Dumped by One, Chased by Another? My Ex's Sister Is a Gal and She's Coming for Me - Chapter 96

“Well, it’s not like we’re actually under the same roof not exactly.”

The Ayase family’s detached guesthouse.

I was the only one there.

I had pulled out a futon—apparently something they just happened to have—and was lying down on it.

Even so.

“I never thought our first sleepover would happen this soon.”

Honestly, I’d imagined this would be something far in the future.

After all, Haruki is still a minor.

Setsuko-san and Tokishirou-san have a firm policy: no inappropriate relationships until she graduates from high school. And I completely agree with that.

So naturally, I figured anything like a sleepover wouldn’t happen until she was a university student.

I was prepared to wait that long.

And yet, here we are—it’s already happened, just like that.

“Though whether this really counts as a sleepover is questionable.”

Haruki and the others had already returned to the main house.

I was alone in the detached building.

So technically, we weren’t under the same roof.

Still, I was happy.

Tonight, I didn’t have to leave Haruki’s home.

I didn’t have to say goodbye, or see you tomorrow.

All I needed to say was good night.

That might seem like a small thing—but to me, it meant everything.

Anyone who’s never truly loved someone probably wouldn’t understand.

“Um.”

“Huh?”

A voice.

A voice so sweet, so precious, it rang like a bell in my ears.

It was the one voice I most wanted to hear.

No, that couldn’t be, she should already be back in the main house.

“Am I hearing things?”

“You’re not.”

With the sound of a sliding door, Haruki stepped inside.

She was wearing fluffy, soft-looking pajamas.

“W-wait, what? Huh?”

“What’s with the ‘what huh’?”

“I thought you already went back to your room.”

“It’s only ten-thirty. Still a bit early for bed, don’t you think?”

“I mean, yeah, I guess that’s true.”

“I thought, since we still have a little time, maybe we could talk some more, just the two of us? Or is that… not okay?”

She must’ve just come out of the bath.

Haruki’s cheeks were flushed, giving her an almost dreamy allure.

And it was the first time I’d seen her in pajamas—so relaxed, so natural.

There was no way I could say no to a request like that.

“Yeah. I really did want to talk more with you too.”

“Hehe, then it’s settled!”

Haruki plopped down onto the futon I’d been lying on just moments ago.

Even that small gesture made me oddly self-conscious.

Embarrassed, I looked away.