I loved the spring season because the cherry blossoms would bloom during that time.
Even though the word ‘winter’ was in my name.
This time of year would always make my heart skip a beat.
“Well then, Mom and Dad, I’m off.”
I placed my hands on the altar and stood up.
When I opened the front door, the soft spring sunshine illuminated the room.
Touma Tsukishiro —16 years old.
Today would be the day I become a sophomore in high school.
Well, I was not as thrilled as when I had just started high school.
But it was still exciting.
“Yosh, let’s go!.”
I started walking on the asphalt, the fresh spring breeze blowing in my face.
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“Hey, Touma.”
As I took my seat in my new class, a familiar voice tickled my ears.
“Oh, Michisaburou.”
“How many times have I told you to call me Michi?.”
“Your face indicates something else.”
“What? Don’t get carried away just because your face is a bit more handsome than mine.”
“I’m not getting carried away.”
I was in the same class as my best friend again, which was nothing new.
Well, I guess I felt relieved.
“Oh, I did it! I’m in the same class as Tsukishiro-kun.”
“Lucky~”
“The bird Hattori is not needed though.”(TLN:-It’s just teasing friends calling them names you know chicken bird and all xD)
I could hear the girls whispering.
“Damn you, you little gigolo.”
“Why? I didn’t do anything.”
“You’re popular, yet you don’t really go out to hunt for girls. If I were you, I’d be a player already.”
“That sucks. Can we stop being best friends now?”
“I’m sorry!”
Michisaburou clinged onto me.
“Being best friends with you gives me a chance to talk to girls, even though I get compared to you. That’s how I ended up going on a date with a girl I was interested in over spring break.”
“Wow. And how did that turn out?”
“Don’t ask …”
“Don’t worry.”
I laughed and patted Michisaburou on the back.
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My parents died in a car accident when I was in elementary school.
Of course I was sad at the time. I was still very young.
At first, I was going to be taken in by a relative.
But I didn’t want to leave the house where I was living with my mom and dad.
That was why I had been doing my best to live on my own.(TLN: Respect++)
With the inheritance my parents left me, I didn’t have to be worried about living expenses.
I was used to doing housework such as cleaning and laundry, and could probably do it better than most girls my age.