“Nice to meet you. I’m Kouhei, and this is Kaori. We went to the same kindergarten and our houses are right next to each other, so let’s get along, okay?” (Kouhei)
A boy and a girl greeted us.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Yuuto, and this is Yuuka. We’ve also been together since kindergarten, and she recently moved to a place near mine.” (Yuuto)
As I introduced both of us, Yuuka was hiding behind me, watching the two of them from my back.
She was on full alert. Then Kaori approached Yuuka.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Kaori. It’s a pleasure. I’d like to get to know you.” (Kaori)
Kaori tried talking to Yuuka, but Yuuka had pressed her face against my back.
I could feel Yuuka’s warm breath spreading across my back.
Even so, Kaori kept trying to talk to Yuuka.
“Your hair is really beautiful. That silver color—such lovely straight hair. It looks really shiny and smooth.” (Kaori)
Kaori kept firing off compliments like a barrage.
Yuuka moved from behind my back to my front, looked up at my face with teary eyes, and shook her head side to side.
“Sorry, Kaori-san. Yuuka is shy around strangers. Could you take things a bit slower and give her some space?” (Yuuto)
Understanding what Yuuka was trying to say, I asked Kaori-san politely.
“Kaori, it’s a bad habit of yours to rush into people’s space without thinking. Some people aren’t good at talking, you know.” (Kouhei)
Kouhei tried to calm Kaori down.
“Sorry, Yuuto-kun. When she gets carried away, she sometimes can’t see the big picture. Yuuka-san, I’m sorry too.” (Kouhei)
Kouhei apologized to both me and Yuuka.
“It’s okay. I actually want Yuuka to make friends besides me too.” (Yuuto)
As I was talking to Kouhei, Yuuka started lightly hitting my chest in protest.
“Huh? You don’t need any friends besides me? You don’t plan on getting close to anyone else?” (Yuuto)
Nowadays, I was starting to understand what Yuuka wanted to say just by looking at her eyes.
“Eh? Yuuto-kun, you can tell what Yuuka-chan wants to say? But she hasn’t spoken at all!” (Kaori)
Kaori was shocked, but I tilted my head.
“Isn’t that normal?” (Yuuto)
When I said that to Yuuka, she nodded enthusiastically and rubbed her cheek against mine.
Kouhei and Kaori, who were watching, were left speechless.
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Ver cute, I can now die in peace