80 – Jin-chan, what do you think of me?
“Keheuk! Coke, Coke!”
Kanade’s mother, Kotori, abruptly asked me a strong question, so I coughed violently.
“Oops…… Are you okay? Here, tissue.”
“Keuk, kuk…… Go, thank you.”
I took the tissue Kotori gave me, wiped her mouth first, and then wiped the water she spurted on the table with the tissue.
Thankfully she didn’t spit on the food.
“Was that a difficult question, too?”
“No…… It was so sudden that I was just a little surprised.”
“So, can I take that as meaning I don’t have a girlfriend?”
“Ah, yes…… What. For now.”
My lady, why are you asking such personal questions?
As I tried to pick up the tableware with a puzzled expression, Kotori opened her mouth again.
“Good. How is our Kana-chan?”
“Yes? I beg your pardon?”
It wasn’t because I couldn’t hear what she said.
Is it because you’re not a heroine to say things like that?
In a situation where even a minimum of shame is not enough!
…… Her party, Kanade, seemed to have nothing to do with it, and was happily tossing and disassembling the hamburger with a fork and spoon.
“Oh, I guess I didn’t hear…… ? I asked if you had a lover.”
I couldn’t even give a proper answer to Kotori’s polite question.
To be precise, it was because I was speechless.
“I can hear you. There are no lovers dating. And Kana-chan…… “
When I opened my mouth, Kanade, who had been rummaging through hamburgers excitedly, turned her gaze toward me.
…… This makes it difficult to say.
“Yeah, what about Kana-chan?”
Kotori started looking at me with an interesting look.
“Well, since we haven’t known each other for a long time…… “
“I’ve known you for a long time.”
After Kanade retorted, she took another hamburger with a fork and put it in her mouth and munched.
“I hear that, Mr. Kim?”
At the same time, Ohana, who was sitting next to me, glared at me with a strange expression.
‘Ugh…… ‘
Yes, Kanade must have met Shingo Kurosawa.
As a result, I had to go in based on the premise that Kanade and I met.
Externally.
‘It’s a headache.’
How did you get to know each other like this?
While thinking about what to do, Ohana opened her mouth.
“Mother, Jin-chan seems to be in trouble…….”
“Ah, sorry if this was a difficult question. Now, it must be hungry, but a lot of people eat it.”
“Ahahahaha…… Thank you.”
Thanks to the proper containment of Ohana, I was able to get out of the crisis without much damage.
“Mom, the food is delicious!”
“Is that so? I prepared it in a hurry, but I’m glad it fits in your mouth.”
Perhaps it was because of the family aspect, Ohana praised Kotori’s cooking without hesitation.
About this part, I also agreed to a certain extent.
It took less than 2 hours to get to Kanade’s house from the karaoke bar, and I could not imagine preparing this much food during that time…….
Rather, it was a skill that could be called great. Compared to commercially available dishes, it was a skill that felt a deeper, simpler taste.
I’m sorry to compare it to Ohana, but it was really delicious.
“Not empty words, really delicious.”
“Kana-chan asked for a lot of delicious food because a friend is coming today.”
Did you contact me when you were at karaoke?
I don’t know if I’ve calculated this far.
“Actually, I am grateful to all of you.”
“Yes?”
“What does that mean, mother?”
Me and Ohana asked the meaning of Kotori’s words at the same time.
“Actually, as you know, Kana-chan has a hard time getting along with the people around her. Too young Thank you for thinking of me as a friend.”
“Certainly, it’s not that difficult! It’s okay if you don’t mind, Mother!”
In response to Kotori’s concern about Kanade, Ohana told her not to worry.
“Sure, I can’t be happier that friends like you are with Kana-chan. Right? Kana-chan.”
“…… Huh.”
“Kana-chan, you still eat with your mouth covered. Stay still.”
I pulled out a tissue next to Kana-chan and wiped the hamburger sauce from the corner of her nodded mouth.
***
After finishing the meal, Hyunjin and Ohana left the house with Kotori seeing them off.
“The meal was delicious.”
“Come whenever you feel comfortable, huhu.”
Kotori said with a happy expression as she entered the house.
“Jin-chan.”
“Huh?”
“Can you give me a ride on my bike?”
“It’s not particularly difficult, but…… Why?”
“I want to ride once…… ?”
