This event was a good learning experience for me.

I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to stop myself and had gone too far, but it was nice knowing that Takanashi-san was pleased with all my effort.

There’s always the possibility that another opportunity like this will present itself, so I’m glad I made the most of it now.

And I hope that Takanashi-san will be pleased by that time too.

The time I spent caring for Takanashi-san was tremendously rewarding. Before I became aware of it, it was over…

Even right now, I still think of Takanashi-san’s room when I close my eyes and think of his cute sleeping face.

Though it’s only been a few days, I already feel at ease with Takanashi-san… But it’s already come to an end…

I loved these few days more than I anticipated… That’s for sure…

Ring~♪ Ring~♪

Oh, it’s Natsumi again.

“Good evening, Natsumi.”

“Good evening. It’s that time to hear about your day today~.”

“Fufu… What’s with that?”

“Hmm~, I was just worried that you did a lot of things today.”

“It’s the same as yesterday; the only difference is that I cleaned the home and did the laundry.”

“I see. Did you find anything while you were cleaning?”

“Ahh…”

“Hn! What’s that reaction? Oh no! So you really did find something, didn’t you? You pretended that you didn’t know about it, right? And you didn’t get mad, are you?”

“Umm… I don’t think there’s any reason to be angry.”

“Ara? That’s surprising. Was Sara this forgiving? Nevermind that! Did you forgive Takanashi-kun, right? Right?”

“Umm, Natsumi… I was talking about Takanashi-san’s graduation album.”

“Graduation album?”

“Yes. There was a graduation album in the far end of Takanashi-san’s wardrobe… that was painted all over.”

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I understand that looking at these items without authorization is not good.

However, by opening the album, I felt that I would discover more about Takanashi-san’s junior high school days when he suffered so much.

I quickly looked for Takanashi-san’s class.

It was easy to find since there were pages where both the group photo and the mug shot had been painted over…

Takanashi Kazunari… It’s definitely his class.

Two photos are clearly more heavily smudged than the others upon looking closer.

Yamazaki Kazuma

Sasagawa Yuzuha

…Takanashi said that he hit him because he couldn’t forgive him. This was probably this person.

If so, then his childhood friend is this woman… Sasagawa Yuzuha.

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“Sara… Truth be told, this is Takanashi-kun’s private life, so it’s not good to interfere or investigate, but… you peeked at that album, right?”

“Yes. Well, I knew it was a bad idea, but…”

“Okay. Never mind that for now. You said that it was painted all over?”

“Yes. Two of the pictures, in particular, were heavily smudged.”

“I see… I understand. Let’s forget about this until Takanashi-kun tells us about it. But I might have some mutual friends with them so if you remember the name, send it to me through LINE later.”

“Alright.”

“Now, enough of that. So, how did it feel while you were taking care of Takanashi-kun? Did you feel something different?”

“Hmm… a little.”

“Ooh! What is it? Please share!”

“Okay. Taking care of Takanashi-san was very…very fulfilling. I know it’s improper to say this since he has an illness, but I think I had a pretty good time… Sorry for thinking this way, Takanashi-san.”

“Well, it’s like that, huh.”

“Maybe that’s why… I’m a little… sad. Because I’ve been taking care of Takanashi-san for the past few days. And now it’s come to an end.”

“Are you feeling a bit lonely?”

“Eh?”

“Are you feeling sad that your time with Takanashi-kun had come to an end?”

“Yes… That’s what I feel, I think.”

“I see. (I guess there’s a little progress since Sara started to feel lonely not being able to be with Takanashi-kun. Maybe there’s another opportunity…).”

“I hope that Takanashi-kun can go to school tomorrow.”

“Yes. But I won’t force Takanashi-san to overdo it. I will check his physical condition tomorrow morning, and if I observe that it would be difficult for him, he will have to take a day off from school.”

“Well, that’s a good plan. Then, see you tomorrow.”

“Yes, see you tomorrow.”

I hope that Takanashi-san can come to school tomorrow.

But if he’s still going to be absent, then tomorrow too…

Oh no! I was thinking about something inappropriate again…