“Hee~… that’s good to hear. I thought she might be pestering the juniors and playing queen.”
When Yuzuru said this with a touch of mischief, Mei’s expression twitched for a moment.
Then, after showing some thought, she answered.
“…Not at all.”
It seemed that Yuzuru’s prediction was not that far off.
Considering Ayumi’s character and Mei’s position, it was inevitable that she would be made a henchman.
“Well… let me know if it gets too bad.”
As expected, she wouldn’t be bullying her.
Yuzuru wanted to believe in his sister.
However, Yuzuru still expressed his concern to his fiancée’s sister, but…
“Don’t worry about it… I want to be like Takasegawa-senpai, I think. It’s my goal.”
Mei smiled at him.
Apparently, she was aiming to be the next queen after Ayumi graduates.
Despite her appearance and friendly smile, she apparently had a strong personality.
She and Arisa were totally unlike each other…
It is understandable that they are cousins, as they seem to have similarities in the areas where there are large gaps between the outside and the inside.
“…Yuzuru-san, you resemble Takasegawa-senpai very much, don’t you?”
“Hmm… Which part?”
When Yuzuru asked her that, Mei had a momentary “Oh no!” expression on her face.
Apparently, that was a blunder on Mei’s part.
In other words, they were similar in a “bad” way.
“ …I thought the color of your eyes and such were very similar.”
Mei made a reasonable attempt to deceive him.
Yuzuru narrowed his blue eyes that he inherited from his father.
Yuzuru thought he could ask a little more in-depth questions such as.. ‘how about the other aspects apart from appearance?‘, but…
He got tugged on his clothes.
“Yuzuru-san… Please don’t pester Mei-chan too much.”
Said Arisa, reproaching Yuzuru.
At first glance, it seemed like a helping hand to Mei… but at the same time, it also appeared as if she was jealous of her fiancé talking to her cousin and was sulking.
“Yeah, I’m sorry.”
“…Please tell that to Mei-chan, not me.”
At the urging of his fiancée, Yuzuru turned again to his future sister-in-law who had a relieved expression on her face.
“Sorry about that… I’ll tell my sister that you look up to her.”
“…Thank you very much.”
Mei bowed her head to Yuzuru.
Now, staying too long would be rude.
So, Yuzuru stood up and thanked Naoki again.
Then he picked up Arisa’s carry-on bag (sleepover set) and headed for the door.
“Ah…”
And there he met a young man.
As soon as he saw Yuzuru, he raised a small voice, and then his expression twisted a little awkwardly.
It was during the Golden Week holidays, and he had just returned home.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. Haruto-san.”
“A-ah… Yuzuru-kun. Yeah, it’s been a while.”
Yuzuru politely greeted Haruto, to which Haruto responded with a brusque reply.
And after seeing Arisa and her bag held by Yuzuru, he had an indescribable expression on his face…
” Then, I’ll take my leave.”
“Hey, Haruto.”
Haruto disappeared into the back of the house without listening to Naoki’s restraint.
Naoki frowned, wondering what’s going on.
Mei, on the other hand, let out a small sigh.
Then she turned to Yuzuru and Arisa and said.
“He’s a little heartbroken. Please forgive him.”
Yuzuru and Arisa looked at each other…
They couldn’t say anything, so they simply shrugged their shoulders.