Chapter 14 - Forbidden Love (1/2)

Forbidden Love

◆Sanada Sana◆

Since I had cleared the game that I had borrowed from my brother, it should be about time to return it.

I left my room and walked to Nii-san’s room, where I heard a voice coming out from behind the door.

“Yeah… yeah… good night~”

Lately, once it turns night, all Nii-san does is stay holed up in his room without coming out at all. Even though just a little bit earlier, when Sana was playing games he would sometimes peek in and play games with me.

Since we had also started coming home separately more often, the times where I can properly see him face to face are really only breakfast, commuting to school, and dinner time.

—Hasn’t he been a little bit antisocial?

—Do you not know? He has a girlfriend now.

—So that’s why.

I have heard some of the guys from his classroom say stuff like that. Maybe Nii-san as well, also got one…?

I think there’s no way… but I’m still worried… Because of that, I tried asking Kana-chan to see how Nii-san was doing, but since they’re in completely different classes, she didn’t know anything at all.

Gently, I peek inside the room where Nii-san was sitting in a chair reading manga like usual.

“Nii-san? I cleared the game, so I came to return it.”

“Yeah. You can put it anywhere.”

“…Who were you talking with? Sorry, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop.”

“… Just a friend from class.”

I see. That’s good.

Among girls, there are people who chat with each other over the phone even though they can meet the next day at school. It seems that’s also the case for guys.

“I something wrong?”

“Nothing… Tomorrow, we’re having lunch at the home economics club, alright?”

“Aah, you’re right.”

Since I was playing the same game as Kana-chan right now, if I refused her saying, “I’m currently busy so no,” that would not feel good. My plan of having something to talk about on our walk to school was easily waved off.

Muuu. I was a bit annoyed.

The next day, lunch arrived.

I was curious about Hiiragi-chan, but I understand that she’s a good teacher. There might not be any basis for it, I feel like Hiiragi-sensei has taken a liking to Nii-san. She’s cute… she can cook… she’s a mature woman, her chest is also bigger than Sana’s…….

That’s why, if she wanted to have a relationship, she shouldn’t do it with a student but with a fellow adult. However, if she likes Nii-san… While thinking about these things, I entered the home economics room. There, Nii-san was sleeping while leaning on his arm. Kana-chan and Hiiragi-sensei who were normally here first, were both not there.

I watched his profile nervously as my heart beat faster.

“…Nii-san.”

He didn’t seem to wake up even after I called and shook him.

“Sei-kun? If you don’t wake up, you won’t be able to eat, you know?”

I-if you don’t wake up…

I sneak a few looks around the home economics room. There was no sign of Kana-chan or Hiiragi-sensei coming anytime soon.