Ohana asked Hyunjin cautiously.
I’m going to send it back anyway, so you’d better take me home soon.
She thought about that before putting Ohana on the back of her bicycle.
‘Come to think of it, is this okay?’
In Japan, two-seaters are fundamentally prohibited. Even if I did, I would have to put on a hard hat or something.
Hyunjin thought so, then handed Ohana her safety helmet, tied to the back of her bicycle, and said.
“Hana-chan, at least use this.”
“Huh? A hard hat?”
“Because it could be dangerous.”
“Ah, yes. I’ll have to wear a hard hat anyway so I can get on the back…… “
Muttering moderately, Ohana put on her helmet.
Looking at that, Hyunjin thought.
‘What is this feeling…… ‘
Is it because of my mood that Ohana only looks cute?
I couldn’t help but feel that way because of the moderately mature feeling and the cute yellow helmet.
At least for Hyunjin right now.
As Ohana got on the back of her bike, Hyunjin climbed into her saddle, she said.
“Then…… We’re leaving, so hold on tight.”
“Yes!”
Ohana hugged Hyunjin’s waist while riding behind her. She was startled by the strange feeling and turned around for a moment.
“Why is that, Jin-chan?”
“That, over there. I feel like it’s a bit touchy…… “
“What?”
It’s dull in a place like this.
While speaking, Hyunjin spoke to Ohana again with a slightly embarrassed expression.
“That, my heart…… I meant reach.”
“hehehehe?!”
Ohana suddenly dropped her body and made her blush.
Hyunjin hurriedly grabbed her Ohana by the waist and asked.
“Are you okay, Hana-chan?”
It was a shame that she wasn’t driving a bicycle, so if she was in a moving situation, it might be a big deal.
“Ah, ah…… I’m sorry, Jin-chan…….”
Ohana apologized to Hyunjin. With her blushing even more than usual.
“Whew, that’s good. By the way…… Hana-chan, her face turned red. Do you have a fever?”
“Oh no? It’s not really a fever!”
“I see. Then, let’s go.”
“Ugh, yes… ….”
Ohana felt the touch again, but Hyunjin decided not to mind.
If Ohana gets startled while driving and gets hurt, it will all be her own fault.
……
…………
On an already dark street, Hyunjin put Ohana on the back of her bicycle and pedaled her.
Hyunjin could not help but feel worried about Ohana’s skin behind her, thinking while holding onto her excitement.
‘Why are you doing this…… ‘
Today was a day when I was concerned about Ohana to the extent of being strange.
Hyunjin thought she wanted to go back quickly even as she pedaled the bike.
“Hey, Jin-chan.”
While she was thinking about that, Ohana spoke to Hyunjin.
“…… Yes why?”
“You know.”
“I am listening.”
“Jin-chan, what do you think of me?”
At Ohana’s words, Hyunjin hesitated for a moment.
“That’s what I mean.”
“Yes.”
Ohana was still resting her head on Hyunjin’s back.
Amid the cool breeze, the soft smell of fabrics brushed Hyunjin’s nose.
‘What do you think…… La.’
She remembered the first time she met Ohana.
The childhood friend and heroine of the original protagonist.
It felt like that at first.
She didn’t show much liking. That is, until she has the self-awareness that she has become the main character.
In fact, even when she fell, he healed her wounds, and even when she was alienated and she was on duty alone, it wasn’t like that to get her in return.
All I felt was that in order to connect Amelia and Ryunosuke, it would be better to separate the main character and the heroine as much as possible.
However, how was Hyunjin during that time?
She didn’t return Ohana’s favor. She was often invited to eat.
The figure of Ohana I saw later was definitely dazzling.
Did Ryunosuke, who was the main character in the work, feel that way toward the heroines?
Hyunjin had no way of knowing that.
At first, I just dismissed it as a character in a book.
However, Hyunjin thought that it was different from those things as the day passed and the days passed.
They were vividly alive.
She recognized that feelings had sprouted without her knowledge, and now it has become a completely different feeling.
‘Not yet…… No.’
Hyunjin thought so.
Amelia is the first to find her own happiness. Because if she didn’t achieve that, she definitely wouldn’t be comfortable dating.
“I think Hana-chan is a kind and nice person.”
Hyunjin immediately chose the words she thought would not hurt Ohana’s heart as much as she could.