives’ answer.”

…… Hmm.

The atmosphere was good. It was no different than usual.
Wouldn’t it be okay to ask naturally?
It was ridiculous to even think about this. Between me and Yuuki.

A. Let me tell you.

“…… Yuuki.”
“Yes?”
“Do you have any intention of reconciling with Akane?”
“With Akane? Why?”

Yuuki asked as if it was unexpected.

“I don’t like to say things like this, but Akane asks me to help me reconcile with you, so why not?”
“Is it Akane? To Knives?”

Yuuki tilted her head.

“It is strange. It’s strange that Akane asks Knives such a favor, and that Knives listens to Akane’s words and says that to me.”

– Klopp,
My conscience was pricked, so I inadvertently swallowed my dry saliva.

Yuuki stared at me with sharp eyes.

“…… Knives, did something happen with Akane?”

Hot.
Yuuki seems to have sensed something in my unusual attitude.

Yuuki couldn’t find out about his relationship with Akane.
No man likes to hear that the woman he once liked slept with another man. Even if I’m out of my mind now. From Yuuki’s point of view, it wasn’t strange to get angry at Akane for being NTRed by me.

I answered as naturally as possible so that Yuuki wouldn’t reveal my feelings.

“What’s going on? Ah, nothing happened?”

It was a big deal. It wasn’t natural at all. I was never good at lying.

Yuuki weighed heavily.

“You did? With Akane.”
“Sun? What are you doing?”
“Sex.”

Creepy.
For a moment, I felt as if I had a well-forged blade on my neck.

“Aaaaa of it?”

Turning his stiff neck to the side, I saw Yuuki smiling with a face as if wearing a mask.

“Haha. Knives. With Akane.”

After becoming a woman, Yuukii’s offspring her, even noticed her quicker.

“Wait, Yuuki. There is a reason for that here.”
“Circumstances?”

I told Yuuki exactly what I had told my sister.
The story of how Akane, who had died, came back to life, the story of her dying her as her magical energy her was gradually drained as a side effect, and the story of how that was the only way to recharge her magical power her.

“…… So, I did it to save Akane.”
“Because it is. I really couldn’t help it in that situation.”

Yuuki laughed as if he was dumbfounded by my words.

I can’t help but get angry The reason this happened in the first place is because you became a woman. It would have been better if you were still a man and recharged Akane’s mana instead of me. The pure love of reconciliation, Yasu! How nice!
But now that you’ve become a woman, I’m carrying the bomb called Akane. So don’t blame me, blame yourself.

Of course, even if I said such a thing, it would only fan the house on fire, so I didn’t say it with my mouth.

“…….”

Yuuki kept his mouth shut for a while and walked away.
He took a few steps in silence, then slowly opened his mouth.

“——Then, if I were to be in the same situation as Akane, would you do the same to me as you did to Akane?”
“No. It’s not going to happen.”

I answered without hesitation.
Yuuki’s steps stopped.

I continued talking while looking back at Yuuki, who was a few steps behind.

“Because I won’t let Yuuki do that.”

Oh
Now when I think about this line, it makes me cringe a bit.

But, well, that’s my sincerity without lies.
Akane did what she deserved, though she was stabbed.
Yuuki wouldn’t let me be like that.

“After.”

Yuuki laughed blankly and started walking again.

“Okay. I will reconcile with Akane.”
“Uh? Really?”

I think my cheesy lines had some effect. Lucky for you.

“Because I don’t care about Akane anyway. Other than reconciling with Akane, it doesn’t mean much to me.”
“Thank you for reconciling me.”

What I promised Akane was to set up a place for reconciliation. If you do this far, Akane won’t complain.

“Instead, there are conditions.”

Yuuki smiled brightly.