Why Not Make Both Twins 'Girlfriends'?-Chapter 3Volume .1 - An Order Has Come In...?

An Order Has Come In…?

At the beach house “Karen”──Sakuto and the other four sat at a table, beginning to listen to the circumstances from Matori.

“Actually, this beach house is managed by my uncle.”

They had briefly heard about this before, but Yuzuki tilted her head in curiosity.

“Matori-senpai, you go to Arisuyama Academy like Sakuto and the others?”

“Yes. My father’s family is from Futagoko Town. I was born there, but I come back during summer vacation and such. My uncle lives here, so I help out with the beach house in the summer.”

I see, so those cat ears are Matori Uncle’s hobby──Sakuto thought, oddly convinced.

The Kousaka family seems to have a lineage that undoubtedly enjoys having others dress up in cosplay.

“And you know, my uncle is an incredibly talented person. He can do anything like play instruments, cook, and he holds various certifications. He’s also a member of the local hunting association, but——”

At that moment, Sakuto realized something, but he continued to listen to Matori’s explanation.

“Yesterday, there was a big bear sighting at Imoko Mountain.”

“A bear!? That’s scary…”

“And, this morning, it seems he went into the mountain with the local hunters members──”

──Summarizing the rest of Matori’s story, it went like this:

Imoko Mountain is a tourist spot for mountain climbing, but recently there have been no climbers entering the mountain, and it’s been left to its own devices except for occasional maintenance.

Originally, Imoko Mountain had dense vegetation, and due to poor management, the damp rocky areas grew moss, making it slippery and dangerous.

Into such a mountain, Uncle Matori entered from the morning, and then he found the bear.

Amidst the tension, he approached, aimed his rifle, and put his finger on the trigger──but he slipped on the rocky terrain and ended up yelling “Aaaaaahhh.”

Hearing Matori’s story, Sakuto and the others went “Ah…”

When they had encountered the old lady on Imoko Mountain──

Bang───!

…Aaaaaahhh───

…──

──That gunshot and scream must have been what it was about.

Fortunately, the sound of the gunshot and the scream seemed to have scared the bear away.

However, during the incident, Uncle Matori hit his back on a rock and now needed to be hospitalized for today and tomorrow, which led to Matori’s earlier “Seriously…”──

“──That’s the situation, and he was supposed to return around noon but…”

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Saying this, Matori made a troubled face.

In short, they need to run the beach house today and tomorrow without her uncle who usually manages the kitchen.

“That’s unfortunate… I hope the manager is okay…”

Yuzuki said with a concerned look on her face.

“So, I’ve been left in charge for now, but I don’t really know how to handle the kitchen.”

That’s when Hikari spoke up.

“Isn’t there anyone in your Uncle’s family who can work in the kitchen? Like your parents, Matori-senpai?”

“Mom and Dad have work, so they can only come here on Sunday… Uncle is currently enjoying his bachelor life, so I don’t think there’s anyone else who could work in the kitchen…”

“I see…”

Hikari also looked down, troubled.

Matori turned to Yuzuki with a resigned expression.

“Either I or Yuzuki-chan would be good in the kitchen, but do you have any experience?”

“I don’t, and it’s impossible for me…”

“I see-I see, then I guess we’ll have to give up on the cooking…”

Matori tried to smile to avoid causing Yuzuki any concern.

Then, Chikage, who had been quietly listening to the situation up until now, looked at Sakuto and Hikari with a thoughtful expression.

“…Excuse me, could we talk outside the store for a moment?”

Sakuto had a hunch about what Chikage was thinking, but he decided to follow her outside for now.

***

On the white wooden deck, Sakuto and the twin sisters stood side by side for a conversation.

The cats from earlier were still comfortably stretching out in the shade.

Chikage hesitantly began to speak.

“Um, this is a bit hard to say but…”

She looked at Sakuto’s and Hikari’s face, then stopped herself with a muttered “never mind,” but Sakuto gently asked her,

“…you want to help in the kitchen?”

Chikage, looking a bit guilty, nodded and said, “Yes.”

“Since her Uncle is hospitalized and they seem to be in trouble, I thought if there’s something I can do…”

Chikage was accustomed to doing household chores at home. She saw that Matori and the others were in trouble and wanted to make use of her skills here.

Chikage spoke as if she was considering doing something wrong, but her intention was certainly not misplaced.

However, the three of them had come on this trip together.

Taking a separate action on her own might feel to her like she was doing something wrong to Sakuto and Hikari, or it might weigh on her conscience—Sakuto guessed as much.

As Sakuto was considering what to say, Hikari spoke up first.

“But, Chii-chan… Are you really okay with that?”

“No, I think it’s not okay…”

“That’s not what I mean. The people you’d be helping are Matori-senpai and Yuzuki-chan, right? Matori-senpai is one thing, but Yuzuki-chan is the person who hurt Sakuto──”

“Hikari, that matter──”

“I know. Sakuto, in your mind, you have already forgiven Yuzuki-chan, and it’s a resolved issue, right? But I… I still can’t forgive Yuzuki-chan…”

Hikari spoke calmly, but her gaze was sharper than usual.

“Chii-chan, can you forgive Yuzuki-chan?”

“…”

“She’s the girl who made Sakuto do that dare confession, remember?”

“That is… I don’t know.”

Chikage said uncertainly, but then added,

“But I saw that Yuzuki-chan has properly apologized to Sakuto-kun, and it’s true that Matori-senpai and the others are in trouble…”

Saying this, she looked straight into Hikari’s eyes and smiled.

“Hmm… I see…”

Hikari let out a troubled smile and looked at Sakuto.