CH 29

“Kyaa!! She’s so cute, just like an angel.”

October 17th, Saturday.

As promised, today Sakuramiya-sensei was meeting with Shi-chan, but…

Sensei seems to be very fond of her hair and enjoys changing it into different braids and twin-tails.

She was leaning against Dr. Sakuranomiya like a doll and staring at me with her eyes half-open.

In the midst of this, Shi-chan, who was acting just like a doll, entrusted herself to Sakuramiya-sensei while glaring at me with half open eyes.

“… I’m sorry, Shi-chan. I never thought something like this would happen, and sensei also seems to be a bit stressed out from the past few days, can you please be her playmate.”

In fact, teaching is no easy job. It’s really stressful and there is also the fiancé related issue. So it was no surprise that it was evident on her face.

Even in interpersonal communication, unlike students, it should not require half the amount of attention.

If loving and caring for a little girl can help relieve her daily stress, it will be relatively good for her mental health. But I feel sorry for Shi-chan.

“If it’s Minato-nii’s request, Shina will be patient. But Yumi-nee you’re annoying me a little.”

“Ah, I’m sorry. It looks like I got a little carried away. Come to think of it, I have cream-puffs. Do you like them?”

“Is it true? I love you Yumi-nee.”

“What should I do? Should I buy you about a thousand cream puffs?”

After hearing that she will get to eat cream puffs, she had a dreamy and ecstatic expression on her face.

But seriously, a thousand? How many cake shops is she planning to visit? Is she in contact with a vendor?

And the current conversation was taking place at our home, not outside.

Originally, we were supposed to go out, but I asked her to come to our house, the reason? Well…

“Um, could you please not mess with my sister too much? Sakuramiya-sensei.”

Because I wanted Kaede and Sakuramiya-sensei to properly get to know each other.

Kaede knows about the relationship between me and Sensei, but she doesn’t agree with it.

A teacher involving a student in his or her personal life. She felt dissatisfied with that.

If I leave it like this, she might contact the school board eventually at the end.

That’s why I decided our meeting to happen at my own house.

“Kaede-chan, I’m not your teacher, so you can call me more casually. You can call me Yumi-nee like Shi-chan does.”

“What’s that? I won’t call you when you are clearly trying to look good in front of us!”

“Hahaha, I don’t have any purpose like that. Come to think of it, where are your parents? I can’t see them anywhere.”

“My mom is working on her day off and Mi-kun’s parents are away on a business trip.”

“I see. But don’t you feel lonely being all alone in this house?”

“Well, to some extent only… Hey, are you trying to act as our guardian and eventually get a spot in our family? Is that your motive all along?”

No, no, it’s not like that.”

Kaede’s delusional habit is leading in the wrong direction.

This is why I didn’t want to tell her too much about the inside story. Kaede has stronger preconceptions about herself than others, and tends to arbitrarily expand her interpretation.

That’s why I don’t know what will happen if I leave her alone. Today, I want her to understand that there are no sorts of romantic feelings between me and Sensei.

My other purpose behind the scenes is to let Kaede know what kind of person Sakuramiya-sensei is.

“I don’t know. I think by pretending as a fiancé, you are secretly aiming for Mi-kun.”

“No, that’s not true.

But why do you look a little upset?

I might be in trouble if she doesn’t deny it. Kaede’s eyes gleamed at her in suspicion.

” Mi-kun is kind, that’s why he is helping you, don’t get the wrong interpretation and he likes younger girls!”

“… Ugh, I know.”

No, I don’t like younger people that much, so it does not need to be emphasized. After all, if both of the partners’ ages are closer to each other, the better.

*So, in other words, Shina is Minato-nii’s type, right?”

Shi-chan, who had just finished eating a cream puff, opened her mouth. She rushed to me with cream on her cheeks and made a V-sign with her little fingers showing it to Kaede and Sensei.

I took out a handkerchief and wiped the cream off Shi-chan’s mouth.

“Huh? Even if I said he likes younger girls, isn’t that a little too much? I’m the one who he will choose, though I am not particularly happy about it.”

Kaede blushed, while putting her hand on her chest while lifting it and proudly declaring.

“I’ve eaten my share, Yumi-nee, onee-chan, do you want some?”

“If I lose to my sister then I guess it’s okay, I am an adult after all. But if it’s Sakuramiya-sensei, then it’s not ok.”

“What a loser…”

“Who’s a loser! I don’t remember raising such a foul-mouthed sister!”

She raises her eyes up to mine. I’m not sure what’s going on here.

“Say, Minato-nii. Who is the best among us?”

I don’t want to answer such a question. I’ve been thinking for a while that Shi-chan has an S-type temperament.

“No, no, it’s nothing at all.”

“Speak your honest thoughts, I can’t let you be ridiculed. Who is the most suitable lover for Mi-kun?”

Kaede gave me a sharp glare, and I let out a sigh.

Why did it have to develop like this?

And when I was finally tired of it, Sensei came to my rescue.

“Segawa-kun, you’re in trouble. So, stop it.”

“Sakuramiya-sensei are you afraid of losing from me? Just because you are a little beautiful doesn’t mean that you are powerful enough to defeat me. And after all, you’re thirt—”

“Oops, I won’t let you say any more… Don’t you know that it’s prohibited by the ordinance to tell a woman’s age?

“Mu— mugyu…..?!!”

Sakuramiya-sensei covered Kaede’s mouth and stopped her from saying rest of the words.

When Kaede finally escaped her grasp, she glared me again.

“Then, let Mi-kun clarify.”

“That’s fine. But if I win, then please call me Yumi-nee and not Sakuramiya-sensei.”

“And if I win, stop putting Mi-kun in all those troublesome matters.”

“Well, that’s a little……”

“You are so timid. Are you sure you have any confidence left?”

Kaede raises her chin and provocates Sensei, but instead of getting flared up she replied with a gentle smile.

“I’m totally fine and completely relaxed. If that’s what you want then let Segawa-kin rank us.”

“Eh?”

Why are you going all with her antics Sensei?

While my cheeks twitched, Shi-chan, who was sitting in my lap, was making a scornful face.

“Hmm… It worked.”

Patting her head, her face broke in a blissful expression. Shi-chan is indeed too cute.