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Published at 13th of August 2020 11:16:23 AM
Chapter 20

To Butt Heads

TL: PuffyPyjamas .

ED: Daemon .

“—That little cat, he always comes up to me when we are at school . ”

While heading to the supermarket to buy ingredients, Aki was chirpily talking about the cat she had befriended at her school . From what I heard, Aki helped the cat get down from a tree he was stuck on by calling the teachers . It seems that the cat remembers the face of his benefactor, Aki, and approaches her when he sees her .

“Cats are capricious, but cute . ”

“Yes, they’re adorable~ Just looking at a kitten makes me especially happy . I want to keep a cat too…”

Aki is extremely fond of cats . She has always said that she wants to own a cat, but has never actually tried to keep one . It does not mean that her family members are allergic to cats or her parents are against it . Aki is the one who doesn’t keep cats in consideration of them .

Would you be able to live under the same roof with, for example, your natural enemy? It’s weird to phrase it in such a way, but a cat’s—no, the natural enemy of animals in general resides in Aki’s house .  

The natural enemy known as Miyu Hanazawa .

There is no solid explanation, but all kinds of animals that appear in front of Miyu-sensei are frightened and flee at a glance . It’s not like Miyu-sensei tries to surprise or intimidate the animals . Her mere existence scares off the animals . Therefore, the conclusion that Aki and I have drawn is that the animals escape from Miyu-sensei because she is the natural enemy of animals . Their innate instincts probably told them that she was someone they don’t want to be involved with .

By the way, Miyu-sensei who can scare off even puppies is depressed after the animals escape at the sight of her . I guess it is natural for her to be shocked when the animals run without her even doing anything wrong to them .

“You should just keep a cat when you live alone . ”

“No, I can’t . It would make the cat feel lonely when I am away . ”

Aki returned a bitter smile to my proposal .

Aki is really gentle . She always thinks about others before herself . However, it is this gentleness of hers that worries me . I can’t help but wonder if she’s holding back with everything, even if she doesn’t have to .

“Well—”

“Onii-chan!”

When I was about to agree with Aki’s words, I heard a familiar voice calling out to me from somewhere . When I turned towards the direction of the voice, I found a small child adorably running towards me . She clung to my legs as soon as she reached us .

Aki is stunned by the sudden event . I am also a little surprised myself . I didn’t think we would meet in a place like this .

“Ehehe~ I met my Onii-chan!”


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The little girl who hugged me looked up at me happily .

What a cute smile! She may be the cutest existence in the world!

Those were my thoughts as I looked at Emma’s smiling face .

“Um… Good evening, Emmchan . ”

“Good evening!”

I greeted her with a smile for the time being, and Emma returned the greeting with a cute smile .

“S-s-s-senpai!? T-this child, w-who is she?”

Aki, who was stunned by Emma’s sudden appearance, asked me with a shaking voice . Despite how sudden Emma’s appearance was, that’s being way too agitated, right?

“What are you so agitated about?”

“No no no! How is Senpai so calm!? What does ‘my Onii-chan’ mean?”


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“I am calm because she’s an acquaintance . She is the sister of my classmate . ”

While explaining about Emma to Aki, I turn my eyes towards the direction Emma came running from . The fact that Emma is here probably means that she is here as well .

――Sure enough, that girl was also in the direction Emma came from . Charlotte Bennett, who transferred into our class just yesterday .

When our eyes met, Charlotte politely bowed her head . I also bowed and gave a greeting in the same way . She then approached us, even though she seemed awkward .

“Good evening, Aoyagi-kun . And um…”

“Oh, this is Aki Hanazawa . She’s Miyu-sensei’s little sister . ”

“Hanazawsensei’s sister . Nice to meet you, I am Charlotte Bennett . Hanazawsensei is always taking care of me . ”

“T-thank you for the polite words . I am Aki Hanazawa, Miyu Hanazawa’s younger sister . Thank you for looking after my sister . ”

Despite being nervous, Aki replied politely, just like Charlotte . However, she immediately grasps the hem of my clothes . She’s probably really shy right now . Aki is not good at meeting new people .

Well leaving that aside, I’ve been seen alone with Aki… I hope that didn’t cause any weird misunderstandings .


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Although the one accompanying me was Aki, I felt that it was bad for Charlotte to see me alone with a girl . However, it would be unnecessarily strange to panic here . Charlotte is not even concious of me as someone of the opposite sex . I think it’s better to stay calm here than to resolve a misunderstanding that may have never occurred .

However, there is one thing that is of concern . Aki’s smile is stiff, probably because she is nervous, but for some reason, Charlotte’s smile is stiff as well .  

Is she also a shy person? It didn’t look like that from what I observed in school… 

“Onii-chan . Carry . ”

While gazing at Aki and Charlotte looking at each other’s smiles, Emma pulled my clothes and asked for a carry . Seeing as she instantly demanded me to carry . If I declined now, she would make a hurt expression, so I bent over and lifted Emma up .

“Oh~ So you’re actually going to do it…” 

“-!? Aki? What happened? Why are you looking at me with such cold eyes?”

“Nothing, nothing at all . ”

When I saw Aki with a somewhat scary atmosphere, she looked at me with a smile . I wonder if it was because of… When I looked at Charlotte in helplessness, she awkwardly averted her eyes .

W-what is with this reaction?

I didn’t know why Charlotte turned away from me, so I tilted my head in confusion .

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