Why Not Make Both Twins 'Girlfriends'?-Chapter 9Volume 2 .3 - Twin Talk──! ④ While Studying for a Test...?

Twin Talk──! ④ While Studying for a Test…?

“Ugh… to call or not to call, that is the question…”

“…Hamlet?”

(TN: To be, or not to be: that is the question. William Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’.)

It was a lazy afternoon at the Western-style Dining Canon.

The twin sisters, who had been studying for a test, decided to take a little break. Chikage was fiddling with her smartphone on the table while extending and retracting her index finger towards it.

“I wonder if it’s a sense of smell… I just have this bad feeling…”

“Hasn’t Chii-chan been a bit too much like a puppy lately…? If it’s bothering you, why not just call him?”

“But-but! What if Sakuto-kun calls me a clingy girl? That’s what I’m worried about!”

“So, you won’t call?”

“Ugh… But then again, it feels lonely, or rather, I can’t help but be concerned…”

With that, Chikage sighed deeply.

“We’ve been together so much lately, so I get anxious when we’re not meeting…”

“Aren’t you seeing him after school today?”

“But we only said goodbye, and somehow the word ‘goodbye’ felt too profound…”

“Um… aren’t you overthinking it a bit?”

While Hikari looked on in exasperation, they overheard the conversation of a group of girls at the table behind them.

They were four female students from Yuuki Academy──

“Well, as you can see, I’m the type that can forgive cheating.”

“You should try saying that after you get a boyfriend… you don’t know what you’re talking about…”

“If I got cheated on, I’d be shocked… I might even consult my brother about.”

“As for me… well, I guess it’s fine if he eventually comes back to me.”

” ” “Whoa… hold on there───!” ” “

They chatted on and on, seemingly in good spirits.

‘The last person, the one who looks like a boyish girl, might have a similar view to mine…’

Hikari reflected on others’ views on love while still observing Chikage, who was still staring at her smartphone.

Even though they were twins and both liked the same person, their stances on love were different.

Indeed, while she was curious about what he was doing right now, it wasn’t to the extent that she needed to call. She might send a LIME message, but she wouldn’t go so far as to restrict his actions.

There’s a difference between being considerate, being possessive, and simply wanting to know.

It’s true that finding that balance is difficult, and Hikari has come to think so since she started dating Sakuto.

Sakuto is kind. She believes that he surely would if she asked him to come right away… but she doesn’t.

In truth, she wants to cling to his shoulder and indulge in his kindness forever.

Ah, so this is what it means to be in love──she scolded herself for blushing and thinking she was being too easy.

“Awawa… An incoming call!? ──Yes, hello! This is Chikage speaking! ──Ah? I’m currently studying at Canon with Hii-chan… Oh!? Yes, yes… we’ll be waiting for you…”

With that, Chikage hung up the phone.

“Hii-chan! Sakuto-kun wants to join us now! …Hii-chan?”

“…what?”

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“Kuku… Hii-chan, you make that kind of face too…”

“Eh? Did I make a weird face…?”

“No, you just look really happy. Plus, your face is all red, you know?”

In a panic, she checks her reflection using her smartphone’s front camera.

Sure enough, her face is beet red. Her bangs are a mess too, so she hurriedly try to fix her hair with her fingers.

“Are you happy because Sakuto-kun suddenly decided to come?”

“Ah, um… yeah… I’m happy.”

Her face turns an even deeper shade of red as she feels even more embarrassed.

“I’m happy too. It’s really sweet of him to come visit despite being busy. He’s always so kind.”

“Y-yeah, hehehe…”

She laughed to cover up her embarrassment and turned off the phone’s camera. Then, she noticed a missed call notification on the display. It was from Sakuto.

She hadn’t realized it, but it seemed Sakuto had tried to call her several times.

Hikari stealthily sends a LINE message to Chikage without her noticing──

『Are you really coming?』

『Yeah.』

『Why did you decide to come all of a sudden?』

『Just felt like seeing you.』

──Hikari closes the display and flops down on the table.

“Hii-chan, what’s wrong? Are you tired from studying? Hii-chan?”

‘This hopelessly grinning face of mine. I can’t let my little sister see this.’