Chapter 164 (1/2)

I feel like the period between time leaps and returning to the present has become shorter recently. I once again leaped and ended up returning to my high school days. I was still in the Hiiragi mansion reception room, just past the new year.

—Now and back in high school, please remember what supported you and got you to this point.

After saying something disturbing, this is what Rei-chan told me at the end.

My support…

The time that I spent in the present was only about 10 minutes, but the number of things I don’t understand has once again increased. Rei-chan noticed something, that’s why she asked me about why I couldn’t avoid a break up with Hiiragi-chan.

“What did she notice?”

“Heeey? Thief-kun? What are you dozing off for?”

Still within the Hiiragi mansion, Sana and Kanata were both sleeping around us. Other than them, Natsumi-chan and Hiiragi-chan were both staring worriedly at me.

“Ah, sorry. I was just thinking about things.”

Hmmm, Natsumi-chan didn’t seem to mind it that much as she continued on.

“What are you going to do about the shrine visit? Haru-chan is—”

“Going. I’m going.”

Hiiragi-chan’s drunk state had become better before I realized it.

“As for the other people… waking them up may be a little sad.”

“Sana-chan would probably complain and ask why we didn’t wake her up though.”

Hiiragi-chan laughed to herself.

“Well, I’ll just go with her on a shrine visit when that happens.”

“As expected of an older brother.”

“Be quiet.”

After joking with me, Natsumi-chan urged Hiiragi-chan by saying that they needed to prepare.

Telling me to wait, the sisters left the room.

Some time passed and the two of them returned.

I thought that they would both put on a coat and scarf, but I was completely wrong.

The two of them had changed into a furisode, and while holding a small handbag, they had changed their hairstyle to match the clothes. No wonder it took so long.

“Well? How is it, Thief-kun?”

Natsumi-chan spun once at the entrance.

She had on a blue kimono with a floral pattern that suited her well.

“Refreshing.”

“Eeeh? Just that? Isn’t there, you know, more?”

“Natsumi, don’t push him like that.”

Hiiragi-chan, who chided her sister, was also wearing a very natural furisode that looked good one her. At the Miss Contest, Natsumi-chan did say that she could put it on herself.

It was a white kimono with a hexagonal pattern. It lost to Natsumi-chan in flashiness, but she seemed very accustomed to wearing it, making her feel like an elegant adult. It’s quite the outfit.

Hiiragi-chan said not to push me, but she kept taking glances in my directions.

“The both of you look great.”

“Isn’t that great, Haru-chan?”

“…Y-yeah.”

Natsumi-chan was laughing while Hiiragi-chan nodded as she mumbled.

We left from the entrance way and found a car waiting for us. I got into the backseat and ended up stuck between the two sisters.

“Why is Natsumi also in the back?”

“Why? Isn’t it fine. The backseat is enough for three people after all.”

“It’s not comfortable for Seiji-kun, right?”

“Aah, I see. It’s because Haru-chan has a big butt.”

“!”

“Please stop fighting!”

While I was trying to break up the fight between the two sisters, the car moved on its way to the shrine.

“What you really wanted to say that I’m in the way and you didn’t want me to go, right?”